Classical Music Playlist, October 16, 2025
Wilhelm Peterson-Berger in 1905
For over thirty years Wilhelm Peterson-Berger was Sweden’s most feared music critic. One violinist was known to have said he wouldn’t even begin his performance until Peterson-Berger left the theater. Being so strict and ruthless in his reviews put a target on his back as it’s been suggested that his own compositions might not have withstood his own criticism. But more contemporary looks back at his music essentially rate him as proficient as any Nordic composer of his day. This is especially true for his colorful musical depiction of the arctic Lapland region with its mountains, snowy desolation, sleigh ride on a starry winter evening and scenes of a summer night. That’s all in his Symphony No. 3, “Lapland,” today’s Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Keyboard Concerto No. 7 in G minor BWV 1058
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Murray Perahia, conductor Murray Perahia, piano
6:14 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
String Quartet No. 22 in Bb major K 589
Hagen Quartet
6:39 a.m.
Eric Ewazen
Pastorale (from Ballade, Pastorale and Dance)
Eric Ewazen, piano; Baerli Nugent, flute; David Wakefield, french horn
6:48 a.m.
Johann Friedrich Fasch
Concerto in D major L: D8
Tempesta di Mare
6:59 a.m.
Engelbert Humperdinck
HANSEL UND GRETEL Overture
Bavarian Radio Symphony; Jeffrey Tate, conductor
7:08 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 85 "La Reine" (The Queen) in Bb major HOB I:85
Heidelberg Symphony Orchestra; Thomas Fey, conductor
7:34 a.m.
Mahito Yokota
SUPER MARIO GALAXY: Gusty Garden Galaxy
London Philharmonic Orchestra
7:40 a.m.
Alexander Glazunov
Violin Concerto in A minor Opus 82
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; William Steinberg, conductor Nathan Milstein, violin
8:00 a.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
EURYANTHE Overture Opus 81 J 291
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; Antoni Wit, conductor
8:09 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Serenade No. 2 in A major Opus 16
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor
8:42 a.m.
Luigi Boccherini
Quintet for guitar and strings No. 4: III. Fandango in D major G 448
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (members of) Pepe Romero, guitar
8:50 a.m.
Louis Moreau Gottschalk
Grand Tarantelle Opus 67/5
Cincinnati Pops; Erich Kunzel, conductor William Tritt, piano
9:00 a.m.
Ernest Chausson
Symphony in Bb major Opus 20
Philharmonia Orchestra; Francesco d'Avalos, conductor
9:32 a.m.
Louise Farrenc
Etude No. 10 in F# minor Op 26/10
Lang Lang, piano
9:38 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for violin, oboe and strings in G minor RV 576
Europa Galante; Fabio Biondi, conductor Members of...
9:50 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Vanda: Overture Opus 25
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra; Libor Pesek, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Piano Concerto No. 1: I. Vivace in F# minor Opus 1
San Francisco Symphony; Edo de Waart, conductor Zoltan Kocsis, piano
10:12 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude & Fugue No. 2 in C Minor (from the Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1) in C minor BWV 847
Mahan Esfahani, harpsichord
10:16 a.m.
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4: I. Preludio W284
Richard Cionco, piano
10:21 a.m.
Franz Krommer
Concerto for two clarinets in Eb major Opus 91
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Kenneth Sillito, conductor Sabine Meyer, clarinet; Julian Bliss, clarinet
10:46 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage Overture Opus 27
London Symphony Orchestra; Claudio Abbado, conductor
11:00 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral" in F major Opus 68
German Chamber Philharmonic; Paavo Jarvi, conductor
11:43 a.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Melodie (Allegretto) No. 2 in C# minor Opus 4/2
Betty Ann Miller, piano
11:44 a.m.
Mel Bonis
Flute Sonata: I. Andantino con moto in C# minor Opus 64
Maria Cecilia Munoz, flute; Tiffany Butt, piano
11:51 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto No. 2 in G minor Opus 3 RV 578
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor
12:01 p.m.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Scheherazade: Festival at Baghdad Opus 35
L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande; Ernest Ansermet, conductor
12:14 p.m.
Jean-Baptiste Lully
ARMIDE: Passacaille
La Petite Bande; Sigiswald Kuijken, conductor
12:19 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 18 in Bb major K 456
English Chamber Orchestra; Jeffrey Tate, conductor Mitsuko Uchida, piano
12:51 p.m.
Johann Strauss, Jr.
Blue Danube Waltz Opus 314
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Fritz Reiner, conductor
1:00 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestral Suite No. 4 in D major BWV 1069
Academy of Ancient Music; Richard Egarr, conductor
1:25 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 103 "Drum Roll": IV. Presto [finale]
Orchestra of the 18th Century; Frans Bruggen, conductor
1:31 p.m.
Frederic Chopin
Concert Rondo "Krakowiak" in F major Opus 14
Warsaw Philharmonic; Kazimierz Kord, conductor Garrick Ohlsson, piano
1:47 p.m.
Sebastian Iradier
La Paloma the dove
Pablo Sainz Villegas, guitar
1:50 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for lute and 2 violins in D major RV 93
Il Giardino Armonico Luca Pianca, Archlute; Members of...
2:00 p.m.
Wilhelm Peterson-Berger
Symphony No. 3 "Lapland" (Same Atname) in F minor
Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra; Michail Jurowski, conductor
2:43 p.m.
Henriette Renie
Contemplation
Naoko Yoshino, harp
2:48 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 2 in F major Opus 6/2 HWV 320
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra; Ton Koopman, conductor
3:00 p.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Trumpet Overture Opus 101
London Symphony Orchestra; Claudio Abbado, conductor
3:10 p.m.
Enrique Granados
Danzas espanolas No. 10 "Triste"
Raphael Feuillatre, guitar
3:16 p.m.
Ignaz Moscheles
Piano Concerto No. 5 in C major Opus 87
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra; Howard Shelley, conductor Howard Shelley, piano
3:47 p.m.
Gustav Holst
Suite No. 1 in Eb major Opus 28
North Texas Wind Symphony; Eugene Corporon, conductor
3:59 p.m.
Edward Elgar
Enigma Variations Opus 36
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Georg Solti, conductor
4:29 p.m.
Lili Boulanger
2 Pieces for Violin and Piano (arr for cello & piano)
Matt Haimovitz, cello; Mari Kodama, piano
4:34 p.m.
Florence Price
String Quartet No. 2: III. Juba in A minor
Catalyst Quartet
4:40 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 1 "Winter Daydreams": III. Scherzo in G minor Opus 13
Seattle Symphony; Gerard Schwarz, conductor
4:47 p.m.
Gioachino Rossini
WILLIAM TELL: Overture (GUILLAUME TELL)
Philharmonia Orchestra; Riccardo Muti, conductor
5:00 p.m.
Richard Strauss
Horn Concerto No. 1 in Eb major Opus 11
Cologne Symphony Orchestra; Gunter Wand, conductor Hermann Baumann, horn
5:16 p.m.
Pietro Locatelli
Concerto Grosso No. 5 in D major Opus 1/5
Europa Galante; Fabio Biondi, conductor
5:25 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
The Hero's Song Opus 111
Scottish National Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
5:47 p.m.
Friedrich Kuhlau
Elf-Mound Overture Opus 100
Odense Symphony Orchestra; Othmar Maga, conductor
6:00 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sinfonia Concertante for violin & viola in Eb major K 364
Netherlands Chamber Orchestra; Yakov Kreizberg, conductor Julia Fischer, violin; Gordan Nikolic, viola
6:30 p.m.
Ricardo Castro
Plainte Opus 38/2
Orquesta Sinfonica de Mineria (OSM) Jorge Federico Osorio, piano
6:33 p.m.
Teresa Carreno
Elegy No. 6 Opus 22 graveside lamentations
Alexandra Oehler, piano
6:44 p.m.
Astor Piazzolla; Jorge Calandrelli, arr.
Oblivion
Anna Maria Mendieta, harp; ...and friends
6:51 p.m.
Agustin Bardi
Gallo Ciego blind rooster
Apollo Chamber Players Hector del Curto, bandoneon
6:55 p.m.
Jon Batiste
Nocturne No. 1 in D minor
Jon Batiste, piano
