Classical Music Playlist, November 11, 2025
Aaron Copland in 1942 photo: Library of Congress | Flag photo by Michael Browning on Unsplash
Premiered in 1946 and written to reflect the euphoric mood of the country at the end of WW II, Aaron Copland emphasized American heroism in his Symphony No. 3 by reprising his 1942 “Fanfare for the Common Man” as a theme in the final movement. When he premiered the “Fanfare” years earlier he said, “It was the common man, after all, who was doing all the dirty work in the war and the army. He deserved a fanfare.” For Veterans Day, Aaron Copland's Symphony No. 3 is today's Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Johann Joachim Quantz
Horn Concerto in Eb major
St. Petersburg Chamber Philharmonic; Jeffrey Meyer, conductor Bruce Atwell, horn
6:09 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Piano Sonata No. 1 in C major Opus 1
Norman Krieger, piano
6:41 a.m.
Jorge Calandrelli
Solitude
Milos Karadaglic, guitar; Jess Gillam, soprano saxophone
6:44 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 9 in F major Opus 6/9 HWV 327
Handel & Haydn Society; Christopher Hogwood, conductor
7:00 a.m.
Louise Farrenc
Nonette in E-flat: I. Adagio - Allegro in Eb major Opus 38
Minerva Chamber Ensemble; Kevin Geraldi, conductor
7:13 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 99 in Eb major
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
7:39 a.m.
Anthony Holborne
The Widow's Myte
The King's Noyse
7:41 a.m.
Edvard Grieg
String Quartet No. 2 (unfinished): II. Allegro scherzando in F major
Oslo Camerata; Stephan Barratt-Due, conductor
7:49 a.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 4 in D major Opus 6
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
8:00 a.m.
Manuel de Falla
Three-Cornered Hat Suite No. 2
Simon Bolivar Orchestra; Eduardo Mata, conductor
8:14 a.m.
Charles Gounod
Symphony No. 1 in D major
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Christopher Hogwood, conductor
8:41 a.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Song Without Words Opus 8/1
Sarah Cahill, piano
8:47 a.m.
Olivia Belli
Limina Luminis Threshold of Light
Anna Lapwood, organ
8:53 a.m.
Charles-Marie Widor
Organ Symphony No. 5: Toccata Opus 42
Simon Preston, organ
9:00 a.m.
George Frederick Bristow
Symphony No. 3 in F# minor Opus 26
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
9:36 a.m.
Amy Beach
Piano Quintet: III. Allegro agitato in F# minor Opus 67
Lark Quartet Joanne Polk, piano
9:46 a.m.
Scott Joplin
Treemonisha Overture
Houston Grand Opera Orchestra; Gunther Schuller, conductor
9:54 a.m.
John Williams
Superman: Main Title
London Symphony Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Keyboard Concerto No. 4 in A major BWV 1055
Australian Chamber Orchestra; Richard Tognetti, conductor Angela Hewitt, piano
10:14 a.m.
Igor Stravinsky
Pulcinella Suite
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Yuri Temirkanov, conductor
10:39 a.m.
Isaac Albeniz
Majorca (Mallorca) Opus 202
Pepe Romero, guitar
10:46 a.m.
Hamilton Harty
Fantasy Scenes
Ulster Orchestra; Takuo Yuasa, conductor
10:59 a.m.
Rebecca Clarke
Viola Sonata: I. Impetuoso
Philip Dukes, viola; Sophia Rahman, piano
11:09 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sinfonia Concertante for winds and orchestra in Eb major K 297b
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Libor Pesek, conductor Radomir Pivoda, flute; Jiri Mihule, oboe; Zdenek Tylsar, horn; Frantisek Herman, bassoon
11:35 a.m.
Madeleine Dring
Colour Suite: IV. Blue Air
Sarah Cahill, piano
11:38 a.m.
Aaron Jay Kernis
100 Greatest Dance Hits: II. Salsa Pasada
Escher Quartet Jason Vieaux, guitar
11:42 a.m.
Jan Dismas Zelenka
Concerto a 8 in G major Z 186
Il Fondamento; Paul Dombrecht, conductor
11:59 a.m.
Franz Liszt
Piano Concerto No. 1 in Eb major
Boston Symphony Orchestra; Seiji Ozawa, conductor Krystian Zimerman, piano
12:19 p.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Vocalise Opus 34/14
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Edward Gardner, conductor Alison Balsom, trumpet
12:25 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Serenade for Strings in C major Opus 48
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
12:55 p.m.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
THE SNOW MAIDEN: Dance of the Tumblers
Seattle Symphony; Gerard Schwarz, conductor
1:00 p.m.
Ron Nelson
Courtly Airs and Dances
Dallas Wind Symphony; Jerry Junkin, conductor
1:13 p.m.
Randall Thompson
Symphony No. 2 in E minor
New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor
1:42 p.m.
Amy Beach
Romance (1893) in D major Opus 23
Kristin Lee, violin; Jun Cho, piano
1:48 p.m.
John Williams
The Cowboys: Overture
City of Prague Philharmonic; Paul Bateman, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Aaron Copland
Symphony No. 3
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
2:43 p.m.
William Grant Still
Symphony No. 4: III. Moderately fast
Philadelphia Orchestra; Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
2:45 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto in D major: I. Allegro in D major BWV 972
Bamberg Symphony; Jakub Hrusa, conductor Raphael Feuillatre, guitar
2:52 p.m.
Louis Moreau Gottschalk
Grand Tarantelle Opus 67/5
Cincinnati Pops; Erich Kunzel, conductor William Tritt, piano
3:00 p.m.
Jean-Philippe Rameau
LE TEMPLE DE LA GLOIRE: Suite I The Temple of Glory
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Nicholas McGegan, conductor
3:20 p.m.
Gabriel Faure
Masques and Bergamasques Opus 112
Lyon National Orchestra; Emmanuel Krivine, conductor
3:34 p.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Das Jahr (The Year): 6. June: Serenade
Anna Shelest, piano
3:39 p.m.
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Five Negro Melodies: 4. They will not lend me a child
Neave Trio
3:45 p.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage Overture Opus 27
London Symphony Orchestra; Claudio Abbado, conductor
3:59 p.m.
Alexander Glazunov
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B major Opus 100
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Martyn Brabbins, conductor Stephen Coombs, piano
4:20 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Ruins of Athens Overture Opus 113
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
4:25 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Ruins of Athens: Turkish March Opus 113/4
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
4:28 p.m.
Edvard Grieg
Holberg Suite Opus 40
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
4:48 p.m.
Georg Philipp Telemann
Concerto for trumpets, oboes, strings and timpani in D major TWV 54:D3
English Chamber Orchestra; Simon Preston, conductor Hannes Laubin, trumpet; Wolfgang Laubin, trumpet; Bernhard Laubin, trumpet
4:59 p.m.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Capriccio Espagnol Opus 34
London Symphony Orchestra; Geoffrey Simon, conductor
5:16 p.m.
Franz Liszt
Consolation No. 3 in Db major G 172
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
5:20 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Romance in F minor Opus 5
Bruce Liu, piano
5:28 p.m.
Victor Herbert
Cello Concerto No. 2 in E minor Opus 30
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Lynn Harrell, cello
5:53 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
DON GIOVANNI Overture K 527
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Christian Baldini, conductor
6:00 p.m.
Alexander Scriabin
Piano Concerto in F# minor Opus 20
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Lorin Maazel, conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
6:28 p.m.
Luigi Boccherini
Quintet for Guitar and Strings No. 9: IV. Finale "Retreat from Madrid" in C major G 453
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemble Pepe Romero, guitar
6:36 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Slavonic Rhapsody No. 1 in D major Opus 45
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra; Sergiu Commissiona, conductor
6:51 p.m.
Enrique Granados
Danzas espanolas No. 7 "Valenciana"
Alicia de Larrocha, piano
6:55 p.m.
Gabriela Lena Frank
Leyendas: VI. Coqueteos
Del Sol String Quartet
