Classical Music Playlist, November 14, 2025
Italian Landscape with Umbrella Pines [gardens of the Villa Borghese] (1807) by Hendrik Voogd (1768-1839)
Just as Ottorino Respighi’s suite “The Fountains of Rome” depicts four fountains at various times of day (when the light on them is the most beautiful), Respighi’s “Pines of Rome” does the same except with trees at four historic locations around the famed city: the Villa Borghese Gardens, at the entrance of a Roman catacomb, on Janiculum Hill, and along the Appian Way. Ottorino Respighi’s “Pines of Rome” is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Georg Christoph Wagenseil
Symphony in G minor WV 418
L'Orfeo Barokorkester; Michi Gaigg, conductor
6:15 a.m.
Bedrich Smetana
Piano Trio in G minor Opus 15
Neave Trio
6:44 a.m.
Vincenzo Capirola
Rustic Dance (La Vilanela)
Paul O'Dette, lute
6:45 a.m.
Robert Ballard
Rustic Dance (Branles de village)
Ronn McFarlane, lute
6:50 a.m.
Richard Wagner
DIE WALKURE: Magic Fire Music
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Jose Serebrier, conductor
6:59 a.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Clarinet Concerto No. 1: III. Rondo in F minor Opus 73
Staatskapelle Dresden; Herbert Blomstedt, conductor Sabine Meyer, clarinet
7:21 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Variations on a Rococo Theme Opus 33
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; Lorin Maazel, conductor Yo Yo Ma, cello
7:42 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Sonata No. 13: III. Allegretto Grazioso K 333
Orli Shaham, piano
7:50 a.m.
Gioachino Rossini
THE SIEGE OF CORINTH: Overture
Philharmonia Orchestra; Riccardo Muti, conductor
8:00 a.m.
Frederic Chopin
Variations on Mozart's "La ci darem la mano" in Bb major Opus 2
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment; Charles Mackerras, conductor Emanuel Ax, piano
8:18 a.m.
Mauro Giuliani
Guitar Concerto No. 1 in A major Opus 30
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Pepe Romero, guitar
8:42 a.m.
Paul Dukas
La Peri: Fanfare
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
8:44 a.m.
John Williams
Summon the Heroes
Boston Pops Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
8:51 a.m.
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
African Suite: African Dance Opus 35/4
Chineke! Orchestra; Kevin John Edusei, conductor
8:59 a.m.
Francis Poulenc
The Does (Les Biches): Suite "The Does" - fashionable Parisian women
Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra; Stephane Deneve, conductor Stuttgart SWR Vocal Ensemble
9:21 a.m.
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
Symphony in G Major in G major
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor
9:37 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
French Suite No. 2 in C minor BWV 813
Glenn Gould, piano
9:47 a.m.
Joseph Joachim
Violin Concerto No. 2: III. Finale alla zingara in D minor Opus 11 Hungarian style
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Carlos Kalmar, conductor Rachel Barton Pine, violin
10:00 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 7: I. Poco sostenuto - Vivace in A major Opus 92
Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
10:14 a.m.
Edvard Grieg
Lyric Pieces: Wedding Day at Troldhaugen Opus 65
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
10:21 a.m.
Franz Krommer
Symphony No. 2 in D major Opus 40
London Mozart Players; Matthias Bamert, conductor
10:50 a.m.
Thomas de Hartmann
Cello Concerto: III. Finale. Allegro ma non troppo Opus 57
Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra Matt Haimovitz, cello
10:59 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 2 in F major Opus 6/2 HWV 320
Boston Baroque; Martin Pearlman, conductor
11:11 a.m.
George Walker
Lyric for Strings
Chicago Sinfonietta; Paul Freeman, conductor
11:16 a.m.
William Schuman
New England Triptych: Chester
The President's Own U.S. Marine Band; Lt. Col. Jason K. Fettig, conductor
11:24 a.m.
Joaquin Rodrigo
Concierto de Aranjuez
Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra; Gabor Takacs-Nagy, conductor Raphael Feuillatre, guitar
11:47 a.m.
Claude Debussy
Arabesque No. 1 in E major
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
11:51 a.m.
Johann Strauss, Jr.
Artist's Life Opus 316 Kunstlerleben
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Fritz Reiner, conductor
12:00 p.m.
Jennifer Reason
Local Artist Feature: Nicholas Hersh, conductor
Jennifer Reason, host
12:11 p.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Piano Concerto No. 5 in F major Opus 103
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Andre Previn, conductor Jean-Philippe Collard, piano
12:42 p.m.
Amilcare Ponchielli
LA GIOCONDA: Dance of the Hours
Philadelphia Orchestra; Eugene Ormandy, conductor
12:53 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Creatures of Prometheus Overture Opus 43
German Chamber Philharmonic; Daniel Harding, conductor
1:00 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for two violins, Op. 3, No. 8 in A minor Opus 3 RV 522
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor Jeanne Lamon, violin; Genevieve Gilardeau, violin
1:10 p.m.
Teresa Carreno
Elegy No. 1 Opus 17
Clara Rodriguez, piano
1:14 p.m.
Gabriel Faure
PELLEAS ET MELISANDE: Sicilienne Opus 80
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
1:19 p.m.
Anton Reicha
Wind Quintet No. 2 in Eb major Opus 88/2
Albert Schweitzer Quintet
1:45 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Piano Concerto No. 1: III. Rondo in D minor Opus 15
Concertgebouw Orchestra; Bernard Haitink, conductor Claudio Arrau, piano
2:00 p.m.
Ottorino Respighi
Pines of Rome
Philadelphia Orchestra; Riccardo Muti, conductor
2:23 p.m.
Olivia Belli
Nocturne IV
Olivia Belli, piano
2:26 p.m.
Frederic Chopin
Nocturne No. 2 in Eb major Opus 9/2
Seong-Jin Cho, piano
2:31 p.m.
Jean-Baptiste Lully
Alceste Suite
Le Concert des Nations; Jordi Savall, conductor
2:54 p.m.
Johan Halvorsen
Entry March of the Boyars
Bergen Philharmonic; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
3:00 p.m.
Georges Bizet
L'Arlesienne Suite No. 1
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
3:19 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto in G minor BWV 1056
Amsterdam Bach Solisten; Thomas Zehetmair, conductor Thomas Zehetmair, violin
3:30 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Sonata No. 12 in F major K 332 (FROM THE RUSSELL KLETZING COLLECTION)
Mitsuko Uchida, piano
3:49 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Carnival Overture Opus 92
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Andre Previn, conductor
4:00 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 1 in C major Opus 21
German Chamber Philharmonic; Paavo Jarvi, conductor
4:25 p.m.
Joe Hisaishi
One Summer's Day (from Spirited Away)
London Symphony Orchestra; Roman Simovic, conductor Joe Hisaishi, piano
4:29 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
The Seasons: November "Troika" Opus 37
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
4:33 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Four Seasons: Winter (L'Inverno) in F minor Opus 8/4 RV 297
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor Jeanne Lamon, violin
4:43 p.m.
Sergei Prokofiev
Symphony No. 1 "Classical" in D major Opus 25
Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Claudio Abbado, conductor
4:58 p.m.
Maurice Ravel
Le tombeau de Couperin (The tomb of Couperin)
Lyon National Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
5:15 p.m.
Gabriela Lena Frank
Four Folk Songs: III. Serenata
Claremont Trio
5:20 p.m.
Ariel Ramirez
MISA CRIOLLA: II. Gloria
Zurich Chamber Orchestra; Daniel Hope, conductor Daniel Hope, violin; Palau de la Musica vocal quartet
5:26 p.m.
Etienne-Nicolas Mehul
Symphony No. 2 in D major
Rhenish Philharmonic Orchestra; Jorge Rotter, conductor
5:54 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Water Music Suite No. 1: Alla Hornpipe in F major Water Music Suite in F
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Nicholas McGegan, conductor
6:00 p.m.
Jennifer Reason
Local Artist Feature: Nicholas Hersh, conductor
Jennifer Reason, host
6:11 p.m.
Frederic Chopin
Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor Opus 58
Benjamin Grosvenor, piano
6:38 p.m.
Teng Yu-hsien
Spring Breeze
Xuefei Yang, guitar
6:42 p.m.
John Williams
The Reivers: Main Title
Studio Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
6:49 p.m.
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson
String Quartet No. 1 "Calvary": III. Allegro vivace
Catalyst Quartet Michelle Cann, piano
6:55 p.m.
Stanley Myers
Cavatina
La Pieta; Angele Dubeau, conductor Angele Dubeau, violin
