Classical Music Playlist, November 24, 2025
Contemporaries of French composer Paul Dukas ranked him among the best composers of their era. But probably due to considering himself primarily a teacher who composed — and holding himself to extremely high standards — he left behind a limited number of works including his only Symphony, which you’ll hear as today's Midday Masterpiece.
PS: pronounce the "s" at the end of his name,
per the BBC.
6:00 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for 4 violins in Bb major RV 553
Europa Galante; Fabio Biondi, conductor Fabio Biondi, violin; Andrea Rognoni, violin; Raffaello Negri, violin; Renata Spotti, violin
6:10 a.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Piano Concerto No. 3 in Eb major Opus 29
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Andre Previn, conductor Jean-Philippe Collard, piano
6:42 a.m.
Michael Praetorius
Terpsichore: Courantes
New London Consort; Philip Pickett, conductor
6:49 a.m.
Niels Gade
Hamlet Overture Opus 37
Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Dmitri Kitayenko, conductor
7:00 a.m.
Karl Goldmark
In Italy Overture Opus 49
Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra; Andras Korodi, conductor
7:14 a.m.
Cecile Chaminade
Piano Trio No. 1 in G minor Opus 11
Neave Trio
7:38 a.m.
Astor Piazzolla
Fall in Buenos Aires (Otono Porteno)
David Tanenbaum, guitar
7:42 a.m.
Agustin Bardi
Gallo Ciego blind rooster
Apollo Chamber Players Hector del Curto, bandoneon
7:47 a.m.
Alexander Glazunov
The Seasons: Autumn Opus 67
Minnesota Orchestra; Edo de Waart, conductor
8:00 a.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
8:11 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Flute Concerto No. 1 in G major K 313
Berlin Philharmonic; Claudio Abbado, conductor Emmanuel Pahud, flute
8:37 a.m.
Josef Suk
Fantastic Scherzo Opus 25
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
8:53 a.m.
Edward Elgar
Pomp & Circumstance March No. 2 in A minor Opus 39
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; David Zinman, conductor
9:00 a.m.
Alexander Borodin
String Quartet No. 2 in D major
Borodin String Quartet
9:30 a.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Concertpiece for piano and orchestra in F minor Opus 79 (Konzertstuck)
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor Nikolai Demidenko, piano
9:48 a.m.
Richard Wagner
FLYING DUTCHMAN Overture (Der Fliegender Hollander)
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
10:00 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Saul: Sinfonia HWV 53
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor Trevor Pinnock, organ
10:17 a.m.
Frederic Chopin
Ballade No. 1 in G minor Opus 23
Benjamin Grosvenor, piano
10:28 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 48 "Maria Theresa" in C major HOB 48
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
10:56 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G minor
Staatskapelle Berlin; Otmar Suitner, conductor
11:00 a.m.
Joaquin Rodrigo
Concierto Madrigal
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Pepe Romero, guitar; Angel Romero, guitar
11:31 a.m.
ANONYMOUS
Saltarello
Calliope
11:35 a.m.
Juan Ara��s
A Festive Chaconne (Chacona: "Un sarao de la chacona")
Piffaro Renaissance Band
11:37 a.m.
Percy Grainger
Lincolnshire Posey
"The President's Own" United States Marine Band; Gerard Schwarz, conductor
11:53 a.m.
Dmitri Shostakovich
Festive Overture Opus 96
Scottish National Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
12:00 p.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 4 in D major Opus 6
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
12:11 p.m.
Jean-Baptiste Lully
March for the Turkish Ceremony
Le Concert des Nations; Jordi Savall, conductor
12:13 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Rondo Alla Turca (from Piano Sonata No. 11) in A major K 331
John O'Conor, piano
12:18 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Violin Concerto in D major Opus 35
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; William Steinberg, conductor Nathan Milstein, violin
12:51 p.m.
Daniel-Francois Auber
THE BLACK DOMINO: Overture
English Chamber Orchestra; Richard Bonynge, conductor
1:00 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto No. 1 (originally for violin) in A minor BWV 1041
Elias String Quartet Xuefei Yang, guitar
1:15 p.m.
Ignaz Moscheles
Piano Concerto No. 3 in G minor Opus 58
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra; Howard Shelley, conductor Howard Shelley, piano
1:46 p.m.
Isolina Carrillo
Dos Gardenias
Havana Lyceum Orchestra; Jose Antonio Mendez Padron, conductor Sarah Willis, horn; Harold Madrigal Frias, trumpet
1:52 p.m.
Giuseppe Verdi
OTELLO: Ballet Music
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Jose Serebrier, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Paul Dukas
Symphony in C major
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
2:42 p.m.
Franz Liszt
Consolation No. 3 in Db major G 172
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
2:48 p.m.
Jacques Offenbach
ORPHEUS IN THE UNDERWORLD: Overture
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Lorin Maazel, conductor
2:59 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major BWV 1048
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
3:11 p.m.
Tielmann Susato
Pavane "Mille Regretz"
New London Consort; Philip Pickett, conductor
3:13 p.m.
Tielmann Susato
Bergerette "Sans roch"
New London Consort; Philip Pickett, conductor
3:17 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 53 "L'Imperiale" in D major
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
3:40 p.m.
Dmitri Shostakovich
Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major Opus 102
Boston Symphony Orchestra; Andris Nelsons, conductor Yuja Wang, piano
3:59 p.m.
Ottorino Respighi
Ancient Airs and Dances: Suite No. 2
Sinfonia 21; Richard Hickox, conductor
4:20 p.m.
Francisco Tarrega
Memories of the Alhambra (Recuerdos de la Alhambra)
Raphael Feuillatre, guitar
4:24 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Slavonic Dance No. 8 in G minor Opus 46
Cleveland Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conductor
4:30 p.m.
Mel Bonis
Piano Quartet No. 1: II. Intermezzo in Bb major Opus 69
Mozart Piano Quartet
4:36 p.m.
Elena Kats-Chernin
Fast Blue Village 2
Del Sol String Quartet
4:43 p.m.
Jean Sibelius
Karelia Suite Opus 11
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Yoel Levi, conductor
5:00 p.m.
Francesco Veracini
Overture No. 6 in G minor
Musica Antiqua Koln; Reinhardt Goebel, conductor
5:11 p.m.
Franz Schubert
Piano Sonata No. 20: IV. Rondo in A major D 959
John O'Conor, piano
5:25 p.m.
Hugo Alfven
Mountain King Suite
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Niklas Willen, conductor
5:42 p.m.
Giovanni Punto
Horn Concerto No. 5 in F major
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Barry Tuckwell, horn
6:00 p.m.
Granville Bantock
Hebridean Symphony
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Vernon Handley, conductor
6:36 p.m.
Mel Bonis
Soir et Matin: I. Soir (Evening) Opus 76
Neave Trio
6:42 p.m.
Nino Rota
Orchestra Rehearsal (Prova d'orchestra)
Orchestra of La Scala, Milan; Riccardo Muti, conductor
6:53 p.m.
Bear McCreary
Battlestar Galactica: Dreilide Thrace Sonata No. 1
Bear McCreary, piano
