Classical Music Playlist, December 12, 2025
Haydn’s musicians in Prince Esterhazy’s orchestra were kept at his summer palace far later than usual into the autumn and were anxious to return to their homes and families in the city for the winter. Haydn alerted the Prince to this in the final movement of a new symphony by ending each musician’s part in turn, then having them get up and leave the stage.
The Prince got the message.
Haydn’s “Farewell” symphony #45 is today's Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Johann Friedrich Fasch
Sinfonia for Strings in G major FWV M: G4
Les Amis de Philippe; Ludger Remy, conductor
6:13 a.m.
Muzio Clementi
Symphony No. 4 in D major WoO 35
Philharmonia Orchestra; Francesco d'Avalos, conductor
6:40 a.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Abu Hassan Overture J 106
Tapiola Sinfonietta; Jean Jacques Kantorow, conductor
6:45 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Aria Variata in A minor BWV 989
Vikingur Olafsson, piano
7:01 a.m.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Capriccio Espagnol Opus 34
New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor
7:17 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 34 in C major K 338
Prague Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor
7:40 a.m.
Ernesto Nazareth
Odeon - Tango Brasileiro
Richard Cionco, piano
7:43 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Piano Quintet No. 2: III. Scherzo (Furiant) in A major Opus 81
Takacs Quartet Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano
7:48 a.m.
Jacques Offenbach
ORPHEUS IN THE UNDERWORLD: Overture
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Lorin Maazel, conductor
8:00 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 84 in Eb major HOB I:84
Heidelberg Symphony Orchestra; Thomas Fey, conductor
8:24 a.m.
Robert Schumann
Concertpiece for 4 horns & orchestra in F major Opus 86
Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor Members of...
8:43 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
The Seasons: November "Troika" Opus 37
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
8:46 a.m.
Sergei Prokofiev
Lieutenant Kije Suite: Troika Opus 60
Boston Pops Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
8:50 a.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Symphony No. 3 "Organ": Finale in C minor Opus 78
Montreal Symphony Orchestra; Kent Nagano, conductor Olivier Latry, organ
8:59 a.m.
Pavel Vranicky
Symphony in D major Opus 52
Dvorak Chamber Orchestra; Bohumil Gregor, conductor
9:35 a.m.
Joe Hisaishi
My Neighbor Totoro
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; The Bach Choir; Joe Hisaishi, conductor Lang Lang, piano
9:38 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Song without Words for cello and piano Opus 109
Haruma Sato, cello; Wataru Hisasue, piano
9:44 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Oboe Concerto No. 2a in Bb major HWV 302
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor David Reichenberg, oboe
9:53 a.m.
John Williams
Home Alone: Somewhere in My Memory
Studio Orchestra and Chorus; John Williams, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Symphony No. 2: II. Allegro molto in E minor Opus 27
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
10:09 a.m.
Clara Schumann
Scherzo No. 1 in D minor in D minor Opus 10
Angela Cheng, piano
10:16 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 3 in F major Opus 90
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
10:51 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Slavonic Dance No. 4 in F major Opus 46
Cleveland Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conductor
11:00 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 70 in D major
Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra; Adam Fischer, conductor
11:18 a.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Das Jahr (The Year): 9. September: At the River
Anna Shelest, piano
11:23 a.m.
Ottorino Respighi
Ancient Airs and Dances: Suite No. 2
Sinfonia 21; Richard Hickox, conductor
11:44 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Serenade No. 10 for winds "Gran Partita": III. Adagio in Bb major K 361
Sabine Meyer Wind Ensemble
11:50 a.m.
Richard Wagner
DIE WALKURE: Magic Fire Music
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Jose Serebrier, conductor
12:00 p.m.
Jennifer Reason
Local Artist Feature: Igor Veligan, violin
Jennifer Reason, host
12:18 p.m.
Jean-Baptiste Lully
Alceste Suite
Le Concert des Nations; Jordi Savall, conductor
12:41 p.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Prelude in C-sharp minor in C# minor Opus 3/2
Sergei Rachmaninoff, piano
12:45 p.m.
Franz Liszt
Etude No. 3 "The Little Bell" ("La Campanella") in G# minor
Lang Lang, piano
12:50 p.m.
Luigi Boccherini
Symphony No. 1 in D major G 490
Cantilena; Adrian Shepherd, conductor
12:59 p.m.
Kurt Atterberg
Symphony No. 4 "Sinfonia piccola" in G minor Opus 14
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra; Ari Rasilainen, conductor
1:21 p.m.
Maurice Ravel
Mother Goose Suite
Boston Symphony Orchestra; Charles Munch, conductor
1:41 p.m.
Johann Friedrich Fasch
Overture in D major
Tempesta di Mare
1:50 p.m.
Emile Waldteufel
The Skaters Waltz (Les Patineurs) Opus 183
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra; Kurt Redel, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 45 "Farewell" in F# minor
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
2:26 p.m.
Frederic Chopin
Waltz No. 9 "The Farewell Waltz" ("L'adieu") in Ab major Opus 69/1
Stephen Hough, piano
2:29 p.m.
Peter Maxwell Davies
Farewell to Stromness
Christopher O'Riley, piano
2:34 p.m.
Hector Berlioz
Roman Carnival Overture Opus 9
Philharmonia Orchestra; Herbert Von Karajan, conductor
2:44 p.m.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Piano Concerto in C# minor Opus 30
Bergen Philharmonic; Dmitri Kitayenko, conductor Geoffrey Tozer, piano
2:59 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for four mandolins in B minor Opus 3/10 RV 580
Il Giardino Armonico; Giovanni Antonini, conductor Avi Avital, mandolin
3:09 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Orchestral Suite "Mozartiana" in G major Opus 61
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
3:34 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C minor K 457
Andras Schiff, piano
3:56 p.m.
Jose Pacheco
Moita Festa
London Chamber Orchestra; Christopher Warren-Green, conductor
4:00 p.m.
Jennifer Reason
Local Artist Feature: Igor Veligan, violin
Jennifer Reason, host
4:18 p.m.
Joseph Kraus
Sinfonia in Eb major VB 144
Concerto Koln
4:40 p.m.
Hugh Martin; Valerie Coleman, arr.
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Imani Winds
4:45 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto No. 1 "a due cori" in Bb major HWV 332
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor
5:00 p.m.
Holiday Programming
St. Olaf Christmas Festival PART 1
6:07 p.m.
Holiday Programming
St. Olaf Christmas Festival PART 2
