Classical Music Playlist, January 2, 2026
Alexander Glazunov in 1887 by Ilya Efimovich Repin
Filled with Russian motifs and more masterful than would be expected of a 20 year old student, the Symphony No. 2 of Alexander Glazunov was an early sign of his future excellence. It’s today’s Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Johann Hertel
Trumpet Concerto No. 3 in D major
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Hakan Hardenberger, trumpet
6:10 a.m.
Robert Schumann
Symphony No. 4 in D minor Opus 120
Champs-Elysees Theatre Orchestra; Philippe Herreweghe, conductor
6:42 a.m.
Astor Piazzolla
Summer in Buenos Aires (Verano Porteno)
David Tanenbaum, guitar
6:46 a.m.
John Rutter
Folk Suite
Royal Ballet Sinfonia; David Lloyd-Jones, conductor
6:59 a.m.
Jan Dismas Zelenka
Capriccio No. 1 in D major Z 182
Bern Camerata; Alexander van Wijnkoop, conductor
7:16 a.m.
Luigi Boccherini
Quintet for Guitar and Strings No. 9 "Retreat from Madrid" in C major G 453
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemble Pepe Romero, guitar
7:44 a.m.
Samuel Scheidt
Battle Suite: Gailliard Battaglia
Canadian Brass
7:46 a.m.
Giovanni Gabrieli
Canzon Duo Decimi Toni
Canadian Brass and friends
7:51 a.m.
Michael Torke
Javelin
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Yoel Levi, conductor
8:01 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Keyboard Concerto No. 4 in A major BWV 1055
Australian Chamber Orchestra; Richard Tognetti, conductor Angela Hewitt, piano
8:15 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 100 "Military" in G major
Philharmonia Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
8:38 a.m.
Jean-Baptiste Lully
March for the Turkish Ceremony
Le Concert des Nations; Jordi Savall, conductor
8:41 a.m.
Marco Uccellini
La Gran Battaglia
El Mundo; Richard Savino, director, conductor
8:44 a.m.
John Williams
Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Raiders' March
Boston Pops Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
8:50 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for 2 oboes, 2 violins, bassoon in C major RV 557
Ensemble Zefiro; Alfredo Bernardini, conductor Members of...
9:00 a.m.
Bela Bartok
Piano Concerto No. 3 SZ 119
Budapest Festival Orchestra; Ivan Fischer, conductor Zoltan Kocsis, piano
9:24 a.m.
Fernando Sor
Etude in G major Opus 29/11
Narciso Yepes, guitar
9:28 a.m.
Anton Reicha
Wind Quintet No. 2 in Eb major Opus 88/2
Albert Schweitzer Quintet
9:54 a.m.
Giuseppe Verdi
NABUCCO: Va, pensiero
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Georg Solti, conductor Chicago Symphony Chorus
10:00 a.m.
Georges Bizet
Carmen Suite No. 1
Cincinnati Pops; Erich Kunzel, conductor
10:12 a.m.
Johan Halvorsen
Symphony No. 2 "Fate" (Fatum) in D minor
Bergen Philharmonic; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
10:41 a.m.
ANONYMOUS
Dance
The Dufay Collective
10:46 a.m.
Alexander Glazunov
The Seasons: Autumn Opus 67
Minnesota Orchestra; Edo de Waart, conductor
10:59 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Husitska Overture Opus 67
Janacek Philharmonic; Theodore Kuchar, conductor
11:13 a.m.
Bernhard Crusell
Bassoon Concertino in Bb major
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Gianandrea Noseda, conductor Karen Geoghegan, bassoon
11:31 a.m.
Alexander Scriabin
Piano Sonata No. 2 "Sonata Fantasy" in G# minor Opus 19
Jeneba Kanneh-Mason, piano
11:43 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
ALMIRA: Suite of instrumental music
Berlin Academy of Ancient Music
11:59 a.m.
Claude Debussy
Petite Suite
Philharmonia Orchestra; Geoffrey Simon, conductor
12:12 p.m.
Gentil Montana
Suite Colombiana No. 2: II. Guabina Viajera (Traveller Guabina)
Jose Antonio Escobar, guitar
12:18 p.m.
Louis Moreau Gottschalk
Souvenir de Porto Rico Opus 31
Alan Feinberg, piano
12:25 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 1 in C major Opus 21
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic; Charles Mackerras, conductor
12:51 p.m.
Reinhold Gliere
Symphony No. 3 "Ilya Muromets": III. At the Court of Vladimir the Mighty Sun in B minor Opus 42
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Edward Downes, conductor
1:00 p.m.
Alexander MacKenzie
Second Scottish Rhapsody Opus 24
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Martyn Brabbins, conductor
1:17 p.m.
Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 7 in C major Opus 105
London Symphony Orchestra; Colin Davis, conductor
1:40 p.m.
Edvard Grieg
Violin Sonata No. 3: II. Allegretto espressivo alla Romanza in C minor Opus 45
Duo Gazzana; Mykola Hobdych, conductor Natascia Gazzana, violin; Raffaella Gazzana, piano
1:48 p.m.
Richard Wagner
FLYING DUTCHMAN Overture (Der Fliegender Hollander)
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Alexander Glazunov
Symphony No. 2 in F# minor Opus 16
Bamberg Symphony; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
2:42 p.m.
Domenico Scarlatti
Sonata in D minor K 9
Assad Brothers Sergio Assad, guitar; Odair Assad, guitar
2:47 p.m.
Gustav Holst
St. Paul's Suite Opus 29/2
Guildhall String Ensemble; Robert Salter, conductor
3:00 p.m.
Franz Liszt
Hungarian Fantasy
London Symphony Orchestra; Jun'ichi Hirokami, conductor Barry Douglas, piano
3:16 p.m.
Bernhard Crusell
Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in Eb major Opus 1
Cologne Academy; Michael Alexander Willens, conductor Eric Hoeprich, clarinet
3:39 p.m.
Isaac Albeniz
Espana: No. 5 "Capriccio Catalan" Opus 165
Jason Vieaux, guitar
3:43 p.m.
George Walker
Lyric for Strings
Chicago Sinfonietta; Paul Freeman, conductor
3:49 p.m.
Hamilton Harty
In Ireland
Ulster Orchestra; Bryden Thomson, conductor Colin Fleming, flute; Denise Kelly, harp
4:00 p.m.
Dorothy Howell
Piano Concerto in D minor in D minor
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Rebecca Miller, conductor Danny Driver, piano
4:20 p.m.
Connor Chee
Navajo Vocable No. 4
Angelica Hairston, harp
4:24 p.m.
George Butterworth
Banks of Green Willow
English Symphony Orchestra; William Boughton, conductor
4:31 p.m.
Emilio Pujol
Tango Espagnol
Julian Bream, guitar
4:34 p.m.
Arthur Foote
Serenade: Gavotte Opus 25
Seattle Symphony; Gerard Schwarz, conductor
4:39 p.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Symphony No. 2 in C major J 51
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
4:59 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 4 in F major Opus 3/4a HWV 315
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
5:10 p.m.
Florence Price
Clouds
Lara Downes, piano
5:15 p.m.
Olivia Belli
Sapias Latin: "have good taste/sense"
Scoring Berlin; Jonathan Stockhammer, conductor Mari Samuelsen, violin
5:19 p.m.
Jules Massenet
Suite No. 7 "Alsatian Scenes" (Scenes Alsaciennes)
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; Jean-Yves Ossonce, conductor
5:42 p.m.
Franz Xaver Richter
Sinfonie No. 43 in F minor
London Mozart Players; Matthias Bamert, conductor
5:59 p.m.
Carl Reinecke
Trio piano, oboe and horn in A minor Opus 188
Ingo Goritzki, oboe; Barry Tuckwell, horn; Ricardo Requejo, piano
6:28 p.m.
Ernst von Dohnanyi
Symphonic Minutes Opus 36
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
6:44 p.m.
Agustin Barrios
Danzas Paraguayas
David Russell, guitar
6:50 p.m.
Frederic Chopin
Nocturne No. 17 in B major Opus 62/1
Stephen Kovacevich, piano
