Classical Music Playlist, January 5, 2026
Marie Antoinette by Jean-Baptiste André Gautier-Dagoty
A Paris nobleman commissioned six symphonies from Haydn and are now known collectively as Haydn’s “Paris Symphonies” (symphonies Nos. 82-87). No. 85 picked up the nickname “La Reine” or “The Queen” which, at the time, meant Marie Antoinette. Haydn’s Symphony No. 85 is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Charles Avison
Concerto No. 7 in D major Opus 4/7
Avison Ensemble; Pavlo Beznosiuk, conductor
6:08 a.m.
Francesco Molino
Guitar Concerto in E minor Opus 56
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Iona Brown, conductor Pepe Romero, guitar
6:33 a.m.
Johann Christian Bach
Quintet for flute, oboe, violin, viola & continuo in C major Opus 11/1
The English Concert
6:51 a.m.
John Field
Rondo for piano & strings in Ab major
London Mozart Players; Matthias Bamert, conductor Miceal O'Rourke, piano
7:00 a.m.
Georges Bizet
L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2
Montreal Symphony Orchestra; Charles Dutoit, conductor
7:19 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 104 "London" in D major
Collegium Musicum 90; Richard Hickox, conductor
7:48 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude and Fugue (from the Well-Tempered Clavier I:02) in C minor BWV 847
Angela Hewitt, piano
7:51 a.m.
Alexander Scriabin
Prelude No. 11 in B major Opus 11/11
Jeneba Kanneh-Mason, piano
7:54 a.m.
Yoko Shimomura
Valse Di Fantastica
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra; Irene Delgado-Jimenez, conductor Esther Abrami, violin
8:00 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Scherzo capriccioso Opus 66
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor
8:15 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major Opus 58
Mahler Chamber Orchestra; Leif Ove Andsnes, conductor Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
8:50 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 35 "Haffner": IV. Finale (Presto) in D major K 385
Bremen German Chamber Philharmonic; Tarmo Peltokoski, conductor
8:56 a.m.
Richard Wagner
LOHENGRIN: Prelude to Act III
Concertgebouw Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
9:00 a.m.
Edvard Grieg
Symphonic Dances Opus 64
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Paavo Berglund, conductor
9:31 a.m.
Mahito Yokota
SUPER MARIO GALAXY: Gusty Garden Galaxy
London Philharmonic Orchestra
9:36 a.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Piano Sonata in C minor in C minor (1824, age 18) H128
Betty Ann Miller, piano
9:53 a.m.
Edouard Lalo
Scherzo in D minor
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Yondani Butt, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Gabriel Faure
Dolly Suite Opus 56
Boston Symphony Orchestra; Seiji Ozawa, conductor
10:18 a.m.
Elena Kats-Chernin
Lullaby for Nick
Tamara-Anna Cislowska, piano; Elena Kats-Chernin, piano
10:23 a.m.
Ernst von Dohnanyi
Concertpiece for cello and orchestra (Konzertstuck) in D major Opus 12
London Symphony Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor Raphael Wallfisch, cello
10:49 a.m.
Mikhail Glinka
Spanish Overture No. 2
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Vassily Sinaisky, conductor
10:59 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor K 478
Emanuel Ax, piano; Isaac Stern, violin; Jaime Laredo, viola; Yo Yo Ma, cello
11:26 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 6 in D major Opus 3/6 HWV 317
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
11:34 a.m.
Catrin Finch
Celtic Concerto
Sinfonia Cymru; John Rutter, conductor Catrin Finch, harp
11:48 a.m.
Franz Liszt
Mephisto Waltz No. 1
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Fritz Reiner, conductor
12:00 p.m.
Frederic Chopin
Variations on Mozart's "La ci darem la mano" in Bb major Opus 2
Warsaw Philharmonic; Kazimierz Kord, conductor Garrick Ohlsson, piano
12:21 p.m.
Isaac Albeniz
The Crimson Tower (Torre Bermeja) Opus 92/12
Raphael Feuillatre, guitar
12:26 p.m.
Franz Schubert
Symphony No. 5 in Bb major D 485
Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Claudio Abbado, conductor
12:56 p.m.
George Enescu
Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A major Opus 11
National Orchestra of France; Cristian Macelaru, conductor Yuja Wang, piano
1:00 p.m.
Georg Philipp Telemann
Tafelmusik II: Concerto for 3 violins in F major
Musica Antiqua Koln; Reinhardt Goebel, conductor Members of...
1:15 p.m.
George Enescu
Romanian Rhapsody No. 2 in D major Opus 11
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra; Sergiu Commissiona, conductor
1:28 p.m.
Florence Price
Symphony No. 1: I. Allegro ma non troppo in E minor
Philadelphia Orchestra; Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
1:48 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor": III. Rondo in Eb major Opus 73
Bavarian Radio Symphony; Kurt Sanderling, conductor Mitsuko Uchida, piano
2:00 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 85 "La Reine" (The Queen) in Bb major HOB I:85
Heidelberg Symphony Orchestra; Thomas Fey, conductor
2:25 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude and Fugue in D in D major
Vikingur Olafsson, piano
2:28 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Piano Quintet No. 2: III. Scherzo (Furiant) in A major Opus 81
Emerson String Quartet Menahem Pressler, piano
2:34 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Music for the Royal Fireworks HWV 351
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
2:53 p.m.
Ron Nelson
Rocky Point Holiday
Dallas Wind Symphony; Jerry Junkin, conductor
2:59 p.m.
Ottorino Respighi
Ancient Airs and Dances: Suite No. 2
Sinfonia 21; Richard Hickox, conductor
3:20 p.m.
Fernando Sor
Etude No. 17 in E minor Opus 6/11
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra; Irene Delgado-Jimenez, conductor Pablo Sainz Villegas, guitar
3:25 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major K 488
Academy of Ancient Music; Christopher Hogwood, conductor Robert Levin, fortepiano
3:52 p.m.
Gioachino Rossini
THE BARBER OF SEVILLE: Overture (IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA)
Philharmonia Orchestra; Riccardo Muti, conductor
4:00 p.m.
Reinhold Gliere
Horn Concerto in Bb major Opus 91
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Kurt Masur, conductor Hermann Baumann, horn
4:24 p.m.
Philip Glass
String Quartet No. 3 "Mishima": VI. Mishima Closing
Attacca Quartet
4:27 p.m.
Elena Kats-Chernin
WILD SWANS: Eliza Aria
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra; Ola Rudner, conductor Jane Sheldon, soprano
4:32 p.m.
Franz Liszt
Piano Concerto No. 1 in Eb major
Dallas Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Litton, conductor Andre Watts, piano
4:51 p.m.
Howard Shore
The Forest: 3rd movement
National Arts Centre Orchestra; Alexander Shelley, conductor Milos Karadaglic, guitar
4:58 p.m.
Georg Philipp Telemann
Concerto for 3 trumpets in Bb major TWV 44:43
English Chamber Orchestra; Raymond Leppard, conductor Wynton Marsalis, trumpet
5:09 p.m.
Anton Arensky
Piano Quintet: Scherzo Opus 51
Ying Quartet Adam Neiman, piano
5:19 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 31 "Hornsignal" in D major
Lausanne Chamber Orchestra; Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
5:47 p.m.
Jose Moncayo
Sinfonietta
Mexico National Symphony Orchestra; Enrique Arturo Diemecke, conductor
6:00 p.m.
Frederic Chopin
Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor Opus 21
Polish Festival Orchestra; Krystian Zimerman, conductor Krystian Zimerman, piano
6:36 p.m.
Henry F. Gilbert
The Dance in Place Congo (Symphonic Poem)
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Calvin Simmons, conductor
6:49 p.m.
Gabriel Olafs
Fantasia for cello and orchestra
Reykjavik Orchestra; Viktor Orri Arnason, conductor Steiney Sigur�ardottir, cello; Gabriel Olafs, piano
6:54 p.m.
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Solitude
La Pieta Angele Dubeau, violin
