Classical Music Playlist, January 9, 2026
Four months after the death of Brahms, Alexander Zemlinsky completed his Symphony #2 in B-flat major which includes a tribute to him in its finale (inclusion of a passacaglia and in the form of a theme and variations, as is the Brahms 4th). Zemlinsky did not take sides in the Brahms/Wagner debate, and his music shows influence of both. After its premiere, the Zemlinsky B-flat symphony won the Beethoven Prize that was financed by Brahms. It’s today’s Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm.
6:00 a.m.
Georg Philipp Telemann
Flute Concerto in D major
Musica Antiqua Koln; Reinhardt Goebel, conductor Wilbert Hazelzet, flute
6:12 a.m.
Ferdinand Ries
Symphony No. 4 in F major Opus 110
Zurich Chamber Orchestra; Howard Griffiths, conductor
6:46 a.m.
Richard Strauss
Andante for Horn Op. Posth. in C major AV 86a
Barry Tuckwell, horn; Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
6:51 a.m.
Adriano Banchieri
Concerti 1-3
Empire Brass
6:59 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major BWV 1049
Berlin Academy of Ancient Music
7:14 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 82 "The Bear" in C major
Heidelberg Symphony; Thomas Fey, conductor
7:42 a.m.
Gabriela Lena Frank
Four Folk Songs: III. Serenata
Claremont Trio
7:47 a.m.
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5: Aria
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Kenneth Silito, conductor Alexandre Lagoya, guitar
7:53 a.m.
Jean Sibelius
Karelia Suite: III. Alla Marcia Opus 11
Philharmonia Orchestra; Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
7:58 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Symphony No. 6: III. Scherzo (Furiant) in D major Opus 60
Cleveland Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conductor
8:08 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 5 in D major K 175
English Chamber Orchestra; Jeffrey Tate, conductor Mitsuko Uchida, piano
8:31 a.m.
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 5: III. Scherzo in C# minor
Berlin Philharmonic; Claudio Abbado, conductor Gerd Seifert, horn
8:49 a.m.
Johann Strauss, Jr.
Blue Danube Waltz Opus 314
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Fritz Reiner, conductor
8:59 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 5 in E minor Opus 64
London Symphony Orchestra; Igor Markevitch, conductor
9:44 a.m.
Teresa Carreno
Elegy No. 1 Opus 17
Clara Rodriguez, piano
9:49 a.m.
Francesco Tristano
On John Bull's Galliard In D
Basel Chamber Orchestra; Irene Delgado-Jimenez, conductor Francesco Tristano, piano
9:51 a.m.
Antonio Valente
Galliarda napolitana
Daniel Hope, violin; and friends
9:54 a.m.
Manuel de Falla
EL AMOR BRUJO: Ritual Fire Dance
Philadelphia Orchestra; Eugene Ormandy, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral": I. Allegro ma non troppo in F major Opus 68
Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
10:12 a.m.
Francisco Tarrega
Memories of the Alhambra (Recuerdos de la Alhambra)
Pepe Romero, guitar
10:15 a.m.
Santiago de Murcia
Villanos
Richard Savino, guitar; Mauro ReFosco, percussion; Yousif Sheronick, percussion
10:18 a.m.
Mel Bonis
Piano Quartet No. 1 in Bb major Opus 69
Mozart Piano Quartet
10:44 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Trumpet Concerto in Eb major
German Chamber Philharmonic; Thomas Klug, conductor Alison Balsom, trumpet
11:00 a.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 5 in Bb major Opus 6
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Nicholas McGegan, conductor
11:10 a.m.
William Bolcom
Fields of Flowers
Spencer Meyer, piano
11:14 a.m.
Gabriel Faure
PELLEAS ET MELISANDE: Sicilienne Opus 80
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
11:19 a.m.
Louis Spohr
Clarinet Concerto No. 4 in E minor WOO 20
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Kenneth Sillito, conductor Sabine Meyer, clarinet
11:44 a.m.
Gioachino Rossini
LA CENERENTOLA: Overture "Cinderella"
Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Claudio Abbado, conductor
11:53 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Sinfonia (Konzertsatz) in D major BWV 1045
Brandenburg Consort; Roy Goodman, conductor
12:00 p.m.
Jennifer Reason
Local Artist Feature: Dr. Shinae Kim, piano
Jennifer Reason, host
12:24 p.m.
Edvard Grieg
Lyric Suite Opus 54
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
12:44 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Four Seasons: Spring (La Primavera) in E major Opus 8/1 RV 269
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor Jeanne Lamon, violin
12:55 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Hungarian Dance No. 6 in D major
Staatskapelle Berlin; Otmar Suitner, conductor
1:00 p.m.
Franz Schubert
Octet for strings & winds: I. Adagio - Allegro in F major Opus 166 D 803
Academy of Ancient Music Members of...
1:16 p.m.
Gabriel Faure
Pavane Opus 50
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
1:23 p.m.
Joaquin Rodrigo
Concierto Madrigal
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Pepe Romero, guitar; Angel Romero, guitar
1:53 p.m.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
March from Tsar Saltan Suite Opus 57
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Andre Previn, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Alexander von Zemlinsky
Symphony No. 2 in Bb major
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
2:46 p.m.
Andrea Falconieri
Passacalle
Daniel Hope, violin; and friends
2:48 p.m.
Jean-Baptiste Lully
ARMIDE: Passacaille
La Petite Bande; Sigiswald Kuijken, conductor
2:53 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
EUGENE ONEGIN: Polonaise
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Yuri Temirkanov, conductor
3:00 p.m.
Marianna Martines
Piano Concerto in A Major in A major
Orqueste Filarmonia Iberica; Melani Mestre, conductor Melani Mestre, piano
3:15 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 40: I. Molto allegro in G minor K 550
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor
3:24 p.m.
Alexander Borodin
String Quartet No. 2 in D major
Borodin String Quartet
3:54 p.m.
Sergei Prokofiev
Romeo & Juliet: Dance of the Knights Opus 64
Cleveland Orchestra; Yoel Levi, conductor
3:59 p.m.
Pietro Locatelli
Concerto Grosso No. 5 in D major Opus 1/5
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor
4:09 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Czech Suite Opus 39
Janacek Philharmonic; Theodore Kuchar, conductor
4:32 p.m.
Edvard Grieg
Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 Opus 46
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Paavo Berglund, conductor
4:49 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Violin Concerto: III. Allegro vivacissimo (Finale) in D major Opus 35
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; William Steinberg, conductor Nathan Milstein, violin
4:59 p.m.
Henry Litolff
Concerto Symphonique No. 4: II. Scherzo Opus 102
San Francisco Symphony; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor Yuja Wang, piano
5:07 p.m.
George Enescu
Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A major Opus 11
National Orchestra of France; Cristian Macelaru, conductor Yuja Wang, piano
5:20 p.m.
Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 4 "Romantic": I. Bewegt, Nicht Zu Schell in Eb major
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Karl Bohm, conductor
5:41 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 39 in G minor
Heidelberg Symphony; Thomas Fey, conductor
6:00 p.m.
Jennifer Reason
Local Artist Feature: Dr. Shinae Kim, piano
Jennifer Reason, host
6:24 p.m.
Leos Janacek
Sinfonietta Opus 60
Berlin Philharmonic; Claudio Abbado, conductor
6:48 p.m.
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Five Negro Melodies: 2. I was way down a-yonder
Neave Trio
6:52 p.m.
Isaac Albeniz
Cantos de Espana: No. 4 Cordoba Opus 232
David Russell, guitar
