Classical Music Playlist, January 12, 2026
Composer Charles Stanford circa 1894
Born in Dublin, Irish composer Charles Stanford (1852-1924) was appointed professor of composition at London's Royal College of Music in 1883 and in 1887 was elected chair of music at Cambridge University. A composer of church music and cantatas, stage works and song, chamber and orchestral music, his influence on English musical life was enormous. He composed his Symphony No. 4 in 1888 for a concert program of all his own works presented in Berlin. Stanford’s Symphony No. 4 is today's Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Johann Christian Bach
Sinfonia No. 6 in G minor Opus 6/6
Academy of Ancient Music; Simon Standage, conductor
6:15 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 70 in D major
Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra; Adam Fischer, conductor
6:34 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Scherzo (Sonatensatz) F.A.E. in C minor WoO 2
Leonidas Kavakos, violin; Yuja Wang, piano
6:40 a.m.
Antonio Rosetti
Concerto for two horns in Eb major Hob VIId:6
Cologne Chamber Orchestra; Helmut Muller-Bruhl, conductor Erich Penzel, horn; Walter Lexutt, horn
7:00 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for two violins, Op. 3, No. 8 in A minor Opus 3/8 RV 522
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor Simon Standage, violin; Elizabeth Wilcock, violin
7:11 a.m.
Aaron Copland
Appalachian Spring
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Robert Spano, conductor
7:36 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto in D major: I. Allegro in D major BWV 972
Bamberg Symphony; Jakub Hrusa, conductor Raphael Feuillatre, guitar
7:38 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
MASS IN B MINOR: Cum Sancto Spiritu in B minor BWV 232
English Baroque Soloists; Monteverdi Choir; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
7:43 a.m.
Maurice Ravel
Bolero
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Georg Solti, conductor
7:59 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
THE MAGIC FLUTE: Overture (Die Zauberflote) K 620
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor
8:07 a.m.
Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 8: IV. Finale in C minor
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Karl Bohm, conductor
8:31 a.m.
Leo Brouwer
Afro-Cuban Lullaby (Cancion de Cuna: Berceuse)
Pablo Sainz Villegas, guitar
8:35 a.m.
Richard Wagner
DIE WALKURE: Ride of the Valkyries
Berlin Philharmonic; Klaus Tennstedt, conductor
8:41 a.m.
George Gershwin
An American in Paris
London Symphony Orchestra; Andre Previn, conductor
9:01 a.m.
Jan Dismas Zelenka
Capriccio No. 4 in A major Z 185
Bern Camerata; Alexander van Wijnkoop, conductor Barry Tuckwell, horn; Robert Routch, horn; Heinz Holliger, oboe; Hans Elhorst, oboe
9:29 a.m.
Isaac Albeniz
Suite Espanola: No. 4 "Cadiz" Opus 47
Pepe Romero, guitar
9:35 a.m.
Cesar Franck
Variations Symphoniques
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Litton, conductor Andrew Litton, piano
9:51 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Swan Lake: Farewell of the Guests/Waltz Opus 20
New York Philharmonic; Kurt Masur, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Leos Janacek
Suite (Serenade) Opus 3
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra; Libor Pesek, conductor
10:14 a.m.
Alberto Ginastera
Impressions of the Puna (Impresiones de la Puna)
Shanghai String Quartet Eugenia Zukerman, flute
10:21 a.m.
Grace Williams
Sea Sketches: V. Calm Sea in Summer
English Chamber Orchestra; David Atherton, conductor
10:28 a.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major Opus 11
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor Nikolai Demidenko, piano
10:49 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
My Home Overture Opus 62
Janacek Philharmonic; Theodore Kuchar, conductor
10:59 a.m.
Howard Hanson
Symphony No. 2 "Romantic"
Seattle Symphony; Gerard Schwarz, conductor
11:29 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 8 "Pathetique": II. Adagio cantabile in C minor Opus 13
John O'Conor, piano
11:35 a.m.
Claude Debussy
Suite Bergamasque
Lyon National Orchestra; Jun Markl, conductor
11:53 a.m.
Mikhail Glinka
Overture in D major
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Vassily Sinaisky, conductor
12:00 p.m.
Robert Schumann
Piano Quartet: IV. Finale in Eb major Opus 47
Emerson String Quartet Menahem Pressler, piano
12:09 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 7 "Le Midi" in C major
Lausanne Chamber Orchestra; Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
12:32 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto No. 2 in G minor Opus 3 RV 578
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor
12:42 p.m.
Georges Bizet
L'Arlesienne Suite No. 1
Ulster Orchestra; Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor
12:59 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 25 in G minor K 183
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
1:22 p.m.
David Pritchard
Stairs
Aquarelle Guitar Quartet
1:25 p.m.
Johannes Hanssen
Valdres March
Boston Pops Orchestra; Arthur Fiedler, conductor
1:30 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Keyboard Concerto No. 2 in E major BWV 1053
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Murray Perahia, conductor Murray Perahia, piano
1:50 p.m.
Jose Moncayo
Huapango
Simon Bolivar Orchestra; Maximiano Valdez, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Charles Stanford
Symphony No. 4 in F major Opus 31
Ulster Orchestra; Vernon Handley, conductor
2:44 p.m.
John Dowland
Go from my window P 64
Paul O'Dette, lute
2:48 p.m.
William Byrd
The Earl of Oxford's March
Canadian Brass; Robert Moody, conductor
2:52 p.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Clarinet Concerto No. 1: III. Rondo in F minor Opus 73
Staatskapelle Dresden; Herbert Blomstedt, conductor Sabine Meyer, clarinet
3:00 p.m.
Alan Hovhaness
Symphony No. 2 "Mysterious Mountain" Opus 132
Seattle Symphony; Gerard Schwarz, conductor
3:18 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 5 in D minor Opus 3/5 HWV 316
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
3:29 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 21 "Waldstein" in C major Opus 53
John O'Conor, piano
3:53 p.m.
Paul Hindemith
Symphonic Metamorphosis: IV. March
San Francisco Symphony; Herbert Blomstedt, conductor Randall Goosby, violin
3:59 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major K 216
Deutsche Radio Philharmonie; Bruno Weil, conductor Lena Neudauer, violin
4:22 p.m.
Elena Kats-Chernin
Peggy's Rag
Sarah Cahill, piano
4:26 p.m.
Scott Joplin
Gladiolus Rag
Lara Downes, piano
4:31 p.m.
Alexander Borodin
PRINCE IGOR: Polovetsian Dances
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor Gothenburg Symphony Chorus
4:43 p.m.
Frederic Chopin
Concert Rondo "Krakowiak" in F major Opus 14
Warsaw Philharmonic; Antoni Wit, conductor Eldar Nebolsin, piano
4:59 p.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Fair Melusina Overture Opus 32
London Symphony Orchestra; Claudio Abbado, conductor
5:11 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Horn Concerto No. 1 in D major HOB VIId:3
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Iona Brown, conductor Hermann Baumann, horn
5:28 p.m.
Ottorino Respighi
The Birds (Gli Uccelli)
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Hugh Wolff, conductor
5:47 p.m.
Richard Wagner
DIE MEISTERSINGER: Prelude
Berlin Philharmonic; Seiji Ozawa, conductor
5:59 p.m.
Reynaldo Hahn
Piano Concerto in E major
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Jean-Yves Ossonce, conductor Stephen Coombs, piano
6:28 p.m.
Gisle Kverndokk
Symphonic Dances: V. Weddings and Funerals
Stavanger Symphony Orchestra; Ken-David Masur, conductor
6:37 p.m.
Max Richter
Dona Nobis Pacem 2
La Pieta; Angele Dubeau, conductor Angele Dubeau, violin
6:40 p.m.
Ferde Grofe
Grand Canyon Suite: On the trail
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Antal Dorati, conductor
6:49 p.m.
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Choros No. 1
Fabio Zanon, guitar
6:54 p.m.
Alexander Glazunov
Album Leaf
Hakan Hardenberger, trumpet; Roland Pontinen, piano
