Classical Music Playlist, January 28, 2026
Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) in 1888
Many composers wrote music based on folk songs and dances from their own native countries or from others they visited. Antonín Dvořák has his Slavonic Dances, Johannes Brahms wrote his Hungarian Dances, and Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg composed his Symphonic Dances based on tunes from Norwegian country dances and a melody from a folk wedding song. His suite of them is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
J. Michael Haydn
Horn Concertino in D major
Hanover Band; Roy Goodman, conductor Anthony Halstead, Horn
6:16 a.m.
Ottorino Respighi
Ancient Airs and Dances: Suite No. 2
Lausanne Chamber Orchestra; Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
6:36 a.m.
Joseph Bodin de Boismortier
Gentillesse Ballet No. 5 Opus 45
Le Concert Spirituel; Herve Niquet, conductor
6:43 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Piano Quintet: I. Allegro non troppo in F minor Opus 34
Artemis Quartet Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
7:00 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto No. 3 "a due cori" in F major HWV 334
English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
7:14 a.m.
Chiquinha Gonzaga
Corta Jaca
Esther Abrami Quintet Esther Abrami, violin
7:17 a.m.
Aaron Jay Kernis
100 Greatest Dance Hits: II. Salsa Pasada
Escher Quartet Jason Vieaux, guitar
7:22 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major BWV 1068
La Petite Bande; Sigiswald Kuijken, conductor
7:43 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Trumpet Concerto in Eb major
German Chamber Philharmonic; Thomas Klug, conductor Alison Balsom, trumpet
7:59 a.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
DER FREISCHUTZ: Overture Opus 77 J 277
Tapiola Sinfonietta; Jean Jacques Kantorow, conductor
8:08 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Symphony No. 7 in D minor Opus 70
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Bomsori Kim, violin
8:46 a.m.
Clara Schumann
Impromptu in E major
Anna Shelest, piano
8:48 a.m.
Cecile Chaminade
Scarf Dance Opus 37b/2
Anna Shelest, piano
8:51 a.m.
Gabriel Faure
Requiem: V. Agnus Dei Opus 48
La Chapelle Royale; Ensemble Musique Oblique; Philippe Herreweghe, conductor
9:00 a.m.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Symphony No. 3 in C major Opus 32
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
9:36 a.m.
Josef Suk
Piano Trio: II. Andante in C minor Opus 2
Neave Trio
9:53 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Christmas Oratorio: Sinfonia BWV 248
Bach Festival Orchestra (of Bethlehem, PA); Greg Funfgeld, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Hamilton Harty
In Ireland
Ulster Orchestra; Bryden Thomson, conductor Colin Fleming, flute; Denise Kelly, harp
10:10 a.m.
George Walker
String Quartet No. 1 "Lyric": II. Molto adagio
Catalyst Quartet
10:15 a.m.
Sebastian Iradier
La Paloma the dove
Pepe Romero, guitar
10:20 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 87 in A major HOB I:87
Heidelberg Symphony Orchestra; Thomas Fey, conductor
10:45 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Piano Concerto No. 1: III. Rondo in D minor Opus 15
Concertgebouw Orchestra; Bernard Haitink, conductor Claudio Arrau, piano
10:59 a.m.
Claude Debussy
La Mer
Cleveland Orchestra; Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
11:24 a.m.
Mary Kouyoumdjian
Aghavni: III. 1986
Lara Downes, piano
11:26 a.m.
Marie Awadis
Etude No. 3: Ballade
Marie Awadis, piano
11:31 a.m.
Jules Massenet
Suite No. 4 "Picturesque Scenes" (Scenes pittoresques)
Monte Carlo National Opera Orchestra; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
11:48 a.m.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Serenade to Music
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Vernon Handley, conductor
12:00 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Tragic Overture Opus 81
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
12:14 p.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Song without Words for cello and piano Opus 109
Elizabeth Dolin, cello; Bernadene Blaha, piano
12:19 p.m.
Reinhold Gliere
Romance Opus 35/6
Felix Klieser, horn; Christof Keymer, piano
12:24 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto in D minor BWV 1052
Potsdam Chamber Acadamy Avi Avital, mandolin
12:46 p.m.
Gioachino Rossini
SEMIRAMIDE: Overture
Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Claudio Abbado, conductor
12:59 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
The Water Goblin (Vodnik) Opus 107
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Vaclav Neumann, conductor
1:20 p.m.
James Horner
THE ROCKETEER: Rocketeer to the Rescue/End Title
Studio Orchestra
1:28 p.m.
John Field
Piano Concerto No. 1 in Eb major
New Irish Chamber Orchestra; Janos Furst, conductor John O'Conor, piano
1:50 p.m.
Michael Torke
Javelin
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Yoel Levi, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Edvard Grieg
Symphonic Dances Opus 64
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
2:32 p.m.
Clara Schumann
Scherzo No. 1 in D minor in D minor Opus 10
Angela Cheng, piano
2:38 p.m.
Luigi Boccherini
Symphony No. 5 in Bb major Opus 21 G 497
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor
2:55 p.m.
Richard Wagner
LOHENGRIN: Prelude to Act III
New York Philharmonic; Giuseppi Sinopoli, conductor
3:00 p.m.
Ernst von Dohnanyi
Symphonic Minutes Opus 36
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
3:16 p.m.
Federico Moreno Torroba
Madronos
Narciso Yepes, guitar
3:19 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Slavonic Dance No. 1 in C major Opus 46
Cleveland Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conductor
3:24 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F major BWV 1046
European Brandenburg Ensemble; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
3:44 p.m.
Louis Theodore Gouvy
Symphonie breve in G minor Opus 58
Saarbrucken Radio Philharmonic Orchestra; Jacques Mercier, conductor
4:00 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 3 "Eroica": I. Allegro con brio in Eb major Opus 55
Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
4:16 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Concerto, Op. 3, No. 6 in A minor Opus 3/6 RV 356
Venice Baroque Orchestra Avi Avital, mandolin
4:24 p.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony No. 4 "Italian" in A major Opus 90
London Symphony Orchestra; Claudio Abbado, conductor
4:54 p.m.
Percy Grainger
The Gum Suckers March
Dallas Wind Symphony; Jerry Junkin, conductor
4:59 p.m.
Hector Berlioz
Symphonie Fantastique: V. Witches' Sabbath Opus 14
BBC Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Davis, conductor
5:10 p.m.
Cecile Chaminade
Les Sylvains (The Fauns) in D major Opus 60
Anna Shelest, piano
5:14 p.m.
Gabriel Pierne
March of the Little Fauns (Marche des petits faunes)
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
5:17 p.m.
Carl Stamitz
Symphonie Concertante for violin & viola in D major
Virtuosi of Prague; Rudolf Krecmer, conductor Oldrich Vlcek, violin; Josef Suk, viola
5:38 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 78 in C minor
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
5:59 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Suite No. 2 in C major Opus 53
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
6:38 p.m.
Igor Stravinsky
The Firebird: Finale (1911)
Orchestre de Paris; Klaus Makela, conductor
6:42 p.m.
Jean Sibelius
Suite Mignonne Opus 98/1
Tapiola Sinfonietta; Tuomas Ollila, conductor
6:48 p.m.
Lalo Schifrin
from La Nouvelle Orleans
Imani Winds
6:53 p.m.
Dave Brubeck
Five Pieces from Two-Part Adventures
John Salmon, piano
