Classical Music Playlist, February 13, 2026
Composer John Ireland in 1915 [old b&w photo enhanced by AI]
English composer John Ireland lived a relatively unremarkable life. He traveled little, held no conducting post, composed no symphony or opera and, having lived into years when music had changed dramatically (1879-1962), his music both looks back to classicism before him and forward to modern influences though he never wrote anything that would startle an audience.
But the backstory of one composition contains a hint of drama. At about age 50 he had apparently fallen in love with a 19 year old pianist for whom he wrote, and to whom he dedicated, his only piano concerto. And though she premiered the piece, she didn’t return his affections, married an architect and moved to Australia. Spurned, Ireland rescinded the dedication. It was an immediate success and for decades was called the finest British piano concerto and was performed regularly by the greatest British pianists. John Ireland’s Piano Concerto in E-Flat major is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Georg Bohm
Overture a Cinq in D major
Parley of Instruments; Roy Goodman, conductor
6:15 a.m.
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Oboe Concerto in Eb major Wq 165 / H 468
Freiburg Baroque Orchestra; Thomas Hengelbrock, conductor Peter Westermann, oboe; Andreas Staier, harpsichord
6:39 a.m.
Frederic Chopin
Andante Spianato and Grand Polonaise in G major/Eb major Opus 22
Warsaw Philharmonic; Kazimierz Kord, conductor Garrick Ohlsson, piano
6:54 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
MAZEPPA: Gopak
Minnesota Orchestra; Eiji Oue, conductor
7:00 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major Opus 3/3 RV 310
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor Simon Standage, violin
7:07 a.m.
Edvard Grieg
Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 Opus 46
San Francisco Symphony; Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
7:24 a.m.
Joaquin Rodrigo
Concierto de Aranjuez
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Pepe Romero, guitar
7:49 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Toccata & Fugue in D minor BWV 565
Jean Guillou, organ
7:59 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major K 453
Norwegian Chamber Orchestra; Leif Ove Andsnes, conductor Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
8:28 a.m.
Karl Jenkins
Palladio: I. Allegretto
London Philharmonic Strings; Karl Jenkins, conductor
8:33 a.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 7 in D major Opus 6
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor
8:44 a.m.
George Enescu
Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A major Opus 11
National Orchestra of France; Cristian Macelaru, conductor Yuja Wang, piano
8:57 a.m.
Carl Nielsen
Symphony No. 3 "Sinfonia expansiva" Opus 27
San Francisco Symphony; Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
9:34 a.m.
Claude Debussy
Clair de lune ("Moonlight")
Hayato Sumino, piano
9:40 a.m.
Georg Philipp Telemann
Concerto for 3 oboes and strings in Bb major TWV 44:43
Musica Antiqua Koln; Reinhardt Goebel, conductor Peter Westermann, oboe; Michael Niesemann, oboe; Piet Dhont, oboe
9:49 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Violin Concerto: III. Allegro vivacissimo (Finale) in D major Opus 35
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; William Steinberg, conductor Nathan Milstein, violin
10:00 a.m.
Niels Gade
Hamlet Overture Opus 37
Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Dmitri Kitayenko, conductor
10:11 a.m.
Carl Nielsen
Serenata in Vano
Athena Ensemble
10:19 a.m.
J. P. E. Hartmann
Symphony No. 1 in G minor Opus 17
Danish National Symphony Orchestra; Thomas Dausgaard, conductor
10:51 a.m.
Joseph Kraus
PROSERPIN: Overture VB 19
Helsinki Baroque Orchestra; Aapo Hakkinen, conductor
11:01 a.m.
Isaac Albeniz
Iberia: Festival Day in Seville (Fete-Dieu a Seville)
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
11:10 a.m.
Gabriel Faure
Piano Quartet No. 2: IV. Finale - Allegro molto in G minor Opus 45
Yo Yo Ma, cello; Emanuel Ax, piano; Isaac Stern, violin; Jaime Laredo, viola
11:21 a.m.
Georg Philipp Telemann
Suite in C major TWV 55:C6
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
11:47 a.m.
Johann Pachelbel
Ciacona in F minor
Aries Brass Quintet
11:55 a.m.
Stanley Myers
Cavatina
Jason Vieaux, guitar
12:01 p.m.
Jennifer Reason
Local Artist Feature: Dr. Cindy Behmer, oboe
Jennifer Reason, host
12:19 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 8 in F major Opus 93
Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
12:44 p.m.
Johann Strauss, Sr.
Radetzky March Opus 228
Boston Pops Orchestra; Arthur Fiedler, conductor
12:48 p.m.
Florence Price
Dances in the Canebrakes
Chicago Sinfonietta; Mei-Ann Chen, conductor
12:59 p.m.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Serenade to Music
English Chamber Orchestra; Matthew Best, conductor Corydon Singers
1:14 p.m.
Edward Elgar
Salut d'amour (Love's Greeting) Opus 12
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Gil Shaham, violin
1:18 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 39 in Eb major K 543
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor
1:50 p.m.
Georg Philipp Telemann
Concerto for horn and strings in D major
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Iona Brown, conductor Hermann Baumann, horn
2:00 p.m.
John Ireland
Piano Concerto in Eb major
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic; John Wilson, conductor John Lenehan, piano
2:25 p.m.
Johann Strauss, Jr.
Blue Danube Waltz Opus 314
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Fritz Reiner, conductor
2:35 p.m.
Guillaume Dumanoir
Orchestral Suite in F major
Le Concert des Nations; Jordi Savall, conductor
2:49 p.m.
Richard Wagner
DIE MEISTERSINGER: Prelude
Berlin Philharmonic; Herbert Von Karajan, conductor
3:00 p.m.
Franz Liszt
Les Preludes (Symphonic Poem #3) S 97
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Georg Solti, conductor
3:16 p.m.
Claude Debussy
Arabesque No. 1 in E major
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
3:21 p.m.
George Frederick Bristow
Symphony No. 3 in F# minor Opus 26
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
3:56 p.m.
Bear McCreary
Battlestar Galactica: The Shape of Things to Come
studio ensemble; Bear McCreary, conductor
4:01 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Keyboard Concerto No. 5 in F minor BWV 1056
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Murray Perahia, conductor Murray Perahia, piano
4:11 p.m.
Sade Adu
Love Is Stronger Than Pride
Carlos Simon, piano
4:15 p.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Vocalise Opus 34/14
San Francisco Symphony; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
4:21 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Serenade No. 2 in A major Opus 16
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
4:55 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Water Music Suite No. 1: Alla Hornpipe in F major Water Music Suite in F
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Nicholas McGegan, conductor
5:01 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Slavonic Rhapsody No. 3 in Ab major Opus 45
Scottish National Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
5:14 p.m.
Cesar Franck
Symphony: I. Lento - Allegro non troppo in D minor
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Pierre Monteux, conductor
5:33 p.m.
Johann Christoph Pez
Concerto pastorale in F major
Les Violons du Roy; Bernard Labadie, conductor
5:52 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Piano Concerto No. 1: III. final movement in Bb minor Opus 23
Berlin Philharmonic; Herbert Von Karajan, conductor Evgeny Kissin, piano
6:01 p.m.
Jennifer Reason
Local Artist Feature: Dr. Cindy Behmer, oboe
Jennifer Reason, host
6:19 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 51 in Bb major
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
6:40 p.m.
Georg Philipp Telemann
Trio Sonata in A major TWV 42: A2
Le Triomphe de L'Amour
6:49 p.m.
Elena Kats-Chernin
Unsent Love Letters
Tamara-Anna Cislowska, piano
6:53 p.m.
Clarice Assad
Archetypes: IV. The Lover
Third Coast Percussion
