Classical Music Playlist, February 23, 2026
Igor Stravinsky (c 1920s). Source: Library of Congress
Igor Stravinsky composed his 1928 ballet, “The Fairy’s Kiss,” based on the Hans Christian Andersen tale “The Ice Maiden.” Along with his own original music, Stravinsky adapted early piano pieces and songs by Tchaikovsky to make the ballet an homage on the 35th anniversary of Tchaikovsky’s death in 1893. In 1934, Stravinsky extracted a suite from the ballet and titled it the “Fairy’s Kiss Divertimento,” and it’s today's Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Chamber Concerto "La Pastorella" in D major RV 95
Chandos Baroque Players
6:10 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Violin Concerto in A minor Opus 53
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; William Steinberg, conductor Nathan Milstein, violin
6:41 a.m.
Alfonso Montes
Milonga in the Style of Piazzolla (Milonga a Piazzolla)
Castellani Andriaccio Duo
6:44 a.m.
John Cage
Sonata No. 5 for prepared piano
Robert Miller, piano
6:47 a.m.
Gioachino Rossini
SEMIRAMIDE: Overture
Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Claudio Abbado, conductor
7:00 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 9 in F major Opus 6/9 HWV 327
Handel & Haydn Society; Christopher Hogwood, conductor
7:15 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Flute Concerto No. 1 in G major K 313 (FROM THE RUSSELL KLETZING COLLECTION)
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Irena Grafenauer, flute
7:41 a.m.
Manuel Ponce
Estrellita
Duo Sonidos
7:44 a.m.
John Williams
Summon the Heroes
Boston Pops Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
7:51 a.m.
Frederic Chopin
Polonaise No. 6 "Heroic" in Ab major Opus 53
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
7:59 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Capriccio Italien Opus 45
Berlin Philharmonic; Seiji Ozawa, conductor
8:16 a.m.
Georges Bizet
Symphony No. 1 in C major
New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor
8:45 a.m.
Pierre Attaignant
Renaissance Dance for Lute
Ronn McFarlane, lute
8:47 a.m.
Santiago de Murcia
La Jota
The Harp Consort Paul O'Dette, baroque guitar; Andrew Lawrence-King, harp
8:54 a.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Prelude in G minor in G minor Opus 23
Yuja Wang, piano
9:00 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 4 in E minor Opus 98
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Georg Solti, conductor
9:43 a.m.
Claude Debussy
Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
Cleveland Orchestra; Pierre Boulez, conductor
9:53 a.m.
Ron Nelson
Rocky Point Holiday
Dallas Wind Symphony; Jerry Junkin, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Maurice Ravel
Sonatine
Alicia de Larrocha, piano
10:12 a.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
EURYANTHE Overture Opus 81 J 291
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; Antoni Wit, conductor
10:22 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
String Quartet in B minor Opus 33/1 HOB 3/37
Quatuor Mosaiques
10:46 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Leonore Overture No. 3 Opus 72
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
10:59 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Occasional Suite in D major
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
11:16 a.m.
Luigi Boccherini
Sinfonia Concertante in C major Opus 21
Portland Baroque Orchestra; Monica Huggett, conductor Richard Savino, guitar
11:38 a.m.
William Grant Still
Bayou home
Alexa Still, flute; Susan DeWitt Smith, piano
11:42 a.m.
Percy Grainger
The Gum Suckers March
Dallas Wind Symphony; Jerry Junkin, conductor
11:47 a.m.
Alexander Borodin
PRINCE IGOR Overture
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
11:59 a.m.
Alexander Glazunov
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B major Opus 100
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Martyn Brabbins, conductor Stephen Coombs, piano
12:20 p.m.
Jean-Baptiste Lully
March for the Turkish Ceremony
Le Concert des Nations; Jordi Savall, conductor
12:23 p.m.
Paul Hindemith
Symphonic Metamorphosis: IV. March
San Francisco Symphony; Herbert Blomstedt, conductor Randall Goosby, violin
12:28 p.m.
Franz Schubert
Sonata "Arpeggione" in A minor D 821
Australian Chamber Orchestra; Richard Tognetti, conductor John Williams, guitar
12:52 p.m.
Hector Berlioz
Symphonie Fantastique: A Ball Opus 14
Lyon National Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
1:00 p.m.
Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 4 "Romantic": I. Bewegt, Nicht Zu Schell in Eb major
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Karl Bohm, conductor
1:21 p.m.
Edward K. (Duke) Ellington
In a sentimental mood
Jason Vieaux, guitar
1:26 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 17 "Tempest" in D minor Opus 31/2
Andras Schiff, piano
1:51 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 40: I. Molto Allegro in G minor K 550
Bremen German Chamber Philharmonic; Tarmo Peltokoski, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Igor Stravinsky
The Fairy's Kiss: Divertimento
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Fritz Reiner, conductor
2:25 p.m.
Henry Purcell
The Fairy Queen: Symphony (The 4th Act Suite) Z 629
Le Concert des Nations; Jordi Savall, conductor
2:32 p.m.
Josef Suk
Piano Trio: II. Andante in C minor Opus 2
Neave Trio
2:49 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Carnival Overture Opus 92
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Andre Previn, conductor
3:00 p.m.
Edvard Grieg
Lyric Suite Opus 54
Seattle Symphony; Gerard Schwarz, conductor
3:16 p.m.
Tielmann Susato
Mon Desir (Basse Dans)
New London Consort; Philip Pickett, conductor
3:20 p.m.
Philip Glass
Symphony No. 4 "Heroes": 6. V2 Schneider
American Composers Orchestra; Dennis Russell Davies, conductor
3:28 p.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor Opus 25
London Mozart Players; Jonathan Bloxham, conductor Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
3:49 p.m.
Claude Debussy
La Mer: III. Dialogue of the Wind and the Sea
Cleveland Orchestra; Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
3:58 p.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
4:11 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik in G major K 525
Les Violons du Roy; Bernard Labadie, conductor
4:30 p.m.
Aaron Copland
Appalachian Spring
New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor
4:55 p.m.
Edward Elgar
Salut d'amour (Love's Greeting) Opus 12
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Gil Shaham, violin
5:00 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto No. 3 "a due cori" in F major HWV 334
Academy of Ancient Music; Christopher Hogwood, conductor
5:14 p.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Carnival of the Animals
Philharmonia Orchestra; Sir Charles Groves, conductor Leslie Pearson, piano; Michael Reeves, piano; George Ives, cello; Kenneth Smith, flute
5:37 p.m.
George Walker
Lyric for Strings
Chicago Sinfonietta; Paul Freeman, conductor
5:43 p.m.
William Grant Still
Symphony No. 3 "The Sunday Symphony"
Fort Smith Symphony; John Jeter, conductor
5:46 p.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Concertino for Horn in E minor Opus 45
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Kurt Masur, conductor Hermann Baumann, horn
6:00 p.m.
Franz Liszt
Piano Sonata in B minor S 178
Krystian Zimerman, piano
6:32 p.m.
Michael Torke
Bright Blue Music
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; David Zinman, conductor
6:42 p.m.
Paul Hindemith
Kleine Kammermusik: I. Lustig Opus 24/2 fun; happily; merrily
Bergen Wind Quintet
6:44 p.m.
Adam Larrabee
24 Preludes for Banjo: No. 12 "Waltz" in g minor
John Bullard, banjo
6:49 p.m.
Leonard Bernstein
Love Theme from ON THE WATERFRONT (Symphonic Suite)
New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor
6:54 p.m.
Jean-Michel Blais
Nostos
La Pieta Angele Dubeau, violin
