Classical Music Playlist, February 27, 2026
Twenty-five years after meeting and becoming great friends, Johannes Brahms consulted with violinist Joseph Joachim for technical advice on writing what would be Brahms’ only Violin Concerto. Joachim was the Concerto’s dedicatee and soloist at the premiere on January 1st 1879 with Brahms conducting. There is only one person between Joachim and legendary violinist Jascha Heifetz (1901-1987). Heifetz studied violin with Leopold Auer, who had studied with Joachim. Hear a 1955 recording of the Brahms Concerto with Heifetz for today's Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for four guitars in B minor Opus 3/10 RV 580
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Iona Brown, conductor Los Romeros
6:11 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Clarinet Quintet in A major K 581
Anthony McGill, clarinet; Jorja Fleezanis, violin; Jennifer Frautschi, violin; Carlmaria Rodrigues, viola; Colin Carr, cello
6:44 a.m.
Franz Schubert
Impromptu No. 4 in Ab major Opus 90/4 D 899
Simone Dinnerstein, piano
6:53 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Sleeping Beauty: Polonaise from Act III
London Symphony Orchestra; Andre Previn, conductor
6:59 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 59 "Fire" in A major
Heidelberg Symphony; Thomas Fey, conductor
7:22 a.m.
Ernst von Dohnanyi
Symphonic Minutes Opus 36
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
7:38 a.m.
Sebastian Iradier
La Paloma the dove
Pablo Sainz Villegas, guitar
7:40 a.m.
Percy Grainger
Mock Morris
City of London Sinfonia; Richard Hickox, conductor
7:45 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Piano Concerto No. 1: III. Rondo in D minor Opus 15
Concertgebouw Orchestra; Bernard Haitink, conductor Claudio Arrau, piano
8:00 a.m.
Tomaso Albinoni
Oboe Concerto No. 5 in C major Opus 9
Collegium Musicum 90; Simon Standage, conductor Anthony Robson, oboe
8:09 a.m.
Robert Schumann
Symphony No. 3 "Rhenish" in Eb major Opus 97
Cleveland Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conductor
8:42 a.m.
Ricardo Castro
Plainte Opus 38/2
Orquesta Sinfonica de Mineria (OSM) Jorge Federico Osorio, piano
8:45 a.m.
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Prelude and Fugue No. 3 in A minor Opus 199
Brasil Guitar Duo
8:52 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude and Fugue (from the Well-Tempered Clavier I:01) in C major BWV 846
Angela Hewitt, piano
8:57 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor" in Eb major Opus 73
Berlin Philharmonic; Claudio Abbado, conductor Maurizio Pollini, piano
9:37 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 12 in B minor Opus 6/12 HWV 330
Aradia Ensemble; Kevin Mallon, conductor
9:50 a.m.
Malcolm Arnold
Four Scottish Dances Opus 59
Philharmonia Orchestra; Bryden Thomson, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Franz Liszt
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 3 in D major
Budapest Symphony Orchestra; Andras Korodi, conductor
10:09 a.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Prelude in C-sharp minor in C# minor Opus 3/2
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
10:15 a.m.
Kurt Atterberg
Symphony No. 3 "West Coast Pictures" in D Opus 10
Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra; Sixten Ehrling, conductor
10:51 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Concerto, Op. 4, No. 9 in F major Opus 4/9 RV 284
Academy of Ancient Music; Christopher Hogwood, conductor Monica Huggett, violin
11:00 a.m.
Sergei Prokofiev
Symphony No. 1 "Classical" in D major Opus 25
Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Claudio Abbado, conductor
11:14 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Overture in D major Hob 1a:7
Heidelberg Symphony; Thomas Fey, conductor
11:19 a.m.
Ottorino Respighi
The Birds (Gli Uccelli)
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Hugh Wolff, conductor
11:39 a.m.
Frederic Chopin
Ballade No. 1 in G minor Opus 23
Benjamin Grosvenor, piano
11:49 a.m.
Gaspar Sanz
Canarios
Chatham Baroque
11:52 a.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Clarinet Concerto No. 1: III. Rondo in F minor Opus 73
Staatskapelle Dresden; Herbert Blomstedt, conductor Sabine Meyer, clarinet
12:00 p.m.
Jennifer Reason
Local Artist Feature: Julie Adams, choral conductor
Jennifer Reason, host
12:26 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Piano Trio "Gassenhauer" in Bb major Opus 11
Emanuel Ax, piano; Leonidas Kavakos, violin; Yo Yo Ma, cello
12:49 p.m.
Steve Reich
Electric Counterpoint: Third Movement
Valerie Milot, harp
12:54 p.m.
Giuseppe Verdi
NABUCCO: Va, pensiero
Academy of Saint Cecilia Orchestra; Carlo Rizzi, conductor Academy of St. Ceclia Chorus
12:59 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Serenade No. 10 for winds "Gran Partita": I. Largo - Allegro Molto in Bb major K 361
Amadeus Winds; Christopher Hogwood, conductor
1:09 p.m.
Alexander Glazunov
Symphony No. 5 in Bb major Opus 55
BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra; Tadaaki Otaka, conductor
1:46 p.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Vocalise Opus 34/14
Kiri Te Kanawa, soprano; Roger Vignoles, piano
1:52 p.m.
Bedrich Smetana
BARTERED BRIDE: Dance of the Comedians
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Violin Concerto in D major Opus 77
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Fritz Reiner, conductor Jascha Heifetz, violin
2:35 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
French Suite No. 5 in G major BWV 816
Glenn Gould, piano
2:47 p.m.
Isolina Carrillo
Dos Gardenias
Havana Lyceum Orchestra; Jose Antonio Mendez Padron, conductor Sarah Willis, horn; Harold Madrigal Frias, trumpet
2:54 p.m.
Franz Waxman
Carmen Fantasy: II. Allegretto (Seguidilla & Chanson boh�me)
Himari, violin; Chelsea Wang, piano
2:59 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Symphonic Variations Opus 78
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Marin Alsop, conductor
3:23 p.m.
Edvard Grieg
String Quartet No. 2 (unfinished): II. Allegro scherzando in F major
Oslo Camerata; Stephan Barratt-Due, conductor
3:31 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Piano Sonata No. 48 in C major HOB 16/35
Jeneba Kanneh-Mason, piano
3:46 p.m.
Franz Liszt
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6 "Carnival in Pest" in D major
Budapest Symphony Orchestra; Andras Korodi, conductor
4:00 p.m.
Gioachino Rossini
The Thieving Magpie (LA GAZZA LADRA): Overture
London Symphony Orchestra; Claudio Abbado, conductor
4:11 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Quintet for piano & winds in Eb major K 452
Radu Lupu, piano; Han de Vries, oboe; George Pieterson, clarinet; Vincente Zarzo, horn; Brian Pollard, bassoon
4:36 p.m.
Pietro Locatelli
Concerto Grosso No. 7 in F major Opus 1/7
Raglan Baroque Players; Nicholas Kraemer, conductor
4:45 p.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Symphony No. 2: IV. Finale: Allegro vivace in E minor Opus 27
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
4:59 p.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Africa-Fantasie Opus 89
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Geoffrey Simon, conductor Gwendolyn Mok, piano
5:11 p.m.
Paul Hindemith
Symphony "Mathis der Maler" (Matthias the Painter): I. Engelkonzert Angel concert
San Francisco Symphony; Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
5:21 p.m.
Franz Schubert
Symphony No. 8 "Unfinished" in B minor D 759
Swedish Chamber Orchestra; Thomas Dausgaard, conductor
5:42 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 14 "Moonlight" in C# minor Opus 27/2
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
6:00 p.m.
Jennifer Reason
Local Artist Feature: Julie Adams, choral conductor
Jennifer Reason, host
6:26 p.m.
Jacques Ibert
Escales (Ports of Call)
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Andre Previn, conductor
6:42 p.m.
Antonio Lauro
Venezuelan Waltzes (Valses Venezolanos)
Pepe Romero, guitar
6:52 p.m.
Hayato Sumino
Human Universe
Hayato Sumino, piano
