Classical Music Playlist, April 9, 2026
Danish composer Carl Nielsen (appx 1908)
Danish composer Carl Nielsen wrote in a letter to his wife in 1922 that he was delighted with his new wind quintet; that it amused him greatly, and that it’s a happy work. Moreover, it was positively received at its public premiere, performed often during his lifetime, performed at his funeral (in 1931), and has become a standard in the wind quintet repertoire. It’s today’s Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Keyboard Sonata in D minor BWV 964
Angela Hewitt, Piano
6:19 a.m.
Franz Krommer
Oboe Concerto No. 1 in F major Opus 37
Czech National Symphony Orchestra; Paul Freeman, conductor Alex Klein, oboe
6:42 a.m.
Marie Awadis
Etude No. 3: Ballade
Marie Awadis, piano
6:46 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
String Quintet No. 2: I. Allegro non troppo ma con brio in G major Opus 111
Takacs Quartet Lawrence Power, viola
7:01 a.m.
Reinhold Gliere
Symphony No. 3 "Ilya Muromets": III. At the Court of Vladimir the Mighty Sun in B minor Opus 42
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
7:09 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 4 in Bb major Opus 60
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
7:40 a.m.
Alexander Glazunov
Reverie in Db major Opus 24
Russian National Orchestra; Jose Serebrier, conductor Alexey Serov, French horn
7:43 a.m.
Johan Halvorsen
Entry March of the Boyars
Bergen Philharmonic; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
7:49 a.m.
Johann Strauss, Jr.
DIE FLEDERMAUS Overture (The Bat)
Berlin Philharmonic; Herbert Von Karajan, conductor
7:59 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 4: IV. Finale. Allegro con fuoco in F minor Opus 36
Philadelphia Orchestra; Riccardo Muti, conductor
8:08 a.m.
Clara Schumann
Scherzo No. 2 in C minor in C minor Opus 14
Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
8:13 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Piano Sonata No. 48: I. Allegro con brio in C major HOB 16/35
Jeneba Kanneh-Mason, piano
8:20 a.m.
Joaquin Rodrigo
Concierto Serenata for harp and orchestra
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Ernst Marzendorfer, conductor Nicanor Zabaleta, harp
8:44 a.m.
Leos Janacek
Suite (Serenade) Opus 3
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra; Libor Pesek, conductor
8:59 a.m.
Ernst von Dohnanyi
Sextet in C major Opus 37
Claremont Trio Jonathan Cohler, clarinet; James Sommerville, horn; Mai Motobuchi, viola
9:30 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 5 in D minor Opus 3/5 HWV 316
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
9:41 a.m.
William Boyce
Symphony No. 2 in A major Opus 2
Aradia Ensemble; Kevin Mallon, conductor
9:48 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Capriccio Brillant in B minor Opus 22
Amsterdam Sinfonietta; Lev Markiz, conductor Ronald Brautigam, piano
10:00 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 7 in Bb major Opus 6/7 HWV 325
Boston Baroque; Martin Pearlman, conductor
10:13 a.m.
Samuel Akpabot
Pastorale from "Scenes from Nigeria"
Marcus Eley, clarinet; Lucerne DeSa, piano
10:17 a.m.
Bear McCreary
Battlestar Galactica: Dreilide Thrace Sonata No. 1
Bear McCreary, piano
10:24 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major K 331 (FROM THE RUSSELL KLETZING COLLECTION)
Mitsuko Uchida, piano
10:49 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for 2 oboes, 2 violins, bassoon in C major RV 557
Ensemble Zefiro; Alfredo Bernardini, conductor Members of...
10:58 a.m.
Hugo Alfven
Swedish Rhapsody No. 1 "Midsummer Night Vigil" Opus 19
Minnesota Orchestra; Eiji Oue, conductor
11:13 a.m.
Fernando Sor
Etude No. 19 in Bb major Opus 29/13
Andres Segovia, guitar
11:16 a.m.
Gian Carlo Menotti
AMELIA GOES TO THE BALL Overture
Columbia Symphony Orchestra; Thomas Schippers, conductor
11:21 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Cello sonata No. 1 in E minor Opus 38
Yo Yo Ma, cello; Emanuel Ax, piano
11:46 a.m.
Modest Mussorgsky
Night on Bald Mountain
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Paavo Jarvi, conductor
11:59 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major BWV 1068
La Petite Bande; Sigiswald Kuijken, conductor
12:21 p.m.
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Prelude No. 1
Xuefei Yang, guitar
12:25 p.m.
Yiruma
la bianca primavera
Yiruma, piano; Chanuk Kang, cello
12:30 p.m.
Richard Strauss
Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks Opus 28
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; Manfred Honeck, conductor
12:46 p.m.
Franz Liszt
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 1 in F minor
Budapest Symphony Orchestra; Andras Korodi, conductor
12:59 p.m.
Samuel Barber
School for Scandal Overture
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
1:09 p.m.
Clara Schumann
Three Romances for Piano Opus 11
Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
1:24 p.m.
Aaron Copland
Appalachian Spring
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Robert Spano, conductor
1:48 p.m.
Francesco Geminiani
Concerto Grosso "La Follia" in D minor
Boston Baroque; Martin Pearlman, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Carl Nielsen
Wind Quintet Opus 43
Emmanuel Pahud, flute; Sabine Meyer, clarinet; Radek Baborak, horn; Jonathon Kelly, oboe; Stefan Schweigert, bassoon
2:27 p.m.
Gioachino Rossini
THE BARBER OF SEVILLE: Overture (IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA)
National Philharmonic Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
2:35 p.m.
Georg Philipp Telemann
Tafelmusik II: Concerto for 3 violins in F major
Musica Antiqua Koln; Reinhardt Goebel, conductor Members of...
2:50 p.m.
Johann Strauss, Jr.
Where the Lemon Trees Blossom Opus 364 Wo die Citronen bluh'n
Vienna State Opera Orchestra; Jascha Horenstein, conductor
3:00 p.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Symphony No. 1 in C major Opus 19
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
3:26 p.m.
VARIOUS
Renaissance Dances II
Piffaro Renaissance Band; Joan Kimball, conductor
3:33 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto in D minor BWV 1052
Potsdam Chamber Acadamy Avi Avital, mandolin
3:54 p.m.
Frederic Chopin
Waltz No. 1 "Grande Valse Brillante" in Eb major Opus 18
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
4:00 p.m.
Richard Wagner
DIE MEISTERSINGER: Prelude
Berlin Philharmonic; Herbert Von Karajan, conductor
4:11 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 95 in C minor
Heidelberg Symphony; Thomas Fey, conductor
4:33 p.m.
Manuel Ponce
Giga
Horst Klee, guitar
4:35 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
EUGENE ONEGIN: Waltz
Staatskapelle Dresden; Hans Vonk, conductor
4:42 p.m.
Johann Heinichen
Concerto in F major S 235
Musica Antiqua Koln; Reinhardt Goebel, conductor
5:00 p.m.
Claudio Monteverdi
Monteverdiana
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
5:08 p.m.
Etienne-Nicolas Mehul
Symphony No. 2 in D major
Rhenish Philharmonic Orchestra; Jorge Rotter, conductor
5:36 p.m.
Teresa Carreno
Ballade Opus 15
Clara Rodriguez, piano
5:44 p.m.
Alexander von Zemlinsky
Symphony No. 2: IV. Moderato (Finale) in Bb major
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
5:57 p.m.
Edvard Grieg
String Quartet No. 1 in G minor Opus 27
Guarneri Quartet
6:31 p.m.
Adrian Cruft
Traditional Hornpipe Suite
Royal Ballet Sinfonia; Gavin Sutherland, conductor
6:39 p.m.
TRADITIONAL
Scarborough Fair
Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello; Plinio Fernandes, guitar
6:42 p.m.
Madeleine Dring
Colour Suite: IV. Blue Air
Sarah Cahill, piano
6:46 p.m.
Ludovico Einaudi
Choros
La Pieta Angele Dubeau, violin
6:52 p.m.
Philip Glass
Etude 2
Vikingur Olafsson, piano
