Classical Music Playlist, April 10, 2026
Louis Théodore Gouvy in 1860
Though born into a French family just within the Prussian borders in 1819, the German musical traditions attracted composer Louis Gouvy, including chamber music and symphonies. Drawn not to opera, which was all the rage in France, but to pure instrumental music of interest in the German countries, this is where he found most of his influence and his success. In fact, he lived about the final third of his life in Germany where his music was held in high regard (including by Brahms). He never achieved great acclaim in France. Nonetheless, French composers Ambroise Thomas and Charles Gounod attended the Paris premiere of Gouvy’s Symphony No. 4 and expressed their admiration as did French critics. Gouvy’s Symphony No. 4 is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Aria Variata in A minor BWV 989
Vikingur Olafsson, piano
6:15 a.m.
Anton Reicha
Wind Quintet No. 2 in Eb major Opus 88/2
Albert Schweitzer Quintet
6:41 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
String Quintet No. 2 I: Allegro in G minor K 516b
Dover Quartet Michael Tree, viola [member of Guarneri Quartet]
6:52 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
FIDELIO Overture Opus 72
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor
7:00 a.m.
Emmanuel Chabrier
Espana (Spanish Rhapsodie)
Boston Symphony Orchestra; Seiji Ozawa, conductor
7:07 a.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Piano Concerto No. 5 in F major Opus 103
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Andre Previn, conductor Jean-Philippe Collard, piano
7:37 a.m.
Huang Tzu
Plum blossoms in the snow
Xuefei Yang, guitar
7:40 a.m.
Zhen Chen
Springfield
Zhen Chen, piano; Jiaju Shen, pipa; Feifei Yang, erhu
7:44 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Trumpet Concerto in Eb major
German Chamber Philharmonic; Thomas Klug, conductor Alison Balsom, trumpet
7:59 a.m.
Aaron Copland
Rodeo: Hoe-Down
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
8:05 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Symphony No. 9 "From the New World" in E minor Opus 95
Cleveland Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conductor
8:47 a.m.
John Williams
Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Raiders' March
Boston Pops Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
8:53 a.m.
Jean Sibelius
Karelia Suite: III. Alla Marcia Opus 11
Philharmonia Orchestra; Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
8:59 a.m.
Louise Farrenc
Symphony No. 3 in G minor Opus 36
North German Radio Symphony; Johannes Goritzki, conductor
9:32 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Violin Sonata No. 1 "Rain": I. Vivace ma no troppo in G major Opus 78
Leonidas Kavakos, violin; Yuja Wang, piano
9:44 a.m.
Tomaso Albinoni
Oboe Concerto No. 8 in G minor Opus 9
Collegium Musicum 90; Simon Standage, conductor Anthony Robson, oboe
9:55 a.m.
Valentin Silvestrov
Bagatelle (Op. 1, No. 1) Opus 1/1
Dmytro Choni, piano
10:00 a.m.
Florence Price
Symphony No. 1: I. Allegro ma non troppo in E minor
Chineke! Orchestra; Roderick Cox, conductor
10:18 a.m.
Peter Maxwell Davies
Farewell to Stromness
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
10:24 a.m.
Georg Philipp Telemann
Tafelmusik I: Concerto for flute, violin & strings in A major
Musica Antiqua Koln; Reinhardt Goebel, conductor
10:49 a.m.
Cecile Chaminade
Piano Trio No. 1: I. Allegro in G minor Opus 11
Neave Trio
10:59 a.m.
Jean Sibelius
Finlandia Opus 26
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
11:09 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
2 Gavottes in G minor BWV 995
Sharon Isbin, guitar
11:11 a.m.
Florence Price
Symphony No. 4: III. Juba Dance in D minor
Philadelphia Orchestra; Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor Raphael Feuillatre, guitar
11:15 a.m.
Kurt Atterberg
Symphony No. 4 "Sinfonia piccola" in G minor Opus 14
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra; Ari Rasilainen, conductor
11:38 a.m.
Gustav Holst
St. Paul's Suite Opus 29/2
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Christopher Hogwood, conductor
11:51 a.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
SAMSON ET DELILA: Bacchanale Opus 47
Minnesota Orchestra; Eiji Oue, conductor
12:00 p.m.
Local Artist Feature: Kyle Stachnik, cello
Jennifer Reason, host
12:26 p.m.
Joaquin Rodrigo
Concierto Andaluz for 4 guitars
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Los Romeros
12:51 p.m.
Mel Bonis
Suite orientale: 2. Danse d�Alm�es Opus 48/2
WDR Symphony Orchestra; Joseph Bastian, conductor
12:56 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G minor
Berlin Philharmonic; Claudio Abbado, conductor
1:00 p.m.
Paul Dukas
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Boston Symphony Orchestra; Charles Munch, conductor
1:11 p.m.
Elena Kats-Chernin
Times of Rain and Sun
Universal Korean Organic Ensemble; Juan Pablo Hell�n, conductor Viktoria Elisabeth Kaunzner, violin
1:22 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major K 488
Academy of Ancient Music; Christopher Hogwood, conductor Robert Levin, fortepiano
1:48 p.m.
Franz Liszt
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in D minor
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Georg Solti, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Louis Theodore Gouvy
Symphony No. 4 in D minor Opus 25
Saarbrucken Radio Philharmonic Orchestra; Jacques Mercier, conductor
2:28 p.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 8 "Christmas Concerto" in G minor Opus 6
Les Violons du Roy; Bernard Labadie, conductor
2:42 p.m.
Isaac Albeniz
Iberia: Festival Day in Seville (Fete-Dieu a Seville)
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
2:52 p.m.
Santiago de Murcia
La Jota
The Harp Consort Paul O'Dette, baroque guitar; Andrew Lawrence-King, harp
2:59 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 3: I. Allegro con brio in F major Opus 90
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
3:12 p.m.
Alexander Scriabin
Prelude No. 11 in B major Opus 11/11
Jeneba Kanneh-Mason, piano
3:14 p.m.
Claude Debussy
The Girl with the Flaxen Hair (from Preludes, Book I: No. 8)
Jeneba Kanneh-Mason, piano
3:18 p.m.
Florence Price
Symphony No. 3
Philadelphia Orchestra; Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
3:50 p.m.
Pietro Locatelli
Concerto Grosso No. 5 in D major Opus 1/5
Raglan Baroque Players; Nicholas Kraemer, conductor
3:59 p.m.
Dmitri Shostakovich
Festive Overture Opus 96
Dallas Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Litton, conductor
4:06 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major Opus 81
Emerson String Quartet Menahem Pressler, piano
4:47 p.m.
Ernesto Nazareth
Odeon - Tango Brasileiro
Richard Cionco, piano
4:50 p.m.
Gerardo Matos Rodriguez
La Cumparsita (Tango)
Canadian Brass
4:55 p.m.
Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Concerto for Mandolin: III. Rondo in G major
Il Giardino Armonico; Giovanni Antonini, conductor Avi Avital, mandolin
5:00 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestral Suite No. 4 in D major BWV 1069
La Petite Bande; Sigiswald Kuijken, conductor
5:20 p.m.
Franz Liszt
Les Preludes (Symphonic Poem #3) S 97
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Georg Solti, conductor
5:36 p.m.
Carl Nielsen
Violin Concerto: II. Rondo. Allegretto scherzando Opus 33
Danish National Symphony Orchestra; Fabio Luisi, conductor Bomsori Kim, violin
5:48 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Nutcracker: Waltz of the Snowflakes Opus 71
National Philharmonic Orchestra; Richard Bonynge, conductor Finchley Children's Music Group
6:00 p.m.
Local Artist Feature: Kyle Stachnik, cello
Jennifer Reason, host
6:25 p.m.
Leos Janacek
Lachian Dances
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Jose Serebrier, conductor
6:46 p.m.
Ruth Crawford (Seeger)
Rissolty Rossolty
Schonberg Ensemble; Oliver Knussen, conductor
6:49 p.m.
Scott Joplin
Treemonisha: Prelude Act III
Houston Grand Opera Orchestra; Gunther Schuller, conductor
6:54 p.m.
Steve Reich
Electric Counterpoint: Third Movement
Valerie Milot, harp
