Classical Music Playlist, May 11, 2026
Czech composer Antonín Dvořák
Instead of quoting actual folk tunes, composer Antonín Dvořák created original melodies in authentic Czech folk style for his Piano Quintet No. 2. The result is charmingly tuneful and often cited among the best in the form alongside the Piano Quintets of Brahms and Schumann. The Dvořák Piano Quintet No. 2 is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto No. 1 "a due cori" in Bb major HWV 332
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
6:15 a.m.
Franz Schubert
String Quartet No. 13 "Rosamunde" in A minor Opus 29 D 804
Emerson String Quartet
6:49 a.m.
Ferenc Farkas
Old Hungarian Dances
Vienna Quintet
6:59 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 17 "Tempest" in D minor Opus 31/2
Stewart Goodyear, piano
7:23 a.m.
Oskar Bohme
Trumpet Concerto Opus 18
Czech Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra; Arnie Roth, conductor George Vosburgh, trumpet
7:41 a.m.
John Williams
Superman: Main Title
London Symphony Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
7:45 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Slavonic Dance No. 15 in C major Opus 72
Cleveland Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conductor
7:50 a.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 4 in D major Opus 6
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Nicholas McGegan, conductor
8:01 a.m.
Lars-Erik Larsson
Pastoral Suite Opus 19
CBC Vancouver Orchestra; Mario Bernardi, conductor
8:15 a.m.
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Guitar Concerto No. 1 in D major Opus 99
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor Kazuhito Yamashita, guitar
8:36 a.m.
Bear McCreary
Battlestar Galactica: The Shape of Things to Come
studio ensemble; Bear McCreary, conductor
8:38 a.m.
Louis Moreau Gottschalk
Grand Tarantelle Opus 67/5
Cincinnati Pops; Erich Kunzel, conductor William Tritt, piano
8:47 a.m.
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Symphony No. 2 in Eb major Wq 183/2
Berlin Academy of Ancient Music
8:59 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Serenade No. 7 "Haffner" in D major K 250
Prague Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor
9:54 a.m.
Emmanuel Chabrier
Joyous March (Joyeuse Marche)
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Pietro Locatelli
Concerto Grosso No. 9 in D major Opus 1/9
Raglan Baroque Players; Nicholas Kraemer, conductor
10:12 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Symphony No. 5: III. Scherzo in F major Opus 76
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Vaclav Neumann, conductor
10:21 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Piano Trio "Gassenhauer" in Bb major Opus 11
Emanuel Ax, piano; Leonidas Kavakos, violin; Yo Yo Ma, cello
10:43 a.m.
Charles Stanford
Irish Rhapsody No. 5
Ulster Orchestra; Vernon Handley, conductor
10:59 a.m.
Henriette Renie
Harp Concerto in C minor
Rhenish Philharmonic Orchestra; Shao-Chia Lu, conductor Xavier de Maistre, harp
11:21 a.m.
George Walker
String Quartet No. 1 "Lyric": II. Molto adagio
Catalyst Quartet
11:26 a.m.
Ronn McFarlane
Fermi's Paradox
Carolyn Surrick, viola da gamba; Ronn McFarlane, lute
11:33 a.m.
Joseph Kraus
Sinfonia in C# minor
Swedish Chamber Orchestra; Petter Sundkvist, conductor
11:53 a.m.
Malcolm Arnold
Quintet for Brass: I. Allegro vivace Opus 73
Center City Brass Quintet
11:59 a.m.
Arnold Bax
Tintagel
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Osmo Vanska, conductor
12:13 p.m.
Agustin Barrios
The Bees (Las Abejas)
Jason Vieaux, guitar
12:15 p.m.
Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Concerto for Mandolin: III. Rondo in G major
Il Giardino Armonico; Giovanni Antonini, conductor Avi Avital, mandolin
12:21 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 25 in C major K 503
English Chamber Orchestra; Murray Perahia, conductor Murray Perahia, piano
12:54 p.m.
Richard Wagner
DIE WALKURE: Ride of the Valkyries
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra; Mariss Jansons, conductor
1:00 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major BWV 1049
Apollo's Fire; Jeannette Sorrell, conductor
1:16 p.m.
Ernest Chausson
Symphony in Bb major Opus 20
Philharmonia Orchestra; Francesco d'Avalos, conductor
1:49 p.m.
Clara Schumann
Scherzo No. 2 in C minor in C minor Opus 14
Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
1:55 p.m.
Gabriel Olafs
Islandus: Flora II "The Lily"
Reykjavik Orchestra; Viktor Orri Arnason, conductor Gabriel Olafs, piano
2:00 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major Opus 81
Takacs Quartet Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano
2:41 p.m.
Mel Bonis
Suite orientale Opus 48
WDR Symphony Orchestra; Joseph Bastian, conductor
2:49 p.m.
Sergei Prokofiev
Symphony No. 5: II. Allegro marcato in Bb major Opus 100
Royal Scottish Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
2:59 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for 2 mandolins in G major RV 532
Europa Galante; Fabio Biondi, conductor
3:10 p.m.
Michael Praetorius
Terpsichore: Courantes
New London Consort; Philip Pickett, conductor
3:17 p.m.
Ottorino Respighi
Ancient Airs and Dances: Suite No. 2
Lausanne Chamber Orchestra; Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
3:37 p.m.
Franz Liszt
Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major
London Symphony Orchestra; Kirill Kondrashin, conductor Sviatoslav Richter, piano
3:59 p.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony No. 4 "Italian" in A major Opus 90
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conductor
4:26 p.m.
Enrique Granados
La Maja de Goya
Eduardo Fernandez, guitar
4:30 p.m.
Gabriela Lena Frank
Four Folk Songs: III. Serenata
Claremont Trio
4:36 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 8 in C minor Opus 6/8 HWV 326
Boston Baroque; Martin Pearlman, conductor
4:49 p.m.
Isaac Albeniz
Iberia: Festival Day in Seville (Fete-Dieu a Seville)
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
4:59 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for two violins, Op. 3, No. 5 in A major Opus 3 RV 519
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
5:07 p.m.
Ernst von Dohnanyi
Symphonic Minutes Opus 36
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
5:23 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 96 "Miracle" in D major HOB I:96
Heidelberg Symphony Orchestra; Thomas Fey, conductor
5:48 p.m.
Bear McCreary
Battlestar Galactica: Dreilide Thrace Sonata No. 1
Bear McCreary, piano
5:54 p.m.
Jean-Baptiste Lully
ARMIDE: Passacaille
La Petite Bande; Sigiswald Kuijken, conductor
5:59 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Flute & Harp Concerto in C major K 299
Berlin Philharmonic; Ernst Marzendorfer, conductor Nicanor Zabaleta, harp; Karlheinz Zoeller, flute
6:29 p.m.
Erkki Melartin
Songs from Lake Ladoga (Suite) Opus 153
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Jorma Panula, conductor
6:37 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
XERXES: Largo: "Ombra mai fu"
Guildhall String Ensemble
6:40 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
String Quartet No. 13: V. Cavatina in Bb major Opus 130
Cypress String Quartet
6:48 p.m.
Daniell Batchelar
Pavane IV
Lutz Kirchhof, lute
6:52 p.m.
Osvaldo Golijov
Tenebrae
Cortango Cally Banham, English horn
