Classical Music Playlist, May 13, 2026
Ernő (Ernst) Dohnányi (1877-1960) | photo: Library of Congress
Hungarian composer Ernst von Dohnányi (1877-1960) was also a pianist considered at the time to be the successor to Franz Liszt. Besides his extensive international performing career, he was a busy conductor, piano teacher, and was essentially in charge of the Budapest Academy of Music. His early music was championed by Brahms, he was friends with Bartók and taught conductor Georg Solti. He was also the grandfather of conductor Christoph von Dohnanyi.
Having grown up with the sound of the cello always present from his cellist father, “speaking” the language of the instrument came naturally to him. The 1904 Concertpiece for Cello and Orchestra by Ernst von Dohnányi is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for 2 oboes, 2 violins, bassoon in C major RV 557
Ensemble Zefiro; Alfredo Bernardini, conductor Members of...
6:09 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
String Quintet No. 3 in C major K 515
Nash Ensemble w/ Philip Dukes Philip Dukes, viola
6:44 a.m.
Manuel de Falla
EL AMOR BRUJO: Ritual Fire Dance
S. W. German Radio Symphony Orchestra; Jose Serebrier, conductor
6:49 a.m.
John Knowles Paine
Symphony No. 2 "In the Spring": II. Scherzo (May-Night Fantasy) in A major Opus 34
Ulster Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
7:00 a.m.
Jean-Baptiste Lully
Alceste Suite
Le Concert des Nations; Jordi Savall, conductor
7:22 a.m.
Florence Price
Piano Concerto in One Movement
Chineke! Orchestra; Leslie Suganandarajah, conductor Jeneba Kanneh-Mason, piano
7:42 a.m.
Lucas Ruiz de Ribayaz
Gaytas
The Harp Consort
7:44 a.m.
ANONYMOUS
Saltarello
Calliope
7:49 a.m.
Johann Strauss, Jr.
Artist's Life Opus 316 Kunstlerleben
Vienna State Opera Orchestra; Franz Bauer-Theussl, conductor
8:00 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for four mandolins in B minor Opus 3/10 RV 580
Il Giardino Armonico; Giovanni Antonini, conductor Avi Avital, mandolin
8:09 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony No. 3 "Scottish" in A minor Opus 56
Cleveland Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conductor
8:45 a.m.
Agustin Bardi
Gallo Ciego blind rooster
Apollo Chamber Players Hector del Curto, bandoneon
8:49 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
String Quartet No. 14: V. Presto in C# minor Opus 131
Takacs Quartet
8:55 a.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Turandot: Overture
Philharmonia Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
9:00 a.m.
Ina Boyle
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra; Irene Delgado-Jimenez, conductor Esther Abrami, violin
9:19 a.m.
Franz Liszt
Piano Sonata in B minor S 178
Krystian Zimerman, piano
9:51 a.m.
Franz Von Suppe
Light Cavalry Overture
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Gustav Kuhn, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for violin, oboe and strings in G minor RV 576
Europa Galante; Fabio Biondi, conductor Members of...
10:11 a.m.
Ottorino Respighi
The Fantastic Toyshop (La Boutique Fantasque)
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
10:54 a.m.
Joe Hisaishi
My Neighbor Totoro (from My Neighbor Totoro)
London Symphony Orchestra; Roman Simovic, conductor Joe Hisaishi, piano
11:00 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Keyboard Concerto No. 5 in F minor BWV 1056
Staatskapelle Berlin Simone Dinnerstein, piano
11:10 a.m.
Fredrich Ernst Fesca
Symphony No. 3 in D major Opus 13
NDR Radio Philharmonic Hanover; Frank Beermann, conductor
11:39 a.m.
Ernest Chausson
Viviane Opus 5
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor
11:52 a.m.
Paul Dukas
Villanelle for horn and orchestra
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Kurt Masur, conductor Hermann Baumann, horn
12:00 p.m.
Hamilton Harty
Comedy Overture
Ulster Orchestra; Bryden Thomson, conductor
12:15 p.m.
Isaac Albeniz
Suite Espanola: No. 4 "Cadiz" Opus 47
Jason Vieaux, guitar
12:20 p.m.
Xavier Dubois Foley
Shelter Island
Randall Goosby, violin; Xavier Dubois Foley, double bass
12:27 p.m.
Dmitri Shostakovich
Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major Opus 102
Boston Symphony Orchestra; Andris Nelsons, conductor Yuja Wang, piano
12:46 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
The Noon Witch Opus 108
Scottish National Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
1:00 p.m.
George Enescu
Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A major Opus 11
National Orchestra of France; Cristian Macelaru, conductor Yuja Wang, piano
1:16 p.m.
Kevin Puts
Home
Conspirare; Craig Hella Johnson, conductor Mir� Quartet
1:22 p.m.
Frederick Delius
KOANGA: La Calinda
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Christopher Seaman, conductor
1:28 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 29 in A major K 201
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
1:55 p.m.
Sigvaldi Kaldalons
Ave Maria
Vikingur Olafsson, piano
2:00 p.m.
Ernst von Dohnanyi
Concertpiece for cello and orchestra (Konzertstuck) in D major Opus 12
London Symphony Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor Raphael Wallfisch, cello
2:25 p.m.
Alexander Borodin
Symphony No. 3 (Incomplete) in A minor
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
2:42 p.m.
George Gershwin
An American in Paris
Boston Pops Orchestra; Arthur Fiedler, conductor
3:00 p.m.
Francis Poulenc
Flute Sonata (orchestral arrangement)
Residentie Orkest Den Haag; Neeme Jarvi, conductor Sharon Bezaly, flute
3:12 p.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Piano Trio in D minor Opus 11
Nash Ensemble
3:38 p.m.
James Horner
THE ROCKETEER: Rocketeer to the Rescue/End Title
Studio Orchestra
3:46 p.m.
Hubert Parry
Symphonic Variations
Scottish National Orchestra; Andrew Penny, conductor
4:00 p.m.
Francesco Geminiani
Concerto Grosso "La Follia" in D minor
Boston Baroque; Martin Pearlman, conductor
4:11 p.m.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Tale of Tsar Saltan Suite Opus 57
Philharmonia Orchestra; Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
4:31 p.m.
Isolina Carrillo
Dos Gardenias
Havana Lyceum Orchestra; Jose Antonio Mendez Padron, conductor Sarah Willis, horn; Harold Madrigal Frias, trumpet
4:36 p.m.
Paul Hindemith
Symphonic Metamorphosis: IV. March
San Francisco Symphony; Herbert Blomstedt, conductor Randall Goosby, violin
4:42 p.m.
Claude Debussy
Suite Bergamasque
Lyon National Orchestra; Jun Markl, conductor
5:00 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 14 in Eb major K 449
English Chamber Orchestra; Murray Perahia, conductor Murray Perahia, piano
5:23 p.m.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Three Portraits from "The England of Elizabeth"
London Symphony Orchestra; Andre Previn, conductor
5:42 p.m.
Georg Philipp Telemann
Alster Overture
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor
5:48 p.m.
Franz Schubert
Rosamunde Overture Opus 26 D 797 (The Magic Harp)
Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Claudio Abbado, conductor
6:00 p.m.
Florence Price
Piano Quintet in A minor
Takacs Quartet Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano
6:27 p.m.
Henry Purcell
Dioclesian Suite ("The Prophetess")
Le Concert des Nations; Jordi Savall, conductor
6:42 p.m.
George Butterworth
Banks of Green Willow
English Symphony Orchestra; William Boughton, conductor
6:48 p.m.
Frederick Delius
Two Aquarelles
Guildhall String Ensemble; Robert Salter, conductor
6:53 p.m.
Jessie Montgomery
Voodoo Dolls
Apollo Chamber Players Hector del Curto, bandoneon
