Classical Music Playlist, May 28, 2026
Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) in 1866
Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg wrote his Piano Concerto in A-minor at just age 25 in 1868. It was a triumphant success at its premiere and it quickly became popular around the world and has remained so to this day. With Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes as the soloist, Edvard Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A-minor is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Bassoon Concerto in F major RV 485
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor Alberto Grazzi, bassoon
6:10 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Piano Trio No. 2 in C major Opus 87
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano; Itzhak Perlman, violin; Lynn Harrell, cello
6:40 a.m.
Frederick Delius
Summer Night on the River
Welsh National Opera Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor
6:47 a.m.
Marianna Martines
Sinfonia in C major
La Floridiana; Nicoleta Paraschivescu, conductor
7:00 a.m.
Alexander Glazunov
Concert Waltz No. 2 (Valse de Concert) Opus 51
Bamberg Symphony; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
7:11 a.m.
Robert Schumann
Symphony No. 3 "Rhenish" in Eb major Opus 97
Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
7:42 a.m.
Silvius Leopold Weiss
Presto
Lutz Kirchhof, lute
7:46 a.m.
Santiago de Murcia
La Jota
Richard Savino, guitar; Mauro ReFosco, percussion; Yousif Sheronick, percussion
7:49 a.m.
William Grant Still
Summerland
Jeneba Kanneh-Mason, piano
7:52 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Piano Sonata No. 48: I. Allegro con brio in C major HOB 16/35
Jeneba Kanneh-Mason, piano
7:59 a.m.
Hugo Alfven
Swedish Rhapsody No. 1 "Midsummer Night Vigil" Opus 19
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Paavo Berglund, conductor
8:12 a.m.
Franz Krommer
Concerto for two clarinets in Eb major Opus 91
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Kenneth Sillito, conductor Sabine Meyer, clarinet; Julian Bliss, clarinet
8:38 a.m.
Franz Schubert
Piano Sonata No. 20: IV. Rondo in A major D 959
John O'Conor, piano
8:51 a.m.
Emmanuel Chabrier
Bourree Fantasque
L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
9:00 a.m.
Jacques Ibert
Escales (Ports of Call)
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Andre Previn, conductor
9:17 a.m.
Agustin Barrios
A Dream In The Forest (Un Sueno en la Floresta)
Angel Romero, guitar
9:23 a.m.
Howard Shore
The Forest: 3rd movement
National Arts Centre Orchestra; Alexander Shelley, conductor Milos Karadaglic, guitar
9:31 a.m.
Andrea Zani
Cello Concerto No. 11 in E minor
Cologne Academy; Michael Alexander Willens, conductor Martin Rummel, cello
9:42 a.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Piano Sonata in G minor in G minor (1843) H395
Anna Shelest, piano
10:00 a.m.
Wilhelm van Wassenaer
Concerto Armonico No. 2 in Bb major
Combattimento Consort; Jan Willem de Vriend, conductor
10:11 a.m.
Andres Segovia
Study Without Light (Estudio sin luz)
Eduardo Fernandez, guitar
10:14 a.m.
Joe Hisaishi
Asian Dream Song
Pan Strings; Joe Hisaishi, conductor Joe Hisaishi, piano
10:21 a.m.
Franz Berwald
Symphony No. 3 "Sinfonie singuliere" in C major
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
10:49 a.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
10:59 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
String Quartet No. 12 "American" in F major Opus 96
Takacs Quartet
11:27 a.m.
Alan Thomas
Sephardic Trio: III. Una Matica de Ruda (traditional wedding song)
Cavatina Duo [flute & guitar] David Cunliffe, cello
11:31 a.m.
Elmer Bernstein
Guitar Concerto "For Two Christophers": III. Celebration
London Symphony Orchestra; Elmer Bernstein, conductor Christopher Parkening, guitar
11:36 a.m.
Engelbert Humperdinck
HANSEL UND GRETEL Overture
Bavarian Radio Symphony; Jeffrey Tate, conductor
11:45 a.m.
Leos Janacek
Suite (Serenade) Opus 3
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra; Libor Pesek, conductor
12:00 p.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor Opus 33
English Chamber Orchestra; Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor Julian Lloyd Webber, cello
12:20 p.m.
Frederic Chopin
Nocturne No. 7 in C# minor Opus 27/1
Jeneba Kanneh-Mason, piano
12:26 p.m.
Jean-Philippe Rameau
LE TEMPLE DE LA GLOIRE: Suite I The Temple of Glory
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Nicholas McGegan, conductor
12:47 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto in D major: I. Allegro in D major BWV 972
Bamberg Symphony; Jakub Hrusa, conductor Raphael Feuillatre, guitar
1:01 p.m.
Ignaz Holzbauer
Symphony in A major Opus 2/4
L'Orfeo Barokorkester; Michi Gaigg, conductor
1:11 p.m.
Amy Beach
Pastorale
Reykjavik Wind Quintet
1:15 p.m.
Francesco Tristano
Toccata
Arctic Philharmonic; Christian Kluxen, conductor Francesco Tristano, piano
1:20 p.m.
Jan Kalliwoda
Symphony No. 2 in Eb major Opus 17
Cologne Academy; Michael Alexander Willens, conductor
1:49 p.m.
Pieter Hellendaal
Concerto Grosso in G minor Opus 3/1
Combattimento Consort; Jan Willem de Vriend, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Edvard Grieg
Piano Concerto in A minor Opus 16
Bergen Philharmonic; Dmitri Kitayenko, conductor Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
2:31 p.m.
Mario Albanese
Jequibau
Plinio Fernandes, guitar
2:34 p.m.
Peter Maxwell Davies
Farewell to Stromness
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
2:39 p.m.
Pietro Locatelli
Concerto No. 12 in F major Opus 4/12
Musica Antiqua Koln; Reinhardt Goebel, conductor
2:53 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Creatures of Prometheus Overture Opus 43
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
2:59 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 6 "Pathetique": III. Molto Vivace in B minor Opus 74
Philharmonia Orchestra; Riccardo Muti, conductor
3:09 p.m.
Anton Reicha
Quintet for clarinet and strings in Bb major Opus 89
L'Archibudelli Charles Neidich, clarinet
3:36 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Keyboard Concerto No. 5 in F minor BWV 1056
Australian Chamber Orchestra Angela Hewitt, piano
3:46 p.m.
Enrique Granados
Goyescas: Intermezzo
Barcelona Symphony Orchestra; Pablo Gonzalez, conductor
3:52 p.m.
Frederick Delius
On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring
Northern Sinfonia of England; Richard Hickox, conductor
3:59 p.m.
Leo Delibes
Coppelia: (Suite from the ballet)
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Heinz Fricke, conductor
4:24 p.m.
Paulinho Nogueira
Bachianinha No. 1
Plinio Fernandes, guitar
4:27 p.m.
Florence Price
String Quartet No. 2: III. Juba in A minor
Catalyst Quartet
4:33 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Bagatelles Opus 47
Takacs Quartet
4:50 p.m.
Franz Liszt
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 3 in D major
Weimar State Orchestra; Arthur Fagen, conductor
5:00 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for violin, oboe and strings in G minor RV 576
Europa Galante; Fabio Biondi, conductor Members of...
5:11 p.m.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Serenade to Music
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Vernon Handley, conductor
5:23 p.m.
Dmitri Shostakovich
Symphony No. 9 in Eb major Opus 70
New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor
5:50 p.m.
Marie Awadis
Etude No. 3: Ballade
Marie Awadis, piano
5:53 p.m.
George Enescu
Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A major Opus 11
National Orchestra of France; Cristian Macelaru, conductor Yuja Wang, piano
5:59 p.m.
Ignacy Jan Paderewski
Piano Concerto in A minor Opus 17
Polish National Radio Orchestra; Antoni Wit, conductor Janina Fialkowska, piano
6:34 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Passacaille, Gigue, and Minuet
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
6:42 p.m.
Jean Sibelius
Karelia Suite: III. Alla Marcia Opus 11
Philharmonia Orchestra; Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
6:46 p.m.
Valerie Coleman
Umoja
Imani Winds
6:50 p.m.
Carlos Espinosa de los Monteros
Blue Night (Noche azul)
Cuarteto Latinoamericano
6:53 p.m.
Astor Piazzolla
Adios Nonino
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Ettore Stratta, conductor El Quinteto Buenos Aires
