Classical Music Playlist, June 9, 2026
Danish composer Carl Nielsen having fun in 1887 showing four of his temperaments.
Symphonic movements have been inspired by such things as colors, elements of nature and, in the 2nd Symphony of Danish composer Carl Nielsen, temperaments of personality. Theories dating from as far back as 400 B.C. suggest that there are four fundamental personality types — choleric, phlegmatic, melancholic and sanguine — and so Nielsen sought to depict those in his symphony which he titled “The Four Temperaments.” For his birthday today, Nielsen’s Symphony No. 2 is today's Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Charles Avison
Concerto Grosso No. 9 (after Scarlatti) in C major
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
6:13 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Piano Trio "Gassenhauer" in Bb major Opus 11
Emanuel Ax, piano; Leonidas Kavakos, violin; Yo Yo Ma, cello
6:35 a.m.
Gentil Montana
Suite colombiana No. 2
Eduardo Fernandez, guitar
6:50 a.m.
Franz Schubert
Rosamunde: Entr'acte No. 3 in Bb major D 797
Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Claudio Abbado, conductor
6:59 a.m.
Carl Nielsen
Rhapsodic Overture "An Imaginary Trip to the Faroe Islands"
Aarhus Symphony Orchestra; Lance Friedel, conductor
7:11 a.m.
Franz Krommer
Symphony No. 2 in D major Opus 40
London Mozart Players; Matthias Bamert, conductor
7:40 a.m.
Enrique Granados
Danzas espanolas No. 4 "Villanesca" Opus 37/4
Angel Romero, guitar; Celedonio Romero, guitar
7:45 a.m.
Mel Bonis
Les Gitanos (Valse espagnole) Opus 15 Gitanos = Spanish Roma
WDR Symphony Orchestra; Joseph Bastian, conductor
7:50 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for two violins, Op. 3, No. 5 in A major Opus 3 RV 519
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
7:59 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 2: IV. Allegro con spirito in D major Opus 73
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Georg Solti, conductor
8:09 a.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Piano Concerto No. 5 in F major Opus 103
Toulouse Capitole Orchestra; Michel Plasson, conductor Philippe Entremont, piano
8:39 a.m.
Alfredo Casella
Italia: IV. Finale (Allegro molto vivace...) Opus 11
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
8:48 a.m.
Manuel de Falla
Three-Cornered Hat Suite No. 2
Boston Pops Orchestra; Arthur Fiedler, conductor
9:01 a.m.
Carl Nielsen
Aladdin Suite Opus 34
San Francisco Symphony; Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
9:27 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 14 "Moonlight" in C# minor Opus 27/2
Paul Lewis, piano
9:44 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Trumpet Concerto in Eb major
German Chamber Philharmonic; Thomas Klug, conductor Alison Balsom, trumpet
10:00 a.m.
Adolphe Adam
SI J'ETAIS ROI (If I were King) Overture
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor
10:08 a.m.
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Choros No. 1
Turibio Santos, guitar
10:12 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major Opus 81
; Colin Davis, conductor Leif Ove Andsnes, piano; Sarah Chang, violin; Alexander Kerr, violin; Wolfram Christ, viola; Georg Faust, cello
10:51 a.m.
John Williams
War Horse: Dartmoor, 1912
Los Angeles Recording Arts Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
11:00 a.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 7 in D major Opus 6
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor
11:10 a.m.
Carl Nielsen
Symphony No. 3 "Sinfonia expansiva" Opus 27
San Francisco Symphony; Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
11:47 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor": III. Rondo in Eb major Opus 73
Bavarian Radio Symphony; Kurt Sanderling, conductor Mitsuko Uchida, piano
11:59 a.m.
Ottorino Respighi
Fountains of Rome
Philadelphia Orchestra; Riccardo Muti, conductor
12:16 p.m.
Edward Elgar
Cockaigne Overture (In London Town) Opus 40
BBC Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Davis, conductor
12:32 p.m.
Jules Massenet
Suite No. 7 "Alsatian Scenes" (Scenes Alsaciennes)
Monte Carlo National Opera Orchestra; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
12:56 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Slavonic Dance No. 5 in A major Opus 46
Cleveland Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conductor
1:01 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Horn Concerto No. 4 in Eb major K 495
English Chamber Orchestra; Barry Tuckwell, conductor Barry Tuckwell, horn
1:18 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 102 in Bb major
Philharmonia Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor Matthias Feile, cello
1:44 p.m.
Gabriela Lena Frank
Four Folk Songs: III. Serenata
Claremont Trio
1:50 p.m.
Jose Moncayo
Huapango
Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas; Alondra de la Parra, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Carl Nielsen
Symphony No. 2 "The Four Temperaments" Opus 16
San Francisco Symphony; Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
2:33 p.m.
Astor Piazzolla
Spring in Buenos Aires (Primavera Portena)
A Far Cry Jason Vieaux, guitar; Julien Labro, bandoneon
2:41 p.m.
Franz Liszt
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in D minor
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Georg Solti, conductor
2:52 p.m.
Bedrich Smetana
BARTERED BRIDE: Dance of the Comedians
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
3:00 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso "Alexander's Feast" in C major HWV 318
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
3:13 p.m.
Scott Joplin
Treemonisha Overture
Houston Grand Opera Orchestra; Gunther Schuller, conductor
3:22 p.m.
Joaquin Rodrigo
Concierto Serenata for harp and orchestra
Monte Carlo National Opera Orchestra; Antonio de Almeida, conductor Catherine Michel, harp
3:47 p.m.
Amilcare Ponchielli
LA GIOCONDA: Dance of the Hours
Philadelphia Orchestra; Eugene Ormandy, conductor
3:58 p.m.
Carl Nielsen
Wind Quintet: I. Allegro ben moderato Opus 43
Bergen Wind Quintet
4:08 p.m.
Louise Farrenc
Piano Trio No. 2 in D minor Opus 34
Linos Ensemble
4:35 p.m.
Lars-Erik Larsson
Pastoral Suite Opus 19
CBC Vancouver Orchestra; Mario Bernardi, conductor
4:50 p.m.
Gioachino Rossini
THE ITALIAN GIRL IN ALGIERS: Overture
Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Claudio Abbado, conductor
4:59 p.m.
Sergei Prokofiev
Symphony No. 1 "Classical" in D major Opus 25
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
5:14 p.m.
John Field
Nocturne No. 10 in E major H 54
Alice Sara Ott, piano
5:20 p.m.
Frederic Chopin
Nocturne No. 2 in Eb major Opus 9/2
Seong-Jin Cho, piano
5:25 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Orchestral Suite "Mozartiana" in G major Opus 61
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
5:51 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for 2 oboes, 2 violins, bassoon in C major RV 557
Ensemble Zefiro; Alfredo Bernardini, conductor Members of...
6:00 p.m.
Carl Nielsen
Symphony No. 5 Opus 50
San Francisco Symphony; Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
6:37 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude and Fugue (from the Well-Tempered Clavier I:21) in Bb major BWV 866
Angela Hewitt, piano
6:40 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude and Fugue (from the Well-Tempered Clavier I:15) in G major BWV 860
Angela Hewitt, piano
6:44 p.m.
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5: Aria
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Kenneth Silito, conductor Alexandre Lagoya, guitar
6:49 p.m.
Connor Chee
Navajo Vocable No. 4
Angelica Hairston, harp
6:54 p.m.
Deadmau5
I Remember
Canadian Brass
