Classical Music Playlist, June 12, 2026
Czech composer Antonín Dvořák
Written at the invitation of the Philharmonic Society of London after his wildly successful tour of England in 1884, Czech composer Antonín Dvořák returned the next year with his Symphony No. 7. A 2022 release of Gustavo Dudamel conducting the Los Angeles Philharmonic performing Dvorak’s 7th Symphony is today's Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Johann Friedrich Fasch
Concerto for bassoon, two oboes & strings in C minor
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor Dominic Teresi, bassoon; John Abberger, oboe; Christopher Palameta, oboe
6:10 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 2 in D major Opus 36
German Chamber Philharmonic; Paavo Jarvi, conductor
6:42 a.m.
Giovanni Bassano
Divisions on "Frais et gaillard" (madrigal by Clemens non Papa)
The King's Noyse; David Douglass, conductor
6:46 a.m.
Marin Marais
Bells of Saint Genevieve (Sonnerie de Ste. Genevive du Monte)
Jordi Savall, viola da gamba; Rolf Lislevand, lute; Pierre Hantai, harpsichord; Fabio Biondi, violin
6:54 a.m.
Jean Francaix
Wind Quintet No. 1: I. Andante tranquillo
Reykjavik Wind Quintet
7:00 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 7 in Bb major Opus 6/7 HWV 325
Handel & Haydn Society; Christopher Hogwood, conductor
7:14 a.m.
George Gershwin
Rhapsody in Blue
Cincinnati Jazz Orchestra; Erich Kunzel, conductor William Tritt, piano
7:34 a.m.
Maurice Ravel
Le tombeau de Couperin The tomb of Couperin
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Hugh Wolff, conductor
7:52 a.m.
Dieterich Buxtehude
Ciacona for Organ in E minor BUX 160
Simon Preston, organ
7:59 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Violin Concerto: III. Allegro Giocoso (Finale) in D major Opus 77
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Fritz Reiner, conductor Jascha Heifetz, violin
8:08 a.m.
Elena Kats-Chernin
Russian Rag
Sydney Alpha Ensemble; David Stanhope, conductor
8:11 a.m.
Frederic Chopin
Fantasie-impromptu in C# minor Opus 66
Olga Kern, piano
8:18 a.m.
Luigi Boccherini
Quintet for guitar and strings No. 3 in Bb major G 447
Artaria Quartet Richard Savino, guitar
8:43 a.m.
Ernst von Dohnanyi
Symphonic Minutes Opus 36
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
9:00 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor K 466
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Richard Goode, piano
9:31 a.m.
Agustin Barrios
La Catedral
Raphael Feuillatre, guitar
9:39 a.m.
Johann Heinichen
Concerto for horns, flutes, oboes and strings in F major
Musica Antiqua Koln; Reinhardt Goebel, conductor
9:54 a.m.
John Adams
Short Ride in a Fast Machine
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Simon Rattle, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Piano Concerto No. 1: III. Allegro Scherzando in F# minor Opus 1
San Francisco Symphony; Edo de Waart, conductor Zoltan Kocsis, piano
10:08 a.m.
Pietro Locatelli
Concerto Grosso No. 10 in C major Opus 1/10
Raglan Baroque Players; Nicholas Kraemer, conductor
10:18 a.m.
Francis Poulenc
The Does (Les Biches): Suite "The Does" - fashionable Parisian women
Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra; Stephane Deneve, conductor Stuttgart SWR Vocal Ensemble
10:40 a.m.
Cesar Franck
Symphony: I. Lento - Allegro non troppo in D minor
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Pierre Monteux, conductor
10:59 a.m.
Reinhold Gliere
Symphony No. 3 "Ilya Muromets": III. At the Court of Vladimir the Mighty Sun in B minor Opus 42
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
11:07 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 8 "Pathetique": II. Adagio cantabile in C minor Opus 13
John O'Conor, piano
11:14 a.m.
Fredrich Ernst Fesca
Symphony No. 2 in D major Opus 10
NDR Radio Philharmonic Hanover; Frank Beermann, conductor
11:40 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Humoresque No. 7 in Gb major Opus 101/7
Josef Suk, violin; Lincoln Mayorga, piano
11:43 a.m.
James Louis "J.J." Johnson
Lament
Kristin Lee, violin; Jeremy Ajani Jordan, piano
11:49 a.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
EURYANTHE Overture Opus 81 J 291
Philharmonia Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
12:00 p.m.
Local Artist Feature: Kurt Eirckson, composer
Jennifer Reason, host
12:10 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 100 "Military" in G major
Orchestra of St. Luke's; Charles Mackerras, conductor
12:33 p.m.
Frederic Chopin
Polonaise No. 6 "Heroic" in Ab major Opus 53
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
12:40 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
DON GIOVANNI Overture K 527
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
12:47 p.m.
Franz Schubert
Rosamunde Overture Opus 26 D 797 (The Magic Harp)
San Francisco Symphony; Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
1:00 p.m.
Georg Philipp Telemann
Concerto for trumpets, oboes, strings and timpani in D major TWV 54:D3
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor Members of...
1:11 p.m.
Robert Schumann
Kinderszenen: Traumerei (Dreaming) Opus 15/7
Angel Romero, guitar
1:14 p.m.
Claude Debussy
Clair de lune ("Moonlight")
Ulster Orchestra; Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor
1:20 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Piano Trio No. 1 in B major Opus 8
The Rembrandt Trio
1:51 p.m.
Emmanuel Chabrier
Festive Polonaise (Le Roi Malgre Lui: Fete Polonaise)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Symphony No. 7 in D minor Opus 70
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Bomsori Kim, violin
2:37 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Four Seasons: Spring (La Primavera) in E major Opus 8 RV 269
...and friends Janine Jansen, violin
2:48 p.m.
Alexander Borodin
PRINCE IGOR Overture
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
3:00 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Harpsichord Concerto in D minor BWV 974
Vikingur Olafsson, piano
3:10 p.m.
Sergei Prokofiev
Romeo & Juliet: Dance of the Knights Opus 64
Cleveland Orchestra; Yoel Levi, conductor
3:14 p.m.
John C. Williams
Aeolian Suite: Double Dance
Studio Orchestra; William Goodchild, conductor John Williams, guitar
3:18 p.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony No. 4 "Italian" in A major Opus 90
San Francisco Symphony; Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
3:48 p.m.
Franz Xaver Richter
Sinfonia No. 52 in D major
London Mozart Players; Matthias Bamert, conductor
4:00 p.m.
Max Bruch
Scottish Fantasy: IV. Finale Opus 46
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Alexander Platt, conductor Rachel Barton Pine, violin
4:10 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 1 in C major Opus 21
German Chamber Philharmonic; Paavo Jarvi, conductor
4:36 p.m.
Xuefei Yang
Xinjiang Fantasy
Xuefei Yang, guitar
4:41 p.m.
Elena Kats-Chernin
Ancient Letters: I. Tiger Cub
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra; Johannes Fritzsch, conductor Tamara-Anna Cislowska, piano
4:50 p.m.
Johann Strauss, Jr.
DIE FLEDERMAUS Overture (The Bat)
Berlin Philharmonic; Herbert Von Karajan, conductor
5:00 p.m.
Elena Kats-Chernin
Times of Rain and Sun
Universal Korean Organic Ensemble; Juan Pablo Hell�n, conductor Viktoria Elisabeth Kaunzner, violin
5:09 p.m.
Henry Purcell
Timon of Athens: Curtain Tune on a Ground
Collegium Musicum 90; Richard Hickox, conductor
5:11 p.m.
Sergei Prokofiev
Piano Sonata No. 7: III. Precipitato in Bb major Opus 83
Wei Luo, piano
5:16 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 39 in Eb major K 543
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor
5:47 p.m.
Bedrich Smetana
Ma Vlast: II. The Moldau (Vltava)
Janacek Philharmonic; Theodore Kuchar, conductor
6:00 p.m.
Local Artist Feature: Kurt Eirckson, composer
Jennifer Reason, host
6:10 p.m.
Claude Debussy
Images for Orchestra: Iberia
Cleveland Orchestra; Pierre Boulez, conductor
6:30 p.m.
Ina Boyle
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra; Irene Delgado-Jimenez, conductor Esther Abrami, violin
6:48 p.m.
Hayato Sumino
Nocturne II - After Dawn
Hayato Sumino, piano
6:51 p.m.
Toumani Diabate
Mama Souraka
London Symphony Orchestra Toumani Diabate, kora
