Classical Music Playlist, July 2, 2026
Antonín Dvořák (background photo by Michael Browning on Unsplash)
Czech composer Antonín Dvořák arrived in New York in 1892 to be the Director of a new music school and to help American composers create a uniquely “American” sounding classical music. He found plenty of homegrown music already here that he said should be the basis of an American music: African-American spirituals, Native American songs and dances, and even American popular songs such as those by Stephen Foster. He demonstrated how one could synthesize and adapt these into something new by composing his Symphony No. 9 ”From the New World.” It’s today’s Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Willem De Fesch
Concerto No. 5 in C minor Opus 5
Musica Ad Rhenum
6:10 a.m.
Ottorino Respighi
Ancient Airs and Dances: Suite No. 2
Lausanne Chamber Orchestra; Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
6:30 a.m.
Johann Neruda
Trumpet Concerto in Eb major
Prague Chamber Orchestra Guy Touvron, trumpet
6:48 a.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Overture in C major
The Women's Philharmonic; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
7:00 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Keyboard Concerto No. 5 in F minor BWV 1056
Chamber Orchestra of Europe; James Judd, conductor Jean Louis Steuerman, piano
7:10 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 96 "Miracle" in D major HOB I:96
Heidelberg Symphony Orchestra; Thomas Fey, conductor
7:37 a.m.
Frederic Chopin
Prelude No. 15 "Raindrop" in Db major Opus 28
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
7:42 a.m.
Mel Bonis
Flute Sonata: IV. Finale: Moderato in C# minor Opus 64
Maria Cecilia Munoz, flute; Tiffany Butt, piano
7:47 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for lute and 2 violins in D major RV 93
Bach Sinfonia; Daniel Abraham, conductor Ronn McFarlane, lute; C. Ann Loud, violin; Marlisa del Cid Woods, violin
7:58 a.m.
Jose Moncayo
Huapango
Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas; Alondra de la Parra, conductor
8:08 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 40: I. Molto Allegro in G minor K 550
Bremen German Chamber Philharmonic; Tarmo Peltokoski, conductor
8:36 a.m.
Olivia Belli
Nocturne IV
Olivia Belli, piano
8:39 a.m.
Lili Boulanger
Nocturne
Janine Jansen, violin; Itamar Golan, piano
8:43 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto No. 3 "a due cori" in F major HWV 334
English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
8:59 a.m.
Zoltan Kodaly
Hary Janos Suite
Budapest Festival Orchestra; Ivan Fischer, conductor
9:23 a.m.
Dorothy Howell
Piano Concerto in D minor in D minor
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Rebecca Miller, conductor Danny Driver, piano
9:44 a.m.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Sea Songs
Northern Sinfonia of England; Richard Hickox, conductor
9:48 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Violin Concerto: III. Allegro vivacissimo (Finale) in D major Opus 35
Concertgebouw Orchestra; Bernard Haitink, conductor Henryk Szeryng, violin
10:00 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Saul: Sinfonia HWV 53
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor Trevor Pinnock, organ
10:17 a.m.
William Kroll
Banjo and Fiddle
Leonidas Kavakos, violin; Peter Nagy, piano
10:20 a.m.
John C. Williams
Aeolian Suite: Double Dance
Studio Orchestra; William Goodchild, conductor John Williams, guitar
10:24 a.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor Opus 22
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Pascal Roge, piano
10:49 a.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 4 in D major Opus 6
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Nicholas McGegan, conductor
10:59 a.m.
Franz Liszt
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 1 in F minor
Budapest Symphony Orchestra; Andras Korodi, conductor
11:12 a.m.
Gabriela Lena Frank
Four Folk Songs: III. Serenata
Claremont Trio
11:17 a.m.
Anton Arensky
Piano Quintet: Scherzo Opus 51
Ying Quartet Adam Neiman, piano
11:27 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto in D minor BWV 1052
Potsdam Chamber Acadamy Avi Avital, mandolin
11:49 a.m.
Frederick Delius
KOANGA: La Calinda
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Christopher Seaman, conductor
11:53 a.m.
Jean-Baptiste Lully
ARMIDE: Passacaille
La Petite Bande; Sigiswald Kuijken, conductor
11:58 a.m.
Lars-Erik Larsson
Pastoral Suite Opus 19
CBC Vancouver Orchestra; Mario Bernardi, conductor
12:13 p.m.
Cecile Chaminade
Piano Trio No. 1 in G minor Opus 11
Neave Trio
12:36 p.m.
Georg Philipp Telemann
Concerto for horn and strings in D major
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Iona Brown, conductor Hermann Baumann, horn
12:47 p.m.
Jacques Offenbach
LE VOYAGE DANS LA LUNE: Ballet of the Snowflakes
Philharmonia Orchestra; Antonio de Almeida, conductor
12:59 p.m.
Johann Christian Bach
Sinfonia No. 6 in G minor Opus 6/6
Academy of Ancient Music; Simon Standage, conductor
1:15 p.m.
Claude Debussy
La Mer
Cleveland Orchestra; Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
1:40 p.m.
Frederic Chopin
Nocturne No. 2 in Eb major Opus 9/2
Seong-Jin Cho, piano
1:44 p.m.
Mel Bonis
Soir et Matin: I. Soir (Evening) Opus 76
Neave Trio
1:50 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 2: IV. Allegro con spirito in D major Opus 73
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Georg Solti, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Symphony No. 9 "From the New World" in E minor Opus 95
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
2:44 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude and Fugue (from the Well-Tempered Clavier I:01) in C major BWV 846
Angela Hewitt, piano
2:50 p.m.
Florence Price
"mini" Quintet for Piano and Strings in E minor
Catalyst Quartet Michelle Cann, piano
3:00 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Serenade No. 10 for winds "Gran Partita": I. Largo - Allegro Molto in Bb major K 361 (FROM THE RUSSELL KLETZING COLLECTION)
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
3:10 p.m.
Carl Nielsen
Aladdin Suite Opus 34
San Francisco Symphony; Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
3:36 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 3 in G major Opus 3/3 HWV 314
Academy of Ancient Music; Richard Egarr, conductor
3:45 p.m.
Gioachino Rossini
WILLIAM TELL: Overture (GUILLAUME TELL)
Philharmonia Orchestra; Riccardo Muti, conductor
3:58 p.m.
George Gershwin
Rhapsody in Blue
Cincinnati Jazz Orchestra; Erich Kunzel, conductor William Tritt, piano
4:17 p.m.
Santiago de Murcia
La Jota
The Harp Consort Paul O'Dette, baroque guitar; Andrew Lawrence-King, harp
4:25 p.m.
William Grant Still
Symphony No. 2 in G minor
Philadelphia Orchestra; Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
4:56 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G minor
London Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
5:00 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
String Quartet No. 12 "American" in F major Opus 96
Cypress String Quartet
5:25 p.m.
Giovanni Gabrieli
Canzon in the 12th tone
Chicago Symphony Brass; Mark Ridenour, conductor
5:31 p.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in Eb major Opus 74
English Chamber Orchestra; Gerard Schwarz, conductor Emma Johnson, clarinet
5:54 p.m.
John Williams
Olympic Fanfare
Cincinnati Pops; Erich Kunzel, conductor
6:00 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major K 331 (FROM THE RUSSELL KLETZING COLLECTION)
Mitsuko Uchida, piano
6:25 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Violin Concerto No. 2 in E major BWV 1042
Academy of Ancient Music; Andrew Manze, conductor Andrew Manze, violin
6:42 p.m.
Erik Satie
Gymnopedies Nos. 1 & 3
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
6:49 p.m.
Juanjo Mosalini
Toma, Toca (Take it, Play it)
Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra of Boston; Gisele Ben-Dor, conductor Juanjo Mosalini, bandoneon
6:53 p.m.
Thelonious Monk
Monk's Mood
Kristin Lee, violin; Jeremy Ajani Jordan, piano
