Classical Music Playlist, July 7, 2026
Danish composer Asger Hamerik (1843-1923)
Danish composer Asger Hamerik (1843-1923) had a successful career as a composer but not in his native Denmark. As a young man he studied with famous Danish composers (Gade, Hartmann) then continued his studies in Germany with Hans von Bülow and in Paris with Berlioz. Then for 27 years from 1871 to 1898 he was director of the Peabody Institute in Baltimore for whose orchestra he composed several of his seven symphonies (usually during summer vacations in Nova Scotia). His fourth, titled "Symphonie Majestueuse" from 1889, was his most performed in Denmark. It's today's Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Johann Heinichen
Concerto for violin, flutes, oboes, strings in G major S 213
Musica Antiqua Koln; Reinhardt Goebel, conductor
6:16 a.m.
Ottorino Respighi
The Fantastic Toyshop (La Boutique Fantasque): Suite
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
6:38 a.m.
Joseph Fiala
Concerto for Oboe in Bb major
Prague Chamber Orchestra; Frantisek Vajnar, conductor Jiri Krejci, oboe
6:57 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
In Nature's Realm Overture Opus 91
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; John Farrer, conductor
7:11 a.m.
Carel Anton Fodor
Symphony No. 3 in C minor Opus 19
Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra; Anthony Halstead, conductor
7:41 a.m.
William Grant Still
Wood Notes: I. Singing River
Fort Smith Symphony; John Jeter, conductor
7:47 a.m.
Philip Glass
String Quartet No. 3 "Mishima": VI. Mishima Closing
Attacca Quartet
7:52 a.m.
Richard Wagner
DIE WALKURE: Ride of the Valkyries
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Daniel Barenboim, conductor
7:58 a.m.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Capriccio Espagnol Opus 34
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor
8:15 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 16 in D major K 451
English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor Malcolm Bilson, fortepiano
8:39 a.m.
Amilcare Ponchielli
LA GIOCONDA: Dance of the Hours
Philadelphia Orchestra; Eugene Ormandy, conductor
8:51 a.m.
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson
String Quartet No. 1 "Calvary": III. Allegro vivace
Catalyst Quartet Michelle Cann, piano
8:59 a.m.
Victor Herbert
Cello Concerto No. 2 in E minor Opus 30
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Lynn Harrell, cello
9:24 a.m.
Antonio Caldara
CORIOLANUS: Overture
Philharmonia Orchestra; Simon Wright, conductor John Wallace, trumpet; John Miller, trumpet
9:29 a.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Abu Hassan Overture J 106
Tapiola Sinfonietta; Jean Jacques Kantorow, conductor
9:33 a.m.
Zoltan Kodaly
Concerto for Orchestra
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor
9:50 a.m.
Johann Christian Bach
Sinfonia No. 5 in Eb major Opus 6/5
Netherlands Chamber Orchestra; David Zinman, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Mandolin (Violin) Concerto No. 1 in A minor BWV 1041
Potsdam Chamber Acadamy Avi Avital, mandolin
10:13 a.m.
Vladimir Martynov
The Beatitudes
Kronos Quartet
10:20 a.m.
Robert Schumann
Symphony No. 2 in C major Opus 61
Staatskapelle Dresden; Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor
10:59 a.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Oberon Overture J 306
Philharmonia Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
11:09 a.m.
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Petite Suite de Concert: II. Demande et response Opus 77
Chineke! Orchestra; Anthony Parnther, conductor
11:15 a.m.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
TSAR SALTAN: Flight of the Bumblebee
Seattle Symphony; Gerard Schwarz, conductor
11:18 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Piano Trio "Ghost" in D major Opus 70/1
Emanuel Ax, piano; Leonidas Kavakos, violin; Yo Yo Ma, cello
11:49 a.m.
Francesco Geminiani
Concerto Grosso "La Follia" in D minor
Boston Baroque; Martin Pearlman, conductor
12:00 p.m.
Mauro Giuliani
Guitar Concerto No. 1 in A major Opus 30
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Pepe Romero, guitar
12:24 p.m.
Jean Sibelius
Romance Opus 78/2
Truls Mork, cello; Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
12:27 p.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Romance Opus 67
NDR Symphony Orchestra of Hamburg; Christoph Eschenbach, conductor Steven Isserlis, cello
12:36 p.m.
Hubert Parry
Symphonic Variations
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Adrian Boult, conductor
12:50 p.m.
Alessandro Scarlatti
Concerto Grosso No. 3 in F major
Europa Galante; Fabio Biondi, conductor
12:59 p.m.
J. Michael Haydn
Horn Concertino in D major
English Chamber Orchestra; Barry Tuckwell, conductor Barry Tuckwell, horn
1:16 p.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Piano Sonata in G minor in G minor (1843) H395
Anna Shelest, piano
1:34 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 59 "Fire" in A major
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor Trevor Pinnock, harpsichord
1:52 p.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Vocalise Opus 34/14
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic; Vasily Petrenko, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Asger Hamerik
Symphony No. 4 "Symphonie Majestueuse" in C major Opus 35
Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra; Thomas Dausgaard, conductor
2:39 p.m.
Fernando Sor
Etude No. 19 in Bb major Opus 29/13
Andres Segovia, guitar
2:42 p.m.
Jessie Montgomery
Strum
Catalyst Quartet
2:50 p.m.
Emmanuel Chabrier
Espana (Spanish Rhapsodie)
Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra; Herve Niquet, conductor
2:58 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Coriolan Overture in C minor Opus 62
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
3:06 p.m.
Robert Schumann
Piano Concerto in A minor Opus 54
San Francisco Ballet Orchestra; Martin West, conductor Lara Downes, piano
3:39 p.m.
Giuseppe Sammartini
Pastorale in G major
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
3:43 p.m.
Edvard Grieg
String Quartet No. 2 (unfinished): II. Allegro scherzando in F major
Oslo Camerata; Stephan Barratt-Due, conductor
3:51 p.m.
Bela Bartok
Romanian Folk Dances SZ 68
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
3:59 p.m.
Michael Tilson Thomas
You Come Here Often?
National Orchestra of France; Cristian Macelaru, conductor Yuja Wang, piano
4:11 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor K 466
Norwegian Chamber Orchestra; Leif Ove Andsnes, conductor Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
4:42 p.m.
Andrew York
Sunburst
Jason Vieaux, guitar
4:47 p.m.
Arthur Benjamin
Jamaican Rumba
Dusseldorf Symphony Orchestra; Yasuo Shinozaki, conductor Matthew Trusler, violin
4:50 p.m.
Gioachino Rossini
LA CENERENTOLA: Overture "Cinderella"
London Symphony Orchestra; Claudio Abbado, conductor
5:00 p.m.
Henry Litolff
Concerto Symphonique No. 4: II. Scherzo Opus 102
San Francisco Symphony; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor Yuja Wang, piano
5:08 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Sinfonia in G minor RV 157
Rebel Baroque Orchestra; Jorg-Michael Schwarz, conductor
5:14 p.m.
Esther Abrami
Transmission
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra; Irene Delgado-Jimenez, conductor Esther Abrami, violin
5:19 p.m.
Alexander Glazunov
Ballet Scenes Opus 52 (Scenes de Ballet)
Scottish National Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
5:48 p.m.
Jean Sibelius
Spring Song
Lahti Symphony Orchestra; Osmo Vanska, conductor
5:59 p.m.
Louise Farrenc
Sextet in C minor Opus 40
Linos Ensemble
6:25 p.m.
Johann Melchior Molter
Concerto Pastorale in G major
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
6:33 p.m.
Elena Kats-Chernin
Russian Rag
Sydney Alpha Ensemble; David Stanhope, conductor
6:36 p.m.
Richard Strauss
SALOME: Dance of the Seven Veils
Staatskapelle Dresden; Rudolph Kempe, conductor
6:46 p.m.
Grace Williams
Ballads: III. Andante calmante
BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra; Vernon Handley, conductor
6:51 p.m.
Valentin Silvestrov
Songs Without Words (Cycle VII from Melodies of the Moments)
Daniel Hope, violin; Alexey Botvinov, piano
