Classical Music Playlist, July 10, 2026
Sergei Rachmaninoff | photo: Library of Congress
Sergei Rachmaninoff lived 1873 to 1943. As time progressed he felt he was out of touch with modern changes in music, and from 1918 to 1926 composed almost nothing at all. When he resumed composing in his final seventeen years he wrote only six pieces. One of them was his Piano Concerto No. 4 in 1926 which was met with a lukewarm reception at best. One critic dismissed it as "essentially nineteenth century." Rachmaninoff wrote, "I cannot cast out the old way of writing, and I cannot acquire the new. The new kind of music seems to come, not from the heart, but from the head. Its composers think rather than feel." But he tried. He revised the Concerto twice, finally in 1941. And that's the version usually played, as on today's Midday Masterpiece at 2pm.
6:00 a.m.
Jean-Philippe Rameau
Dardanus Suite
Orchestra of the 18th Century; Frans Bruggen, conductor
6:26 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Octet in E flat: I. Allegro moderato in Eb major Opus 20
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
6:42 a.m.
Florence Price
Piano Concerto in One Movement
New York Youth Symphony; Michael Repper, conductor Michelle Cann, piano
7:00 a.m.
Richard Wagner
TANNHAUSER Overture
Berlin Philharmonic; Seiji Ozawa, conductor
7:16 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 1 in C major Opus 21
Minnesota Orchestra; Osmo Vanska, conductor
7:43 a.m.
Undine Smith Moore
Afro-American Suite for Flute, Cello, and Piano: III. Adagio ma appossionato
Mallarme Chamber Players
7:47 a.m.
Sergei Prokofiev
Romeo & Juliet: Dance of the Knights Opus 64
Philadelphia Orchestra; Riccardo Muti, conductor
7:52 a.m.
Johann Christian Bach
The Birdcatchers (Gli Uccellatori): Overture
Hanover Band; Anthony Halstead, conductor
7:59 a.m.
Gioachino Rossini
THE ITALIAN GIRL IN ALGIERS: Overture
Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Claudio Abbado, conductor
8:08 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Serenade for Strings in C major Opus 48
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
8:39 a.m.
Lucas Ruiz de Ribayaz
Tarantela
The Harp Consort
8:41 a.m.
Astor Piazzolla
Five Tango Sensations: Fear
Yo Yo Ma, cello; Nestor Marconi, bandoneon; Leonardo Marconi, piano; Hector Console, double-bass
8:47 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 2 in Bb major Opus 3/2 HWV 313
Academy of Ancient Music; Richard Egarr, conductor
9:00 a.m.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Symphony No. 3 in C major Opus 32
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
9:36 a.m.
Connor Chee
Navajo Vocable No. 12
Connor Chee, piano
9:40 a.m.
Yiruma
la bianca primavera
Yiruma, piano; Chanuk Kang, cello
9:44 a.m.
Giuseppe Torelli
Trumpet Sonata No. 4 in D major G 5
English Chamber Orchestra; Anthony Newman, conductor Wynton Marsalis, trumpet
9:49 a.m.
Ferdinand David
Bassoon Concertino in Bb major Opus 12
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Klaus Thunemann, bassoon
10:00 a.m.
Benjamin Britten
Matinees musicales (Suite after Rossini) Opus 24
National Philharmonic Orchestra; Richard Bonynge, conductor
10:14 a.m.
Einojuhani Rautavaara
Two Serenades: No. 2: Serenade pour la vie (Serenade for Life)
Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France; Mikko Franck, conductor Hilary Hahn, violin
10:22 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 7 "Le Midi" in C major
Lausanne Chamber Orchestra; Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
10:45 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude, Fugue and Allegro in Eb major BWV 998
Manuel Barrueco, guitar
10:59 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
My Home Overture Opus 62
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Vaclav Neumann, conductor
11:09 a.m.
Franz Schubert
Symphony No. 5 in Bb major D 485
Hanover Band; Roy Goodman, conductor
11:39 a.m.
Edward Elgar
Salut d'amour (Love's Greeting) Opus 12
Anne Akiko Meyers, violin; Sandra Rivers, piano
11:42 a.m.
Ethel Smyth
Piano Trio: III. Scherzo. Presto con brio in D minor
Neave Trio
11:47 a.m.
Bedrich Smetana
BARTERED BRIDE: Dance of the Comedians
Janacek Philharmonic; Theodore Kuchar, conductor
11:53 a.m.
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5: Aria
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Kenneth Silito, conductor Alexandre Lagoya, guitar
12:00 p.m.
Local Artist Feature: Paolo Reyes, violin
Jennifer Reason, host
12:13 p.m.
Joaquin Rodrigo
Concierto de Aranjuez
New York Philharmonic; Jose Serebrier, conductor Sharon Isbin, guitar
12:37 p.m.
Francesco Veracini
Overture No. 6 in G minor
Musica Antiqua Koln; Reinhardt Goebel, conductor
12:49 p.m.
Giuseppe Verdi
NABUCCO: Va, pensiero
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Georg Solti, conductor Chicago Symphony Chorus
12:54 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
MARRIAGE OF FIGARO: Overture K 492
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Christian Baldini, conductor
1:00 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Symphony No. 5: III. Scherzo in F major Opus 76
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Vaclav Neumann, conductor
1:08 p.m.
Alexander Scriabin
Prelude No. 11 in B major Opus 11/11
Jeneba Kanneh-Mason, piano
1:10 p.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Das Jahr (The Year): 9. September: At the River
Anna Shelest, piano
1:15 p.m.
Florence Price
Symphony No. 3
Philadelphia Orchestra; Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
1:47 p.m.
Richard Wagner
LOHENGRIN: Prelude to Act I
Berlin Philharmonic; Seiji Ozawa, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor Opus 40
Dallas Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Litton, conductor Stephen Hough, piano
2:25 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 3 in E minor Opus 6/3 HWV 321
Boston Baroque; Martin Pearlman, conductor
2:38 p.m.
Ottorino Respighi
Fountains of Rome
Philadelphia Orchestra; Riccardo Muti, conductor
2:55 p.m.
Gaspar Sanz
Canarios
Chatham Baroque
3:00 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Piano Sonata No. 1: IV. Finale in C major Opus 1
Norman Krieger, piano
3:08 p.m.
Carel Anton Fodor
Symphony No. 2 in G major Opus 13
Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra; Anthony Halstead, conductor
3:34 p.m.
Georg Philipp Telemann
Tafelmusik II: Concerto for 3 violins in F major
Musica Antiqua Koln; Reinhardt Goebel, conductor Members of...
3:49 p.m.
Ennio Morricone
The Mission: Gabriel's oboe
Roma Sinfonietta Orchestra; Ennio Morricone, conductor Yo Yo Ma, cello
3:54 p.m.
Aaron Copland
Rodeo: Hoe-Down
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
4:00 p.m.
Ignacy Jan Paderewski
Overture
Polish National Radio Orchestra; Antoni Wit, conductor
4:10 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 101 "Clock" in D major
Orchestra of St. Luke's; Charles Mackerras, conductor
4:39 p.m.
Bela Bartok
Concerto for Orchestra: IV. Interrupted Intermezzo
Helsinki Philharmonic; Susanna Malkki, conductor
4:43 p.m.
Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Concerto for Mandolin: III. Rondo in G major
Il Giardino Armonico; Giovanni Antonini, conductor Avi Avital, mandolin
4:48 p.m.
Mikhail Glinka
Spanish Overture No. 1 "Jota aragonesa"
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Vassily Sinaisky, conductor
4:58 p.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
SAMSON ET DELILA: Bacchanale Opus 47
Minnesota Orchestra; Eiji Oue, conductor
5:07 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Swan Lake Suite Opus 20
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Herbert Von Karajan, conductor
5:34 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 4 in A minor Opus 6/4 HWV 322
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor
5:46 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Piano Concerto No. 1: III. Rondo in D minor Opus 15
Concertgebouw Orchestra; Bernard Haitink, conductor Claudio Arrau, piano
6:00 p.m.
Local Artist Feature: Paolo Reyes, violin
Jennifer Reason, host
6:14 p.m.
William Grant Still
Symphony No. 3 "The Sunday Symphony"
Fort Smith Symphony; John Jeter, conductor
6:32 p.m.
John Field
Nocturne No. 6 in F major H 40
Alice Sara Ott, piano
6:37 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 24 "For Therese" in F# major Opus 78
Stephen Kovacevich, piano
6:48 p.m.
Stewart Goodyear
The Kapok
iSing Silicon Valley; Jennah Delp Somers, conductor Inbal Segev, cello; Stewart Goodyear, piano
6:54 p.m.
Andrew York
Muir Woods
Andrew York, guitar
