Classical Music Playlist, April 1, 2025
Czech composer Josef Suk (1874-1935)
Czech composer Josef Suk began writing his Symphony No. 1 when he was just 23 years old in 1897, then in 1898 he married composer Antonín Dvořák’s daughter, becoming his son-in-law, then Suk finally completed his Symphony No. 1 in 1899. It's today's Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Mauro Giuliani
Grand Quintet (Gran Quintetto) Opus 65
Artaria Quartet Richard Savino, guitar
6:18 a.m.
Jules Massenet
LE CID: Ballet Suite
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
6:39 a.m.
William Grant Still
Romance
Marcus Eley, clarinet; Lucerne DeSa, piano
6:45 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 9 in F major Opus 6/9 HWV 327
Boston Baroque; Martin Pearlman, conductor
7:00 a.m.
Gabriel Faure
Masques and Bergamasques Opus 112
Lyon National Orchestra; Emmanuel Krivine, conductor
7:13 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 22 in Eb major K 482
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor John O'Conor, piano
7:48 a.m.
Johan Halvorsen
Entry March of the Boyars
Bergen Philharmonic; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
7:54 a.m.
Mikhail Glinka
RUSLAN AND LUDMILA: Overture
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Andre Previn, conductor
8:00 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto No. 2 in G minor Opus 3 RV 578
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor
8:10 a.m.
Robert Schumann
Symphony No. 3 "Rhenish" in Eb major Opus 97
Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
8:41 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
The Seasons: April "Snowdrop" Opus 37
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
8:44 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 4: III. Allegro giocoso in E minor Opus 98
Berlin Philharmonic; Herbert von Karajan, conductor
8:52 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 103 "Drum Roll": IV. Presto [finale]
Orchestra of the 18th Century; Frans Bruggen, conductor
8:59 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor Opus 37
Mahler Chamber Orchestra; Leif Ove Andsnes, conductor Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
9:36 a.m.
Joaquin Turina
Bullfighter's Prayer (Oracion del Torero) Opus 34
Pacifica Quartet Sharon Isbin, guitar
9:45 a.m.
Emmanuel Chabrier
Danse Slav (from Le Roi Malgre Lui)
Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra; Herve Niquet, conductor
9:51 a.m.
Jean Sibelius
Violin Concerto: III. Allegro, ma non tanto in D minor Opus 47
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra; Klaus Makela, conductor Janine Jansen, violin
10:00 a.m.
Gabriel Faure
Piano Quartet No. 2: IV. Finale - Allegro molto in G minor Opus 45
Yo Yo Ma, cello; Emanuel Ax, piano; Isaac Stern, violin; Jaime Laredo, viola
10:10 a.m.
Arvid Kleven
Lotusland
Stavanger Symphony Orchestra (sta VAHN ger); Susanna Malkki, conductor
10:26 a.m.
Louise Farrenc
Trio for flute, cello, and piano in E minor Opus 45
Linos Ensemble
10:51 a.m.
Franz Von Suppe
Light Cavalry Overture
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Gustav Kuhn, conductor
11:00 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Horn Concerto No. 1 in D major HOB VIId:3
English Chamber Orchestra; Barry Tuckwell, conductor Barry Tuckwell, horn
11:17 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Fantasia and Fugue in A minor in A minor BWV 904
Vikingur Olafsson, piano
11:28 a.m.
Carl Nielsen
Aladdin Suite Opus 34
Aarhus Symphony Orchestra; Lance Friedel, conductor
11:53 a.m.
Gian Carlo Menotti
AMELIA GOES TO THE BALL Overture
Columbia Symphony Orchestra; Thomas Schippers, conductor
11:59 a.m.
Richard Wagner
DIE MEISTERSINGER: Prelude
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
12:11 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 15 in Bb major K 450 (FROM THE RUSSELL KLETZING COLLECTION)
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Alfred Brendel, piano
12:37 p.m.
Ronn McFarlane
Fermi's Paradox
Carolyn Surrick, viola da gamba; Ronn McFarlane, lute
12:44 p.m.
Franz Liszt
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6 "Carnival in Pest" in D major
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Kurt Masur, conductor
12:58 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Organ Concerto No. 2 in Bb major Opus 4
Academy of Ancient Music; Richard Egarr, conductor Richard Egarr, organ
1:09 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Piano Quartet No. 2 in Eb major Opus 87
Emanuel Ax, piano; Isaac Stern, violin; Jaime Laredo, viola; Yo Yo Ma, cello
1:43 p.m.
Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 9: II. Scherzo in D minor WAB 109
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; Manfred Honeck, conductor
1:55 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Hungarian Dance No. 6 in D major
Cincinnati Pops; Erich Kunzel, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Josef Suk
Symphony No. 1 in E major Opus 14
BBC Symphony Orchestra; Jiri Belohlavek, conductor
2:41 p.m.
Claude Debussy
Reverie
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp
2:46 p.m.
Henry Purcell
Indian Queen: Symphony
Parley of Instruments
2:52 p.m.
Ottorino Respighi
Church Windows: II. Saint Michael the Archangel
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
3:00 p.m.
Max Bruch
Scottish Fantasy: IV. Finale Opus 46
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Joshua Bell, conductor Joshua Bell, violin
3:10 p.m.
Mark O'Connor
Butterfly's Day Out
Yo Yo Ma, cello; Edgar Meyer, bass; Mark O'Connor, mandolin
3:16 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 31 "Hornsignal" in D major
Lausanne Chamber Orchestra; Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
3:44 p.m.
Robert Schumann
Introduction and Allegro appassionato in G major Opus 92
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conductor Andras Schiff, piano
4:00 p.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
SAMSON ET DELILA: Bacchanale Opus 47
Minnesota Orchestra; Eiji Oue, conductor
4:08 p.m.
Franz Schubert
Symphony No. 5 in Bb major D 485
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
4:37 p.m.
George Gershwin
Three Preludes
Tzimon Barto, piano
4:45 p.m.
Hamilton Harty
Comedy Overture
Ulster Orchestra; Takuo Yuasa, conductor
4:59 p.m.
Ignacy Jan Paderewski
Overture
Polish National Radio Orchestra; Antoni Wit, conductor
5:10 p.m.
Joaquin Turina
Fandanguillo Opus 36
Narciso Yepes, guitar
5:16 p.m.
Claude Debussy
Images for Orchestra: Iberia
San Francisco Symphony; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
5:38 p.m.
Alexander Glazunov
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B major Opus 100
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Martyn Brabbins, conductor Stephen Coombs, piano
5:59 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 40 in G minor K 550
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
6:29 p.m.
John Tavener
The Protecting Veil
London Symphony Orchestra; Gennady Roszhdestvensky, conductor Steven Isserlis, cello
6:39 p.m.
Alberto Ginastera
Danzas Argentinas: II. Danza de la moza donosa Opus 2 Dance of the Donosa Girl
Martha Argerich, piano
6:41 p.m.
Rebecca Clarke
Cortege
Ian Jones, piano
6:47 p.m.
Johann Johannsson
The Theory of Everything Suite
Iceland Symphony Orchestra; Daniel Bjarnason, conductor
