Classical Music Playlist, May 16, 2025
Johannes Brahms c 1862 by Carl Anton Schulz
One of the earliest orchestral compositions by Johannes Brahms is his Serenade No. 2, composed at the age of 26. As there are no violins in the score, the strings have a darker and heavier sound, but this is counterbalanced by a light & cheery sound from the winds which are given most of the melodic lines. Composed in 1859, Brahms dedicated the piece to Clara Schumann whose husband, Robert, died the year before. The Brahms Serenade No. 2 is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Concerto "L'Amoroso" in E major RV 271
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor Simon Standage, violin
6:10 a.m.
Johan Halvorsen
Ancient Suite (Suite ancienne) Opus 31a
Bergen Philharmonic; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
6:36 a.m.
Anthony Holborne
Fantasia for Lute No. 3
Ronn McFarlane, lute
6:38 a.m.
Michael Praetorius
Terpsichore: Courantes
New London Consort; Philip Pickett, conductor
6:44 a.m.
Franz Schubert
Piano Sonata No. 20: IV. Rondo in A major D 959
John O'Conor, piano
6:58 a.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Symphony No. 2 in C major J 51
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
7:18 a.m.
Joseph Kraus
Sinfonia in Eb major VB 144
Concerto Koln
7:40 a.m.
Percy Grainger
Molly on the Shore
Dallas Wind Symphony; Jerry Junkin, conductor
7:44 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Hungarian Dance No. 6 in D major
Staatskapelle Berlin; Otmar Suitner, conductor
7:48 a.m.
Florence Price
Dances in the Canebrakes
Chicago Sinfonietta; Mei-Ann Chen, conductor
7:59 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Occasional Suite in D major
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
8:15 a.m.
Richard Strauss
Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks Opus 28
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; Manfred Honeck, conductor
8:31 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Piano Trio "Archduke": II. Scherzo in Bb major Opus 97
Esther Abrami Quintet Emanuel Ax, piano; Leonidas Kavakos, violin; Yo Yo Ma, cello
8:34 a.m.
Astor Piazzolla
Libertango
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Edward Gardner, conductor Alison Balsom, trumpet
8:40 a.m.
Alexander Glazunov
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B major Opus 100
Russian National Orchestra; Jose Serebrier, conductor Alexander Romanovsky, piano
9:00 a.m.
Robert Schumann
Symphony No. 3 "Rhenish" in Eb major Opus 97
Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
9:31 a.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Concertino for Clarinet and Orchestra in Eb major Opus 26
Staatskapelle Dresden; Herbert Blomstedt, conductor Sabine Meyer, clarinet
9:41 a.m.
Guillaume Dumanoir
Orchestral Suite in F major
Le Concert des Nations; Jordi Savall, conductor
9:55 a.m.
Giacomo Puccini
TURANDOT: Nessun dorma
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Zubin Mehta, conductor Luciano Pavarotti, tenor
10:00 a.m.
Arnold Bax
Morning Song (Maytime in Sussex)
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Bryden Thomson, conductor Margaret Fingerhut, piano
10:09 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Concerto for violin & cello "Double Concerto" in A minor Opus 102
Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductor David Oistrakh, violin; Mstislav Rostropovich, cello
10:44 a.m.
Alexander Scriabin
Piano Sonata No. 2 "Sonata Fantasy" in G# minor Opus 19
Jeneba Kanneh-Mason, piano
10:56 a.m.
Giovanni Gabrieli
Canzon Septimi Toni No. 2
Empire Brass; Rolf Smedvig, conductor
11:00 a.m.
Adolphus Hailstork
Three Spirituals
Virginia Symphony Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
11:10 a.m.
Claudio Monteverdi
Vespers of 1610: Laudate Pueri
Boston Baroque; Martin Pearlman, conductor And various soloists
11:17 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 14 in Eb major K 449
English Chamber Orchestra; Jeffrey Tate, conductor Mitsuko Uchida, piano
11:40 a.m.
Jose Moncayo
Huapango
Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas; Alondra de la Parra, conductor
11:50 a.m.
Johann Strauss, Jr.
Morning Papers Opus 279 (Morgenblatter)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Fritz Reiner, conductor
12:00 p.m.
Jennifer Reason
LOCAL ARTIST FEATURE: Dr. Ralph Hughes, Conductor- Master Singers
Jennifer Reason, host
12:14 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 31 "Hornsignal" in D major
Lausanne Chamber Orchestra; Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
12:42 p.m.
Jules Massenet
THAIS: Meditation
Philharmonia Orchestra; Andrew Litton, conductor Anne Akiko Meyers, violin
12:49 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Water Music Suite No. 2 in D major HWV 349
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Nicholas McGegan, conductor
12:59 p.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Hebrides Overture in B minor Opus 26
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conductor
1:11 p.m.
Hans Gal
Symphony No. 3 in A major Opus 62
Orchestra of the Swan; Kenneth Woods, conductor
1:47 p.m.
Valentin Silvestrov
Bagatelle (Op. 1, No. 1) Opus 1/1
Dmytro Choni, piano
1:50 p.m.
Gyorgy Ligeti
Bagatelle No. 3 (from Six Bagatelles for Wind Quintet)
Albert Schweitzer Quintet
1:54 p.m.
Johan Halvorsen
Entry March of the Boyars
Bergen Philharmonic; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Serenade No. 2 in A major Opus 16
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor
2:32 p.m.
Olivia Belli
Valse
Olivia Belli, piano
2:34 p.m.
Joe Hisaishi
One Summer's Day (from Spirited Away)
London Symphony Orchestra; Roman Simovic, conductor Joe Hisaishi, piano
2:40 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Violin Concerto No. 2 in E major BWV 1042
Gli Incogniti; Amandine Beyer, conductor Amandine Beyer, violin
2:55 p.m.
Gaspar Sanz
Canarios
Chatham Baroque
3:00 p.m.
Alexander Glazunov
The Seasons: Autumn Opus 67
Minnesota Orchestra; Edo de Waart, conductor
3:13 p.m.
Frederic Chopin
Nocturne No. 7 in C# minor Opus 27/1
Jeneba Kanneh-Mason, piano
3:19 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Czech Suite Opus 39
North German Radio Symphony; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
3:43 p.m.
Richard Strauss
Don Juan Opus 20
Staatskapelle Dresden; Rudolph Kempe, conductor
4:00 p.m.
Mikhail Glinka
Spanish Overture No. 2
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Vassily Sinaisky, conductor
4:10 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor" in Eb major Opus 73
Mahler Chamber Orchestra; Leif Ove Andsnes, conductor Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
4:49 p.m.
Agustin Barrios
Danzas Paraguayas
David Russell, guitar
4:55 p.m.
Gian Carlo Menotti
AMELIA GOES TO THE BALL Overture
Columbia Symphony Orchestra; Thomas Schippers, conductor
5:01 p.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 7 in D major Opus 6
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor
5:11 p.m.
Teng Yu-hsien
Spring Breeze
Xuefei Yang, guitar
5:15 p.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Song Without Words "Spring Song" (Book V, No. 6) in A major Opus 62/6
Andras Schiff, piano
5:19 p.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
5:44 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Aria Variata in A minor BWV 989
Vikingur Olafsson, piano
6:00 p.m.
Jennifer Reason
LOCAL ARTIST FEATURE: Dr. Ralph Hughes, Conductor- Master Singers
Jennifer Reason, host
6:14 p.m.
Sergei Prokofiev
Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor Opus 63
Boston Symphony Orchestra; Charles Munch, conductor Jascha Heifetz, violin
6:38 p.m.
Frederick Delius
In a Summer Garden
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Richard Hickox, conductor
6:55 p.m.
Jon Batiste
Nocturne No. 1 in D minor
Jon Batiste, piano
