Classical Music Playlist, June 13, 2025
Beethoven premiered his 8th Symphony only two months after his 7th, which was still hugely popular at the time. He preferred and even called the 8th symphony “better,” though audiences were puzzled by it. Beethoven’s Symphony No. 8 is today's Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Georg Philipp Telemann
Suite in D major TWV 55:D19
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
6:26 a.m.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Oboe Concerto
Capella Bydgostiensis; Daniel Stabrawa, conductor Albrecht Mayer, oboe
6:46 a.m.
Thomas Tallis
O Sacrum Convivium
; Peter Phillips, conductor The Tallis Scholars
6:49 a.m.
Tielmann Susato
Mon Desir (Basse Dans)
New London Consort; Philip Pickett, conductor
6:54 a.m.
Percy Grainger
Irish Tune from County Derry (Danny Boy)
Dallas Wind Symphony; Jerry Junkin, conductor
7:00 a.m.
Frederic Chopin
Piano Concerto No. 2: I. Maestoso in F minor Opus 21
Mahler Chamber Orchestra; Mikhail Pletnev, conductor Daniil Trifonov, piano
7:17 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 99 in Eb major
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
7:44 a.m.
Alexander Scriabin
Prelude No. 11 in B major Opus 11/11
Jeneba Kanneh-Mason, piano
7:45 a.m.
Astor Piazzolla
Five Pieces for Guitar: 2. Romantico
Franz Halasz, guitar
7:50 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Chamber Concerto in F major RV 99
Camerata Koln
7:59 a.m.
Sergei Prokofiev
Symphony No. 1 "Classical" in D major Opus 25
Royal Scottish Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
8:15 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 15 in Bb major K 450
English Chamber Orchestra; Jeffrey Tate, conductor Mitsuko Uchida, piano
8:40 a.m.
Giulio Caccini
Amarilli mia bella
Empire Brass
8:46 a.m.
Aram Khachaturian
Gayne Ballet Suite
Scottish National Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
9:00 a.m.
George Enescu
Dixtour pour instruments a vent (Dectet for winds) Opus 14
Oslo Wind Soloists
9:21 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Aria Variata in A minor BWV 989
Vikingur Olafsson, piano
9:37 a.m.
Gioachino Rossini
OTELLO: Overture
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
9:46 a.m.
Georges Bizet
Carmen Suite No. 1
Cincinnati Pops; Erich Kunzel, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 11 in Bb major Opus 6
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
10:10 a.m.
Max Richter
Dona Nobis Pacem 2
La Pieta; Angele Dubeau, conductor Angele Dubeau, violin
10:15 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor Opus 37
London Symphony Orchestra; Andreas Delfs, conductor John O'Conor, piano
10:52 a.m.
Gabriel Faure
Pavane Opus 50
Minnesota Orchestra; Eiji Oue, conductor
11:00 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Fair Melusina Overture Opus 32
London Symphony Orchestra; Claudio Abbado, conductor
11:11 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major Opus 3/3 RV 310
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor Simon Standage, violin
11:19 a.m.
Aaron Copland
Appalachian Spring
New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor
11:45 a.m.
Olivia Belli
Nocturne IV
Olivia Belli, piano
11:49 a.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
DER FREISCHUTZ: Overture Opus 77 J 277
Tapiola Sinfonietta; Jean Jacques Kantorow, conductor
12:00 p.m.
Jennifer Reason
LOCAL ARTIST FEATURE: Jared Redmond
Jennifer Reason, host
12:24 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Bagatelles Opus 47
Bonn Beethovenhalle Orchestra; Dennis Russell Davies, conductor
12:44 p.m.
Danny Elfman
Percussion Concerto: II. D.S.C.H.
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic; JoAnn Falletta, conductor Colin Currie, percussion
12:47 p.m.
Scott Joplin
Solace
Tzimon Barto, piano
12:52 p.m.
Gioachino Rossini
THE BARBER OF SEVILLE: Overture (IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA)
Philharmonia Orchestra; Riccardo Muti, conductor
1:00 p.m.
George W. Chadwick
Symphonic Sketches: Jubilee
Cincinnati Pops; Erich Kunzel, conductor
1:10 p.m.
Alessandro Marcello
Oboe Concerto in D minor
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor John Abberger, oboe
1:18 p.m.
Robert Schumann
Piano Quintet in Eb major Opus 44
Artemis Quartet Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
1:48 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for 2 mandolins in G major RV 532
Il Giardino Armonico Duilio Galfetti, mandolin; Wolfgang Paul, mandolin
2:00 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 8 in F major Opus 93
Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
2:25 p.m.
Frederic Chopin
Nocturne No. 8 in Db major Opus 27/2
Jeneba Kanneh-Mason, piano
2:32 p.m.
Josef Suk
Fantastic Scherzo Opus 25
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
2:48 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Water Music Suite No. 2 in D major HWV 349
Orchestra of St. Luke's; Charles Mackerras, conductor
3:00 p.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Trumpet Overture Opus 101
London Symphony Orchestra; Claudio Abbado, conductor
3:10 p.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Melodie (Allegretto) No. 2 in C# minor Opus 4/2
Betty Ann Miller, piano
3:11 p.m.
Cecile Chaminade
Autrefois ("In Times Past") Opus 87/4
Stephen Hough, piano
3:16 p.m.
Joaquin Rodrigo
Concierto para una fiesta
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Sachio Fujioka, conductor Craig Ogden, guitar
3:45 p.m.
Louis Theodore Gouvy
Symphonie breve in G minor Opus 58
Saarbrucken Radio Philharmonic Orchestra; Jacques Mercier, conductor
4:01 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Piano Concerto No. 1: III. Rondo in D minor Opus 15
Concertgebouw Orchestra; Bernard Haitink, conductor Claudio Arrau, piano
4:15 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
American Suite in A major Opus 98
Budapest Festival Orchestra; Ivan Fischer, conductor
4:36 p.m.
Florence Price
Dances in the Canebrakes
Chicago Sinfonietta; Mei-Ann Chen, conductor
4:47 p.m.
Joe Hisaishi
Merry-Go-Round of Life (from Howl's Moving Castle)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Joe Hisaishi, conductor Yuja Wang, piano
5:00 p.m.
Claudio Monteverdi
Monteverdiana
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
5:08 p.m.
Hazel Scott
Peace of Mind
Lara Downes, piano
5:12 p.m.
Arthur Foote
Piano Trio No. 2: III. Allegro molto in Bb major Opus 65
Neave Trio
5:19 p.m.
Johan Halvorsen
Suite from "Mascarade"
Bergen Philharmonic; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
5:47 p.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Yoel Levi, conductor
6:00 p.m.
Jennifer Reason
LOCAL ARTIST FEATURE: Jared Redmond
Jennifer Reason, host
6:24 p.m.
Reynaldo Hahn
String Quartet No. 1 in A minor
Parisii Quartet
6:43 p.m.
Joaquin Malats
Spanish Serenade (Serenata Espanola) in F major
Klaus Jackle, guitar
6:48 p.m.
Leonard Cohen
Hallelujah
Canadian Brass
6:53 p.m.
Jean Roger-Ducasse
Sonorit�s
Joel Hastings, piano
