Classical Music Playlist, June 19, 2025
William Grant Still (1895-1978)
Autochthonous: adjective. ”indigenous rather than descended from migrants or colonists.”
In program notes for his Symphony No. 4, American composer William Grant Still wrote that the work’s title, “Autochthonous,” suggests that “the music has its roots in our own soil, and portrays…the spirit of the American people. It may also be said that the music speaks of the fusion of musical cultures in North America.”
The Symphony No. 4, “Autochthonous,” by William Grant Still is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Sonata No. 3 (originally for gamba & harpsichord) in G minor BWV 1029
Mischa Maisky, cello; Martha Argerich, piano
6:16 a.m.
Wilhelm Peterson-Berger
Symphony No. 5 "Solitudo" in B minor
Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra; Michail Jurowski, conductor
6:45 a.m.
Traditional Japanese
Sakura sakura cherry blossom
Xuefei Yang, guitar
6:52 a.m.
Louis Spohr
Concerto for String Quartet and Orchestra: Rondo in A minor Opus 131
San Francisco Ballet Orchestra; Jean-Louis LeRoux, conductor The Lark Quartet
7:00 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 7 in Bb major Opus 6/7 HWV 325
Aradia Ensemble; Kevin Mallon, conductor
7:16 a.m.
Giovanni Paisiello
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor
Saint Cecilia Chamber Orchestra; Pietro Spada, conductor Pietro Spada, piano
7:43 a.m.
Hamilton Harty
In Ireland
Ulster Orchestra; Bryden Thomson, conductor Colin Fleming, flute; Denise Kelly, harp
7:53 a.m.
Edward Elgar
Pomp & Circumstance March No. 3 in C minor Opus 39/3
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Andre Previn, conductor
8:00 a.m.
Catrin Finch
Celtic Concerto
Sinfonia Cymru; John Rutter, conductor Catrin Finch, harp
8:14 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 25 in G minor K 183
Danish National Chamber Orchestra; Adam Fischer, conductor
8:40 a.m.
Frederic Chopin
Piano Sonata No. 2: III. Marche fun�bre (Funeral March) in Bb minor Opus 35
Jeneba Kanneh-Mason, piano
8:49 a.m.
Fela Sowande
African Suite: Selections
Chicago Sinfonietta; Paul Freeman, conductor
9:01 a.m.
William Grant Still
Symphony No. 1 "Afro-American"
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
9:26 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Piano Concerto No. 11 in D major HOB 18:11
Norwegian Chamber Orchestra Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
9:45 a.m.
Jean Sibelius
Swan of Tuonela
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra; Mariss Jansons, conductor
9:54 a.m.
Mahito Yokota
SUPER MARIO GALAXY: Gusty Garden Galaxy
London Philharmonic Orchestra
10:00 a.m.
Georg Philipp Telemann
Concerto in A minor
Collegium Musicum 90; Simon Standage, conductor
10:08 a.m.
Florence Price
Symphony No. 1 in E minor
Philadelphia Orchestra; Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
10:49 a.m.
Vincenzo Capirola
Renaissance Dances for Lute
Ronn McFarlane, lute
10:55 a.m.
Pietro Mascagni
CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA: Intermezzo
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Maurizio Benini, conductor
11:00 a.m.
Gabriel Pierne
Concert Piece for harp & orchestra (Concertstucke) in G# major Opus 39
Rhenish Philharmonic Orchestra; Shao-Chia Lu, conductor Xavier de Maistre, harp
11:14 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Sinfonia for String Orchestra No. 7
Sphinx Virtuosi; Damon Gupton, conductor
11:36 a.m.
ANONYMOUS
Dance of the Swans (Ballo de Cigni)
New London Consort; Philip Pickett, conductor
11:39 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Swan Lake: Act I Finale Opus 20
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
11:42 a.m.
Frederic Chopin
Andante Spianato and Grand Polonaise in G major/Eb major Opus 22
Polish Sinfonia Iuventus Orchestra; Marcin Nalecz-Nieslolowski, conductor Tatiana Shebanova, piano
12:00 p.m.
Oskar Bohme
Sextet for brass Opus 30
Atlantic Brass Quintet
12:16 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Water Music Suite No. 1 in F major HWV 348
Les Violons du Roy; Bernard Labadie, conductor
12:45 p.m.
Zenobia Powell Perry
Rhapsody
Sarah Cahill, piano
12:50 p.m.
John Field
Rondo for piano & strings in Ab major
London Mozart Players; Matthias Bamert, conductor Miceal O'Rourke, piano
12:59 p.m.
Scott Joplin
Treemonisha Overture
Houston Grand Opera Orchestra; Gunther Schuller, conductor
1:08 p.m.
Florence Price
Piano Concerto in One Movement
New York Youth Symphony; Michael Repper, conductor Michelle Cann, piano
1:26 p.m.
Dorothy Howell
Lamia
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Rumon Gamba, conductor Sophie Langdon, violin; Richard Watkins, horn
1:37 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Violin Concerto in D minor BWV 1052
Amsterdam Bach Solisten; Thomas Zehetmair, conductor Thomas Zehetmair, violin
2:00 p.m.
William Grant Still
Symphony No. 4 "Autochthonous"
Fort Smith Symphony; John Jeter, conductor
2:27 p.m.
Valerie Coleman
Concerto for Wind Quintet: I. Afro
Imani Winds
2:32 p.m.
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Five Negro Melodies for Piano Trio
Neave Trio
2:49 p.m.
Adolphus Hailstork
Three Spirituals
Virginia Symphony Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
2:58 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 10 in D minor Opus 6/10 HWV 328
Academy of Ancient Music; Andrew Manze, conductor
3:14 p.m.
Joseph White
Violin Concerto in F# minor
Encore Chamber Orchestra; Daniel Hege, conductor Rachel Barton Pine, violin
3:36 p.m.
Clara Schumann
Three Romances for Piano Opus 11
Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
3:51 p.m.
Michael Torke
Javelin
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Yoel Levi, conductor
4:01 p.m.
William Dawson
Negro Folk Symphony
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
4:30 p.m.
Margaret Bonds
Hold On
PubliQuartet Musicality Vocal Ensemble; Lara Downes, piano
4:35 p.m.
Frederic Chopin
Fantasia on Polish Airs in A major Opus 13
Slovak State Philharmonic, Kozice; Robert Stankovsky, conductor Idil Biret, piano
4:52 p.m.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
The Running Set
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic; James Judd, conductor
4:59 p.m.
Jose Moncayo
Huapango
Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas; Alondra de la Parra, conductor
5:09 p.m.
Florence Price
Piano Sonata in E minor
Althea Waites, piano
5:35 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Praeludio in E minor BWV 996
Sharon Isbin, guitar
5:38 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major Opus 15
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic; Karina Canellakis, conductor Alice Sara Ott, piano
5:46 p.m.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Scheherazade: Festival at Baghdad Opus 35
L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande; Ernest Ansermet, conductor
6:00 p.m.
Margaret Bonds
Credo
The Dessoff Choirs & Orchestra; Malcolm J. Merriweather, conductor
6:24 p.m.
H. T. Burleigh
Deep River
PubliQuartet Lara Downes, piano
6:27 p.m.
Julia Perry
Ye, Who Seek the Truth
Experiential Orchestra; James Blachly, conductor
6:32 p.m.
Maurice Ravel
Introduction and Allegro
Prometheus Ensemble Caryl Thomas, harp
6:44 p.m.
Edward K. (Duke) Ellington
Harlem for jazz band & orchestra
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
