Classical Music Playlist, July 9, 2025
Robert and Clara Schumann in 1847
In 1845, Robert Schumann’s wife Clara urged him to expand a short piece he wrote for piano into a full piano concerto. He did, and she played the premiere in 1846 of what would be his only piano concerto. It’s today’s Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
String Quintet No. 2: I. Allegro non troppo ma con brio in G major Opus 111
Takacs Quartet Lawrence Power, viola
6:13 a.m.
Jean Francaix
Wind Quintet No. 1
Reykjavik Wind Quintet
6:34 a.m.
Luigi Boccherini
Quintet for guitar and strings No. 6 in G major G 450
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Pepe Romero, guitar
6:52 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Piano Quintet No. 2: III. Scherzo (Furiant) in A major Opus 81
Takacs Quartet Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano
6:58 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto No. 1 for four violins and orchestra in D major Opus 3 RV 549
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor Members of...
7:07 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
7:44 a.m.
Agustin Bardi
Gallo Ciego blind rooster
Apollo Chamber Players Hector del Curto, bandoneon
7:49 a.m.
Claude Debussy
La Mer: I. From Dawn Till Noon on the Sea
Concertgebouw Orchestra; Bernard Haitink, conductor
7:59 a.m.
Frederic Chopin
Variations on Mozart's "La ci darem la mano" in Bb major Opus 2
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment; Charles Mackerras, conductor Emanuel Ax, piano
8:17 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major K 216
Deutsche Radio Philharmonie; Bruno Weil, conductor Lena Neudauer, violin
8:40 a.m.
Hans Zimmer
The Frozen Planet
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
8:45 a.m.
John Williams
E.T. The Extra Terrestial: Flying Theme
London Symphony Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
8:50 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 4: IV. Finale. Allegro con fuoco in F minor Opus 36
Philadelphia Orchestra; Riccardo Muti, conductor
9:00 a.m.
Dorothy Howell
Piano Concerto in D minor in D minor
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Rebecca Miller, conductor Danny Driver, piano
9:21 a.m.
Sebastian Iradier
La Paloma the dove
Pepe Romero, guitar
9:24 a.m.
Isaac Albeniz
Asturias (Leyenda) - from "Suite Espanola" Opus 47
Xuefei Yang, guitar
9:31 a.m.
Franz Schubert
String Quartet No. 12 (Quartet Movement) in C minor D 703
Emerson String Quartet
9:41 a.m.
Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 6: I. Majestoso in A major
Concertgebouw Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Engelbert Humperdinck
HANSEL UND GRETEL Overture
Bavarian Radio Symphony; Jeffrey Tate, conductor
10:09 a.m.
Rafael Diaz
Al fondo de mi lejania se asoma tu casa
Georgina Isabel Rossi, viola; Silvie Cheng, piano
10:16 a.m.
Antonio Salieri
Triple Concerto for violin, oboe and cello in D major
Bern Camerata; Thomas Furi, conductor Thomas Furi, violin; Heinz Holliger, oboe; Thomas Demenga, cello
10:42 a.m.
Grace Williams
Penillion
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Sir Charles Groves, conductor
10:59 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Triple Concerto for piano, violin, cello & orchestra in C major Opus 56
Philharmonia Orchestra; Santtu-Matias Rouvali, conductor Nicola Benedetti, violin; Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello; Benjamin Grosvenor, piano
11:35 a.m.
Julia Perry
Ye, Who Seek the Truth
Experiential Orchestra; James Blachly, conductor
11:40 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 6 in D major Opus 3/6 HWV 317
Academy of Ancient Music; Richard Egarr, conductor Richard Egarr, organ
11:50 a.m.
Alexander Glazunov
Concert Waltz No. 1 (Valse de Concert) in D major Opus 47
Bamberg Symphony; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
12:00 p.m.
Gabriel Faure
Masques and Bergamasques Opus 112
Lyon National Orchestra; Emmanuel Krivine, conductor
12:14 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Rondo Alla Turca (from Piano Sonata No. 11) in A major
Mitsuko Uchida, piano
12:18 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Symphony No. 8 in G major Opus 88
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
12:55 p.m.
Agustin Barrios
The Bees (Las Abejas)
Jason Vieaux, guitar
12:57 p.m.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
TSAR SALTAN: Flight of the Bumblebee
Olga Kern, piano
1:00 p.m.
Alexander Arutiunian
Trumpet Concerto
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Lawrence Renes, conductor Alison Balsom, trumpet
1:17 p.m.
Claudio Monteverdi
Monteverdiana
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
1:25 p.m.
Niels Gade
Symphony No. 3 in A minor Opus 15
Danish National Symphony Orchestra; Christopher Hogwood, conductor
1:54 p.m.
Lars-Erik Larsson
Pastoral Suite: Scherzo Opus 19
CBC Vancouver Orchestra; Mario Bernardi, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Robert Schumann
Piano Concerto in A minor Opus 54
Berlin Philharmonic; Claudio Abbado, conductor Murray Perahia, piano
2:31 p.m.
Malcolm Forsyth
Golyardes' Grounde
Canadian Brass
2:34 p.m.
Henry Purcell
Timon of Athens: Curtain Tune on a Ground
Collegium Musicum 90; Richard Hickox, conductor
2:37 p.m.
Johannes Bernardus Van Bree
Concert Overture in B minor in B minor
Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra; Jac Van Steen, conductor
2:50 p.m.
Johann Strauss, Jr.
Blue Danube Waltz Opus 314
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Fritz Reiner, conductor
2:59 p.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Concertino for Horn in E minor Opus 45
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Kurt Masur, conductor Hermann Baumann, horn
3:13 p.m.
Joaquin Rodrigo
Concierto de Aranjuez
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Pepe Romero, guitar
3:38 p.m.
Clara Schumann
Three Romances for Violin and Piano Opus 22
Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano; Elena Urioste, violin
3:49 p.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Phaeton - Symphonic Poem Opus 39
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
3:59 p.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Trumpet Overture Opus 101
London Symphony Orchestra; Claudio Abbado, conductor
4:09 p.m.
Ernest Chausson
Symphony in Bb major Opus 20
Philharmonia Orchestra; Francesco d'Avalos, conductor
4:41 p.m.
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4: I. Preludio W284 Introdu��o
Nelson Freire, piano
4:44 p.m.
Edward K. (Duke) Ellington
In a sentimental mood
Jason Vieaux, guitar
4:49 p.m.
Friedrich Kuhlau
Elf-Mound Overture Opus 100
Odense Symphony Orchestra; Othmar Maga, conductor
5:01 p.m.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Capriccio Espagnol Opus 34
New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor
5:17 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Variations on a Rococo Theme Opus 33
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra; Mariss Jansons, conductor Truls Mork, cello
5:37 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for eleven instruments in C major RV 555
Europa Galante; Fabio Biondi, conductor
5:47 p.m.
Georges Bizet
Carmen Suite No. 1
Cincinnati Pops; Erich Kunzel, conductor
6:00 p.m.
Florence Price
Piano Quintet in A minor
Takacs Quartet Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano
6:27 p.m.
Carlos Chavez
Symphony No. 2 "Sinfonia India"
Simon Bolivar Orchestra; Eduardo Mata, conductor
6:40 p.m.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus
New Queen's Hall Orchestra; Barry Wordsworth, conductor
6:54 p.m.
Morten Lauridsen
Les Chansons des Roses: Dirait-on
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
