Classical Music Playlist, September 10, 2025
William Grant Still (1895-1978)
From the introductory page of classroom resources for teaching African history in America, the Library of Congress says this:
“Today, there is no aspect of life in the United States that has not been touched by the African American experience; there is no institution, custom, or daily practice that has not been influenced or remade by the efforts of African American thinkers, workers, artists, activists, and organizers.”
And that is expressed in the Symphony No. 2: Song of a New Race by African American composer William Grant Still. In the 1920s, Still envisioned a trilogy of works depicting the African American experience that eventually emerged as, first, his Symphonic poem “Africa” evoking roots from the continent; second, his “Symphony No. 1: Afro-American,” being life in America up to emancipation and; third, the “Symphony No. 2: Song of a New Race” as representing the now integrated man, both a product of and influential creator of an integrated society. In other words, all three works follow from arrival IN America through black influence ON America. The 1937 “Symphony No. 2: Song of a New Race” is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Carl Fasch
Concerto for trumpet, oboe d'amore and violin in E major
Philharmonia Orchestra John Wallace, trumpet; John Anderson, oboe d'amore; Peter Thomas, violin
6:15 a.m.
Edvard Grieg
String Quartet No. 1 in G minor Opus 27
Guarneri Quartet
6:49 a.m.
Frederic Chopin
Nocturne No. 7 in C# minor Opus 27/1
Jeneba Kanneh-Mason, piano
6:55 a.m.
Emmanuel Chabrier
Joyous March (Joyeuse Marche)
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor
7:00 a.m.
Michael Torke
Javelin
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Yoel Levi, conductor
7:10 a.m.
Ernst von Dohnanyi
Sextet in C major Opus 37
Takacs Quartet Andras Schiff, piano; Radovan Vlatkovic, horn; K�lm�n Berkes, clarinet
7:41 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Slavonic Dance No. 11 in F major Opus 72
Cleveland Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conductor
7:46 a.m.
Alexander Glazunov
Saxophone Concerto in Eb major Opus 109
Russian National Orchestra; Jose Serebrier, conductor Marc Chisson, alto saxophone
8:00 a.m.
Arnold Bax
Tintagel
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; David Lloyd-Jones, conductor
8:16 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 101 "Clock" in D major
Orchestra of St. Luke's; Charles Mackerras, conductor
8:44 a.m.
Mel Bonis
Soir et Matin: I. Soir (Evening) Opus 76
Neave Trio
8:50 a.m.
Giuseppe Verdi
NABUCCO Overture (Sinfonia)
Philharmonic of La Scala; Riccardo Muti, conductor
8:59 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 7 in A major Opus 92
Cleveland Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conductor
9:34 a.m.
Johann Friedrich Fasch
Concerto in D major L: D8
Tempesta di Mare
9:45 a.m.
Alberto Ginastera
Four Dances from Estancia
New World Symphony; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Arnold Bax
Morning Song (Maytime in Sussex)
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Bryden Thomson, conductor Margaret Fingerhut, piano
10:09 a.m.
Elena Kats-Chernin
Fast Blue Village 2
Del Sol String Quartet
10:15 a.m.
Georg Philipp Telemann
Suite for oboe, trumpet and strings in D major TWV 55: D1
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
10:48 a.m.
Jean Sibelius
Cassazione Opus 6
Tapiola Sinfonietta; Tuomas Ollila, conductor
10:59 a.m.
Cecile Chaminade
Piano Trio No. 1 in G minor Opus 11
Neave Trio
11:23 a.m.
Francisco Tarrega
Memories of the Alhambra (Recuerdos de la Alhambra)
Raphael Feuillatre, guitar
11:28 a.m.
Benjamin Britten
Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra Opus 34
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Andre Previn, conductor
11:46 a.m.
Henry Purcell
Timon of Athens
Parley of Instruments
11:57 a.m.
Ottorino Respighi
Fountains of Rome
Philadelphia Orchestra; Riccardo Muti, conductor
12:13 p.m.
Elena Kats-Chernin
Peggy's Rag
Sarah Cahill, piano
12:17 p.m.
William Bolcom
Ghost Rag: I. Graceful Ghost
Spencer Meyer, piano
12:23 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 1 in C major Opus 21
German Chamber Philharmonic; Paavo Jarvi, conductor
12:48 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for 2 mandolins in G major RV 532
Europa Galante; Fabio Biondi, conductor
1:00 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 25: I. Allegro maestoso in C major K 503
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Jeremy Denk, conductor Jeremy Denk, piano
1:15 p.m.
Nainita Desai
My Mind Is Still
Voces8
1:23 p.m.
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Guitar Concerto No. 1 in D major Opus 99
English Chamber Orchestra; Miguel Gomez Martinez, conductor Eduardo Fernandez, guitar
1:44 p.m.
Frederic Chopin
Fantasy on Polish Airs in A major Opus 13
Warsaw Philharmonic; Kazimierz Kord, conductor Garrick Ohlsson, piano
2:00 p.m.
William Grant Still
Symphony No. 2 in G minor
Philadelphia Orchestra; Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
2:31 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
The Seasons: June "Barcarolle" Opus 37
Bruce Liu, piano
2:38 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Piano Concerto No. 2: II. Allegro appassionato in Bb major Opus 83
Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductor Leon Fleisher, piano
2:48 p.m.
Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 4 "Romantic": III. Scherzo in Eb major
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; Manfred Honeck, conductor
2:59 p.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 3 in C minor Opus 6
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Nicholas McGegan, conductor
3:09 p.m.
Anton Reicha
Quintet for clarinet and strings in Bb major Opus 89
L'Archibudelli Charles Neidich, clarinet
3:36 p.m.
Ricardo Castro
Plainte Opus 38/2
Orquesta Sinfonica de Mineria (OSM) Jorge Federico Osorio, piano
3:39 p.m.
Philip Glass
Etude 9
Vikingur Olafsson, piano
3:43 p.m.
Ottorino Respighi
Ancient Airs and Dances: Suite No. 1
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Hugh Wolff, conductor
3:59 p.m.
Wilhelm Stenhammar
Excelsior! Opus 13
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
4:13 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Violin Concerto No. 5 "Turkish" in A major K 219
Norwegian Chamber Orchestra Henning Kraggerud, violin
4:40 p.m.
Olivia Belli
Limina Luminis Threshold of Light
Anna Lapwood, organ
4:47 p.m.
Ernest Farrar
Rhapsody No. 1 "The Open Road" Opus 9
Philharmonia Orchestra; Alasdair Mitchell, conductor
4:59 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Saul: Sinfonia HWV 53
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor Trevor Pinnock, organ
5:17 p.m.
John Field
Nocturne No. 10 in E major H 54
Alice Sara Ott, piano
5:23 p.m.
Leo Delibes
Sylvia: Pizzicato Polka
New Philharmonia Orchestra; Richard Bonynge, conductor
5:26 p.m.
Dmitri Shostakovich
Symphony No. 9 in Eb major Opus 70
Scottish National Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
5:52 p.m.
Bedrich Smetana
THE SECRET: Overture
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
6:00 p.m.
Franz Liszt
Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major
Bergen Philharmonic; Dmitri Kitayenko, conductor Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
6:23 p.m.
Jessie Montgomery
Strum
Catalyst Quartet
6:30 p.m.
Bobby Hutcherson
Now
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Calvin Simmons, conductor Bobby Hutcherson, vibes
6:33 p.m.
Neil Sedaka
Manhattan Intermezzo
Brown University Orchestra; Paul Phillips, conductor Jeffrey Biegel, piano
6:53 p.m.
John Williams
STAR WARS - ATTACK OF THE CLONES: Across the Stars (Love Theme)
London Symphony Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
