Classical Music Playlist, September 30, 2025
Beethoven in 1805 by Joseph Willibrord Mähler
The opening notes of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony are iconic and immediately recognizable around the world. But do you know the rest of the symphony? It’s always good to re-visit Beethoven’s entire Fifth Symphony to be reminded just how good the rest of it is. Or maybe to introduce a young person to it for the first time. The complete Beethoven Symphony No. 5 is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 12 in B minor Opus 6/12 HWV 330
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
6:13 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C minor K 457
Andras Schiff, piano
6:34 a.m.
Ernest Chausson
Poeme
Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France; Mikko Franck, conductor Hilary Hahn, violin
6:52 a.m.
Jan Kalliwoda
Overture No. 17 in F minor Opus 242
Cologne Academy; Michael Alexander Willens, conductor
7:01 a.m.
Richard Wagner
TANNHAUSER Overture
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
7:16 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Violin Concerto in D minor BWV 1052
Amsterdam Bach Solisten; Thomas Zehetmair, conductor Thomas Zehetmair, violin
7:39 a.m.
Frederic Chopin
Piano Sonata No. 2: III. Marche fun�bre (Funeral March) in Bb minor Opus 35
Benjamin Grosvenor, piano
7:50 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Flute Concerto No. 2 "The Night" (La Notte) in G minor Opus 10 RV 439
Australian Chamber Orchestra; Richard Tognetti, conductor Emmanuel Pahud, flute
8:00 a.m.
Cesar Franck
The Accursed Huntsman (Le Chasseur Maudit)
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
8:15 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 39 in G minor
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor Simon Standage, violin
8:34 a.m.
Olivia Belli
Nocturne IV
Olivia Belli, piano
8:37 a.m.
Teresa Carreno
Elegy No. 1 Opus 17
Clara Rodriguez, piano
8:43 a.m.
Santiago de Murcia
Tarantelas
Ensemble Kapsberger; Rolf Lislevand, conductor
8:49 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Violin Concerto: III. Allegro vivacissimo (Finale) in D major Opus 35
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; William Steinberg, conductor Nathan Milstein, violin
9:00 a.m.
Edvard Grieg
Piano Concerto in A minor Opus 16
Berlin Philharmonic; Mariss Jansons, conductor Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
9:30 a.m.
Francesco Geminiani
Concerto Grosso in E minor Opus 3/3
La Petite Bande; Sigiswald Kuijken, conductor
9:40 a.m.
Georges Bizet
L'Arlesienne Suite No. 1
Montreal Symphony Orchestra; Charles Dutoit, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto No. 1 (originally for violin) in A minor BWV 1041
Elias String Quartet Xuefei Yang, guitar
10:15 a.m.
Robert Dauber
Serenade
Niv Ashkenazi, violin; Matthew Graybill, piano
10:18 a.m.
Gabriel Faure
Pavane Opus 50
Seattle Symphony; Ludovic Morlot, conductor
10:25 a.m.
Etienne-Nicolas Mehul
Symphony No. 2 in D major
Rhenish Philharmonic Orchestra; Jorge Rotter, conductor
10:53 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
String Quartet No. 14: V. Presto in C# minor Opus 131
Takacs Quartet
10:59 a.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Andante and Hungarian Rondo Opus 35
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Klaus Thunemann, bassoon
11:10 a.m.
Mel Bonis
Soir et Matin: I. Soir (Evening) Opus 76
Neave Trio
11:14 a.m.
Cecile Chaminade
Etude Symphonique Opus 28
Joanne Polk, piano
11:21 a.m.
Franz Schubert
Symphony No. 8 "Unfinished" in B minor D 759
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Carlos Kleiber, conductor
11:47 a.m.
Clara Schumann
Piano Concerto: III. Finale in A minor Opus 7
The Women's Philharmonic; JoAnn Falletta, conductor Angela Cheng, piano
11:59 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Concerto, Op. 4, No. 4 in A minor Opus 4 RV 357
Academy of Ancient Music; Christopher Hogwood, conductor Monica Huggett, violin
12:08 p.m.
Enrique Granados
Danzas espanolas No. 10 "Triste"
Raphael Feuillatre, guitar
12:13 p.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Vocalise Opus 34/14
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Edward Gardner, conductor Alison Balsom, trumpet
12:19 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Piano Concerto No. 1 in Bb minor Opus 23
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Georg Solti, conductor Andras Schiff, piano
12:54 p.m.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
MLADA: Procession of the Nobles
Boston Pops Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
1:00 p.m.
Pietro Locatelli
Concerto Grosso No. 4 in E minor Opus 1/4
Raglan Baroque Players; Nicholas Kraemer, conductor
1:08 p.m.
Ottorino Respighi
Ancient Airs and Dances: Suite No. 2
Lausanne Chamber Orchestra; Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
1:28 p.m.
Gabriel Faure
Piano Trio in D minor Opus 120
Beaux Arts Trio
1:50 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Symphony No. 5: III. Scherzo in F major Opus 76
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Vaclav Neumann, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 5 in C minor Opus 67
German Chamber Philharmonic; Paavo Jarvi, conductor
2:31 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
DON GIOVANNI Overture K 527
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
2:39 p.m.
Clara Schumann
Three Romances for Piano Opus 11
Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
2:54 p.m.
Mikhail Glinka
RUSLAN AND LUDMILA: Overture
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; David Zinman, conductor
3:00 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 10 in D minor Opus 6/10 HWV 328
Boston Baroque; Martin Pearlman, conductor
3:14 p.m.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic; Vernon Handley, conductor
3:30 p.m.
Mel Bonis
Flute Sonata in C# minor Opus 64
Maria Cecilia Munoz, flute; Tiffany Butt, piano
3:48 p.m.
Hector Berlioz
Symphonie Fantastique: V. Witches' Sabbath Opus 14
BBC Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Davis, conductor
3:59 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Symphony No. 7 in D minor Opus 70
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Bomsori Kim, violin
4:37 p.m.
Teresa Carreno
Un reve en mer A dream at sea
Sarah Cahill, piano
4:44 p.m.
Gabriel Faure
PELLEAS ET MELISANDE: Sicilienne Opus 80
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
4:47 p.m.
Gentil Montana
Suite Colombiana No. 2: III. Bambuco
Jose Antonio Escobar, guitar
4:51 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Coriolan Overture in C minor Opus 62
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Fritz Reiner, conductor
5:00 p.m.
George Enescu
Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A major Opus 11
National Orchestra of France; Cristian Macelaru, conductor Yuja Wang, piano
5:09 p.m.
Joseph Kraus
Sinfonia in C# minor
Swedish Chamber Orchestra; Petter Sundkvist, conductor
5:30 p.m.
Igor Stravinsky
Pulcinella Suite
New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor
5:53 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
EUGENE ONEGIN: Polonaise
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Yuri Temirkanov, conductor
5:59 p.m.
Giovanni Paisiello
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor
Saint Cecilia Chamber Orchestra; Pietro Spada, conductor Pietro Spada, piano
6:26 p.m.
Charles Tomlinson Griffes
Poem for Flute & Orchestra
Residentie Orkest Den Haag; Neeme Jarvi, conductor Sharon Bezaly, flute
6:37 p.m.
Max Richter
On the Nature of Daylight
Max Richter Orchestra; Lorenz Dangel, conductor
6:43 p.m.
Tan Dun
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: The Eternal Vow
Shanghai Symphony Orchestra; Tan Dun, conductor Yo Yo Ma, cello
6:47 p.m.
Gerardo Matos Rodriguez
La Cumparsita (Tango)
Canadian Brass
6:51 p.m.
Isaac Albeniz
Majorca (Mallorca) Opus 202
Jason Vieaux, guitar
