Classical Music Playlist, October 13, 2025
Czech composer Antonín Dvořák
Derived originally from a Ukrainian musical form, in the compositions of Czech composer Antonín Dvořák the "dumka" or plural "dumky" refers to music with sudden mood changes from melancholy to cheerfulness. Dumky appear in each movement of his six-movement Piano Trio No. 4, titled the “Dumky” Trio. For this piece, Dvořák eschewed formal structure in favor of a more free-form fantasia that allowed him to let the music soar unfettered into brooding and lighthearted territories. The Trio was so successful that Dvořák performed it on a 40-concert farewell tour throughout his homeland before heading to New York City to teach for a few years. Dvořák’s “Dumky” Piano Trio is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Giovanni Punto
Horn Concerto No. 5 in F major
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Barry Tuckwell, horn
6:17 a.m.
Edward Elgar
Cello Concerto in E minor Opus 85
London Symphony Orchestra; Simon Rattle, conductor Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello
6:48 a.m.
Thomas Tallis
O Sacrum Convivium
; Peter Phillips, conductor The Tallis Scholars
6:51 a.m.
Robert Johnson
The Temporiser
Amsterdam Loeki Stardust Quartet
6:53 a.m.
Ethel Smyth
String Quintet in E major: III. Scherzo - Allegro Vivace in E major Opus 1
Mannheim String Quartet
7:00 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 4 in A minor Opus 6/4 HWV 322
Aradia Ensemble; Kevin Mallon, conductor
7:13 a.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Piano Concerto No. 4 in C minor Opus 44
Philharmonia Orchestra Pascal Roge, piano
7:41 a.m.
Percy Grainger
Children's March "Over the Hills and Far Away"
Michigan State University Symphonic Band; Keith Brion, conductor
7:49 a.m.
Astor Piazzolla
Spring in Buenos Aires (Primavera Portena)
David Tanenbaum, guitar
7:53 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Slavonic Dance No. 3 in Ab major Opus 46
Cleveland Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conductor
7:59 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Marche Slav Opus 31
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
8:10 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major BWV 1068
La Petite Bande; Sigiswald Kuijken, conductor
8:32 a.m.
ANONYMOUS
Folia: Rodrigo Martinez
Jordi Savall, viola da gamba
8:37 a.m.
Dmitri Shostakovich
Suite for Variety Orchestra: Waltz No. 2
Concertgebouw Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
8:42 a.m.
Oskar Bohme
Trumpet Concerto Opus 18
Czech Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra; Arnie Roth, conductor George Vosburgh, trumpet
9:00 a.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor Opus 30
Dallas Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Litton, conductor Stephen Hough, piano
9:40 a.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 3 in C minor Opus 6
Musica Amphion; Pieter-Jan Belder, conductor
9:52 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Octet: IV. Presto in Eb major Opus 20
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Johann Friedrich Fasch
Lute Concerto in D minor
Tempesta di Mare Richard Stone, lute
10:16 a.m.
Florence Price
Symphony No. 1: III. Juba Dance in E minor
Philadelphia Orchestra; Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
10:19 a.m.
William Grant Still
Symphony No. 4: III. Moderately fast
Philadelphia Orchestra; Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
10:23 a.m.
Louise Farrenc
Piano Trio No. 2 in D minor Opus 34
Linos Ensemble
10:50 a.m.
Claude Debussy
La Mer: III. Dialogue of the Wind and the Sea
Cleveland Orchestra; Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
11:00 a.m.
Louis Spohr
Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in C minor Opus 26
English Chamber Orchestra; Gerard Schwarz, conductor Emma Johnson, clarinet
11:23 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Cantata No. 140 "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme": I. Chorale BWV 140 Wachet auf,ruft uns die Stimme
The Bach Ensemble; Joshua Rifkin, conductor
11:31 a.m.
Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 7 in C major Opus 105
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
11:52 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
DON GIOVANNI Overture K 527
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Christian Baldini, conductor
11:59 a.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 8 "Christmas Concerto" in G minor Opus 6
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor
12:14 p.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Scherzo
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Yoel Levi, conductor
12:20 p.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Piano Trio in D minor Opus 11
Nash Ensemble
12:46 p.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Symphony No. 3: III. Allegro in A minor Opus 44
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Osmo Vanska, conductor
12:59 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 6 in G minor Opus 6/6 HWV 324
Handel & Haydn Society; Christopher Hogwood, conductor
1:15 p.m.
Zenobia Powell Perry
Pavane for Piano
Josephine Gandolfi, piano
1:18 p.m.
Clara Schumann
Three Romances for Violin and Piano: No. 3 Leidenschaftlich schnell in Bb Opus 22
Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano; Elena Urioste, violin
1:23 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 73 "La Chasse" (The Hunt) in D major
Heidelberg Symphony; Thomas Fey, conductor
1:46 p.m.
Robert Schumann
Manfred Overture Opus 115
London Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Piano Trio No. 4 "Dumky" in E minor Opus 90
Trio Zimbalist
2:31 p.m.
Richard Wagner
FLYING DUTCHMAN Overture (Der Fliegender Hollander)
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
2:43 p.m.
Francesco Geminiani
Concerto Grosso No. 2 in D minor Opus 7/2
La Petite Bande; Sigiswald Kuijken, conductor
2:54 p.m.
Aram Khachaturian
Masquerade: Waltz
The Bolshoi Theater Orchestra; Mark Ermler, conductor
3:00 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 25 in G minor K 183
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
3:22 p.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Notturno in G minor H337
Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
3:27 p.m.
Arnold Bax
Tintagel
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; David Lloyd-Jones, conductor
3:43 p.m.
Alan Hovhaness
Symphony No. 2 "Mysterious Mountain" Opus 132
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
4:00 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Sleeping Beauty Suite Opus 66
Philadelphia Orchestra; Riccardo Muti, conductor
4:22 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude & Fugue No. 2 in C Minor (from the Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1) in C minor BWV 847
Mahan Esfahani, harpsichord
4:26 p.m.
Florence Price
Piano Concerto in One Movement: III. Allegretto
Chineke! Orchestra; Leslie Suganandarajah, conductor Jeneba Kanneh-Mason, piano
4:31 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 59 "Fire" in A major
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor Trevor Pinnock, harpsichord
4:49 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for four violins in B minor Opus 3/10 RV 580
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor
5:00 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Piano Concerto No. 2: II. Allegro appassionato in Bb major Opus 83
Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductor Leon Fleisher, piano
5:09 p.m.
Hugo Wolf
Italian Serenade in G major
Hagen Quartet
5:17 p.m.
Johan Halvorsen
Symphony No. 1 in C minor
Bergen Philharmonic; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
5:53 p.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Omphale's Spinning Wheel (Le Rouet d'Omphale) Opus 31
French Radio and Television Orchestra; Jean Martinon, conductor
6:02 p.m.
Gabriel Faure
Piano Quintet No. 2 in C minor Opus 115
Domus; Anthony Marwood, 2nd violin
6:34 p.m.
Aaron Copland
Our Town
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
6:44 p.m.
Astor Piazzolla
La Muerte del Angel (Death of the Angel)
Franz Halasz, guitar
6:49 p.m.
Mel Bonis
Suite for Flute, Violin, and Piano Opus 59
Michael Faust, flute; Sandrine Cantoreggi, violin; Sheila Arnold, piano
