Classical Music Playlist, October 15, 2025
Bernhard Crusell (1775-1838)
Finnish composer & clarinetist Bernhard Crusell was very proud of his Clarinet Concerto No. 2, the written score of it is even included in a painted portrait of him. It’s today's Midday Masterpiece as we celebrate Crusell’s 1775 birthday today.
6:00 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Chamber Concerto in G minor RV 107
Camerata Koln
6:10 a.m.
Henriette Renie
Harp Concerto in C minor
Rhenish Philharmonic Orchestra; Shao-Chia Lu, conductor Xavier de Maistre, harp
6:31 a.m.
Aram Khachaturian
Spartacus: Adagio of Spartacus & Phrygia
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Aram Khachaturian, conductor
6:41 a.m.
Luigi Boccherini
Symphony No. 6 in D minor Opus 12/6 G 506
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor
7:00 a.m.
Clara Schumann
Piano Concerto: III. Finale in A minor Opus 7
The Women's Philharmonic; JoAnn Falletta, conductor Angela Cheng, piano
7:11 a.m.
Bernhard Crusell
Sinfonia Concertante for clarinet, horn, bassoon and orchestra Opus 3
Tapiola Sinfonietta; Osmo Vanska, conductor Anna-Marja Korsimaa, clarinet; Laszlo Hara, bassoon; Ib Lanzky-Otto, horn
7:41 a.m.
Modest Mussorgsky
Night on Bald Mountain
Philadelphia Orchestra; Riccardo Muti, conductor
7:52 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
ABDUCTION FROM THE SERAGLIO Overture K 384
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
8:00 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 5 in D minor Opus 3/5 HWV 316
Academy of Ancient Music; Richard Egarr, conductor
8:10 a.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor Opus 18
San Francisco Symphony; Edo de Waart, conductor Zoltan Kocsis, piano
8:42 a.m.
Pablo de Sarasate
Carmen Fantasy: Habanera
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra; Andres Orozco-Estrada, conductor Hilary Hahn, violin
8:46 a.m.
Manuel Ponce
Estrellita
Duo Sonidos
8:50 a.m.
Jean Sibelius
Karelia Overture Opus 10
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
9:00 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Concerto for violin & cello "Double Concerto" in A minor Opus 102
Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductor David Oistrakh, violin; Mstislav Rostropovich, cello
9:35 a.m.
Ernesto Nazareth
Perigoso
Estela Olevsky, piano
9:39 a.m.
Aram Khachaturian
Flute Concerto: I. Allegro con Fermezza
Philharmonia Orchestra; Ion Marin, conductor Patrick Gallois, flute
9:55 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Partita No. 3 for Solo Violin: Gavotte en Rondeau in E major BWV 1006
Raphael Feuillatre, guitar
10:00 a.m.
Edward Elgar
Coronation March Opus 65
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Yondani Butt, conductor
10:11 a.m.
Teresa Carreno
Ballade Opus 15
Clara Rodriguez, piano
10:20 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
String Quartet "The Rider" in G minor Opus 74/3
Kodaly Quartet
10:42 a.m.
Luigi Boccherini
Symphony No. 5 in Bb major Opus 21 G 497
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor
10:59 a.m.
Gabriel Faure
Piano Quartet No. 2: IV. Finale - Allegro molto in G minor Opus 45
Yo Yo Ma, cello; Emanuel Ax, piano; Isaac Stern, violin; Jaime Laredo, viola
11:10 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Slavonic Dance No. 10 in E minor Opus 72
Berlin Philharmonic; Lorin Maazel, conductor
11:18 a.m.
Franz Krommer
Symphony No. 4 in C minor Opus 102
London Mozart Players; Matthias Bamert, conductor
11:48 a.m.
John Williams
HARRY POTTER and the Sorcerer's Stone: Hedwig's Theme
London Symphony Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
11:53 a.m.
Carl Nielsen
Masquerade Overture
San Francisco Symphony; Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
11:59 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Piano Quintet: I. Allegro non troppo in F minor Opus 34
Artemis Quartet Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
12:15 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
2 Gavottes in G minor BWV 995
Sharon Isbin, guitar
12:18 p.m.
Edouard Lalo
Scherzo in D minor
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Yondani Butt, conductor
12:24 p.m.
Robert Schumann
Cello Concerto in A minor Opus 129
Champs-Elysees Theatre Orchestra; Philippe Herreweghe, conductor Christophe Coin, cello
12:50 p.m.
Malcolm Arnold
Four Scottish Dances Opus 59
Philharmonia Orchestra; Bryden Thomson, conductor
1:00 p.m.
Howard Hanson
MERRY MOUNT suite
Seattle Symphony; Gerard Schwarz, conductor
1:17 p.m.
Jessie Montgomery
Peace
Anthony McGill, clarinet; Gloria Chien, piano
1:21 p.m.
Claude Debussy
The Girl with the Flaxen Hair (from Preludes, Book I: No. 8) (La fille aux cheveux de lin)
Empire Brass
1:25 p.m.
Franz Schubert
Sonata "Arpeggione" in A minor D 821
Australian Chamber Orchestra; Richard Tognetti, conductor John Williams, guitar
1:48 p.m.
Pietro Locatelli
Concerto Grosso No. 2 in C minor Opus 1/2
Europa Galante; Fabio Biondi, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Bernhard Crusell
Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in F minor Opus 5
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Sakari Oramo, conductor Kari Kriikku, clarinet
2:23 p.m.
Isaac Albeniz
Asturias (Leyenda) - from "Suite Espanola" Opus 47
Raphael Feuillatre, guitar
2:30 p.m.
Maurice Ravel
Le tombeau de Couperin (The tomb of Couperin)
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
2:47 p.m.
Frederic Chopin
Ballade no. 4 in F minor
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
2:59 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Four Seasons: Winter (L'Inverno) in F minor Opus 8 RV 297
...and friends Janine Jansen, violin
3:08 p.m.
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Choros No. 1
Pepe Romero, guitar
3:14 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 3 in F major Opus 90
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
3:49 p.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Andante and Hungarian Rondo Opus 35
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Klaus Thunemann, bassoon
4:00 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor K 491
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor John O'Conor, piano
4:30 p.m.
Isaac Albeniz
Espana: No. 2 Tango Opus 165/2
Jason Vieaux, guitar
4:34 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Occasional Suite in D major
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
4:51 p.m.
Giuseppe Verdi
LA FORZA DEL DESTINO Overture
Dallas Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Litton, conductor
5:00 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Keyboard Concerto No. 5 in F minor BWV 1056
Australian Chamber Orchestra Angela Hewitt, piano
5:10 p.m.
Isolina Carrillo
Dos Gardenias
Havana Lyceum Orchestra; Jose Antonio Mendez Padron, conductor Sarah Willis, horn; Harold Madrigal Frias, trumpet
5:15 p.m.
Cecile Chaminade
Etude Pathetique Opus 124
Joanne Polk, piano
5:20 p.m.
Louise Farrenc
Symphony No. 3 in G minor Opus 36
North German Radio Symphony; Johannes Goritzki, conductor
5:52 p.m.
Julie Cooper
Firedove
The Chapel Choir of Pembroke College, Cambridge Anna Lapwood, organ; Elena Urioste, violin
5:59 p.m.
Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Piano Concerto No. 3 in B minor Opus 89
English Chamber Orchestra; Bryden Thomson, conductor Stephen Hough, piano
6:35 p.m.
Gabriel Faure
Pavane Opus 50
Studio Orchestra; William Goodchild, conductor John Williams, guitar
6:41 p.m.
Claude Debussy
Nocturnes: No. 2 Fetes
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Paavo Jarvi, conductor
6:49 p.m.
John Corigliano
Lullaby for Natalie
London Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor Anne Akiko Meyers, violin
6:54 p.m.
Ludovico Einaudi
Le Onde
La Pieta Angele Dubeau, violin
