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Thursday, October 23, 2025

Classical Music Playlist, October 23, 2025

  

One of the most familiar pieces composed by Richard Strauss (1864-1949) is his tone poem "Also sprach Zarathustra" with its famous opening "Sunrise" movement (as heard in the movie "2001: A Space Odyssey''). But there's so much more music after that, a total of nine sections lasting over 30 minutes. Strauss took inspiration from the book of the same name by Friedrich Nietzsche. Strauss wrote in a letter, 

“I never intended to write philosophical music, nor did I seek to portray Nietzsche’s great work in music. Rather I wanted to convey, through music, some idea of the development of the human race, from its origins, through the different stages of its religious and scientific development, to Nietzsche’s concept of the Superman." 

And that’s roughly the symbolic arc of the Stanley Kubrick film "2001: A Space Odyssey," so it's perfectly fitting that he began that film with the famous "Sunrise" movement that opens the Strauss tone poem. "Also sprach Zarathustra" is today's Midday Masterpiece.

6:00 a.m.
6:00 a.m.
Johann Friedrich Fasch
Concerto "The Hunt" (Die Jagd) in D major
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Iona Brown, conductor
6:14 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
6:40 a.m.
Olivia Belli
Limina Luminis Threshold of Light
Anna Lapwood, organ
6:47 a.m.
Alexander Scriabin
Piano Sonata No. 2 "Sonata Fantasy" in G# minor Opus 19
Jeneba Kanneh-Mason, piano
7:00 a.m.
7:00 a.m.
Claudio Monteverdi
Monteverdiana
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
7:08 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major BWV 1050
Berlin Academy of Ancient Music
7:29 a.m.
Richard Strauss
DER ROSENKAVALIER: Waltzes, Sequences No. 1 and 2
Staatskapelle Dresden; Rudolph Kempe, conductor
7:48 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor": III. Rondo in Eb major Opus 73
Bavarian Radio Symphony; Kurt Sanderling, conductor Mitsuko Uchida, piano
8:00 a.m.
8:00 a.m.
Jose Moncayo
Sinfonietta
Mexico National Symphony Orchestra; Enrique Arturo Diemecke, conductor
8:11 a.m.
Robert Schumann
Symphony No. 3 "Rhenish" in Eb major Opus 97
Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
8:43 a.m.
Ronn McFarlane
Fermi's Paradox
Carolyn Surrick, viola da gamba; Ronn McFarlane, lute
8:48 a.m.
Manuel de Falla
Spanish Dance No. 1
Itzhak Perlman, violin; David Garvey, piano
8:53 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 104 "London": IV. Spiritoso (Finale) in D major
Orchestra of St. Luke's; Charles Mackerras, conductor
9:00 a.m.
9:01 a.m.
Antonio Rosetti
Concerto for Horn No. 2 in Eb major C 49
Prague Chamber Orchestra Radek Baborak, horn
9:22 a.m.
Joseph-Nicholas-Pancrace Royer
Pieces de Clavecin: L'aimable Book 1/6
Raphael Feuillatre, guitar
9:28 a.m.
Richard Wagner
LOHENGRIN Prelude to Act I
Berlin Philharmonic; Herbert Von Karajan, conductor
9:38 a.m.
Charles Gounod
Petite Symphonie for winds in Bb major
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Christopher Hogwood, conductor
10:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
Edvard Grieg
Peer Gynt Suite No. 2 Opus 55
San Francisco Symphony; Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
10:17 a.m.
Louise Farrenc
Trio for flute, cello, and piano in E minor Opus 45
Linos Ensemble
10:43 a.m.
Dieterich Buxtehude
Praeludium in D minor BUX 140
The Paramount Brass
10:50 a.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Symphony No. 3 "Organ": Finale in C minor Opus 78
Boston Symphony Orchestra; Charles Munch, conductor Berj Zamkochian, organ
10:59 a.m.
John Ireland
Piano Concerto in Eb major
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic; John Wilson, conductor John Lenehan, piano
11:00 a.m.
11:25 a.m.
Roland Dyens
Tango En Skai (Immitation Leather Tango)
Jason Vieaux, guitar
11:28 a.m.
Antonio Lauro
Venezuelan Waltz No. 3 "Natalia" (Vals Venezolano)
Jason Vieaux, guitar
11:32 a.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 11 in Bb major Opus 6
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
11:42 a.m.
Jean Sibelius
Karelia Suite Opus 11
Helsinki Philharmonic; Okko Kamu, conductor
11:59 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Hebrides Overture in B minor Opus 26
New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor
12:00 p.m.
12:10 p.m.
Mauro Giuliani
Guitar Concerto No. 1 in A major Opus 30
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Pepe Romero, guitar
12:34 p.m.
Mel Bonis
Soir et Matin: I. Soir (Evening) Opus 76
Neave Trio
12:38 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Slavonic Dance No. 8 in G minor Opus 46
Cleveland Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conductor
12:44 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Horn Concerto No. 3 in Eb major K 447
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Nicholas McGegan, conductor Lowell Greer, natural horn
1:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m.
Hugo Alfven
Swedish Rhapsody No. 1 "Midsummer Night Vigil" Opus 19
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Paavo Berglund, conductor
1:13 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
MAZEPPA: Gopak
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Kurt Masur, conductor
1:19 p.m.
Cesar Franck
Sonata for cello and piano (arr. of violin sonata) in A major
Truls Mork, cello; Haakon Austbo, piano
1:48 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for 2 mandolins in G major RV 532
Europa Galante; Fabio Biondi, conductor
2:00 p.m.
2:00 p.m.
Richard Strauss
Also Sprach Zarathustra Opus 30
Staatskapelle Dresden; Rudolph Kempe, conductor
2:34 p.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Song Without Words "Spring Song" (Book V, No. 6) in A major Opus 62/6
Andras Schiff, piano
2:38 p.m.
Nicolas Chedeville
Sonata (from "Il Pastor Fido") in A major The Faithful Shepherd
Paul Goodwin, oboe; Susan Sheppard, cello; John Toll, organ; Nigel North, guitar
2:49 p.m.
Leos Janacek
Moravian Dances
Warsaw Philharmonic; Antoni Wit, conductor
2:59 p.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Concertpiece for piano and orchestra in F minor Opus 79 (Konzertstuck)
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor Nikolai Demidenko, piano
3:00 p.m.
3:16 p.m.
Thomas Morley
Four Dances
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
3:25 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
String Quartet No. 16 in F major Opus 135
Emerson String Quartet
3:49 p.m.
Johann Strauss, Jr.
Vienna Blood Opus 354 Wiener Blut
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Fritz Reiner, conductor
4:00 p.m.
4:00 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
American Suite in A major Opus 98
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic; Libor Pesek, conductor
4:23 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Sinfonia (Konzertsatz) in D major BWV 1045
Brandenburg Consort; Roy Goodman, conductor
4:30 p.m.
Carl Nielsen
Masquerade Overture
Aarhus Symphony Orchestra; Lance Friedel, conductor
4:35 p.m.
Aram Khachaturian
Masquerade: Waltz
The Bolshoi Theater Orchestra; Mark Ermler, conductor
4:40 p.m.
Franz Liszt
Piano Concerto No. 1 in Eb major
Budapest Festival Orchestra; Ivan Fischer, conductor Zoltan Kocsis, piano
4:59 p.m.
Percy Grainger
Lincolnshire Posey
"The President's Own" United States Marine Band; Gerard Schwarz, conductor
5:00 p.m.
5:14 p.m.
John Field
Rondo for piano & strings in Ab major
London Mozart Players; Matthias Bamert, conductor Miceal O'Rourke, piano
5:23 p.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
5:41 p.m.
Ottorino Respighi
Ancient Airs and Dances: Suite No. 1
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Hugh Wolff, conductor
5:58 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Serenade for Winds in Eb major K 375
Winds of the Chamber Orchestra of Europe
6:00 p.m.
6:22 p.m.
Dorothy Howell
Piano Concerto in D minor in D minor
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Rebecca Miller, conductor Danny Driver, piano
6:42 p.m.
Karl Jenkins
The Armed Man--A Mass for Peace: XII. Benedictus
Berlin Chamber Orchestra; Berlin Radio Choir Daniel Hope, violin
6:49 p.m.
Gustav Holst
The Planets: Saturn, Bringer of Old Age Opus 32 5. Saturn, Bringer of Old Age
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Yoel Levi, conductor

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