Classical Music Playlist, December 5, 2025
At the rehearsal for the December 1908 London premiere of the Symphony No. 1 by Edward Elgar, conductor Hans Richter said to the musicians, "Gentlemen, let us now rehearse the greatest symphony of modern times, written by the greatest modern composer – and not only in this country." His words may have been accurate as within a year the symphony had been given a hundred performances around the world. The Symphony No. 1 by Edward Elgar is today's Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Trio for Violin, Lute (or Guitar) and Basso Continuo in C major RV 82
Parley of Instruments Paul O'Dette, lute
6:10 a.m.
Frederic Chopin
Les Sylphides: Suite
Philadelphia Orchestra; Eugene Ormandy, conductor
6:37 a.m.
Jean-Philippe Rameau
Les Cyclopes ("Cyclops")
Bremen German Chamber Philharmonic Raphael Feuillatre, guitar
6:42 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in Bb major BWV 1051
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor
6:59 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 1: IV. Finale in C minor Opus 68
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Georg Solti, conductor
7:18 a.m.
Manuel Ponce
Piano Concerto No. 1 "Romantico" in A minor Opus 22
Orquesta Sinf�nica de Miner�a (OSM); Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor Jorge Federico Osorio, piano
7:42 a.m.
Bela Bartok
Concerto for Orchestra: IV. Interrupted Intermezzo
Helsinki Philharmonic; Susanna Malkki, conductor
7:47 a.m.
Florence Price
Symphony No. 3: III. Juba
Philadelphia Orchestra; Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
7:53 a.m.
Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Concerto for Mandolin: III. Rondo in G major
Il Giardino Armonico; Giovanni Antonini, conductor Avi Avital, mandolin
7:59 a.m.
Franz Schubert
Rosamunde Overture Opus 26 D 797 (The Magic Harp)
Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Claudio Abbado, conductor
8:12 a.m.
Joaquin Rodrigo
Concierto de Aranjuez
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Pepe Romero, guitar
8:38 a.m.
Bedrich Smetana
Polka No. 2 in A minor
Antonin Kubalek, piano
8:41 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Poetic Tone Pictures: VII. Furiant Opus 85
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
8:47 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Four Seasons: Winter (L'Inverno) in F minor Opus 8/4 RV 297
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor Jeanne Lamon, violin
8:58 a.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in F minor Opus 73
English Chamber Orchestra; Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor Emma Johnson, clarinet
9:23 a.m.
Maurice Ravel
Le tombeau de Couperin (The tomb of Couperin)
Lyon National Orchestra; Emmanuel Krivine, conductor
9:42 a.m.
Elena Kats-Chernin
Re-Inventions: Re-Invention No. 1
La Pieta; Angele Dubeau, conductor
9:50 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Violin Concerto: III. Allegro giocoso (Finale) in D major Opus 77
Cleveland Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conductor Joshua Bell, violin
10:00 a.m.
Niels Gade
Symphony No. 5 in D minor Opus 25
Stockholm Sinfonietta; Neeme Jarvi, conductor Roland Pontinen, piano
10:29 a.m.
Astor Piazzolla
Histoire du Tango: III. Night Club 1960
Manuel Barrueco, guitar; Emmanuel Pahud, flute
10:38 a.m.
Hugo Wolf
Italian Serenade in G major
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
10:49 a.m.
George W. Chadwick
Symphonic Sketches: Jubilee
Cincinnati Pops; Erich Kunzel, conductor
10:59 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 1 in Bb major Opus 3/1 HWV 312
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
11:11 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 93 in D major HOB I:93
Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Claudio Abbado, conductor
11:37 a.m.
Gabriela Lena Frank
Four Folk Songs: III. Serenata
Claremont Trio
11:42 a.m.
Valerie Coleman
Concerto for Wind Quintet: I. Afro
Imani Winds
11:49 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Symphony No. 7: IV. Finale in D minor Opus 70
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Bomsori Kim, violin
12:00 p.m.
George Enescu
Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A major Opus 11
National Orchestra of France; Cristian Macelaru, conductor Yuja Wang, piano
12:18 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 35 "Haffner" in D major K 385
Prague Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor
12:41 p.m.
Henry Purcell
Timon of Athens: Curtain Tune on a Ground
Collegium Musicum 90; Richard Hickox, conductor
12:43 p.m.
Hania Rani; Dobrawa Czocher
Con Moto
Hania Rani, piano; Dobrawa Czocher, cello
12:52 p.m.
Charles-Marie Widor
Organ Symphony No. 5: Toccata Opus 42
Simon Preston, organ
1:00 p.m.
Louise Farrenc
Piano Trio No. 2 in D minor Opus 34
Linos Ensemble
1:26 p.m.
Francisco Tarrega
Memories of the Alhambra (Recuerdos de la Alhambra)
Raphael Feuillatre, guitar
1:30 p.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Vocalise Opus 34/14
San Francisco Symphony; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
1:37 p.m.
Pietro Locatelli
Concerto Grosso No. 5 in D major Opus 1/5
Europa Galante; Fabio Biondi, conductor
1:46 p.m.
Alexander Glazunov
The Seasons: Autumn Opus 67
Minnesota Orchestra; Edo de Waart, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Edward Elgar
Symphony No. 1 in Ab major Opus 55
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Andre Previn, conductor
2:53 p.m.
Dmitri Shostakovich
Festive Overture Opus 96
Scottish National Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
3:00 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Piano Sonata No. 1: IV. Finale in C major Opus 1
Norman Krieger, piano
3:08 p.m.
Carl Nielsen
Wind Quintet Opus 43
Bergen Wind Quintet
3:35 p.m.
Edvard Grieg
Lyric Suite Opus 54
Seattle Symphony; Gerard Schwarz, conductor
3:52 p.m.
Ricardo Castro
Piano Concerto: III. Polonaise in A minor Opus 22
Orquesta Sinf�nica de Miner�a (OSM); Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor Jorge Federico Osorio, piano
4:01 p.m.
Scott Joplin
Treemonisha Overture
Houston Grand Opera Orchestra; Gunther Schuller, conductor
4:09 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major Opus 58
San Francisco Symphony; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor Emanuel Ax, piano
4:44 p.m.
Santiago de Murcia
Fandango
Ensemble Kapsberger; Rolf Lislevand, conductor
4:52 p.m.
Jean Sibelius
Violin Concerto: III. Allegro, ma non tanto in D minor Opus 47
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra; Klaus Makela, conductor Janine Jansen, violin
5:00 p.m.
Gioachino Rossini
THE ITALIAN GIRL IN ALGIERS: Overture
Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Claudio Abbado, conductor
5:09 p.m.
Philip Glass
Powaqqatsi (Film Score): Anthem 1
Philip Glass Ensemble; MIchael Reisman, conductor
5:17 p.m.
Manuel Ponce
Concierto del Sur for guitar and orchestra
Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas; Alondra de la Parra, conductor Pablo Sainz Villegas, guitar
5:44 p.m.
Paul Dukas
Polyeucte Overture
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor
6:00 p.m.
Asger Hamerik
Symphony No. 3 "Symphonie Lyrique" in E major Opus 33
Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra; Thomas Dausgaard, conductor
6:35 p.m.
James Louis "J.J." Johnson
Lament
Kristin Lee, violin; Jeremy Ajani Jordan, piano
6:42 p.m.
Giacomo Puccini
Capriccio Sinfonico
Monte Carlo National Opera Orchestra; Claudio Scimone, conductor
6:55 p.m.
Valentin Silvestrov
Bagatelle (Op. 1, No. 1) Opus 1/1
Dmytro Choni, piano
