Classical Music Playlist, December 15, 2025
Mozart composed his sacred choral work Vesperae solennes de confessore (Solemn Vespers for a Confessor) in 1780 for liturgical use in the Salzburg Cathedral. It is a setting of the Latin vespers service, including five Psalms and the Magnificat, and is notable for its famous soprano aria in the final movement, "Laudate Dominum." Kiri Te Kanawa will sing that when we air the entire work for today’s Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
English Suite No. 3 in G minor BWV 808
Glenn Gould, piano
6:14 a.m.
Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Quartet for clarinet and strings in Eb major S 78/WoO 5
L'Archibudelli Charles Neidich, clarinet
6:40 a.m.
Gabriel Faure
PELLEAS ET MELISANDE: Sicilienne Opus 80
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
6:45 a.m.
Johann Neruda
Trumpet Concerto in Eb major
Philharmonia Orchestra John Wallace, trumpet
7:01 a.m.
Richard Wagner
DIE MEISTERSINGER: Prelude
Berlin Philharmonic; Herbert Von Karajan, conductor
7:11 a.m.
Johan Svendsen
Symphony No. 2 in Bb major Opus 15
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra; Mariss Jansons, conductor
7:45 a.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Sonata Movement (Sonatensatz) in E in E major (1822, age 16) H44
Leanne Rees, piano
7:53 a.m.
Santiago de Murcia
Villanos
Richard Savino, guitar; Mauro ReFosco, percussion; Yousif Sheronick, percussion
7:55 a.m.
Tielmann Susato
Pavane "La Bataille"
New London Consort; Philip Pickett, conductor
8:00 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Symphony No. 8: I. Allegro con brio in G major Opus 88
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Time for Three
8:11 a.m.
Ernst von Dohnanyi
Sextet in C major Opus 37
Claremont Trio Jonathan Cohler, clarinet; James Sommerville, horn; Mai Motobuchi, viola
8:43 a.m.
TRADITIONAL
Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella
London Sinfonia; John Rutter, conductor Cambridge Singers
8:45 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Gloria: Gloria in Excelsis in D major RV 589
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor English Concert Choir; Crispian Steele-Perkins, trumpet
8:48 a.m.
Alexander Borodin
PRINCE IGOR Overture
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
9:00 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major K 453
Norwegian Chamber Orchestra; Leif Ove Andsnes, conductor Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
9:30 a.m.
Johann Heinichen
Concerto in F major S 234
Musica Antiqua Koln; Reinhardt Goebel, conductor
9:39 a.m.
Amy Beach
Romance (1893) in D major Opus 23
Kristin Lee, violin; Jun Cho, piano
9:46 a.m.
Johann Christian Bach
Sinfonia, Op. 18, No. 3 in D major Opus 18/3
Netherlands Chamber Orchestra; David Zinman, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Ethel Smyth
Serenade in D: I. Allegro non troppo in D major
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Odaline de la Martinez, conductor Tasmin Little, violin; John Lenehan, piano
10:15 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Leonore Overture No. 2 Opus 72
German Chamber Philharmonic; Daniel Harding, conductor
10:29 a.m.
Arthur Foote
Piano Trio No. 2 in Bb major Opus 65
Neave Trio
10:52 a.m.
Giuseppe Verdi
OTELLO: Ballet Music
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Jose Serebrier, conductor
10:59 a.m.
Jules Massenet
HERODIADE: Ballet Suite
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; Jean-Yves Ossonce, conductor
11:09 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Flute Concerto No. 1 in G major K 313
Berlin Philharmonic; Claudio Abbado, conductor Emmanuel Pahud, flute
11:35 a.m.
Georg Philipp Telemann
Overture in D major
Berlin Academy of Ancient Music
11:43 a.m.
Cecile Chaminade
Concertpiece (Concertstuck) in C# minor Opus 40
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Rebecca Miller, conductor Danny Driver, piano
11:59 a.m.
Edvard Grieg
In Autumn Overture Opus 11
Bergen Philharmonic; Ole Kristian Ruud, conductor
12:14 p.m.
Francesco Tristano
On John Bull's Galliard In D
Basel Chamber Orchestra; Irene Delgado-Jimenez, conductor Francesco Tristano, piano
12:17 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 17 "Tempest": III. Allegretto in D minor Opus 31/2
John O'Conor, piano
12:25 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major BWV 1068
La Petite Bande; Sigiswald Kuijken, conductor
12:47 p.m.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
English Folk Song Suite
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
12:58 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 1: IV. Finale in C minor Opus 68
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Georg Solti, conductor
1:17 p.m.
Andrew York
Muir Woods
Andrew York, guitar
1:22 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Silent Woods Opus 68
Orchestre de Paris; Semyon Bychkov, conductor Mischa Maisky, cello
1:29 p.m.
Aaron Copland
Appalachian Spring
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Robert Spano, conductor
1:54 p.m.
Adolphe Adam
O Holy Night Cantique de Noel
Eaken Piano Trio
2:00 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Vesperae solennes de confessore in C K 339
London Symphony Orchestra; Colin Davis, conductor London Symphony Chorus; Kiri Te Kanawa, soprano; Elizabeth Bainbridge, contralto; Ryland Davies, tenor
2:30 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 14 "Moonlight" in C# minor Opus 27/2
Artur Rubinstein, piano
2:46 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Flute Concerto No. 2 "The Night" (La Notte) in G minor Opus 10 RV 439
Europa Galante; Fabio Biondi, conductor Lorenzo Cavasanti, recorder
2:56 p.m.
Florence Price
Piano Concerto in One Movement: III. Allegretto
Chineke! Orchestra; Leslie Suganandarajah, conductor Jeneba Kanneh-Mason, piano
3:01 p.m.
Fredrich Ernst Fesca
Symphony No. 3 in D major Opus 13
NDR Radio Philharmonic Hanover; Frank Beermann, conductor
3:30 p.m.
Francesco Manfredini
Concerto No. 12 "Christmas Concerto"
Collegium Musicum; Simon Standage, conductor
3:40 p.m.
Franz Gruber
Stille Nacht (Silent Night)
La Pieta Angele Dubeau, violin
3:43 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Nutcracker: Dance of The Mirlitons Opus 71
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Herbert Von Karajan, conductor
3:47 p.m.
Gioachino Rossini
SEMIRAMIDE: Overture
Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Claudio Abbado, conductor
4:00 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 103 "Drum Roll" in Eb major
Philharmonia Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
4:29 p.m.
Mel Bonis
Soir et Matin: I. Soir (Evening) Opus 76
Neave Trio
4:34 p.m.
Frederick Delius
KOANGA: La Calinda
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Christopher Seaman, conductor
4:39 p.m.
Richard Strauss
Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks Opus 28
Staatskapelle Dresden; Rudolph Kempe, conductor
4:55 p.m.
Katherine Kennicot Davis
Carol of the Drum
Boston Pops Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
5:00 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
Piano Concerto No. 2: I. Allegro non troppo in Bb major Opus 83
Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductor Leon Fleisher, piano; Jules Eskin, cello
5:18 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major K 218
Netherlands Chamber Orchestra; Yakov Kreizberg, conductor Julia Fischer, violin
5:41 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Carnival Overture Opus 92
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Vaclav Neumann, conductor
5:52 p.m.
John Field
Nocturne No. 10 in E major H 54
Alice Sara Ott, piano
6:00 p.m.
Holiday Programming
Candles Burning Brightly PART 1
Mindy Ratner, host
6:31 p.m.
Holiday Programming
Candles Burning Brightly PART 2
Mindy Ratner, host
