Classical Music Playlist, January 1, 2026
Anton Bruckner (1824-1896)
Anton Bruckner knew his Ninth Symphony would be his last (in fact he died before he completed the final movement) and he dedicated it "to the beloved God” that inspired him. Appropriately, then, the symphony is full of mystery, reverence and awe. It’s today’s Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Santiago de Murcia
Folias Italianas Despacio
Richard Savino, guitar
6:08 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Piano Quintet in Eb major Opus 16
Alfred Brendel, piano; Heinz Holliger, oboe; Eduard Brunner, clarinet; Hermann Baumann, horn; Klaus Thunemann, bassoon
6:38 a.m.
Francesco Geminiani
Concerto Grosso No. 9 in A major Opus 7/9
Academy of Ancient Music; Andrew Manze, conductor
6:49 a.m.
Claude Debussy
Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
Cleveland Orchestra; Pierre Boulez, conductor
6:59 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Slavonic Rhapsody No. 3 in Ab major Opus 45
Scottish National Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
7:12 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 18 in Bb major K 456
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Richard Goode, piano
7:42 a.m.
Antonio Lauro
Venezuelan Waltz No. 3 "Natalia" (Vals Venezolano)
Jason Vieaux, guitar
7:45 a.m.
Dmitri Shostakovich
Suite for Variety Orchestra: Waltz No. 2
Concertgebouw Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
7:49 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 2: IV. Allegro con spirito in D major Opus 73
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Georg Solti, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Keyboard Concerto No. 7 in G minor BWV 1058
A Far Cry; Simone Dinnerstein, conductor Simone Dinnerstein, piano
10:14 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 101 "Clock" in D major
Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Claudio Abbado, conductor
10:41 a.m.
John Dowland
Queen Elizabeth's Galliard P 41
Nigel North, lute
10:42 a.m.
John Dowland
The King of Denmark's Galiard P 40
Nigel North, lute
10:46 a.m.
Karol Szymanowski
Concert Overture Opus 12
BBC Symphony Orchestra; Edward Gardner, conductor
10:59 a.m.
Cecile Chaminade
Concertino Opus 107
Residentie Orkest Den Haag; Neeme Jarvi, conductor Sharon Bezaly, flute
11:08 a.m.
Claude Debussy
Reverie
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp
11:13 a.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor Opus 30
Dallas Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Litton, conductor Stephen Hough, piano
11:52 a.m.
Louis Spohr
Concerto for String Quartet and Orchestra: Rondo in A minor Opus 131
San Francisco Ballet Orchestra; Jean-Louis LeRoux, conductor The Lark Quartet
12:00 p.m.
Richard Wagner
TANNHAUSER Overture
Berlin Philharmonic; Seiji Ozawa, conductor
12:16 p.m.
Andres Segovia
Study Without Light (Estudio sin luz)
Eduardo Fernandez, guitar
12:19 p.m.
Andrew York
Sunburst
Jason Vieaux, guitar
12:24 p.m.
Franz Berwald
Symphony No. 1 "Sinfonie serieuse" in G minor
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
12:55 p.m.
Gustav Holst
The Planets: Mercury, the Winged Messenger Opus 32
Philharmonia Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
1:00 p.m.
Frederic Chopin
Concert Rondo "Krakowiak" in F major Opus 14
Warsaw Philharmonic; Kazimierz Kord, conductor Garrick Ohlsson, piano
1:15 p.m.
Igor Stravinsky
Pulcinella Suite
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Yoel Levi, conductor
1:37 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto in G minor BWV 1056
Amsterdam Bach Solisten; Thomas Zehetmair, conductor Thomas Zehetmair, violin
1:48 p.m.
Johann Strauss, Jr.
Tales From The Vienna Woods Opus 325 (Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald)
Vienna State Opera Orchestra; Jascha Horenstein, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 9: II. Scherzo in D minor WAB 109
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; Manfred Honeck, conductor
3:04 p.m.
Jean-Baptiste Lully
Le Divertissement Royal Suite
Le Concert des Nations; Jordi Savall, conductor
3:27 p.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Easter Sonata in A major H235 Ostersonate
Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
3:51 p.m.
Amy Beach
Pastorale
Reykjavik Wind Quintet
3:55 p.m.
Emmanuel Chabrier
Joyous March (Joyeuse Marche)
L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
4:00 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 99 in Eb major
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
4:27 p.m.
Alberto Ginastera
Danzas Argentinas: II. Danza de la moza donosa Opus 2 Dance of the Donosa Girl
Martha Argerich, piano
4:30 p.m.
William Kroll
Banjo and Fiddle
English Chamber Orchestra Nigel Kennedy, violin
4:34 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Serenade for Strings: I. Andante non troppo in C major Opus 48
St. Petersburg Philharmonic; Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
4:43 p.m.
Johann Christian Bach
Sinfonia No. 5 in E major Opus 18/5
Netherlands Chamber Orchestra; David Zinman, conductor
5:00 p.m.
Sergei Prokofiev
Symphony No. 1 "Classical" in D major Opus 25
Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Claudio Abbado, conductor
5:14 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
LA CLEMENZA DI TITO Overture K 621
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Christian Baldini, conductor
5:20 p.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
5:46 p.m.
Florence Price
Symphony No. 4: III. Juba Dance in D minor
Philadelphia Orchestra; Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor Raphael Feuillatre, guitar
6:00 p.m.
Florence Price
Symphony No. 3
Philadelphia Orchestra; Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
6:32 p.m.
Amy Beach
From Blackbird Hills
Lara Downes, piano
6:36 p.m.
Chiquinha Gonzaga
Corta Jaca
Esther Abrami Quintet Esther Abrami, violin
6:39 p.m.
Francis Poulenc
Flute Sonata (orchestral arrangement)
Residentie Orkest Den Haag; Neeme Jarvi, conductor Sharon Bezaly, flute
6:52 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude and Fugue (from the Well-Tempered Clavier I:12) in F minor BWV 857
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano
