Classical Music Playlist, January 16, 2026
Swedish composer Dag Wirén (1905–1986)
Swedish composer Dag Wirén (1905–1986) studied music first in Stockholm 1926 to 1931 then won a state financial prize which he used toward further study in Paris 1931-34. He returned to Sweden in 1934 with his bride, the Irish cellist Noel Franks, whom he had met in Paris. It was to her that he dedicated his Symphony No. 2, composed 1938-39 and premiered in 1940. It's been noted as a romantic, light and pastoral work, and it's today's Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Johann Friedrich Fasch
Overture for 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes and Strings in A major FWV K: A2
Les Amis de Philippe; Ludger Remy, conductor
6:14 a.m.
Jan Dussek
Harp Concerto in Eb major Opus 15
Mantova Orchestra; Vittorio Parisi, conductor Roberta Alessandrini, harp
6:40 a.m.
Amy Beach
A Hermit Thrush at Eve Opus 92
Alan Feinberg, piano
6:45 a.m.
Edward MacDowell
Piano Concerto No. 2: II. Presto Giocoso in D minor Opus 23
Dallas Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Litton, conductor Andre Watts, piano
6:51 a.m.
Gaetano Donizetti
LINDA DI CHAMOUNIX Overture
Philharmonia Orchestra; Tullio Serafin, conductor
6:59 a.m.
Jean Sibelius
Cassazione Opus 6
Tapiola Sinfonietta; Tuomas Ollila, conductor
7:11 a.m.
Carl Nielsen
Aladdin Suite Opus 34
San Francisco Symphony; Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
7:37 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Coriolan Overture in C minor Opus 62
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
7:45 a.m.
Georg Philipp Telemann
Tafelmusik II: Concerto for 3 violins in F major
Musica Antiqua Koln; Reinhardt Goebel, conductor Members of...
8:01 a.m.
John Field
Piano Concerto No. 3: III. Rondo - Tempo di Polacca in Eb major
London Mozart Players; Matthias Bamert, conductor Miceal O'Rourke, piano
8:13 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Symphonic Variations Opus 78
Scottish National Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
8:36 a.m.
Amy Beach
Romance (1893) in D major Opus 23
Kristin Lee, violin; Jun Cho, piano
8:44 a.m.
Paul Dukas
Polyeucte Overture
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor
9:00 a.m.
Wilhelm Stenhammar
Serenade in F major Opus 31
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
9:34 a.m.
Gabriel Olafs
Islandus: Flora II "The Lily"
Reykjavik Orchestra; Viktor Orri Arnason, conductor Gabriel Olafs, piano
9:39 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 8 in C minor Opus 6/8 HWV 326
Boston Baroque; Martin Pearlman, conductor
9:52 a.m.
Emmanuel Chabrier
Espana (Spanish Rhapsodie)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 10 in C major Opus 6
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
10:13 a.m.
Franz Berwald
Symphony No. 4 in Eb major
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
10:40 a.m.
ANONYMOUS
Gallarde Faraboscho
Ensemble Galilei
10:41 a.m.
Turlough O'Carolan
Miss Noble
Ensemble Galilei
10:45 a.m.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Piano Concerto in C# minor Opus 30
Bergen Philharmonic; Dmitri Kitayenko, conductor Geoffrey Tozer, piano
10:59 a.m.
Franz Liszt
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in D minor
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Georg Solti, conductor
11:11 a.m.
Francois Couperin
The Mysterious Barricades (Les Barricades mysterieuses)
David Russell, guitar
11:14 a.m.
Andrea Falconieri
Ciacona
Daniel Hope, violin; and friends
11:18 a.m.
Randall Thompson
Symphony No. 2 in E minor
National Orchestral Institute Philharmonic; James Ross, conductor
11:48 a.m.
Pietro Mascagni
CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA: Intermezzo
National Philharmonic Orchestra; Gianandrea Gavazzeni, conductor
11:52 a.m.
Chilly Gonzales
Prelude in C Sharp Major
Alice Sara Ott, piano
11:55 a.m.
Charles Gounod
Ave Maria (Meditation on Bach Prelude in C)
Bobby McFerrin, voice; Yo Yo Ma, cello; Edgar Meyer, bass
12:00 p.m.
Jennifer Reason
Local Artist Feature: Taylor Deane Haines, soprano
Jennifer Reason, host
12:15 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Bagatelles Opus 47
Takacs Quartet
12:33 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 95 in C minor
Heidelberg Symphony; Thomas Fey, conductor
12:54 p.m.
Hector Berlioz
Damnation of Faust: Hungarian March Opus 24
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; David Zinman, conductor
1:01 p.m.
Georg Philipp Telemann
Caprice Symphony in G major TWV 50:1
Ensemble Caprice; Matthias Maute, conductor
1:10 p.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Piano Concerto No. 4 in C minor Opus 44
Philharmonia Orchestra Pascal Roge, piano
1:37 p.m.
Isaac Albeniz
Suite Espanola: No. 1 "Granada" Opus 47/1
Raphael Feuillatre, guitar
1:44 p.m.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Capriccio Espagnol Opus 34
London Symphony Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Dag Wiren
Symphony No. 2 Opus 14
Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra; Thomas Dausgaard, conductor
2:31 p.m.
Manuel Ponce
Estrellita
Duo Sonidos
2:36 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Easter Oratorio: I. Sinfonia BWV 249
Cantata Collective; Nicholas McGegan, conductor
2:40 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Cantata No. 29: Sinfonia BWV 29
Brandenburg Consort; Roy Goodman, conductor Paul Nicholson, organ
2:44 p.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Symphony No. 2: IV. Finale: Allegro vivace in E minor Opus 27
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
2:59 p.m.
Carel Anton Fodor
Symphony No. 3 in C minor Opus 19
Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra; Anthony Halstead, conductor
3:28 p.m.
Olivia Belli
Sapias Latin: "have good taste/sense"
Scoring Berlin; Jonathan Stockhammer, conductor Mari Samuelsen, violin
3:31 p.m.
Gabriel Olafs
Fantasia for cello and orchestra
Reykjavik Orchestra; Viktor Orri Arnason, conductor Steiney Sigur�ardottir, cello; Gabriel Olafs, piano
3:36 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 4 in A minor Opus 6/4 HWV 322
Aradia Ensemble; Kevin Mallon, conductor
3:50 p.m.
John Field
Rondo for piano & strings in Ab major
London Mozart Players; Matthias Bamert, conductor Miceal O'Rourke, piano
3:58 p.m.
Franz Liszt
Les Preludes (Symphonic Poem #3) S 97
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Georg Solti, conductor
4:14 p.m.
Franz Krommer
Concerto for two clarinets in Eb major Opus 91
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Kenneth Sillito, conductor Sabine Meyer, clarinet; Julian Bliss, clarinet
4:39 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Humoresque No. 7 in Gb major Opus 101/7
Orion Weiss, piano
4:43 p.m.
Alexander Glazunov
Symphony No. 5: II. Scherzo in Bb major Opus 55
BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra; Tadaaki Otaka, conductor
4:49 p.m.
Mikhail Glinka
Spanish Overture No. 2
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Vassily Sinaisky, conductor
5:00 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Oboe Concerto No. 12 in C major RV 449
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor Paul Goodwin, oboe
5:10 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
5:30 p.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Violin Concerto in E minor Opus 64
Boston Symphony Orchestra; Charles Munch, conductor Jascha Heifetz, violin
5:55 p.m.
John Williams
E.T. The Extra Terrestial: Flying Theme
London Symphony Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
6:00 p.m.
Jennifer Reason
Local Artist Feature: Taylor Deane Haines, soprano
Jennifer Reason, host
6:15 p.m.
Francis Poulenc
The Does (Les Biches): Suite "The Does" - fashionable Parisian women
Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra; Stephane Deneve, conductor Stuttgart SWR Vocal Ensemble
6:37 p.m.
J. P. E. Hartmann
Hakon Jarl Opus 40
Danish National Symphony Orchestra; Thomas Dausgaard, conductor
6:47 p.m.
Astor Piazzolla
Summer in Buenos Aires (Verano Porteno)
A Far Cry Jason Vieaux, guitar; Julien Labro, bandoneon
6:53 p.m.
Steve Reich
Nagoya Marimbas
David Tanenbaum, guitar
