Classical Music Playlist, January 29, 2026
Cologne Cathedral | Image by B. Hochsprung from Pixabay
The title of Robert Schumann’s 1850 Symphony No. 3, “Rhenish,” is a reference to things along the Rhine River that he evokes musically such as the morning landscape, local dances and the grand gothic cathedral of Cologne in the 4th movement of this 5-movement symphony. A period instrument performance of it is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Georg Philipp Telemann
Suite "La Musette" in G minor
Berlin Academy of Ancient Music
6:13 a.m.
Bernhard Crusell
Sinfonia Concertante for clarinet, horn, bassoon and orchestra Opus 3
Tapiola Sinfonietta; Osmo Vanska, conductor Anna-Marja Korsimaa, clarinet; Laszlo Hara, bassoon; Ib Lanzky-Otto, horn
6:42 a.m.
Federico Moreno Torroba
Madro�os
David Russell, guitar
6:45 a.m.
Scott Joplin
Solace
Tzimon Barto, piano
6:50 a.m.
Thomas Arne
Overture No. 4 in F major
Collegium Musicum 90; Simon Standage, conductor
6:59 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
St. Anthony Variations in Bb major Opus 56
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
7:17 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 1 in C major Opus 21
German Chamber Philharmonic; Paavo Jarvi, conductor
7:43 a.m.
Adolfo Mejia
Bambuco en mi in E minor Bambuco in e minor
Jose Antonio Escobar, guitar
7:46 a.m.
Sonny Kompanek
Killer Tango
Canadian Brass
7:51 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Piano Concerto No. 1: III. final movement in Bb minor Opus 23
Berlin Philharmonic; Herbert Von Karajan, conductor Evgeny Kissin, piano
8:00 a.m.
Claude Debussy
Petite Suite
Philharmonia Orchestra; Geoffrey Simon, conductor
8:14 a.m.
Louis Theodore Gouvy
Symphony No. 4 in D minor Opus 25
Saarbrucken Radio Philharmonic Orchestra; Jacques Mercier, conductor
8:42 a.m.
Frederic Chopin
Fantasie-impromptu in C# minor Opus 66
Antonin Kubalek, piano
8:48 a.m.
Pablo de Sarasate
Carmen Fantasy: Habanera
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra; Andres Orozco-Estrada, conductor Hilary Hahn, violin
8:52 a.m.
Bedrich Smetana
BARTERED BRIDE: Dance of the Comedians
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
9:00 a.m.
Ernst von Dohnanyi
Variations on a Nursery Song Opus 25
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic; Domingo Hindoyan, conductor Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
9:26 a.m.
John Williams
The Cowboys: Overture
City of Prague Philharmonic; Paul Bateman, conductor
9:37 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 5 in D major Opus 6/5 HWV 323
Boston Baroque; Martin Pearlman, conductor
9:54 a.m.
Jean Sibelius
Andante Festivo
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra; Mariss Jansons, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Joseph Fiala
Concerto for Oboe in Bb major
Prague Chamber Orchestra; Frantisek Vajnar, conductor Jiri Krejci, oboe
10:18 a.m.
Huang Huwei
Pictures of Sichuan
Li Fan, piano
10:26 a.m.
Howard Shore
The Forest: 3rd movement
National Arts Centre Orchestra; Alexander Shelley, conductor Milos Karadaglic, guitar
10:33 a.m.
Aleksandra Pakhmutova
Trumpet Concerto
Moscow Chamber Orchestra; Constantine Orbelian, conductor Bibi Black, trumpet
10:49 a.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 9 in F major Opus 6
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor
11:00 a.m.
Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 6: I. Majestoso in A major
Concertgebouw Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
11:18 a.m.
Fernando Sor
Etude No. 17 in E minor Opus 6/11
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra; Irene Delgado-Jimenez, conductor Pablo Sainz Villegas, guitar
11:22 a.m.
Ernesto Nazareth
Odeon - Tango Brasileiro
Richard Cionco, piano
11:26 a.m.
John Rutter
Folk Suite
Royal Ballet Sinfonia; David Lloyd-Jones, conductor
11:39 a.m.
Franz Liszt
Piano Concerto No. 1 in Eb major
Dallas Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Litton, conductor Andre Watts, piano
11:59 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Capriccio Italien Opus 45
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
12:16 p.m.
Carl Nielsen
Wind Quintet Opus 43
Emmanuel Pahud, flute; Sabine Meyer, clarinet; Radek Baborak, horn; Jonathon Kelly, oboe; Stefan Schweigert, bassoon
12:43 p.m.
Valentin Silvestrov
Bagatelle (Op. 1, No. 1) Opus 1/1
Dmytro Choni, piano
12:46 p.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Melodie (Allegretto) No. 2 in C# minor Opus 4/2
Betty Ann Miller, piano
12:49 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Violin Concerto: III. Rondo - Allegro in D major Opus 61
Concertgebouw Orchestra; Bernard Haitink, conductor Henryk Szeryng, violin
1:01 p.m.
Jan Dismas Zelenka
Capriccio No. 5 in G major Z 190
Bern Camerata; Alexander van Wijnkoop, conductor
1:20 p.m.
James Louis "J.J." Johnson
Lament
Kristin Lee, violin; Jeremy Ajani Jordan, piano
1:26 p.m.
Johan Halvorsen
Ancient Suite (Suite ancienne) Opus 31a
Bergen Philharmonic; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
1:53 p.m.
Georg Philipp Telemann
Alster Overture
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Robert Schumann
Symphony No. 3 "Rhenish" in Eb major Opus 97
Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
2:31 p.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Das Jahr (The Year): 9. September: At the River
Anna Shelest, piano
2:34 p.m.
VARIOUS
Yellow River Piano Concerto: I. Prelude: Song of the Yellow River Boatmen in D major
China Philharmonic Orchestra; Long Yu, conductor Lang Lang, piano
2:39 p.m.
Modest Mussorgsky
KHOVANSHCHINA: Dawn on the Moscow River
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Paavo Jarvi, conductor
2:45 p.m.
Bedrich Smetana
Ma Vlast: II. The Moldau (Vltava)
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic; Libor Pesek, conductor
2:59 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
ALMIRA: Suite of instrumental music
Berlin Academy of Ancient Music
3:15 p.m.
John Johnson
The Queen's Treble
Ronn McFarlane, lute; William Simms, lute
3:17 p.m.
Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Concerto for Mandolin: III. Rondo in G major
Il Giardino Armonico; Giovanni Antonini, conductor Avi Avital, mandolin
3:22 p.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor Opus 22
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Andre Previn, conductor Jean-Philippe Collard, piano
3:46 p.m.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
English Folk Song Suite
University of Texas Wind Ensemble; Jerry Junkin, conductor
3:59 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 101 "Clock" in D major
Orchestra of St. Luke's; Charles Mackerras, conductor
4:27 p.m.
Astor Piazzolla
Five Pieces for Guitar: 2. Romantico
Franz Halasz, guitar
4:31 p.m.
Mel Bonis
Serenade Opus 46
Sandrine Cantoreggi, violin; Sheila Arnold, piano
4:37 p.m.
Karl Goldmark
In Italy Overture Opus 49
Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra; Andras Korodi, conductor
4:50 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Concerto, Op. 4, No. 9 in F major Opus 4/9 RV 284
Academy of Ancient Music; Christopher Hogwood, conductor Monica Huggett, violin
4:59 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor" in Eb major Opus 73
Minnesota Orchestra; Osmo Vanska, conductor Yevgeny Sudbin, piano
5:37 p.m.
Ethel Smyth
String Quartet: II. Allegro molto leggiero in E minor
Mannheim String Quartet
5:45 p.m.
Willem De Fesch
Concerto No. 1 in D major Opus 5
Musica Ad Rhenum
5:53 p.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Athalia: March of the Priests Opus 74
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conductor
6:00 p.m.
Charles Gounod
Symphony No. 2 in Eb major
Toulouse Capitole Orchestra; Michel Plasson, conductor
6:31 p.m.
Benjamin Britten
Gloriana: Courtly Dances
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Andre Previn, conductor
6:43 p.m.
Gentil Montana
Suite Colombiana No. 2: II. Guabina Viajera (Traveller Guabina)
Jose Antonio Escobar, guitar
6:50 p.m.
Florent Schmitt
Andantino Opus 30/1
Gervase de Peyer, clarinet; Gwenneth Pryor, piano
6:53 p.m.
Dmitri Shostakovich
Prelude and Fugue No. 23 in F major Opus 87/23
Keith Jarrett, piano
