Classical Music Playlist, February 6, 2026
Composer Antonín Dvořák painted his Symphony No. 6 with lots of Czech color. And while it was an appreciative Czech audience in Prague at the premiere [October 1881] that rose to their feet to demand an encore of the Czech dance-based scherzo movement, the symphony soon appeared on concert programs throughout Europe and America and established Dvořák as a leading composer internationally. The Symphony No. 6 by Antonín Dvořák is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto for four keyboards in A minor BWV 1065
Hamburg Philharmonic; Christoph Eschenbach, conductor Christoph Eschenbach, piano; Justus Frantz, piano; Gerhard Oppitz, piano; Helmut Schmidt, piano
6:12 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sinfonia Concertante for winds and orchestra in Eb major K 297b
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Libor Pesek, conductor Radomir Pivoda, flute; Jiri Mihule, oboe; Zdenek Tylsar, horn; Frantisek Herman, bassoon
6:38 a.m.
Claude Debussy
Reverie
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp
6:43 a.m.
Arturo Sandoval
Wildflower (Yolanda's Song)
Catalyst Quartet Yolanda Kondonassis, harp
6:58 a.m.
Cecile Chaminade
Concertino Opus 107
Residentie Orkest Den Haag; Neeme Jarvi, conductor Sharon Bezaly, flute
7:06 a.m.
Ernest Chausson
Symphony in Bb major Opus 20
Philharmonia Orchestra; Francesco d'Avalos, conductor
7:39 a.m.
Earl Wild
Grand Fantasie on Porgy and Bess: Summertime (After G. Gershwin)
Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
7:42 a.m.
Agustin Barrios
Vals de Primavera
David Russell, guitar
7:47 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Serenade for Strings: I. Andante non troppo in C major Opus 48
St. Petersburg Philharmonic; Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
7:57 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Zadok the Priest HWV 258
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor ASMF Chorus
8:04 a.m.
Ethel Smyth
Concerto for Violin, Horn and Orchestra
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Odaline de la Martinez, conductor Sophie Langdon, violin; Richard Watkins, horn
8:33 a.m.
Florence Price
Fantasie Negre (No. 1) in E minor
Jeneba Kanneh-Mason, piano
8:41 a.m.
Alexander Scriabin
Romance for horn and piano
Gregory Hustis, horn; Steven Harlos, piano
8:45 a.m.
Wilhelm Stenhammar
Excelsior! Opus 13
Royal Scottish Orchestra; Petter Sundkvist, conductor
8:59 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
The Hero's Song Opus 111
Scottish National Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
9:22 a.m.
Scott Joplin
Solace
Lara Downes, piano; Joe Brent, vihuela
9:29 a.m.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
The Lark Ascending
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Simon Rattle, conductor Nigel Kennedy, violin
9:47 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Bassoon Concerto in A minor in A minor RV 497
Arion Mathieu Lussier, baroque bassoon
10:00 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Aria Variata in A minor BWV 989
Vikingur Olafsson, piano
10:15 a.m.
Giuseppe Verdi
RIGOLETTO: La Donna e Mobile
Symphony Orchestra of Seville; Enrique Garcia Ascensio, conductor Alfredo Kraus, tenor
10:19 a.m.
Robert Schumann
Piano Quintet in Eb major Opus 44
Guarneri Quartet Artur Rubinstein, piano
10:52 a.m.
Rachel Portman
Apple Tree
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra; Irene Delgado-Jimenez, conductor Esther Abrami, violin
10:54 a.m.
Claude Champagne
Rustic Dance (Dance Villageoise)
Quebec Symphony Orchestra; Yoav Talmi, conductor
11:00 a.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Bassoon Concerto in F major Opus 75
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Klaus Thunemann, bassoon
11:18 a.m.
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Five Negro Melodies: 2. I was way down a-yonder
Neave Trio
11:23 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Symphonic Variations Opus 78
North German Radio Symphony; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
11:45 a.m.
Philip Glass
Orpheus: Interlude
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra; Dennis Russell Davies, conductor
11:49 a.m.
Ethel Smyth
Concerto for Violin, Horn and Orchestra
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Odaline de la Martinez, conductor Sophie Langdon, violin; Richard Watkins, horn
11:59 a.m.
Jennifer Reason
Local Artist Feature: Giuliano Kornberg, marimba
Jennifer Reason, host
12:22 p.m.
Joe Hisaishi
Merry-Go-Round of Life (from Howl's Moving Castle)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Joe Hisaishi, conductor Yuja Wang, piano
12:38 p.m.
Johann Strauss, Jr.
Tritsch-Tratsch Polka "Chit-Chat Polka" Opus 214
Berlin Philharmonic; Herbert Von Karajan, conductor
12:40 p.m.
Arthur Benjamin
Jamaican Rumba
Dusseldorf Symphony Orchestra; Yasuo Shinozaki, conductor Matthew Trusler, violin
12:43 p.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 8 "Christmas Concerto" in G minor Opus 6
Musica Amphion; Pieter-Jan Belder, conductor
12:59 p.m.
Leos Janacek
Lachian Dances
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Jose Serebrier, conductor
1:21 p.m.
Valerie Coleman
Ruby Street Nola
Trio Brio; Ryan Murray, conductor Mathew Krejci, flute
1:34 p.m.
Jeno Takacs
Serenade on Country Dances from Old Graz Opus 83
Vienna Quintet
1:47 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for 2 mandolins in G major RV 532
I Solisti Veneti; Claudio Scimone, conductor Bonifacio Bianchi, mandolin; Alessandro Pitrelli, mandolin
2:00 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Symphony No. 6 in D major Opus 60
Cleveland Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conductor
2:43 p.m.
Erich Korngold
The Sea Hawk (1940) Suite
Oregon Symphony; James DePreist, conductor
2:52 p.m.
John Williams
Theme from The Patriot
Boston Pops Orchestra; Keith Lockhart, conductor Middlesex County Fifes & Drums
3:02 p.m.
Robert Schumann
Piano Concerto: III. Allegro vivace in A minor Opus 54
San Francisco Ballet Orchestra; Martin West, conductor Lara Downes, piano
3:14 p.m.
Leo Brouwer
Preludio
Manuel Barrueco, guitar
3:17 p.m.
Giacomo Puccini
MADAMA BUTTERFLY: Humming Chorus (Act 2)
Philharmonia Orchestra; Giuseppi Sinopoli, conductor Ambrosian Opera Chorus
3:21 p.m.
Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Quartet for clarinet and strings in Eb major S 78/WoO 5
L'Archibudelli Charles Neidich, clarinet
3:47 p.m.
Francesco Geminiani
Concerto Grosso "La Follia" in D minor
Boston Baroque; Martin Pearlman, conductor
3:59 p.m.
Edouard Lalo
Norwegian Rhapsody (Rapsodie Norvegienne)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Yondani Butt, conductor
4:10 p.m.
Mauro Giuliani
Guitar Concerto No. 1 in A major Opus 30
Leos Janacek Chamber Orchestra Kazuhito Yamashita, guitar
4:38 p.m.
Astor Piazzolla
Michelangelo 70
Gidon Kremer, violin; Per Arne Glorvigen, bandoneon; Alois Posch, double-bass; Vadim Sakharov, piano
4:43 p.m.
Edward Elgar
Serenade for string orchestra in E minor Opus 20
I Musici
4:54 p.m.
Morten Lauridsen
Les Chansons des Roses: Dirait-on
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
4:59 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Variations on a Rococo Theme Opus 33
London Symphony Orchestra; Maxim Shostakovich, conductor Julian Lloyd Webber, cello
5:20 p.m.
Frederic Chopin
Nocturne No. 7 in C# minor Opus 27/1
Jeneba Kanneh-Mason, piano
5:25 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Rondo for cello and piano in G minor Opus 94
Raphael Wallfisch, cello; Linn Hendry, piano
5:33 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 40: I. Molto allegro in G minor K 550
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor
5:41 p.m.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Oboe Concerto
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic; Vernon Handley, conductor Jonathan Small, oboe
6:00 p.m.
Jennifer Reason
Local Artist Feature: Giuliano Kornberg, marimba
Jennifer Reason, host
6:22 p.m.
Nino Rota
The Leopard (Il Gattopardo): Dances
Philharmonic of La Scala; Riccardo Muti, conductor
6:40 p.m.
Joni Mitchell
Favorite Color
Lara Downes, piano
6:42 p.m.
Chick Corea
The Hilltop
guitar4mation
6:50 p.m.
Manuel de Falla
Homage to Debussy
Simon Bolivar Orchestra; Eduardo Mata, conductor
6:53 p.m.
Tan Dun
Eight Memories in Watercolor: 4. Blue Nun
Shen Lu, piano
6:54 p.m.
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich
Quintet for Alto Saxophone and String Quartet: II. Quarter Note = 132
Pacifica Quartet Otis Murphy, alto saxophone
