Classical Music Playlist, February 17, 2026
Composer Hugo Alfvén's 1924 painting of Anacapri
Swedish composer, conductor, violinist, and painter Hugo Alfvén (1872-1960) composed his third symphony in 1905 with inspiration from a trip to Italy. He made the above painting in 1924 of Anacapri (the higher elevation and more tranquil neighbor adjacent to Capri) within Naples. Alfvén’s bright and sparkling Symphony No. 3 is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 7 in Bb major Opus 6/7 HWV 325
Aradia Ensemble; Kevin Mallon, conductor
6:15 a.m.
Hubert Parry
Symphony No. 3 "English" in C major
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Matthias Bamert, conductor
6:51 a.m.
Henry Litolff
Concerto Symphonique No. 4: II. Scherzo Opus 102
San Francisco Symphony; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor Yuja Wang, piano
7:00 a.m.
Catrin Finch
Celtic Concerto
Sinfonia Cymru; John Rutter, conductor Catrin Finch, harp
7:14 a.m.
Jean-Philippe Rameau
Les Indes Galantes: Chaconne
Orchestre de la Chapelle Royale; Philippe Herreweghe, conductor
7:21 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major K 488
English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor Malcolm Bilson, fortepiano
7:48 a.m.
Gustav Holst
The Planets: Jupiter, the Bringer of Jolity Opus 32
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Andre Previn, conductor
7:57 a.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 6 in F major Opus 6
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Nicholas McGegan, conductor
8:09 a.m.
Reinhold Gliere
Horn Concerto in Bb major Opus 91
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Kurt Masur, conductor Hermann Baumann, horn
8:34 a.m.
Chilly Gonzales
Contretemps
Alice Sara Ott, piano
8:37 a.m.
Frederic Chopin
Prelude No. 15 "Raindrop" in Db major Opus 28
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
8:43 a.m.
Zoltan Kodaly
Marosszek Dances
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor
8:58 a.m.
Johan Svendsen
Symphony No. 2 in Bb major Opus 15
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra; Mariss Jansons, conductor
9:32 a.m.
Franz Schubert
Drei Klavierstucke: No. 1 in Eb minor D 946
Mitsuko Uchida, piano
9:43 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in Bb major BWV 1051
European Brandenburg Ensemble; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
10:00 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 4 in A minor Opus 6/4 HWV 322
Aradia Ensemble; Kevin Mallon, conductor
10:13 a.m.
Francis Poulenc
Flute Sonata (orchestral arrangement)
Residentie Orkest Den Haag; Neeme Jarvi, conductor Sharon Bezaly, flute
10:26 a.m.
Etienne-Nicolas Mehul
Symphony No. 2 in D major
Rhenish Philharmonic Orchestra; Jorge Rotter, conductor
10:54 a.m.
Richard Wagner
DIE WALKURE: Ride of the Valkyries
Concertgebouw Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
11:00 a.m.
Johann Strauss, Jr.
DIE FLEDERMAUS Overture (The Bat)
Vienna State Opera Orchestra; Jascha Horenstein, conductor
11:09 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Cello Concerto in B minor Opus 104
London Symphony Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor Raphael Wallfisch, cello
11:50 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for 2 trumpets in C major RV 537
English Chamber Orchestra; Simon Preston, conductor Hannes Laubin, trumpet; Wolfgang Laubin, trumpet
11:59 a.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 3 in C minor Opus 6
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Nicholas McGegan, conductor
12:10 p.m.
Isaac Albeniz
Suite Espanola: No. 3 "Sevilla" Opus 47
Xuefei Yang, guitar
12:15 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major Opus 58
San Francisco Symphony; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor Emanuel Ax, piano
12:51 p.m.
Jean Sibelius
Violin Concerto: III. Allegro, ma non tanto in D minor Opus 47
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra; Klaus Makela, conductor Janine Jansen, violin
12:59 p.m.
Andre Campra
Venetian Festivals
Limoges Baroque Ensemble; Jean-Michel Hasler, conductor
1:14 p.m.
Frederic Chopin
Impromptu No. 2 in F# major Opus 36
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
1:22 p.m.
Franz Schubert
Symphony No. 5 in Bb major D 485
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
1:51 p.m.
Alfredo Casella
Italia: IV. Finale (Allegro molto vivace...) Opus 11
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Hugo Alfven
Symphony No. 3 in E major Opus 23
Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
2:38 p.m.
Arthur Foote
Serenade: Gavotte Opus 25
Seattle Symphony; Gerard Schwarz, conductor
2:43 p.m.
Karl Kohaut
Lute Concerto in F major
Hopkinson Smith, lute; Chiara Banchini, violin; David Plantier, violin; Roel Dieltiens, cello
2:59 p.m.
Manuel de Falla
Three-Cornered Hat Suite No. 2
Boston Pops Orchestra; Arthur Fiedler, conductor
3:12 p.m.
Scott Joplin
Maple Leaf Rag
Eugene List, piano
3:15 p.m.
Frederic Chopin
"Military" Polonaise in A major Opus 40/1
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
3:21 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 99 in Eb major
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
3:48 p.m.
Gustav Holst
Suite No. 1 in Eb major Opus 28
North Texas Wind Symphony; Eugene Corporon, conductor
3:59 p.m.
Georg Philipp Telemann
Tafelmusik II: Concerto for 3 violins in F major
Musica Antiqua Koln; Reinhardt Goebel, conductor Members of...
4:14 p.m.
Jean-Philippe Rameau
Les Cyclopes ("Cyclops")
Bremen German Chamber Philharmonic Raphael Feuillatre, guitar
4:17 p.m.
Joe Hisaishi
A Town with an Ocean View (from Kiki's Delivery Service)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Joe Hisaishi, conductor
4:22 p.m.
Joaquin Rodrigo
Concierto Madrigal
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Pepe Romero, guitar; Angel Romero, guitar
4:53 p.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Scherzo
London Symphony Orchestra; Barry Wordsworth, conductor
4:59 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Symphony No. 9 "From the New World" in E minor Opus 95
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
5:44 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude & Fugue No. 1 in C Major (from the Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1) in C major BWV 846
Mahan Esfahani, harpsichord
5:49 p.m.
Claude Debussy
Reverie
Zoltan Kocsis, piano
5:54 p.m.
Emmanuel Chabrier
Habanera
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor
5:59 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
String Quintet No. 3 in C major K 515
Nash Ensemble w/ Philip Dukes Philip Dukes, viola
6:34 p.m.
Mahito Yokota
SUPER MARIO GALAXY: Gusty Garden Galaxy
London Philharmonic Orchestra
6:38 p.m.
John Williams
1941 (march)
Boston Pops Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
6:43 p.m.
Orlando Gibbons
Pavan
Alan Feinberg, piano
6:50 p.m.
Dmitri Shostakovich
Jazz Suite No. 1
Concertgebouw Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
