Classical Music Playlist, April 7, 2026
Danish composer Niels Gade (1817-1890)
19th century Danish composer Niels Gade was the most important musician in Denmark in his day. His mature and uplifting Symphony #7 is today's Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Georg Philipp Telemann
Tafelmusik III: concerto for horns, strings and continuo in Eb major
Musica Antiqua Koln; Reinhardt Goebel, conductor
6:15 a.m.
Louise Farrenc
Trio for clarinet, cello, and piano in Eb major Opus 44
Linos Ensemble
6:39 a.m.
Cesar Franck
Symphony: II. Allegretto in D minor
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Pierre Monteux, conductor
6:51 a.m.
Tielmann Susato
Allemaingien (1-3, 5-8)
New London Consort; Philip Pickett, conductor
7:02 a.m.
Gabriel Faure
Masques and Bergamasques Opus 112
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
7:17 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Bagatelles Opus 47
Bonn Beethovenhalle Orchestra; Dennis Russell Davies, conductor
7:38 a.m.
John Williams
The Cowboys: Overture
City of Prague Philharmonic; Paul Bateman, conductor
7:49 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Violin Concerto: III. Allegro vivacissimo (Finale) in D major Opus 35
Concertgebouw Orchestra; Bernard Haitink, conductor Henryk Szeryng, violin
8:00 a.m.
Georg Philipp Telemann
Concerto for horn and strings in D major
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Iona Brown, conductor Hermann Baumann, horn
8:10 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Quartet No. 2 in Eb major K 493
Emanuel Ax, piano; Isaac Stern, violin; Jaime Laredo, viola; Yo Yo Ma, cello
8:40 a.m.
Sergei Prokofiev
Romeo & Juliet: Dance of the Knights Opus 64
Cleveland Orchestra; Yoel Levi, conductor
8:44 a.m.
Dmitri Kabalevsky
Colas Breugnon: Overture
Minnesota Orchestra; Eiji Oue, conductor
8:50 a.m.
Alessandro Scarlatti
Concerto Grosso No. 3 in F major
Europa Galante; Fabio Biondi, conductor
8:59 a.m.
Alexander Glazunov
Symphony No. 2 in F# minor Opus 16
Bamberg Symphony; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
9:42 a.m.
Joaquin Turina
Fandanguillo Opus 36
Narciso Yepes, guitar
9:48 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Bassoon Concerto in A minor in A minor RV 498
Seattle Baroque Michael McCraw, bassoon
10:00 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
In Nature's Realm Overture Opus 91
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Seiji Ozawa, conductor
10:15 a.m.
Jean-Philippe Rameau
Allemande No. 1 (from the First Book for Harpsichord)
Assad Brothers Sergio Assad, guitar; Odair Assad, guitar
10:21 a.m.
Giovanni Paisiello
Piano Concerto No. 8 in F major
Saint Cecilia Chamber Orchestra; Pietro Spada, conductor Pietro Spada, piano
10:49 a.m.
Gena Branscombe
A Memory
Lansdowne Symphony Orchestra; Reuben Blundell, conductor
10:52 a.m.
Gabriel Faure
Pavane Opus 50
Seattle Symphony; Ludovic Morlot, conductor
10:59 a.m.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Capriccio Espagnol Opus 34
London Symphony Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor
11:15 a.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Sonata Movement (Sonatensatz) in E in E major (1822, age 16) H44
Leanne Rees, piano
11:23 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 101 "Clock" in D major
Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Claudio Abbado, conductor
11:50 a.m.
Robert Schumann
Piano Quartet: IV. Finale in Eb major Opus 47
Emerson String Quartet Menahem Pressler, piano
11:59 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for 2 mandolins in G major RV 532
Europa Galante; Fabio Biondi, conductor
12:11 p.m.
Earl Wild
Grand Fantasie on Porgy and Bess: Summertime (After G. Gershwin)
Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
12:14 p.m.
Jean Sibelius
Spring Song
Lahti Symphony Orchestra; Osmo Vanska, conductor
12:24 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Flute Concerto No. 1 in G major K 313
Berlin Philharmonic; Claudio Abbado, conductor Emmanuel Pahud, flute
12:50 p.m.
Scott Joplin
Treemonisha Overture
Houston Grand Opera Orchestra; Gunther Schuller, conductor
12:59 p.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 1 in D major Opus 6
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Nicholas McGegan, conductor
1:11 p.m.
Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Piano Concerto No. 2 in A minor Opus 85
English Chamber Orchestra; Bryden Thomson, conductor Stephen Hough, piano
1:43 p.m.
Alfonso Ferrabosco
Pavan in C major
Parley of Instruments; Peter Holman, conductor
1:48 p.m.
Johann Strauss, Jr.
Morning Papers Opus 279 (Morgenblatter)
Vienna State Opera Orchestra; Franz Bauer-Theussl, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Niels Gade
Symphony No. 7 in F major Opus 45
Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Christopher Hogwood, conductor
2:33 p.m.
Florence Price
Fantasie Negre No. 4
Lara Downes, piano
2:39 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for 2 horns in F major RV 539
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Timothy Brown, horn; Nicholas Hill, horn
2:48 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 3 "Eroica": IV. Finale: Allegro molto in Eb major Opus 55
Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
3:00 p.m.
Robert Schumann
Introduction and Allegro appassionato in G major Opus 92
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conductor Andras Schiff, piano
3:16 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude in C Major (from the Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1) in C major BWV 846
Mahan Esfahani, harpsichord
3:18 p.m.
Scott Joplin
Solace
Tzimon Barto, piano
3:23 p.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor Opus 33
English Chamber Orchestra; Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor Julian Lloyd Webber, cello
3:43 p.m.
Edward Elgar
Cockaigne Overture (In London Town) Opus 40
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
4:00 p.m.
Mauro Giuliani
Guitar Concerto No. 3: III. Polonaise. Allegretto in F major Opus 70
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Pepe Romero, guitar
4:09 p.m.
Reinhold Gliere
The Red Poppy [ballet]: Suite
New Jersey Symphony; Zdenek Macal, conductor
4:37 p.m.
Tan Dun
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: The Eternal Vow
Shanghai Symphony Orchestra; Tan Dun, conductor Yo Yo Ma, cello
4:40 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Solomon: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
4:44 p.m.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Piano Concerto in C# minor Opus 30
Bergen Philharmonic; Dmitri Kitayenko, conductor Geoffrey Tozer, piano
4:59 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Egmont Overture Opus 84
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Yoel Levi, conductor
5:08 p.m.
Karen LeFrak
Miami Concerto: I. Bailamos
Orchestra of St. Luke's; Enrico Lopez-Ya�ez, conductor Sharon Isbin, guitar
5:14 p.m.
Franz Schubert
Piano Quintet "Trout" in A major Opus 114 D 667
Emanuel Ax, piano; Pamela Frank, violin; Rebecca Young, viola; Yo Yo Ma, cello; Edgar Meyer, bass
5:53 p.m.
Edward Elgar
Pomp & Circumstance March No. 4 in G major Opus 39/4
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Alexander Gibson, conductor
5:59 p.m.
Robert Schumann
Symphony No. 4 in D minor Opus 120
Champs-Elysees Theatre Orchestra; Philippe Herreweghe, conductor
6:31 p.m.
George Gershwin
Second Rhapsody
Cincinnati Pops; Erich Kunzel, conductor Stewart Goodyear, piano
6:47 p.m.
Enrique Granados
Danzas espanolas No. 12 "Arabesca"
Angel Romero, guitar; Celedonio Romero, guitar
6:54 p.m.
Tessa Lark
Applachian Fantasy
Tessa Lark, violin
