Classical Music Playlist, April 8, 2026
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
The cascade of notes that opens the Piano Concerto No. 3 by French composer Camille Saint-Saëns is said to have been inspired by waterfalls or a river. It’s today's Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Mauro Giuliani
Grand Quintet (Gran Quintetto) Opus 65
Artaria Quartet Richard Savino, guitar
6:18 a.m.
Ignaz Moscheles
Piano Concerto No. 5 in C major Opus 87
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra; Howard Shelley, conductor Howard Shelley, piano
6:49 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto No. 11 for two violins, cello, strings and continuo in D minor Opus 3 RV 565
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor Members of...
7:00 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Hebrides Overture in B minor Opus 26
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conductor
7:11 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 16 in D major K 451
English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor Malcolm Bilson, fortepiano
7:35 a.m.
Gentil Montana
Suite Colombiana No. 2: IV. Porro
Jose Antonio Escobar, guitar
7:38 a.m.
Dmitri Shostakovich
Jazz Suite No. 1
Concertgebouw Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
7:47 a.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
DER FREISCHUTZ: Overture Opus 77 J 277
Philharmonia Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
7:58 a.m.
Michael Torke
Sky: I. Lively
Albany Symphony Orchestra; David Alan Miller, conductor Tessa Lark, violin
8:09 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 99 in Eb major
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
8:36 a.m.
Tielmann Susato
Bergerette "Sans roch"
New London Consort; Philip Pickett, conductor
8:39 a.m.
Gustav Holst
The Planets: Mars, Bringer of War Opus 32
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Yoel Levi, conductor
8:47 a.m.
Hector Berlioz
The Corsair Overture (Le Corsaire) Opus 21
Lyon National Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
8:57 a.m.
Asger Hamerik
Symphony No. 5 "Symphonie Serieuse" in G minor Opus 36
Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra; Thomas Dausgaard, conductor
9:34 a.m.
Lars-Erik Larsson
Pastoral Suite Opus 19
CBC Vancouver Orchestra; Mario Bernardi, conductor
9:48 a.m.
Johann Fischer
THE JOURNAL OF SPRING: Suite No. 1
L'Orfeo Barokorkester; Michi Gaigg, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Serenade to Music
English Chamber Orchestra; Matthew Best, conductor Corydon Singers
10:14 a.m.
Sade Adu
Love Is Stronger Than Pride
Carlos Simon, piano
10:18 a.m.
Edward Elgar
Salut d'amour (Love's Greeting) Opus 12
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Gil Shaham, violin
10:23 a.m.
Muzio Clementi
Symphony No. 4 in D major WoO 35
Philharmonia Orchestra; Francesco d'Avalos, conductor
10:50 a.m.
Rebecca Clarke
Cello Sonata: I. Impetuoso
Raphael Wallfisch, cello; John York, piano
10:59 a.m.
Georg Philipp Telemann
Suite in Bb major TWV 55:B10
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
11:27 a.m.
Joe Hisaishi
Princess Mononoke
La Pieta; Angele Dubeau, conductor Angele Dubeau, violin
11:31 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
MAZEPPA: Gopak
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Kurt Masur, conductor
11:37 a.m.
Ernst von Dohnanyi
Symphonic Minutes Opus 36
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
11:52 a.m.
Frederic Chopin
Fantasie-impromptu in C# minor Opus 66
Olga Kern, piano
11:59 a.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
Oberon Overture J 306
Philharmonia Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
12:10 p.m.
Valerie Coleman
Umoja
Imani Winds
12:13 p.m.
Sergio Assad
Farewell
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
12:17 p.m.
Bela Bartok
Piano Concerto No. 3 SZ 119
Helsinki Philharmonic; Susanna Malkki, conductor Andreas Haefliger, piano
12:43 p.m.
Edvard Grieg
Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 Opus 46
Berlin Philharmonic; Herbert Von Karajan, conductor
12:58 p.m.
Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 8: IV. Finale in C minor
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Karl Bohm, conductor
1:23 p.m.
Leonard Cohen
Hallelujah
City of Birmingham Cellos Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello
1:26 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Easter Oratorio: I. Sinfonia BWV 249
Orchestra of Collegium Vocale Ghent; Philippe Herreweghe, conductor Chorus of Collegium Vocale Ghent; Barbara Schlick, soprano; Kai Wessel, countertenor; Peter Kooy, bass
1:31 p.m.
John Rutter
Folk Suite
Royal Ballet Sinfonia; David Lloyd-Jones, conductor
1:45 p.m.
Charles Stanford
Irish Rhapsody No. 1 in D minor Opus 78
Ulster Orchestra; Vernon Handley, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Piano Concerto No. 3 in Eb major Opus 29
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Andre Previn, conductor Jean-Philippe Collard, piano
2:32 p.m.
Andrew York
Muir Woods
Andrew York, guitar
2:38 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
French Suite No. 3 in B minor BWV 814
Glenn Gould, piano
2:48 p.m.
Amilcare Ponchielli
LA GIOCONDA: Dance of the Hours
Philadelphia Orchestra; Eugene Ormandy, conductor
3:00 p.m.
Ottorino Respighi
Pines of Rome
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Fritz Reiner, conductor
3:22 p.m.
Gabriela Lena Frank
Four Folk Songs: III. Serenata
Claremont Trio
3:27 p.m.
Franz Liszt
Etude No. 3 "The Little Bell" ("La Campanella") in G# minor
Lang Lang, piano
3:33 p.m.
Jacques Ibert
Escales (Ports of Call)
Minnesota Orchestra; Eiji Oue, conductor
3:48 p.m.
Ernest Farrar
Rhapsody No. 1 "The Open Road" Opus 9
Philharmonia Orchestra; Alasdair Mitchell, conductor
3:59 p.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Trumpet Overture Opus 101
London Symphony Orchestra; Claudio Abbado, conductor
4:09 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 39 in Eb major K 543
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor
4:40 p.m.
Gunther Schuller
Suite for Wind Quintet: II. Blues
Reykjavik Wind Quintet
4:42 p.m.
Aaron Jay Kernis
100 Greatest Dance Hits: II. Salsa Pasada
Escher Quartet Jason Vieaux, guitar
4:47 p.m.
Benjamin Britten
Gloriana: Courtly Dances
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Andre Previn, conductor
4:59 p.m.
Joe Hisaishi
Merry-Go-Round of Life (from Howl's Moving Castle)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Joe Hisaishi, conductor Yuja Wang, piano
5:12 p.m.
John Field
Nocturne No. 8 in Eb major H 30
Alice Sara Ott, piano
5:15 p.m.
Johannes Brahms; Dave Brubeck
Brahms Lullaby
Dave Brubeck, piano
5:19 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Czech Suite Opus 39
Prague Philharmonia; Jakub Hrusa, conductor
5:43 p.m.
Georg Christoph Wagenseil
Symphony in G minor WV 418
L'Orfeo Barokorkester; Michi Gaigg, conductor
5:59 p.m.
Florence Price
Symphony No. 4 in D minor
Philadelphia Orchestra; Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
6:34 p.m.
Bela Bartok
Allegro Barbaro for piano SZ 49
Zoltan Kocsis, piano
6:36 p.m.
Amy Beach
FOUR SKETCHES: 4. Fire-flies Opus 15
Joanne Polk, piano
6:41 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Flute Concerto No. 1 "La Tempesta di Mare" (The Storm at Sea) in F major Opus 10 RV 433
Il Giardino Armonico Giovanni Antonini, recorder
6:48 p.m.
John Harle
Rant!
BBC Concert Orchestra; Jessica Cottis, conductor Jess Gillam, soprano saxophone
6:54 p.m.
Edward K. (Duke) Ellington
Isfahan
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Simon Rattle, conductor Bobby Watson, alto sax; Peter Walden, english horn
