Classical Music Playlist, May 15, 2026
Violinist Janine Jansen | photo: Marco Borggreve
Beethoven’s only Violin Concerto premiered in 1806 but then languished for decades until Felix Mendelssohn conducted it in London in 1844, 17 years after Beethoven’s death. The Concerto then became a standard in the violin concerto repertory. With Dutch violinist Janine Jansen, it’s today's Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Symphony No. 2 in Bb major Wq 182/2
Berlin Academy of Ancient Music
6:12 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Oboe Concerto in F major BWV 1053R
Chamber Orchestra of Europe Douglas Boyd, oboe
6:32 a.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
String Quartet in Eb major
Erato Quartet Basel
6:53 a.m.
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Five Negro Melodies: 4. They will not lend me a child
Neave Trio
6:59 a.m.
Jacques Offenbach
LE VOYAGE DANS LA LUNE: Ballet of the Snowflakes
Philharmonia Orchestra; Antonio de Almeida, conductor
7:12 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Clarinet Concerto in A major K 622
Staatskapelle Dresden; Hans Vonk, conductor Sabine Meyer, basset clarinet
7:40 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Song Without Words "Spring Song" (Book V, No. 6) in A major Opus 62/6
Andras Schiff, piano
7:43 a.m.
Elena Kats-Chernin
WILD SWANS: Eliza Aria
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra; Ola Rudner, conductor Jane Sheldon, soprano
7:47 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Four Seasons: Summer (L'Estate) in G minor Opus 8 RV 315
Boston Baroque; Martin Pearlman, conductor Christina Day Martinson, violin
8:00 a.m.
Franz Liszt
Hungarian Fantasy
London Symphony Orchestra; Jun'ichi Hirokami, conductor Barry Douglas, piano
8:15 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Serenade for Winds in D minor Opus 44
Oslo Wind Soloists
8:40 a.m.
Astor Piazzolla
Spring in Buenos Aires (Primavera Portena)
David Tanenbaum, guitar
8:44 a.m.
Chiquinha Gonzaga
Corta Jaca
Esther Abrami Quintet Esther Abrami, violin
8:48 a.m.
Johann Strauss, Jr.
Vienna Blood Opus 354 Wiener Blut
Vienna State Opera Orchestra; Jascha Horenstein, conductor
8:57 a.m.
Hans Gal
Symphony No. 3 in A major Opus 62
Orchestra of the Swan; Kenneth Woods, conductor
9:33 a.m.
Francesco Geminiani
Concerto Grosso No. 10 in F major Opus 7/10
Academy of Ancient Music; Andrew Manze, conductor
9:44 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Intermezzo in Eb major Opus 117/1
Orli Shaham, piano
9:50 a.m.
Franz Berwald
Play of the Elves (Elfenspiel)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Ulf Bjorlin, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Capriccio Italien Opus 45
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
10:16 a.m.
Frederic Hand
Heart's Song
Frederic Hand, guitar
10:23 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 22 in Eb major K 482
English Chamber Orchestra; Jeffrey Tate, conductor Mitsuko Uchida, piano
10:59 a.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 1 in D major Opus 6
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Nicholas McGegan, conductor
11:11 a.m.
Jan Dussek
Harp Concerto in Eb major Opus 15
Mantova Orchestra; Vittorio Parisi, conductor Roberta Alessandrini, harp
11:38 a.m.
Anna Clyne
DANCE: I. when you're broken open
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Marin Alsop, conductor Inbal Segev, cello
11:44 a.m.
Teresa Carreno
Mi Teresita (Little Waltz)
Gabriela Montero, piano
11:48 a.m.
Frederic Chopin
Minute Waltz in Db major Opus 64/1
Jon Kimura Parker, piano
11:51 a.m.
Gioachino Rossini
LA CENERENTOLA: Overture "Cinderella"
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
12:00 p.m.
Local Artist Feature: Peppino D�Agostino, classical guitar
Jennifer Reason, host
12:22 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Sleeping Beauty Suite Opus 66
Philadelphia Orchestra; Riccardo Muti, conductor
12:44 p.m.
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Clarinet Quintet: II. Larghetto Affetuoso
Catalyst Quartet Anthony McGill, clarinet
12:51 p.m.
Cecile Chaminade
Scarf Dance Opus 37b/2
Anna Shelest, piano
12:53 p.m.
Wilhelm Stenhammar
Piano Concerto No. 1: II. Vivacissimo in Bb minor Opus 1
Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Manze, conductor Seta Tanyel, piano
12:59 p.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 7 in Bb major Opus 6/7 HWV 325
Boston Baroque; Martin Pearlman, conductor
1:13 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 45 "Farewell" in F# minor
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
1:40 p.m.
Philip Glass
Piano Concerto No. 3: I.
A Far Cry Simone Dinnerstein, piano
1:49 p.m.
Carl Maria Von Weber
EURYANTHE Overture Opus 81 J 291
Philharmonia Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Violin Concerto in D major Opus 61
Bremen German Chamber Philharmonic; Paavo Jarvi, conductor Janine Jansen, violin
2:41 p.m.
Jean Sibelius
Swan of Tuonela
Minnesota Orchestra; Eiji Oue, conductor Marni J. Hougham, English horn
2:52 p.m.
Turlough O�Carolan/TRADITIONAL/Isaac Alderson
Planxty Hewlett/The Dusty Miller/The Last Minute
Ensemble Galilei
3:00 p.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 10 in C major Opus 6
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor
3:13 p.m.
Emmanuel Chabrier
Larghetto for Horn & Orchestra
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor Ronald Janezic, horn
3:24 p.m.
George Gershwin
Rhapsody in Blue
BBC Symphony Orchestra; Hugh Wolff, conductor Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
3:41 p.m.
Johannes Brahms
St. Anthony Variations in Bb major Opus 56
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
3:59 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Flute Concerto No. 1 in G major K 313
Berlin Philharmonic; Claudio Abbado, conductor Emmanuel Pahud, flute
4:25 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Harpsichord Concerto in D minor BWV 974
Vikingur Olafsson, piano
4:36 p.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Phaeton - Symphonic Poem Opus 39
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
4:46 p.m.
Johan Svendsen
Carnival in Paris (Karnival i Paris) Opus 9
Latvian National Symphony; Terje Mikkelsen, conductor
5:00 p.m.
Karl Ditters Von Dittersdorf
Symphony No. 1 "The Four Ages of Man" in C major
Vienna Sinfonietta; Kurt Rapf, conductor
5:16 p.m.
Franz Schubert
Nocturne (Notturno for Piano Trio) in Eb major Opus 148 D 897
Takacs Quartet Andreas Haefliger, piano
5:27 p.m.
Mauro Giuliani
Guitar Concerto No. 1 in A major Opus 30
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Pepe Romero, guitar
5:50 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 4: IV. Finale. Allegro con fuoco in F minor Opus 36
Philadelphia Orchestra; Riccardo Muti, conductor
6:00 p.m.
Local Artist Feature: Peppino D�Agostino, classical guitar
Jennifer Reason, host
6:22 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Sonata No. 13 in Bb major K 333
Andras Schiff, piano
6:43 p.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Chaconne in G major
Musica Antiqua Koln; Reinhardt Goebel, conductor
6:46 p.m.
Dobrinka Tabakova
Suite in Old Style: III. Riddle of the barrel-organ player
Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra; Maxim Rysanov, conductor Maxim Rysanov, viola
6:52 p.m.
Paquito D'Rivera
Aires Tropicales: I & II. Alborada & Son
Imani Winds
