Classical Music Playlist, June 26, 2026
Before the end of World War I, the Hapsburg Empire pressured Germanization upon the Czech people who resisted in silent ways. For example, the “Sokol” gymnastics festivals that paraded Czech strength and independence in a celebration of nationalistic pride. After the War when the regions of Bohemia and Moravia were merged into the new Czechoslovakia, outward expression of nationalistic pride increased and for a 1926 “Sokol” festival, Moravian composer Leoš Janácek wrote his “Sinfonietta” and dedicated it to the Czechoslovak Armed Forces and the ideals of a “contemporary free man, his spiritual beauty and joy, his strength, courage and determination to fight for victory.” Beginning and ending with military fanfares from a huge brass section, the Sinfonietta is also a musical travelogue of Janácek’s Moravian hometown of Brno (Špilberk Castle, the Brno Monastery, the streets of downtown Brno, and the great Brno Town Hall). Janácek’s “Sinfonietta” is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso "Alexander's Feast" in C major HWV 318
English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
6:13 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
String Quartet "Sunrise" in Bb major Opus 76/4
Takacs Quartet
6:37 a.m.
Bedrich Smetana
Ma Vlast: I. Vysehrad
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic; Libor Pesek, conductor
6:53 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto in D major: I. Allegro in D major BWV 972
Philadelphia Orchestra; Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor Raphael Feuillatre, guitar
7:00 a.m.
Johan Christian Schieferdecker
Concerts musicaux No. 1
Berlin Academy of Ancient Music
7:12 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor K 491
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Charles Mackerras, conductor John O'Conor, piano
7:42 a.m.
Edward K. (Duke) Ellington
In a sentimental mood
Jason Vieaux, guitar
7:45 a.m.
Howard Shore
The Forest: 3rd movement
National Arts Centre Orchestra; Alexander Shelley, conductor Milos Karadaglic, guitar
7:53 a.m.
Giuseppe Verdi
AIDA: Triumphal March from Act II
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
8:00 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Aria Variata in A minor BWV 989
Vikingur Olafsson, piano
8:16 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Sleeping Beauty Suite Opus 66
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Herbert Von Karajan, conductor
8:39 a.m.
John Williams
STAR WARS - THE FORCE AWAKENS: Rey's Theme
Studio Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
8:42 a.m.
John Williams
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom: Parade of the Slave Children
Boston Pops Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
8:48 a.m.
Emil Mlynarski
Violin Concerto No. 2: III. Allegro vivace (Finale) in D major Opus 6
Polish Chamber Orchestra; Jacek Kaspszyk, conductor Nigel Kennedy, violin
8:59 a.m.
Edward Elgar
Enigma Variations Opus 36
London Symphony Orchestra; Pierre Monteux, conductor
9:30 a.m.
Alberto Ginastera
Impressions of the Puna (Impresiones de la Puna)
Shanghai String Quartet Eugenia Zukerman, flute
9:38 a.m.
Albert Dietrich
Introduction and Romance Opus 27
Oldenburg State Orchestra (Oldenburgische Staatsorchester); Alexander Rumpf, conductor Marie-Louise Neunecker, horn
9:48 a.m.
Pietro Locatelli
Concerto Grosso No. 3 in Bb major Opus 1/3
Raglan Baroque Players; Nicholas Kraemer, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Frederic Chopin
Barcarolle in F# major Opus 60
Krystian Zimerman, piano
10:09 a.m.
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 4: I. Allegro non troppo in E minor Opus 98
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
10:23 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Clarinet Quintet in A major K 581
Pacifica Quartet Anthony McGill, clarinet
10:55 a.m.
Gabriel Olafs
Islandus: Flora II "The Lily"
Reykjavik Orchestra; Viktor Orri Arnason, conductor Gabriel Olafs, piano
11:00 a.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
SAMSON ET DELILA: Bacchanale Opus 47
Philadelphia Orchestra; Eugene Ormandy, conductor
11:09 a.m.
Michael Torke
Sky: I. Lively
Albany Symphony Orchestra; David Alan Miller, conductor Tessa Lark, violin
11:20 a.m.
Edvard Grieg
Symphony in C minor
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
11:53 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major Opus 3/3 RV 310
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor Simon Standage, violin
12:01 p.m.
Johann Strauss, Jr.
Vienna Blood Opus 354 Wiener Blut
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Fritz Reiner, conductor
12:11 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Symphony No. 8 in G major Opus 88
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
12:48 p.m.
Madeleine Dring
Colour Suite: IV. Blue Air
Sarah Cahill, piano
12:51 p.m.
Cecile Chaminade
Autrefois ("In Times Past") Opus 87/4
Anna Shelest, piano
12:55 p.m.
Johann Friedrich Fasch
Concerto in F major
Tempesta di Mare
1:00 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Oboe Quartet in F major K 370 (FROM THE RUSSELL KLETZING COLLECTION)
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemble Neil Black, oboe
1:15 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major BWV 1068
La Petite Bande; Sigiswald Kuijken, conductor
1:37 p.m.
Teresa Carreno
Corbeille de fleurs
Alan Feinberg, piano
1:42 p.m.
Leo Brouwer
El Decameron Negro: 2. La huida de los amantes por el valle de los ecos
Sharon Isbin, guitar
1:47 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral": I. Allegro ma non troppo in F major Opus 68
Cleveland Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Leos Janacek
Sinfonietta Opus 60
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Karel Ancerl, conductor
2:23 p.m.
John Williams
Summon the Heroes
Boston Pops Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
2:30 p.m.
Franz Liszt
Piano Concerto No. 1 in Eb major
Boston Symphony Orchestra; Seiji Ozawa, conductor Krystian Zimerman, piano
2:50 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for 2 trumpets in C major RV 537
English Chamber Orchestra; Raymond Leppard, conductor Wynton Marsalis, trumpet
2:59 p.m.
Marianna Martines
Sinfonia in C major
La Floridiana; Nicoleta Paraschivescu, conductor
3:11 p.m.
Jorge Calandrelli
Solitude
Milos Karadaglic, guitar; Jess Gillam, soprano saxophone
3:14 p.m.
Enrique Granados
Danzas espanolas No. 10 "Triste"
Raphael Feuillatre, guitar
3:20 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 83 "The Hen" in G minor HOB I:83
Heidelberg Symphony Orchestra; Thomas Fey, conductor
3:44 p.m.
Frederic Chopin
Fantasy on Polish Airs in A major Opus 13
Warsaw Philharmonic; Kazimierz Kord, conductor Garrick Ohlsson, piano
4:01 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto No. 1 (originally for violin) in A minor BWV 1041
Elias String Quartet Xuefei Yang, guitar
4:16 p.m.
Louis Spohr
Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in C minor Opus 26
English Chamber Orchestra; Gerard Schwarz, conductor Emma Johnson, clarinet
4:39 p.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Song Without Words "Spring Song" (Book V, No. 6) in A major Opus 62/6
Andras Schiff, piano
4:42 p.m.
Gabriel Olafs
Melodia Suite: Absent Minded & Filma
Reykjavik Orchestra; Viktor Orri Arnason, conductor Gabriel Olafs, piano
4:51 p.m.
Jean Sibelius
Finlandia Opus 26
Helsinki Philharmonic; Paavo Berglund, conductor
4:59 p.m.
Engelbert Humperdinck
HANSEL UND GRETEL Overture
London Symphony Orchestra; Andre Previn, conductor
5:08 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major Opus 58
Berlin Philharmonic; Claudio Abbado, conductor Maurizio Pollini, piano
5:41 p.m.
Peter Benoit
In the fields (In de Velden) for oboe and strings
VRT Philharmonic Orchestra; Silveer Van Den Broeck, conductor Joost Gils, oboe
5:43 p.m.
Margaret Bonds
Fields of Wonder: 6. New Moon
Cantus
5:46 p.m.
Pietro Locatelli
Concerto Grosso No. 9 in D major Opus 1/9
Raglan Baroque Players; Nicholas Kraemer, conductor
5:59 p.m.
Anton Reicha
Wind Quintet No. 2 in Eb major Opus 88/2
Albert Schweitzer Quintet
6:25 p.m.
Frederick Delius
A VILLAGE ROMEO AND JULIET: The Walk to the Paradise Garden/Intermezzo
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Richard Hickox, conductor
6:36 p.m.
Arnold Bax
Roscatha
Ulster Orchestra; Bryden Thomson, conductor
6:48 p.m.
Miguel Llobet
Six Catalan Folk Songs
Eduardo Fernandez, guitar
6:55 p.m.
Anatol Liadov
The Musical Box Opus 32
Olga Kern, piano
