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Classical Music
Selected works and performances that reward attentive listening, accompanied by brief commentary.
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SEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Jean Sibelius — Finlandia, Op. 26
BBC Proms · Prom 75
BBC Proms orchestral performanceSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
George Frideric Handel — Rinaldo, HWV 7 — “Lascia ch’io pianga”
Almirena’s aria
Ewa Małas-Godlewska, sopranoSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
George Frideric Handel — Serse, HWV 40 — “Ombra mai fu”
Xerxes’ opening aria · Largo
Fritz Wunderlich, tenorSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Tomaso Albinoni / Remo Giazotto — Adagio in G Minor
For strings and organ
Orchestral performance presented by MozafunkulaSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Franz Liszt — Liebestraum No. 3 in A-flat Major, S. 541
Cello version
Cello performance presented by CelloDeckSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Franz Liszt — Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C-sharp Minor, S. 244/2
Lassan and Friska
Vladimir Horowitz, pianoSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Dmitri Shostakovich — Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 47
IV. Allegro non troppo
Orchestral performance presented by John EmanuelsonSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Dmitri Shostakovich — Waltz No. 2
Suite for Variety Orchestra · short performance
Performance presented by Classical Music VoyagerSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Dmitri Shostakovich — Waltz No. 2
Suite for Variety Orchestra · alternative performance
Orchestral performance presented by VidMakSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Dmitri Shostakovich — Waltz No. 2
Figure-skating performance
Mao Asada, figure skaterSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Dmitri Shostakovich — The Gadfly, Op. 97 — Romance
Film music
Orchestral performance presented by Classical Music OnlySEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Dmitri Shostakovich — The First Echelon — Waltz
Eight Waltzes from Film Music
Russian Philharmonic OrchestraSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Antonín Dvořák — Songs My Mother Taught Me, Op. 55, No. 4
Violin and piano arrangement
Augustin Hadelich, violin · Charles Owen, pianoSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Antonín Dvořák — Slavonic Dance in G Minor, Op. 46, No. 8
Furiant
Berlin Philharmonic · Simon Rattle, conductorSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Antonín Dvořák — Cello Concerto in B Minor, Op. 104
Complete concerto
Anastasia Kobekina, cello · Tonhalle Orchestra ZürichSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Antonín Dvořák — Slavonic Dance in E Minor, Op. 72, No. 2
Starodávný · piano duet
Duo Lechner TiempoSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Carl Maria von Weber — Der Freischütz — Hunters’ Chorus
Was gleicht wohl auf Erden dem Jägervergnügen
Kölner Männer-Gesang-VereinSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Niccolò Paganini — Sonata for Violin and Guitar in A Minor, Op. 3, No. 4
I. Andante — Largo
György Terebesi, violin · guitar accompanimentSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Niccolò Paganini — Sonata in E Minor, Op. 3, No. 6
I. Andante innocentemente · mandolin and guitar version
Performance presented by Bülent YazıcıSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Niccolò Paganini — Sonata for Violin and Guitar in E Minor, Op. 3, No. 6
Complete sonata
Sebastian Bohren, violin · Aljaž Cvirn, guitarSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Niccolò Paganini — Sonata for Violin and Guitar in A Major, Op. 3, No. 5
I. Adagio amoroso
György Terebesi, violin · guitar accompanimentSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Niccolò Paganini — Caprice No. 24 in A Minor, Op. 1
Tema con variazioni
Solo violin performance presented by Immortal MusicSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Antonio Vivaldi — The Four Seasons — Summer, RV 315
III. Presto · The Storm
Yury Revich, violinSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Antonio Vivaldi — The Four Seasons — Summer, RV 315
III. Presto · The Storm · alternative performance
Performance presented by Danilo LacavaSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Antonio Vivaldi — Sacred Aria Selection
A Baroque aria with Korean introduction and commentary
Presented by 성경과외 해주는 신부SEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Antonio Vivaldi — The Four Seasons — Summer, RV 315
III. Presto · The Storm
Giuliano Carmignola, violinSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Antonio Vivaldi — Gloria in D Major, RV 589
Complete sacred choral work
Choral and orchestral performance presented by Crux fidelis blogSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Antonio Vivaldi — The Four Seasons — Summer, RV 315
III. Presto · The Storm · alternative performance
Novosibirsk Philharmonic presentationSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Johann Strauss II — Die Fledermaus — Overture
Operetta overture
Vienna Philharmonic · Zubin Mehta, conductorSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Johann Strauss I — Radetzky March, Op. 228
Concert performance
Vienna Philharmonic · Zubin Mehta, conductorSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Johann Strauss II — Die Fledermaus — “Mein Herr Marquis”
Adele’s Laughing Song
Patricia Janečková, sopranoSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Johann Strauss II — Voices of Spring, Op. 410
Frühlingsstimmen Waltz
Orchestral performance presented by The Wicked NorthSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Josef Strauss — Feuerfest!, Op. 269
Polka française
André Rieu · Johann Strauss Orchestra · 1996SEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Johann Strauss II — Persian March, Op. 289
March
Orchestral performance presented by The Wicked NorthSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Johann Strauss II — Annen-Polka, Op. 117
Polka française
Orchestral performance presented by neuIlaryRheinKlangeSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Johann Strauss II — Der Zigeunerbaron — Overture
The Gypsy Baron
Volker Hartung, conductorSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Franz von Suppé — Light Cavalry — Overture
Leichte Kavallerie
Orchestral performance presented by Classical Music OnlySEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Franz von Suppé — Poet and Peasant — Overture
Dichter und Bauer
Orchestral performance presented by Classical Music OnlySEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Franz von Suppé — The Beautiful Galathea — Overture
Die schöne Galathée
Heartland Festival OrchestraSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Maurice Ravel — Boléro
Orchestral crescendo
Orchestral performance presented by The Wicked NorthSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Giuseppe Verdi — Nabucco — “Va, pensiero”
Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves
Choral and orchestral performance presented by solopevachSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Giuseppe Verdi — La forza del destino — Overture
The Force of Destiny
2023 Noblesse Concert orchestral performanceSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Robert Schumann — Kinderszenen, Op. 15 — “Scenes from Childhood”
Complete cycle
Vladimir Horowitz, pianoSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Robert Schumann — Album for the Young, Op. 68
No. 39, Winterzeit II
Alexis Weissenberg, pianoSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Robert Schumann — Album for the Young, Op. 68
No. 38, Winterzeit I
Alexis Weissenberg, pianoSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Josef Franz Wagner — Unter dem Doppeladler, Op. 159 — “Under the Double Eagle”
March
Band performance presented by TheMarches09SEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Richard Wagner — Tannhäuser — Overture
Concert performance
Herbert von Karajan, conductorSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Richard Wagner — The Ring: An Orchestral Adventure
V. Die Walküren · arranged by Henk de Vlieger
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra · Tarmo Peltokoski, conductorSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Felix Mendelssohn — Symphony No. 4 in A Major, Op. 90 — “Italian”
I. Allegro vivace
Orchestral performance presented by 한경arteTVSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Felix Mendelssohn — A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Music for two pianos
Yeol Eum Son and Yunchan Lim, pianosSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Sergei Rachmaninoff — Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14
Instrumental performance
Performance presented by earthaticSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Sergei Rachmaninoff — Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18
Complete concerto
Krystian Zimerman, piano · Seiji Ozawa, conductorSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Sergei Rachmaninoff — Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30
Complete concerto · 1978
Vladimir Horowitz, piano · New York Philharmonic · Zubin Mehta, conductorSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Sergei Rachmaninoff — Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43
Variation XVIII: Andante cantabile
Daniil Trifonov, pianoSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Sergei Rachmaninoff — Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43
Complete rhapsody
Anna Fedorova, piano · live orchestral performanceSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Sergei Rachmaninoff — How Fair This Spot, Op. 21, No. 7
Volodos transcription for solo piano
Nobuyuki Tsujii, pianoSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Sergei Rachmaninoff — Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18
Complete concerto · an alternative interpretation
Evgeny Kissin, piano · orchestral performanceSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Johann Sebastian Bach — Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008
I. Prelude
Mstislav Rostropovich, celloSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Johann Sebastian Bach — Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565
BBC Proms 2010 · Bach Day 1
BBC Proms performanceSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Johann Sebastian Bach — Cantata BWV 156 — Arioso
Ich steh mit einem Fuß im Grabe · instrumental arrangement
Cello and keyboard · CellopediaSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Johann Sebastian Bach — Mass in B Minor, BWV 232
Cum Sancto Spiritu
Netherlands Bach SocietySEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Johann Sebastian Bach — Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565
Live at Riga Cathedral
Liene Andreta Kalnciema, organSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Johann Sebastian Bach — Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 — Aria
Live at Carnegie Hall, New York · 2025
Yunchan Lim, pianoSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Johann Sebastian Bach — Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004
IV. Gigue
Hilary Hahn, violinSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Johann Sebastian Bach — Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006
III. Gavotte en rondeau
Hilary Hahn, violinSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Johann Sebastian Bach — Violin Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, BWV 1041
Complete concerto
Hilary Hahn, violin · Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie BremenSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Johann Sebastian Bach — Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006
I. Preludio
Hilary Hahn, violinSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky — Marche Slave, Op. 31
Serbo-Russian March
Caracas Youth Symphony Orchestra · César Iván Lara, conductorSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky — Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Minor, Op. 23
Complete concerto
Vladimir Horowitz, piano · NBC Symphony Orchestra · Arturo Toscanini, conductor · 1941SEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky — Swan Lake, Op. 20
Complete Kirov Ballet production
Kirov Ballet · Yulia Makhalina, Odette/Odile · Igor Zelensky, Prince SiegfriedSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky — Swan Lake, Op. 20 — Swan Theme
Scene from the ballet suite
London Philharmonic Orchestra · Yuri Simonov, conductorSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky — Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Minor, Op. 23
III. Allegro con fuoco
Evgeny Kissin, piano · Berliner Philharmoniker · Herbert von Karajan, conductor · Live in BerlinSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky — Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Minor, Op. 23
II. Andantino semplice
Khatia Buniatishvili, piano · Orchestre de la Suisse Romande · Christoph Koncz, conductorSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky — 1812 Overture, Op. 49
Version with Russian chorus
Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra · Yuriov Chapel Choir · Tomomi Nishimoto, conductor · Moscow, 2004SEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky — 1812 Overture, Op. 49
Concert performance
Orchestra and conductor not credited in the video descriptionSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Piano Sonata No. 16 in C Major, K. 545
Complete sonata: Allegro · Andante · Rondo
Piano performance · performer not creditedSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Symphony No. 25 in G Minor, K. 183
Complete symphony
Orchestra and conductor not creditedSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550
III. Menuetto: Allegretto
Vienna Philharmonic · Daniel Barenboim, conductor · 2012SEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Piano Quartet No. 1 in G Minor, K. 478
Complete quartet: Allegro · Andante · Rondo
Alina Pogostkina, violin · Veronika Hagen, viola · Mischa Meyer, cello · Jérôme Ducros, piano · Live, 2016SEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488
II. Adagio
Hélène Grimaud, piano · Bavarian Radio Chamber Orchestra · Radoslaw Szulc, conductorSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488
Complete concerto
Maurizio Pollini, piano · Vienna Philharmonic · Karl Böhm, conductorSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, K. 466
Complete concerto: Allegro · Romance · Allegro assai
Mitsuko Uchida, piano and conductor · Camerata SalzburgSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-flat Major, K. 271 — “Jeunehomme”
Complete concerto
Mitsuko Uchida, piano · Jeffrey Tate, conductorSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467
Complete concerto
Yeol Eum Son, piano · 2011 International Tchaikovsky CompetitionSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467
II. Andante
Yeol Eum Son, piano · 2011 International Tchaikovsky CompetitionSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Twelve Variations on “Ah vous dirai-je, Maman,” K. 265
Theme and twelve variations
Rudolf Buchbinder, piano · Live, Moscow, 2017SEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Symphony No. 41 in C Major, K. 551 — “Jupiter”
I. Allegro vivace
Berliner Philharmoniker · Karl Böhm, conductor · 1962SEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Sonata for Piano and Violin in E Minor, K. 304
II. Tempo di minuetto
Hilary Hahn, violin · Natalie Zhu, piano · 2005SEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Ludwig van Beethoven — Piano Sonata No. 17 in D Minor, Op. 31, No. 2 — “Tempest”
III. Allegretto
Wilhelm Kempff, pianoSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Ludwig van Beethoven — Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2 — “Moonlight”
Complete sonata: Adagio sostenuto · Allegretto · Presto agitato
Andrea Romano, pianoSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Ludwig van Beethoven — Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 — “Appassionata”
III. Allegro ma non troppo
Evgeny Kissin, piano · Live performanceSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Ludwig van Beethoven — Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67
I. Allegro con brio
Berliner Philharmoniker · Herbert von Karajan, conductor · 1963SEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Ludwig van Beethoven — Romance No. 2 for Violin and Orchestra in F Major, Op. 50
Adagio cantabile
Renaud Capuçon, violin · Gewandhausorchester Leipzig · Kurt Masur, conductorSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Ludwig van Beethoven — Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major, Op. 73 — “Emperor”
Complete concerto: Allegro · Adagio un poco mosso · Rondo. Allegro
Krystian Zimerman, piano · Vienna Philharmonic · Leonard Bernstein, conductor · 1989SEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Ludwig van Beethoven — Piano Sonata No. 32 in C Minor, Op. 111
II. Arietta: Adagio molto semplice e cantabile
Maurizio Pollini, pianoSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Ludwig van Beethoven — Egmont Overture, Op. 84
Overture to Goethe’s tragedy Egmont
WDR Symphony Orchestra · Andrés Orozco-Estrada, conductor · Live, 2025SEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Ludwig van Beethoven — Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92
II. Allegretto
Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela · Gustavo Dudamel, conductor · 2017SEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Ludwig van Beethoven — Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61
Complete concerto: Allegro ma non troppo · Larghetto · Rondo
Hilary Hahn, violin · Frankfurt Radio Symphony · Alain Altinoglu, conductor · 2025SEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Ludwig van Beethoven — Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93
II. Allegretto scherzando
Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen · Paavo Järvi, conductorSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Johann Pachelbel — Canon in D Major
Arrangement for cello and piano
Brooklyn Duo · Marnie Laird, piano · Patrick Laird, celloSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Johannes Brahms — Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90
III. Poco allegretto
Orchestra of the University of Music Franz Liszt Weimar · 2012SEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Frédéric Chopin — Waltz in B Minor, Op. 69, No. 2
A posthumously published waltz
Cubus, pianoSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Frédéric Chopin — Waltz in A Minor, Op. 34, No. 2
Grande valse brillante
Cubus, pianoSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Frédéric Chopin — Nocturne No. 20 in C-sharp Minor, Op. posth.
An arrangement for violin
Han Soo-jin, violinSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Frédéric Chopin — Polonaise in A-flat Major, Op. 53 — “Heroic”
Second-stage performance, 2015 International Chopin Competition
Seong-Jin Cho, pianoSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Frédéric Chopin — Nocturne in E-flat Major, Op. 9, No. 2
Andante
Seong-Jin Cho, pianoSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Franz Schubert — Ständchen from Schwanengesang, D. 957
An arrangement for cello and piano
Anne Gastinel, cello · Claire Désert, pianoSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Franz Schubert — Ellens dritter Gesang (Ave Maria), D. 839
A transcription for cello and piano
Emilia David, cello · David Chifiriuc, pianoSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Franz Schubert — Winterreise, D. 911
Complete song cycle in 24 songs
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone · Daniel Barenboim, pianoSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Franz Schubert — Der Leiermann from Winterreise, D. 911
No. 24 · The Hurdy-Gurdy Man
Andreas Schmidt, baritone · Rudolf Jansen, pianoSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Franz Schubert — Four Impromptus, Op. 90, D. 899
Nos. 1–4
Alfred Brendel, pianoSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Franz Schubert — Four Impromptus, Op. 90, D. 899
Nos. 1–4 · An alternative interpretation
Radu Lupu, pianoSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Franz Schubert — Piano Sonata No. 21 in B-flat Major, D. 960
Complete sonata
Alfred Brendel, pianoSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Franz Schubert — Piano Quintet in A Major, D. 667 — “The Trout”
I. Allegro vivace
Anne-Sophie Mutter · Daniil Trifonov · Hwayoon Lee · Maximilian Hornung · Roman PatkolóSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Franz Schubert — Piano Quintet in A Major, D. 667 — “The Trout”
II. Andante
Anne-Sophie Mutter · Daniil Trifonov · Hwayoon Lee · Maximilian Hornung · Roman PatkolóSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Franz Schubert — Piano Quintet in A Major, D. 667 — “The Trout”
III. Scherzo: Presto
Anne-Sophie Mutter · Daniil Trifonov · Hwayoon Lee · Maximilian Hornung · Roman PatkolóSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Franz Schubert — Die Forelle, D. 550
The Trout
Sumi Jo with chamber ensembleSEPTEMBER 9, 2026
Franz Schubert — Ellens dritter Gesang (Ave Maria), D. 839
Live in Paris, 2006
Sumi Jo, soprano · Vincenzo Scalera, pianoSEPTEMBER 9, 2026