Programs · Episode
Friday, September 26, 2025
Program: Classical Music with Mike McKay
Aired: Friday, September 26, 2025 @ 5:00 am
Hosted by Mike McKay
Playlist
5 am | |
| Robert Schumann · Marchenbilder (Fairytale Pictures) Op. 113 Antonio Meneses, cello; Gerard Wyss, piano Avie 2112 "Antonio Meneses: Schumann & Schubert" | |
| Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov · Scheherazade: The Young Prince and Young Princess Joakim Svenheden, violin · London Philharmonic Orchestra Jose Serebrier Reference Recordings 89 "Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, etc." | |
| Johann Christian Bach · Overture in D for Single Orchestra, Op. 18, No. 6 English Symphony Orchestra William Boughton Nimbus 5403 "J.C. Bach: Six Grand Overtures, Op. 18" | |
| Franz Schubert · 5 Minuets, D.89 I Musici de Montreal Yuli Turovsky Chandos 8547 "Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Florence" | |
6 am | |
| Johann Friedrich Fasch · Concerto in G Tempesta di Mare, Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra Chandos 0783 "Johann Friedrich Fasch: Orchestral Works, Volume 2" | |
| Bedrich Smetana · Overture to "The Two Widows" Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra Robert Stankovsky Marco Polo 223326 "Smetana: Orchestral Highlights from Operas" | |
| Sergei Rachmaninoff · Piano Concerto No. 2 in c, Op. 18 (finale) Krystian Zimerman, piano · Boston Symphony Orchestra Seiji Ozawa Deutsche Grammophon 289471576 "Rachmaninov; Prokofiev: Piano Concertos" | |
| Francesco Antonio Bonporti · Violin Concerto in D, Op. 11, No. 8 Stanley Ritchie, violin · Bloomington Baroque Stanley Ritchie Dorian Discovery 80160 "Bonporti - Concerti & Serenate" | |
| Hector Berlioz · Roman Carnival, concert overture, Op. 9 New York Philharmonic Leonard Bernstein Sony Classical 47525 "Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique; Overtures" | |
7 am | |
| Mikhail Glinka · Capriccio Brillante on the Jota Aragonesa Staatskapelle Dresden Sir Neville Marriner Philips 410047 "Ravel: Bolero" | |
| George Frideric Handel · Concerto Grosso in Bb, Op. 6, No. 7 The English Concert Trevor Pinnock Archiv Produktion 001923802 "Handel: Complete Orchestral Recordings" | |
| Miklos Rozsa · Parade of the Charioteers, from "Ben-Hur" The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra Kenneth Alwyn Silva 5006 "Cinema Century: A Musical Celebration of 100 Years of Cinema" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Symphony No. 21 in A, K. 134 Vienna Philharmonic Deutsche Grammophon 002244502 "Mozart Symphonies" | |
| Komitas · Dear Shoger (arr. by Sergei Zakari Aslamazyan) Joe Meyer, Tatiana Karpova, violins; Vasily Gorkovoy, viola; Tanja Bechtler, cello · The Bechtler Ensemble Navona Records NV6753 "The Destiny of Armenia is Its Cross" | |
8 am | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 36 (1st mvt.) Gewandhaus Orchestra, Leipzig Kurt Masur Pentatone 5186159 "Beethoven: The 9 Symphonies" | |
| Giuseppe Verdi · Macbeth, ballet music BBC Philharmonic Sir Edward Downes Chandos 10343 "Giuseppe Verdi: Complete Preludes, Overtures & Ballet Music" | |
| Felix Mendelssohn · String Symphony No. 1 in C English String Orchestra William Boughton Nimbus 5141 "Mendelssohn: Complete String Symphonies, Vol. 1" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Miniature March, Scherzo & Gavotte, from Orchestral Suite No. 1 in d, Op. 43 Radio Symphony Orchestra of Stuttgart Sir Neville Marriner Phoenix Edition 412 "Tchaikovsky: Suites 1-4" | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · Violin Concerto in Bb, RV 362 (Op. 8, No. 10) "La caccia" (The Hunt) Simon Standage, violin · The English Concert Trevor Pinnock Vanguard 72006 "Vivaldi: Il Cimento dell'Armonia e dell'Inventione" | |
9 am | |
| Leo Delibes · Dance Airs, from "Lakme" Luxembourg Radio Symphony Louis de Froment Black Pearl 2013 "French Light Overtures and Ballets" | |
| Louis Moreau Gottschalk · Grand Fantasia Triumfal (Variations on the Brazilian National Anthem) Cristina Ortiz, piano · Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Moshe Atzmon Decca 414348 "Addinsell Warsaw Concerto; Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2" | |
| Georg Philipp Telemann · Overture-Suite in D, TWV 55:D1 Paul Goodwin, oboe; Mark Bennett, trumpet; Alberto Grazzi, bassoon · The English Concert Trevor Pinnock Archiv Produktion 439893 "Telemann Suites" | |
| Robert Schumann · Piano Quintet in Eb, Op. 44 (1st mvt.) Emanuel Ax, piano; Donald Weilerstein, violin; Peter Salaff, violin; Atar Arad, viola; Paul Katz, cello · Cleveland Quartet RCA 6498 "Schumann: Piano Quartet; Piano Quintet" | |