Programs · Episode
Thursday, September 25, 2025
Program: Classical Music with Mike McKay
Aired: Thursday, September 25, 2025 @ 5:00 am
Hosted by Mike McKay
Playlist
5 am | |
| Louis Moreau Gottschalk · Celebre Tarantelle (aka Grand Tarantella), Op. 67 Gary Hammond, piano · Hot Springs Music Festival Orchestra (Arkansas) Richard Rosenberg Naxos 8.559036 "Gottschalk: A Night In the Tropics" | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Symphony No. 39 in g Cologne Chamber Orchestra Helmut Muller-Bruhl Naxos 8.557093 "Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 37-40" | |
| Jules Massenet · Cinderella, ballet music from the opera Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Sir Neville Marriner Brilliant Classics 94355 "Jules Massenet: Ballet Suites" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Trio Sonata in C, BWV 529 Viktoria Mullova, violin; Ottavio Dantone, organ; Vittorio Ghielmi, viola da gamba; Luca Pianca, lute Onyx 4020 "Bach Sonatas" | |
6 am | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · The Consecration of the House, concert overture The Hanover Band Roy Goodman Nimbus 5099 "Beethoven: Symphony No. 6" | |
| Dmitri Shostakovich · The Gadfly, suite from the film (selections) Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra Leonid Grin Capriccio 10298 "Shostakovich: Hamlet / The Gadfly" | |
| Johann Georg Rollig · Horn Concerto No. 15 in D Barry Tuckwell, horn · Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Iona Brown Decca 417406 "Barry Tuckwell: Baroque Horn Concertos" | |
| Otto Nicolai · Symphony in D (finale) Bamberg Symphony Orchestra Karl Anton Rickenbacher Virgin Classics 28508 "Nicolai: Symphony & Overtures" | |
| Joaquin Rodrigo · Concierto Andaluz, for 4 Guitars & Orchestra (finale) Celedonio, Celin, Pepe & Angel Romero, guitars · Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Los Romeros Sir Neville Marriner Decca 001089402 "Los Romeros: Golden Jubilee Celebration" | |
7 am | |
| Richard Rodgers · Carousel Waltz, from "Carousel" Boston Pops Orchestra Keith Lockhart RCA Victor 63835 "My Favorite Things - A Richard Rodgers Celebration" | |
| Emil Nikolaus Reznicek · Overture to Donna Diana New York Philharmonic (Live at Avery Fisher Hall, 12-31-1988) Zubin Mehta Sony Classical 63053 "Opera Overtures & Incidental Music" | |
| Loki Karuna · NoteWorthy: Huang Ruo | |
| Antonin Dvorak · Slavonic Dance, Op. 46, No. 1 Berlin Philharmonic Lorin Maazel EMI Classics 322902 "Dvorak: Slavonic Dances" | |
| Carl Maria von Weber · Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in Eb, Op. 74 Jonathan Cohler, clarinet · Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra Jonathan Cohler Ongaku 024126 "Cohler - Weber" | |
| Benjamin Britten · Simple Symphony, Op. 4 Guildhall String Ensemble Robert Salter RCA Victor Red Seal 7846 "Works by Britten, Tippett, Walton" | |
8 am | |
| Manuel Ponce · Intermezzo No. 1 Jorge Federico Osorio, piano Cedille 221 "Conciertos Romanticos" | |
| Erich Wolfgang Korngold · Much Ado About Nothing Suite, Op. 11 (after Shakespeare) Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra Marc Albrecht Pentatone 5186373 "Korngold: Symphony, Op. 40" | |
| William Bolcom · Epithalamium Rag Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano Hyperion CDA68391 "William Bolcom - The Complete Rags" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Violin Concerto No. 4 in D, K. 218 Lena Neudauer, violin · German Radio Philharmonic Bruno Weil Hanssler Classic 93316 "Mozart: Violin Concertos" | |
| Antonin Dvorak · Symphony No. 8 in G, Op. 88 (finale) Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra Mariss Jansons EMI Classics 00878 "Dvorak: Symphonies, etc." | |
9 am | |
| Hector Berlioz · Overture to Beatrice and Benedict Staatskapelle Dresden Sir Colin Davis Profil 05040 "Elgar: Symphony No. 1" | |
| Felix Mendelssohn · Piano Concerto No. 2 in d, Op. 40 Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano · Gewandhaus Orchestra, Leipzig Herbert Blomstedt Decca 468600 "Mendelssohn: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2" | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Symphony No. 1 in D St. Paul Chamber Orchestra Hugh Wolff Apex 4673020 "Bizet - Prokofiev - Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 1" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Violin Concerto in a, BWV 1041 Arthur Grumiaux, violin · The Romand Soloists Arpad Gerecz Decca 000765902 "Ultimate Bach" | |