Daily Playlist

Playlist for May 16, 2026

12am - Sleepers Awake

12:01am

On the Nature of Daylight

  • Composed by: Max Richter
  • Performed by: Richter/Fuller/Bonner/Metcalfe/Sheppard/Worsey
  • Label: Deutsche Grammophon
  • Catalog Number: 4837465
12:08am

Overture & Venusberg Bacchanale from Tannhäuser

  • Composed by: Richard Wagner (1813-1883)
  • Performed by: MET Orchestra/Levine
  • Label: DG
  • Catalog Number: 435
12:32am

Oriental Rhapsody, Op. 29

  • Composed by: Alexander Glazunov (1865–1936)
  • Performed by: Moscow Symphony/Golovschin
  • Label: Naxos
  • Catalog Number: 9

1am - Sleepers Awake

1:01am

Symphony No. 7 in F minor

  • Composed by: Emilie Mayer (1812-1883)
  • Performed by: NDR Radio Philharmonic/Vriend
  • Label: CPO
  • Catalog Number: 555511
1:36am

Symphony No. 096 in D, "Miracle"

  • Composed by: Josef Haydn (1732-1809)
  • Performed by: Philharmonia Hungarica/Dorati
  • Label: London
  • Catalog Number: 417

2am - Sleepers Awake

2:00am

Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 “Moonlight”

  • Composed by: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
  • Performed by: Ignaz Jan Paderewski
  • Label: Nimbus
  • Catalog Number: 8812
2:14am

Images for Orchestra

  • Composed by: Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
  • Performed by: Rotterdam Philharmonic/Saraste
  • Label: Virgin
  • Catalog Number: 61424
2:48am

Introduction & Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 28

  • Composed by: Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)
  • Performed by: Chang/Philadelphia Orchestra/Sawallisch
  • Label: EMI
  • Catalog Number: 55026
2:59am

Piano Sonata No. 11 in A, K. 331

  • Composed by: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
  • Performed by: Mitsuko Uchida
  • Label: Philips
  • Catalog Number: 412

3am - Sleepers Awake

3:24am

And Birds Are Still …, Op. 72

  • Composed by: Takashi Yoshimatsu (b.1953)
  • Performed by: Manchester Camerata/Fujioka
  • Label: Chandos
  • Catalog Number: 0
3:32am

Clarinet Quintet in B flat, Op. 89

  • Composed by: Anton Reicha (1770–1836)
  • Performed by: Neidich/L'Archibudelli
  • Label: Sony
  • Catalog Number: 57968
3:59am

The Wand of Youth, Suite No. 1

  • Composed by: Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
  • Performed by: New Zealand Symphony/Judd
  • Label: Naxos
  • Catalog Number: 9

4am - Sleepers Awake

4:21am

Suite from The Fairy Queen

  • Composed by: Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
  • Performed by: Freiburg Baroque Orchestra/Hengelbrock
  • Label: DHM
  • Catalog Number: 77231
4:46am

Symphony in A

  • Composed by: Johann Baptist Vanhal (1739-1813)
  • Performed by: Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia/Grodd
  • Label: Naxos
  • Catalog Number: 9

5am - Sleepers Awake

5:00am

Piano Trio No. 29 in G, Hob. XV:15

  • Composed by: Josef Haydn (1732-1809)
  • Performed by: Hantai/Hantai/Verzier
  • Label: Mirare
  • Catalog Number: 0
5:20am

Concerto in A minor for Four Harpsichords, BWV 1065

  • Composed by: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
  • Performed by: English Concert/Pinnock
  • Label: Archiv
  • Catalog Number: 400
5:31am

String Quartet in E minor, Op.121

  • Composed by: Gabriel Faure (1845-1924)
  • Performed by: Miami String Quartet
  • Label: Conifer
  • Catalog Number: 51921
5:54am

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6am - Weekend Classics

6:01am

Three Pieces for Guitar

  • Composed by: Enrique Granados (1867-1916)
  • Performed by: Julian Bream
  • Label: RCA
  • Catalog Number: 14378
6:15am

Invitation to the Dance, Op. 65

  • Composed by: Carl Maria von Weber, orch. by Hector Berlioz
  • Performed by: Bergen Philharmonic/Manze
  • Label: Hyperion
  • Catalog Number: 68193
6:26am

Musical Recreation No. 2

  • Composed by: Jean-Marie Leclair (1697-1764)
  • Performed by: Hanoverian Ensemble
  • Label: Musicians Showcase
  • Catalog Number: 1087
6:53am

Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43

  • Composed by: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
  • Performed by: BBC Scottish Symphony/Runnicles
  • Label: BBC Music Magazine
  • Catalog Number: 0

7am - Weekend Classics

7:00am

String Quartet No. 17 in B flat, K. 458 "Hunt"

  • Composed by: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
  • Performed by: Alban Berg Quartet
  • Label: Teldec
  • Catalog Number: 72480
7:29am

Dream Steps: A Dance Suite for Flute, Viola, & Harp

  • Composed by: Dan Locklair (1949-)
  • Performed by: Mallarme Chamber Players
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  • Catalog Number: 0
7:47am

Fourth Concert (for harpsichord and strings)

  • Composed by: Jean Philippe Rameau (1683-1764)
  • Performed by: Trio Sonnerie
  • Label: Virgin Classics Digital
  • Catalog Number: 90749

8am - Weekend Classics

8:00am

Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture after Shakespeare, TH 42

  • Composed by: Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
  • Performed by: New York Philharmonic/Bernstein
  • Label: Sony Classic
  • Catalog Number: 2147483647
8:21am

Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor, Op. 66

  • Composed by: Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
  • Performed by: Florestan Trio
  • Label: Gagliano
  • Catalog Number: 303
8:50am

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9am - Weekend Classics

9:01am

The Enchanted Kingdom, Op. 39

  • Composed by: Nikolai Tcherepnin (1899-1977)
  • Performed by: Russian National Orchestra/Pletnev
  • Label: DG
  • Catalog Number: 447
9:15am

Harp Concerto in C

  • Composed by: Francois-Adrien Boieldieu (1775-1834)
  • Performed by: Nordmann/Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra/Rampal
  • Label: Sony
  • Catalog Number: 58919
9:39am

Grand Duo Concertante for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 48

  • Composed by: Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826)
  • Performed by: Manasse/Sanders
  • Label: XLNT Music
  • Catalog Number: 18004

10am - Weekend Classics

10:01am

String Quartet No. 1 in A, Op. 2

  • Composed by: Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)
  • Performed by: Stamitz Quartet
  • Label: Brilliant Classics
  • Catalog Number: 99949
10:42am

Horn Concerto in E flat, K3:39

  • Composed by: Francesco Antonio Rosetti (1750-1792)
  • Performed by: Tuckwell/English Chamber Orchestra
  • Label: EMI
  • Catalog Number: 62031

11am - Weekend Classics

11:01am

Suite in A minor for Recorder & Strings

  • Composed by: Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)
  • Performed by: Berardi/Philomel Baroque
  • Label: Centaur
  • Catalog Number: 2366
11:31am

Clarinet Trio in B flat, Op. 11

  • Composed by: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
  • Performed by: Nash Ensemble
  • Label: Virgin
  • Catalog Number: 91137
11:53am

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12pm - Weekend Classics

12:01pm

Espada

  • Composed by: Jules Massenet (1842-1912)
  • Performed by: Estonian National Symphony Orchestra/Jarvi
  • Label: Chandos
  • Catalog Number: 0
12:31pm

Suite No. 1 from Peer Gynt, Op. 46

  • Composed by: Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)
  • Performed by: BBC Scottish Symphony/Maksymiuk
  • Label: Naxos
  • Catalog Number: 9
12:48pm

Theme, Variations and Rondo Pastorale on a Mozart divertimento

  • Composed by: Anton Eberl (1765-1807)
  • Performed by: Marisa Robles
  • Label: Decca
  • Catalog Number: 4257232

1pm - Weekend Classics

1:00pm

La Source: Act I

  • Composed by: Leo Delibes (1836 - 1891); Leon Minkus (1826-1917)
  • Performed by: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden/Bonynge
  • Label: Decca
  • Catalog Number: 4604182
1:41pm

La Source: Act II

  • Composed by: Leo Delibes (1836-1891)
  • Performed by: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden/Bonynge
  • Label: Decca
  • Catalog Number: 4604182

2pm - Weekend Classics

2:14pm

La Source: Act III

  • Composed by: Leo Delibes (1836-1891)
  • Performed by: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden/Bonynge
  • Label: Decca
  • Catalog Number: 4604182
2:34pm

Ballet Music from Le Cid

  • Composed by: Jules Massenet (1842-1912)
  • Performed by: City of Birmingham Symphony/Fremaux
  • Label: EMI
  • Catalog Number: 63024
2:54pm

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3pm - Weekend Classics

3:00pm

Oboe Concerto in C, K. 314

  • Composed by: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
  • Performed by: Miyamoto/English Chamber Orch/Garcia
  • Label: Sony
  • Catalog Number: 48032
3:25pm

Guitar Concerto No. 1 in D, Op. 99

  • Composed by: Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
  • Performed by: Fernandez/English Chamber Orchestra/Martinez
  • Label: London
  • Catalog Number: 289
3:47pm

Cycloids Waltz

  • Composed by: Johann Strauss Jr. (1825-1899)
  • Performed by: Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic/Wildner
  • Label: Marco Polo
  • Catalog Number: 8

4pm - Weekend Classics

4:01pm

Quintet in B flat

  • Composed by: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)
  • Performed by: Capricorn
  • Label: Hyperion
  • Catalog Number: 66163
4:32pm

Impromptu in F minor, D. 935 No. 1

  • Composed by: Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
  • Performed by: Mitsuko Uchida
  • Label: Philips
  • Catalog Number: 456
4:44pm

Miniature Suite, Op. 20

  • Composed by: Cesar Cui (1835-1918)
  • Performed by: Hong Kong Philharmonic/Schermerhorn
  • Label: Hong Kong
  • Catalog Number: 8

5pm - Weekend Classics

5:01pm

Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F, BWV 1047

  • Composed by: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
  • Performed by: Concentus Musicus Vienna/Harnoncourt
  • Label: Teldec
  • Catalog Number: 9031
5:14pm

Violin Sonata No. 1 in A, Op. 13

  • Composed by: Gabriel Faure (1845-1924)
  • Performed by: Mintz/Bronfman
  • Label: DG
  • Catalog Number: 423
5:43pm

Piano Sonata No. 5 in G, K. 283

  • Composed by: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
  • Performed by: Malcolm Bilson
  • Label: Hungaroton
  • Catalog Number: 31009

6pm - Saturday Evening Request Program

6:01pm

Overture to Poet and Peasant

  • Composed by: Franz von Suppe (1819-1895)
  • Performed by: Cincinnati Pops/Kunzel
  • Label: Telarc
  • Catalog Number: 80116
6:12pm

Lyric Poem, Op. 12

  • Composed by: Alexander Glazunov (1865–1936)
  • Performed by: Bamberg Symphony/Jarvi
  • Label: Orfeo
  • Catalog Number: 157
6:24pm

Mallorca, Op. 202

  • Composed by: Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909)
  • Performed by: Julian Bream
  • Label: RCA
  • Catalog Number: 14378
6:33pm

Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun

  • Composed by: Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
  • Performed by: Orchestra of the National Academy of St. Cecilia, Rome/Bernstein
  • Label: DG
  • Catalog Number: 27991
6:46pm

Sorcerer's Apprentice

  • Composed by: Paul Dukas (1865-1935)
  • Performed by: Minnesota Orchestra/Oue
  • Label: Reference Recordings
  • Catalog Number: 82

7pm - Saturday Evening Request Program

7:00pm

A Faust Overture

  • Composed by: Richard Wagner (1813-1883)
  • Performed by: Dresden Philharmonic/Plasson
  • Label: EMI
  • Catalog Number: 5514
7:13pm

Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata"

  • Composed by: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
  • Performed by: Lang Lang
  • Label: Sony
  • Catalog Number: 71901
7:40pm

Selections from Gayne

  • Composed by: Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978)
  • Performed by: London Symphony/Black
  • Label: London
  • Catalog Number: 417

8pm - Saturday Evening Request Program

8:01pm

Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

  • Composed by: Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
  • Performed by: Vienna Philharmonic/Bernstein
  • Label: DG
  • Catalog Number: 289
8:55pm

Sospiri, Op. 70

  • Composed by: Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
  • Performed by: Benedetti/Limonov
  • Label: Decca
  • Catalog Number: 0

9pm - Saturday Evening Request Program

9:02pm

Court Ball Waltz

  • Composed by: Joseph Lanner (1801-1843)
  • Performed by: Cincinnati Pops/Kunzel
  • Label: Telarc
  • Catalog Number: 80547
9:07pm

Three Watercolors for Flute, Cello and Piano

  • Composed by: Philippe Gaubert (1879-1941)
  • Performed by: Baxtresser/Stepansky/Muzijevic
  • Label: Cala
  • Catalog Number: 544
9:25pm

Horn Concerto No. 4 in E flat, K. 495

  • Composed by: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
  • Performed by: Sommerville/CBC Vancouver Orchestra/Bernardi
  • Label: CBC Records
  • Catalog Number: 5172
9:43pm

Nocturnes, Op. 9

  • Composed by: Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)
  • Performed by: Artur Rubinstein
  • Label: RCA
  • Catalog Number: 5613

10pm - Saturday Evening Request Program

10:02pm

Dance of the Knights from Romeo and Juliet: Suite No. 2, Op. 64b

  • Composed by: Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)
  • Performed by: National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine/Mogrelia
  • Label: Naxos
  • Catalog Number: 9
10:08pm

Four Seasons

  • Composed by: Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
  • Performed by: Armand/Chamber Orchestra of Toulouse/Auriacombe
  • Label: EMI
  • Catalog Number: 69143
10:55pm

O Fortuna from Carmina Burana

  • Composed by: Carl Orff (1895-1982)
  • Performed by: Atlanta Symphony & Chorus/Shaw
  • Label: Telarc
  • Catalog Number: 80397

11pm - Saturday Evening Request Program

11:02pm

Jazz Suite No. 2 (Suite for Promenade Orchestra)

  • Composed by: Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)
  • Performed by: Royal Concertgebouw/Chailly
  • Label: Decca
  • Catalog Number: 433
11:28pm

Three Gymnopedies

  • Composed by: Eric Satie (1866-1925)
  • Performed by: Jean-Yves Thibaudet
  • Label: Decca
  • Catalog Number: 289
11:39pm

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All Request Friday for May 15th, 2026

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Saturday Evening Request Program for May 16th, 2026

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Selections from Gayne

Composed by

Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978)

Performed by

London Symphony/Black

Label

London

Catalog Number

417

Today's Playlist

8:01pm Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Composed by

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Bernstein

8:55pm Sospiri, Op. 70

Composed by

Edward Elgar (1857-1934)

Performed by

Benedetti/Limonov

9:02pm Court Ball Waltz

Composed by

Joseph Lanner (1801-1843)

Performed by

Cincinnati Pops/Kunzel

9:07pm Three Watercolors for Flute, Cello and Piano

Composed by

Philippe Gaubert (1879-1941)

Performed by

Baxtresser/Stepansky/Muzijevic

9:25pm Horn Concerto No. 4 in E flat, K. 495

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Sommerville/CBC Vancouver Orchestra/Bernardi

9:43pm Nocturnes, Op. 9

Composed by

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Performed by

Artur Rubinstein

10:02pm Dance of the Knights from Romeo and Juliet: Suite No. 2, Op. 64b

Composed by

Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)

Performed by

National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine/Mogrelia

10:08pm Four Seasons

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Armand/Chamber Orchestra of Toulouse/Auriacombe

10:55pm O Fortuna from Carmina Burana

Composed by

Carl Orff (1895-1982)

Performed by

Atlanta Symphony & Chorus/Shaw

11:02pm Jazz Suite No. 2 (Suite for Promenade Orchestra)

Composed by

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)

Performed by

Royal Concertgebouw/Chailly

11:28pm Three Gymnopedies

Composed by

Eric Satie (1866-1925)

Performed by

Jean-Yves Thibaudet

11:39pm Music selected by the announcer