Daily Playlist

Playlist for May 17, 2026

12am - Sleepers Awake

12:01am

O sacrum convivium

  • Composed by: Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992)
  • Performed by: Choir of Riverside Church/Walker
  • Label: Pro Organo
  • Catalog Number: 7017
12:06am

String Quartet No. 1 in D minor

  • Composed by: Juan Arriaga (1806-1826)
  • Performed by: Ludwig String Quartet
  • Label: Musical Heritage Society
  • Catalog Number: 513773
12:34am

Serenade in D minor for Winds, Op. 44

  • Composed by: Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)
  • Performed by: Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra/Wolff
  • Label: Teldec
  • Catalog Number: 46315

1am - Sleepers Awake

1:00am

Variations for Harp, Op. 36

  • Composed by: Louis Spohr (1784-1859)
  • Performed by: Susan Drake
  • Label: Hyperion
  • Catalog Number: 66038
1:07am

Moorish Rhapsody

  • Composed by: Engelburt Humperdinck (1854-1921)
  • Performed by: Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony/Fischer-Dieskau
  • Label: Marco Polo
  • Catalog Number: 8
1:40am

Duo Concertante No. 1, Op. 9

  • Composed by: Louis Massonneau (1766-1848)
  • Performed by: Dylan Baraldi/Demian Baraldi
  • Label: Brilliant Classics
  • Catalog Number: 96758

2am - Sleepers Awake

2:01am

Violin Concerto No. 5 in A, K. 219 "Turkish"

  • Composed by: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
  • Performed by: Wildschut/Netherlands Chamber Orchestra/Nikolic
  • Label: Warner Classics
  • Catalog Number: 2147483647
2:36am

Concerto in G for Flute and Guitar

  • Composed by: Ferdinando Carulli (1770-1841)
  • Performed by: Rampal/Lagoya/Liszt Chamber Orchestra/Rolla
  • Label: CBS
  • Catalog Number: 42130
2:59am

Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique"

  • Composed by: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
  • Performed by: Jae-Hyuck Cho
  • Label: Sony Classical
  • Catalog Number: 80355

3am - Sleepers Awake

3:19am

Metteya Oriental Suite

  • Composed by: Anthony Sidney (b. 1952)
  • Performed by: Cover/Bonachea/Savage
  • Label: Chiaroscuro: Music of Light and Dark for Harp, Guitar and Viola
  • Catalog Number: 0
3:29am

First Suite for Orchestra, Op. 9

  • Composed by: George Enescu (1881-1955)
  • Performed by: Monte Carlo Philharmonic/Foster
  • Label: Erato
  • Catalog Number: 75118

4am - Sleepers Awake

4:00am

String Quartet No. 5 in F minor, Op. 9

  • Composed by: Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)
  • Performed by: Panocha Quartet
  • Label: Supraphon
  • Catalog Number: 0
4:29am

Galliard

  • Composed by: Alfonso Ferrabosco the Elder (1543-1588)
  • Performed by: Christopher Wilson
  • Label: Virgin
  • Catalog Number: 91216
4:32am

Symphony No. 101 in D, "Clock"

  • Composed by: Josef Haydn (1732-1809)
  • Performed by: Philharmonia Orchestra/Slatkin
  • Label: RCA
  • Catalog Number: 68426

5am - Sleepers Awake

5:00am

Violin Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 58

  • Composed by: Max Bruch (1838-1920)
  • Performed by: Accardo/Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra/Masur
  • Label: Philips
  • Catalog Number: 289
5:39am

Three Romances for piano, Op. 11

  • Composed by: Clara Schumann (1819-1896)
  • Performed by: Lara Downes
  • Label: Flipside Music
  • Catalog Number: 0
5:52am

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6am - Weekend Classics

6:00am

I will not leave you comfortless

  • Composed by: William Byrd (c.1540-1623)
  • Performed by: Atlanta Sacred Chorale/Nelson
  • Label: da Chiesa Sound Recordings
  • Catalog Number: 110
6:03am

Symphony No. 7 in A, Op. 92

  • Composed by: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
  • Performed by: Revolutionary & Romantic Orchestra/Gardiner
  • Label: Archiv Producktion
  • Catalog Number: 477
6:43am

Trumpet Concerto in E flat

  • Composed by: Josef Haydn (1732-1809)
  • Performed by: Wallace/Philharmonia/Warren Green
  • Label: Nimbus Records
  • Catalog Number: 5010

7am - Weekend Classics

7:00am

I was glad when they said unto me

  • Composed by: Hubert Parry (1848-1918)
  • Performed by: Cathedral Choir of St. James/Savage
  • Label: Ambassador
  • Catalog Number: 1018
7:07am

Mandolin Concerto in G

  • Composed by: Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778-1837)
  • Performed by: Avital/Il Giardino Armonico/Antonini
  • Label: Deutsche Grammophon
  • Catalog Number: 4863459
7:23am

Fanfare

  • Composed by: John Cook (1918-1984)
  • Performed by: Andrew Scanlon
  • Label: Raven
  • Catalog Number: 947
7:30am

Sing For Joy

  • Composed by: Various
  • Performed by: Rev. Alexandra M. Jacob, host
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8am - Great Sacred Music

8:01am

Hail the day that sees him rise

  • Composed by: Robert Williams
  • Performed by: Gough/Choir of Wells Cathedral/Archer
  • Label: Hyperion
  • Catalog Number: 12103
8:05am

Crown him with many crowns

  • Composed by: George Job Elvey
  • Performed by: Choir of Wells Cath/Archer/Gough
  • Label: Hyperion
  • Catalog Number: 12102
8:09am

Messiah, Lift up your heads, O ye gates

  • Composed by: George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)
  • Performed by: King's College Cambridge/Brandenburg Consort/Cleobury
  • Label: Brilliant Classics
  • Catalog Number: 94032
8:14am

Alleluia, Ascendit Deus, Dominus in Sina

  • Composed by: William Byrd (c.1540-1623)
  • Performed by: Choir of King's College, Cambridge/Cleobury
  • Label: The Choir of King's College, Cambridge
  • Catalog Number: 24
8:17am

Ascendens Christus in altum

  • Composed by: Tomas Luis de Victoria (1548-1611)
  • Performed by: King's College Cambridge/Cleobury
  • Label: EMI
  • Catalog Number: 9004
8:22am

Coelos ascendit hodie from Three Unaccompanied Motets, Op. 38

  • Composed by: Charles Villiers Stanford (1852–1924)
  • Performed by: Worcester Cathedral Choir/Hunt
  • Label: Hyperion
  • Catalog Number: 66030
8:27am

God is gone up

  • Composed by: Gerald Finzi (1901-1956)
  • Performed by: Choir of St. John's, Elora/Edison
  • Label: Naxos
  • Catalog Number: 9
8:31am

A Feast of Praise

  • Composed by: Randall Thompson
  • Performed by: Voces Novae et Antiquae/Ross
  • Label: Arkay
  • Catalog Number: 6110
8:47am

O clap your hands

  • Composed by: Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625)
  • Performed by: Choir of King's College, Cambridge/Cleobury
  • Label: EMI Classics
  • Catalog Number: 94430
8:52am

O clap your hands

  • Composed by: Ralph Vaughan Williams
  • Performed by: Elora Festival Singers/Edison
  • Label: Naxos
  • Catalog Number: 9
8:56am

O clap your hands

  • Composed by: John Rutter (1945-)
  • Performed by: Cambridge Singers/City of London Sinfonia/Rutter
  • Label: Collegium
  • Catalog Number: 100

9am - Great Sacred Music

9:01am

All People Clap your Hands

  • Composed by: Thomas Weelkes
  • Performed by: Galliard Brass Ensemble
  • Label: Musical Heritage Society
  • Catalog Number: 11062
9:06am

Cantata 37, "Wer da glaubet und getauft wird"

  • Composed by: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
  • Performed by: Holland Boys' Choir/Netherlands Bach Collegium/Leusink
  • Label: Brilliant Classics
  • Catalog Number: 94050
9:25am

Te Deum

  • Composed by: Anton Bruckner (1824-1896)
  • Performed by: Corydon Singers and Orchestra/Best
  • Label: Hyperion
  • Catalog Number: 44071
9:50am

Te Deum in D

  • Composed by: Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
  • Performed by: Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford/English Concert/Preston
  • Label: Archiv
  • Catalog Number: 427

10am - Great Sacred Music

10:07am

Symphony of Psalms

  • Composed by: Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)
  • Performed by: English Bach Festival Chorus/LSO/Bernstein
  • Label: CBS
  • Catalog Number: 44710
10:34am

L'Ascension

  • Composed by: Olivier Messiaen
  • Performed by: BBC Scottish Symphony/Jurowski
  • Label: BBC
  • Catalog Number: 0

11am - Great Sacred Music

11:03am

Cantata 11, "Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen" (The Ascension Oratorio)

  • Composed by: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
  • Performed by: Bach Choir Bethlehem/Funfgeld
  • Label: Dorian
  • Catalog Number: 90306
11:32am

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11:54am

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12pm - Weekend Classics

12:00pm

La Belle au bois dormant, 'The Sleeping Beauty'

  • Composed by: Alfred Bruneau (1857-1934)
  • Performed by: National Orchestra of Lyon/Szeps-Znaider
  • Label: Bru Zane
  • Catalog Number: 0
12:14pm

Concierto del sur (Concerto of the South)

  • Composed by: Manuel Ponce (1882-1948)
  • Performed by: Moreno/State Symphony of Mexico/Batiz
  • Label: ASV
  • Catalog Number: 952
12:40pm

Cello Concerto No. 2 in A

  • Composed by: Karl Stamitz (1745-1801)
  • Performed by: Starck/Southwest German Chamber Orchestra/Angerer
  • Label: Claves
  • Catalog Number: 8105

1pm - Weekend Classics

1:00pm

Piano Sonata No. 32 in B minor, Hob. XVI:32

  • Composed by: Josef Haydn (1732-1809)
  • Performed by: Marc-Andre Hamelin
  • Label: Hyperion
  • Catalog Number: 0
1:16pm

Concerto for 2 Bassoons in F

  • Composed by: Johann Baptist Vanhal (1739-1813)
  • Performed by: Umea Sinfonietta/Wallin/Nilsson/Saraste
  • Label: Bis
  • Catalog Number: 0
1:39pm

Prelude, Chorale & Fugue, FWV 21

  • Composed by: Cesar Franck (1822-1890)
  • Performed by: Smith/Sellick
  • Label: Nimbus
  • Catalog Number: 5178

2pm - Weekend Classics

2:00pm

Symphony No. 6 in F, Op. 68 "Pastoral"

  • Composed by: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
  • Performed by: London Classical Players/Norrington
  • Label: EMI
  • Catalog Number: 49476
2:42pm

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3pm - Weekend Classics

3:00pm

Symphony No. 4 in A, Op. 90 "Italian"

  • Composed by: Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
  • Performed by: Boston Symphony/Davis
  • Label: Philips
  • Catalog Number: 442
3:32pm

Suite in G from Water Music

  • Composed by: George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)
  • Performed by: Orchestra of St. Luke's/Mackerras
  • Label: Telarc
  • Catalog Number: 80279
3:44pm

Piano Trio in A minor, Op. 150

  • Composed by: Amy Beach (1867–1944)
  • Performed by: Neave Trio
  • Label: Chandos
  • Catalog Number: 20139

4pm - Weekend Classics

4:01pm

Appalachian Spring

  • Composed by: Aaron Copland (1900-1990)
  • Performed by: NY Philharmonic/Bernstein
  • Label: Sony
  • Catalog Number: 63082
4:27pm

Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20

  • Composed by: Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
  • Performed by: London Philharmonic/Boult
  • Label: Seraphim
  • Catalog Number: 69110
4:41pm

Guitar Quintet No. 7 in E minor

  • Composed by: Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805)
  • Performed by: Romero/Academy Chamber Ensemble
  • Label: Philips
  • Catalog Number: 438

5pm - Weekend Classics

5:01pm

Introduction & Allegro for Harp, String Quartet, Flute and Clarinet

  • Composed by: Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
  • Performed by: Zabaleta/Frasca-Colombier/Vidal/Moraver/Dor/Larde/Deplus
  • Label: Deutsche Grammophon
  • Catalog Number: 4630842
5:13pm

Horn Trio in E flat, Op. 40

  • Composed by: Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
  • Performed by: The Nash Ensemble
  • Label: Brilliant Classics
  • Catalog Number: 94381
5:44pm

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6pm - Preview

6:01pm

Salve Regina

  • Composed by: Jean Lheritier (c.1480-c.1552)
  • Performed by: Gesualdo Six/Park
  • Label: Hyperion
  • Catalog Number: 0
6:12pm

Magnificat secundi toni "Quanto in mille anni"

  • Composed by: Orlando de Lassus (c.1532-1594)
  • Performed by: Magnificat/Cave
  • Label: Linn
  • Catalog Number: 0
6:22pm

Goldberg Variations 25-30, BWV 988

  • Composed by: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), arr. Garcia & Moriniere
  • Performed by: Thibaut Garcia/Antoine Moriniere
  • Label: Erato
  • Catalog Number: 2147483647
6:37pm

Orchestral Suite in E minor, FaWV K:el

  • Composed by: Johann Friedrich Fasch (1688-1759)
  • Performed by: Tempesta di Mare - Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra/Roberts/Stone
  • Label: Chandos
  • Catalog Number: 0

7pm - Preview

7:01pm

Clarinet Concerto No. 10 in B flat

  • Composed by: Karl Stamitz (1745-1801)
  • Performed by: Mannheim Chamber Philharmonic/Meyer
  • Label: CPO
  • Catalog Number: 555722
7:18pm

Symphony No. 35 in D, K. 385 'Haffner'

  • Composed by: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
  • Performed by: German Chamber Orchestra/Peltokoski
  • Label: Deutsche Grammophon
  • Catalog Number: 4865745
7:37pm

Namouna - Suite No. 1

  • Composed by: Edouard Lalo (1823-1892)
  • Performed by: Estonian National Symphony Orchestra/Jarvi
  • Label: Chandos
  • Catalog Number: 0

8pm - Preview

8:01pm

Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op. 38

  • Composed by: Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
  • Performed by: Gehweiler/Hengartner
  • Label: Claves
  • Catalog Number: 0
8:24pm

Sonata for Flute, Viola & Harp

  • Composed by: Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
  • Performed by: The Nash Ensemble
  • Label: Hyperion
  • Catalog Number: 0
8:42pm

String Quartet in G

  • Composed by: Florence Price (1887-1953)
  • Performed by: Pacifica Quartet
  • Label: Cedille
  • Catalog Number: 0

9pm - Peaceful Reflections

9:01pm

Toccata for Lute

  • Composed by: Michelangelo Galilei
  • Performed by: Lucas Harris
  • Label: Tafelmusik Media
  • Catalog Number: 1001
9:06pm

Haugtussa, Op. 67 (The Mountain Maid)

  • Composed by: Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)
  • Performed by: Helseth/Gimse
  • Label: EMI
  • Catalog Number: 88328
9:27pm

Hexachord Fantasia

  • Composed by: J.P. Sweelinck
  • Performed by: van Oortmerssen
  • Label: Denon
  • Catalog Number: 7024
9:39pm

Petite Symphony in B flat for winds

  • Composed by: Charles Gounod (1818-1893)
  • Performed by: Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra/Hogwood
  • Label: London Digital
  • Catalog Number: 0

10pm - Peaceful Reflections

10:01pm

Etudes, Op. 25

  • Composed by: Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)
  • Performed by: Yunchan Lim
  • Label: Decca
  • Catalog Number: 4870122
10:32pm

Verily, verily I say unto you

  • Composed by: Thomas Tallis (1505-1585)
  • Performed by: Tallis Scholars/Phillips
  • Label: Gimell
  • Catalog Number: 450
10:35pm

Harp Concerto No. 5 in B flat

  • Composed by: Jan Krumpholz (1742-1790)
  • Performed by: Platilova/I Musici/Hrncir
  • Label: Supraphon
  • Catalog Number: 2202

11pm - Peaceful Reflections

11:00pm

When on my sick bed I languish

  • Composed by: Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
  • Performed by: Taverner Consort/Parrott
  • Label: Veritas
  • Catalog Number: 45061
11:06pm

Salut d’amour, Op. 12

  • Composed by: Sir Edward Elgar
  • Performed by: BBC Symphony/Davis
  • Label: Teldec
  • Catalog Number: 92374
11:12pm

Fantasy in C, Op. 17

  • Composed by: Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
  • Performed by: Leif Ove Andsnes
  • Label: EMI
  • Catalog Number: 56414
11:43pm

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Toccata for Lute

Composed by

Michelangelo Galilei

Performed by

Lucas Harris

Label

Tafelmusik Media

Catalog Number

1001

Today's Playlist

9:06pm Haugtussa, Op. 67 (The Mountain Maid)

Composed by

Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)

Performed by

Helseth/Gimse

9:27pm Hexachord Fantasia

Composed by

J.P. Sweelinck

Performed by

van Oortmerssen

9:39pm Petite Symphony in B flat for winds

Composed by

Charles Gounod (1818-1893)

Performed by

Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra/Hogwood

10:01pm Etudes, Op. 25

Composed by

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Performed by

Yunchan Lim

10:32pm Verily, verily I say unto you

Composed by

Thomas Tallis (1505-1585)

Performed by

Tallis Scholars/Phillips

10:35pm Harp Concerto No. 5 in B flat

Composed by

Jan Krumpholz (1742-1790)

Performed by

Platilova/I Musici/Hrncir

11:00pm When on my sick bed I languish

Composed by

Henry Purcell (1659-1695)

Performed by

Taverner Consort/Parrott

11:06pm Salut d’amour, Op. 12

Composed by

Sir Edward Elgar

Performed by

BBC Symphony/Davis

11:12pm Fantasy in C, Op. 17

Composed by

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Performed by

Leif Ove Andsnes

11:43pm Music selected by the announcer