Curated Playlists

The Spirit of Summer: Classical music for the brightest of seasons

Curated Playlist: Summer

Keep the spirit of summer alive with a playlist of beautiful and uplifting classical music.

Playlist:

00:00
Agathe Backer Grøndahl
Fantasy Pieces: Summer Song
Iceland Symphony Orchestra
Bjarne Engeset, conductor

02:17
Edward Elgar
May Song
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
James Judd, conductor

06:17
Enrique Granados
Cuentos de la juventud: Canción de Mayo (May Song)
Douglas Riva, piano

09:12
Wilhelm Peterson-Berger
Frosoblomster: I. Sommersang (Summer Song)
Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra
Michail Jurowski, conductor

11:30
Edward MacDowell
New England Idyls: II. Mid-summer
James Barbagallo, piano

12:43
Paul Gilson
Melodies Ecossaises: Sweet May Morning
Moscow Symphony Orchestra
Frederic Devreese, conductor

15:54
Claude Debussy
Suite Bergamasque: Clair de Lune (Moonlight)
Zsuzsa Kollar, piano

20:48
Frederick Delius
3 Small Tone Poems: No. 1 - Summer Evening
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
David Lloyd-Jones, conductor

26:58
Felix Mendelssohn
Songs Without Words: No. 25 "May Breezes"
Daniela Ruso, piano

30:12
Edward German
The Seasons: Summer
RTE Concert Orchestra
Andrew Penny, conductor

37:04
Peter Tchaikovsky
The Seasons: May Nights
Ilona Prunyi, piano

40:53
Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov
May Night: Overture
Moscow Symphony Orchestra
Igor Golovchin, conductor

51:02
Edvard Grieg
Lyric Pieces, Book 10: II. Sommeraften (Summer's Eve)
Martin Lapsansky, piano

53:23
Edward German
Romeo and Juliet: Nocturne
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Adrian Leaper, conductor

58:14
Robert Schumann
Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood): Träumerei (Dreaming)
Ethella Chuprik, piano

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