Thanksgiving Playlist: Classical Music for Holiday Meals - Classical MPR Playlist

Thanksgiving traditions have been thrown for a loop this year, so we want you to have one less thing to worry about as you adjust for the realities of 2020. We've teamed up with our friends at The Splendid Table to put together the perfect playlist of classical music for your Thanksgiving celebration. This two-hour collection of works is filled with a festive American flavor of music to celebrate family, feasting and the harvest themes. 00:00:00 Symphony No. 6 “Pastoral”: 1st movement Ludwig van Beethoven CSR Symphony Michael Halasz, conductor 00:09:23 String Quartet No. 12 “American”: 1st movement Antonin Dvorak Moyzes Quartet 00:16:34 Piano Concerto No. 1: 2nd & 3rd movements Frederic Chopin Istvan Szekely, piano Budapest Symphony Gyula Nemeth, conductor 00:35:21 Eine Kleine Nachtmusik: 1st movement Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Cappella Istropolitana Wolfgang Sobotka, conductor 00:41:11 Rodeo: Hoedown Aaron Copland CSR Symphony Stephen Gunzenhauser, conductor 00:44:27 The Four Seasons: Autumn: 1st & 3rd movements Antonio Vivaldi Accademia Ziliniana 00:53:22 Serenade for Strings: Valse Peter Tchaikovsky Hungarian State Opera Chamber Orchestra Tamas Benedek, conductor 00:57:28 Piano Quintet “Trout”: 4th movement Franz Schubert Ensemble Villa Musica 01:05:33 The Moldau Bedrich Smetana Slovak Philharmonic Barry Wordsworth, conductor 1:17:58 Symphony No. 9 “From the New World”: 2nd movement Antonin Dvorak CSR Symphony Ondrej Lenard, conductor 01:29:21 Intermezzo No. 3, Op. 119 Johannes Brahms Iaszlo Baranyay, piano 01:31:25 Appalachian Spring Aaron Copland CSR Symphony Orchestra Stephen Gunzenhauser, conductor Photo credit: Jean-Pol Grandmont via Wikimedia Commons