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Hungarian Rhapsody No. 3 in D

Composed by

Franz Liszt (1811-1886)

Performed by

Israel Philharmonic/Mehta

Label

Sony

Catalog Number

44926

Today's Playlist

6:29pm Sonata in D minor for Violin and Continuo

Composed by

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Performed by

Pine/Schrader/Rozendaal

6:36pm Die Schonbrunner

Composed by

Joseph Lanner (1801-1843)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Maazel

6:45pm Music selected by the announcer

7:01pm 4 Impromptus, D. 935

Composed by

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Performed by

Grigory Sokolov

7:45pm The Oak

Composed by

Florence Price (1887-1953)

Performed by

Women's Philharmonic Orchestra of San Francisco/Hsu

8:00pm Homenajes

Composed by

Manuel de Falla (1876-1946)

Performed by

BBC Philharmonic/Mena

8:17pm Violin Concerto in D, Op. 77

Composed by

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Performed by

Znaider/Vienna Philharmonic/Gergiev

9:00pm Overture to Ruy Blas, Op. 95

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Gardner

9:09pm Piano Concerto No. 4 in E flat

Composed by

John Field (1782–1837)

Performed by

Frith/Northern Sinfonia/Haslam

9:43pm The Lark Ascending

Composed by

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

Performed by

Hoebig/Winnipeg Symphony/Tovey

10:00pm Flute Concerto in B flat

Composed by

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714–1788)

Performed by

Nicolet/Netherlands Chamber Orchestra/Zinman

10:21pm Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Bailey/San Francisco Ballet Orchestra/West

10:42pm Piano Sonata No. 10 in C, K. 330

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Alicia de Larrocha

11:01pm String Quartet in B flat, Op. 76 No. 4 "Sunrise"

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Mosaic Quartet

11:25pm Concerto Grosso in D, Op. 1 No. 5

Composed by

Pietro Antonio Locatelli (1695-1764)

Performed by

Capella Istropolitana/Krecek

11:34pm Gaspard de la nuit

Composed by

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Performed by

Martha Argerich

11:53pm Music selected by the announcer