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4 Seasons Ballet from Sicilian Vespers

Composed by

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)

Performed by

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra/Serebrier

Label

Naxos

Catalog Number

8572818

Today's Playlist

10:32am Piano Quartet in E flat, Op. 47

Composed by

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Performed by

Pressler/Emerson String Quartet

11:01am Ballet Music from The Trojans at Carthage

Composed by

Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)

Performed by

London Symphony/Davis

11:14am Piano Trio in A, Op. 101 No. 6

Composed by

Anton Reicha (1770–1836)

Performed by

Trio Bohemo

11:37am Swedish Rhapsody No. 2, Op. 24 "Uppsala Rhapsody"

Composed by

Hugo Alfven (1872-1960)

Performed by

Stockholm Philharmonic/Jarvi

11:48am Fantasy and Brilliant Variations, Op. 30

Composed by

Fernando Sor (1778-1839)

Performed by

Jeffrey McFadden

12:01pm Canon in D

Composed by

Johann Pachelbel (1653–1706)

Performed by

Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra/Munchinger

12:07pm Pan Voyevoda

Composed by

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)

Performed by

Slovak Philharmonic/Rezucha

12:35pm Symphony Concertante, Op. 9 No. 1

Composed by

Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges (1745-1799)

Performed by

Czech Chamber Philharmonic/Halasz

12:50pm Music selected by the announcer

1:01pm Concerto Grosso in G minor, Op. 6 No. 6

Composed by

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Performed by

Guildhall String Ensemble/Salter

1:17pm Concert Waltz No. 2, Op. 51

Composed by

Alexander Glazunov (1865–1936)

Performed by

Moscow Symphony/Golovschin

1:26pm Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 22

Composed by

Henryk Wieniawski (1835-1880)

Performed by

Kang/Vancouver Symphony/Comissiona

1:51pm Symphony No. 10 in G, K. 74

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Academy of Ancient Music/Hogwood

2:01pm Moorish Rhapsody

Composed by

Engelburt Humperdinck (1854-1921)

Performed by

Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony/Fischer-Dieskau

2:34pm Piano Sonata No. 9 in E, Op. 14 No. 1

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Murray Perahia

2:49pm Three Dances from Ancient Airs & Dances, Suite No. 1

Composed by

Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936)

Performed by

L.A. Chamber Orch/Marriner

3:00pm Symphony No. 1 in C

Composed by

Muzio Clementi (1752–1832)

Performed by

London Mozart Players/Bamert

3:26pm Goldberg Variations 1-9, BWV 988

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), arr. Garcia & Moriniere

Performed by

Thibaut Garcia/Antoine Moriniere

3:40pm Concerto in C for Flute and Oboe

Composed by

Antonio Salieri (1750-1825)

Performed by

Hoogendoorn/Borganovo/I Solisti Veneti/Scimone

4:00pm Overture to The Pirates of Penzance

Composed by

Arthur Sullivan (1842-1900)

Performed by

Scottish Chamber Orchestra/Faris

4:08pm Spanish Dances, Op. 26

Composed by

Pablo de Sarasate (1844-1908)

Performed by

Fischer/Chernyavaska

4:20pm Hungarian Rhapsody No. 5 in E minor

Composed by

Franz Liszt (1811-1886)

Performed by

Israel Philharmonic/Mehta

4:31pm Cossack Dance from Mazeppa

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Cincinnati Symphony/Kunzel

4:36pm Trio Sonata, Op. 1 No. 9

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

L'Arte dell'Arco/Hogwood

4:44pm Viola Concerto in G

Composed by

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)

Performed by

Kyselak/Capella Istropolitana/Edlinger

5:00pm 2nd mvt (Allegro molto) from Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op.27

Composed by

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)

Performed by

Detroit Symphony/Slatkin

5:09pm Concerto Grosso in A minor, Op. 6 No. 4

Composed by

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Performed by

Academy of Ancient Music/Manze

5:21pm Jupiter, The Bringer of Jollity from The Planets, Op. 32

Composed by

Gustav Holst (1874-1934)

Performed by

Philadelphia Orchestra/Ormandy

5:30pm Tales from the Vienna Woods

Composed by

Johann Strauss Jr. (1825-1899)

Performed by

National Philharmonic/Stokowski

5:46pm Overture to Armida, Op. 115

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

German Radio Philharmonic/Inkinen

5:54pm Fantasy for Flute, Op. 79

Composed by

Gabriel Faure, arr. by Yoav Talmi

Performed by

D. McGill/Seattle Symphony/Morlot

6:01pm Reverie

Composed by

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Performed by

Zoltan Kocsis

6:05pm Palladio

Composed by

Karl Jenkins (1944-)

Performed by

London Philharmonic Strings/Jenkins

6:23pm Suite Antique

Composed by

John Rutter (1945-)

Performed by

Dobing/Marshall/City of London Sinfonia/Rutter

6:41pm Canon in D (for 3 Trumpets and Strings)

Composed by

Johann Pachelbel (1653–1706)

Performed by

Marsalis/English Chamber Orch/Leppard

6:49pm Music selected by the announcer

7:01pm Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22

Composed by

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)

Performed by

Lemelin/CBC Vancouver Orchestra/Bernardi

7:26pm Symphony No. 5 in E flat, Op. 82

Composed by

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)

Performed by

Boston Symphony/Davis

8:00pm Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op.27

Composed by

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)

Performed by

Detroit Symphony/Slatkin

8:55pm When the Birds Return

Composed by

John Williams (b.1932)

Performed by

Xuefei Yang

9:00pm La Gitana

Composed by

Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962)

Performed by

Draiblate/Johnson

9:05pm String Quartet No. 23 in F, K. 590

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Shanghai Quartet

9:35pm Quintet in C for Winds, Op. 79

Composed by

August Klughardt (1847-1902)

Performed by

Les Vents Francais

10:00pm Dream Pantomime from Hansel and Gretel

Composed by

Engelburt Humperdinck (1854-1921)

Performed by

Boston Pops/Fiedler

10:11pm English Suite No. 6, BWV 811

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Montenegrin Guitar Duo

10:39pm Scenes from Childhood, Op. 15

Composed by

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Performed by

Vladimir Ashkenazy

11:00pm Symphonic Variations, Op. 78

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

London Symphony/Kertesz

11:25pm Jupiter, The Bringer of Jollity from The Planets, Op. 32

Composed by

Gustav Holst (1874-1934)

Performed by

Kansas City Symphony/Stern

11:34pm Suite from Sylvia

Composed by

Leo Delibes (1836-1891)

Performed by

Budapest Philharmonic/Sandor

11:53pm Music selected by the announcer