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Now Playing

Pictures at an Exhibition

Composed by

Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881), orch. Maurice Ravel

Performed by

Berlin Philharmonic/Karajan

Label

DG

Catalog Number

447

Today's Playlist

1:40pm The Lark Ascending

Composed by

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

Performed by

Kennedy/City of Birmingham Symphony/Rattle

2:00pm Grand Canyon Suite

Composed by

Ferde Grofé (1892-1972)

Performed by

Cincinnati Pops/Kunzel

2:32pm Concerto No. 10 in E flat for 2 Pianos, K. 365

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

K. & M. Labeque/Berlin Philharmonic/Bychkov

2:58pm Rossiniana

Composed by

Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936)

Performed by

Buffalo Philharmonic/Falletta

3:20pm Prelude and Fugue Nos. 13-16 from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, BWV 858-861

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Christopher O'Riley

3:37pm Selections from Spartacus

Composed by

Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978)

Performed by

London Symphony/Black

4:00pm Overture to The Barber of Baghdad

Composed by

Peter Cornelius (1824-1874)

Performed by

Royal Scottish National Orchestra/Friedel

4:09pm The Thunderer (a march)

Composed by

John Philip Sousa (1854-1932)

Performed by

Philip Jones Ensemble/Howarth

4:13pm Hail to the Spirit of Liberty March

Composed by

John Philip Sousa (1854-1932)

Performed by

Razumovsky Symphony/Brion

4:16pm Sarka from Má vlast (My Fatherland)

Composed by

Bedrich Smetana (1824-1884)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Harnoncourt

4:28pm Norwegian Dances, Op. 35

Composed by

Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)

Performed by

Utah Symphony Orchestra/Abravanel

4:45pm Dome epais le jasmin (Flower Duet) from Lakme

Composed by

Leo Delibes (1836-1891)

Performed by

Kohutkova/Slepkovska/Slovak Radio Symphony/Wildner

4:52pm Spring Idyll

Composed by

Frederick Delius (1862-1934)

Performed by

English Northern Philharmonia/Lloyd-Jones

5:01pm Romance from The Gadfly, Op. 97

Composed by

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)

Performed by

National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine/Kuchar

5:08pm Pastoral Concerto in F

Composed by

Johann Christoph Pez (1664-1716)

Performed by

Collegium Aureum

5:29pm Waltz No. 2 from Jazz Suite No. 2

Composed by

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)

Performed by

Radio France Philharmonic/P. Jarvi

5:34pm Overture to Don Giovanni, K. 527

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Mostly Mozart Festival Orch/Brico

5:41pm Rhapsody in Blue

Composed by

George Gershwin (1898-1937)

Performed by

Nakamatsu/Rochester Philharmonic/Tyzik

6:01pm The Entertainer

Composed by

Scott Joplin (1868-1917)

Performed by

Roy Eaton

6:06pm Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 73

Composed by

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Bernstein

6:55pm Prelude in C minor, op. 23 No. 7

Composed by

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)

Performed by

Elena Dorozhkina

6:59pm Frostiana (Seven Country Songs)

Composed by

Randall Thompson (1899-1984)

Performed by

Voces Novae et Antiquae/Ross

7:29pm Sonata No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Manuel Barrueco

7:46pm Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 11 No. 2 "Il favorito"

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

English Concert/Manze

8:01pm The Planets, Op. 32

Composed by

Gustav Holst (1874-1934)

Performed by

NY Philharmonic/Camerata Singers/Bernstein

8:53pm Nocturne No. 4 in E flat, Op. 36

Composed by

Gabriel Faure (1845-1924)

Performed by

Pascal Rogé

9:01pm Symphony in C, "The Four Ages of the World"

Composed by

Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf (1739–1799)

Performed by

Failoni Orchestra/Gmur

9:20pm Sonoran Desert Holiday

Composed by

Ron Nelson (b.1929)

Performed by

Dallas Wind Symphony/Junkin

9:31pm Sinfonia Concertante in E flat, K. 297b

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Meyer et. al./Dresden State Orchestra/Vonk

10:02pm Sonata No. 2 for Harp and Guitar

Composed by

Anthony Sidney (b. 1952)

Performed by

Cover/Bonachea/Savage

10:19pm Intermezzo & Women's Dance from Aleko

Composed by

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)

Performed by

London Symphony/Previn

10:28pm Nonet for Strings & Winds, Op. 31

Composed by

Louis Spohr (1784-1859)

Performed by

Consortium Classicum/Klocker

10:58pm Incidental Music from Pelleas and Melisande, Op. 46

Composed by

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)

Performed by

Berlin Philharmonic/Karajan

11:31pm Piano Sonata No. 49 in C sharp minor

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Leif Ove Andsnes

11:44pm Music selected by the announcer