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Now Playing

Suite from Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Philadelphia Orchestra/Ormandy

Label

RCA

Catalog Number

6537

Today's Playlist

4:00am Cello Concerto No. 10 in D

Composed by

Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805)

Performed by

Gabetta/Cappella Gabetta

4:23am Symphony No. 4 in A, Op. 90 "Italian"

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

Berlin Philharmonic/Maazel

4:50am Forest Murmurs from Siegfried

Composed by

Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Solti

5:01am Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16

Composed by

Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)

Performed by

Jando/Budapest Symphony/Ligeti

5:29am String Quartet No. 7 in D, D. 94

Composed by

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Performed by

Verdi Quartet

5:48am Music selected by the announcer

6:01am Five Bagatelles for Clarinet and Strings, Op. 23a

Composed by

Gerald Finzi (1901-1956)

Performed by

Plane/Northern Sinfonia/Griffiths

6:17am Symphony No. 010 in D

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Cantilena/Shepherd

6:31am Concerto Grosso in G minor, Op. 3 No. 2

Composed by

Francesco Geminiani (1687-1762)

Performed by

Capella Istropolitana/Krecek

6:41am Waltz from Masquerade

Composed by

Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978)

Performed by

London Symphony/Black

6:47am Fantasia in C minor, K. 475

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Aleck Karis

7:01am Flute Quartet in B flat, Op. 8 No. 2

Composed by

Carl Friedrich Abel (1723-1787)

Performed by

de Winne/Il Gardellino

7:15am Overture to Die Fledermaus

Composed by

Johann Strauss Jr. (1825-1899)

Performed by

Cincinnati Pops/Kunzel

7:25am Trumpet Voluntary

Composed by

John Stanley (1712-1786)

Performed by

Marsalis/English Chamber Orchestra/Newman

7:30am Violin Concerto No. 9 in A minor

Composed by

Charles de Beriot (1802-1870)

Performed by

Nishizaki/Belgian Radio Symphony/Walter

7:46am Horn Concerto No. 2 in E flat, K. 417

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Brain/Philharmonia/Karajan

8:01am The Swan from Carnival of the Animals

Composed by

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)

Performed by

du Pre/Ellis

8:06am Final Dance from The Three-Cornered Hat

Composed by

Manuel de Falla (1876-1946)

Performed by

Chicago Symphony/Reiner

8:13am Alia Fantasia in A minor

Composed by

Nicola Matteis (c.1650-1713), arr. Alon Sariel

Performed by

Alon Sariel

8:20am Mina

Composed by

Edward Elgar (1857-1934)

Performed by

Piers Lane

8:25am Valse triste, Op. 44 No. 1

Composed by

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)

Performed by

Berlin Philharmonic/Karajan

8:32am Chaconne ~ Violin Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), arr. Alon Sariel

Performed by

Alon Sariel

8:48am Music selected by the announcer

9:01am Overture to The Thieving Magpie

Composed by

Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)

Performed by

National Philharmonic/Chailly

9:12am Main Theme (From "Cinema Paradiso")

Composed by

Ennio Morricone (1928-2020)

Performed by

Butta/Munich Radio Orchestra/Morricone

9:16am Carnival of the Animals

Composed by

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)

Performed by

Philadelphia Orchestra/Ormandy

9:39am Deborah's Theme (From "Once upon a Time in America")

Composed by

Ennio Morricone (1928-2020)

Performed by

Butta/Munich Radio Orchestra/Morricone

9:48am Sorcerer's Apprentice

Composed by

Paul Dukas (1865-1935)

Performed by

Dallas Symphony/Mata

10:01am Mandolin Concerto in C, RV 425

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Avital/Venice Baroque Orchestra

10:10am Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

Prosseda/Hague Philharmonic/de Vriend

10:33am Waltz in D flat, Op. 64 No. 1 "Minute"

Composed by

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Performed by

Lang Lang

10:36am 2nd mvt (Adagio) from Concierto de Aranjuez

Composed by

Joaquin Rodrigo (1901-1999)

Performed by

Bonell/Montreal Symphony/Dutoit

10:49am Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G, BWV 1048

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Academy of Ancient Music/Hogwood

11:01am Rhapsody under a High Sky

Composed by

A.J. Potter (1918-1980)

Performed by

RTE Sinfonietta/O'Duinn

11:12am Kitty-valse from the Dolly Suite, Op. 56

Composed by

Gabriel Faure (1845-1924)

Performed by

Katia & Marielle Labeque

11:16am The Bells of St. Genevieve

Composed by

Marin Marais (1656-1728)

Performed by

Harnoncourt Trio

11:27am The Legend of the Pianist (From "The Legend of 1900")

Composed by

Ennio Morricone (1928-2020)

Performed by

Butta/Munich Radio Orchestra/Morricone

11:36am La Catedral

Composed by

Agustin Barrios (1885-1944)

Performed by

Xuefei Yang

11:45am Symphony No. 1 in D, Op. 25 "Classical"

Composed by

Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)

Performed by

USSR Symphony/Svetlanov

12:00pm Symphony No. 088 in G

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

La Petite Bande/Kuijken

12:24pm 1st Movement ~ Piano Trio in A, Op. 101 No. 6

Composed by

Anton Reicha (1770–1836)

Performed by

Trio Bohemo

12:33pm Papillon (Butterfly)

Composed by

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912)

Performed by

Luke Welch

12:38pm Concerto No. 12 in D minor, "La Follia"

Composed by

Francesco Geminiani (1687-1762)

Performed by

I Musici

12:53pm Music selected by the announcer

1:01pm Offenbachiana

Composed by

Jacques Offenbach, arr. by Manuel Rosenthal

Performed by

Monte Carlo Philharmonic/Rosenthal

1:24pm Violin Sonata No. 3 in C, BWV 1005 : I

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), arr. Alon Sariel

Performed by

Alon Sariel

1:30pm The Lark Ascending

Composed by

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

Performed by

Garcia/English Chamber Orchestra/Menuhin

1:45pm La Valse

Composed by

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Performed by

Paris Orchestra/Karajan

2:01pm Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43

Composed by

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)

Performed by

Wild/Royal Philharmonic/Horenstein

2:23pm The Swan of Tuonela

Composed by

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)

Performed by

Berlin Philharmonic/Karajan

2:34pm 1st mvt (Non Allegro) ~ Symphonic Dances, Op. 45

Composed by

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)

Performed by

Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra/Canellakis

2:47pm Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A

Composed by

George Enescu (1881-1955)

Performed by

London Symphony/Dorati

3:01pm Hebrides Overture, Op. 26

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

Scottish Chamber Orchestra/Swensen

3:12pm Symphony No. 083 in G minor, "The Hen"

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Amsterdam Baroque/Koopman

3:37pm Main Theme (From "H2S")

Composed by

Ennio Morricone (1928-2020)

Performed by

Butta/Munich Radio Orchestra/Morricone

3:41pm Prelude No. 1 in C ~ The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, BWV 846

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), arr. Alon Sariel

Performed by

Alon Sariel

3:44pm Six Epigraphes Antiques

Composed by

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Performed by

Zofo Duet

4:00pm Concert Pieces (Pieces en Concert)

Composed by

Francois Couperin (1668-1733)

Performed by

Shao/Jokubaviciute

4:12pm The Hen (La Poule )

Composed by

Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764)

Performed by

Tiffany Poon

4:18pm Michel Angelo (Concert Overture)

Composed by

Niels Gade (1817-1890)

Performed by

Lyngby-Taarbaeck Symphony/Eriksson

4:29pm 1st Movement ~ Piano Trio in C, Op. 101 No. 3

Composed by

Anton Reicha (1770–1836)

Performed by

Trio Bohemo

4:38pm Presto con brio from Quartet in D, Op. 44 No. 1

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

Blair Quartet

4:46pm Leonore Overture No. 2, Op. 72a

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Hanover Band/Goodman

5:01pm Andante cantabile from String Quartet No. 1 in D, Op. 11

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Harnoy/London Philharmonic/Mackerras

5:09pm Two Works for Harp (Rumba and Bolero)

Composed by

Carlos Salzedo (1885-1961)

Performed by

Yolanda Kondonassis

5:15pm Pastorale & Allemande

Composed by

Paul Wranitzky (1756-1808)

Performed by

Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice/Stilec

5:22pm Cordoba from Spanish Songs, Op. 232

Composed by

Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909)

Performed by

Williams/Bream

5:31pm The Waltzing Cat

Composed by

Leroy Anderson (1908-1975)

Performed by

Eastman-Rochester Pops Orch/Fennell

5:34pm Selections from "Indiana Jones"

Composed by

John Towner Williams (b.1932)

Performed by

United States Marine Band/Williams

5:45pm Suite from Ballet Egyptien, Op.12

Composed by

Alexandre Luigini (1850-1906)

Performed by

Royal Philharmonic/Fistoulari

6:01pm Introduction and Allegro

Composed by

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Performed by

Vertavo String Quartet/Bodtker

6:13pm Flight of the Bumblebee from The Tale of Tsar Saltan

Composed by

Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)

Performed by

Suisse Romande Orchestra/Ansermet

6:16pm Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor

Composed by

Alexander Borodin (1833-1887)

Performed by

Berlin Philharmonic/Rattle

6:30pm March from "1941"

Composed by

John Towner Williams (b.1932)

Performed by

United States Marine Band/Williams

6:36pm Spanish Dances, Op. 37

Composed by

Enrique Granados (1867-1916)

Performed by

English Guitar Quartet

6:48pm Music selected by the announcer

7:01pm Pictures at an Exhibition

Composed by

Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881)

Performed by

Khatia Buniatishvili

7:35pm Concierto de Aranjuez

Composed by

Joaquin Rodrigo (1901-1999)

Performed by

P. Romero/Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields/Marriner

8:01pm Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat, Op. 73 "Emperor"

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Ax/Royal Philharmonic/Previn

8:41pm Noble and Sentimental Waltzes

Composed by

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Performed by

NY Philharmonic/Sinopoli

9:01pm Piano Trio No. 3 in B flat, K. 502

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Beaux Arts Trio

9:26pm Violin Sonata No. 1 in A, Op. 13

Composed by

Gabriel Faure (1845-1924)

Performed by

Mutter/Orkis

9:53pm Selections from Water Music

Composed by

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)

Performed by

Musica Antiqua of Cologne/Goebel

10:00pm Nocturne in E flat, Op. 9 No. 2

Composed by

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Performed by

John Ogdon

10:06pm Sinfonietta in A minor, Op. 31

Composed by

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)

Performed by

USSR Academic Symphony/Svetlanov

10:32pm String Octet, Op. Posth.

Composed by

Max Bruch (1838-1920)

Performed by

Ensemble Ulf Hoelscher

10:59pm Guitar Concerto No. 1 in A, Op. 30

Composed by

Mauro Giuliani (1781-1829)

Performed by

Williams/Australian Chamber Orchestra/Tognetti

11:30pm From Blackbird Hills, Op. 83

Composed by

Amy Beach (1867-1944)

Performed by

Lara Downes

11:35pm Oboe Quartet in F

Composed by

Louis Massonneau (1766-1848)

Performed by

Goodwin/Terzetto

11:50pm Music selected by the announcer