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Horn Concerto No. 2 in E flat

Composed by

Richard Strauss (1864-1949)

Performed by

Damm/Dresden State Orchestra/Kempe

Label

EMI

Catalog Number

69661

Today's Playlist

11:21am Concerto in D minor for 3 Pianos, BWV 1063

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

R, G & J Casadesus/Philadelphia Orchestra/Ormandy

11:39am Symphony in A, "The Transformation of the Lycian Peasants into Frogs"

Composed by

Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf (1739–1799)

Performed by

Cantilena/Shepherd

12:01pm Symphonic Variations, FWV 46

Composed by

Cesar Franck (1822-1890)

Performed by

Bolet/Royal Concertgebouw/Chailly

12:19pm Sinfonia Pastorale in G

Composed by

Leopold Mozart (1719-1787)

Performed by

Allen/New Zealand Chamber Orch/Armstrong

12:33pm Impromptu in F minor, D. 935 No. 1

Composed by

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Performed by

Grigory Sokolov

12:48pm Music selected by the announcer

1:01pm Fantasy Pieces, Op. 5

Composed by

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912)

Performed by

Catalyst Quartet

1:26pm Spanish Dances, Set No. 4

Composed by

Enrique Granados (1867-1916)

Performed by

Alicia de Larrocha

1:43pm Valse lente (Slow Waltz), Op. 33

Composed by

Oskar Merikanto (1868-1924)

Performed by

Turku Philharmonic/Panula

1:47pm Symphony No. 8 in D minor

Composed by

William Boyce (1711-1779)

Performed by

London Festival Orchestra/Pople

2:01pm Les Preludes

Composed by

Franz Liszt (1811-1886)

Performed by

New York Philharmonic/Bernstein

2:19pm Oboe Concerto in F

Composed by

Jan Antonin Kozeluh (1738-1814)

Performed by

Mayer/Potsdam Chamber Academy

2:42pm Piano Sonata No. 7 in C, K. 309

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Mitsuko Uchida

3:00pm Cantabile from Sonata No. 6 in G for violin & harpsichord, Version 2

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Podger/Pinnock

3:07pm Finale from Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

Ma/NY Philharmonic/Masur

3:21pm Suite Symphonique

Composed by

George Whitefield Chadwick (1854-1931)

Performed by

Czech State Philharmonic, Brno/Serebrier

3:59pm Night on Bald Mountain

Composed by

Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881), orch. Rimsky-Korsakov

Performed by

Minnesota Orchestra/Oue

4:11pm Overture to The Stolen Bucket

Composed by

Antonio Salieri (1750-1825)

Performed by

Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony/Dittrich

4:19pm Overture to Genoveva, Op. 81

Composed by

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Performed by

London Classical Players/Norrington

4:28pm The Sea and the Seagulls from Five Etudes-tableaux

Composed by

Sergei Rachmaninoff, orchestrated by Ottorino Respighi

Performed by

Minnesota Orchestra/Oue

4:36pm Swedish Rhapsody No. 2, Op. 24 "Uppsala Rhapsody"

Composed by

Hugo Alfven (1872-1960)

Performed by

Royal Scottish National Orchestra/Willen

4:48pm South (a concerto for oboe)

Composed by

Michael Torke (1961-)

Performed by

Roberts/Albany Symphony/Miller

4:59pm Polonaise from Christmas Eve

Composed by

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)

Performed by

Philadelphia Orchestra/Ormandy

5:05pm Overture to The Flying Dutchman

Composed by

Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Performed by

Chicago Symphony/Solti

5:17pm Sinfonia No. 6

Composed by

Antonio Caldara (1670-1736)

Performed by

Slovak Chamber Orchestra/Warchal

5:22pm Alla Marcia from Karelia Suite, Op. 11

Composed by

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)

Performed by

Eastman Rochester Pops/Fennell

5:28pm Lagoon Waltz

Composed by

Johann Strauss Jr. (1825-1899)

Performed by

Johann Strauss Orchestra of Vienna/Boskovsky

5:37pm Suite in D for Viola da Gamba and Strings

Composed by

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)

Performed by

Cunningham/Orch Age Enlightenmt/Huggett

5:59pm Ballet Music from Faust

Composed by

Charles Gounod (1818-1893)

Performed by

Radio Luxembourg Symphony/Froment

6:17pm Impromptu No. 4 in C sharp minor, Op. 66 "Fantasie-Impromptu"

Composed by

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Performed by

Anatol Ugorski

6:23pm Allegretto in B flat for Piano Trio

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Castle Trio

6:30pm The Last Sleep of the Virgin

Composed by

Jules Massenet (1842-1912)

Performed by

Tortelier/English Chamber Orchestra

6:36pm Piano Sonata No. 2 in F, K. 280

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Mao Fujita

6:50pm Music selected by the announcer

6:59pm Der Fliegande Hollander (AR Archive) Pt 1

Composed by

Richard Wagner

8:03pm Der Fliegande Hollander (AR Archive) Pt 2

Composed by

Richard Wagner

9:10pm Der Fliegande Hollander (AR Archive) Pt 3

Composed by

Richard Wagner

10:00pm Liebestraum No. 3 in A flat

Composed by

Franz Liszt (1811-1886)

Performed by

Jean-Yves Thibaudet

10:05pm Serenade No. 4 in D, K. 203

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Collegium Aureum/Maier

10:57pm Sonata No. 2 for Harp and Guitar

Composed by

Anthony Sidney (b. 1952)

Performed by

Cover/Bonachea/Savage

11:14pm Theme and Variations in E flat, "Ghost Variations"

Composed by

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Performed by

Piotr Anderszewski

11:27pm Romance in F minor, Op. 11

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

Perlman/Boston Symphony/Ozawa

11:40pm Music selected by the announcer