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Pastorale

Composed by

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)

Performed by

B. Marsalis/English Chamber Orchestra/Litton

Label

Sony

Catalog Number

42122

Today's Playlist

8:34am Figaro Polka

Composed by

Johann Strauss Jr. (1825-1899)

Performed by

Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic/Wildner

8:40am Early Hungarian Dances

Composed by

Ferenc Farkas (1905-2000)

Performed by

Vienna Quintet

8:50am Music selected by the announcer

9:01am Lute Suite in A minor (originally C minor), BWV 997

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Julian Bream

9:22am La damoiselle élue, L. 69b

Composed by

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Performed by

Tetreault/Hebert-Bouchard

9:29am Piano Concerto in E flat, Op. 42

Composed by

Ferdinand Ries (1784-1838)

Performed by

Hinterhuber/New Zealand Symphony/Grodd

10:01am The Enormous Room

Composed by

David Diamond (1915-2005)

Performed by

Seattle Symphony/Schwarz

10:18am Symphony No. 2 in A

Composed by

Vasily Kalinnikov (1866-1901)

Performed by

Symphony Orchestra of Russia/Dudarova

11:00am Symphony No. 2 in D, "Sinfonie capricieuse"

Composed by

Franz Berwald (1796-1868)

Performed by

Gothenburg Symphony/Jarvi

11:29am Pasacaglia from Suite No. 14

Composed by

Sylvius Leopold Weiss (1687-1750)

Performed by

David Russell

11:37am Violin Sonata No. 2 in A, Op. 12 No. 2

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Ehnes/Armstrong

11:55am La Source (an etude), Op. 44

Composed by

Alphonse Hasselmans (1845-1912)

Performed by

Lily Laskine

12:00pm Symphony No. 14 in A, K. 114

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Academy of Ancient Music/Hogwood

12:23pm Pavane, Op. 50

Composed by

Gabriel Faure (1845-1924)

Performed by

B. Marsalis/English Chamber Orchestra/Litton

12:30pm Sentimental Waltz, Op. 51 No. 6

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Sakonov/London Festival Orchestra

12:36pm Piano Concerto in E minor, "Malediction"

Composed by

Franz Liszt (1811-1886)

Performed by

Bolet/London Symphony/Fischer

12:53pm Music selected by the announcer

1:01pm Scenes from Childhood, Op. 15

Composed by

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Performed by

Marc Ponthus

1:18pm Cello Concerto No. 9 in B flat, G. 482

Composed by

Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805)

Performed by

Harnoy/I Solisti Veneti/Scimone

1:40pm Concerto for Two Horns and Orchestra in F

Composed by

Francesco Antonio Rosetti (1750-1792)

Performed by

Wallendorf/Willis/SWR Symphony Orchestra of Baden-Baden/Schröter-Seebeck

2:00pm Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish"

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

Israel Philharmonic/Bernstein

2:40pm Rhapsodie

Composed by

Marcel Grandjany (1891-1975)

Performed by

Yolanda Kondonassis

2:50pm Piano Sonata No. 40 in G, Hob. XVI:40

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Marc-Andre Hamelin

3:01pm Piano Concerto No. 1 in C, Op. 11

Composed by

Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826)

Performed by

Frith/RTE Sinfonietta/O'Duinn

3:23pm Octet for Winds, Op. 103

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Marlboro Festival Octet/Moyse

3:46pm Fantasia in C minor, K. 475

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Alfred Brendel

4:00pm Spanish Dance No. 5, "Andalusia"

Composed by

Enrique Granados (1867-1916)

Performed by

Perlman/Sanders

4:05pm Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 4 No. 4

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Spivakov/Moscow Virtuosi

4:15pm The Moldau from Ma Vlast (My Fatherland)

Composed by

Bedrich Smetana (1824-1884)

Performed by

London Symphony/Dorati

4:30pm Waltz from Serenade for Strings in C, Op. 48

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Berlin Philharmonic/Karajan

4:36pm Symphony No. 3 in A

Composed by

Samuel Wesley (1766-1837)

Performed by

Milton Keynes Chamber Orchestra/Wetton

4:52pm Pas de deux & Variations

Composed by

Riccardo Drigo (1846-1930)

Performed by

London Festival Ballet/Kern

5:00pm 4th mvt (Allegretto grazioso) from Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat, Op.83

Composed by

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Performed by

Pollini/Berlin Philharmonic/Abbado

5:10pm Overture to Il Signor Bruschino

Composed by

Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)

Performed by

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

5:16pm Slavonic Dance in F, Op. 46 No. 4

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

Philharmonia/Davis

5:25pm Canzon IX

Composed by

Giovanni Gabrieli ( c. 1554/1557 – 1612)

Performed by

Empire Brass and Friends

5:29pm Danube Waves (a waltz)

Composed by

Ion Ivanovici (1845-1902)

Performed by

Orchestra of the Vienna People's Opera/Bauer-Theussl

5:37pm Malagueña

Composed by

Celedonio Romero (1913-1996)

Performed by

P. Romero

5:43pm Le Tombeau de Couperin

Composed by

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Performed by

Montreal Symphony/Dutoit

6:00pm Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43

Composed by

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)

Performed by

Pletnev/Berlin Philarmonic/Abbado

6:24pm Cantilena from Concerto Antico for Guitar & Small Orchestra

Composed by

Richard Harvey (b.1953)

Performed by

Williams/London Symphony/Daniel

6:35pm Berceuse

Composed by

Jack Gallagher (b.1947)

Performed by

London Symphony/Falletta

6:42pm I Giorni (translation: The Days)

Composed by

Ludovico Einaudi (b.1955)

Performed by

Dubeau/La Pieta

6:48pm Music selected by the announcer

7:01pm Clarinet Quintet in A, K. 581

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Meyer/Philharmonia Quartet Berlin

7:37pm Carmen Suite No. 2

Composed by

Georges Bizet (1838–1875)

Performed by

Mexico City Philharmonic/Batiz

8:01pm Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat, Op. 83

Composed by

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Performed by

Pollini/Vienna Philharmonic/Abbado

8:50pm Romance for Flute and Orchestra in D flat, Op. 37

Composed by

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)

Performed by

Hutchins/CBC Vancouver Orchestra/Bernardi

8:58pm Marche slave, Op. 31

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Israel Philharmonic/Bernstein

9:09pm Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 36

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Berlin Philharmonic/Karajan

9:40pm Fantasia in C, D. 760 "Wanderer Fantasy"

Composed by

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)/orchestrated by Franz Liszt

Performed by

Wallisch/Vienna Academy Orchestra/Haselbock

10:02pm Prelude to Act 1 from Parsifal

Composed by

Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Performed by

Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra/Nelsons

10:16pm Symphony No. 5, Op. 107 "Reformation"

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

Chamber Orchestra of Europe/Nezet-Seguin

10:49pm Piano Sonata No. 37 in D, Hob. XVI:37

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Marc-Andre Hamelin

11:02pm Suite Compostelana

Composed by

Federico Mompou (1893-1987)

Performed by

Julian Bream

11:22pm Dream Pantomime from Hansel and Gretel

Composed by

Engelburt Humperdinck (1854-1921)

Performed by

Boston Pops/Fiedler

11:33pm Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F, BWV 1047

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Capriccio Italiano/Alessandrini

11:45pm Music selected by the announcer