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Sacred Lullaby, Op. 91 No. 2

Composed by

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Performed by

Norman/Barenboim/Christ

Label

DG

Catalog Number

449

Today's Playlist

4:39am Piano Sonata No. 10 in C, K. 330

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Lang Lang

5:00am Serenade from Harold in Italy, Op. 16

Composed by

Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)

Performed by

Zimmermann/London Symphony/Davis

5:08am Concerto in C for 3 Pianos, BWV 1064

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Collard/Tacchino/Beroff/Orchestral Ens. Paris/Wallez

5:27am Cello Concerto No. 1 in C

Composed by

Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805)

Performed by

Hugh/Scottish Chamber Orchestra/Halstead

5:46am Music selected by the announcer

6:01am Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

Hobson/Sinfonia da Camera

6:21am Flute Concerto in F, Op. 10 No. 5

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Galway/New Irish Chamber Orchestra

6:30am Sinfonia in D, "Veneziana"

Composed by

Antonio Salieri (1750-1825)

Performed by

Chopin Chamber Orchestra/Vogel

6:41am Finale from Piano Quintet in A, D. 667 "Trout"

Composed by

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Performed by

Hagen Quartet/Schiff/Posch

6:52am Pavane, Op. 50

Composed by

Gabriel Faure (1845-1924)

Performed by

Morris/New Philharmonia/Willcocks

7:01am Concerto in B flat for Harp and Lute, Op.4 No.6

Composed by

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Performed by

Ellis/Dupre/Philomusica London/Jones

7:16am The Girl with the Flaxen Hair from Preludes, Book I

Composed by

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Performed by

Boston Pops/Williams

7:20am National Dances from Act III, Swan Lake, Op. 20

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Saint Louis Symphony/Slatkin

7:33am Mandolin Concerto in G

Composed by

Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778-1837)

Performed by

Avital/Il Giardino Armonico/Antonini

7:50am Consecration of the House Overture

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

New York Philharmonic/Bernstein

8:02am Overture to Der Freischutz

Composed by

Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826)

Performed by

New York Philharmonic/Bernstein

8:14am Ride of the Valkyries from Die Walkure

Composed by

Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Performed by

Metropolitan Opera Orch/Levine

8:20am Intermezzo from Cavalleria rusticana

Composed by

Pietro Mascagni (1863-1945)

Performed by

Gothenburg Symphony/Jarvi

8:27am Prelude to Khovanshchina, "Dawn over the Moscow River"

Composed by

Modest Mussorgsky, orch. Dmitri Shostakovich

Performed by

USSR Symphony/Svetlanov

8:35am The King Of Love My Shepherd Is

Composed by

traditional

Performed by

Choir of Magdalen College Oxford/Williams

8:39am Intermezzo from Manon Lescaut

Composed by

Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)

Performed by

Gothenburg Symphony/Jarvi

8:46am Music selected by the announcer

9:01am The Walk to the Paradise Garden

Composed by

Frederick Delius (1862-1934)

Performed by

Royal Philharmonic/Del Mar

9:14am Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor

Composed by

Alexander Borodin (1833-1887)

Performed by

Suisse Romande Orchestra/Ansermet

9:29am Jewels of the Madonna: Act II, Intermezzo

Composed by

Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari (1876-1948)

Performed by

Minnesota Orchestra/Oue

9:37am Procession of the Nobles from Mlada

Composed by

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)

Performed by

Slovak Philharmonic/Hayman

9:44am Siegfried Idyll

Composed by

Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Performed by

Royal Philharmonic/Horenstein

10:02am Polonaise from Eugene Onegin, Op. 24

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky, transcribed by Franz Liszt

Performed by

Lara Downes

10:10am Dance of the Hours from La gioconda

Composed by

Amilcare Ponchielli (1834-1886)

Performed by

Gothenburg Symphony/Jarvi

10:22am Ballet Music from Faust

Composed by

Charles Gounod (1818-1893)

Performed by

Adelaide Symphony/Serebrier

10:42am Carmen Suite No. 1

Composed by

Georges Bizet (1838–1875)

Performed by

Mexico City Philharmonic/Batiz

10:55am Overture to The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Berlin Philharmonic/Barenboim

11:01am Overture to Cinderella

Composed by

Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)

Performed by

Zagreb Festival Orchestra/Halasz

11:11am 2nd mvt (Lento) ~ The Bells, Op. 35

Composed by

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)

Performed by

Mkhitaryan/Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir/Canellakis

11:25am Meditation from Thais

Composed by

Jules Massenet (1842-1912)

Performed by

Schwalbe/Berlin Philharmonic/Karajan

11:33am Flower Dance from Naila

Composed by

Leo Delibes (1836-1891)

Performed by

Salon Orchestra of Cologne

11:41am Siegfried's Rhine Journey from Gotterdammerung

Composed by

Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Performed by

Berlin Philharmonic/Maazel

11:53am Overture to Russlan and Ludmilla

Composed by

Mikhail Glinka (1804-1857)

Performed by

Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony/Bramall

12:00pm Suite from Der Rosenkavalier

Composed by

Richard Strauss (1864-1949)

Performed by

Cincinnati Symphony/Lopez-Cobos

12:25pm 3rd mvt (Presto) ~ The Bells, Op. 35

Composed by

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)

Performed by

Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir/Canellakis

12:36pm Intermezzo from Notre Dame

Composed by

Franz Schmidt (1874-1939)

Performed by

Philharmonia Orchestra/Karajan

12:47pm Overture to The Impresario, K. 486

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Cleveland Orchestra/Szell

12:53pm Music selected by the announcer

1:01pm Dream Pantomime from Hansel and Gretel

Composed by

Engelburt Humperdinck (1854-1921)

Performed by

Boston Pops/Fiedler

1:12pm Be Still, My Soul

Composed by

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)

Performed by

Choir of Magdalen College Oxford/Williams

1:19pm Royal Hunt & Storm from The Trojans (Les Troyens)

Composed by

Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)

Performed by

Baltimore Symphony/Zinman

1:31pm Ballet Music from Le Cid

Composed by

Jules Massenet (1842-1912)

Performed by

National Philharmonic/Bonynge

1:53pm Dance of the Blessed Spirits from Orpheus and Eurydice

Composed by

Christoph Willibald von Gluck (1714-1787)

Performed by

Dohn/Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra/Munchinger

2:01pm Les Indes galantes: Chaconne

Composed by

Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764)

Performed by

Orchestra of the 18th Century/Bruggen

2:09pm Musette in D, BWV Anh. 126 ~ Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach, 1725

Composed by

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

Performed by

Alon Sariel

2:12pm Sonata No. 3 in D minor: III. Imitatione delle campane

Composed by

Johann Paul von Westhoff (1656-1705), arr. Alon Sariel

Performed by

Alon Sariel

2:17pm Overture & Venusberg Bacchanale from Tannhäuser

Composed by

Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Performed by

Symphony & Chorus of the Air/Stokowski

2:44pm Overture to Semiramide

Composed by

Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)

Performed by

Buffalo Philharmonic/Falletta

2:58pm Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor

Composed by

Otto Nicolai (1810-1849)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Boskovsky

3:08pm Good Friday Music from Parsifal

Composed by

Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Performed by

Philadelphia Orchestra/Thielemann

3:22pm Dance of the Seven Veils from Salome

Composed by

Richard Strauss (1864-1949)

Performed by

Orchestra of the German Opera, Berlin/Sinopoli

3:35pm Polonaise from Rusalka

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic/Stankovsky

3:41pm Overture to The Italian Girl in Algiers

Composed by

Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)

Performed by

London Classical Players/Norrington

3:50pm Overture to Oberon

Composed by

Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826)

Performed by

Dresden State Orchestra/Haitink

4:02pm Overture and 3 Dances - Mam’zelle Angot Ballet

Composed by

Charles Lecocq (1832-1918)

Performed by

National Philharmonic/Bonynge

4:11pm Dances from Lakme

Composed by

Leo Delibes (1836-1891)

Performed by

Cincinnati Pops/Kunzel

4:20pm Dance of the Comedians from The Bartered Bride

Composed by

Bedrich Smetana (1824-1884)

Performed by

Philadelphia Orchestra/Ormandy

4:26pm Kamarinskaya

Composed by

Mikhail Glinka (1804-1857)

Performed by

Tchaikovsky Moscow Radio Symphony/Fedoseyev

4:37pm Overture to Hansel and Gretel

Composed by

Engelburt Humperdinck (1854-1921)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Eschenbach

4:46pm The Queen’s Ballet from Don Carlo

Composed by

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)

Performed by

Orch. Bologna Comm. Theatre/Chailly

5:04pm Can Can from Orpheus in the Underworld

Composed by

Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880)

Performed by

Slovak State Philharmonic/Wildner

5:11pm Intermezzo from Suor Angelica

Composed by

Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)

Performed by

Berlin Philharmonic/Karajan

5:17pm Carmen Suite

Composed by

Georges Bizet (1838–1875)

Performed by

Berlin Philharmonic/Karajan

5:28pm Waltz from Eugene Onegin, Op. 24

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Cincinnati Pops/Kunzel

5:37pm Bacchanale from Samson and Delilah

Composed by

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)

Performed by

Philadelphia Orchestra/Ormandy

5:47pm Overture to The Flying Dutchman

Composed by

Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Performed by

NY Philharmonic/Sinopoli

6:00pm Song to the Moon from Rusalka

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak, arr. by Jesse Diener-Bennett

Performed by

Ma/The Knights

6:07pm O Lord My God (How Great Thou Art)

Composed by

Carl Boberg (1859-1940)

Performed by

Choir of Magdalen College Oxford/Williams

6:12pm Suite for Orchestra from La Boheme

Composed by

Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)

Performed by

Cincinnati Pops/Kunzel

6:34pm Moonlight Music...Wo ist mein Bruder (Final Scene) from Capriccio

Composed by

Richard Strauss (1864-1949)

Performed by

Fleming/Vienna Philharmonic/Eschenbach

6:59pm Music selected by the announcer

7:03pm Overture to The Barber of Seville

Composed by

Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)

Performed by

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

7:12pm Largo al Factotum from Il Barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville)

Composed by

Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)

Performed by

Hampson/Orchestra della Toscana/Gelmetti

7:19pm Una voce poco fa from Il barbiere di Siviglia

Composed by

Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)

Performed by

Damrau/Munich Radio Orchestra/Ettinger

7:28pm Overture to Cinderella

Composed by

Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)

Performed by

Zagreb Festival Orchestra/Halasz

7:39pm Nacqui all'affanno e al pianto ... Non piu mesta from La Cenerentola

Composed by

Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)

Performed by

DiDonato/Lyon Opera/Ono

7:48pm Ah! mes amis... from La Fille du regiment

Composed by

Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848)

Performed by

Florez/Verdi Symphony Orchestra & Chorus of Milan/Frizza

7:58pm Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude, Act 1

Composed by

Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Performed by

NY Philhamonic/Boulez

8:11pm Hojotoho! Hojotoho! (Ride of the Valkyries) from Die Walkure

Composed by

Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Performed by

Meier/Marton/Morris/Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra/Haitink

8:19pm Casta diva from Norma

Composed by

Vincenzo Bellini (1801-1835)

Performed by

Callas/La Scala Theatre Orchestra & Chorus/Serafin

8:29pm "O don fatale, o don crudel"~Don Carlos

Composed by

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)

Performed by

Domingo/Verrett/Orchestra of the Royal Opera House/Giulini

8:41pm Toreador Song from Carmen

Composed by

Georges Bizet (1838–1875)

Performed by

Van Dam/London Philharmonic/Alldis Choir/Solti

8:49pm L'amour est un oiseau rebelle (Habanera) from Carmen

Composed by

Georges Bizet (1838–1875)

Performed by

de los Angeles/French National Radio Orchestra & Choir/Beecham

8:54pm Recitar...Vesti la giubba from Pagliacci

Composed by

Ruggero Leoncavallo (1857–1919)

Performed by

Carreras/Philharmonia/Muti

9:00pm Au fond du temple saint from Les pecheurs des perles (The Pearl Fishers)

Composed by

Georges Bizet (1838–1875)

Performed by

Domingo/Milnes/London Symphony/Guadagno

9:09pm Overture to The Magic Flute, K. 620

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Mostly Mozart Festival Orch/Brico

9:18pm Der Holle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen from Die Zauberflote (The Magic Flute), K. 620

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Moser/Bavarian State Orchestra/Sawallisch

9:24pm Dove sei, amato bene? from Rodelinda

Composed by

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Performed by

Scholl/Accademia Bizantina/Dantone

9:31pm Dome epais le jasmin (Flower Duet) from Lakme

Composed by

Leo Delibes (1836-1891)

Performed by

Fleming/Graham/Philharmonia/Lang-Lessing

9:37pm Final Trio from Der Rosenkavalier

Composed by

Richard Strauss

Performed by

Staatskapelle Dresden/Haitink/Te Kanawa/Von Otter/Hendricks

9:45pm Depuis le jour from Louise

Composed by

Gustave Charpentier (1860-1956)

Performed by

Fleming/English Chamber Orchestra/Tate

9:54pm Nessun dorma! from Turandot

Composed by

Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)

Performed by

Domingo/Vienna Philharmonic & State Opera Chorus/Karajan

9:58pm Can Can from Orpheus in the Underworld

Composed by

Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880)

Performed by

Slovak State Philharmonic/Wildner

10:05pm Symphony No. 039 in G minor

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Camerata Salzburg/Vegh

10:25pm Romanza

Composed by

Traditional

Performed by

P. Romero

10:28pm Violin Concerto in D minor

Composed by

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Performed by

Kang/Vancouver Symphony/Comissiona

11:00pm Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor

Composed by

Wilhelm Stenhammar (1871-1927)

Performed by

Widlund/Royal Stockholm Philharmonic/Rozhdestvensky

11:48pm Prelude to Aida

Composed by

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)

Performed by

La Scala Philharmonic/Muti

11:53pm Music selected by the announcer