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Clarinet Concerto in G minor, Op. 29

Composed by

Julius Rietz (1812-1877)

Performed by

King/English Chamber Orchestra/Litton

Label

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Catalog Number

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4:23am Five Melodies, Op. 35

Composed by

Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)

Performed by

Kutik/Novacek

4:35am Guitar Quintet, Op. 143

Composed by

Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895-1968)

Performed by

Yamashita/Tokyo String Quartet

5:01am Serenade for Strings in C, Op. 48

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Saint Louis Symphony/Slatkin

5:31am Dream Steps: A Dance Suite for Flute, Viola, & Harp

Composed by

Dan Locklair (1949-)

Performed by

Mallarme Chamber Players

5:49am Music selected by the announcer

6:01am Morning has broken

Composed by

Traditional Gaelic

Performed by

Williams/King's College Choir/Cleobury

6:03am Violin Concerto No. 3 in G, K. 216

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Tenenbaum/Czech Phil Chamber/Kapp

6:26am When morning gilds the skies

Composed by

Joseph Barnby (1838-1896)

Performed by

Choir of Wells Cath/Archer/Gough

6:31am Enigma Variations, Op. 36

Composed by

Edward Elgar (1857-1934)

Performed by

Halle Orchestra/Barbirolli

7:00am Three Romances for Violin and Piano, Op. 22

Composed by

Clara Schumann (1819-1896)

Performed by

Jodry/Boschi

7:11am Suite No. 4 for Two Pianos, Op. 62

Composed by

Anton Arensky (1861-1906)

Performed by

Lavrova/Primakov

7:26am Morning has broken

Composed by

Traditional Gaelic

Performed by

Dubeau/La Pieta

7:30am Sing For Joy

Composed by

Various

Performed by

Rev. Alexandra M. Jacob, host

8:01am Picardy (from Six Meditations on Communion Hymns)

Composed by

Leo Sowerby (1895-1968)

Performed by

Robert Parris

8:09am For All the Saints

Composed by

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

Performed by

First Congregational Church of Los Angeles/Somerville

8:14am Rejoice, The Lord is King

Composed by

John Darwell (1731-1789)

Performed by

Bingham/Lewis/Choral Arts Soc. of Washington/Tucker

8:17am Rejoice, ye pure in heart arranged by J. Ferguson

Composed by

Arthur Messiter (1834-1916)

Performed by

St. Olaf Cantorei & Choir/Hodel/Ferguson

8:20am O Lord My God (How Great Thou Art)

Composed by

Carl Boberg (1859-1940)

Performed by

Choir of Magdalen College Oxford/Williams

8:30am Steal Away

Composed by

Arranged by Brazeal W. Dennard

Performed by

The Brazeal Dennard Chorale/Dennard

8:36am His eye is on the sparrow

Composed by

Civilla D. Martin & Charles H. Gabriel

Performed by

Corley/Clark

8:43am There Is A Balm in Gilead

Composed by

Traditional, arr. Moses Hogan

Performed by

Hendricks/Moses Hogan Singers/Hogan

8:47am Deep River

Composed by

Traditional American spiritual, arr. by Norman Luboff

Performed by

McNichols/South Dakota Chorale/Schmidt

8:52am Prelude and Fugue in C for Organ, four hands

Composed by

Johann Georg Albrechtsberger (1736-1809)

Performed by

Phoebe and Joseph Payne

9:00am Cantata 115, "Mache dich, mein Geist, bereit"

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Vocal Concerto Leipzig/Baroque Ensemble of Limoges/Coin

9:28am 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

9:30am Miserere mei, Deus

Composed by

Gregorio Allegri (1582-1652)

Performed by

Tallis Scholars/Phillips

9:44am Exsultate, jubilate, K. 165

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Kirkby/Academy of Ancient Music/Hogwood

10:01am The Dettingen Te Deum

Composed by

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Performed by

English Concert/Choir of Westminster Abbey/Preston

10:45am Festival Te Deum, Op. 32

Composed by

Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)

Performed by

Choir of St. John’s College, Cambridge/Guest

10:51am O Divine Redeemer

Composed by

Charles Gounod (1818-1893)

Performed by

Garanca/Saarbrucken RSO/Chichon

11:03am Te Deum, Op. 22

Composed by

Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)

Performed by

Aler/Voices of Ascension/Keene

11:54am Music selected by the announcer

12:00pm A Mighty Fortress Is Our God

Composed by

Joseph Joachim Raff (1822-1882)

Performed by

Basel Radio Symphony/Travis

12:21pm Guide Me, O Thou Great Redeemer

Composed by

John Hughes (1873-1932)

Performed by

Choir of Magdalen College Oxford/Williams

12:25pm The Lord My Pasture Shall Prepare

Composed by

Henry Carey (c.1687-1743)

Performed by

Choir of Magdalen College Oxford/Williams

12:31pm Scandinavian Suite

Composed by

Percy Grainger (1882-1961)

Performed by

Moerschel/Drury

12:49pm Silverthorne Suite

Composed by

Ernest Tomlinson (1924-2015)

Performed by

Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony/Tomlinson

1:01pm Suite No. 1 in B flat for Winds

Composed by

Matthieu-Frederic Blasius (1758-1829)

Performed by

Mozzafiato

1:18pm Concert Piece in F minor

Composed by

Clara Schumann (1819-1896)

Performed by

Ambache/Ambache Chamber Orchestra

1:34pm Three Gymnopedies

Composed by

Eric Satie (1866-1925)

Performed by

Anne Queffelec

1:45pm Suite from King Arthur

Composed by

Henry Purcell (1659-1695)

Performed by

Balsom/English Concert/Pinnock

2:01pm Prelude to Act 1 from Parsifal

Composed by

Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Performed by

Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra/Nelsons

2:15pm 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

2:20pm Sarabande ~ Cello Suite No. 4 in E-flat, BWV 1010: IV

Composed by

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

Performed by

Alon Sariel

2:27pm 3 Orchestral Pieces from Sigurd Jorsalfar, Op. 56

Composed by

Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)

Performed by

Malmö Symphony/Engeset

2:45pm Piano Concerto No. 3 in E flat, Op. 75

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Pletnev/Philharmonia/Fedosseyev

3:01pm Trio in F for Piano, Flute and Cello

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Classical Chrome

3:19pm Exerpted Suite (From "Canone Inverso")

Composed by

Ennio Morricone (1928-2020)

Performed by

soloists/Munich Radio Orchestra/Morricone

3:35pm Autumn from Four Seasons

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Mutter/Vienna Philharmonic/Karajan

3:47pm From the Mountains (a waltz)

Composed by

Johann Strauss Jr. (1825-1899)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Welser-Möst

4:02pm Pomp & Circumstance March No. 1 in D

Composed by

Edward Elgar (1857-1934)

Performed by

Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony/Leaper

4:09pm Africa Fantasy, Op. 89

Composed by

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)

Performed by

Hough/City of Birmingham Symphony/Oramo

4:20pm 1st Movement ~ Piano Trio in D, Op. 101 No. 5

Composed by

Anton Reicha (1770–1836)

Performed by

Trio Bohemo

4:34pm Prague Waltzes

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

Detroit Symphony/Dorati

4:45pm In a Summer Garden, a Rhapsody

Composed by

Frederick Delius (1862-1934)

Performed by

Welsh National Opera Orchestra/MacKerras

5:01pm The Moldau from Ma Vlast (My Fatherland)

Composed by

Bedrich Smetana (1824-1884)

Performed by

New York Philharmonic/Bernstein

5:14pm Manfred Overture, Op. 115

Composed by

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Sinopoli

5:29pm Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Petri/Berlin Baroque Soloists/Kussmaul

5:48pm Music selected by the announcer

6:01pm Tempus Est Iocundum

Composed by

Anonymous (13th c.)

Performed by

Il Giardino Delle Muse

6:07pm 5 Dances

Composed by

Cornelis Schuyt (1557-1616)

Performed by

Weser-Renaissance Ensemble Bremen/Cordes

6:29pm Violin Sonata No. 6, Book 3, Op. 3

Composed by

Jean-Baptiste Quentin (1690-1742)

Performed by

Besson/Rignol/Rondeau

6:41pm Sonata No. 3 in F sharp minor, Op. 9

Composed by

Johann Schenck (1660-1712)

Performed by

Diniz/Jaloto

7:01pm Berlin Sinfonia in G, Wq. 180

Composed by

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714–1788)

Performed by

Arte dei Suonatori

7:15pm Piano Concerto No. 8 in C, K. 246 "Lützow"

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Levin/Academy of Ancient Music/Cicic

7:36pm Carnival of the Animals

Composed by

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)

Performed by

Lang Lang/Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra/Nelsons

8:01pm Images for Orchestra

Composed by

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Performed by

Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra/Falletta

8:22pm Horn Sonata No. 2 (2022)

Composed by

Andrew Lewinter (b.1966)

Performed by

Garza/Dorman

8:44pm Canticle of Creation

Composed by

Francis of Assisi (c.1181-1226), orch. James Morgan & Juliette Pochin

Performed by

Poor Clares of Arundel/Pochin

9:01pm 13 Pieces for Piano, Op. 76 No. 3 Carillon

Composed by

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)

Performed by

Harvard Gimse

9:04pm The day Thou gavest, Lord, is ended

Composed by

Clement Cotterill Scholefield (1839-1904)

Performed by

Dearnley/Choir of St. Paul's Cathedral/Scott

9:09pm Suite Concertino in F, Op. 16

Composed by

Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari (1876-1948)

Performed by

Millard/CBC Vancouver Orchestra/ Bernardi

9:30pm Concerto in C for Flute and Harp, K. 299

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Galway/Robles/Chamber Orchestra of Europe

10:01pm Quintet No. 4 in A Minor

Composed by

Antonio Soler (1729-1783)

Performed by

Schrader/Chicago Baroque Ensemble

10:26pm Dear Lord and Father of Mankind

Composed by

Hubert Parry, arr. Chambers

Performed by

Adam/St. James Cath. Choir/Savage

10:32pm Les Sylphides

Composed by

Frédéric Chopin, arr. by Roy Douglas

Performed by

Berlin Radio Symphony/Fricke

11:01pm Be Thou my vision

Composed by

Irish traditional, arr. John Rutter

Performed by

Cambridge Singers/Rutter

11:07pm The Seasons, Op. 67 (a ballet)

Composed by

Alexander Glazunov (1865–1936)

Performed by

Philharmonia/Svetlanov

11:50pm Berceuse from 24 Pieces en style libre

Composed by

Louis Vierne (1870-1937)

Performed by

Thomas Brown

11:55pm Music selected by the announcer