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Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Op. 17 "Little Russian"

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Philharmonia/Muti

Label

Brilliant Classics

Catalog Number

99792

Today's Playlist

2:00am Symphony No. 6 in B flat

Composed by

Samuel Wesley (1766-1837)

Performed by

Milton Keynes Chamber Orchestra/Wetton

2:21am Sinfonia in D, Op. 44

Composed by

Muzio Clementi (1752–1832)

Performed by

Chopin Chamber Orchestra/Vogel

2:42am The Little Music Room

Composed by

Ignaz Moscheles (1794-1870)

Performed by

Ivan Klansky

3:00am Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 "From the New World"

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

Cincinnati Symphony/P. Jarvi

3:46am La Valse

Composed by

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Performed by

Boston Symphony/Haitink

3:59am Polonaise Fantasy in A flat, Op. 61

Composed by

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Performed by

Stanislav Bunin

4:16am Harold in Italy, Op. 16

Composed by

Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)

Performed by

Christ/Berlin Philharmonic/Maazel

5:00am Transcendental Etude No. 3, "Paysage"

Composed by

Franz Liszt (1811-1886)

Performed by

Russell Sherman

5:07am Violin Sonata in A, FWV 8

Composed by

Cesar Franck, transcribed by Jules Delsart

Performed by

G. Capucon/Wang

5:36am Three pieces for lute

Composed by

John Johnsone (c.1545-1594)

Performed by

Lindberg/O'Dette

5:46am Music selected by the announcer

6:01am Bassoon Concerto in B flat, K. 191

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Brooke/Royal Philharmonic/Beecham

6:20am Overture to Young Henry’s Hunt

Composed by

Etienne-Nicolas Mehul (1763-1817)

Performed by

Munich Radio Orchestra/Redel

6:33am Tango

Composed by

Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909)

Performed by

John Williams

6:37am Concerto in F for 3 Violins from Tafelmusik, Part II

Composed by

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)

Performed by

Paillard Chamber Orchestra/Paillard

6:52am Students' Joy Waltz

Composed by

Johann Strauss Jr. (1825-1899)

Performed by

Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic/Walter

7:01am Symphony No. 052 in C minor

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra/Fischer

7:23am The Waltzing Cat

Composed by

Leroy Anderson (1908-1975)

Performed by

Eastman-Rochester Pops Orch/Fennell

7:27am Warsaw Concerto

Composed by

Richard Addinsell (1904-1977)

Performed by

Goodman/Melbourne Symphony/Thomas

7:36am Overture to The Sicilian Vespers

Composed by

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)

Performed by

Chicago Symphony Orchestra/Muti

7:47am Scherzo capriccioso, Op. 66

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

Cleveland Orchestra/Dohnanyi

8:01am Mephisto Waltz No. 1

Composed by

Franz Liszt (1811-1886)

Performed by

Rotterdam Philharmonic/Conlon

8:15am Colonial Dance

Composed by

Florence Price (1887-1953)

Performed by

Wurttemberg Philharmonic Reutlingen/Jeter

8:20am Interlude and Spanish Dance from La vida breve

Composed by

Manuel de Falla (1876-1946)

Performed by

Cincinnati Symphony/Lopez-Cobos

8:30am Trio Sonata in A

Composed by

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714–1788)

Performed by

Les Amis de Philippe

8:43am Music selected by the announcer

9:01am Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture after Shakespeare, TH 42

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

New York Philharmonic/Bernstein

9:21am Symphony No. 096 in D, "Miracle"

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Philharmonia/Slatkin

9:47am Fantasie in A for Violin and Harp, Op. 124

Composed by

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)

Performed by

Lee/Kibbey

10:01am Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in E flat, Op. 74

Composed by

Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826)

Performed by

Stoltzman/Slovak Radio Symphony/Trevor

10:28am String Quartet No. 14 in G, K. 387 "Spring"

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Kocian Quartet

11:00am Horn Concerto No. 2 in E flat

Composed by

Richard Strauss (1864-1949)

Performed by

Damm/Dresden State Orchestra/Kempe

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