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Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Concentus Musicus Vienna/Harnoncourt

Label

Teldec

Catalog Number

9031

Today's Playlist

12:32pm Castles of Spain

Composed by

Federico Moreno Torroba (1891-1982)

Performed by

Andres Segovia

12:50pm Music selected by the announcer

1:01pm Concierto de Aranjuez

Composed by

Joaquin Rodrigo (1901-1999)

Performed by

Williams/Philadelphia Orchestra/Ormandy

1:23pm Overture to Hansel and Gretel

Composed by

Engelburt Humperdinck (1854-1921)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Eschenbach

1:33pm Gypsy Suite

Composed by

Edward German (1862-1936)

Performed by

Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony/Leaper

1:48pm Danzon No. 2

Composed by

Arturo Marquez (b.1950)

Performed by

Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra/Dudamel

2:00pm Harp Concerto No. 4 in E flat

Composed by

Franz Petrini (1744-1819)

Performed by

Chalan/Antiqua Musica Orchestra/Couraud

2:22pm Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115

Composed by

Johannes Brahms, arr. by Yuri Bashmet

Performed by

Bashmet/Moscow Soloists

3:02pm String Quartet No. 22 in B flat, K. 589

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Alban Berg Quartet

3:27pm Symphony No. 096 in D, "Miracle"

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Philharmonia/Slatkin

3:52pm Waltz from Act I, Swan Lake, Op. 20

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

NY Philharmonic/Masur

4:01pm March from The Wand of Youth, Suite No. 2

Composed by

Edward Elgar (1857-1934)

Performed by

Hallé Orchestra/Elder

4:07pm In Spring (Concert Overture), Op. 36

Composed by

Karl Goldmark (1830-1915)

Performed by

Budapest Philharmonic/Korodi

4:18pm Capriol Suite

Composed by

Peter Warlock (1894-1930)

Performed by

Ulster Orchestra/Handley

4:28pm Tarantelle, Op. 6

Composed by

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)

Performed by

D&A McGill/Chicago Youth SO/Tinkham

4:35pm Hungarian Rhapsody No. 1 in F minor

Composed by

Franz Liszt (1811-1886)

Performed by

Israel Philharmonic/Mehta

4:48pm Invitation to the Dance, Op. 65

Composed by

Carl Maria von Weber, orch. by Hector Berlioz

Performed by

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

5:00pm Sleep and Sunrise from Bassoon Concerto in B flat, RV 501 "The Night"

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Benkocs/Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia/Drahos

5:06pm Dance Rhapsody No. 2

Composed by

Frederick Delius (1862-1934)

Performed by

Royal Philharmonic/Beecham

5:14pm Aria from Goldberg Variations, BWV 988

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Ma/Koopman

5:20pm Symphony No. 22 in C, K. 162

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields/Marriner

5:30pm Fairy Tales from the Orient (Waltz)

Composed by

Johann Strauss Jr. (1825-1899)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Mehta

5:39pm Overture to Prince Igor

Composed by

Alexander Borodin (1833-1887)

Performed by

Suisse Romande Orchestra/Ansermet

5:50pm La Catedral

Composed by

Agustin Barrios (1885-1944)

Performed by

Xuefei Yang

6:00pm Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 21

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

Bamberg Symphony/Flor

6:13pm Farewell of the Tsar from Tale of Tsar Saltan, Op. 57

Composed by

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)

Performed by

Suisse Romande Orchestra/Ansermet

6:19pm Piano Sonata No. 21 in C, Op. 53 "Waldstein"

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

John O’Conor

6:43pm Music selected by the announcer

7:01pm Fantasy in C, Op. 17

Composed by

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Performed by

Piotr Anderszewski

7:34pm Symphony in D Minor, Ben. 160

Composed by

Ignaz Pleyel (1757–1831)

Performed by

Camerata Pro Musica/Birnbaum

8:00pm Enigma Variations, Op. 36

Composed by

Edward Elgar (1857-1934)

Performed by

Philharmonia/Sinopoli

8:35pm Piano Sonata No. 13 in B flat, K. 333

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Mitsuko Uchida

8:57pm Valse Bluette

Composed by

Riccardo Drigo

Performed by

Perlman/Sanders

9:01pm Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 19

Composed by

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)

Performed by

Julien-Laferriere/Vitaud

9:39pm Gran Capriccio, in C minor, Op. 172

Composed by

Carl Czerny (1791-1857)

Performed by

Martin Jones

9:53pm Norwegian Dance, Op. 35 No. 1

Composed by

Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)

Performed by

Royal Scottish National Orchestra/Engeset

10:01pm Clair de lune from Suite Bergamasque

Composed by

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Performed by

Williams/Bream

10:07pm Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 56, Scharw. 126

Composed by

Franz Xaver Scharwenka (1850-1924)

Performed by

Markovich/Estonian National Symphony Orchestra/Jarvi

10:47pm Daydreams on a Wintry Road - 1st mvt from Symphony No. 1 in G minor "Winter Daydreams", Op. 13

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

New York Philharmonic/Bernstein

11:00pm Symphony No. 078 in C minor

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Hanover Band/Goodman

11:25pm Serenade No. 1 in D, Op. 69a

Composed by

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)

Performed by

Haendel/Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra/Berglund

11:33pm Oboe Concerto in B flat

Composed by

Josef Fiala (1748-1816)

Performed by

Krejci/Prague Chamber Orchestra/Vajnar

11:52pm Music selected by the announcer