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Oboe Concerto in C, K. 314

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Mack/Cleveland Orch/Dohnanyi

Label

London

Catalog Number

443

Today's Playlist

3:23am Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 19

Composed by

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)

Performed by

Hoebig/Tunis

4:00am Octet in F for Strings & Winds, D. 803

Composed by

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Performed by

Mozzafiato/L'Archibudelli

5:02am Chiaroscuro

Composed by

Anthony Sidney (b. 1952)

Performed by

Cover/Bonachea/Savage

5:16am Fantasia in C, D. 760 "Wanderer Fantasy"

Composed by

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Performed by

Artur Rubinstein

5:39am Notturno No. 6 in G

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

The Music Party/Hacker

5:49am Music selected by the announcer

6:01am String Quartet in C minor, Ben 341

Composed by

Ignaz Pleyel (1757–1831)

Performed by

Pleyel Quartet Cologne

6:20am Symphony in E (fragment)

Composed by

Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Performed by

MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony/Markl

6:39am Slavonic Dance in G minor, Op. 46 No. 8

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

Israel Philharmonic/Bernstein

6:44am Skillful & Melodic Harmonies, Part I

Composed by

Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber (1644-1704)

Performed by

Tafelmusik/Lamon

7:01am 1st mvt (Andante) from Symphony in No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

New York Philharmonic/Bernstein

7:17am Cycloids Waltz

Composed by

Johann Strauss Jr. (1825-1899)

Performed by

Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic/Wildner

7:31am Double Concerto in D

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Wallace/Philharmonia

7:38am 12 Variations in C on “Twinkle, Twinkle”, K 265

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Lang Lang

7:50am Concerto in D

Composed by

Johann David Heinichen (1683-1729)

Performed by

Musica Antiqua Cologne/Goebel

8:01am Mazurka from Coppelia

Composed by

Leo Delibes (1836-1891)

Performed by

Slovak Philharmonic/Mogrelia

8:06am Bavarian Dance, Op. 27 No. 3

Composed by

Edward Elgar (1857-1934)

Performed by

English String Orchestra/Boughton

8:12am Concerto for 2 organs arranged for guitar quartet

Composed by

Antonio Soler (1729-1783), arr. R. Gallery

Performed by

English Guitar Quartet

8:28am Minuet No. 2 in G

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Mikhail Pletnev

8:31am Capriccio espagnol, Op. 34

Composed by

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)

Performed by

Mexico City Philharmonic/Batiz

8:48am Music selected by the announcer

9:01am Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Berlin Philharmonic/Abbado

10:08am Overture to Poet and Peasant

Composed by

Franz von Suppe (1819-1895)

Performed by

Cincinnati Pops/Kunzel

10:19am Menuet antique

Composed by

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Performed by

Minnesota Orchestra/Skrowaczewski

10:27am Preludes, Op 23

Composed by

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)

Performed by

Ruth Laredo

11:01am Scherzo No. 3 in C sharp minor, Op. 39

Composed by

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Performed by

Idil Biret

11:11am Violin Concerto in D, Op. 61

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Mintz/Philharmonia/Sinopoli

12:00pm The Three Elizabeths Suite

Composed by

Eric Coates (1886-1957)

Performed by

East of England Orchestra/Nabarro

12:23pm Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67

Composed by

Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)

Performed by

Davis/Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra/Dudamel

12:51pm Finale (Allegro) from Trumpet Concerto in E flat

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Smedvig/Scottish Chamber Orchestra/Ling

12:57pm The Prince of Denmark's March

Composed by

Jeremiah Clarke (c.1673-1707)

Performed by

Kuhlman/Empire Brass

1:01pm The Lark Ascending

Composed by

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

Performed by

Kennedy/City of Birmingham Symphony/Rattle

1:19pm Orchestral Suite No. 4 in D, BWV 1069

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Stuttgart Chamber Orch/Munchinger

1:41pm Johnny Appleseed Suite

Composed by

Mark O'Connor (b.1961)

Performed by

O'Connor/Colorado Symphony/Alsop

2:01pm Four Seasons

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Von der Goltz/Freiburg Baroque Orchestra/Harp Consort

2:45pm St. Paul’s Suite, Op. 29

Composed by

Gustav Holst (1874-1934)

Performed by

Bournemouth Sinfonietta/Hurst

3:00pm Appalachian Spring

Composed by

Aaron Copland (1900-1990)

Performed by

NY Philharmonic/Bernstein

3:26pm Music for the Royal Fireworks

Composed by

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Performed by

Cleveland Symphonic Winds/Fennell

3:43pm 'Othello' Orchestral Suite, Op. 79

Composed by

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912)

Performed by

Chineke! Orchestra/Haimor

3:59pm Concerto in D minor for 2 Violins, BWV 1043

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Spivakov/Futer/Moscow Virtuosi

4:16pm Danzon No. 2

Composed by

Arturo Marquez (b.1950)

Performed by

Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra/Dudamel

4:27pm Overture to William Tell

Composed by

Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)

Performed by

NY Philharmonic/Bernstein

4:39pm Flight of the Bumblebee from The Tale of Tsar Saltan

Composed by

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)

Performed by

Sergei Rachmaninoff

4:42pm How lovely is thy dwelling place from A German Requiem

Composed by

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Performed by

Vienna State Opera Chorus/Vienna Philharmonic/Giulini

4:49pm Overture to The Thieving Magpie

Composed by

Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)

Performed by

NY Philharmonic/Bernstein

5:00pm Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2

Composed by

Franz Liszt (1811-1886)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Sinopoli

5:13pm Rolling River (Sketches on 'Shenandoah')

Composed by

Peter Boyer (b.1970)

Performed by

London Symphony Orchestra

5:19pm Nocturne in E flat, Op. 9 No. 2

Composed by

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Performed by

Wibi Soerjadi

5:25pm Daydreams (a concert waltz)

Composed by

Johann Strauss Jr. (1825-1899)

Performed by

Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic/Walter

5:38pm Pastoral Concerto in F

Composed by

Johann Christoph Pez (1664-1716)

Performed by

Collegium Aureum

6:00pm Gigue in D

Composed by

Johann Pachelbel (1653–1706)

Performed by

English Concert/Pinnock

6:02pm Symphony No. 7 in A, Op. 92

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Boston Symphony/Leinsdorf

6:47pm Gymnopedie No. 2

Composed by

Erik Satie (1866-1925)

Performed by

Jean-Yves Thibaudet

6:51pm Ave Maria

Composed by

Franz Biebl (1906-2001)

Performed by

Chanticleer

7:01pm Ballade in G minor, Op. 118 No. 3

Composed by

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Performed by

Van Cliburn

7:06pm Symphony No. 9 in C, D. 944 "Great"

Composed by

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Performed by

New York Philharmonic/Bernstein

7:56pm Summer of '42

Composed by

Michel Legrand

Performed by

City of Prague Philharmonic/Raine

8:01pm Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra/Honeck

8:47pm Elegy: Oh sweet springs of old

Composed by

Jules Massenet, arr. Thomas Frost

Performed by

Philadelphia Orchestra/Ormandy

8:53pm Vanished Days, Op. 57, No. 1

Composed by

Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)

Performed by

Daniel Gortler

9:00pm Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22

Composed by

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)

Performed by

Hough/City of Birmingham Symphony/Oramo

9:23pm Concerto in A minor for Four Harpsichords, BWV 1065

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

English Concert/Pinnock

9:34pm Cello Sonata in E

Composed by

Francois Francoeur (1698-1787)

Performed by

Bailey/Dinnerstein

9:46pm Sonatina

Composed by

Federico Moreno Torroba (1891-1982)

Performed by

Joseph Pecoraro

10:01pm Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14

Composed by

Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)

Performed by

New Philharmonia/Stokowski

10:52pm Dance of the Blessed Spirits from Orpheus and Eurydice

Composed by

Christoph Willibald von Gluck (1714-1787)

Performed by

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

10:59pm Symphony No. 008 in G, "Evening"

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

English Concert/Pinnock

11:22pm Sonata a 2

Composed by

Stanislaw Szarzynski (1692-1713)

Performed by

Tutti e solo Chamber Ensemble

11:31pm Six Epigraphes Antiques

Composed by

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Performed by

Zofo Duet

11:47pm Music selected by the announcer