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Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, BWV 1041

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Stern/English Chamber Orchestra/Schneider

Label

Sony

Catalog Number

66471

Today's Playlist

4:30pm Rondo from Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21

Composed by

Edouard Lalo (1823-1892)

Performed by

Mutter/French National Orchestra/Ozawa

4:39pm Bells Across the Meadows

Composed by

Albert Ketelbey (1875-1959)

Performed by

Royal Philharmonic/Rogers

4:44pm Impromptu No. 2 in F sharp, Op. 36

Composed by

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Performed by

Gustavo Romero

4:51pm Romance for Viola and Piano, Op. 85

Composed by

Max Bruch (1838-1920)

Performed by

Power/Crawford-Phillips

5:00pm Alla marcia from Karelia Suite, Op. 11

Composed by

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)

Performed by

Boston Pops/Fiedler

5:05pm Hungarian March in D minor, D. 818

Composed by

Franz Schubert, orchestrated by Franz Liszt

Performed by

Vienna Academy Orchestra/Haselbock

5:12pm Dance of the Cockerels from Maskarade

Composed by

Carl Nielsen (1865-1931)

Performed by

Swedish Radio Symphony/Salonen

5:18pm Andante and Hungarian Rondo, Op. 35

Composed by

Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826)

Performed by

Power/Bergen Philharmonic/Manze

5:29pm Waltz from Faust

Composed by

Charles Gounod (1818-1893)

Performed by

Salon Orchestra of Cologne

5:35pm Recorder Concerto in F, Op. 10 No. 5

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Petri/Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields/Brown

5:44pm Symphony in G, Op. 11, No. 1

Composed by

Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges (1745-1799)

Performed by

Tafelmusik/Lamon

6:00pm Over the Rainbow

Composed by

Harold Arlen, arr. Tom Poster

Performed by

Ma/Stott

6:04pm Woods so Wild

Composed by

William Byrd (c.1540-1623)

Performed by

Ayreheart

6:10pm Manha de Carnaval

Composed by

Luis Bonfa, arr. by John Williams

Performed by

Perlman/Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra/Williams

6:15pm Royal Concert No. 2

Composed by

Francois Couperin (1668-1733)

Performed by

Claire/Moroney/Linden

6:30pm The Three Elizabeths Suite

Composed by

Eric Coates (1886-1957)

Performed by

London Pops/Fennell

6:51pm Music selected by the announcer

7:01pm Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34

Composed by

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Performed by

Couteau/Hermès Quartet

7:43pm Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G, BWV 1049

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Concentus Musicus Vienna/Harnoncourt

8:00pm Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14

Composed by

Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)

Performed by

Orchestra Lamoureux of Paris/Markevitch

8:54pm Tonadilla

Composed by

Enrique Granados (1867-1916)

Performed by

Christopher Parkening

9:01pm Piano Sonata in F, K. 497

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Schnabel/Rowland

9:25pm Ballade, Op. 78

Composed by

Alexander Glazunov (1865–1936)

Performed by

Moscow Symphony/Golovschin

9:42pm Sixteen Waltzes, Op. 39

Composed by

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Performed by

Bax/Chung

10:00pm As Far As Florence

Composed by

Gabriel Yared (b.1949)

Performed by

Constable/Sebestyen/Academy of St Martin in the Fields/Rabinowitz

10:07pm Triple Concerto in C, Op. 56

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Benedetti/Kanneh-Mason/Grosvenor/Philharmonia Orchestra/Rouvali

10:42pm Mediterranean Diptych, Op. 28

Composed by

Vincent D'Indy (1851-1931)

Performed by

Monte Carlo Philharmonic/Pretre

11:00pm String Quintet in F

Composed by

Anton Bruckner (1824-1896)

Performed by

L'Archibudelli

11:46pm In the Country

Composed by

Eric Coates (1886-1957)

Performed by

Royal Philharmonic/Groves

11:50pm Music selected by the announcer