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Symphony No. 3 in E, Op. 23

Composed by

Hugo Alfven (1872-1960)

Performed by

Royal Scottish National Orchestra/Willen

Label

Naxos

Catalog Number

9

Today's Playlist

10:59am Clarinet Quintet in F sharp minor, Op. 10

Composed by

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912)

Performed by

McGill/Catalyst Quartet

11:28am Hungarian Rhapsody No. 3 in D

Composed by

Franz Liszt (1811-1886)

Performed by

Israel Philharmonic/Mehta

11:38am Concerto in C for Flute and Oboe

Composed by

Antonio Salieri (1750-1825)

Performed by

Dohn/Sous/Wurttemberg Ch. Orch./Faerber

12:01pm Symphony No. 101 in D, "Clock"

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Berlin Philharmonic/Karajan

12:33pm Etude, Op. 10 No. 3 "Tristesse"

Composed by

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Performed by

Sant'Ambrogio/Koenig

12:38pm Elegiac Trio No. 1 in G minor

Composed by

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)

Performed by

Beaux Arts Trio

12:54pm Music selected by the announcer

1:01pm Violin Concerto No. 1 in B flat, K. 207

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Perlman/Vienna Philharmonic/Levine

1:22pm Concerto in E flat for 2 Horns from Tafelmusik

Composed by

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)

Performed by

Baumann/Brown/Acad. SMF/Brown

1:39pm Petite Symphony in B flat for winds

Composed by

Charles Gounod (1818-1893)

Performed by

Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra/Hogwood

2:01pm Karelia Suite, Op. 11

Composed by

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)

Performed by

Pittsburgh Symphony/Maazel

2:19pm Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129

Composed by

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Performed by

Rostropovich/Leningrad Philharmonic/Rozdestvenski

2:46pm Symphony in C, "Sinfonia comista", Bryan C11

Composed by

Johann Baptist Vanhal (1739-1813)

Performed by

Concerto Cologne

3:00pm The Lark Ascending

Composed by

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

Performed by

Ivakhiv/National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine/Sirenko

3:18pm Piano Trio in E flat, Op. 1 No. 1

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Trio Elegiaque

3:48pm Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun

Composed by

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Performed by

French National Radio and TV Orchestra/Martinon

4:00pm Havanaise, Op. 83

Composed by

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)

Performed by

Chung/Royal Philharmonic/Dutoit

4:09pm Prelude to Act 1 from Tristan and Isolde

Composed by

Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Performed by

Los Angeles Philharmonic/Leinsdorf

4:21pm Overture to The Thieving Magpie

Composed by

Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)

Performed by

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

4:32pm Concerto in D

Composed by

Leopold Mozart (1719-1787)

Performed by

Rijen/Amsterdam Combattimento Consort/Vriend

4:45pm Goin' Home

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak, arr. William Arms Fisher

Performed by

Weilerstein/Polonsky

4:51pm Youthful Rapture

Composed by

Percy Grainger (1882-1961)

Performed by

Moerschel/Drury

4:59pm Quadrille

Composed by

Anton Bruckner (1824-1896)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Thielemann

5:05pm Overture to Don Pasquale

Composed by

Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848)

Performed by

National Academy of St. Cecilia/Chung

5:13pm Symphony No. 11 in D, K. 84

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

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

5:24pm Overture from Occasional Suite in D

Composed by

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Performed by

English Concert/Pinnock

5:30pm Lagoon Waltz

Composed by

Johann Strauss Jr. (1825-1899)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Maazel

5:39pm Swedish Rhapsody No. 1, Op. 19 "Midsummer Vigil"

Composed by

Hugo Alfven (1872-1960)

Performed by

Philadelphia Orchestra/Ormandy

5:53pm Ballade, Op. 21b "About Olden Times"

Composed by

Anatol Liadov (1855-1914)

Performed by

Slovak Philharmonic/Gunzenhauser

5:59pm Overture to The Beautiful Galatea

Composed by

Franz von Suppe (1819-1895)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Boskovsky

6:07pm Bassoon Concerto in B flat, RV 503

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Thunemann/I Musici

6:17pm Symphony in G, Op. 11 No. 1

Composed by

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

Performed by

Czech Chamber Philharmonic/Halasz

6:31pm Gardens of the Villa Taranto

Composed by

Colin Brumby (1933-2018)

Performed by

Rayner/Lynch

6:42pm Baryton Trio in D, Hob.XI:52

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Haydn Baryton Trio

6:52pm Music selected by the announcer

7:01pm La Valse

Composed by

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Performed by

Cincinnati Symphony/P. Jarvi

7:13pm String Quartet No. 13 in B flat, Op. 130

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Cleveland Quartet

8:01pm Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30

Composed by

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)

Performed by

Argerich/Berlin RSO/Chailly

8:42pm Bassoon Concerto in B flat, K. 191

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Karten/New Amsterdam Sinfonietta/Markiz

9:01pm Adagio from Symphony No. 2 in C minor

Composed by

Anton Bruckner (1824-1896)

Performed by

Cologne Radio Symphony/Wand

9:18pm Guitar Quintet No. 6 in G

Composed by

Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805)

Performed by

Yamashita/Tokyo String Quartet

9:36pm Symphony No. 2 in D

Composed by

Muzio Clementi (1752–1832)

Performed by

Philharmonia/d'Avalos

10:01pm Nocturne No. 20 in C sharp minor, Op. post.

Composed by

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849), arr. Douglas

Performed by

Menahem Pressler

10:06pm Quintet for Winds and Piano

Composed by

Andre Caplet (1878-1925)

Performed by

Woodwind Society Montreal

10:34pm Orchestral Suite No. 4 in G, Op. 61 "Mozartiana"

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Berlin RSO/Albrecht

11:00pm Divertimento III

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Zucker/Siebert/Magill

11:09pm Norwegian Suite

Composed by

Frederick Delius (1862-1934)

Performed by

Slovak Philharmonic/Hopkins

11:36pm Concerto Grosso in D, Op. 6 No. 5

Composed by

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Performed by

Bath Festival Orchestra/Menuhin

11:53pm Music selected by the announcer