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The Moldau from Ma Vlast (My Fatherland)

Composed by

Bedrich Smetana (1824-1884)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Levine

Label

DG

Catalog Number

289

Today's Playlist

5:01pm Violin Sonata No. 1 in A, Op. 13

Composed by

Gabriel Faure (1845-1924)

Performed by

Shaham/Eguchi

5:28pm Consolation No. 3 in D flat (Lento placido)

Composed by

Franz Liszt (1811-1886)

Performed by

Barenboim

5:34pm Estampes

Composed by

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Performed by

Louis-Philippe Pelletier

5:49pm Music selected by the announcer

6:01pm Penitential Psalm No. 6, LV 799

Composed by

Orlande de Lassus (c.1532-1594)

Performed by

Cappella Amsterdam/Reuss

6:10pm Lute Fastasias Nos. 2 and 15

Composed by

Simone Molinaro (c.1570-1636), arr. J.L. Kerr

Performed by

James Limerick Kerr

6:19pm Sonata for solo violin No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Alon Sariel

6:44pm Sonata No. 1 in D, Op. 9

Composed by

Johann Schenck (1660-1712)

Performed by

Diniz/Klaes/Jaloto

7:01pm Violin Sonata No. 19 in E flat, K. 302

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Frahm-Lewis Trio

7:15pm Concerto for 2 Horns No. 3 in F

Composed by

Friedrich Witt (1770-1836)

Performed by

Muzyk/Kerdelewicz/Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra/Falletta

7:34pm Women's Dignity Waltz, Op. 277

Composed by

Josef Strauss (1827-1870)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Nezet-Seguin

7:44pm Act II from Griseldis, or the Five Senses

Composed by

Adolphe Adam (1803-1856)

Performed by

Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra/Salvi

8:01pm Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67

Composed by

Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)

Performed by

Davis/Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra/Dudamel

8:29pm Les Trianons, suite for harpsichord and orchestra

Composed by

Fernande Decruck (1896-1954)

Performed by

Mahan Esfahani/Jackson Symphony Orchestra/Aubin

8:48pm Nocturne

Composed by

Henriette Hilda Bosmans (1895–1952)

Performed by

Wallfisch/Griffiths

9:01pm Eclogue for Piano and Strings

Composed by

Gerald Finzi (1901-1956)

Performed by

Jones/English String Orchestra/Boughton

9:12pm Symphony No. 5 in D

Composed by

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

Performed by

BBC Symphony/Brabbins

9:53pm Last Fall

Composed by

Michael Torke (1961-)

Performed by

Kim/East Coast Chamber Orchestra/Torke

9:59pm Suite from Pelleas et Melisande, Op. 80

Composed by

Gabriel Faure (1845-1924)

Performed by

New Philharmonia/Davis

10:17pm Sheep May Safely Graze from Cantata 208

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra/Munchinger

10:23pm Julia Florida

Composed by

Agustin Barrios (1885-1944)

Performed by

Sharon Isbin

10:29pm Notturno for Winds, Op. 34

Composed by

Louis Spohr (1784-1859)

Performed by

Consortium Classicum/Klocker

10:59pm Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp

Composed by

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Performed by

O'Connor/Neubauer/Kibbey

11:17pm Nocturne in F sharp, Op. 15 No. 2

Composed by

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Performed by

Yundi Li

11:22pm Suite Concertino in F, Op. 16

Composed by

Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari (1876-1948)

Performed by

Millard/CBC Vancouver Orchestra/ Bernardi

11:43pm Music selected by the announcer