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Symphony in C

Composed by

Georges Bizet (1838–1875)

Performed by

French National Radio and TV Orchestra/Munch

Label

EMI

Catalog Number

75477

Today's Playlist

5:00am Second Suite for Two Cellos

Composed by

Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880)

Performed by

Pidoux/Peclard

5:22am Sonata a 3 in A Minor, Op. 1, No. 6

Composed by

Tomaso Albinoni (1671-1751)

Performed by

Parnassi Musici

5:30am La Muse et le Poete, Op. 132

Composed by

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)

Performed by

Ivakhiv/Shao/National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine/Sirenko

5:49am Music selected by the announcer

6:01am Music for the Royal Fireworks

Composed by

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Performed by

Cleveland Symphonic Winds/Fennell

6:18am Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia (Love Theme) from Spartacus

Composed by

Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978)

Performed by

London Symphony/Black

6:29am Overture to I Masnadieri

Composed by

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)

Performed by

La Scala Philharmonic/Muti

6:35am Overture, Scherzo and Finale, Op. 52

Composed by

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Performed by

Rev. & Romantic Orch/Gardiner

6:53am My Robin is to the Greenwood Gone

Composed by

Percy Grainger (1882-1961)

Performed by

Smirnoff/Moerschel/Drury

7:01am Music Everywhere 'Rediffusion March'

Composed by

Eric Coates (1886-1957)

Performed by

BBC Philharmonic/Wilson

7:05am Trumpet Concerto No. 3 in D

Composed by

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)

Performed by

Nakariakov/Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra/Wolff

7:17am Variations on Casta Diva

Composed by

Jean-Baptiste Arban (1825-1889), after music of Vincenzo Bellini

Performed by

Vary/National Orchestra Lille/Brignoli

7:25am Suite from Giselle

Composed by

Adolphe Adam (1803-1856)

Performed by

Czecho-Slovak RSO/Lenard

7:43am Horn Concerto No. 3 in E flat, K. 447

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Baumann/Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra/Zukerman

8:01am Three Dances for Orchestra

Composed by

Mozart Camargo Guarnieri (1907-1993)

Performed by

Simon Bolivar Symphony of Venezuela/Valdes

8:12am Two Dances from William Tell

Composed by

Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)

Performed by

Philharmonia/Karajan

8:22am Dances from The Oprichnik

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Royal Opera House Covent Garden/Davis

8:30am Bassoon Concerto in A minor, RV 497

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Thunemann/I Musici

8:40am Winter Storm Waltz

Composed by

Julius Fucik (1872-1916)

Performed by

Czech Philharmonic/Neuman

8:53am Music selected by the announcer

9:01am Piano Trio No. 29 in G, Hob. XV:15

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Hantai/Hantai/Verzier

9:21am Overture & Venusberg Bacchanale from Tannhäuser

Composed by

Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Performed by

MET Orchestra/Levine

9:45am Sonata Reminiscenza in A minor, Op. 38 No. 1

Composed by

Nikolai Medtner (1880-1951)

Performed by

Vladimir Viardo

10:00am Piano Concerto No. 22 in E flat, K. 482

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Uchida/English Chamber Orchestra/Tate

10:36am Fantasia for a Gentleman

Composed by

Joaquin Rodrigo (1901-1999)

Performed by

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

11:00am King Arthur: Suite

Composed by

Henry Purcell (1659-1695)

Performed by

Tafelmusik/Lamon

11:19am Air varié No. 1 for Guitar, Op. 21

Composed by

Giulio Regondi (1822-1872)

Performed by

David Starobin

11:32am Concerto for Harp and Orchestra in E flat, Op. 74

Composed by

Reinhold Gliere (1875-1956)

Performed by

Maistre/WDR Symphony Orchestra of Cologne/Stutzmann

12:00pm Swedish Rhapsody No. 1, Op. 19 "Midsummer Vigil"

Composed by

Hugo Alfven (1872-1960)

Performed by

Stockholm Philharmonic/Jarvi

12:15pm Canzona bergamasca

Composed by

Samuel Scheidt

Performed by

Paramount Brass

12:20pm Little Suite from Anna Magdalena Bach Notebook

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), arr. Thomas Frost

Performed by

Philadelphia Orchestra/Ormandy

12:29pm Introduzione e Rondo for Piano & Orchestra

Composed by

Cipriani Potter (1792-1871)

Performed by

Huangci/BBC National Orchestra of Wales/Griffiths

12:49pm Music selected by the announcer

1:01pm Concerto in E flat for 2 Horns from Tafelmusik

Composed by

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)

Performed by

Capella Istropolitana/Edlinger

1:16pm Norwegian Suite

Composed by

Frederick Delius (1862-1934)

Performed by

Slovak Philharmonic/Hopkins

1:42pm Selections from The Nursery Suite

Composed by

Edward Elgar (1857-1934)

Performed by

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic/Groves

2:02pm String Quintet in C, D. 956

Composed by

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Performed by

Emerson String Quartet/Rostropovich

2:56pm Gnossienne No. 1

Composed by

Erik Satie (1866-1925)

Performed by

Pascal Rogé

3:02pm Violin Concerto No. 3 in G, K. 216

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Capucon/Scottish Chamber Orchestra/Langree

3:25pm Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique"

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Jae-Hyuck Cho

3:46pm Character dances from Act II, The Nutcracker, Op. 71

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

New York City Ballet Orchestra/Zinman

4:00pm Grand Overture, Op. 61

Composed by

Mauro Giuliani (1781-1829)

Performed by

Angel Romero

4:09pm Havanaise, Op. 83

Composed by

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)

Performed by

Heifetz/RCA Victor SO/Steinberg

4:19pm Theme from Life is Beautiful

Composed by

Nicola Piovani (b.1946)

Performed by

Capucon/Brussels Philharmonic/Deneve

4:23pm Overture to Genoveva, Op. 81

Composed by

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Performed by

London Classical Players/Norrington

4:32pm Pamphlets (Waltz)

Composed by

Johann Strauss Jr. (1825-1899)

Performed by

Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic/Walter

4:42pm Introduction et Rondeau brillant, Op. 144

Composed by

Ferdinand Ries (1784-1838)

Performed by

Hinterhuber/New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Grodd

5:01pm Serenade from Harold in Italy, Op. 16

Composed by

Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)

Performed by

Verney/Bastille Opera Orchestra/Chung

5:08pm Ride of the Valkyries from Die Walkure

Composed by

Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Performed by

Paris Orchestra/Barenboim

5:14pm Concerto in C minor for 2 Pianos, BWV 1060

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

R & G Casadesus/Zurich Chamber Orchestra/de Stoutz

5:30pm Grand Waltz from Cinderella

Composed by

Sergei Prokofiev, arr. by Tamas Batiashvili

Performed by

Batiashvili/Chamber Orchestra of Europe/Nezet-Seguin

5:36pm Flute Concerto in D, RV 428 "Il cardellino"

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Gazzelloni/I Musici

5:47pm Songs My Mother Taught Me from Gypsy Melodies, Op. 55

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

Grumiaux/Hajdu

5:50pm Dances Sacred and Profane for Harp and Orchestra

Composed by

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Performed by

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

6:01pm Elegy: Oh sweet springs of old

Composed by

Jules Massenet (1842-1912)

Performed by

Bell/Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields/Stern

6:06pm Three selections from Op. 59

Composed by

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912)

Performed by

Isata Kanneh-Mason

6:19pm Mother Goose Suite

Composed by

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Performed by

City of Birmingham Symphony/Rattle

6:49pm Recuerdos de la Alhambra

Composed by

Francisco Tarrega (1852-1909)

Performed by

Sharon Isbin

6:54pm Music selected by the announcer

7:01pm Clarinet Concerto in A, K. 622

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Brymer/Royal Philharmonic/Beecham

7:33pm Selections by Kreisler

Composed by

Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962)

Performed by

Stern/Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra/Rolla

8:01pm Harold in Italy, Op. 16

Composed by

Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)

Performed by

Lincer/NY Philharmonic/Bernstein

8:44pm Guitar Sonata in C, Op. 15

Composed by

Mauro Giuliani (1781-1829)

Performed by

David Russell

9:01pm Prelude to Act 1 and Love-Death (Liebestod) from Tristan and Isolde

Composed by

Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Performed by

Bamberg Symphony Orchestra/Hrusa

9:20pm Rosamunde, D. 797

Composed by

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Performed by

Alexandre Tharaud

9:39pm First Suite for Two Cellos

Composed by

Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880)

Performed by

Pidoux/Peclard

10:01pm Poeme elegiaque, Op. 12

Composed by

Eugene Ysaye (1858-1931)

Performed by

Ibragimova/Tiberghien

10:17pm Pavane for a Dead Princess

Composed by

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Performed by

Royal Concertgebouw/Giulini

10:26pm Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18

Composed by

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)

Performed by

Bronfman/Philharmonia/Salonen

11:01pm Aria

Composed by

David Lyon

Performed by

Royal Ballet Sinfonia/Lloyd-Jones

11:05pm Serenade in F, Op. 95

Composed by

Charles Villiers Stanford (1852–1924)

Performed by

Capricorn

11:35pm Sonatina

Composed by

Federico Moreno Torroba (1891-1982)

Performed by

David Russell

11:48pm Music selected by the announcer