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Danse Macabre, Op. 40

Composed by

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)

Performed by

Philadelphia Orchestra/Ormandy

Label

RCA

Catalog Number

63313

Today's Playlist

4:17pm Overture to Poet and Peasant

Composed by

Franz von Suppe (1819-1895)

Performed by

Cincinnati Pops/Kunzel

4:28pm Overture to The Barber of Seville

Composed by

Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)

Performed by

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

4:36pm Spanish Dance No. 5, "Andalusia"

Composed by

Enrique Granados (1867-1916)

Performed by

Alicia de Larrocha

4:42pm Dome epais le jasmin (Flower Duet) from Lakme

Composed by

Leo Delibes (1836-1891)

Performed by

Fleming/Graham/Philharmonia/Lang-Lessing

4:46pm Overture to Egmont, Op. 84

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Bohm

4:57pm Intermezzo from Cavalleria rusticana

Composed by

Pietro Mascagni (1863-1945)

Performed by

Philharmonia/Muti

5:02pm Violin Concerto in D, Op. 35

Composed by

Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957)

Performed by

Mathé/Dallas Symphony/Litton

5:28pm The Waltzing Cat

Composed by

Leroy Anderson (1908-1975)

Performed by

Eastman-Rochester Pops Orch/Fennell

5:32pm Finale from Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47

Composed by

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)

Performed by

National Symphony/Rostropovich

5:45pm The Lark Ascending

Composed by

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

Performed by

Garcia/English Chamber Orchestra/Menuhin

6:00pm Symphony No. 8 in F, Op. 93

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Berlin Philharmonic/Abbado

6:25pm Pavane, Op. 50

Composed by

Gabriel Faure (1845-1924)

Performed by

Saint Louis Symphony/Slatkin

6:32pm Instrumental Piece

Composed by

Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179)

Performed by

Sequentia

6:39pm Rolling River (Sketches on 'Shenandoah')

Composed by

Peter Boyer (b.1970)

Performed by

London Symphony Orchestra

6:45pm Spiegel im Spiegel

Composed by

Arvo Part (1935-)

Performed by

Schwalke/Malter

6:55pm Last Fall

Composed by

Michael Torke (1961-)

Performed by

Michael Torke/Siwoo Kim

7:01pm Etudes, Op. 25

Composed by

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Performed by

Yunchan Lim

7:32pm 3rd mvt (Poco Allegretto) from Symphony No. 3 in F, Op. 90

Composed by

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Performed by

Israel Philharmonic/Mehta

7:40pm Keyboard Concerto in F, Op. 1 No. 3

Composed by

Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782)

Performed by

Capella Academica Wien/Melkus/Haebler

7:53pm Three Gymnopedies

Composed by

Eric Satie (1866-1925)

Performed by

Stoltzman/Allen

8:03pm Symphony No. 1 in B flat, Op. 38, "Spring"

Composed by

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Performed by

Dresden Philharmonic/Janowski

8:35pm Sonata Reminiscenza in A minor, Op. 38 No. 1

Composed by

Nikolai Medtner (1880-1951)

Performed by

Vassily Primakov

8:50pm Trio Sonata in B flat, K. 266

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Academy Chamber Ensemble

9:01pm Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 17

Composed by

Clara Schumann (1819-1896)

Performed by

Nash Ensemble

9:30pm Ballet Music from Moses

Composed by

Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)

Performed by

Monte-Carlo Opera Orchestra/Almeida

9:53pm Dances from Lakme

Composed by

Leo Delibes (1836-1891)

Performed by

Cincinnati Pops/Kunzel

10:01pm Finale from Appalachian Dreams, Op. 121

Composed by

John Duarte (1919-2004)

Performed by

Sharon Isbin

10:06pm Symphony No. 101 in D, "Clock"

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Orchestra of the 18th Century/Bruggen

10:36pm Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata"

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Maurizio Pollini

11:01pm Clarinet Quintet in B flat, Op. 34

Composed by

Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826)

Performed by

Manasse/Manhattan String Quartet

11:27pm I'll Be Back

Composed by

Gabriel Yared (b.1949)

Performed by

Constable/Academy of St Martin in the Fields/Rabinowitz

11:33pm Nocturne from Pan Voyevoda

Composed by

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)

Performed by

Moscow Symphony/Golovschin

11:39pm Nuvole bianche

Composed by

Ludovico Einaudi (b.1955)

Performed by

Ludovico Einaudi

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