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String Quartet No. 4

Composed by

George Whitefield Chadwick (1854-1931)

Performed by

Portland String Quartet

Label

Northeastern

Catalog Number

234

Today's Playlist

11:01am Piccolo Concerto in C, RV 444

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Bouton/Vinikour/Setapen/Bian/Duque/Babini/Raciti

11:12am Night on Bald Mountain

Composed by

Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881)

Performed by

Bergen Philharmonic/Kitayenko

11:27am Adagio for Strings, Op. 11

Composed by

Samuel Barber (1910-1981)

Performed by

NY Philharmonic/Bernstein

11:38am L'Arlesienne Suite No. 1

Composed by

Georges Bizet (1838–1875)

Performed by

Mexico City Philharmonic/Batiz

11:59am Simple Symphony, Op. 4

Composed by

Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)

Performed by

English String Orchestra/Boughton

12:17pm Pictures at an Exhibition

Composed by

Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881), orch. Maurice Ravel

Performed by

Berlin Philharmonic/Karajan

12:54pm Radetzky March, Op. 228

Composed by

Johann Strauss Sr. (1804-1849)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Thielemann

1:00pm Overture to Rienzi

Composed by

Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Performed by

Philharmonia/Maazel

1:12pm Roma

Composed by

Georges Bizet (1838–1875)

Performed by

Bordeaux Aquitaine Orchestra/Benzi

1:47pm Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor

Composed by

Otto Nicolai (1810-1849)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Boskovsky

1:56pm Apres un Reve, Op. 7 No. 1

Composed by

Gabriel Faure (1845-1924)

Performed by

Harrell/Canino

2:01pm Symphony No. 6 in F, Op. 68 "Pastoral"

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Böhm

2:48pm Overture to Pique Dame (The Queen of Spades)

Composed by

Franz von Suppe (1819-1895)

Performed by

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

2:58pm Grand Canyon Suite

Composed by

Ferde Grofé (1892-1972)

Performed by

Philadelphia Orchestra/Ormandy

3:32pm Appalachian Spring

Composed by

Aaron Copland (1900-1990)

Performed by

Cincinnati Pops/Kunzel

3:58pm Rainbow Connection

Composed by

Paul Williams

Performed by

Lang Lang

4:04pm Capriol Suite

Composed by

Peter Warlock (1894-1930)

Performed by

Ulster Orchestra/Handley

4:14pm Imperial March from The Empire Strikes Back

Composed by

John Williams (b.1932)

Performed by

Cincinnati Pops/Kunzel

4:17pm The Bells of St. Genevieve

Composed by

Marin Marais (1656-1728)

Performed by

Spectre de la Rose

4:27pm Por Una Cabeza

Composed by

Carlos Gardel (1890–1935)

Performed by

Hope/Gunst/Massa/Logerot/Stephan/Ammon

4:32pm Danse macabre, Op. 40

Composed by

Camille Saint-Saens, arr. Franz Liszt and Vladimir Horowitz

Performed by

Yuja Wang

4:41pm Serenade No. 13 in G, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik"

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Chamber Orchestra of Europe/Galway

4:59pm Arrival of the Queen of Sheba from Solomon

Composed by

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Performed by

Academy of Ancient Music/Hogwood

5:03pm El Capitan (a march)

Composed by

John Philip Sousa (1854-1932)

Performed by

Saint Louis Symphony/Slatkin

5:06pm The Thunderer (a march)

Composed by

John Philip Sousa (1854-1932)

Performed by

Philip Jones Ensemble/Howarth

5:09pm Swedish Rhapsody No. 1, Op. 19 "Midsummer Vigil"

Composed by

Hugo Alfven (1872-1960)

Performed by

Stockholm Philharmonic/Jarvi

5:24pm American Caprice

Composed by

Morton Gould (1913-1996)

Performed by

Lara Downes

5:30pm Vienna Bonbons

Composed by

Johann Strauss Jr. (1825-1899)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Maazel

5:40pm Dome epais le jasmin (Flower Duet) from Lakme

Composed by

Leo Delibes (1836-1891)

Performed by

Kohutkova/Slepkovska/Slovak Radio Symphony/Wildner

5:46pm Spring from Four Seasons

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Hope/Zurich Chamber Orchestra

5:56pm Nocturne No. 5 in B flat

Composed by

John Field (1782–1837)

Performed by

Miceal O’Rourke

6:01pm Festive Symphony

Composed by

Bedrich Smetana (1824-1884)

Performed by

Austrian Radio Symphony/Zagrosek

6:49pm Music selected by the announcer

7:01pm Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39

Composed by

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)

Performed by

Berlin Philharmonic/Karajan

7:41pm Prelude, Chorale & Fugue, FWV 21

Composed by

Cesar Franck (1822-1890)

Performed by

Benjamin Grosvenor

8:01pm Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 17

Composed by

Ignaz Jan Paderewski (1860-1941)

Performed by

Lane/BBC Scottish Symphony/Maksymiuk

8:37pm Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Gordon Fergus-Thompson

8:42pm Grand Trio in G, Op. 119

Composed by

Friedrich Kuhlau (1786-1832)

Performed by

Rampal/Arimany/Ritter

9:00pm Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Composed by

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Performed by

Scottish Chamber Orchestra/Mackerras

9:40pm Flute Concerto in D

Composed by

Leopold Hofmann (1738-1793)

Performed by

Rampal/Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra/Rolla

9:59pm Consolation No. 3 in D flat (Lento placido)

Composed by

Franz Liszt (1811-1886)

Performed by

Van Cliburn

10:05pm Violin Sonata in A, D. 574

Composed by

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Performed by

Brandis/Canino

10:28pm Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16

Composed by

Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)

Performed by

Guy/BBC Philharmonic/Jarvi

11:01pm String Quartet No. 21 in D, K. 575

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Franz Schubert Quartett

11:28pm Melodrama from The Snow Maiden, Op. 12

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

St. Petersburg Camerata/Sondeckis

11:34pm Lady Radnor’s Suite

Composed by

Hubert Parry (1848-1918)

Performed by

English String Orchestra/Boughton

11:50pm Music selected by the announcer