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Ballade for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 19

Composed by

Gabriel Faure (1845-1924)

Performed by

Lemelin/CBC Vancouver Orchestra/Bernardi

Label

CBC

Catalog Number

5178

Today's Playlist

4:00pm Symphonic Variations, FWV 46

Composed by

Cesar Franck (1822-1890)

Performed by

Thibaudet/Suisse Romande Orchestra/Dutoit

4:16pm Overture to Euryanthe

Composed by

Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826)

Performed by

Philharmonia/Klemperer

4:26pm Masquerade from Merchant of Venice

Composed by

Arthur Sullivan (1842-1900)

Performed by

RTE Concert Orchestra/Penny

4:44pm Can Can from Gaité Parisienne

Composed by

Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880)

Performed by

Royal Philharmonic/Ellis

4:48pm The Erl-King, D. 328

Composed by

Franz Schubert, transcribed by Franz Liszt

Performed by

Murray Perahia

4:53pm Canon in D

Composed by

Johann Pachelbel (1653–1706)

Performed by

English String Orchestra/Boughton

4:59pm Presto from String Sextet in A, Op . 48

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

Vienna Octet members

5:05pm Three New Etudes, Op. Posth.

Composed by

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Performed by

Louis Lortie

5:12pm Meditation from The Light of Life, Op. 29

Composed by

Edward Elgar (1857-1934)

Performed by

London Philharmonic/Boult

5:19pm Concerto in A for Two Violins, Op. 3 No. 5

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

I Musici

5:28pm Love Song Waltz

Composed by

Johann Strauss Jr. (1825-1899)

Performed by

Gaudier Ensemble

5:36pm Reverie

Composed by

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Performed by

Alice Sara Ott

5:42pm Piano Quartet in G

Composed by

Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778-1837)

Performed by

Gajan Ensemble

5:59pm Introduction & Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 28

Composed by

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)

Performed by

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

6:09pm Overture to Hansel and Gretel

Composed by

Engelburt Humperdinck (1854-1921)

Performed by

Berlin Philharmonic/Karajan

6:19pm Sevilla from from Suite espanola, Op. 47

Composed by

Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909)

Performed by

David Russell

6:26pm Concerto Grosso in G minor, Op. 6 No. 6

Composed by

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Performed by

English Concert/Pinnock

6:43pm Music selected by the announcer

7:01pm Drop The Needle with Vince Tillona

Performed by

Vince Tillona

7:03pm Drop the Needle with Vince Tillona

8:00pm Overture to Candide

Composed by

Leonard Bernstein (1918–1990)

Performed by

NY Philharmonic/Bernstein

8:05pm Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

R. Serkin/NY Philharmonic/Bernstein

8:43pm Tales from the Vienna Woods

Composed by

Johann Strauss Jr. (1825-1899)

Performed by

New York Philharmonic/Bernstein

9:01pm Overture to Donna Diana

Composed by

Emil von Reznicek (1860-1945)

Performed by

New York Philharmonic/Bernstein

9:08pm Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 43

Composed by

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)

Performed by

New York Philharmonic/Bernstein

9:54pm Love Theme from On the Waterfront

Composed by

Leonard Bernstein (1918–1990)

Performed by

New York Philharmonic/Bernstein

10:02pm Petite Suite (for flute, viola and harp)

Composed by

Stephen Paulus

Performed by

Cosmos Trio

10:14pm Piano Quartet in E flat, K. 493

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Salomon Quartet

10:49pm Capriol Suite

Composed by

Peter Warlock (1894-1930)

Performed by

English Sinfonia/Dilkes

11:01pm Les Preludes

Composed by

Franz Liszt (1811-1886)

Performed by

Philharmonia/Karajan

11:18pm Toccata from Partita No. 6 in E minor, BWV 830

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Richard Goode

11:27pm Symphony No. 022 in E flat, "The Philosopher"

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra/Fischer

11:45pm Music selected by the announcer