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Suite from Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Philadelphia Orchestra/Ormandy

Label

RCA

Catalog Number

6537

Today's Playlist

12:01pm Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra, No.1 in E flat

Composed by

Francesco Antonio Rosetti (1750-1792)

Performed by

Klocker/SWR Symphony Orchestra of Baden-Baden/Schröter-Seebeck

12:24pm String Quintet No. 6 in C, Op. 30 "La Musica Notturna delle Strade di Madrid" G. 324

Composed by

Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805)

Performed by

Pulcinella Orchestra

12:40pm Palladio

Composed by

Karl Jenkins (1944-)

Performed by

London Philharmonic Strings/Jenkins

12:58pm Sonata No. 3 in B flat, ZWV 181

Composed by

Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679-1745)

Performed by

Glaetzner/Goritzki/Sönstevold/Bernstein/Beyer/Pank

1:16pm The Fountains of Rome

Composed by

Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936)

Performed by

Orchestra of the National Academy of St. Cecilia/Gatti

1:35pm Rapsodie Basque

Composed by

Gabriel Pierne (1863-1937)

Performed by

BBC Philharmonic Orchestra/Mena

1:46pm Overture to The Fair Melusina, Op. 32

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

Bern Symphony/Maag

2:00pm Romance in F for Cello & Orchestra

Composed by

Richard Strauss (1864-1949)

Performed by

Maisky/Paris Orchestra/Bychkov

2:14pm Grand Canyon Suite

Composed by

Ferde Grofé (1892-1972)

Performed by

Cincinnati Pops/Kunzel

2:46pm Simple Symphony, Op. 4

Composed by

Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)

Performed by

English String Orchestra/Boughton

3:04pm Rodeo (complete ballet)

Composed by

Aaron Copland (1900-1990)

Performed by

Detroit Symphony/Slatkin

3:30pm String Quartet No. 12 in F, Op. 96 "American"

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

Emerson String Quartet

3:57pm Overture to Torvaldo & Dorliska

Composed by

Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)

Performed by

National Philharmonic/Chailly

4:06pm Cuban Overture

Composed by

George Gershwin (1898-1937)

Performed by

Dallas Symphony/Litton

4:18pm Dome epais le jasmin (Flower Duet) from Lakme

Composed by

Leo Delibes (1836-1891)

Performed by

Kohutkova/Slepkovska/Slovak Radio Symphony/Wildner

4:24pm El Capitan (a march)

Composed by

John Philip Sousa (1854-1932)

Performed by

Saint Louis Symphony/Slatkin

4:28pm King Cotton (a march)

Composed by

John Philip Sousa (1854-1932)

Performed by

Philip Jones Ensemble/Howarth

4:31pm Canon in D

Composed by

Johann Pachelbel (1653–1706)

Performed by

Paillard Chamber Orchestra/Paillard

4:40pm Ballet Music from Le Cid

Composed by

Jules Massenet (1842-1912)

Performed by

National Philharmonic/Bonynge

5:00pm Lift Every Voice and Sing

Composed by

William Grant Still (1895-1978)

Performed by

Honeysucker/Videmus

5:04pm O patria mia from Aida

Composed by

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)

Performed by

Harteros/St. Cecilia/Pappano

5:11pm Suite from "To Kill a Mockingbird"

Composed by

Elmer Bernstein (1922-2004)

Performed by

City of Prague Philharmonic/Fitzpatrick

5:20pm Summer from Four Seasons

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Avital/Venice Baroque Orchestra

5:31pm Merry Widow Waltz

Composed by

Franz Lehar (1870-1948)

Performed by

Richard Hayman Symphony

5:39pm Guitar Concerto

Composed by

Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959)

Performed by

Bream/London Symphony/Previn

5:58pm Symphony No. 2, "Song of a New Race"

Composed by

William Grant Still (1895-1978)

Performed by

Detroit Symphony/Jarvi

6:28pm Symphony No. 4, Op. 34 "Requiem"

Composed by

Howard Hanson (1896-1981)

Performed by

Seattle Symphony & Chorale/Schwarz

6:56pm Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14

Composed by

Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)

Performed by

San Francisco Symphony/Tilson Thomas

7:53pm La Catedral

Composed by

Agustin Barrios (1885-1944)

Performed by

Thibaut Garcia

8:02pm Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

Ma/Berlin Philharmonic/Maazel

8:45pm Trio for piano, oboe and bassoon

Composed by

Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)

Performed by

Roge/Bourgue/Wallez

8:59pm Asturias (Leyenda) from Suite Espanola, Op. 47

Composed by

Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909)

Performed by

Thibaut Garcia

9:08pm Carnival of the Animals

Composed by

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)

Performed by

Philadelphia Orchestra/Ormandy

9:29pm Symphony No. 3 in D, D. 200

Composed by

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Performed by

Swedish Chamber Orchestra/Dausgaard

9:53pm Three Paraguayan Dances

Composed by

Agustin Barrios (1885-1944)

Performed by

David Russell

10:00pm Piano Trio in D, Op. 1

Composed by

Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957)

Performed by

Beaux Arts Trio

10:35pm Partita for violin No. 3 in E, BWV 1006

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Kristof Barati

10:50pm Love-Death (Liebestod) from Tristan and Isolde (for orchestra)

Composed by

Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Performed by

Philadelphia Orchestra/Thielemann

11:00pm Norwegian Dances, Op. 35

Composed by

Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)

Performed by

Utah Symphony Orchestra/Abravanel

11:18pm Six Etudes in the form of a Canon, Op. 56

Composed by

Robert Schumann, arr. by Claude Debussy

Performed by

Argerich/Zilberstein

11:35pm Legend for Piano & Orchestra

Composed by

John Ireland (1879-1962)

Performed by

Parkin/London Philharmonic/Thomson

11:50pm Music selected by the announcer