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Flute Sonata in F minor, Op. 120 No. 1

Composed by

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Performed by

Pahud/Bronfman

Label

EMI

Catalog Number

73708

Today's Playlist

3:00pm Overture & Venusberg Bacchanale from Tannhäuser

Composed by

Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Performed by

Berlin Philharmonic/Maazel

3:24pm Montgomery Variations

Composed by

Margaret Bonds (1913-1972)

Performed by

Royal Scottish National Orchestra/Gray

3:48pm Mandolin Partita

Composed by

Alon Sariel (b.1986)

Performed by

Alon Sariel

4:00pm Symphony No. 1 in D

Composed by

Jiri Benda (1722-1795)

Performed by

Salieri Chamber Orchestra/Pal

4:10pm Spanish Dance No. 5, "Andalusia"

Composed by

Enrique Granados (1867-1916)

Performed by

Milos Karadaglic

4:16pm Symphony in D, K. 97

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

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

4:27pm In Nature’s Realm (Concert Overture), Op. 91

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

Indianopolis Symphony/Markl

4:43pm Violin Concerto No. 2 in E, BWV 1042

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Podger/Brecon Baroque

5:00pm Legend, Op. 11

Composed by

Johan Svendsen (1840-1911)

Performed by

Bergen Symphony/Andersen

5:14pm Introduction & Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 28

Composed by

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)

Performed by

Perlman/Paris Orchestra/Martinon

5:24pm Queen’s Waltz, Op. 22 No. 3

Composed by

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

Performed by

Musica Camerata Montreal

5:29pm Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43

Composed by

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)

Performed by

Wang/Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra/Dudamel

5:53pm Gypsy Caprice

Composed by

Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962)

Performed by

Goulding/O’Riley

6:00pm Concerto in F for 3 Violins from Tafelmusik, Part II

Composed by

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)

Performed by

Paillard Chamber Orchestra/Paillard

6:14pm Forest Scenes, Op. 82

Composed by

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Performed by

Sviatoslav Richter

6:36pm Selections from The Gods Go a’Begging Suite

Composed by

George Frideric Handel, arr. by Thomas Beecham

Performed by

Royal Philharmonic/Menuhin

6:46pm Meditation from Thais

Composed by

Jules Massenet (1842-1912)

Performed by

Cocomi/Garrett/Ushida

6:51pm Music selected by the announcer

6:59pm Das Rheingold Part 1

Composed by

Richard Wagner

8:18pm Das Rheingold Part 2

Composed by

Richard Wagner

9:44pm Music selected by the announcer

10:00pm Symphony No. 3 in C, 'Military'

Composed by

Emilie Mayer (1812-1883)

Performed by

NDR Radio Philharmonic/Vriend

10:33pm The Fairy Queen: Suite from Act 4

Composed by

Henry Purcell (1659-1695)

Performed by

Concert of Nations/Savall

10:43pm Concerto No. 1 in B flat for Two Wind Ensembles and Strings

Composed by

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Performed by

English Concert/Pinnock

10:59pm String Quartet in C minor

Composed by

Anton Bruckner (1824-1896)

Performed by

L'Archibudelli

11:22pm Adagio for Piano Trio in E flat, D. 897 "Nocturne"

Composed by

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Performed by

Villa Musica Ensemble

11:33pm First Caprice

Composed by

Michel-Richard de Lalande (1657-1726)

Performed by

Orchestral Ensemble of Paris/Wallez

11:50pm Music selected by the announcer