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Pastoral Concerto in F

Composed by

Johann Christoph Pez (1664-1716)

Performed by

Collegium Aureum

Label

Harmonia Mundi

Catalog Number

77048

Today's Playlist

3:01pm An English Suite

Composed by

Hubert Parry (1848-1918)

Performed by

English String Orchestra/Boughton

3:21pm The Emancipated

Composed by

Josef Strauss (1827-1870)

Performed by

Budapest Festival Orchestra/Fischer

3:27pm Moorish Rhapsody

Composed by

Engelburt Humperdinck (1854-1921)

Performed by

Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony/Fischer-Dieskau

4:00pm Moonlight from "The Sea"

Composed by

Frank Bridge (1879-1941)

Performed by

Ulster Orchestra/Handley

4:07pm Allegro-Valse from Mam'zelle Angot

Composed by

Charles Lecocq (1832-1918)

Performed by

National Philharmonic/Bonynge

4:12pm Violin Concerto No. 2 in E, BWV 1042

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

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

4:28pm Bassoon Concerto in B flat, K. 191

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Walker/London Mozart Players/Glover

4:47pm Scherzo from Symphony in A, Op. 79

Composed by

Carl Reinecke (1824-1910)

Performed by

Rhenish Philharmonic/Walter

4:53pm Vidalita

Composed by

Antonio Sinopoli (1878-1964)

Performed by

Pepe Romero/Angel Romero

5:00pm Polonaise from Rusalka

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

Czech Philharmonic/Neuman

5:05pm Sonata a 3 in D Major, Op. 1, No. 9

Composed by

Tomaso Albinoni (1671-1751)

Performed by

Parnassi Musici

5:12pm Impromptu in B minor, Op. 78 No. 2

Composed by

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912)

Performed by

Isata Kanneh-Mason

5:17pm Invitation to the Dance, Op. 65

Composed by

Carl Maria von Weber, orch. by Hector Berlioz

Performed by

National Philharmonic/Bonynge

5:29pm Emperor Waltz

Composed by

Johann Strauss Jr. (1825-1899)

Performed by

Chicago Symphony/Reiner

5:38pm Early Hungarian Dances

Composed by

Ferenc Farkas (1905-2000)

Performed by

Powers Woodwind Quintet

5:49pm Capriccio Brillant in B minor Op. 22

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

Vogt/Chamber Orchestra of Paris/Vogt

6:01pm Viola Concerto in G

Composed by

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)

Performed by

Miller/Philomel Baroque

6:15pm Trio in D for Pianoforte, Flute & Cello

Composed by

Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach (1732-1795)

Performed by

Camerata of Cologne

6:31pm Gavotte

Composed by

Joseph Hellmesberger II (1855-1907)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Nelsons

6:38pm Impromptu in A flat, D. 935 No. 2

Composed by

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Performed by

Grigory Sokolov

6:47pm Music selected by the announcer

6:59pm Rodelinda Part 1

Composed by

George Frederic Handel

8:03pm Rodelinda Part 2

Composed by

George Frederic Handel

8:55pm Rodelinda Part 3

Composed by

George Frederic Handel

9:44pm Music selected by the announcer

10:00pm String Quartet No. 14 in G, K. 387 "Spring"

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Alban Berg Quartet

10:31pm Andante et allegro, Op. 133

Composed by

Mel Bonis (1858-1937)

Performed by

Varache/Granjon

10:38pm Clarinet Trio in B flat, Op. 11

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Shifrin/Finckel/Han

11:00pm Symphony No. 2 in F, Op. 81

Composed by

Giuseppe Martucci (1856-1909)

Performed by

Philharmonia/d'Avalos

11:45pm Music selected by the announcer