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Goldberg Canons, BWV 1087

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Cafe Zimmermann

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4:00pm Overture to The Bartered Bride

Composed by

Bedrich Smetana (1824-1884)

Performed by

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

4:08pm Prelude & Fugue in D, Op. 35 No. 2

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

Michael Brown

4:16pm Violin Concerto in G minor, RV 317

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Perlman/Israel Philharmonic

4:31pm Fantasia on Greensleeves

Composed by

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

Performed by

Boston Pops/Fiedler

4:37pm Divertimento No. 2 in G

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Rampal/Stern/Rostropovich

4:48pm Dance of the Hours from La gioconda

Composed by

Amilcare Ponchielli (1834-1886)

Performed by

Philadelphia Orchestra/Ormandy

5:00pm Fantasy Aborigine No. 3, "Kokopelli"

Composed by

Louis Wayne Ballard (1931-2007)

Performed by

Fort Smith Symphony/Jeter

5:14pm The Belle of the Ball

Composed by

Leroy Anderson (1908-1975)

Performed by

Eastman-Rochester Pops/Fennell

5:18pm Two Fragments - Russlan and Ludmilla

Composed by

Mikhail Glinka (1804-1857)

Performed by

Tchaikovsky Moscow Radio Symphony/Fedoseyev

5:30pm Vienna Burgher Waltz

Composed by

Carl Michael Ziehrer (1843-1922)

Performed by

Orchestra of the Vienna People's Opera/Bauer-Theussl

5:39pm Romanesca

Composed by

Alessandro Piccinini (1566-1638)

Performed by

Nigel North

5:48pm Petite Suite (for flute, viola and harp)

Composed by

Stephen Paulus

Performed by

Cosmos Trio

6:00pm My Robin is to the Greenwood Gone

Composed by

Percy Grainger (1882-1961)

Performed by

Eastman-Rochester Pops/Fennell

6:05pm South (a concerto for oboe)

Composed by

Michael Torke (1961-)

Performed by

Roberts/Albany Symphony/Miller

6:16pm Piano Concerto in B, C4

Composed by

Antonio Rosetti (c.1750-92)

Performed by

Southwest German Chamber Orchestra, Pforzheim/Moesus

6:45pm Music selected by the announcer

7:01pm The Four Moons, a ballet

Composed by

Louis Wayne Ballard (1931-2007)

Performed by

Fort Smith Symphony/Jeter

7:25pm Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

Pine/Royal Scottish National Orchestra/Abrams

8:00pm Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30

Composed by

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)

Performed by

Hough/Dallas Symphony/Litton

8:39pm Guitar Quintet No. 7 in E minor

Composed by

Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805)

Performed by

Romero/Academy Chamber Ensemble

9:00pm Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in F minor, Op. 73

Composed by

Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826)

Performed by

Hilton/City of Birmingham Symphony/Jarvi

9:21pm Canzon No. 3 in A minor

Composed by

Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583–1643)

Performed by

Biggs/Boston Brass Ensemble

9:25pm Symphony No. 3 in G minor

Composed by

Carl Reinecke (1824-1910)

Performed by

Tasmanian Symphony/Shelley

9:59pm Double Bass Concerto, Op.3

Composed by

Sergei Koussevitsky

Performed by

Budapest Symphony Orchestra/Kovacs/Sztankov

10:15pm Symphony No. 045 in F sharp minor, "Farewell"

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra/Koopman

10:40pm Piano Sonata in B flat, D. 617

Composed by

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Performed by

Smith/Sellick

10:59pm String Symphony No. 07 in D minor

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

London Festival Orchestra/Pople

11:21pm Scenes from Childhood, Op. 15

Composed by

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Performed by

Ivan Moravec

11:43pm Music selected by the announcer