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Piano Concerto No. 3 in E flat, Op. 75

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Postnikova/Vienna Symphony/Rozhdestvensky

Label

London

Catalog Number

410

Today's Playlist

2:00pm Symphony No. 2 in B flat, Op. 4

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

Bournemouth Symphony/Serebrier

2:52pm Fantasie No. 5 & Pavan No. 6

Composed by

Alfonso Ferrabosco the Elder (1543-1588)

Performed by

Nigel North

3:01pm Trumpet Concerto in C

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Andre/Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra/Sandor

3:23pm Suite from Masques et Bergamasques, Op. 112

Composed by

Gabriel Faure (1845-1924)

Performed by

Suisse Romande Orchestra/Ansermet

3:37pm Capriccio in A

Composed by

Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679-1745)

Performed by

Virtuosi Saxoniae/Güttler

4:00pm O Fortuna from Carmina Burana

Composed by

Carl Orff (1895-1982)

Performed by

Atlanta Symphony & Chorus/Shaw

4:06pm Dance of the Knights from Romeo and Juliet: Suite No. 2, Op. 64b

Composed by

Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)

Performed by

Danish National Radio Symphony/Kitayenko

4:15pm Funeral March of a Marionette

Composed by

Charles Gounod (1818-1893)

Performed by

Houston Symphony/Comissiona

4:21pm Mandolin Concerto in G

Composed by

Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778-1837)

Performed by

Avital/Il Giardino Armonico/Antonini

4:37pm The Bells of St. Genevieve

Composed by

Marin Marais (1656-1728)

Performed by

Harnoncourt Trio

4:47pm Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor

Composed by

Alexander Borodin (1833-1887)

Performed by

Berlin Philharmonic/Karajan

5:00pm Mars, The Bringer of War from The Planets, Op. 32

Composed by

Gustav Holst (1874-1934)

Performed by

Chicago Symphony/Levine

5:08pm Swedish Rhapsody No. 2, Op. 24 "Uppsala Rhapsody"

Composed by

Hugo Alfven (1872-1960)

Performed by

Royal Scottish National Orchestra/Willen

5:20pm Spring from Four Seasons

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Shaham/Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

5:30pm Waltz No. 2 from Jazz Suite No. 2

Composed by

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)

Performed by

Philadelphia Orchestra/Jansons

5:35pm Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun

Composed by

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Performed by

Bergen Philharmonic/Kitayenko

5:47pm The Lead Soldier

Composed by

Deodat de Severac (1872-1921)

Performed by

Dosse/Petit

5:59pm Noble and Sentimental Waltzes

Composed by

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Performed by

NY Philharmonic/Sinopoli

6:19pm Song of Eternal Being

Composed by

Mieczyslav Karlowicz (1876-1909)

Performed by

Warsaw National Symphony/Wislocki

6:26pm Fantasy on French Popular Themes, Op. 31

Composed by

Vincent D'Indy (1851-1931)

Performed by

Wurttemberg Philharmonic/Burfin

6:41pm Rhapsody under a High Sky

Composed by

A.J. Potter (1918-1980)

Performed by

RTE Sinfonietta/O'Duinn

6:52pm Music selected by the announcer

6:59pm Norma I

Composed by

Vincenzo Bellini (1801-1835)

8:12pm Norma II

Composed by

Vincenzo Bellini (1801-1835)

8:42pm Norma III

Composed by

Vincenzo Bellini (1801-1835)

9:58pm Concertino in E minor for Horn, Op. 45

Composed by

Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826)

Performed by

Baumann/Gewandhaus Orch/Masur

10:12pm To a Wild Rose

Composed by

Edward MacDowell (1860-1908)

Performed by

Van Cliburn

10:16pm Divertimento No. 15 in B flat, K. 287

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Academy Chamber Ensemble

10:59pm Scandinavian Suite

Composed by

Percy Grainger (1882-1961)

Performed by

Moerschel/Drury

11:16pm Suite Antique

Composed by

John Rutter (1945-)

Performed by

Dobing/Marshall/City of London Sinfonia/Rutter

11:35pm Un Sueño en la floresta

Composed by

Agustin Barrios (1885-1944)

Performed by

Eliot Fisk

11:43pm Music selected by the announcer