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Oboe Concerto In E flat

Composed by

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714–1788)

Performed by

Westermann/Freiburg Baroque Orchestra/Hengelbrock

Label

DHM

Catalog Number

77187

Today's Playlist

5:32am Piano Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22

Composed by

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Performed by

Martha Argerich

5:50am Music selected by the announcer

6:01am Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis

Composed by

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

Performed by

London Philharmonic/Boult

6:18am Cantilena from Concerto Antico for Guitar & Small Orchestra

Composed by

Richard Harvey (b.1953)

Performed by

Williams/London Symphony/Daniel

6:30am Rakoczy March from The Damnation of Faust

Composed by

Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)

Performed by

BBC Philharmonic/Sinaisky

6:36am Overture to The Thieving Magpie

Composed by

Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)

Performed by

Philharmonia/Karajan

6:47am Cycloids Waltz

Composed by

Johann Strauss Jr. (1825-1899)

Performed by

Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic/Wildner

7:01am Warsaw Concerto

Composed by

Richard Addinsell (1904-1977)

Performed by

Goodman/Melbourne Symphony/Thomas

7:11am Concerto in F

Composed by

Karl Stamitz (1745-1801)

Performed by

Perkins/The Manchester Camerata/Boyd

7:29am Sleigh Ride

Composed by

Frederick Delius (1862-1934)

Performed by

Royal Philharmonic/Beecham

7:36am Symphony No. 59 in D

Composed by

Christian Cannabich (1731-1798)

Performed by

Lukas Consort/Lukas

7:49am Pas de deux from Act I, Swan Lake, Op. 20

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

New York Phil/Bernstein

8:01am Wedding March, Op. 21

Composed by

Alexander Glazunov (1865–1936)

Performed by

Bavarian Radio Symphony/Jarvi

8:10am 3 Selections from Danzas Cubanas

Composed by

Ignacio Cervantes (1847-1905)

Performed by

Cabassi/Larionova

8:15am Sinfonia in F

Composed by

Leopold Mozart (1719-1787)

Performed by

New Zealand Chamber Orch/Armstrong

8:29am Adagio for Strings, Op. 11

Composed by

Samuel Barber (1910-1981)

Performed by

Saint Louis Symphony/Slatkin

8:38am Colore Orientale, Op. 44 No. 3

Composed by

Giuseppe Martucci (1856-1909)

Performed by

Rome Symphony/La Vecchia

8:47am Music selected by the announcer

9:01am Carmen Fantasy, Op. 25

Composed by

Pablo de Sarasate (1844-1908)

Performed by

Barton Pine/Sanders

9:15am Suite No. 3 from Ancient Airs and Dances

Composed by

Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936)

Performed by

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

9:33am Symphony No. 8 in F, Op. 93

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra/Haitink

10:01am Spring from Four Seasons

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Armand/Chamber Orchestra of Toulouse/Auriacombe

10:14am In a Summer Garden, a Rhapsody

Composed by

Frederick Delius (1862-1934)

Performed by

Hallé Orchestra/Barbirolli

10:29am Gloria in D, RV 589

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Upshaw/Jensen/Simpson/Atlanta Symphony & Chamber Chorus/Shaw

11:00am Symphony No. 6 in F, Op. 68 "Pastoral"

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Hanover Band/Goodman

11:42am Serenade No. 13 in G, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik"

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Chamber Orchestra of Europe/Galway

12:00pm String Quintet in E flat, Op. 97

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

Pacifica Quartet/Tree

12:37pm Night on Bald Mountain

Composed by

Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881)

Performed by

Bergen Philharmonic/Kitayenko

12:51pm Overture to Poet and Peasant

Composed by

Franz von Suppe (1819-1895)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Solti

1:02pm Exsultate, jubilate, K. 165

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Kenny/Philharmonia/Flor

1:18pm Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Composed by

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Performed by

Columbia Symphony/B. Walter

2:01pm Symphony No. 9 in C, D. 944 "Great"

Composed by

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Performed by

Orchestra of Age of Enlightenment/MacKerras

3:02pm Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Revolutionary & Romantic Orchestra/Monteverdi Choir/Gardiner

4:03pm Ride of the Valkyries from Die Walkure

Composed by

Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Performed by

Cleveland Orchestra/Szell

4:09pm Concerto in G for 2 Mandolins, RV 532

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Sparks/Woodhouse/Camerata St. Andrew/Friedman

4:23pm Four pieces for lute

Composed by

Thomas Robinson (c.1560-1609?)

Performed by

Lindberg/O'Dette

4:30pm Gnossienne No. 3

Composed by

Eric Satie (1866-1925)

Performed by

Simone Dinnerstein

4:35pm Dome epais le jasmin (Flower Duet) from Lakme

Composed by

Leo Delibes (1836-1891)

Performed by

Sutherland/Berbie/Monte Carlo Opera/Bonynge

4:41pm Cello Suite No. 1 in G, BWV 1007

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Yo-Yo Ma

5:01pm Adagio in G minor

Composed by

Tomaso Albinoni (arr. Remo Giazotto)

Performed by

Paillard Chamber Orchestra/Paillard

5:11pm Hebrides Overture, Op. 26

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

Cleveland Orchestra/Szell

5:23pm Souvenir d’Aix-les-Bains Waltz

Composed by

Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880)

Performed by

Gulbenkian Orchestra/Swierczewski

5:30pm The Blue Danube

Composed by

Johann Strauss Jr. (1825-1899)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Karajan

5:41pm Three Gymnopedies

Composed by

Eric Satie (1866-1925)

Performed by

Jean-Yves Thibaudet

5:52pm Serenade No. 2 in G minor, Op. 69b

Composed by

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)

Performed by

Belkin/Philharmonia/Ashkenazy

6:01pm Clarinet Quintet in A, K. 581

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Stoltzman/Tokyo String Quartet

6:35pm Dona nobis pacem

Composed by

Ralph Vaughan Williams

Performed by

Kenny/Terfel/LSO/Hickox

7:16pm Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176: I-IX

Composed by

Richard Strauss (1864-1949)

Performed by

Chicago Symphony/Reiner

7:49pm Tarantella from Venice and Naples

Composed by

Franz Liszt (1811-1886)

Performed by

Jorge Bolet

8:00pm Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14

Composed by

Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)

Performed by

Berlin Philharmonic/Barenboim

8:56pm Waltz in A minor, Op. Posth.

Composed by

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Performed by

Jean-Yves Thibaudet

9:00pm Concerto in D minor for 2 Violins, BWV 1043

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Zukerman/Garcia/English Chamber Orchestra

9:18pm Piano Quintet in E flat, Op. 44

Composed by

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Performed by

Robert Schumann Ensemble

9:48pm Suite en trio, for flute, violin, and piano, Op. 59

Composed by

Mel Bonis (1858-1937)

Performed by

Varache/Lethiec/Granjon

9:59pm Guitar Concerto No. 2 in C, Op. 160

Composed by

Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895-1968)

Performed by

Yamashita/London Philharmonic/Slatkin

10:29pm Irish Rhapsody

Composed by

Victor Herbert (1859-1924)

Performed by

Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra/Brion

10:47pm Serenade on Country Dances from Old Graz

Composed by

Jeno Takacs (1902-2005)

Performed by

Vienna Quintet

11:00pm Piano Sonata No. 8 in A minor, K. 310

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Mitsuko Uchida

11:22pm At Twilight, Idyll for Orchestra, Op. 39

Composed by

Zdenek Fibich (1850-1900)

Performed by

Prague Radio Symphony/Vajnar

11:40pm Music selected by the announcer