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The Kingdom, Parts 1 and 2

Composed by

Edward Elgar (1857-1934)

Performed by

Kenny et. al./LPO/Slatkin

Label

RCA

Catalog Number

57862

Today's Playlist

10:06am The Kingdom, Part 3

Composed by

Edward Elgar (1857-1934)

Performed by

Kenny et. al./LPO/Slatkin

10:34am The Kingdom, Parts 4 and 5

Composed by

Edward Elgar (1857-1934)

Performed by

Kenny et. al./LPO/Slatkin

11:15am Symphony No. 8 in E flat, "Symphony of a Thousand"- Part One

Composed by

Gustav Mahler (1860-1911)

Performed by

Chicago Symphony/Vienna State Opera Chorus/Vienna Singverein/Vienna Boys' Choir/Solti

11:39am Veni Sancte Spiritus

Composed by

Ola Gjeilo (b.1978)

Performed by

Cappella SF/Bohlin

11:47am Music selected by the announcer

12:00pm Piano Trio No. 13 in B flat, Hob. XV:38

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Mendelssohn Piano Trio

12:12pm Cantabile, Op. 17

Composed by

Niccolo Paganini (1782–1840)

Performed by

Kim/Gray

12:17pm English Folk Song Suite

Composed by

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

Performed by

Central Band of the RAF/Banks

12:30pm Sonata for Flute and Piano, Op. 77

Composed by

Joseph Jongen (1873-1953)

Performed by

Bento-Rei/Baksys

1:00pm Violin Concerto No. 5 in A, K. 219 "Turkish"

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Tenenbaum/Czech Phil Chamber/Kapp

1:28pm Papillons, Op. 2

Composed by

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Performed by

Vladimir Ashkenazy

1:44pm Wind Quintet in G minor, Op. 56 No. 2

Composed by

Franz Danzi (1763-1826)

Performed by

Vienna Quintet

2:01pm Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85

Composed by

Edward Elgar (1857-1934)

Performed by

Lloyd Webber/Royal Philharmonic/Menuhin

2:31pm Concerto in C for Harpsichord and Fortepiano, BWV 1061a

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Cypess/Yang

2:53pm Music selected by the announcer

3:00pm Quintet for guitar and string quartet, Op. 143

Composed by

Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895-1968)

Performed by

Mela/Quatuor Byron

3:25pm Piano Sonata No. 23 in F, Hob. XVI:23

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Marc-Andre Hamelin

3:43pm Selections from Water Music

Composed by

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Performed by

New York Chamber Music Ensemble/Pederson

4:01pm Quintet in E flat for Piano & Winds, Op. 16

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Kontarsky/Winds of the Berlin Philharmonic

4:29pm Symphony No. 4 in A, Op. 90 "Italian"

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

Boston Symphony/Davis

5:01pm Piano Concerto No. 5 in D major, Op. 120, "Pastoral"

Composed by

Ferdinand Ries (1784-1838)

Performed by

Hinterhuber/Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra/Grodd

5:30pm Idylls (Waltz), Op. 95

Composed by

Johann Strauss Jr. (1825-1899)

Performed by

Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic/Walter

5:39pm 5 Pieces for Lute

Composed by

Matthaus Waissel (ca.1540–1602)

Performed by

Max Hattwich

5:53pm Music selected by the announcer

6:01pm Agnus Dei from Missa Papae Marcelli

Composed by

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594)

Performed by

Stile Antico

6:10pm Missa super Veni in hortum meum

Composed by

Orlando de Lassus (c1532-1594)

Performed by

Brabant Ensemble/Rice

6:29pm Gulliver's Travels Suite

Composed by

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)

Performed by

Capricornus Consort Basel

6:39pm Nisi Dominus, RV 608

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Engeltjes/Prjct Amsterdam/Engeltjes

7:01pm Nocturnes, Op. 368

Composed by

Carl Czerny (1791-1857)

Performed by

Roberte Mamou

7:33pm Rondo (Prestissimo), Op. 20, No. 12

Composed by

Wenzel Thomas Matiegka (1773-1830)

Performed by

David Starobin

7:38pm Concerto for Fortepiano No. 1 in E flat (after Giovanni Battista Viotti)

Composed by

Helene de Montgeroult (1764-1836)

Performed by

Pion/Arion Baroque Orchestra/Lussier

8:01pm Hearing from Griseldis, or the Five senses

Composed by

Adolphe Adam (1803-1856)

Performed by

Jelic/Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra/Salvi

8:20pm Rapsodie espagnole

Composed by

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Performed by

Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra/Falletta

8:37pm Nocturne

Composed by

Henriette Hilda Bosmans (1895–1952)

Performed by

Wallfisch/Griffiths

8:49pm Triste

Composed by

Lili Boulanger (1893-1918)

Performed by

Ma/Stott

9:01pm Agnus Dei

Composed by

Samuel Barber (1910-1981)

Performed by

Cambridge University Chamber Choir/Brown

9:10pm God shall wipe away all tears

Composed by

Karl Jenkins (1944-)

Performed by

Polyphony/Layton

9:13pm Quintet in E flat for Piano & Winds, K. 452

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Zacharias/Sabine Meyer Wind Ensemble

9:38pm Andantino in A flat, CFF 86

Composed by

Cesar Franck (1822-1890)

Performed by

Konstantin Reymaier

9:43pm Earth Song

Composed by

Frank Ticheli (b.1958)

Performed by

Cappella SF/Bohlin

9:48pm Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun

Composed by

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Performed by

French National Radio and TV Orchestra/Martinon

10:01pm Partita No. 2 in D minor for solo violin, BWV 1004

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), arranged by David Russell

Performed by

David Russell

10:29pm Tunes for Archbishop Parker's Psalter

Composed by

Thomas Tallis (1505-1585)

Performed by

Tallis Scholars/Phillips

10:39pm Harp Concerto in C

Composed by

Francois-Adrien Boieldieu (1775-1834)

Performed by

Michel/Monte-Carlo Opera Orchestra/Almeida

11:01pm Requiem, Op. 48

Composed by

Gabriel Faure (1845-1924)

Performed by

Cambridge Singers/City of London Sinfonia/Rutter

11:37pm Une flute Soupire, Op. 121

Composed by

Mel Bonis (1858-1937)

Performed by

Varache/Granjon

11:40pm Music selected by the announcer