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Symphony No. 3 in A

Composed by

Samuel Wesley (1766-1837)

Performed by

Milton Keynes Chamber Orchestra/Wetton

Label

Unicorn-Kanchana

Catalog Number

9098

Today's Playlist

1:01pm Harp Concerto No. 5 in B flat

Composed by

Jan Krumpholz (1742-1790)

Performed by

Platilova/I Musici/Hrncir

1:25pm Clair de lune from Suite Bergamasque

Composed by

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Performed by

Williams/Bream

1:32pm Selections from Gayne

Composed by

Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978)

Performed by

Royal Philharmonic/Temirkanov

2:00pm Symphony No. 38 in D, K. 504 “Prague”

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Dresden State Orchestra/Haitink

2:29pm Espana, Op. 165

Composed by

Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909)

Performed by

Xuefei Yang

2:48pm Music selected by the announcer

3:00pm Etudes, Op. 10

Composed by

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Performed by

Maurizio Pollini

3:29pm Bassoon Concerto in F, Op. 75

Composed by

Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826)

Performed by

North West German Philharmonic/Racz

3:48pm Concerto No. 3 in C

Composed by

Francesco Geminiani (1687-1762)

Performed by

I Musici

4:00pm Symphony No. 3 in F, Op. 90

Composed by

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Performed by

Pittsburgh Symphony/Steinberg

4:33pm Liebestraume, Three Nocturnes

Composed by

Franz Liszt (1811-1886)

Performed by

Jorge Bolet

4:50pm Lagoon Waltz

Composed by

Johann Strauss Jr. (1825-1899)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Muti

5:01pm Guitar Concerto in E minor, Op. 56

Composed by

Francesco Molino (1768-1847)

Performed by

Romero/Academy SMF/Brown

5:26pm Berceuse in D flat, Op. 57

Composed by

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Performed by

Artur Rubinstein

5:32pm Norwegian Rhapsody No. 2, Op. 19

Composed by

Johan Svendsen (1840-1911)

Performed by

Bergen Symphony/Andersen

5:44pm Music selected by the announcer

6:01pm La despourveue et la bannye, 'Destitute and banished'

Composed by

Johannes Ockeghem (c.1410-1497)

Performed by

Blue Heron/Metcalfe

6:11pm Penitential Psalm No. 5, LV 798

Composed by

Orlande de Lassus (c.1532-1594)

Performed by

Cappella Amsterdam/Reuss

6:37pm Trio No. 3 in D

Composed by

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)

Performed by

Capricornus Consort Basel

6:48pm Sonata in A, No. 6

Composed by

Giuseppe Tartini (1692–1770)

Performed by

Il Demetrio/Schiavo

7:01pm Requiem in D minor, K. 626

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Soloists/Pygmalion/Pichon

7:48pm Nocturne, Nos. 10-11

Composed by

John Field (1782–1837)

Performed by

Alice Sara Ott

8:01pm Overture to Indigo & the Forty Thieves

Composed by

Johann Strauss Jr. (1825-1899)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Nezet-Seguin

8:09pm La Mer (The Sea)

Composed by

Claude Debussy (1862-1918), arr. Sally Beamish

Performed by

Neave Trio

8:34pm Hungarian Peasant Dances, Op. 100

Composed by

Bela Bartok (1881-1945)

Performed by

London Philharmonic/Botstein

8:42pm Impressions

Composed by

Henriette Hilda Bosmans (1895–1952)

Performed by

Wallfisch/Spanjaard

9:01pm Waltz in C sharp minor, Op. 64 No. 2

Composed by

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Performed by

Van Cliburn

9:05pm Crux Fidelis

Composed by

Venantius Fortunatus (530-610)

Performed by

Benedictines Of Mary, Queen Of Apostles

9:14pm From Thuringia

Composed by

Joseph Joachim Raff (1822-1882)

Performed by

Czechoslovak State Philharmonic/Edlinger

9:51pm The Water Gardens at the Villa d'Este

Composed by

Franz Liszt (1811-1886)

Performed by

Pierre-Laurent Aimard

10:01pm My Peace I Give You

Composed by

Plainsong

Performed by

Morgan/Poor Clares of Arundel/Pochin

10:06pm French Suite No. 5 in G, BWV 816

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Glenn Gould

10:18pm Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78 "Organ"

Composed by

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)

Performed by

Zamkochian/Boston Symphony/Munch

10:54pm Panis angelicus

Composed by

Cesar Franck (arr. Helmuth Froschauer)

Performed by

Domingo/Vienna Symphony & Boys Choir/Froschauer

11:01pm Suite populaire brésilienne (Brazilian Popular Suite)

Composed by

Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959)

Performed by

Eduardo Fernandez

11:23pm Steal Away

Composed by

Arranged by Brazeal W. Dennard

Performed by

The Brazeal Dennard Chorale/Dennard

11:31pm Adagio in B minor, K. 540

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Lars Vogt

11:46pm Music selected by the announcer