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Symphony No. 089 in F

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

La Petite Bande/Kuijken

Label

Virgin

Catalog Number

91499

Today's Playlist

6:35pm Guitar Quintet No. 7 in E minor

Composed by

Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805)

Performed by

Romero/Academy Chamber Ensemble

6:54pm Music selected by the announcer

7:01pm Scottish Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 46

Composed by

Max Bruch (1838-1920)

Performed by

Midori/Israel Philharmonic/Mehta

7:32pm Piano Concerto No. 4 in C minor, Op. 44

Composed by

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)

Performed by

Johannesen/Radio Luxembourg Orchestra/Kontarsky

8:00pm Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 43

Composed by

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)

Performed by

Oslo Philharmonic/Makela

8:47pm Fantasy in G for Flute and Guitar, Op. 337

Composed by

Ferdinando Carulli (1770-1841)

Performed by

Rampal/Lagoya

8:59pm Rhapsody Jardine for Oboe and String Orchestra

Composed by

Barbara Harbach (b.1946)

Performed by

Libby/Slovak Radio Symphony/Trevor

9:10pm Piano Trio in G, Op. 1 No. 2

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Guarneri Trio Prague

9:42pm Divertimento in B flat, K. 137

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Academy Chamber Ensemble

9:58pm Symphony No. 1 in C

Composed by

Muzio Clementi (1752–1832)

Performed by

London Mozart Players/Bamert

10:24pm Suite in D minor

Composed by

Robert de Visee (1650-1732)

Performed by

Andres Segovia

10:33pm String Quartet in D, Op. 44 No. 1

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

Melos Quartet

11:00pm Traumerei

Composed by

Robert Schumann

Performed by

Khatia Buniatishvili

11:05pm Clarinet Quintet in A, K. 581

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Pay/Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemble

11:41pm Capricho Arabe

Composed by

Francisco Tarrega (1852-1909)

Performed by

Milos Karadaglic

11:48pm Music selected by the announcer