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Roma

Composed by

Georges Bizet (1838–1875)

Performed by

City of Birmingham Symphony/Fremaux

Label

Klavier

Catalog Number

11012

Today's Playlist

11:01am Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

Vogt/Chamber Orchestra of Paris/Vogt

11:21am Romance, Op. 67

Composed by

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)

Performed by

Isserlis/North German Radio Symphony/Eschenbach

11:29am Symphony in C, "The Four Ages of the World"

Composed by

Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf (1739–1799)

Performed by

Cantilena/Shepherd

11:48am Music selected by the announcer

12:01pm Symphony No. 3 in C, Op. 32

Composed by

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)

Performed by

St. Petersburg State Symphony/Anichanov

12:36pm Slavonic Dance in D, Op. 46 No. 6

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

Philharmonia/Davis

12:43pm Krakowiak, Concert Rondo in F, Op. 14

Composed by

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Performed by

Biret/Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic/Stankovsky

1:01pm Romeo and Juliet: Act I

Composed by

Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)

Performed by

Baltimore Symphony/Alsop

2:02pm Romeo and Juliet: Act II

Composed by

Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)

Performed by

Baltimore Symphony/Alsop

2:41pm Romeo and Juliet: Act III

Composed by

Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)

Performed by

Baltimore Symphony/Alsop

3:19pm Romeo and Juliet: Act IV

Composed by

Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)

Performed by

Baltimore Symphony/Alsop

3:31pm Cello Sonata in A minor, Op. 36

Composed by

Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)

Performed by

Finckel/Han

4:01pm Oboe Concerto in D minor, BWV 1059

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Holliger/Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields/Brown

4:15pm Symphony No. 2 in A minor, Op. 55

Composed by

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)

Performed by

French National Radio and TV Orchestra/Martinon

4:39pm Guitar Concerto No. 1 in D, Op. 99

Composed by

Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895-1968)

Performed by

Fernandez/English Chamber Orchestra/Martinez

5:01pm Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Watts/Atlanta Symphony/Levi

5:36pm Waltz No. 2 from Jazz Suite No. 2

Composed by

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)

Performed by

Radio France Philharmonic/P. Jarvi

5:42pm Rhapsody in A minor, Op. 14

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

Slovak Philharmonic/Pešek

6:02pm Symphony No. 3 in E flat, Op. 55 "Eroica"

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Abbado

6:55pm Ave Maria, D. 839

Composed by

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Performed by

Kertesi/Camerata Budapest/Kovacs

7:02pm Dance of the Hours from La gioconda

Composed by

Amilcare Ponchielli (1834-1886)

Performed by

Philadelphia Orchestra/Ormandy

7:14pm Divertimento in D, K. 136

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Amsterdam Baroque/Koopman

7:34pm One of Ours - A Cather Symphony

Composed by

Barbara Harbach (b.1946)

Performed by

Slovak Radio Symphony/Trevor

7:48pm Violin Concerto in G minor, RV 317

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Perlman/Israel Philharmonic

8:04pm Enigma Variations, Op. 36

Composed by

Edward Elgar (1857-1934)

Performed by

BBC Symphony/Bernstein

8:43pm Russian Easter Overture, Op. 36

Composed by

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)

Performed by

Mexico City Philharmonic/Batiz

9:01pm Grand Waltz from Cinderella

Composed by

Sergei Prokofiev, arr. by Tamas Batiashvili

Performed by

Batiashvili/Chamber Orchestra of Europe/Nezet-Seguin

9:07pm Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18

Composed by

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)

Performed by

Janis/Minneapolis Symphony/Dorati

9:39pm Nisi Dominus, RV 608

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Engeltjes/Prjct Amsterdam/Engeltjes

10:02pm Requiem, Op. 48

Composed by

Gabriel Faure (1845-1924)

Performed by

Cambridge Singers/City of London Sinfonia/Rutter

10:38pm Shenandoah

Composed by

Traditional American, arr. by Caroline Shaw

Performed by

Ma/Stott

10:44pm Nocturne from String Quartet No. 2 in D (for orchestra)

Composed by

Alexander Borodin (1833-1887)

Performed by

Saint Louis Symphony/Slatkin

10:53pm 3rd mvt (Menuet & Trio) from Symphony No. 101 in D, "Clock"

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Orchestra of the 18th Century/Bruggen

11:02pm Rhapsody in Blue

Composed by

George Gershwin (1898-1937)

Performed by

Bernstein/LA Philharmonic

11:21pm Variations on Balkan Themes, Op. 60

Composed by

Amy Beach (1867–1944)

Performed by

Joanne Polk

11:51pm Music selected by the announcer