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Greensleeves

Composed by

Traditional, arr. by Francis Cutting

Performed by

Goran Sollscher

Label

DG

Catalog Number

413

Today's Playlist

4:17pm Violin Concerto in D, Op. 77

Composed by

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Performed by

Hadelich/Norwegian Radio Orchestra/Harth-Bedoya

5:00pm Suite from Pelleas et Melisande

Composed by

Gabriel Faure (1845-1924)

Performed by

Berlin Philharmonic/Barenboim

5:19pm Selections from The Surprises of Love

Composed by

Jean-Philippe Rameau (realized by Silvie Bouissou)

Performed by

Musicians of the Louvre/Minkowski

5:35pm Horn Concerto No. 3 in E flat, K. 447

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Clevenger/Franz Liszt Chamber Orch/Rolla

5:53pm Music selected by the announcer

6:01pm Tempus Est Iocundum

Composed by

Anonymous (13th c.)

Performed by

Il Giardino Delle Muse

6:07pm Magnificat I

Composed by

Anonymous

Performed by

Iken Scholars

6:25pm Orchestral Suite in E minor, FaWV K:el

Composed by

Johann Friedrich Fasch (1688-1759)

Performed by

Tempesta di Mare - Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra/Roberts/Stone

6:49pm Goldberg Variations 19 - 24, BWV 988

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), arr. Garcia & Moriniere

Performed by

Thibaut Garcia/Antoine Moriniere

7:01pm Violin Concerto in C, Op. 3 No. 2

Composed by

Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges (1745-1799)

Performed by

Swarte/Royal Opera Orchestra of Versailles/Swarte

7:15pm Berlin Symphony in F, Wq. 175

Composed by

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714–1788)

Performed by

Arte dei Suonatori

7:26pm 3 Selections from Welsh Songs, WoO 155

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Finley/Benedetti/Kanneh-Mason/Grosvenor

7:34pm Symphony No. 1 in B flat

Composed by

Friedrich Witt (1770-1836)

Performed by

Cologne Academy/Willens

8:01pm Piano Trio in C, Op. 101 No. 3

Composed by

Anton Reicha (1770–1836)

Performed by

Trio Bohemo

8:28pm Roses from the South, Op. 388

Composed by

Johann Strauss Jr. (1825-1899)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Nezet-Seguin

8:38pm Dance of the Tumblers from The Snow Maiden, Op. 12

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra/Chauhan

8:44pm The Lark Ascending

Composed by

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

Performed by

Liebeck/Voces8 Foundation Choir/Voces8 Foundation Orchestra/Smith

9:01pm Dovehouse Pavan

Composed by

Alfonso Ferrabosco the Younger (1575-1628)

Performed by

American Brass Quintet

9:06pm Sonata for Cello and Continuo in C, Op. 5 No. 3

Composed by

Francesco Geminiani (1687-1762)

Performed by

O'Sullivan/Four Nations Ensemble

9:21pm Mother Of Sorrows

Composed by

Benedictines of Mary

Performed by

Benedictines Of Mary, Queen Of Apostles

9:27pm Concerto for Harp and Orchestra

Composed by

Alexander Mosolov (1900-1973)

Performed by

Maistre/WDR Symphony Orchestra of Cologne/Stutzmann

10:01pm Elegiac Trio No. 2 in D minor, Op. 9

Composed by

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)

Performed by

Beaux Arts Trio

10:48pm In paradisum

Composed by

Eriks Esenvalds (b.1977)

Performed by

Oliveira/Noble/Portland State Chamber Choir/Sperry

11:03pm To Sing of Love - A Triptych

Composed by

Taylor Scott Davis (b.1980)

Performed by

Liebeck/Voces8 Foundation Choir/Voces8 Foundation Orchestra/Smith

11:28pm Quartet No. 15 for String Trio & Guitar

Composed by

Niccolo Paganini (1782–1840)

Performed by

Gray/Diaz Trio

11:50pm Music selected by the announcer