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Siegfried Idyll

Composed by

Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Performed by

Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra/Nelsons

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Today's Playlist

1:50pm Alborada del gracioso (Morning song of the jester)

Composed by

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Performed by

French National Orchestra/Inbal

2:00pm Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11

Composed by

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Performed by

Richard-Hamelin/Montreal Symphony/Nagano

2:43pm Symphony No. 2 in A

Composed by

William Boyce (1711-1779)

Performed by

London Festival Orchestra/Pople

2:50pm Music selected by the announcer

3:00pm Ballet Music from Otello

Composed by

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)

Performed by

Met Opera Orchestra/Levine

3:08pm Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26

Composed by

Max Bruch (1838-1920)

Performed by

Salerno-Sonnenberg/Eastern Music Festival Orchestra/Schwarz

3:34pm Sinfonietta in A minor, Op. 31

Composed by

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)

Performed by

USSR Academic Symphony/Svetlanov

4:01pm Selection of solo piano works: Lilacs, Elegie, Liebeslied, Melodie,

Composed by

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)

Performed by

Sergei Rachmaninoff

4:18pm Wind Quintet, Op. 91 No. 3 in D

Composed by

Anton Reicha (1770–1836)

Performed by

Belfiato Quintet

4:41pm Four's Company

Composed by

Paul Lansky (b.1944)

Performed by

Curtis Institute Guitar Quartet

5:01pm Symphony No. 18 in F, K. 130

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields/Marriner

5:23pm By the River from Florida Suite

Composed by

Frederick Delius (1862-1934)

Performed by

English String Orchestra/Boughton

5:32pm Selections from Works for Lute

Composed by

Hans Judenkonig (ca.1450–1525)

Performed by

Max Hattwich

5:50pm Music selected by the announcer

6:01pm Allemaingne VI

Composed by

Tielman Susato (c1512-1570)

Performed by

Il Giardino Delle Muse

6:06pm Magnificat I

Composed by

Anonymous

Performed by

Iken Scholars

6:24pm Violin Sonata in F, Op. 5, No. 4

Composed by

Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713)

Performed by

Besson/Rignol/Rondeau

6:37pm Orchestral Suite in D, FaWV K: D16

Composed by

Johann Friedrich Fasch (1688-1759)

Performed by

Tempesta di Mare - Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra/Roberts/Stone

7:01pm Variations in E flat for Piano Trio, Op. 44

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Rautio Piano Trio

7:15pm Nocturnes, Op. 368

Composed by

Carl Czerny (1791-1857)

Performed by

Roberte Mamou

7:47pm Siren Songs, Op. 13

Composed by

Josephine Amann Weinlich (1848-1887), orch. by Wolfgang Dorner

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Nezet-Seguin

7:53pm Theme and Variations, Op. 89

Composed by

Cecile Chaminade (1857-1944)

Performed by

Joanne Polk

8:01pm 2 Romanian Rhapsodies, Op. 11

Composed by

George Enescu (1881-1955)

Performed by

Orchestre National de France/Macelaru

8:26pm A Boat on the Ocean (Une Barque sur l'Ocean)

Composed by

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Performed by

Tiffany Poon

8:34pm Piano Trio in D minor

Composed by

Ethel Smyth (1858-1944)

Performed by

Neave Trio

9:01pm Fugue in A minor

Composed by

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Performed by

Alan Feinberg

9:09pm Visions

Composed by

John Rutter (1945-)

Performed by

Temple Church Boys' Choir/Aurora Orch/Beyers

9:30pm Trio Sonata in F, Op. 3 No. 1

Composed by

Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713)

Performed by

Smithsonian Chamber Players

9:38pm Be Thou my vision

Composed by

Irish traditional

Performed by

Westminster Choir/Flummerfelt

9:41pm Grand Duo Concertante in A, Op. 85

Composed by

Mauro Giuliani (1781-1829)

Performed by

Fisk/Wincenc

10:02pm Romantic Intermezzo, Op. 69

Composed by

Alexander Glazunov (1865–1936)

Performed by

USSR Symphony/Svetlanov

10:13pm Reverie

Composed by

William Grant Still (1895-1978)

Performed by

Philip Brunnelle, organ

10:19pm Sonata for oboe and piano

Composed by

Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)

Performed by

Roge/Bourgue

10:34pm Heavy Rain

Composed by

Normand Corbeil

Performed by

Dubeau/La Pieta

10:42pm Rainbow Connection

Composed by

Paul Williams

Performed by

Lang Lang

10:48pm Agnus Dei

Composed by

Samuel Barber (1910-1981)

Performed by

Robert Shaw Festival Singers

11:00pm Lute Suite in E minor, BWV 996

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Sharon Isbin

11:19pm Ich aber bin elend, Op. 110

Composed by

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Performed by

St. Clement's Choir, Philadelphia/Conte

11:23pm Piano Quartet Movement in A minor

Composed by

Gustav Mahler, arr. Alfred Schnittke

Performed by

Gothoni Quartet

11:35pm As Far As Florence

Composed by

Gabriel Yared (b.1949)

Performed by

Constable/Sebestyen/Academy of St Martin in the Fields/Rabinowitz

11:42pm She Walks in Beauty

Composed by

Toby Hession

Performed by

Voces8

11:48pm Music selected by the announcer