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Piano Sonata in E, D. 157

Composed by

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Performed by

Leonard Hokanson

Label

Northeastern

Catalog Number

233

Today's Playlist

12:51pm Overture to The Journey to Rheims

Composed by

Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)

Performed by

Philharmonia Orchestra/Muti

1:00pm The Forest Maiden (complete ballet)

Composed by

Paul Wranitzky (1756-1808)

Performed by

Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice/Stilec

2:08pm Finale from The Creatures Of Prometheus, Op. 43

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Helsingborg Symphony/Manze

2:16pm Ballet in D from L'amant Anonyme

Composed by

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

Performed by

Royal Opera Orchestra of Versailles/Swarte

2:24pm Les Petits Riens (Ballet Suite), K. 299b

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Scottish Chamber Orchestra/Leppard

2:45pm Music selected by the announcer

3:00pm Selections from Incidental Music to A Midsummer Night's Dream

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

Chicago Symphony/Levine

3:33pm Symphony in D minor, Bryan d1

Composed by

Johann Baptist Vanhal (1739-1813)

Performed by

Concerto Cologne

3:48pm Slavonic Dances No. 5-7, Op. 72

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

Cleveland Orchestra/Dohnanyi

4:00pm Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54

Composed by

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Performed by

Kissin/London Symphony/Davis

4:34pm Capriccio italien, Op. 45

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Dallas Symphony/Mata

4:50pm Warsaw Concerto

Composed by

Richard Addinsell (1904-1977)

Performed by

Lisitsa/BBC Concert Orchestra/Sutherland

5:01pm Rhapsody in Blue

Composed by

George Gershwin (1898-1937)

Performed by

Bernstein/LA Philharmonic

5:19pm Piano Concerto No. 2 in F sharp minor, Op. 69

Composed by

Ferdinand Hiller (1811-1885)

Performed by

Shelley/Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra/Shelley

5:40pm Music selected by the announcer

6:02pm Overture to Poet and Peasant

Composed by

Franz von Suppe (1819-1895)

Performed by

Cincinnati Pops/Kunzel

6:13pm La Source (an etude), Op. 44

Composed by

Alphonse Hasselmans (1845-1912)

Performed by

Lily Laskine

6:18pm Theme from "The Magnificent Seven"

Composed by

Elmer Bernstein (1922-2004)

Performed by

City of Prague Philharmonic/Fitzpatrick

6:24pm Carmen Suite No. 2

Composed by

Georges Bizet (1838–1875)

Performed by

Mexico City Philharmonic/Batiz

6:48pm El Salon Mexico

Composed by

Aaron Copland (1900-1990)

Performed by

NY Philharmonic/Bernstein

7:02pm Russian Easter Overture, Op. 36

Composed by

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)

Performed by

Gothenburg Symphony/Jarvi

7:18pm Prelude on the Welsh Hymn-tune Rhosymedre

Composed by

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

Performed by

Gareth Green

7:24pm Canon in D

Composed by

Johann Pachelbel (1653–1706)

Performed by

English Chamber Orchestra/Leppard

7:31pm Harp Concerto in E flat, Op. 74

Composed by

Reinhold Gliere (1875-1956)

Performed by

Erdeli/Moscow Radio TV Symphony/Khaikin

8:02pm Mississippi River Suite

Composed by

Florence Price (1887-1953)

Performed by

Women's Philharmonic Orchestra of San Francisco/Hsu

8:31pm Ballet Music from Il Trovatore

Composed by

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)

Performed by

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra/Serebrier

8:55pm Slavonic Dance in E minor, Op. 46 No. 2

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

Royal Philharmonic/Dorati

9:02pm Be Embraced, Ye Millions (Waltz)

Composed by

Johann Strauss Jr. (1825-1899)

Performed by

Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic/Walter

9:13pm Symphony No. 6 in F, Op. 68 "Pastoral"

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Böhm

10:01pm The Three Elizabeths Suite

Composed by

Eric Coates (1886-1957)

Performed by

BBC Concert Orchestra/Wordsworth

10:22pm Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D. 759 "Unfinished"

Composed by

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Performed by

Dresden State Orchestra/Sawallisch

10:51pm Finale from Violin Concerto in D, Op. 77

Composed by

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Performed by

Shaham/Berlin Philharmonic/Abbado

11:00pm Egdon Heath, Op. 47

Composed by

Gustav Holst (1874-1934)

Performed by

London Symphony/Previn

11:17pm String Symphony No. 08 in D

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

11:44pm Music selected by the announcer