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Quintet in E flat for Piano & Winds, K. 452

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Dennis Brain Wind Ensemble

Label

EMI

Catalog Number

56231

Today's Playlist

7:24am Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6 in D

Composed by

Franz Liszt (1811-1886)

Performed by

Gewandhaus Orchestra/Masur

7:38am Suite populaire brésilienne (Brazilian Popular Suite)

Composed by

Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959)

Performed by

Eduardo Fernandez

8:01am 1st mvt (Allegro) from Symphony No. 5 in B flat, D. 485

Composed by

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Performed by

New Orchestra/Spering

8:09am Piano Concerto in F minor

Composed by

Edouard Lalo (1823-1892)

Performed by

Dosse/Stuttgart Philharmonic/Kuntzsch

8:36am Guitar Quintet No. 4 in D, "Fandango"

Composed by

Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805)

Performed by

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

8:54am Music selected by the announcer

9:01am Ballet Music from Le Cid

Composed by

Jules Massenet (1842-1912)

Performed by

City of Birmingham Symphony/Fremaux

9:21am Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 1

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

Domus

9:48am Overture di Ballo (a concert overture)

Composed by

Arthur Sullivan (1842-1900)

Performed by

Boston Pops/Fiedler

10:01am Can-can from Orpheus in the Underworld

Composed by

Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880)

Performed by

Berlin Philharmonic/Karajan

10:05am Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in C minor, Op. 26

Composed by

Louis Spohr (1784-1859)

Performed by

Ottensamer/Slovak State Philharmonic/Wildner

10:26am Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Minnesota Orchestra/Vanska

11:00am Piano Trio in A minor, Op. 50

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Bronfman/Lin/Hoffman

11:48am Music selected by the announcer

12:01pm Clarinet Concerto in A, K. 622

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Meyer/Dresden State Orchestra/Vonk

12:29pm Cassation in C for Lute and Strings

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Smith/Banchini/Dieltens

12:44pm Noble and Sentimental Waltzes

Composed by

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Performed by

Philippe Entremont

1:01pm La Bayadere: Act I

Composed by

Leon Minkus (1826-1917)

Performed by

English Chamber Orchestra/Bonynge

2:04pm La Bayadere: Act II

Composed by

Leon Minkus (1826-1917)

Performed by

English Chamber Orchestra/Bonynge

2:36pm La Bayadere: Act III

Composed by

Leon Minkus (1826-1917)

Performed by

English Chamber Orchestra/Bonynge

2:57pm Music selected by the announcer

3:00pm Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish"

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

Scottish Chamber Orchestra/Swensen

3:35pm Sailors' Dances

Composed by

Paul Gilson (1865-1942)

Performed by

BRT Philharmonic/Rahbari

3:43pm Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 21 No. 1

Composed by

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Performed by

Martin Jones

4:01pm Gaité Parisienne

Composed by

Jacques Offenbach, arr. by Manuel Rosenthal

Performed by

Monte Carlo Philharmonic/Rosenthal

4:48pm Spoon River

Composed by

Percy Grainger (1882-1961)

Performed by

Eastman-Rochester Pops/Fennell

4:54pm Dance of the Comedians from The Bartered Bride

Composed by

Bedrich Smetana (1824-1884)

Performed by

Czech Philharmonic/Neuman

5:01pm Symphony No. 5 in B flat, D. 485

Composed by

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Performed by

Royal Concertgebouw/Bernstein

5:32pm Capriol Suite

Composed by

Peter Warlock (1894-1930)

Performed by

Ulster Orchestra/Handley

5:42pm Music selected by the announcer

6:02pm Trio Sonata No. 6 in G, BWV 530

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Ma/Thile/Meyer

6:15pm Andante Spianato & Grand Polonaise in E flat, Op. 22

Composed by

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Performed by

Martha Argerich

6:30pm Horn Concerto No. 3 in E flat, K. 447

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Clevenger/Franz Liszt Chamber Orch/Rolla

6:48pm Selections from Pirates of the Caribbean, Curse of the Black Pearl

Composed by

Klaus Badelt (b.1967)

Performed by

Cincinnati Pops/Kunzel

6:54pm Summer Night on the River

Composed by

Frederick Delius (1862-1934)

Performed by

Royal Philharmonic/Beecham

7:03pm Overture to Orpheus in the Underworld

Composed by

Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880)

Performed by

Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic/Alfred Walter

7:15pm Lute Concerto in D, RV 93

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Isbin/Zurich Chamber Orch/Griffiths

7:27pm Suite from Pelleas et Melisande

Composed by

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Performed by

Eastern Music Festival Orchestra/Schwarz

7:53pm Warsaw Concerto

Composed by

Richard Addinsell (1904-1977)

Performed by

Goodman/Melbourne Symphony/Thomas

8:04pm Appalachian Spring

Composed by

Aaron Copland (1900-1990)

Performed by

Boston Symphony/Copland

8:31pm Mandolin Concerto in G

Composed by

Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778-1837)

Performed by

Avital/Il Giardino Armonico/Antonini

8:47pm Concerto Grosso in D

Composed by

Gottfried Heinrich Stolzel (1690–1749)

Performed by

Orchestral Ensemble of Paris/Wallez

9:02pm Paradise Evening Waltz

Composed by

Joseph Lanner (1801-1843)

Performed by

Ensemble Vienna

9:11pm 4th mvt of Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Soloists/Vienna Philharmonic/City of Birmingham Chorus/Rattle

9:30pm Summer from Four Seasons

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Armand/Chamber Orchestra of Toulouse/Auriacombe

9:41pm Wotan's Farewell & Magic Fire Music from Die Walkure

Composed by

Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Solti

9:59pm Symphony No. 3 in D, Op. 29 "Polish"

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Gewandhaus Orchestra/Masur

10:40pm In the Steppes of Central Asia

Composed by

Alexander Borodin (1833-1887)

Performed by

USSR Symphony/Svetlanov

10:51pm Requiem in D minor, K. 626

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

La Chapelle de Quebec/Violins of the King/Labadie

11:45pm Music selected by the announcer