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Mass No. 6 in E flat, D. 950

Composed by

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Performed by

Donath/Bavarian Radio Symphony/Sawallisch

Label

EMI Classics

Catalog Number

86011

Today's Playlist

11:56am Piano Sonata in F, K. 533 & K. 494

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Murray Perahia

12:19pm Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20

Composed by

Edward Elgar (1857-1934)

Performed by

London Philharmonic/Boult

12:33pm Bassoon Concerto in F

Composed by

Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778-1837)

Performed by

North West German Philharmonic/Racz

12:59pm Symphony No. 102 in B flat

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

La Petite Bande/Kuijken

1:25pm Demarest Suite

Composed by

Barbara Harbach (b.1946)

Performed by

London Philharmonic/Angus

1:37pm Five Preludes for Guitar

Composed by

Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959)

Performed by

Pepe Romero

2:00pm A Mighty Fortress Is Our God

Composed by

Joseph Joachim Raff (1822-1882)

Performed by

Basel Radio Symphony/Travis

2:20pm Octet in E flat, Op. 20

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

Sejong Soloists

2:49pm Music selected by the announcer

3:00pm Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata"

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Jae-Hyuck Cho

3:27pm Waltz from Giselle

Composed by

Adolphe Adam (1803-1856)

Performed by

Slovak Radio Symphony/Lenard

3:31pm Serenade No.2 in A, Op.16

Composed by

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Performed by

London Symphony Orchestra/Haitink

4:02pm Suite No. 1 from Ancient Airs & Dances

Composed by

Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936)

Performed by

L.A. Chamber Orch/Marriner

4:18pm Piano Trio No. 2 in F, Op. 80

Composed by

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Performed by

Vienna Brahms Trio

4:45pm Concerto Grosso in B flat, Op. 6 No. 7

Composed by

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Performed by

San Francisco Ballet Orchestra/LeRoux

5:01pm Clair de lune from Suite Bergamasque

Composed by

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Performed by

Gordon Fergus-Thompson

5:09pm First Suite for Two Cellos

Composed by

Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880)

Performed by

Pidoux/Peclard

5:31pm Tapiola, Op. 112

Composed by

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)

Performed by

Gothenburg Symphony/Jarvi

5:52pm Music selected by the announcer

6:01pm O God, the heathen are come

Composed by

Thomas Tomkins (1572-1656)

Performed by

Magdalena Consort/Fretwork/Hunt

6:12pm Credo from Missa Papae Marcelli

Composed by

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594)

Performed by

Stile Antico

6:22pm Keyboard Concerto No. 2 in E , BWV 1053, arranged for recorder and orchestra

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Arr. Brüggen / Horsch

Performed by

Horsch/Orchestra of the 18th Century/Horsch

6:42pm Sonata No. 4 in E flat, Op. 9

Composed by

Johann Schenck (1660-1712)

Performed by

Diniz/Jaloto

7:01pm Fantasia in D minor, K. 397

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Hyewon Chang

7:08pm Symphony No. 3 in F

Composed by

Friedrich Witt (1770-1836)

Performed by

Cologne Academy/Willens

7:35pm Viviane, Symphonic Poem Op. 5

Composed by

Ernest Chausson (1855-1899)

Performed by

National Orchestra of Lyon/Szeps-Znaider

7:49pm The Beautiful Blue Danube, Op. 314

Composed by

Johann Strauss Jr. (1825-1899)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Muti

8:01pm Alborada del gracioso (Morning song of the jester)

Composed by

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Performed by

Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra/Falletta

8:10pm Cello Sonata in A minor

Composed by

Henriette Hilda Bosmans (1895–1952)

Performed by

Wallfisch/Spanjaard

8:37pm Symphony No. 12, "Tempus Fugit"

Composed by

Barbara Harbach (b.1946)

Performed by

London Philharmonic Orchestra/Angus

9:01pm Yom Kippur: The Jewish Day of Atonement

Composed by

Various

Performed by

Greysolynne Hyman/Various

10:01pm Sonata No. 2 for Harp and Guitar

Composed by

Anthony Sidney (b. 1952)

Performed by

Cover/Bonachea/Savage

10:18pm Divertimento in D, K. 131

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Capella Istropolitana/Nerat

10:50pm Gigue from English Suite No. 6, BWV 811

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Montenegrin Guitar Duo

10:55pm Goin' Home

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak, arr. Robert Prizeman

Performed by

Libera/Prizeman

11:02pm Atomos XI

Composed by

A Winged Victory For The Sullen

Performed by

Voces8

11:09pm From Thuringia

Composed by

Joseph Joachim Raff (1822-1882)

Performed by

Czechoslovak State Philharmonic/Edlinger

11:46pm Music selected by the announcer