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First Caprice

Composed by

Michel-Richard de Lalande (1657-1726)

Performed by

Paillard Chamber Orchestra

Label

Erato

Catalog Number

45220

Today's Playlist

6:16pm Five Pieces in Folk Style, Op. 102

Composed by

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Performed by

Bylsma/Orkis

6:33pm Piano Sonata No. 35 in A flat

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Emanuel Ax

6:47pm Music selected by the announcer

7:01pm Drop The Needle with Vince Tillona

Performed by

Vince Tillona

7:03pm Drop The Needle with Vince Tillona

7:56pm Overture to The School For Scandal, Op. 5

Composed by

Samuel Barber (1910-1981)

Performed by

Detroit Symphony/Jarvi

8:07pm Czech Suite in D, Op. 39

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

Detroit Symphony/Dorati

8:32pm Appalachian Spring

Composed by

Aaron Copland (1900-1990)

Performed by

Detroit Symphony/Dorati

8:57pm Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op.27

Composed by

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)

Performed by

Detroit Symphony/Slatkin

9:52pm Pavane for a Dead Princess

Composed by

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Performed by

Detroit Symphony/Paray

10:00pm Nocturne and Serenade from King Christian II

Composed by

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)

Performed by

Turku Philharmonic/Segerstam

10:15pm Pas de six from Act III, Swan Lake, Op. 20

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Saint Louis Symphony/Slatkin

10:29pm Symphony No. 103 in E flat, "Drum Roll"

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Philharmonia/Slatkin

10:59pm Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56b

Composed by

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Performed by

Christina and Michelle Naughton

11:17pm Piano Concerto No. 5 in F, Op. 103 "Egyptian"

Composed by

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)

Performed by

Collard/Royal Philharmonic/Previn

11:47pm Music selected by the announcer