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Nursery Suite

Composed by

Edward Elgar (1857-1934)

Performed by

Hallé Orchestra/Elder

Label

Hallé

Catalog Number

7548

Today's Playlist

4:41am Clarinet Quartet No. 2 in C minor, Op. 4

Composed by

Bernhard Henrik Crusell (1775-1838)

Performed by

Rosengren/Enoksson/Volle/Winland

5:02am El Puerto from Iberia, Book 1

Composed by

Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909)

Performed by

Lang Lang

5:08am Paris Quartet No. 2

Composed by

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)

Performed by

Kuijken Bros/Leonhardt

5:20am Sextet in C, Op. 37

Composed by

Ernst von Dohnanyi (1877-1960)

Performed by

Claremont Trio/Sommerville/Motobuchi

5:51am Music selected by the announcer

6:01am Concert Pieces (Pieces en Concert)

Composed by

Francois Couperin (1668-1733)

Performed by

Shao/Jokubaviciute

6:12am Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in E flat, Op. 74

Composed by

Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826)

Performed by

Hilton/City of Birmingham Symphony/Jarvi

6:36am Overture to The Secret Court Judges, Op. 3

Composed by

Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)

Performed by

Dresden State Orchestra/Davis

6:49am Selections from The Pines of Rome

Composed by

Ottorino Respighi/arr. Bruce Coughlin

Performed by

Chicago Symphony/Levine

7:01am Fantasy for Flute, Op. 79

Composed by

Gabriel Faure, arr. by Yoav Talmi

Performed by

D. McGill/Seattle Symphony/Morlot

7:08am French Military March from Algerian Suite, Op. 60

Composed by

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)

Performed by

London Symphony/Butt

7:14am Oboe Quartet in F, K. 370

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Hulse/Nash Ensemble

7:30am Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor

Composed by

Florence Price (1887-1953)

Performed by

Pine/Royal Scottish National Orchestra/Heyward

7:46am Slavonic Rhapsody in A flat, Op. 45 No. 3

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

Scottish National Orchestra/Jarvi

8:00am Trio Sonata in G, BWV 1038

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Galway/Chung/Moll/Welsh

8:12am In a Summer Garden, a Rhapsody

Composed by

Frederick Delius (1862-1934)

Performed by

Welsh National Opera Orchestra/MacKerras

8:27am Dance of the Shepherdess from The Mountain King, Op. 37

Composed by

Hugo Alfven (1872-1960)

Performed by

Swedish Radio Symphony/Salonen

8:33am Etude No. 5 in G flat, Op. 10

Composed by

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Performed by

Louis Lortie

8:36am Rhapsody under a High Sky

Composed by

A.J. Potter (1918-1980)

Performed by

RTE Sinfonietta/O'Duinn

8:47am Music selected by the announcer

9:01am Symphony No. 051 in B flat

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

L'Estro Armonico/Solomons

9:30am Images for Piano, Series II

Composed by

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Performed by

Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli

9:45am Caprice in E, Op. 22

Composed by

William Sterndale Bennett (1816-1875)

Performed by

Binns/London Philharmonic/Braithwaite

10:00am Concerto Grosso No. 1

Composed by

Ernest Bloch (1880-1959)

Performed by

Michaelian/Seattle Symphony/Schwarz

10:24am Overture to Don Giovanni, K. 527

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Mostly Mozart Festival Orch/Brico

10:32am Oboe Concerto In B flat

Composed by

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714–1788)

Performed by

Ebbinge/Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra/Koopman

10:54am Waltz of Spring

Composed by

Agustin Barrios (1885-1944)

Performed by

David Russell

11:00am Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Philharmonia Orchestra/Klemperer

11:16am Trumpet Concerto in E flat

Composed by

Vincenzo Bellini (1801-1835)

Performed by

Smedvig/Scottish Chamber Orchestra/Ling

11:24am Overture to The Thieving Magpie

Composed by

Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)

Performed by

Dresden State Orchestra/Varviso

11:35am The Waltzing Cat

Composed by

Leroy Anderson (1908-1975)

Performed by

Eastman-Rochester Pops Orch/Fennell

11:39am Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Pahud/Berlin Baroque Soloists/Kussmaul

12:00pm Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54

Composed by

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Performed by

Perahia/Bavarian Radio Symphony/Davis

12:32pm Overture to The Flying Dutchman

Composed by

Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Performed by

Berlin Philharmonic/Maazel

12:45pm Music selected by the announcer

1:01pm Piano Sonata No. 14 in C minor, K. 457

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Mitsuko Uchida

1:19pm Concerto Grosso No. 07 in G minor

Composed by

Charles Avison (1709-1770), after Domenico Scarlatti

Performed by

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

1:33pm Selections from Gayne

Composed by

Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978)

Performed by

Royal Philharmonic/Temirkanov

2:01pm Sinfonia Concertante

Composed by

Ignaz Pleyel (1757-1831)

Performed by

Moscow Concertino/Bushkov

2:20pm Dream Steps: A Dance Suite for Flute, Viola, & Harp

Composed by

Dan Locklair (1949-)

Performed by

Mallarme Chamber Players

2:38pm Pastoral Concerto in F

Composed by

Johann Christoph Pez (1664-1716)

Performed by

Collegium Aureum

3:01pm An English Suite

Composed by

Hubert Parry (1848-1918)

Performed by

English String Orchestra/Boughton

3:21pm The Emancipated

Composed by

Josef Strauss (1827-1870)

Performed by

Budapest Festival Orchestra/Fischer

3:27pm Moorish Rhapsody

Composed by

Engelburt Humperdinck (1854-1921)

Performed by

Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony/Fischer-Dieskau

4:00pm Moonlight from "The Sea"

Composed by

Frank Bridge (1879-1941)

Performed by

Ulster Orchestra/Handley

4:07pm Allegro-Valse from Mam'zelle Angot

Composed by

Charles Lecocq (1832-1918)

Performed by

National Philharmonic/Bonynge

4:12pm Violin Concerto No. 2 in E, BWV 1042

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

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

4:28pm Bassoon Concerto in B flat, K. 191

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Walker/London Mozart Players/Glover

4:47pm Scherzo from Symphony in A, Op. 79

Composed by

Carl Reinecke (1824-1910)

Performed by

Rhenish Philharmonic/Walter

4:53pm Vidalita

Composed by

Antonio Sinopoli (1878-1964)

Performed by

Pepe Romero/Angel Romero

5:00pm Polonaise from Rusalka

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

Czech Philharmonic/Neuman

5:05pm Sonata a 3 in D Major, Op. 1, No. 9

Composed by

Tomaso Albinoni (1671-1751)

Performed by

Parnassi Musici

5:12pm Impromptu in B minor, Op. 78 No. 2

Composed by

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912)

Performed by

Isata Kanneh-Mason

5:17pm Invitation to the Dance, Op. 65

Composed by

Carl Maria von Weber, orch. by Hector Berlioz

Performed by

National Philharmonic/Bonynge

5:29pm Emperor Waltz

Composed by

Johann Strauss Jr. (1825-1899)

Performed by

Chicago Symphony/Reiner

5:38pm Early Hungarian Dances

Composed by

Ferenc Farkas (1905-2000)

Performed by

Powers Woodwind Quintet

5:49pm Capriccio Brillant in B minor Op. 22

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

Vogt/Chamber Orchestra of Paris/Vogt

6:01pm Viola Concerto in G

Composed by

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)

Performed by

Miller/Philomel Baroque

6:15pm Trio in D for Pianoforte, Flute & Cello

Composed by

Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach (1732-1795)

Performed by

Camerata of Cologne

6:31pm Gavotte

Composed by

Joseph Hellmesberger II (1855-1907)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Nelsons

6:38pm Impromptu in A flat, D. 935 No. 2

Composed by

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Performed by

Grigory Sokolov

6:47pm Music selected by the announcer

6:59pm Rodelinda Part 1

Composed by

George Frederic Handel

8:03pm Rodelinda Part 2

Composed by

George Frederic Handel

8:55pm Rodelinda Part 3

Composed by

George Frederic Handel

9:44pm Music selected by the announcer

10:00pm String Quartet No. 14 in G, K. 387 "Spring"

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Alban Berg Quartet

10:31pm Andante et allegro, Op. 133

Composed by

Mel Bonis (1858-1937)

Performed by

Varache/Granjon

10:38pm Clarinet Trio in B flat, Op. 11

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Shifrin/Finckel/Han

11:00pm Symphony No. 2 in F, Op. 81

Composed by

Giuseppe Martucci (1856-1909)

Performed by

Philharmonia/d'Avalos

11:45pm Music selected by the announcer