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Two Sonatas

Composed by

Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757)

Performed by

Yolanda Kondonassis

Label

Telarc

Catalog Number

80403

Today's Playlist

10:19am Symphonic Dances, Op. 45

Composed by

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)

Performed by

Saint Louis Symphony/Slatkin

10:54am Je te veux (I want you)

Composed by

Eric Satie (1866-1925)

Performed by

Jean-Yves Thibaudet

11:01am Guitar Concerto No. 1 in D, Op. 99

Composed by

Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895-1968)

Performed by

Yamashita/London Philharmonic/Slatkin

11:21am Fantasy on Rossini’s “La Cenerentola”

Composed by

Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868), arr. Cornelia Sommer

Performed by

Sommer/Huang

11:32am Violin Concerto in D, Op. 35

Composed by

Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957)

Performed by

Heifetz/Los Angeles Philharmonic/Wallenstein

11:55am March in D, K. 189

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Academy of Ancient Music/Hogwood

12:01pm Flute Quintet in A, Op. 51 No. 3

Composed by

Friedrich Kuhlau (1786-1832)

Performed by

Rampal/Juilliard String Quartet

12:23pm Sonata No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Xuefei Yang

12:39pm Consecration of the House Overture

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Philharmonia Orchestra/Klemperer

12:53pm Music selected by the announcer

1:01pm Suite in E for Violin and Piano

Composed by

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)

Performed by

Kuusisto/Kerppo

1:18pm Suite from Coppelia

Composed by

Leo Delibes (1836-1891)

Performed by

Berlin Radio Symphony/Fricke

1:43pm Grand Duo Concertante for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 48

Composed by

Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826)

Performed by

Ottensamer/Wang

2:01pm The Queen’s Ballet from Don Carlo

Composed by

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)

Performed by

Orch. Bologna Comm. Theatre/Chailly

2:17pm Overture in C

Composed by

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)

Performed by

English Concert/Pinnock

2:44pm Four Macedonian Pieces

Composed by

Miroslav Tadic (b.1959)

Performed by

Cavatina Duo

3:00pm String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 13

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

Emerson String Quartet

3:31pm Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun

Composed by

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Performed by

Academy SMF/Marriner

3:42pm Selections from The Skaters

Composed by

Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791-1864)

Performed by

Cincinnati Pops/Kunzel

4:00pm Grand Tarantelle

Composed by

Louis Moreau Gottschalk, arr. by Hershy Kay

Performed by

List/Vienna State Opera Orchestra/Buketoff

4:09pm Trio in D, Op. 2 No. 4

Composed by

Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805)

Performed by

The Vivaldi Project

4:20pm Violin Sonata in E flat, K. 302

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Gil & Orli Shaham

4:32pm Mallorca, Op. 202

Composed by

Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909)

Performed by

David Russell

4:40pm Romance from Masquerade

Composed by

Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978)

Performed by

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Simonov

4:46pm Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F, BWV 1047

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Mason/English Chamber Orchestra/Britten

4:59pm Canzon No.2

Composed by

Giovanni Gabrieli, arr. by Tim Higgins

Performed by

National Brass Ensemble

5:03pm My Robin is to the Greenwood Gone

Composed by

Percy Grainger (1882-1961)

Performed by

Smirnoff/Moerschel/Drury

5:09pm Were you there?/Steal Away from Spirituals for Strings

Composed by

Morton Gould (1913-1996)

Performed by

London Philharmonic/Klein

5:15pm La Valse

Composed by

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Previn

5:29pm Fleeting Happiness, a waltz

Composed by

Joseph Lanner (1801-1843)

Performed by

Ensemble Vienna

5:37pm Flute Quartet in B flat, Op. 8 No. 2

Composed by

Carl Friedrich Abel (1723-1787)

Performed by

de Winne/Il Gardellino

5:51pm Serenade for String Quartet, Op. 1

Composed by

Samuel Barber (1910-1981)

Performed by

Ying Quartet

6:01pm Impromptu in F minor, D. 935 No. 1

Composed by

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Performed by

Maria Joao Pires

6:14pm The Swan of Tuonela

Composed by

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)

Performed by

Philadelphia Orchestra/Ormandy

6:25pm Minuet from L’Arlesienne Suite No. 1

Composed by

Georges Bizet (1838–1875)

Performed by

Balint/Mercz

6:31pm Romance No. 1 in G for Violin, Op. 40

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Midori/Festival Strings Lucerne/Dodds

6:38pm Concertino in E flat for Clarinet & Orchestra, Op. 26

Composed by

Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826)

Performed by

Stoltzman/Slovak Radio Symphony/Trevor

6:49pm Music selected by the announcer

6:59pm Villi_Rondine Part 1

Composed by

Giacomo Puccini

8:11pm Villi_Rondine Part 2

Composed by

Giacomo Puccini

9:28pm Villi_Rondine Part 3

Composed by

Giacomo Puccini

10:10pm Lavender and Mulberry Sonatina

Composed by

Anthony Sidney (b. 1952)

Performed by

Cover/Bonachea/Savage

10:19pm The Seasons, Op. 67 (a ballet)

Composed by

Alexander Glazunov (1865–1936)

Performed by

Philharmonia/Svetlanov

11:01pm Guitar Quintet No. 9 in C, "Retreat from Madrid"

Composed by

Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805)

Performed by

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

11:30pm Violin Sonata in D, K. 306

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Perlman/Barenboim

11:54pm Music selected by the announcer