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Double Concerto for Clarinet, Bassoon, Strings and Harp

Composed by

Richard Strauss (1864-1949)

Performed by

Meyer/Sonstevold/New Stockholm Chamber Orchestra/Salonen

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12:54pm Music selected by the announcer

1:01pm Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11

Composed by

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Performed by

Perahia/Israel Philharmonic/Mehta

1:39pm Bavarian Dance, Op. 27 No. 3

Composed by

Edward Elgar (1857-1934)

Performed by

English String Orchestra/Boughton

1:45pm Oboe Concerto in A, BWV 1055

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Holliger/Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields/Brown

2:01pm Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14

Composed by

Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)

Performed by

San Francisco Symphony/Tilson Thomas

2:59pm Concierto de Aranjuez

Composed by

Joaquin Rodrigo (1901-1999)

Performed by

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

3:24pm Scottish Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 46

Composed by

Max Bruch (1838-1920)

Performed by

Heifetz/New Symphony Orchestra of London/Sargent

3:51pm Overture from Suite in B flat, "The Nations"

Composed by

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)

Performed by

La Stravaganza

3:59pm Canzon septimi toni No. 2

Composed by

Giovanni Gabrieli ( c. 1554/1557 – 1612)

Performed by

Empire Brass and Friends

4:03pm Flute Quartet No. 4 in A, K. 298

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Bennett/Grumiaux Trio

4:15pm Overture to Fidelio

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Philharmonia Orchestra/Klemperer

4:23pm Lute Suite In E minor, BWV 996

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Yolanda Kondonassis

4:39pm Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun

Composed by

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Performed by

Baxtresser/NY Philharmonic/Masur

4:52pm Scherzo No. 3 in C sharp minor, Op. 39

Composed by

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Performed by

Artur Rubinstein

5:00pm Oboe Concerto in C minor

Composed by

Domenico Cimarosa, arr. by Arthur Benjamin

Performed by

Holliger/I Musici

5:11pm Overture to The Italian Girl in Algiers

Composed by

Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)

Performed by

Philharmonia/Karajan

5:20pm Overture to The Sicilian Vespers

Composed by

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)

Performed by

Chicago Symphony Orchestra/Muti

5:31pm Waltz from Act I, Swan Lake, Op. 20

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Levine

5:38pm Piano Sonata No. 50 in C, Hob. XVI:50

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Marc-Andre Hamelin

5:55pm Entree d'Abaris

Composed by

Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764)

Performed by

Orchestra of the 18th Century/Bruggen

6:01pm Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 21

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

London Symphony/Abbado

6:14pm March from Second Suite in F, Op. 28 No. 2

Composed by

Gustav Holst (1874-1934)

Performed by

Cleveland Symphonic Winds/Fennell

6:19pm Hungarian Rhapsody No. 3 in D

Composed by

Franz Liszt (1811-1886)

Performed by

Israel Philharmonic/Mehta

6:29pm Sonata in D minor for Violin and Continuo

Composed by

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Performed by

Pine/Schrader/Rozendaal

6:36pm Die Schonbrunner

Composed by

Joseph Lanner (1801-1843)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Maazel

6:45pm Music selected by the announcer

7:01pm 4 Impromptus, D. 935

Composed by

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Performed by

Grigory Sokolov

7:45pm The Oak

Composed by

Florence Price (1887-1953)

Performed by

Women's Philharmonic Orchestra of San Francisco/Hsu

8:00pm Homenajes

Composed by

Manuel de Falla (1876-1946)

Performed by

BBC Philharmonic/Mena

8:17pm Violin Concerto in D, Op. 77

Composed by

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Performed by

Znaider/Vienna Philharmonic/Gergiev

9:00pm Overture to Ruy Blas, Op. 95

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Gardner

9:09pm Piano Concerto No. 4 in E flat

Composed by

John Field (1782–1837)

Performed by

Frith/Northern Sinfonia/Haslam

9:43pm The Lark Ascending

Composed by

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

Performed by

Hoebig/Winnipeg Symphony/Tovey

10:00pm Flute Concerto in B flat

Composed by

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714–1788)

Performed by

Nicolet/Netherlands Chamber Orchestra/Zinman

10:21pm Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Bailey/San Francisco Ballet Orchestra/West

10:42pm Piano Sonata No. 10 in C, K. 330

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Alicia de Larrocha

11:01pm String Quartet in B flat, Op. 76 No. 4 "Sunrise"

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Mosaic Quartet

11:25pm Concerto Grosso in D, Op. 1 No. 5

Composed by

Pietro Antonio Locatelli (1695-1764)

Performed by

Capella Istropolitana/Krecek

11:34pm Gaspard de la nuit

Composed by

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Performed by

Martha Argerich

11:53pm Music selected by the announcer