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12:00pm Septet in E flat, Op. 20

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Ensemble Walter Boeykens

12:44pm Swanilda’s Waltz from Coppelia

Composed by

Leo Delibes (1836-1891)

Performed by

Adelaide Symphony/Serebrier

12:48pm 3 Lyric Pieces, Book 2

Composed by

Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)

Performed by

Daniel Gortler

1:00pm Lute Suite in A minor (originally C minor), BWV 997

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Sharon Isbin

1:24pm Symphony No. 6 in B flat

Composed by

Samuel Wesley (1766-1837)

Performed by

Milton Keynes Chamber Orchestra/Wetton

1:46pm Concerto in E flat for 2 Horns from Tafelmusik

Composed by

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)

Performed by

Capella Istropolitana/Edlinger

2:01pm Suite "William Byrd"

Composed by

Gordon Jacob (1895-1984)

Performed by

Eastman Wind Ensemble/Fennell

2:21pm Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 32

Composed by

Anton Arensky (1861-1906)

Performed by

Bronfman/Lin/Hoffman

2:52pm Music selected by the announcer

3:00pm Symphony No. 38 in D, K. 504 “Prague”

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Berlin Philharmonic/Karajan

3:27pm Cello Concerto in A

Composed by

Giuseppe Tartini (1692–1770)

Performed by

Rostropovich/Collegium Musicum Zurich/Sacher

3:43pm Piano Trio No. 28 in D, Hob. XV:28

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Hantai/Hantai/Verzier

4:02pm String Quartet No. 6

Composed by

Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959)

Performed by

Cuarteto Latinoamericano

4:28pm Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique"

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Alfred Brendel

4:49pm Pomona Waltz

Composed by

Emile Waldteufel (1837-1915)

Performed by

Slovak State Philharmonic/Walter

5:00pm Concerto in F for 3 Violins from Tafelmusik, Part II

Composed by

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)

Performed by

Capella Istropolitana/Edlinger

5:16pm Wind Quintet in G minor, Op. 56 No. 2

Composed by

Franz Danzi (1763-1826)

Performed by

Vienna Quintet

5:32pm Trumpet Concerto

Composed by

Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778-1837)

Performed by

Hardenberger/Academy SMF/Marriner

5:51pm Music selected by the announcer

6:01pm Ego flos campi

Composed by

Jacob Clemens non Papa (c.1510-c.1556)

Performed by

Gesualdo Six/Park

6:07pm 2 Wedding Madrigals

Composed by

Cornelis Schuyt (1557-1616)

Performed by

Weser-Renaissance Ensemble Bremen/Cordes

6:18pm Sonata for solo violin No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Alon Sariel

6:43pm Concerto grosso in D, HWV 323

Composed by

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Performed by

Balsom/Pinnock’s Players/Pinnock

7:01pm Piano Concerto No. 25 in C, K. 503

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Levin/Academy of Ancient Music/Egarr

7:31pm Castor and Pollux: Overture

Composed by

Georg Joseph Vogler (1749-1814)

Performed by

Munich Radio Orchestra/Griffiths

7:43pm Fantasy on Rossini’s “La Cenerentola”

Composed by

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

Performed by

Sommer/Huang

7:53pm D’un cahier d’esquisses, L.112

Composed by

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Performed by

Tetreault/Hebert-Bouchard

8:01pm Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47

Composed by

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)

Performed by

Jansen/Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra/Makela

8:35pm Quartet for Trumpet, Horn, Trombone, and Piano (2020)

Composed by

Andrew Lewinter (b.1966)

Performed by

Work/Garza/Jones/Dorman

8:53pm God Is Our Hope and Strength

Composed by

Philip Stopford (1977-)

Performed by

Jeffcoat/Choir of St Luke’s, Chelsea/Chelsea Camerata/Summerly

9:01pm A Song of Wisdom

Composed by

Charles Villiers Stanford (1852–1924)

Performed by

Choir of Westminster Abbey/O'Donnell

9:07pm Dreaming, Op. 15 No. 3

Composed by

Amy Beach (1867–1944)

Performed by

Alan Feinberg

9:15pm Mass in G minor

Composed by

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

Performed by

Elora Festival Singers/Edison

9:41pm Magnolia Suite

Composed by

R. Nathaniel Dett (1882-1943)

Performed by

Denver Oldham

10:00pm Missa Solemnis in E flat

Composed by

Johann Baptist Vanhal (1739-1813)

Performed by

Soloists/Prague Chamber Choir/Vituosi Di Praga/Neumann

11:10pm Amber Waves

Composed by

Morton Gould (1913-1996)

Performed by

National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine/Kuchar

11:19pm Concerto for 2 organs arranged for guitar quartet

Composed by

Antonio Soler (1729-1783), arr. R. Gallery

Performed by

English Guitar Quartet

11:33pm Shenandoah

Composed by

Traditional American, arr. by Caroline Shaw

Performed by

Ma/Stott

11:39pm Music selected by the announcer