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Symphony No. 097 in C

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra/Fischer

Label

Nimbus

Catalog Number

5199

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5:33am Nights in the Gardens of Spain

Composed by

Manuel de Falla (1876-1946)

Performed by

Bavouzet/BBC Philharmonic/Mena

5:57am Music selected by the announcer

6:01am Waltzes from Der Rosenkavalier

Composed by

Richard Strauss (1864-1949)

Performed by

Berlin Philharmonic/Mehta

6:14am Arabesque No. 1

Composed by

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Performed by

Zoltan Kocsis

6:19am Love Songs from Guitar Concerto

Composed by

Steve Gray (1944-2008)

Performed by

Williams/London Symphony/Daniel

6:32am Carnival Joys (Pictures from a Masquerade)

Composed by

Hans Christian Lumbye (1810-1874)

Performed by

Tivoli Symphony/Bellincampi

6:44am Fantastic Scherzo, Op. 25

Composed by

Josef Suk (1874-1935)

Performed by

Czech Philharmonic Orchestra/Mackerras

7:00am Autumn from Four Seasons

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Shaham/Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

7:12am Aesop's Feast, Op. 39 No. 12

Composed by

Charles-Valentin Alkan (1813-1888)

Performed by

Raymond Lewenthal

7:23am Capriccio italien, Op. 45

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Dresden State Orchestra/Marriner

7:38am Grand Fantasia Triumfal

Composed by

Louis Moreau Gottschalk, arr. Samuel Adler

Performed by

List/Berlin Symphony/Adler

7:49am La mort d'Ophélie, Op. 18 No. 2

Composed by

Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)

Performed by

Utah Symphony Orchestra & Chorus/Fischer

8:00am Ballet Music from William Tell

Composed by

Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)

Performed by

Monte-Carlo Opera Orchestra/Almeida

8:20am Ballade in B minor, Op. 10 No. 3

Composed by

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Performed by

Lars Vogt

8:24am Herzegovina March

Composed by

Julius Fucik (1872-1916)

Performed by

Czech Philharmonic/Neuman

8:30am Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Atlanta Symphony/Levi

8:45am Capriol Suite

Composed by

Peter Warlock (1894-1930)

Performed by

Ulster Orchestra/Handley

8:55am Music selected by the announcer

9:01am Concerto Grosso in G minor, Op. 6 No. 6

Composed by

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Performed by

Academy of Ancient Music/Manze

9:17am Fairy Tales for Clarinet, Viola and Piano, Op. 132

Composed by

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Performed by

Robert Schumann Ensemble

9:33am Piano Sonata No. 11 in A, K. 331

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Malcolm Bilson

10:01am La Valse

Composed by

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Performed by

Wei Luo

10:14am Selections from Pelleas & Melisande, Op. 46

Composed by

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)

Performed by

English String Orchestra/Boughton

10:35am Symphony No. 088 in G

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Bernstein

11:01am In Autumn (A Concert Overture), Op. 11

Composed by

Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)

Performed by

Utah Symphony Orchestra/Abravanel

11:12am Sinfonietta in A minor, Op. 31

Composed by

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)

Performed by

USSR Academic Symphony/Svetlanov

11:38am Suite in D for Viola da Gamba and Strings

Composed by

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)

Performed by

Cunningham/Orch Age Enlightenmt/Huggett

12:01pm The Noonday Witch, Op. 108

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

Berlin Philharmonic/Abbado

12:16pm Suite Antique

Composed by

John Rutter (1945-)

Performed by

Dobing/Marshall/City of London Sinfonia/Rutter

12:35pm Piano Quartet Movement in A minor

Composed by

Gustav Mahler, arr. Alfred Schnittke

Performed by

Gothoni Quartet

12:47pm Music selected by the announcer

1:01pm Amaryllis Suite

Composed by

George Frideric Handel, arr. by Thomas Beecham

Performed by

Royal Philharmonic/Menuhin

1:21pm Concerto pathetique in E minor

Composed by

Franz Liszt (1811-1886)

Performed by

Howard/Budapest Symphony/Rickenbacher

1:47pm Violin Concerto in D, RV 210

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Biondi/Europa Galante

2:00pm Clarinet Quintet in A, K. 581

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Stoltzman/Tokyo String Quartet

2:35pm Etude in E, Op. 10 no. 3 "Tristesse"

Composed by

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Performed by

John Ogdon

2:41pm Concertante in G for 2 Flutes and Orchesta

Composed by

Domenico Cimarosa (1749-1801)

Performed by

Dohn/Steinkraus/Wurttemberg Chamber Orch/Faerber

3:01pm Overture & Venusberg Bacchanale from Tannhäuser

Composed by

Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Performed by

MET Orchestra/Levine

3:25pm Concerto in F for 3 Violins from Tafelmusik, Part II

Composed by

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)

Performed by

Paillard Chamber Orchestra/Paillard

3:39pm Eleven Dances

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Capella Istropolitana/Dohnanyi

4:00pm Instrumental Piece

Composed by

Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179)

Performed by

Sequentia

4:06pm Moderato from Serenade in E for Strings, Op.22

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

Royal Philharmonic/Rosekrans

4:12pm Overture to Prince Igor

Composed by

Alexander Borodin (1833-1887)

Performed by

Russian National Orchestra/Pletnev

4:23pm Spanish Dance No. 4, "Villanesca"

Composed by

Enrique Granados (1867-1916)

Performed by

Christopher Parkening

4:30pm Pas de deux & Variations

Composed by

Riccardo Drigo (1846-1930)

Performed by

London Festival Ballet/Kern

4:38pm Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra in A minor, Op. 80

Composed by

Charles Villiers Stanford (1852–1924)

Performed by

Johnson/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Groves

5:00pm Navarra from Iberia, Book 4

Composed by

Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909)

Performed by

Artur Rubinstein

5:06pm Troika from Lieutenant Kije Suite, Op. 60

Composed by

Sergei Prokofiev

Performed by

Dallas Symphony/Mata

5:10pm Overture to Pique Dame (The Queen of Spades)

Composed by

Franz von Suppe (1819-1895)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Mehta

5:19pm Pas de deux: Dance of the Prince and the Sugar-Plum Fairy from The Nutcracker, Op. 71

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Royal Philharmonic/Temirkanov

5:29pm Lagoon Waltz

Composed by

Johann Strauss Jr. (1825-1899)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Maazel

5:38pm Roman Carnival Overture, Op. 9

Composed by

Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)

Performed by

Berlin Philharmonic/Maazel

5:48pm Youth Symphony

Composed by

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)

Performed by

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra/Ashkenazy

6:00pm Flute Sonata in C, BWV 1033

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Solum/Kipnis/Bogatin

6:09pm Andante favori in F, WoO 57

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Nelson Freire

6:18pm Valse Triste

Composed by

Oskar Nedbal (1874-1930)

Performed by

Czech Philharmonic/Neuman

6:25pm Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude, Act 3

Composed by

Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Performed by

Chicago Symphony/Barenboim

6:33pm Ballo della regina, "La Peregrina", from Don Carlo

Composed by

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)

Performed by

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra/Serebrier

6:50pm Music selected by the announcer

7:01pm Ballade in G minor, Op. 118 No. 3

Composed by

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Performed by

Van Cliburn

7:06pm Music for The Tempest

Composed by

Matthew Locke (1621-1677)

Performed by

Le Concert des Nations/Savall

7:27pm Symphony No. 3 in E flat, Op. 97, "Rhenish"

Composed by

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Performed by

Dresden Philharmonic/Janowski

8:00pm Four Seasons

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Shaham/Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

8:40pm In Praise of Tears

Composed by

Franz Schubert, transcribed by Franz Liszt

Performed by

Jorge Bolet

8:47pm Symphony in F, K. 76

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra/Koopman

9:02pm Piano Concerto No. 2 in A

Composed by

Franz Liszt (1811-1886)

Performed by

Watts/Dallas Symphony/Litton

9:23pm Symphony No. 094 in G, "Surprise"

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Royal Promenade Orchestra/Simpson

9:49pm Africa Fantasy, Op. 89

Composed by

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)

Performed by

Hough/City of Birmingham Symphony/Oramo

10:00pm Three Gymnopedies

Composed by

Eric Satie (1866-1925)

Performed by

Anne Queffelec

10:10pm Enigma Variations, Op. 36

Composed by

Edward Elgar (1857-1934)

Performed by

Royal Philharmonic/Previn

10:43pm Quartet in B

Composed by

Ignaz Pleyel (1757-1831)

Performed by

Moscow Concertino/Bushkov

11:00pm Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique"

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Jae-Hyuck Cho

11:21pm The Walk to the Paradise Garden

Composed by

Frederick Delius (1862-1934)

Performed by

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

11:31pm Flute Sonata in B minor, BWV 1030

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Galway/Moll/Cunningham

11:49pm Music selected by the announcer