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Rondo-Finale from Symphony No. 7 in E minor

Composed by

Gustav Mahler (1860-1911)

Performed by

Simon Bolivar Symphony/Dudamel

Label

DG

Catalog Number

21550

Today's Playlist

8:49am Music selected by the announcer

9:01am Symphony No. 1 in D, Op. 4

Composed by

Johan Svendsen (1840-1911)

Performed by

Oslo Philharmonic/Caridis

9:35am Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude, Act 1

Composed by

Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Performed by

Minnesota Orchestra/Marriner

9:46am Sinfonia pastorale in D

Composed by

Giuseppe Tartini (1692–1770)

Performed by

Collegium Aureum

10:01am Cello Concerto No. 1 in C

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Fournier/Lucerne Festival Strings/Baumgartner

10:27am Holberg Suite, Op. 40

Composed by

Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)

Performed by

Malmö Symphony/Engeset

10:48am Flute Concerto in C, Op. 44 No. 11

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Debost/Chamber Orchestra of Toulouse/Auriacombe

11:01am Concerto Grosso in A minor, Op. 6 No. 4

Composed by

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Performed by

English Concert/Pinnock

11:12am Wind Quintet in G minor, Op. 56 No. 2

Composed by

Franz Danzi (1763-1826)

Performed by

Vienna Quintet

11:28am Symphony in C minor

Composed by

Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805)

Performed by

Rossini Orchestra of Naples/Caracciolo

11:46am Musick in the Indian Queen

Composed by

Henry Purcell (1659-1695)

Performed by

Tafelmusik/Lamon

12:00pm Serenade in F, Op. 95

Composed by

Charles Villiers Stanford (1852–1924)

Performed by

Capricorn

12:30pm A Winter's Tale, Op. 18

Composed by

Lars-Erik Larsson (1908-1986)

Performed by

New York Scandia Symphony/Matson

12:43pm Overture to The Pole and His Child

Composed by

Albert Lortzing (1801-1851)

Performed by

Leipzig Radio Symphony/Guhl

12:50pm Music selected by the announcer

1:01pm Siegfried Idyll

Composed by

Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Performed by

Chicago Symphony/Barenboim

1:20pm Duo No. 2 in B flat, K. 424

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Perlman/Zukerman

1:42pm Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp

Composed by

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Performed by

O'Connor/Neubauer/Kibbey

2:00pm Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

Hahn/Oslo Philharmonic/Wolff

2:28pm Twelve German Dances

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Capella Istropolitana/Dohnanyi

2:48pm Trio Sonata, Op. 1 No. 11

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

L'Arte dell'Arco/Hogwood

2:59pm Piano Concerto No. 08 in C, K. 246

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Serkin/London Symphony/Abbado

3:25pm Royal Concert No. 3

Composed by

Francois Couperin (1668-1733)

Performed by

Claire/See/Moroney/Linden

3:44pm Capriccio espagnol, Op. 34

Composed by

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)

Performed by

Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra/Bakels

4:00pm 3rd mvt (Andante) from Symphony No. 3 in F minor, "Irish"

Composed by

Charles Villiers Stanford (1852–1924)

Performed by

Ulster Orchestra/Handley

4:13pm Overture to The Silken Ladder

Composed by

Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)

Performed by

Philharmonia Orchestra/Muti

4:20pm Prelude from English Suite No. 6 in D minor, BWV 811

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Andras Schiff

4:29pm Danse Macabre, Op. 40

Composed by

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)

Performed by

Sax/National Philharmonic/Stokowski

4:38pm Harp Concerto in G

Composed by

Georg Christoph Wagenseil (1715-1777)

Performed by

Zabaleta/Paul Kuentz Chamber Orchestra

4:51pm Hungarian Rhapsody No. 3 in D

Composed by

Franz Liszt (1811-1886)

Performed by

Gewandhaus Orchestra/Masur

4:59pm Finale (Allegro molto vivace) from Serenade in A for 7 Wind Instruments, Op. 14

Composed by

Julius Rontgen (1855-1932)

Performed by

Viotta Ensemble/Liberman

5:06pm Canon & Gigue in D

Composed by

Johann Pachelbel (1653–1706)

Performed by

English Concert/Pinnock

5:13pm Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks, Op. 28

Composed by

Richard Strauss (1864-1949)

Performed by

BBC Philharmonic/Tortelier

5:29pm Tales from the Vienna Woods

Composed by

Johann Strauss Jr. (1825-1899)

Performed by

Keyes/Cincinnati Pops/Kunzel

5:40pm Hungarian Wedding Dance

Composed by

Leo Weiner

Performed by

Starker/Sebok

5:45pm Dance Rhapsody No. 2

Composed by

Frederick Delius (1862-1934)

Performed by

Royal Philharmonic/Beecham

5:54pm Slavonic Dance in D flat, Op. 72 No. 4

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

Budapest Festival Orchestra/Fischer

6:00pm Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G minor

Composed by

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Performed by

Hope/Zurich Chamber Orchestra

6:03pm Suite for Orchestra from La Boheme

Composed by

Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)

Performed by

Cincinnati Pops/Kunzel

6:22pm Mazurka apasionata

Composed by

Agustin Barrios (1885-1944)

Performed by

Raphael Feuillatre

6:30pm Paris Quartet in E minor, TWV 43:e1

Composed by

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)

Performed by

Holloway/Brunmater/Duftschmid/Becker/Mortensen

6:48pm Music selected by the announcer

7:01pm Serenade in A for 7 Wind Instruments, Op. 14

Composed by

Julius Rontgen (1855-1932)

Performed by

Viotta Ensemble/Liberman

7:30pm Violin Concerto No. 5 in A, K. 219 "Turkish"

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Kremer/Vienna Philharmonic/Harnoncourt

8:00pm Symphony in D minor, FWV 48

Composed by

Cesar Franck (1822-1890)

Performed by

Royal Concertgebouw/Chailly

8:44pm The Banks of Green Willow (Idyll for Small Orchestra)

Composed by

George Butterworth (1885-1916)

Performed by

English String Orchestra/Boughton

8:52pm Two Arabesques, L. 66

Composed by

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Performed by

Tiffany Poon

9:01pm Symphony No. 3 in F minor, "Irish"

Composed by

Charles Villiers Stanford (1852–1924)

Performed by

Ulster Orchestra/Handley

9:43pm Invocation

Composed by

Gustav Holst (1874-1934)

Performed by

Lloyd Webber/Philharmonia/Handley

9:55pm Minuet No. 2 in A

Composed by

Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)

Performed by

Orchestra of the Auvergne/Kantorow

10:00pm Vocalise

Composed by

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)

Performed by

Eroica Trio

10:08pm Una furtiva lagrima from L'elisir d'amore

Composed by

Gaetano Donizetti, arr. Philippe Quint

Performed by

Quint/Maisky

10:13pm Polonaise in F sharp minor, Op. 44

Composed by

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Performed by

Maurizio Pollini

10:25pm Octet in E flat, Op. 20

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra/Zukerman

11:00pm Piano Sonata No. 8 in A minor, K. 310

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Murray Perahia

11:20pm Violin Concerto in A minor

Composed by

Giuseppe Tartini (1692–1770)

Performed by

Gatti/Ensemble 415/Banchini

11:38pm Poetic Waltzes

Composed by

Enrique Granados (1867-1916)

Performed by

Julian Bream

11:51pm Music selected by the announcer