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This Week at The Classical Station

“Glance at the sun. See the moon and the stars.
Gaze at the beauty of the Earth’s greenings. Now, think.”

— HILDEGARD von BINGEN, on sources of musical inspiration

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Now Playing

Scenes from Childhood, Op. 15

Composed by

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Performed by

Marc Ponthus

Label

Bridge

Catalog Number

9514

Today's Playlist

8:51am Music selected by the announcer

9:01am Sonatina in D, D. 384

Composed by

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Performed by

Stoltzman/Goode

9:15am Carnival of the Animals

Composed by

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)

Performed by

Roge/Ortiz/London Sinfonietta/Dutoit

9:39am Trio, Op. 24

Composed by

Charlotte Sohy (1887-1955)

Performed by

Nikolov/Phillips/Bensaid

10:01am Symphony No. 092 in G, "Oxford"

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Bohm

10:31am Suite in G for 2 Viols

Composed by

Marin Marais (1656-1728)

Performed by

Smithsonian Chamber Players

11:00am Concerto Grosso in D minor, Op. 6 No. 10

Composed by

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Performed by

Bath Festival Orchestra/Menuhin

11:17am Adagio in G minor

Composed by

Tomaso Albinoni (arr. Remo Giazotto)

Performed by

Capella Istropolitana/Edlinger

11:30am Piano Sonata No. 16 in C, K. 545

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Marc-Andre Hamelin

11:40am String Symphony No. 07 in D minor

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

Concerto Cologne

12:01pm Oboe Concerto in C

Composed by

Franz Anton Hoffmeister (1754-1812)

Performed by

Mayer/Potsdam Chamber Academy

12:20pm Rossiniana

Composed by

Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936)

Performed by

Buffalo Philharmonic/Falletta

12:43pm Romantic Waltz No. 3 for Two Pianos

Composed by

Emmanuel Chabrier (1841-1894)

Performed by

Dosse/Petit

12:50pm Music selected by the announcer

1:01pm Ballet de Xerxes

Composed by

Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632-1687)

Performed by

Aradia Baroque Ensemble/Mallon

1:21pm Trumpet Concerto in E flat

Composed by

Johann Baptist Georg Neruda (1708-1780)

Performed by

Touvron/Prague Chamber Orchestra

1:40pm Holberg Suite, Op. 40

Composed by

Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)

Performed by

Moscow Soloists/Bashmet

2:01pm Guitar Concerto

Composed by

Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959)

Performed by

Isbin/NY Philharmonic/Serebrier

2:21pm Fantasie in F minor, Op. 49

Composed by

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Performed by

Gyorgy Cziffra

2:35pm Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 44

Composed by

Max Bruch (1838-1920)

Performed by

Perlman/Israel Philharmonic/Mehta

3:00pm Symphony No. 100 in G, "Military"

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Academy of Ancient Music/Hogwood

3:25pm Four entr'actes, Op. 17

Composed by

Norbert Burgmuller (1810-1836)

Performed by

Hofkapelle Stuttgart/Bernius

3:44pm Songs of Dawn, Op. 133

Composed by

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Performed by

Sylviane Deferne

3:59pm Flute Concertino in D, Op. 107

Composed by

Cecile Chaminade (1857-1944)

Performed by

Hutchins/CBC Vancouver Orchestra/Bernardi

4:08pm Toccata from Le Tombeau de Couperin

Composed by

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Performed by

Elaine Greenfield

4:14pm Suite from The Fairy Queen

Composed by

Henry Purcell (1659-1695)

Performed by

Canadian Brass

4:28pm Finlandia, Op. 26

Composed by

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)

Performed by

Swedish Radio Symphony/Salonen

4:37pm Waltz from Act I, Swan Lake, Op. 20

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Cincinnati Pops/Kunzel

4:45pm In Bohemia

Composed by

Mily Balakirev (1837-1910)

Performed by

Singapore Symphony/Hoey

4:59pm Romeo and Juliet Before Parting from Ten Pieces from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 75

Composed by

Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)

Performed by

Jorge Federico Osorio

5:08pm Overture No. 2 in D

Composed by

Jean-Marie Leclair (1697-1764)

Performed by

London Baroque/Medlam

5:20pm Impromptu in A flat, D. 935 No. 2

Composed by

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Performed by

Ingrid Haebler

5:28pm España Waltz

Composed by

Emile Waldteufel (1837-1915)

Performed by

Orchestra of the Vienna People's Opera/Bauer-Theussl

5:35pm Sonata a 3 in B Minor, Op. 1, No. 8

Composed by

Tomaso Albinoni (1671-1751)

Performed by

Parnassi Musici

5:43pm Triana from Iberia, Book 2

Composed by

Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909)

Performed by

Earl Wild

5:49pm Concertino in E flat for Clarinet & Orchestra, Op. 26

Composed by

Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826)

Performed by

Meyer/Dresden State Orchestra/Blomstedt

5:59pm Overture to The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

MET Opera Orchestra/Levine

6:04pm Suite from Coppelia

Composed by

Leo Delibes (1836-1891)

Performed by

Royal Scottish National Orchestra/Jarvi

6:36pm Piano Trio No. 23 in E flat

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Stern/Rose/Istomin

6:47pm Music selected by the announcer

7:01pm Drop The Needle with Vince Tillona

Performed by

Vince Tillona

7:03pm Drop The Needle with Vince Tillona

7:57pm Variations on "La ci darem la mano," Op. 2

Composed by

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Performed by

Ohlsson/Warsaw Philharmonic/Kord

8:18pm Requiem, Op. 89

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

Soloists/Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir/Wit

9:57pm Intermezzo

Composed by

Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)

Performed by

Lloyd Webber/Forsberg

10:02pm Ballade for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 19

Composed by

Gabriel Faure (1845-1924)

Performed by

Ogdon/Birmingham Symphony/Fremaux

10:17pm Violin Sonata No. 1

Composed by

Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber (1644-1704)

Performed by

Romanesca

10:30pm Incidental Music from A Midsummer Night's Dream

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

Cleveland Orchestra/Szell

11:01pm Ricercar a 3 from The Musical Offering, BWV 1079

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Andrew Rangell

11:09pm Paris Quartet No. 4 in B minor, TWV 43:h2

Composed by

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)

Performed by

Holloway/Brunmater/Duftschmid/Becker/Mortensen

11:28pm Piano Sonata No. 21 in C, Op. 53 "Waldstein"

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Eugene Istomin

11:53pm Music selected by the announcer