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Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Composed by

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Performed by

Cleveland Orchestra/Szell

Label

Sony

Catalog Number

46534

Today's Playlist

2:44am Six Promenades for Wind Quintet

Composed by

Edward Elgar (1857-1934)

Performed by

Athena Ensemble

2:59am Variations on a March from Rossini's "Lady of the Lake"

Composed by

Carl Czerny (1791-1857)

Performed by

Beyer/Dagul

3:13am Concerto Grosso in E minor, Op. 6 No. 6

Composed by

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Performed by

Handel & Haydn Society/Hogwood

3:29am Symphony No. 5, Op. 107 "Reformation"

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Gardiner

3:59am Violin Sonata No. 5 in F, Op. 24 "Spring"

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Oistrach/Bauer

4:23am Piano Concerto No. 6 in C

Composed by

John Field (1782–1837)

Performed by

O'Conor/New Irish Chamber Orchestra/Furst

4:58am Symphony No. 088 in G

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Tafelmusik/Weil

5:18am 12 Variations in C on “Twinkle, Twinkle”, K 265

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Jan Lisiecki, piano

5:32am Guitar Quintet No. 5 in D

Composed by

Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805)

Performed by

Romero/Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemble

5:51am Music selected by the announcer

6:01am Violin Sonata No. 2 in A, Op. 1b

Composed by

Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges (1745-1799)

Performed by

McIntosh/Vanhauwaert

6:16am Flute Quartet in D

Composed by

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714–1788)

Performed by

Florilegium

6:32am Suite from Snow Maiden

Composed by

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)

Performed by

Czecho-Slovak RSO/Johanos

6:46am Symphonic Variations

Composed by

Hubert Parry (1848-1918)

Performed by

London Philharmonic/Boult

7:01am Sonata a 3 in A Major, Op. 1, No. 3

Composed by

Tomaso Albinoni (1671-1751)

Performed by

Parnassi Musici

7:09am Arabesque No. 1

Composed by

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Performed by

Gordon Fergus-Thompson

7:15am Concerto in B flat for 2 Violins, RV 524

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Turpie/Genet/Camerata Bern/Furi

7:28am The Three Elizabeths Suite

Composed by

Eric Coates (1886-1957)

Performed by

London Pops/Fennell

7:49am Concerto Grosso in B flat, Op. 1 No. 3

Composed by

Pietro Antonio Locatelli (1695-1764)

Performed by

Capella Istropolitana/Krecek

8:02am Hungarian Rhapsody No. 5 in E minor

Composed by

Franz Liszt (1811-1886)

Performed by

Israel Philharmonic/Mehta

8:14am Can Can from Gaité Parisienne

Composed by

Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880)

Performed by

Royal Philharmonic/Ellis

8:17am Tales from the Vienna Woods

Composed by

Johann Strauss Jr. (1825-1899)

Performed by

Keyes/Cincinnati Pops/Kunzel

8:31am Overture to William Tell

Composed by

Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)

Performed by

Detroit Symphony/Paray

8:43am Swedish Rhapsody No. 2, Op. 24 "Uppsala Rhapsody"

Composed by

Hugo Alfven (1872-1960)

Performed by

Royal Scottish National Orchestra/Willen

8:55am Music selected by the announcer

9:01am Dances of the League of David (Book 2), Op. 6

Composed by

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Performed by

Andreas Haefliger

9:21am Suite in A minor for Recorder & Strings

Composed by

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)

Performed by

Stivin/Capella Istropolitana/Edlinger

9:47am L'Apprenti Sorcier, 'Sorcerer's Apprentice'

Composed by

Paul Dukas (1865-1935)

Performed by

National Orchestra of Lyon/Szeps-Znaider

10:00am Symphony No. 022 in E flat, "The Philosopher"

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Amsterdam Bach Soloists/Have

10:17am Orchestral Suite No. 1 in D minor, Op. 43

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

USSR Symphony/Svetlanov

11:00am Suite in D minor for 2 Viols

Composed by

Marin Marais (1656-1728)

Performed by

Smithsonian Chamber Players

11:18am Piano Sonata No. 5 in C minor, Op. 10 No. 1

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Alfred Brendel

11:39am Sonata a 3 in B-Flat Major, Op. 1, No. 12

Composed by

Tomaso Albinoni (1671-1751)

Performed by

Parnassi Musici

11:47am Concertino in E flat for Clarinet & Orchestra, Op. 26

Composed by

Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826)

Performed by

Stoltzman/Slovak Radio Symphony/Trevor

11:59am Chaconne from Violin Partita in D minor, BWV 1004

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Boston Symphony/Ozawa

12:17pm Five German Dances, D. 90

Composed by

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Performed by

Moscow Virtuosi/Spivakov

12:34pm Capriccio in A flat

Composed by

Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel (1805-1847)

Performed by

Moser/Beatson

12:42pm Music selected by the announcer

1:01pm Dances of the French Renaissance

Composed by

Claude Gervaise, arr. by Peter Reeve

Performed by

Philip Jones Brass Ensemble

1:14pm Overture No. 6 in B flat

Composed by

Francesco Veracini (1690-1768)

Performed by

Musica Antiqua Cologne/Goebel

1:26pm Carnaval, Op. 9

Composed by

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Performed by

Marc-Andre Hamelin

1:57pm Serenade for Strings, Op. 11

Composed by

Dag Wiren (1905-1986)

Performed by

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

2:13pm La Valse

Composed by

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Performed by

NY Philharmonic/Masur

2:27pm Suite from Raymonda, Op. 57a

Composed by

Alexander Glazunov (1865–1936)

Performed by

London Symphony/Butt

3:00pm Flute Concerto in E minor

Composed by

Franz Benda (1709–1786)

Performed by

Rampal/Paris Orchestral Ensemble/Wallez

3:23pm Lute Suite in A minor (originally C minor), BWV 997

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Sharon Isbin

3:46pm Patrie Overture

Composed by

Georges Bizet (1838–1875)

Performed by

RTE National Symphony Orchestra/Tingaud

4:00pm Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A

Composed by

George Enescu (1881-1955)

Performed by

Monte Carlo Philharmonic/Foster

4:13pm Theme and variations from Septet in E flat, Op. 20

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Members of New Vienna Octet

4:21pm Violin Sonata in C, K. 303

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Gil & Orli Shaham

4:32pm Overture to Armida, Op. 115

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

German Radio Philharmonic/Inkinen

4:40pm Places Far Away

Composed by

Daniel Fisher

Performed by

London Philharmonic Orchestra

4:45pm Three Momenti for Cello and String Orchestra

Composed by

Matilde Margherita Mary Capuis (1913–2017)

Performed by

Gromes/Festival Strings Lucerne/Dodds

5:01pm Liebestraum No. 3 in A flat

Composed by

Franz Liszt (1811-1886)

Performed by

Daniel Barenboim

5:06pm Sonata a 3 in D Minor, Op. 1, No. 1

Composed by

Tomaso Albinoni (1671-1751)

Performed by

Parnassi Musici

5:14pm Allegro con brio from Symphony for Winds

Composed by

Richard Strauss (1864-1949)

Performed by

Carnegie Mellon Wind Ensemble/Vosburgh

5:30pm Queen Louise Waltz

Composed by

Hans Christian Lumbye (1810-1874)

Performed by

Danish National Radio Symphony/Rozhdestvensky

5:36pm Searchlight Rag (A Syncopated March and Two-step)

Composed by

Scott Joplin (1868-1917)

Performed by

Roy Eaton

5:41pm Andante cantabile from String Quartet No. 1 in D, Op. 11

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Minnesota Orchestra/Oue

5:49pm Concerto in G, RV 101

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

L'Astrée

5:59pm First Caprice

Composed by

Michel-Richard de Lalande (1657-1726)

Performed by

Paillard Chamber Orchestra

6:16pm Five Pieces in Folk Style, Op. 102

Composed by

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Performed by

Bylsma/Orkis

6:33pm Piano Sonata No. 35 in A flat

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Emanuel Ax

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

7:56pm Overture to The School For Scandal, Op. 5

Composed by

Samuel Barber (1910-1981)

Performed by

Detroit Symphony/Jarvi

8:07pm Czech Suite in D, Op. 39

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

Detroit Symphony/Dorati

8:32pm Appalachian Spring

Composed by

Aaron Copland (1900-1990)

Performed by

Detroit Symphony/Dorati

8:57pm Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op.27

Composed by

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)

Performed by

Detroit Symphony/Slatkin

9:52pm Pavane for a Dead Princess

Composed by

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Performed by

Detroit Symphony/Paray

10:00pm Nocturne and Serenade from King Christian II

Composed by

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)

Performed by

Turku Philharmonic/Segerstam

10:15pm Pas de six from Act III, Swan Lake, Op. 20

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Saint Louis Symphony/Slatkin

10:29pm Symphony No. 103 in E flat, "Drum Roll"

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Philharmonia/Slatkin

10:59pm Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56b

Composed by

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Performed by

Christina and Michelle Naughton

11:17pm Piano Concerto No. 5 in F, Op. 103 "Egyptian"

Composed by

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)

Performed by

Collard/Royal Philharmonic/Previn

11:47pm Music selected by the announcer