Top 100

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  1. Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 “Choral”
  2. Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 “From the New World”
  3. Vivaldi: Four Seasons
  4. Bach: Brandenburg Concertos
  5. Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A, Op. 92
  6. Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
  7. Copland: Appalachian Spring
  8. Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F, Op. 68 “Pastoral”
  9. Handel: Messiah
  10. Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
  11. Holst: The Planets
  12. Barber: Adagio for Strings: Op. 11
  13. Handel: Water Music
  14. Debussy: Clair de lune from Suite Bergamasque
  15. Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565
  16. Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture
  17. Pachelbel: Canon in D
  18. Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition
  19. Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A, K. 622
  20. Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78 “Organ”
  21. Mozart: Requiem in D minor, K. 626
  22. Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat, Op. 73 “Emperor“
  23. Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
  24. Sibelius: Finlandia, Op. 26
  25. Satie: Gymnopedies
  26. Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Easter Overture, Op. 36
  27. Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 “Pathetique”
  28. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 “Moonlight”
  29. Mozart: Symphony No. 41 in C, K. 551 “Jupiter”
  30. Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23
  31. Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C minor, “Resurrection”
  32. Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake
  33. Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D, Op. 35
  34. Mozart: Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550
  35. Chopin: Nocturne, Op. 9 No. 2
  36. Delius: Florida Suite
  37. Bizet: Carmen
  38. Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D, Op. 61
  39. Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis
  40. Copland: Rodeo
  41. Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite
  42. Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30
  43. Mahler: Symphony No. 1 in D, “Titan”
  44. Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
  45. Respighi: Pines of Rome
  46. Rossini: Overture to William Tell
  47. Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
  48. Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man
  49. Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11
  50. Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E flat, Op. 55 “Eroica”
  51. Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14
  52. Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4 in A, Op. 90 “Italian”
  53. Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68
  54. Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232
  55. Dvorak: Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104
  56. Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
  57. Massenet: Meditation from Thaïs
  58. Mendelssohn: Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 21
  59. Borodin: In the Steppes of Central Asia
  60. Mahler: Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor
  61. Mozart: Serenade No. 13 in G, K. 525 “Eine kleine Nachtmusik”
  62. Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending
  63. Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals
  64. Schubert: Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D. 759 “Unfinished”
  65. Schubert: Symphony No. 9 in C, D. 944 “Great”
  66. Orff: Carmina Burana
  67. Bach: Air from Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D, BWV 1068 “Air on the G String”
  68. Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36
  69. Bach: Concerto in D minor for 2 Violins, BWV 1043
  70. Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, Op. 35
  71. Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43
  72. Bach: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244
  73. Beethoven: Bagatelle in A minor, “Für Elise”
  74. Elgar: Enigma Variations, Op. 36
  75. Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16
  76. Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15
  77. Dvorak: Serenade in E for Strings, Op.22
  78. Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G, Op. 58
  79. Brahms: A German Requiem
  80. Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks
  81. Puccini: “Nessun Dorma” from Turandot
  82. Bach: “Sheep May Safely Graze” from Cantata BWV 208
  83. Ravel: Bolero
  84. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988
  85. Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47
  86. Stravinsky: Firebird Suite
  87. Bach: Cello Suites
  88. Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat, Op. 83
  89. Schubert: Piano Quintet in A, D. 667 “Trout”
  90. Brahms: Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80
  91. Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21
  92. Debussy: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
  93. Smetana: The Moldau
  94. Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 73
  95. Copland: El Salón México
  96. Debussy: La Mer
  97. Brahms: Symphony No. 3 in F, Op. 90
  98. Dvorak: Symphony No. 8 in G, Op. 88
  99. Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 in A, K. 488
  100. Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez

“Honorable Mentions”

  1. Mozart: 12 Variations in C on “Twinkle, Twinkle”, K 265
  2. Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21 in C, K. 467
  3. Marquez: Danzon No. 2
  4. Rachmaninoff: Vespers, Op. 37
  5. Ravel: Pavane for a Dead Princess
  6. Mizesko: Sketches from Pinehurst
  7. Saint-Saëns: Danse Macabre
  8. Bernstein: Overture to Candide
  9. Schubert: String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D. 810 “Death and the Maiden”
  10. Shostakovich: Waltz No. 2 from Jazz Suite No. 2
  11. Strauss Jr.: The Blue Danube
  12. Vivaldi: Gloria in D, RV 589
  13. Strauss Jr.: Emperor Waltz
  14. Wagner: Ride of the Valkyries from Die Walküre
  15. Vaughan Williams: English Folk Song Suite

Now Playing

Suite from Swan Lake, Op. 20

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Slovak Philharmonic/Halasz

Label

Naxos

Catalog Number

9

Today's Playlist

11:56am Aquarium from Carnival of the Animals

Composed by

Camille Saint-Saens, with verses by Michael Morpurgo

Performed by

Kanneh-Masons and Friends

12:01pm Trumpet Concerto No. 3 in D

Composed by

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)

Performed by

Nakariakov/Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra/Wolff

12:13pm Suite No. 1 from Cinderella, Op. 107

Composed by

Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)

Performed by

Ukranian State Symphony/Kuchar

12:44pm Symphony No. 14 in A, K. 114

Composed by

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Performed by

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

1:02pm Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34

Composed by

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Performed by

Douglas/Tokyo String Quartet

1:46pm Sunset Boulevard (Sonata for Orchestra)

Composed by

Franz Waxman (1906-1967), arr. John Mauceri

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Hollywood Bowl Orchestra/Mauceri

2:02pm Norwegian Dances, Op. 35

Composed by

Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)

Performed by

English Chamber Orchestra/Leppard

2:21pm Dance of the Hours from La gioconda

Composed by

Amilcare Ponchielli (1834-1886)

Performed by

Philadelphia Orchestra/Ormandy

2:33pm Symphony No. 1 in C, Op. 21

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra/Haitink

3:01pm Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish"

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

Bern Symphony/Maag

3:45pm Spirited Away

Composed by

Joe Hisaishi (b.1950)

Performed by

Fujisawa/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Hisaishi

3:54pm Kaiser Serenade

Composed by

Johann Heinrich Schmelzer (1620-1680?)

Performed by

Tafelmusik/Lamon

4:01pm Ride of the Valkyries from Die Walkure

Composed by

Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Performed by

Cleveland Orchestra/Szell

4:07pm Radetzky March

Composed by

Johann Strauss Sr. (1804-1849)

Performed by

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

4:11pm Nessun dorma! from Turandot

Composed by

Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)

Performed by

Carreras/Strasbourg Philharmonic/Rhine Opera Chorus/Lombard

4:16pm Danse Macabre, Op. 40

Composed by

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)

Performed by

Philadelphia Orchestra/Ormandy

4:25pm St. Paul’s Suite, Op. 29

Composed by

Gustav Holst (1874-1934)

Performed by

Royal Philharmonic/Sargent

4:39pm Oboe Concerto in D minor

Composed by

Alessandro Marcello (1673-1747)

Performed by

Holliger/I Musici

4:51pm Superman March

Composed by

John Williams (b.1932)

Performed by

Berlin Philharmonic/Williams

4:58pm Waltz to the Death

Composed by

Danny Elfman

Performed by

Sinfonia of London/Walker

5:02pm 2nd mvt (Waltz) from Serenade in E for Strings, Op.22

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra/Wolff

5:10pm Pastoral Concerto in F

Composed by

Johann Christoph Pez (1664-1716)

Performed by

Violins of the King/Labadie

5:29pm Skaters' Waltz

Composed by

Emile Waldteufel (1837-1915)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Dudamel

5:38pm Dome epais le jasmin (Flower Duet) from Lakme

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Leo Delibes (1836-1891)

Performed by

Sutherland/Berbie/Monte Carlo Opera/Bonynge

5:43pm Overture to The Flying Dutchman

Composed by

Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Performed by

Chicago Symphony/Solti

5:55pm Canon in D

Composed by

Johann Pachelbel (1653–1706)

Performed by

Paillard Chamber Orchestra/Paillard

6:04pm Psalm 23, "The Lord is my Shepherd", D. 706

Composed by

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Performed by

Cambridge Singers/Aurora Orchestra/Rutter

6:10pm Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22

Composed by

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)

Performed by

Rogé/Royal Philharmonic/Dutoit

6:35pm The Four Moons, a ballet

Composed by

Louis Wayne Ballard (1931-2007)

Performed by

Fort Smith Symphony/Jeter

7:00pm Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85

Composed by

Edward Elgar (1857-1934)

Performed by

du Pre/London Symphony/Barbirolli

7:31pm Quintet in E flat for Piano & Winds, Op. 16

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Kuerti/Sommerville/Campbell/Mason/McKay

8:00pm Symphony in G minor

Composed by

Leopold Kozeluh (1747-1818)

Performed by

Prague Chamber Orchestra/Hlavacek

8:24pm Trio Sonata in D minor, Op. 1 No. 12 , RV 63 'La Follia'

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Ensemble La Cigale/Owen

8:35pm Violin Concerto No. 4 in D, K. 218

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Perlman/Vienna Philharmonic/Levine

8:59pm Prelude to Act 1 from Tristan und Isolde

Composed by

Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Performed by

Philadelphia Orchestra/Thielemann

9:12pm Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43

Composed by

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)

Performed by

Entremont/Philadelphia Orchestra/Ormandy

9:35pm Four works for lute

Composed by

William Byrd (c.1540-1623)

Performed by

Julian Bream

9:45pm The Tempest: Suite No. 2

Composed by

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)

Performed by

Scottish Chamber Orchestra/Swensen

10:02pm Cello Suite No. 1 in G, BWV 1007

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Lynn Harrell

10:21pm Clarinet Trio in B flat, Op. 11

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Ensemble Walter Boeykens

10:44pm Introduction and Allegro Concertante in D minor for Piano & Orchestra, Op.134

Composed by

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Performed by

Biret/Polish National Radio Symphony/Wit

11:00pm Symphony No. 100 in G, "Military"

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

London Philharmonic/Solti

11:26pm Overture to Athalia, Op. 74

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

Bamberg Symphony/Flor

11:36pm Nocturnes, Op. 37

Composed by

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Performed by

Artur Rubinstein

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