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Now Playing

Concerto Grosso in G minor, Op. 3 No. 2

Composed by

Francesco Geminiani (1687-1762)

Performed by

Academy of Ancient Music/Hogwood

Label

L'Oiseau-Lyre

Catalog Number

471

Today's Playlist

3:00pm Piano Concerto No. 2 in A

Composed by

Franz Liszt (1811-1886)

Performed by

Janis/Moscow Radio Symphony/Rozhdestvensky

3:21pm Oboe Concerto in D minor

Composed by

Alessandro Marcello (1673-1747)

Performed by

Anderson/Philharmonia/Wright

3:33pm Symphony on a French Mountain Air, Op. 25

Composed by

Vincent D'Indy (1851-1931)

Performed by

Ciccolini/Paris Orchestra/Baudo

4:01pm Melody from Memory of a Dear Place, Op. 42

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Georgiadis/London Symphony/Bonynge

4:06pm Elizabethan Lute Selections

Composed by

Anonymous

Performed by

Paul O'Dette

4:16pm Scherzo from Symphonic Concerto No. 4 in D minor

Composed by

Henry Charles Litolff (1818-1891)

Performed by

Goodman/Melbourne Symphony/Thomas

4:24pm Autumn from Four Seasons, RV 293

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Capucon/Lausanne Chamber Orchestra/Capucon

4:36pm Sheherazade, an Enchanted Overture

Composed by

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Performed by

Minnesota Orchestra/Oue

4:49pm Danzon No. 2

Composed by

Arturo Marquez (b.1950)

Performed by

Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra/Dudamel

5:00pm Asturias (Leyenda) from Suite Espanola, Op. 47

Composed by

Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909)

Performed by

Norbert Kraft

5:07pm Sinfonia in B flat

Composed by

Franz Beck (1734-1809)

Performed by

Northern Chamber Orchestra/Ward

5:21pm Impromptu in A flat, D. 935 No. 2

Composed by

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Performed by

Alfred Brendel

5:28pm Danube Maiden Waltz

Composed by

Johann Strauss Jr. (1825-1899)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Mehta

5:38pm Nocturne in B, Op. 40

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

Detroit Symphony/Dorati

5:47pm Meditation from Thais

Composed by

Jules Massenet (1842-1912)

Performed by

Ma/Stott

5:53pm Overture to Oberto

Composed by

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)

Performed by

Bern Symphony/la Selva

6:00pm Overture to The Marriage Contract

Composed by

Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)

Performed by

National Philharmonic/Chailly

6:06pm Guitar Quintet No. 3 in B flat

Composed by

Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805)

Performed by

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

6:31pm Sinfonia No. 10

Composed by

Antonio Caldara (1670-1736)

Performed by

Slovak Chamber Orchestra/Warchal

6:35pm Clair de lune from Suite Bergamasque

Composed by

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Performed by

Paul Crossley

6:42pm Music selected by the announcer

7:01pm String Octet in E Flat, Op. 20

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

Kodaly Quartet/Auer String Quartet

7:34pm Moods, Op. 73

Composed by

Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)

Performed by

Eva Knardahl

7:58pm Symphonic Concerto No. 4 in D minor

Composed by

Henry Charles Litolff (1818-1891)

Performed by

Robbins/Monte Carlo Opera Orchestra/Remoortel

8:37pm Five Bagatelles for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 23

Composed by

Gerald Finzi (1901-1956)

Performed by

Johnson/Martineau

8:54pm Berceuse

Composed by

Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1829–1869)

Performed by

Richard Burnett

8:59pm Concerto Madrigal for two guitars and orchestra

Composed by

Joaquin Rodrigo (1901-1999)

Performed by

P. & A. Romero/Academy SMF/Marriner

9:30pm Ballet Music from Moses

Composed by

Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)

Performed by

Monte-Carlo Opera Orchestra/Almeida

9:52pm Sheep May Safely Graze from Cantata 208

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Boston Pops/Fiedler

9:59pm Sonata in A for Violin and Continuo, HWV 372

Composed by

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Performed by

Pine/Schrader/Rozendaal

10:07pm Quintet in C minor, Op. 52

Composed by

Louis Spohr (1784-1859)

Performed by

Nash Ensemble of London

10:41pm Intermezzi, Op. 117

Composed by

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Performed by

Benjamin Grosvenor, piano

10:59pm Piano Trio in B flat, Op. 97 "Archduke"

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Kempff/Szeryng/Fournier

11:46pm Music selected by the announcer