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Now Playing

Symphony No. 4 in D

Composed by

Muzio Clementi (1752–1832)

Performed by

Philharmonia/d'Avalos

Label

ASV

Catalog Number

247

Today's Playlist

9:47am Poetic Waltzes

Composed by

Enrique Granados (1867-1916)

Performed by

Julian Bream

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

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

La Petite Bande/Kuijken

10:28am Serenade No. 2 in A, Op. 16

Composed by

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Performed by

Vienna Symphony/Bertini

11:01am Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54

Composed by

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Performed by

Moravec/Czech Philharmonic/Neumann

11:34am South (a concerto for oboe)

Composed by

Michael Torke (1961-)

Performed by

Roberts/Albany Symphony/Miller

11:45am Sonatina

Composed by

Federico Moreno Torroba (1891-1982)

Performed by

Joseph Pecoraro

12:01pm Siegfried Idyll

Composed by

Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Performed by

NY Philhamonic/Boulez

12:19pm Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, BWV 1041

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Zukerman/English Chamber Orchestra

12:35pm Piano Trio No. 4 in G, Op. 65

Composed by

Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778-1837)

Performed by

Beaux Arts Trio

12:52pm Music selected by the announcer

1:01pm Concierto de Aranjuez

Composed by

Joaquin Rodrigo (1901-1999)

Performed by

Bream/Monteverdi Orchestra/Gardner

1:23pm Symphony No. 2 in B minor

Composed by

Alexander Borodin (1833-1887)

Performed by

Suisse Romande Orchestra/Ansermet

1:50pm Piano Concerto in B-Flat Major, Op. 11, No. 2, WKO 54

Composed by

Carl Friedrich Abel (1723-1787)

Performed by

Bauer/La Stagione Frankfurt/Schneider

2:00pm Symphony No. 8 in G, Op. 88

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

Royal Philharmonic/Flor

2:40pm Concerto in C, RV 88

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Camerata of Cologne

2:49pm Hungarian Rhapsody No. 1 in F minor

Composed by

Franz Liszt (1811-1886)

Performed by

Budapest Festival Orchestra/Fischer

3:00pm Symphony No. 8 in F, Op. 93

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Revolutionary & Romantic Orchestra/Gardiner

3:25pm Symphony Concertante, Op. 10, No. 2

Composed by

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

Performed by

Czech Chamber Philharmonic/Halasz

3:40pm Horn Concerto No. 2 in E flat

Composed by

Richard Strauss (1864-1949)

Performed by

Damm/Dresden State Orchestra/Kempe

4:01pm Andante Festivo

Composed by

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)

Performed by

English String Orchestra/Boughton

4:05pm Harp Concerto in B flat, Op. 4 No. 6

Composed by

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Performed by

Holliger/I Musici

4:19pm Overture to La Belle Helene

Composed by

Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880)

Performed by

City of Birmingham Symphony/Fremaux

4:29pm Dance Rhapsody No. 2

Composed by

Frederick Delius (1862-1934)

Performed by

Royal Philharmonic/Beecham

4:38pm Duo in D for Flute and Guitar, Op. 104 No. 1

Composed by

Ferdinando Carulli (1770-1841)

Performed by

Rampal/Lagoya

4:44pm Concerto in E for Flute, Oboe d'amore & Viola d'amore, TWV 53:E1

Composed by

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)

Performed by

Academy of Ancient Music/Hogwood

5:01pm Trumpet Concerto in D

Composed by

Leopold Mozart (1719-1787)

Performed by

Andre/Berlin Philharmonic/Karajan

5:13pm Four Scottish Dances, Op. 59

Composed by

Malcolm Arnold (1921-2006)

Performed by

Dallas Wind Symphony/Junkin

5:25pm Concerto in A, Op. 7 No. 7

Composed by

Tomaso Albinoni (1671-1751)

Performed by

I Musici

5:31pm Roses from the South

Composed by

Johann Strauss Jr. (1825-1899)

Performed by

New York Philharmonic/Bernstein

5:44pm The Romantics, Op. 167

Composed by

Joseph Lanner (1801-1843)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Barenboim

5:52pm Allegro-Valse from Mam'zelle Angot

Composed by

Charles Lecocq (1832-1918)

Performed by

National Philharmonic/Bonynge

5:57pm La plus que lente

Composed by

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Performed by

Montreal Symphony/Dutoit

6:04pm Symphony No. 073 in D, "The Hunt"

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Hanover Band/Goodman

6:27pm Suite for Flute, Violin, Viola, Cello and Harp, Op. 34

Composed by

Marcel Tournier (1879-1951)

Performed by

O'Connor/Lee/Neubauer/Atapine/Kibbey

6:41pm Music selected by the announcer

6:59pm Lakme Part 1

Composed by

Leo Delibes

7:59pm Lakme Part 2

Composed by

Leo Delibes

9:02pm Lakme Part 3

Composed by

Leo Delibes

9:39pm Music selected by the announcer

10:00pm Concerto Antico for Guitar and Small Orchestra

Composed by

Richard Harvey (b.1953)

Performed by

Williams/London Symphony/Daniel

10:30pm Oboe Concerto in C, Op. 9 No. 5

Composed by

Tomaso Albinoni (1671-1751)

Performed by

Pierlot/I Solisti Veneti/Scimone

10:40pm Violin Sonata in F, K. 547

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Stern/Bronfman

11:01pm Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16

Composed by

Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)

Performed by

Gimse/Royal Scottish National Orchestra/Engeset

11:31pm Summer Evening

Composed by

Zoltan Kodaly

Performed by

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

11:49pm Music selected by the announcer