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Partita No. 6 in E minor, BWV 830

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Pinnock

Label

Archiv

Catalog Number

415

Today's Playlist

3:29pm Horn Concerto No. 2 in E flat

Composed by

Richard Strauss (1864-1949)

Performed by

Baumann/Gewandhaus Orch/Masur

3:51pm Overture to Euryanthe

Composed by

Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826)

Performed by

Philharmonia/Klemperer

4:01pm Symphony No. 16 in C, K. 128

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

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

4:14pm Canzon No.2

Composed by

Giovanni Gabrieli, arr. by Tim Higgins

Performed by

National Brass Ensemble

4:17pm Pines of the Appian Way from Pines of Rome

Composed by

Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936)

Performed by

Pittsburgh Symphony/Maazel

4:23pm Overture to Semiramide

Composed by

Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)

Performed by

Philharmonia/Karajan

4:36pm Symphony in G, Op. 11, No. 1

Composed by

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

Performed by

Tafelmusik/Lamon

4:51pm Overture to Morning, Noon & Night in Vienna

Composed by

Franz von Suppe (1819-1895)

Performed by

Montreal Symphony/Dutoit

5:01pm A Mi Madre

Composed by

Agustin Barrios (1885-1944)

Performed by

David Russell

5:07pm Capriccio brillant in B minor, Op. 22

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

Hough/City of Birmingham Sym/Foster

5:18pm Carnival Joys (Pictures from a Masquerade)

Composed by

Hans Christian Lumbye (1810-1874)

Performed by

Tivoli Symphony/Bellincampi

5:31pm Fleeting Happiness, a waltz

Composed by

Joseph Lanner (1801-1843)

Performed by

Ensemble Vienna

5:39pm The Sea and the Seagulls from Five Etudes-tableaux

Composed by

Sergei Rachmaninoff, orchestrated by Ottorino Respighi

Performed by

Minnesota Orchestra/Oue

5:47pm Romance in F minor, Op. 11

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

Kaler/Polish National RSO/Kolchinsky

6:01pm Symphony No. 3 in A minor (unfinished)

Composed by

Alexander Borodin (1833-1887)

Performed by

Vancouver Symphony/Tovey

6:20pm Barcarolle Op.37, No.9

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Diaz/Sanders

6:26pm Romantic Intermezzo, Op. 69

Composed by

Alexander Glazunov (1865–1936)

Performed by

USSR Symphony/Svetlanov

6:37pm Suite No. 2 in G minor

Composed by

John Jenkins (1592-1678)

Performed by

Trio Settecento

6:50pm Music selected by the announcer

6:59pm Cosi fan Tutte Part 1a

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

8:30pm Cosi fan Tutte Part 1b

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

8:41pm Cosi fan Tutte Part 2a

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

10:11pm Cosi fan Tutte Part 2b

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

10:23pm Child's Dream, Op. 14

Composed by

Eugene Ysaye (1858-1931)

Performed by

Capucon/Bellom

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

Composed by

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Performed by

Scottish Chamber Orchestra/Mackerras

11:01pm Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 19

Composed by

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)

Performed by

Montero/Capucon

11:41pm Goldberg Canons, BWV 1087

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Cafe Zimmermann

11:54pm Music selected by the announcer