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English Suite No. 6 in D minor, BWV 811

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Andras Schiff

Label

London

Catalog Number

421

Today's Playlist

12:28pm Quintet in E flat for Piano & Winds, Op. 16

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Serkin/Marlboro Music Festival

12:58pm Symphony No. 100 in G, "Military"

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Berlin Philharmonic/Karajan

1:25pm Flute Concerto No. 8 in G

Composed by

Francois Devienne (1759-1803)

Performed by

Galway/London Mozart Players

1:44pm Horn Concerto No. 2 in E flat, K. 417

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Brown/Orch Age Enlightenmt./Kuijken

2:00pm Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43

Composed by

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)

Performed by

Entremont/Philadelphia Orchestra/Ormandy

2:23pm Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58

Composed by

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Performed by

Maurizio Pollini

2:53pm Music selected by the announcer

3:00pm Octet in E flat, Op. 20

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

Sejong Soloists

3:30pm Sirens from Nocturnes

Composed by

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Performed by

London Symphony/Ambrosian Singers/Previn

3:43pm Piano Concerto in G, Op. 7 No. 6

Composed by

Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782)

Performed by

Haebler/Capella Acad. Vienna/Melkus

4:00pm Canzon No.2

Composed by

Giovanni Gabrieli, arr. by Tim Higgins

Performed by

National Brass Ensemble

4:04pm Concerto in G for Two Oboes, Op. 9 No. 6

Composed by

Tomaso Albinoni (1671-1751)

Performed by

Holliger/Bourgue/I Musici

4:16pm Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Composed by

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Performed by

Boston Symphony/Nelsons

5:00pm Symphony in D, (after the Posthorn Serenade, K. 320)

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Berlin Philharmonic/Abbado

5:22pm Concerto Grosso in F, Op. 3 No. 4

Composed by

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Performed by

Musicians of the Louvre/Minkowski

5:36pm L'Apprenti Sorcier, 'Sorcerer's Apprentice'

Composed by

Paul Dukas (1865-1935)

Performed by

National Orchestra of Lyon/Szeps-Znaider

5:48pm Music selected by the announcer

6:01pm Lute Fastasias Nos. 7 and 5

Composed by

Simone Molinaro (c.1570-1636), arr. J.L. Kerr

Performed by

James Limerick Kerr

6:11pm Ma bouche rit et ma pensee pleure, 'My mouth laughs and my thoughts weep'

Composed by

Johannes Ockeghem (c.1410-1497)

Performed by

Blue Heron/Metcalfe

6:20pm Violin Sonata in C, Op. 5, No. 3

Composed by

Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713)

Performed by

Besson/Rignol/Rondeau

6:33pm Cantata 170, “Vergnugte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust”

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Johnson Cano/Pearson/Dinnerstein/Baroklyn

7:01pm Londonderry Air

Composed by

Traditional, arr. Kreisler

Performed by

Benedetti/Kanneh-Mason/Grosvenor

7:06pm Symphony in C, 'La Scala'

Composed by

Georg Joseph Vogler (1749-1814)

Performed by

Munich Radio Orchestra/Griffiths

7:27pm Rondo for violin and strings in A , D. 438

Composed by

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Performed by

Scottish Chamber Orchestra/Emelyanychev/Gonley

7:43pm Petit Trio in C minor, Op.2

Composed by

Josef Suk (1874-1935)

Performed by

Neave Trio

8:01pm Reflections on Water (Reflets dans l'eau)

Composed by

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Performed by

Tiffany Poon

8:08pm Krazy Kat ballet

Composed by

John Alden Carpenter (1876-1951)

Performed by

Boston Modern Orchestra Project/Rose

8:21pm Symphony No. 13, "The Journey"

Composed by

Barbara Harbach (b.1946)

Performed by

London Philharmonic Orchestra/Angus

8:48pm Rotor

Composed by

Enrico Chapela (1974-)

Performed by

Portland Symphony Orchestra/Preu

9:01pm Transform us by thy kindness from Cantata 22

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Ma/Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra/Koopman

9:03pm Five Hebrew Love Songs

Composed by

Eric Whitacre (b. 1970)

Performed by

Eric Whitacre Singers/Laudibus/Pavao Quartet/Whitacre

9:15pm Les Sylphides

Composed by

Frédéric Chopin, arr. by Roy Douglas

Performed by

Berlin Radio Symphony/Fricke

9:44pm Three Intermezzi, Op. 117

Composed by

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Performed by

Anton Kuerti

10:00pm String Quartet No. 6 in B flat, Op. 18 No. 6

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Quartetto di Cremona

10:26pm Improperia

Composed by

Anonymous

Performed by

Benedictines Of Mary, Queen Of Apostles

10:34pm Flute Concerto in G

Composed by

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714–1788)

Performed by

Hunteler/Amsterdam Baroque/Koopman

11:01pm 7 Magnificat Antiphons

Composed by

Arvo Part (1935-)

Performed by

Le Nuove Musiche/Koetsveld

11:13pm Quintet No. 5 in D

Composed by

Antonio Soler (1729-1783)

Performed by

Schrader/Chicago Baroque Ensemble

11:43pm Music selected by the announcer