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Symphony in G, Op. 11, No. 1

Composed by

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

Performed by

Tafelmusik/Lamon

Label

CBC

Catalog Number

5225

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12:10pm Concerto No. 9 in A

Composed by

Francesco Geminiani (1687-1762)

Performed by

I Musici

12:23pm Concierto de Aranjuez

Composed by

Joaquin Rodrigo (1901-1999)

Performed by

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

12:47pm 4 Dances

Composed by

Giovanni Paolo Paladino (c.1500-1566)

Performed by

Eduardo Eguez

1:01pm Overture to La forza del destino (The Force of Destiny)

Composed by

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)

Performed by

La Scala Philharmonic/Muti

1:10pm Symphony No. 6 in D, Op. 60

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

London Symphony/Davis

1:57pm Rondo-Finale from Symphony No. 7 in E minor

Composed by

Gustav Mahler (1860-1911)

Performed by

Berlin Philharmonic/Abbado

2:16pm String Quartet in G minor, Op. 74 No. 3 "The Rider"

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

London Haydn Quartet

2:41pm Oboe Concerto in D minor, Op. 9 No. 2

Composed by

Tomaso Albinoni (1671-1751)

Performed by

Camden/London Virtuosi/Georgiadis

2:57pm Bassoon Concerto in B flat, K. 191

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Jensen/Mito Chamber Orchestra/Ozawa

3:16pm Forest Murmurs from Siegfried

Composed by

Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Performed by

London Symphony/Stokowski

3:27pm Roman Festivals

Composed by

Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936)

Performed by

Royal Philharmonic/Batiz

3:53pm Torchlight Dance

Composed by

Hans Christian Lumbye (1810-1874)

Performed by

Tivoli Symphony/Bellincampi

4:01pm Mt. Healthy

Composed by

Henry Fillmore

Performed by

United States Air Force Reserve Band

4:04pm Nocturne in D flat, Op. 27 No. 2

Composed by

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Performed by

Lang Lang

4:11pm In Memoriam, Op. 65

Composed by

Max Bruch (1838-1920)

Performed by

Accardo/Gewandhaus Orch/Masur

4:28pm Clarinet Concerto in A, K. 622

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Cohen/Cleveland Orchestra/Dohnanyi

4:58pm Merry-Go-Round (from the film "Howl's Moving Castle")

Composed by

Joe Hisaishi (b.1950)

Performed by

Hisaishi/Dubeau/La Pieta

5:04pm Concerto in C for 2 Trumpets, RV 537

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Laird/Wilson/Academy Ancient Music/Hogwood

5:14pm Swedish Rhapsody No. 1, Op. 19 "Midsummer Vigil"

Composed by

Hugo Alfven (1872-1960)

Performed by

Philadelphia Orchestra/Ormandy

5:28pm Chantilly Waltz, Op. 171

Composed by

Emile Waldteufel (1837-1915)

Performed by

Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic/Walter

5:37pm Orchestral Suite No. 4 in G, Op. 61 "Mozartiana"

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Dallas Symphony/van Zweden

6:03pm Summer of '42

Composed by

Michel Legrand

Performed by

City of Prague Philharmonic/Raine

6:07pm Dome epais le jasmin (Flower Duet) from Lakme

Composed by

Leo Delibes (1836-1891)

Performed by

Kohutkova/Slepkovska/Slovak Radio Symphony/Wildner

6:13pm Three Gymnopedies

Composed by

Eric Satie (1866-1925)

Performed by

Anne Queffelec

6:24pm Triple Concerto in C, Op. 56

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Stern/Rose/Istomin/Philadelphia Orchestra/Ormandy

7:02pm Passagalia for unaccompanied violin

Composed by

Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber (1644-1704)

Performed by

Andrew Manze

7:12pm Monet's Diary

Composed by

James Quinn

Performed by

James Quinn, piano

7:16pm Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85

Composed by

Edward Elgar (1857-1934)

Performed by

Rolston/Calgary Philharmonic/Bernardi

7:46pm La Valse

Composed by

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Performed by

French National Orchestra/Inbal

8:01pm Piano Concerto No. 2 in A

Composed by

Franz Liszt (1811-1886)

Performed by

Ax/Philharmonia Orchestra/Salonen

8:22pm Suite from Sylvia

Composed by

Leo Delibes (1836-1891)

Performed by

Royal Scottish National Orchestra/Jarvi

8:47pm Variations serieuses in D minor, Op. 54

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

Burkard Schliessmann

9:00pm Arcadian Reverie for String Orchestra

Composed by

Barbara Harbach (b.1946)

Performed by

Slovak Radio Symphony/Trevor

9:10pm Trio in G for Pianoforte, Violin and Viola

Composed by

Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach (1732-1795)

Performed by

Camerata of Cologne

9:26pm Selections from Eight Pieces, Op. 83

Composed by

Max Bruch (1838-1920)

Performed by

Shifrin/Finckel/Han

9:46pm Prelude from Capriccio, Op. 85

Composed by

Richard Strauss (1864-1949), arr. Esa-Pekka Salonen

Performed by

New Stockholm Chamber Orchestra/Salonen

10:01pm Clarinet Sonata in B flat

Composed by

Franz Danzi (1763-1826)

Performed by

Neidich/Levin

10:28pm Carnaval, Op. 9

Composed by

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Performed by

Cecile Licad

10:59pm Lavender and Mulberry Sonatina

Composed by

Anthony Sidney (b. 1952)

Performed by

Cover/Bonachea/Savage

11:08pm Piano Trio No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 11

Composed by

Cecile Chaminade (1857-1944)

Performed by

Neave Trio

11:32pm Oboe Concerto in B flat

Composed by

Jan Zach (1713-1733)

Performed by

Krejci/Prague Chamber Orchestra/Vajnar

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