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Harp Concerto in A

Composed by

Karl Ditters von Dittersdorf, Arr. Karl Hermann Pillney

Performed by

Zabaleta/Paul Kuentz Chamber Orchestra/Kuentz

Label

Deutsche Grammophon

Catalog Number

4396932

Today's Playlist

11:47am Fantasie in F minor, Op. 49

Composed by

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Performed by

Van Cliburn

12:01pm Little Suite No. 1, Op. 80

Composed by

Malcolm Arnold (1921-2006)

Performed by

Dallas Wind Symphony/Junkin

12:10pm Suite from Pelleas et Melisande, Op. 80

Composed by

Gabriel Faure (1845-1924)

Performed by

New Philharmonia/Davis

12:28pm Symphony No. 3 in A minor (unfinished)

Composed by

Alexander Borodin (1833-1887)

Performed by

Vancouver Symphony/Tovey

12:47pm Music selected by the announcer

1:01pm Violin Concerto No. 2 in E, BWV 1042

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

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

1:17pm Suite No. 1 in B flat for Winds

Composed by

Matthieu-Frederic Blasius (1758-1829)

Performed by

Mozzafiato

1:35pm Suite in B flat, "The Nations"

Composed by

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)

Performed by

La Stravaganza

2:01pm Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16

Composed by

Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)

Performed by

Entremont/Philadelphia Orchestra/Ormandy

2:30pm Eight Russian Folk Songs

Composed by

Anatol Liadov (1855-1914)

Performed by

Bergen Philharmonic/Kitayenko

2:45pm Concerto for Flute, Oboe and Orchestra

Composed by

Ignaz Moscheles (1794-1870)

Performed by

Valek/Mihule/Dvorak Chamber Orchestra/Parik

3:01pm Concerto Grosso in B flat, Op. 6 No. 7

Composed by

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Performed by

Boston Baroque/Pearlman

3:15pm Piano Trio No. 7 in E flat, Op. 96

Composed by

Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778-1837)

Performed by

Beaux Arts Trio

3:34pm 'What we hear on the mountain', Op. 13

Composed by

Cesar Franck (1822-1890)

Performed by

Liege Philharmonic Orchestra/Arming

4:00pm Carnival Overture, Op. 92

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

Boston Symphony/Ozawa

4:10pm Tarantella, Op. 44 No. 6

Composed by

Giuseppe Martucci (1856-1909)

Performed by

Rome Symphony/La Vecchia

4:17pm Symphony in F, K. 19a

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Prague Chamber Orch/Mackerras

4:28pm Early Hungarian Dances

Composed by

Ferenc Farkas (1905-2000)

Performed by

Vienna Quintet

4:38pm Finlandia, Op. 26

Composed by

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)

Performed by

Bournemouth Symphony/Berglund

4:47pm Bassoon Concerto in C, RV 473

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Thunemann/I Musici

5:00pm Russian Dance from Petrushka

Composed by

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)

Performed by

Philharmonia/Craft

5:03pm Rhapsody under a High Sky

Composed by

A.J. Potter (1918-1980)

Performed by

RTE Sinfonietta/O'Duinn

5:14pm Berlin Symphony in G

Composed by

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714–1788)

Performed by

Lausanne Chamber Orchestra/Zacharias

5:28pm Aurora Ball Waltz

Composed by

Johann Strauss Jr. (1825-1899)

Performed by

Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic/Walter

5:35pm Sospiri, Op. 70

Composed by

Edward Elgar (1857-1934)

Performed by

BBC Symphony/Davis

5:41pm Oriental Dance, Op. 2 No. 2

Composed by

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)

Performed by

Harrell/Ashkenazy

5:46pm Romanian Rhapsody No. 2 in D

Composed by

George Enescu (1881-1955)

Performed by

Vancouver Symphony/Comissiona

6:00pm Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat, "Triangle"

Composed by

Franz Liszt (1811-1886)

Performed by

Janis/Moscow Philharmonic/Kondrashin

6:18pm Water Music Variants No. 1 & 2 in F, HWV 331

Composed by

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Performed by

English Baroque Soloists/Gardiner

6:28pm Meditation from Thais

Composed by

Jules Massenet (1842-1912)

Performed by

Kalafusz/Stuttgart RSO/Marriner

6:34pm Sonata a 3 in G Minor, Op. 1, No. 4

Composed by

Tomaso Albinoni (1671-1751)

Performed by

Parnassi Musici

6:45pm Music selected by the announcer

7:01pm Violin Concerto in D, Op. 77

Composed by

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Performed by

Szeryng/London Symphony/Monteux

7:42pm Scenes from Childhood, Op. 15

Composed by

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Performed by

Nelson Freire

8:00pm Pictures At an Exhibition

Composed by

Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881), orch. Maurice Ravel

Performed by

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic/Mackerras

8:34pm Concerto in B flat for Winds and Strings

Composed by

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)

Performed by

Musica Antiqua of Cologne/Goebel

8:45pm Trio Sonata in G

Composed by

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714–1788)

Performed by

Les Amis de Philippe

9:01pm Bassoon Concerto in F, Op. 75

Composed by

Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826)

Performed by

North West German Philharmonic/Racz

9:20pm Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique"

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Artur Rubinstein

9:40pm Variations on "La ci darem la mano," Op. 2

Composed by

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Performed by

Biret/Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic/Stankovsky

10:00pm Grand Sonata for Mandolin and Guitar, Op. 25

Composed by

Mauro Giuliani (1781-1829)

Performed by

Troester/Tewes

10:23pm Pavane No. 4

Composed by

Alfonso Ferrabosco the Younger (1575-1628)

Performed by

Cantilena/Shepherd

10:31pm Symphony No. 008 in G, "Evening"

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Freiburg Baroque Orchestra

11:00pm Liebestraum No. 3 in A flat

Composed by

Franz Liszt (1811-1886)

Performed by

Van Cliburn

11:06pm Harold in Italy, Op. 16

Composed by

Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)

Performed by

McInnes/French National Orchestra/Bernstein

11:51pm Music selected by the announcer