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An Alpine Symphony, Op. 64

Composed by

Richard Strauss (1864-1949)

Performed by

Staatskapelle Weimar/Wit

Label

Richard Strauss: An Alpine Symphony

Catalog Number

9

Today's Playlist

2:55pm Lullaby Op.16, No.1

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Diaz/Sanders

3:00pm Suite for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 16

Composed by

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)

Performed by

Kliegel/Bournemouth Sinfonietta/Monnard

3:20pm Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor, Op. 40

Composed by

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)

Performed by

Wang/Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra/Dudamel

3:45pm Trio Sonata in C

Composed by

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714–1788)

Performed by

Les Amis de Philippe

3:59pm Overture to Oberon

Composed by

Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826)

Performed by

New York Philharmonic/Bernstein

4:10pm The Blue Danube

Composed by

Johann Strauss Jr. (1825-1899)

Performed by

Strauss Festival Orchestra/Lenard

4:20pm Cordoba from Spanish Songs, Op. 232

Composed by

Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909)

Performed by

Williams/Bream

4:27pm Vienna Jubilee Overture

Composed by

Franz von Suppe (1819-1895)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Mehta

4:35pm Symphony No. 6 in E flat

Composed by

Jiri Benda (1722-1795)

Performed by

Prague Chamber Orchestra/Benda

4:47pm Fantasie in F minor, Op. 49

Composed by

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Performed by

Van Cliburn

5:01pm Overture to The Rhine Nymphs

Composed by

Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880)

Performed by

Gulbenkian Orchestra/Swierczewski

5:07pm Serenata, Op. 57 No. 2

Composed by

Giuseppe Martucci (1856-1909)

Performed by

Rome Symphony/La Vecchia

5:13pm Recorder Sonata in D minor

Composed by

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Performed by

Petri/Jarrett

5:29pm Waltz from Ballet Scenes, Op.52

Composed by

Alexander Glazunov (1865–1936)

Performed by

USSR Radio Symphony/Rozhdestvensky

5:35pm Grand March from Aida (for orchestra)

Composed by

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Maazel

5:43pm Divertimento No. 8 in F (for winds), K. 213

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Danzi Quintet

5:53pm Romance for Cello and Piano

Composed by

Frederick Delius (1862-1934)

Performed by

Ma/Stott

6:01pm Flute Concerto in D, RV 90 "Il gardellino"

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Antonini/Il Giardino Armonico Milan

6:12pm Incidental Music from Shakespeare's "The Tempest"

Composed by

Arthur Sullivan (1842-1900)

Performed by

Kansas City Symphony/Stern

6:41pm The Gondolier from Venice and Naples

Composed by

Franz Liszt (1811-1886)

Performed by

Frederic Chiu

6:47pm Music selected by the announcer

7:01pm Octet in E flat, Op. 20

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

L'Archibudelli/Smithsonian Chamber Players

7:32pm Clarinet Trio in A minor, Op. 114

Composed by

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Performed by

Schmidl/Dolezal/Schiff

8:00pm Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Columbia Symphony/B. Walter

8:34pm Trio in G minor for Winds, RV 103

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Camerata of Cologne

8:44pm Sonate Posthume for Violin and Piano

Composed by

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Performed by

Hope/Crawford-Phillips

9:00pm Double Concerto for Clarinet and Bassoon

Composed by

Jonathan Leshnoff (b.1973)

Performed by

Goeres/Rusinek/Pittsburgh Symphony/Honeck

9:19pm Norwegian Suite

Composed by

Frederick Delius (1862-1934)

Performed by

Slovak Philharmonic/Hopkins

9:45pm Eight Variations on a Theme from Herold's Opera "Marie", D. 908

Composed by

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Performed by

Schnabel/Rowland

9:59pm String Quartet in G, Op. 153

Composed by

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)

Performed by

Miami String Quartet

10:24pm American Suite, Op. 98b

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic/Pešek

10:48pm Baryton Trio in A, Hob.XI:6

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Valencia Baryton Project

11:00pm Piano Quintet in C minor

Composed by

Alexander Borodin (1833-1887)

Performed by

Mogilevsky/Baranov/Hosszu-Legocky/Romanoff/Zhao

11:22pm Lavender and Mulberry Sonatina

Composed by

Anthony Sidney (b. 1952)

Performed by

Cover/Bonachea/Savage

11:30pm Symphony in B flat, Op. 18 No. 1

Composed by

Muzio Clementi (1752–1832)

Performed by

London Mozart Players/Bamert

11:49pm Music selected by the announcer