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Can Can from Orpheus in the Underworld

Composed by

Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880)

Performed by

Slovak State Philharmonic/Wildner

Label

Naxos

Catalog Number

9

Today's Playlist

5:06pm Finale from Horn Trio in E flat, Op. 40

Composed by

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Performed by

The Nash Ensemble

5:13pm Hues

Composed by

Dan Locklair (1949-)

Performed by

Slovak Radio Symphony/Trevor

5:27pm Tango

Composed by

Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909)

Performed by

John Williams

5:31pm City and Country (A Polka)

Composed by

Johann Strauss Jr. (1825-1899)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Kleiber

5:36pm Polonaise in E flat

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

Detroit Symphony/Dorati

5:42pm Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G, BWV 1048

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Capriccio Italiano/Alessandrini

5:52pm Summer Evening

Composed by

Frederick Delius (1862-1934)

Performed by

London Philharmonic/Handley

5:59pm Rolling River (Sketches on 'Shenandoah')

Composed by

Peter Boyer (b.1970)

Performed by

London Symphony Orchestra

6:05pm Symphony No. 41 in C, K. 551 "Jupiter"

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

North German Radio Philharmonic/Manze

6:46pm Music selected by the announcer

7:01pm Drop The Needle with Vince Tillona

Performed by

Vince Tillona

7:03pm Drop The Needle with Vince Tillona

7:55pm A Faust Overture

Composed by

Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Performed by

Dresden Philharmonic/Plasson

8:08pm Symphony No. 3 in E flat, Op. 97, "Rhenish"

Composed by

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Performed by

Dresden Philharmonic/Janowski

8:42pm Intermezzo from Notre Dame

Composed by

Franz Schmidt (1874-1939)

Performed by

Dresden Philharmonic/Kegel

8:49pm Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26

Composed by

Max Bruch (1838-1920)

Performed by

Chang/Dresden Philharmonic/Masur

9:13pm Symphony No. 6 in F, Op. 68 "Pastoral"

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Dresden Philharmonic/Kegel

9:54pm Arabesque No. 1

Composed by

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Performed by

Gordon Fergus-Thompson

10:00pm Serenade No. 3 in D, K. 185

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Schroeder/Academy of Ancient Music/Hogwood

10:48pm Serenade No. 1 in D, Op. 69a

Composed by

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)

Performed by

Belkin/Philharmonia/Ashkenazy

10:57pm Ballade in G minor, Op. 118 No. 3

Composed by

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Performed by

Van Cliburn

11:02pm Dance of the Little Swans from Act IV, Swan Lake, Op. 20

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Slovak Philharmonic/Halasz

11:10pm Four Centuries Suite

Composed by

Eric Coates (1886-1957)

Performed by

BBC Philharmonic/Wilson

11:34pm Suite Andaluza

Composed by

Celedonio Romero (1913-1996), arr. by Angel Romero

Performed by

Angel Romero

11:52pm Music selected by the announcer