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Symphony No. 8 in F, Op. 93

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich/Zinman

Label

Arte Nova

Catalog Number

56341

Today's Playlist

11:00am In the Steppes of Central Asia

Composed by

Alexander Borodin (1833-1887)

Performed by

Suisse Romande Orchestra/Ansermet

11:08am Poetic Waltzes

Composed by

Enrique Granados (1867-1916)

Performed by

Stephen Marchionda

11:26am Piano Concerto No. 1 in F minor, Op. 5

Composed by

Ferdinand Hiller (1811-1885)

Performed by

Shelley/Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra/Shelley

11:51am Music selected by the announcer

12:01pm Isle of Joy

Composed by

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Performed by

Seong-Jin Cho

12:08pm Octet in E flat, Op. 20

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

London Concertante

12:42pm Suite from Sylvia

Composed by

Leo Delibes (1836-1891)

Performed by

Budapest Philharmonic/Sandor

1:00pm La Sylphide: Act I

Composed by

Herman Severin Lovenskiold (1815-1870)

Performed by

Bjornkjaer/Aalborg Symphony Orchestra/Lassen

1:37pm La Sylphide: Act II

Composed by

Herman Severin Lovenskiold (1815-1870)

Performed by

Bjornkjaer/Aalborg Symphony Orchestra/Lassen

2:19pm Callirhoe Suite

Composed by

Cecile Chaminade (1857-1944)

Performed by

National Orchestra of Metz Grand Est/Reiland

2:39pm Suite from Ballet Egyptien, Op.12

Composed by

Alexandre Luigini (1850-1906)

Performed by

Royal Philharmonic/Fistoulari

2:54pm Music selected by the announcer

3:00pm Sonata in A, FWV 8

Composed by

Cesar Franck (1822-1890)

Performed by

Shostac/Perry

3:30pm Paris Quartet No. 10

Composed by

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)

Performed by

Kuijken Bros/Leonhardt

3:51pm Vienna, My Desire!

Composed by

Johann Strauss Jr. (1825-1899)

Performed by

Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic/Wildner

4:01pm Florida Suite

Composed by

Frederick Delius (1862-1934)

Performed by

Ulster Orchestra/Handley

4:40pm Sonatine

Composed by

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Performed by

Martha Argerich

4:51pm Pas de deux from Onegin

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893), arr. Kurt-Heinz Stolze

Performed by

Sydney Symphony Orchestra/Lanchbery

5:01pm Guitar Concerto in E minor, Op. 140

Composed by

Ferdinando Carulli (1770-1841)

Performed by

Romero/Academy SMF/Brown

5:18pm Symphony No. 100 in G, "Military"

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Berlin Philharmonic/Karajan

5:45pm Two Nocturnes, Op. 62

Composed by

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Performed by

Jan Lisiecki

6:02pm Song to the Moon from Rusalka

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

Bell/Orchestra of St. Luke’s/Stern

6:09pm Selections from Stabat mater

Composed by

Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710-1736)

Performed by

Falkner/Gonda/Camerata Budapest/Halasz

6:18pm Sonata No. 2 for Harp and Guitar

Composed by

Anthony Sidney (b. 1952)

Performed by

Cover/Bonachea/Savage

6:35pm Gloria in excelsis Deo from Gloria, RV 589

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Taverner Consort/Parrott

6:39pm Music for the Royal Fireworks

Composed by

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Performed by

Academy of Ancient Music/Hogwood

7:02pm Russian Easter Overture, Op. 36

Composed by

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)

Performed by

Mexico City Philharmonic/Batiz

7:19pm Clarinet Concerto in A, K. 622

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Cohen/Cleveland Orchestra/Dohnanyi

7:50pm Rainbow Connection

Composed by

Paul Williams

Performed by

Lang Lang

7:54pm Liebestraum No. 3 in A flat

Composed by

Franz Liszt, arr. Victor Herbert

Performed by

Philadelphia Orchestra/Ormandy

8:02pm Symphony No. 3 in F, Op. 90

Composed by

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Performed by

Berlin State Orchestra/Barenboim

8:46pm The Moldau from Ma Vlast (My Fatherland)

Composed by

Bedrich Smetana (1824-1884)

Performed by

Berlin Symphony/Flor

9:02pm Waltz from Eugene Onegin, Op. 24

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Cincinnati Pops/Kunzel

9:10pm Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

Stern/Philadelphia Orchestra/Ormandy

9:39pm The Water Goblin, Op. 107

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

Slovak Philharmonic/Kosler

10:04pm One of Ours - A Cather Symphony

Composed by

Barbara Harbach (b.1946)

Performed by

Slovak Radio Symphony/Trevor

10:18pm Symphony No. 41 in C, K. 551 "Jupiter"

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Royal Concertgebouw/Harnoncourt

11:02pm Holberg Suite, Op. 40 (Version for Piano)

Composed by

Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)

Performed by

Andrey Gugnin

11:27pm Suite from Sylvia

Composed by

Leo Delibes (1836-1891)

Performed by

Royal Scottish National Orchestra/Jarvi

11:52pm Music selected by the announcer