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1:01pm Suite espanola, Op. 47

Composed by

Isaac Albeniz, orchestrated by Fruhbeck de Burgos

Performed by

New Philharmonia/Fruhbeck de Burgos

1:40pm Songs Without Words, Op. 85

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

Daniel Gortler

1:54pm On Lovely Creek from One of Ours - A Cather Symphony

Composed by

Barbara Harbach (b.1946)

Performed by

Slovak Radio Symphony/Trevor

2:00pm Wind Quintet in F, Op. 81

Composed by

Georges Onslow (1784-1853)

Performed by

Les Vents Francais

2:22pm Poetic Waltzes

Composed by

Enrique Granados (1867-1916)

Performed by

Julian Bream

2:35pm Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120

Composed by

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Performed by

London Symphony/Gardiner

3:01pm Symphony in D Minor, Ben. 160

Composed by

Ignaz Pleyel (1757–1831)

Performed by

Camerata Pro Musica/Birnbaum

3:27pm Lyric Pieces No. 9, Op. 68

Composed by

Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)

Performed by

Eva Knardahl

3:44pm Trumpet Concerto in E flat

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Herseth/Chicago Symphony/Abbado

3:59pm Tonadilla

Composed by

Enrique Granados (1867-1916)

Performed by

Christopher Parkening

4:05pm Overture to The Italian Girl in Algiers

Composed by

Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)

Performed by

London Classical Players/Norrington

4:14pm Florentine March

Composed by

Julius Fucik (1872-1916)

Performed by

Czech Philharmonic/Neuman

4:21pm Swedish Rhapsody No. 1, Op. 19 "Midsummer Vigil"

Composed by

Hugo Alfven (1872-1960)

Performed by

Minnesota Orchestra/Oue

4:35pm Concerto Grosso in C minor, Op. 6 No. 3

Composed by

Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713)

Performed by

Cantilena/Shepherd

4:46pm Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A

Composed by

George Enescu (1881-1955)

Performed by

Vancouver Symphony/Comissiona

5:00pm Spitfire Prelude and Fugue

Composed by

William Walton (1902-1983)

Performed by

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic/Groves

5:08pm Sailors' Dances

Composed by

Paul Gilson (1865-1942)

Performed by

BRT Philharmonic/Rahbari

5:15pm Symphony No. 1 in D, Op. 25 "Classical"

Composed by

Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)

Performed by

London Symphony Orchestra/Noseda

5:30pm Sirens Waltz

Composed by

Emile Waldteufel (1837-1915)

Performed by

Orchestra of the Vienna People's Opera/Bauer-Theussl

5:38pm Overture to The Sapphire Necklace

Composed by

Arthur Sullivan (1842-1900)

Performed by

RTE Concert Orchestra/Penny

5:50pm Marche Slave, Op. 31

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

New York Philharmonic/Bernstein

6:00pm Ave Maria, CG 89a

Composed by

Charles Gounod (1818-1893)

Performed by

Cocomi/Niu Niu

6:06pm Tragic Overture

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

Slovak Philharmonic/Pešek

6:21pm Nights in the Gardens of Spain

Composed by

Manuel de Falla (1876-1946)

Performed by

Entremont/Philadelphia Orchestra/Ormandy

6:45pm 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 Suite from The Tale of Tsar Saltan, Op. 57

Composed by

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)

Performed by

Rotterdam Philharmonic/Zinman

8:18pm Symphony No. 1 in E flat

Composed by

Alexander Borodin (1833-1887)

Performed by

Rotterdam Philharmonic/Gergiev

8:55pm St. Francis' Sermon to the Birds

Composed by

Franz Liszt (1811-1886)

Performed by

Rotterdam Philharmonic/Conlon

9:09pm Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 "Pathetique"

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Rotterdam Philharmonic/Nezet-Seguin

9:55pm Three Pieces for Guitar

Composed by

Enrique Granados (1867-1916)

Performed by

Julian Bream

10:09pm The Lark Ascending

Composed by

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

Performed by

Hahn/London Symphony/Davis

10:27pm Clarinet Quintet in A, K. 581

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Leister/Brandis Quartet

11:01pm Romanian Poem, Op. 1

Composed by

George Enescu (1881-1955)

Performed by

Monte Carlo Phil/Men's Chorus Cologne/Foster

11:31pm Sonata in B flat

Composed by

Johann Christoph Pezel (1639-1694)

Performed by

Musica Antiqua Cologne/Goebel

11:48pm Music selected by the announcer