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Humoresque in G flat, Op. 101 No. 7

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak, transcribed by Fritz Kreisler

Performed by

Hadelich/Owen

Label

Warner Classics

Catalog Number

527476

Today's Playlist

6:17pm Funeral and Finale from The Vikings

Composed by

Mario Nascimbene

Performed by

Crouch Festival Chorus/Prague Philharmonic/Temple

6:21pm Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67

Composed by

Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)

Performed by

Stewart/Lyon Opera Orchestra/Nagano

6:50pm Gabriel's Oboe from The Mission

Composed by

Ennio Morricone (1928-2020)

Performed by

Doherty/Sinfonia Australis/Summerbell

6:53pm Suite from Far and Away

Composed by

John Williams (b.1932)

Performed by

Dubeau/La Pieta

7:00pm Nights of Summer (Les nuits d'été), Op. 7

Composed by

Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)

Performed by

Ameling/Atlanta Symphony/Shaw

7:33pm Lieutenant Kije Suite, Op. 60

Composed by

Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)

Performed by

Netherlands Radio Philharmonic/Dorati

7:55pm Waltz from Murder on the Orient Express

Composed by

Richard Rodney Bennett, arr. by John Mauceri

Performed by

Hollywood Bowl Orchestra/Mauceri

8:01pm Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 "From the New World"

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

Houston Symphony/Eschenbach

8:48pm Rondo brilliant in E flat, Op. 29

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

Hough/City of Birmingham Sym/Foster

9:01pm Sonata for solo violin No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Alon Sariel

9:26pm Three Pieces from "Schindler's List"

Composed by

John Williams (b.1932)

Performed by

Gil & Orli Shaham

9:40pm Suite from Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Berlin Philharmonic/Rostropovich

10:01pm Symphony No. 4 in A minor, Op. 63

Composed by

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)

Performed by

City of Birmingham Symphony/Rattle

10:40pm Wiegenlied (Cradle Song), D. 498

Composed by

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Performed by

Slovak Radio Symphony/Breiner

10:44pm Palladio

Composed by

Karl Jenkins (1944-)

Performed by

London Philharmonic Strings/Jenkins

11:01pm Impromptu in C minor, D. 899 No. 1

Composed by

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Performed by

Mitsuko Uchida

11:12pm Suite from "To Kill a Mockingbird"

Composed by

Elmer Bernstein (1922-2004)

Performed by

City of Prague Philharmonic/Fitzpatrick

11:22pm Serenade in E for Strings, Op.22

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

Royal Philharmonic/Flor

11:53pm Music selected by the announcer