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Suite for String Quartet, Op. 35

Composed by

Alexander Glazunov (1865–1936)

Performed by

Moscow Symphony/Stratton

Label

Dorian

Catalog Number

80144

Today's Playlist

1:44am Piano Sonata No. 32 in B minor, Hob. XVI:32

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Marc-Andre Hamelin

2:00am Concerto Grosso in B flat, Op. 6 No. 7

Composed by

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Performed by

San Francisco Ballet Orchestra/LeRoux

2:15am Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58

Composed by

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Performed by

Leif Ove Andsnes

2:46am Canzona prima a 2

Composed by

Marcin Mielczewski (c.1600-1651)

Performed by

Tutti e solo Chamber Ensemble

3:00am Clarinet Quintet in A, K. 581

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Pay/Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemble

3:36am Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude, Act 3

Composed by

Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Performed by

Metropolitan Opera Orch/Levine

3:44am Larghetto for Orchestra

Composed by

James MacMillan (b.1959)

Performed by

Pittsburgh Symphony/Honeck

4:00am Concerto Grosso in B flat, Op. 3 No. 5

Composed by

Francesco Geminiani (1687-1762)

Performed by

Academy of Ancient Music/Hogwood

4:08am Guitar Quintet No. 6 in G

Composed by

Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805)

Performed by

Romero/Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemble

4:27am Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16

Composed by

Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)

Performed by

Guy/BBC Philharmonic/Jarvi

5:00am Ricercar a 6 from The Musical Offering, BWV 1079

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Andrew Rangell

5:09am Three Dances from A Life for the Czar

Composed by

Mikhail Glinka (1804-1857)

Performed by

Tchaikovsky Moscow Radio Symphony/Fedoseyev

5:27am Carnival of the Animals

Composed by

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)

Performed by

Boston Pops/Fiedler

5:50am Music selected by the announcer

6:00am Two hymns to the Mother of God

Composed by

John Tavener (1944-2013)

Performed by

Choir of Westminster Abbey/Neary

6:09am Symphony No. 2 in C, Op. 61

Composed by

Robert Schumann, arr. G. Mahler

Performed by

Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra/Alsop

6:47am Violin Sonata in E minor, K. 304

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Gil & Orli Shaham

7:01am Agnus Dei

Composed by

Samuel Barber (1910-1981)

Performed by

Voces8

7:09am Nocturnes, Op. 55

Composed by

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Performed by

Artur Rubinstein

7:22am To the Evening Star

Composed by

Abbie Betinis (b.1980)

Performed by

Welch/Vox Humana/Childs

7:30am Sing For Joy

Composed by

Various

Performed by

Rev. Alexandra M. Jacob, host

8:01am I was glad

Composed by

Hubert Parry (1848-1918)

Performed by

Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge/Marlow

8:06am Praise, my soul, the King of Heaven

Composed by

John Goss (1800-1880)

Performed by

Choir of Wells Cath/Archer/Gough

8:09am All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name

Composed by

Oliver Holden (1765-1844)

Performed by

St. Olaf Choir/Armstrong

8:16am Christ is made the sure foundation

Composed by

Traditional

Performed by

Washington Symphonic Brass/Saint Paul's K Street/Smith

8:24am The Church's one foundation

Composed by

Samuel Sebastian Wesley

Performed by

Tracey/Choir of Liverpool Cathedral/Poulter

8:29am Carillon de Westminster, Op. 54 No. 6 (from Pieces de fantaisie)

Composed by

Louis Vierne (1870-1937)

Performed by

Olivier Latry

8:39am Verleih uns Frieden

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

Chamber Choir of Europe/Wurttemberg Philharmonic/Matt

8:43am O clap your hands

Composed by

Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625)

Performed by

Chanticleer

8:47am My Spirit Sang All Day

Composed by

Gerald Finzi (1901-1956)

Performed by

Voc Arts Ens of Durham/Wynkoop

8:51am Cantate Domino

Composed by

Giovanni Gabrieli ( c. 1554/1557 – 1612)

Performed by

Gregg Smith Singers/Texas Boys Choir/Negri

8:55am Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts

Composed by

Henry Purcell (1659-1695)

Performed by

Cantores in Ecclesia/Howard

9:02am Cantata 179, "Siehe zu, dass deine Gottesfurcht"

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Holland Boys' Choir/Netherlands Bach Collegium/Leusink

9:20am Ave Maria

Composed by

Anton Bruckner (1824-1896)

Performed by

Corydon Singers/Best

9:24am Ave Maria

Composed by

Franz Biebl (1906-2001)

Performed by

Chanticleer

9:32am Ave Maria

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) and Charles Gounod (1818-1893

Performed by

Te Kanawa/Utah Symphony/Rudel

9:36am Messe solennelle, Op 16

Composed by

Louis Vierne (1870-1937)

Performed by

Choirs of Notre-Dame Cathedral/Revert

10:04am The Peaceable Kingdom

Composed by

Randall Thompson

Performed by

Schola Cantorum of Oxford/Burton

10:30am Magnificat, RV 611

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Berganza/Terrani/Philharmonia/Muti

10:53am Hymn for the Dormition of the Mother of God

Composed by

John Tavener (1944-2013)

Performed by

Clein/English Chamber Orchestra/Layton

11:01am Assumpta est Maria in caelum

Composed by

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594)

Performed by

Tallis Scholars/Phillips

11:10am Totus Tuus, Op. 60

Composed by

Henryk Gorecki (1933-2010)

Performed by

Robert Shaw Festival Singers/Shaw

11:22am Music selected by the announcer

11:43am Music selected by the announcer

12:00pm Piano Sonata No. 4 in E flat, Op. 7

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Alfred Brendel

12:33pm Les larmes de Jacqueline (The Tears of Jacqueline)

Composed by

Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880)

Performed by

Lim/London Symphony/Yoo

12:41pm Clarinet Concerto No. 11 in E flat

Composed by

Karl Stamitz (1745-1801)

Performed by

Meyer/Academy SMF/Brown

1:00pm Violin Concerto No. 5 in A, K. 219 'Turkish'

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), cadenzor Robert Levin

Performed by

Capucon/Lausanne Chamber Orchestra/Capucon

1:28pm Lyric Suite, Op. 54

Composed by

Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)

Performed by

English Chamber Orchestra/Leppard

1:45pm Prelude to Act 1 from Parsifal

Composed by

Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Performed by

Philadelphia Orchestra/Thielemann

2:01pm Symphony No. 2 in E flat, Op. 63

Composed by

Edward Elgar (1857-1934)

Performed by

Philharmonia/Haitink

3:01pm Flute Concerto in G minor, RV 104 "The Night"

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Solway/Tafelmusik/Lamon

3:11pm Piano Concerto No. 8 in A flat, Op. 151

Composed by

Ferdinand Ries (1784-1838)

Performed by

Lane/The Orchestra Now/Botstein

3:42pm Sonata for Flute, Viola & Harp

Composed by

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Performed by

The Nash Ensemble

4:01pm Softly Awakes my Heart

Composed by

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)

Performed by

Lloyd Webber/National Philharmonic/Gerhardt

4:08pm String Quintet No. 1 in A, Op. 18

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

L'Archibudelli

4:41pm Piano Trio No. 25 in E minor,Hob. XV:12

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio

5:00pm Horn Concerto No. 4 in E flat, K. 495

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Clevenger/Franz Liszt Chamber Orch/Rolla

5:19pm German Dances Nos. 1 - 6

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Capella Istropolitana/Dohnanyi

5:29pm Clarinet Concerto No. 10 in B flat

Composed by

Karl Stamitz (1745-1801)

Performed by

Meyer/Academy SMF/Brown

5:47pm Music selected by the announcer

6:01pm Tempus Est Iocundum

Composed by

Anonymous (13th c.)

Performed by

Il Giardino Delle Muse

6:07pm 5 Pieces for Lute

Composed by

Matthaus Waissel (ca.1540–1602)

Performed by

Max Hattwich

6:20pm Keyboard Concerto in E, BWV 1053

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Dinnerstein/Baroklyn

6:41pm Sonata No. 3 in F sharp minor, Op. 9

Composed by

Johann Schenck (1660-1712)

Performed by

Diniz/Jaloto

7:01pm Symphony No. 2 in D

Composed by

Friedrich Witt (1770-1836)

Performed by

Cologne Academy/Willens

7:25pm Symphony in C, 'La Scala'

Composed by

Georg Joseph Vogler (1749-1814)

Performed by

Munich Radio Orchestra/Griffiths

7:46pm Andromede

Composed by

Augusta Holmes (1847-1903)

Performed by

Rheinland-Pfalz State Philharmonic Orchestra/Francis

8:01pm Soir et matin, Op. 76

Composed by

Mel Bonis (1858-1937)

Performed by

Neave Trio

8:11pm Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun

Composed by

Claude Debussy (1862-1918), arr. Walter

Performed by

The Nash Ensemble

8:20pm Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67

Composed by

Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)

Performed by

Davis/Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra/Dudamel

8:49pm Triste

Composed by

Lili Boulanger (1893-1918)

Performed by

Ma/Stott

9:01pm Valse nonchalante, Op. 110

Composed by

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)

Performed by

Bertrand Chamayou

9:06pm Flos Campi

Composed by

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

Performed by

Imai/Corydon Singers/English Chamber Orch/Best

9:30pm Harp Concerto No. 4 in E flat

Composed by

Franz Petrini (1744-1819)

Performed by

Chalan/Antiqua Musica Orchestra/Couraud

9:52pm Cantabile in B, FWV 36

Composed by

Cesar Franck (1822-1890)

Performed by

Konstantin Reymaier

10:00pm Adoration

Composed by

Florence Price (1887-1953), arr. Julian Riem

Performed by

Gromes/Festival Strings Lucerne/Dodds

10:05pm Quintet in C for Winds, Op. 79

Composed by

August Klughardt (1847-1902)

Performed by

Les Vents Francais

10:30pm Three Sacred Songs, Op. 69

Composed by

Joseph Gabriel Rheinberger (1839-1901)

Performed by

St. Clement's Choir, Philadelphia/Conte

10:40pm Piano Trio No. 2 in B flat, Op. 65

Composed by

Arthur Foote (1853-1937)

Performed by

Silverstein/J. & V. Eskin

11:03pm Come to Me

Composed by

Ivo Antognini (b.1963)

Performed by

Paish/Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge/Layton

11:10pm Valse triste, Op. 44 No. 1

Composed by

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)

Performed by

London Symphony/Dorati

11:17pm Lute Suite in G minor, BWV 995 (perf. on guitar in A minor)

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Sharon Isbin

11:40pm Goin' Home

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak, arr. by Diane Loomer

Performed by

Chor Leoni/Loomer

11:47pm Arabesque No. 2

Composed by

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Performed by

Nancy Allen

11:52pm Music selected by the announcer