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String Quartet No. 17 in B flat, K. 458 "Hunt"

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Ciompi Quartet

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Today's Playlist

5:02pm Roma

Composed by

Georges Bizet (1838–1875)

Performed by

Bordeaux Aquitaine Orchestra/Benzi

5:37pm Lute Suite in G minor, BWV 995 (perf. on guitar in A minor)

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Sharon Isbin

6:01pm Short Ride in a Fast Machine

Composed by

John Adams (b.1947)

Performed by

Bournemouth Symphony/Alsop

6:07pm In the Steppes of Central Asia

Composed by

Alexander Borodin (1833-1887)

Performed by

USSR Symphony/Svetlanov

6:17pm Toccata in D minor, BWV 565

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Marshall

6:22pm Overture to William Tell

Composed by

Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)

Performed by

Cincinnati Pops/Kunzel

6:35pm The Swan from Carnival of the Animals

Composed by

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)

Performed by

Maisky/Paris Orchestra/Bychkov

6:40pm Nocturne from String Quartet No. 2 in D (for orchestra)

Composed by

Alexander Borodin (1833-1887)

Performed by

Saint Louis Symphony/Slatkin

6:48pm Capriol Suite

Composed by

Peter Warlock (1894-1930)

Performed by

Parkening/Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields/Brown

7:01pm Violin Concerto in D, Op. 35

Composed by

Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957)

Performed by

Perlman/Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra/Previn

7:27pm The Shire ~ Lord of the Rings

Composed by

Howard Shore, arr. Julian Riem

Performed by

Gromes/Riem/Gaudemard

7:31pm Concierto del sur (Concerto of the South)

Composed by

Manuel Ponce (1882-1948)

Performed by

Isbin/NY Philharmonic/Serebrier

7:59pm Gaité Parisienne

Composed by

Jacques Offenbach, arr. by Manuel Rosenthal

Performed by

Berlin Philharmonic/Karajan

8:30pm Lute Suite in E minor, BWV 996

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Julian Bream

8:50pm Ballet in D from L'amant Anonyme

Composed by

Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges (1745-1799)

Performed by

Royal Opera Orchestra of Versailles/Swarte

8:59pm Five Gentle Waltzes from Worldly Evenings

Composed by

Ricardo Castro (1864-1907)

Performed by

Armando Merino

9:17pm Tzigane

Composed by

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Performed by

Josefowicz/Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields/Marriner

9:28pm Violin Concerto No. 1 in D

Composed by

Florence Price (1887-1953)

Performed by

Goosby/Philadelphia Orchestra/Seguin

9:59pm Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18

Composed by

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)

Performed by

Weissenberg/Berlin Philharmonic/Karajan

10:39pm The Lark Ascending

Composed by

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

Performed by

Brown/Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields/Marriner

10:57pm Autumn from Four Seasons Ballet (from the opera The Sicilian Vespers)

Composed by

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)

Performed by

Met Opera Orchestra/Levine

11:07pm Firebird Suite

Composed by

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)

Performed by

London Symphony/Jarvi

11:40pm Music selected by the announcer