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Kreisleriana, Op. 16

Composed by

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Performed by

Maurizio Pollini

Label

DG

Catalog Number

289471370

Today's Playlist

11:02am Symphony No. 2 in C

Composed by

Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826)

Performed by

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

11:21am Concerto in C minor for Violin & Oboe, BWV 1060

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Abberger/Lamon/Tafelmusik

11:36am Grand Fantasia on Polish Airs in A, Op. 13

Composed by

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Performed by

Dichter/Philharmonia/Marriner

11:51am Rhapsodie for Harp, Op. 10

Composed by

Marcel Grandjany (1891-1975)

Performed by

Kathleen Bride

12:01pm Images for Orchestra

Composed by

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Performed by

Cleveland Orchestra/Boulez

12:38pm Romance in A for cello & piano, Op. 69

Composed by

Gabriel Faure (1845-1924)

Performed by

Canellakis/Brown

12:43pm Neptune, The Mystic from The Planets, Op. 32

Composed by

Gustav Holst (1874-1934)

Performed by

Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Chorus/Levine

12:52pm Music selected by the announcer

1:01pm 2 Romanian Rhapsodies, Op. 11

Composed by

George Enescu (1881-1955)

Performed by

Orchestre National de France/Macelaru

1:26pm Sinfonia No. 11 in C for flute and strings

Composed by

Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725)

Performed by

Bennett/I Musici

1:34pm Piano Trio in D, Op. 70 No. 1 "Ghost"

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

R & G Capucon/Braley

2:01pm Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 208 "In Summer"

Composed by

Joseph Joachim Raff (1822-1882)

Performed by

Basel Radio Symphony/Auberson

2:44pm Symphony No. 3 in A

Composed by

Samuel Wesley (1766-1837)

Performed by

Milton Keynes Chamber Orchestra/Wetton

3:01pm Concertante in G for 2 Flutes and Orchesta

Composed by

Domenico Cimarosa (1749-1801)

Performed by

Dohn/Steinkraus/Wurttemberg Chamber Orch/Faerber

3:20pm Piano Concerto No. 23 in A, K. 488

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Uchida/English Chamber Orchestra/Tate

3:48pm Introduction & Allegro for Harp, String Quartet, Flute and Clarinet

Composed by

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Performed by

Zabaleta/Frasca-Colombier/Vidal/Moraver/Dor/Larde/Deplus

4:01pm Finale (Allegro molto) from Symphony No. 5 in E flat, Op. 82

Composed by

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)

Performed by

Philharmonia/Ashkenazy

4:10pm Lute Concerto in A, RV 82

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Isbin/Zurich Chamber Orch/Griffiths

4:22pm Summerland from Three Visions Suite

Composed by

William Grant Still (1895-1978)

Performed by

Greg McCallum

4:27pm Symphony No. 1 in D, Op. 25 "Classical"

Composed by

Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)

Performed by

Philadelphia Orchestra/Ormandy

4:41pm Sonata in F for flute, viola and continuo

Composed by

Johann Gottlieb Graun (1703-1771)

Performed by

Four Nations Ensemble

5:00pm Folksong Variations from From Thuringia

Composed by

Joseph Joachim Raff (1822-1882)

Performed by

Czechoslovak State Philharmonic/Edlinger

5:10pm Robin Hoode

Composed by

Mr. Ascue

Performed by

Paul O'Dette

5:15pm Overture to Le Roi d'Ys

Composed by

Edouard Lalo (1823-1892)

Performed by

Bordeaux Aquitaine Orchestra/Benzi

5:28pm Country Gardens

Composed by

Percy Grainger

Performed by

Eastman-Rochester Pops/Fennell

5:31pm At Home with Us (waltz)

Composed by

Johann Strauss Jr. (1825-1899)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Kleiber

5:40pm Dance of the Blessed Spirits from Orpheus and Eurydice

Composed by

Christoph Willibald von Gluck (1714-1787)

Performed by

Zoeller/Berlin Philharmonic/Karajan

5:48pm Flute Concerto in G

Composed by

Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710-1736)

Performed by

Bennett/English Chamber Orchestra/Watson

6:01pm Sonata romantica

Composed by

Manuel Ponce (1882-1948)

Performed by

Norbert Kraft

6:23pm Gymnopedie No. 1

Composed by

Erik Satie/orch. Claude Debussy

Performed by

The Knights/Jacobsen

6:27pm Symphony in G minor, “Zwickau”

Composed by

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Performed by

Stuttgart Radio Symphony/Marriner

6:45pm Music selected by the announcer

7:01pm Italian Suite

Composed by

Joseph Joachim Raff (1822-1882)

Performed by

Czechoslovak State Philharmonic/Edlinger

7:34pm Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, K. 478

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Coop/Orford String Quartet members

8:01pm Symphony No. 5 in E flat, Op. 82

Composed by

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)

Performed by

Boston Symphony/Davis

8:34pm Overture and Introduction from The Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Montreal Symphony/Nagano

8:42pm Violin Sonata in G minor, BWV 1001

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Jason Vieaux

9:00pm Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in F minor, Op. 73

Composed by

Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826)

Performed by

Goodman/Chicago Symphony/Martinon

9:23pm Good Friday Music from Parsifal

Composed by

Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Performed by

Eastman Wind Ensemble/Fennell

9:34pm Symphony No. 035 in B flat

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

L'Estro Armonico/Solomons

9:59pm The Miller and the Stream

Composed by

Franz Schubert, transcribed by Franz Liszt

Performed by

Jorge Bolet

10:07pm String Quartet No. 1 in A

Composed by

Alexander Borodin (1833-1887)

Performed by

St. Petersburg String Quartet

10:46pm Five Variants of "Dives and Lazarus"

Composed by

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

Performed by

English Chamber Orchestra/Menuhin

10:59pm Six Spanish Dances from Luz y Norte

Composed by

Lucas Ruiz de Ribayaz (1626-1677)

Performed by

Harp Consort/Lawrence-King

11:19pm Rhapsody in E flat, Op. 119 No. 4

Composed by

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Performed by

Grigory Sokolov

11:26pm Duo No. 2 in B flat, K. 424

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Kremer/Kashkashian

11:52pm Music selected by the announcer