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Pohjola's Daughter, Op. 49

Composed by

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)

Performed by

New York Philharmonic/Bernstein

Label

Sony Classical

Catalog Number

61848

Today's Playlist

12:16pm Royal Hunt & Storm from The Trojans (Les Troyens)

Composed by

Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)

Performed by

Baltimore Symphony/Zinman

12:28pm Piano Sonata No. 18 in D, K. 576

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Alfred Brendel

12:44pm Music selected by the announcer

1:01pm Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 3 No. 6

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Perlman/Israel Philharmonic

1:11pm Guitar Quintet No. 4 in D, "Fandango"

Composed by

Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805)

Performed by

Yamashita/Tokyo String Quartet

1:32pm Symphony on a French Mountain Air, Op. 25

Composed by

Vincent D'Indy (1851-1931)

Performed by

Thibaudet/Montreal Symphony/Dutoit

2:00pm Symphony No. 3 in E flat, Op. 97 "Rhenish"

Composed by

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Performed by

Philharmonia/Muti

2:37pm Nocturne in C sharp minor, Op. Posth.

Composed by

Frédéric Chopin, transcr. by Nathan Milstein

Performed by

Midori/McDonald

2:42pm Capriccio italien, Op. 45

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Berlin Philharmonic/Rostropovich

2:59pm Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor, Op. 40

Composed by

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)

Performed by

Kocsis/San Francisco Symphony/de Waart

3:25pm Incidental Music from Sigurd Jorsalfar, Op. 56

Composed by

Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)

Performed by

London Symphony/Dreier

3:50pm Adagio in E for Violin and Orchestra, K. 261

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Zukerman/Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

4:00pm Pomp & Circumstance March No. 1 in D

Composed by

Edward Elgar (1857-1934)

Performed by

Royal Philharmonic/del Mar

4:07pm Twilight Way ~ Poetic Tone Pictures, Op. 85

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

Leif Ove Andsnes

4:13pm Siegfried Idyll

Composed by

Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Performed by

Chicago Symphony/Barenboim

4:32pm Women's Dignity Waltz, Op. 277

Composed by

Josef Strauss (1827-1870)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Nezet-Seguin

4:41pm Overture to Euryanthe

Composed by

Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826)

Performed by

Philharmonia/Sawallisch

4:51pm Baryton Trio in G, Hob.XI:67

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Haydn Baryton Trio

5:01pm Sevilla from Suite espanola, Op. 47

Composed by

Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909)

Performed by

John Williams

5:06pm Liebesleid

Composed by

Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962)

Performed by

Cocomi/Gadjiev

5:11pm Sleepers, Awake!

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

New Symphony Orchestra of London/Agoult

5:18pm Flute Concerto in D, RV 90 "Il gardellino"

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Antonini/Il Giardino Armonico Milan

5:29pm Vienna Burgher Waltz

Composed by

Carl Michael Ziehrer (1843-1922)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Thielemann

5:37pm Bohemian Dance from Carmen Suite No. 2

Composed by

Georges Bizet (1838–1875)

Performed by

Saint Louis Symphony/Slatkin

5:42pm Hungarian Dances Nos. 1-6

Composed by

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Abbado

6:01pm Concerto in E flat for 2 Horns from Tafelmusik

Composed by

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)

Performed by

Capella Istropolitana/Edlinger

6:15pm Violin Concerto in D, Op. 35

Composed by

Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957)

Performed by

Shaham/London Symphony/Previn

6:42pm Jota

Composed by

anonymous

Performed by

Pepe Romero

6:47pm Music selected by the announcer

6:59pm Samson and Delilah Part I

Composed by

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)

7:55pm Samson and Delilah Part II

Composed by

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)

8:41pm Samson and Delilah Part III

Composed by

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)

9:24pm Lyric Pieces No. 7, Op. 62

Composed by

Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)

Performed by

Eva Knardahl

9:40pm Music selected by the announcer

10:00pm Piano Concerto No. 18 in B flat, K. 456

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Schiff/Camerata Salzburg/Vegh

10:33pm Prelude and Fugue No. 9 in E from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Helene Grimaud

10:42pm Concerto No. 2 in F for Two Wind Ensembles and Strings

Composed by

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Performed by

English Concert/Pinnock

11:00pm Spanish Rhapsody

Composed by

Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909)

Performed by

de Larrocha/London Philharmonic/Fruhbeck

11:19pm Scenes from Fairyland, Op. 113

Composed by

Robert Schumann, arr. Michael McLean

Performed by

R. Meyers/London SO/Francis

11:35pm Fountain of the Villa Medici at Sunset from Fountains of Rome

Composed by

Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936)

Performed by

Philadelphia Orchestra/Muti

11:41pm Music selected by the announcer