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Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun

Composed by

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Performed by

Zoeller/Berlin Philharmonic/Karajan

Label

EMI

Catalog Number

65914

Today's Playlist

1:32pm Piano Concerto No. 1 in C, Op. 14

Composed by

Franz Xaver Mozart (1791-1844)

Performed by

Hellwig/Cologne Radio Symphony/Bader

2:01pm Great Sonata for Guitar with Mandolin

Composed by

Niccolo Paganini (1782–1840)

Performed by

Troester/Tewes

2:23pm Viennoise

Composed by

Gabriel Pierne (1863-1937)

Performed by

Loire Philharmonic/Derveaux

2:35pm Prelude in C sharp minor, Op. 3 No. 2

Composed by

Sergei Rachmaninoff

Performed by

Sergei Rachmaninoff

2:40pm Horn Concerto No. 1 in D

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Thompson/Philharmonia/Warren Green

2:59pm Land of Gloom, Land of Mists - 2nd mvt from Symphony No. 1 in G minor "Winter Daydreams", Op. 13

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

New York Philharmonic/Bernstein

3:13pm Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58

Composed by

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Performed by

Malcolm Frager

3:39pm Violin Concerto in D, Op. 2 No. 2

Composed by

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

Performed by

Mohri/Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice/Halasz

3:59pm Mephisto Waltz No. 1

Composed by

Franz Liszt (1811-1886)

Performed by

La Pieta/Dubeau

4:09pm Sinfonia Concertante in A

Composed by

Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782)

Performed by

Ma/Zukerman/Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

4:25pm Triana from Iberia, Book 2

Composed by

Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909)

Performed by

Yuja Wang

4:31pm Trumpet Concerto No. 2 in D

Composed by

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)

Performed by

Basch/Virtuoso Chamber Music/Asperen

4:47pm Canon in D

Composed by

Johann Pachelbel (1653–1706)

Performed by

Seattle Symphony/Schwarz

4:53pm Fantasia on Greensleeves

Composed by

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

Performed by

Philadelphia Orchestra/Ormandy

4:59pm Polonaise from Rusalka

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic/Stankovsky

5:05pm Choros No. 1 in E minor

Composed by

Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959)

Performed by

Eduardo Fernandez

5:10pm Elegiac Trio

Composed by

Arnold Bax (1883-1953)

Performed by

Mallarme Chamber Players

5:21pm Suite Mignonne, Op. 98a

Composed by

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)

Performed by

Gothenburg Symphony/Jarvi

5:29pm Skaters' Waltz

Composed by

Emile Waldteufel (1837-1915)

Performed by

Orchestra of the Vienna People's Opera/Bauer-Theussl

5:39pm Concerto da camera in A minor, Op. 10 No. 1

Composed by

Charles-Valentin Alkan (1813-1888)

Performed by

Hamelin/BBC Scottish Symphony/Brabbins

5:54pm "Falsa imagine" from Ottone

Composed by

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Performed by

Notturna/Palameta

6:00pm Prelude to Penelope

Composed by

Gabriel Faure (1845-1924)

Performed by

Suisse Romande Orchestra/Ansermet

6:09pm Piano Concerto in E flat

Composed by

Jules Massenet (1842-1912)

Performed by

Ciccolini/Monte Carlo Philharmonic/Cambreling

6:40pm Variations on a Theme by Mozart, Op. 9

Composed by

Fernando Sor (1778-1839)

Performed by

Julian Bream

6:50pm Music selected by the announcer

7:01pm Drop The Needle with Vince Tillona

Performed by

Vince Tillona

7:03pm Drop The Needle with Vince Tillona

7:58pm Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude, Act 1

Composed by

Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Performed by

Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra/Nelsons

8:10pm Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15

Composed by

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Performed by

Freire/Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra/Chailly

8:58pm Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra/Masur

10:09pm Musical Recreation No. 2

Composed by

Jean-Marie Leclair (1697-1764)

Performed by

Hanoverian Ensemble

10:37pm Sonata for cello & harp, Op. 28

Composed by

Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895-1968)

Performed by

Kramer/Barlett

10:55pm Serenade No. 1, Op. 7

Composed by

Alexander Glazunov (1865–1936)

Performed by

Royal Philharmonic/Butt

11:01pm Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Alon Sariel

11:23pm Dance of the Little Swans from Act IV, Swan Lake, Op. 20

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Slovak Philharmonic/Halasz

11:31pm Musical Moment No. 2 in A flat

Composed by

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Performed by

Mitsuko Uchida

11:40pm The Bullfighter's Prayer, Op. 34

Composed by

Joaquin Turina (1882-1949)

Performed by

St. Michel Strings/Serebrier

11:50pm Music selected by the announcer