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Three Pieces for Guitar

Composed by

Agustin Barrios (1885-1944)

Performed by

David Russell

Label

Telarc

Catalog Number

80373

Today's Playlist

6:00pm Choral Fantasy in C minor, Op. 80

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Bezuidenhout/Freiburg Baroque Orchestra/Zurich Zing-Akademie/Heras-Casado

6:20pm Suite from Snow Maiden

Composed by

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)

Performed by

Czecho-Slovak RSO/Johanos

6:34pm Concerto in D minor for Violin & Oboe, BWV 1060

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Buchner/Shann/Munich Bach Orch/Richter

6:49pm 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

7:57pm Prelude to Act 1 & Love-Death from Tristan & Isolde

Composed by

Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Performed by

Royal Concertgebouw/Haitink

8:15pm Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22

Composed by

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)

Performed by

Davidovich/Royal Concertgebouw/Jarvi

8:40pm Tragic Overture, Op. 81

Composed by

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Performed by

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra/Haitink

8:56pm Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Popp/Watkinson/Schreier/Holl/Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra/Netherlands Radio Chorus/Haitink

10:07pm Violin Sonata in G minor, Op. 5, No. 5

Composed by

Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713)

Performed by

Besson/Rignol/Rondeau

10:18pm Harp Concerto in F, Op.4 No.5

Composed by

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Performed by

Ellis/Philomusica London/Jones

10:28pm Symphony No. 5, Op. 107 "Reformation"

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

Chamber Orchestra of Europe/Nezet-Seguin

11:01pm The Sunken Cathedral from Preludes, Book I

Composed by

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Performed by

Zoltan Kocsis

11:08pm Capriccio italien, Op. 45

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Berlin Philharmonic/Karajan

11:26pm Sonatina in A minor, D. 385

Composed by

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Performed by

Laredo/Brown

11:50pm Music selected by the announcer