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Ballade in A minor, Op. 33

Composed by

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912)

Performed by

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic/Llewellyn

Label

Decca

Catalog Number

436

Today's Playlist

8:13am Concerto No. 5 in C minor

Composed by

John Hebden (1712-1765)

Performed by

Cantilena/Shepherd

8:25am Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Basel Chamber Orchestra/Antonini

8:33am Dances of Galanta

Composed by

Zoltan Kodaly

Performed by

Royal Concertgebouw/Zinman

8:50am Music selected by the announcer

9:01am Symphony No. 2, "America"

Composed by

Dan Locklair (1949-)

Performed by

Slovak National Symphony Orchestra/Trevor

9:27am Holberg Suite, Op. 40

Composed by

Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)

Performed by

Berlin Philharmonic/Karajan

9:49am Five Anecdotes

Composed by

Andres Segovia (1893-1987)

Performed by

David Starobin

10:01am Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp

Composed by

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Performed by

Kondonassis/Smith/Phelps

10:20am Symphony No. 41 in C, K. 551 "Jupiter"

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Bernstein

11:00am Concerto in D minor for Violin & Oboe, BWV 1060

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Kantorow/Bourgue/Netherlands Chamber Orchestra/Bakels

11:16am Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in F minor, Op. 73

Composed by

Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826)

Performed by

Cohler/Liszt Chamber Orchestra

11:37am Hungarian Rhapsody No. 1 in F minor

Composed by

Franz Liszt (1811-1886)

Performed by

Gewandhaus Orchestra/Masur

11:49am Carnival Overture, Op. 92

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

New York Philharmonic/Mehta

12:01pm North Country Sketches

Composed by

Frederick Delius (1862-1934)

Performed by

Welsh National Opera Orchestra/MacKerras

12:29pm Almasis

Composed by

Joseph-Nicolas-Pancrace Royer (1703-1755)

Performed by

Les Talens Lyriques/Rousset

12:42pm Kaiser-Walzer, Op. 437

Composed by

Johann Strauss Jr. (1825-1899)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Karajan

12:54pm Music selected by the announcer

1:01pm Piano Trio No. 29 in G, Hob. XV:15

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Hantai/Hantai/Verzier

1:21pm String Symphony No. 10 in B minor

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

London Concertante

1:32pm Flute Concerto No. 1 in G, K. 313

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Zukerman/English Chamber Orch/Zukerman

2:00pm Octet in F for Strings & Winds, D. 803

Composed by

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Performed by

Berlin Philharmonic Octet

3:04pm French Suite No. 3 in B minor, BWV 814

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Glenn Gould

3:14pm Irish Rhapsody No. 5

Composed by

Charles Villiers Stanford (1852–1924)

Performed by

Ulster Orchestra/Handley

3:30pm Pastoral Suite

Composed by

Emmanuel Chabrier (1841-1894)

Performed by

Detroit Symphony/Paray

3:47pm Concerto No. 8 in E minor

Composed by

Francesco Geminiani (1687-1762)

Performed by

I Musici

4:00pm Flute Quartet No. 4 in A, K. 298

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Nicolet/Mozart String Trio

4:13pm Scherzo No. 3 in C sharp minor, Op. 39

Composed by

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Performed by

Benjamin Grosvenor

4:20pm Chaconne in G minor

Composed by

Henry Purcell (1659-1695)

Performed by

English Concert/Pinnock

4:26pm Polonaise from Rusalka

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

Minnesota Orchestra/Oue

4:32pm Flute Concerto in D, RV 428 "Il cardellino"

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Debost/Chamber Orchestra of Toulouse/Auriacombe

4:42pm Homenajes

Composed by

Manuel de Falla (1876-1946)

Performed by

Cincinnati Symphony/Lopez-Cobos

5:00pm Tarantelle from Italian Suite

Composed by

Joseph Joachim Raff (1822-1882)

Performed by

Czechoslovak State Philharmonic/Edlinger

5:07pm Sonata No. 1 in F for trumpet

Composed by

Pietro Baldassare (1683-1768)

Performed by

Burns/ensemble

5:14pm Czech Dances, Book One (1877)

Composed by

Bedrich Smetana (1824-1884)

Performed by

Radoslav Kvapil

5:29pm A Thousand and One Nights (Waltz)

Composed by

Johann Strauss Jr. (1825-1899)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Boskovsky

5:38pm Selections from The Nutcracker, Op. 71

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky, arr. by Jeffrey Shumway

Performed by

Five Browns

5:48pm Overture to The Fair Melusina, Op. 32

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

Bern Symphony/Maag

6:01pm The Romantics, Op. 167

Composed by

Joseph Lanner (1801-1843)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Barenboim

6:08pm The Water Gardens at the Villa d'Este

Composed by

Franz Liszt (1811-1886)

Performed by

Pierre-Laurent Aimard

6:18pm Second Suite of English Folk-Dances

Composed by

Ernest Tomlinson (1924-2015)

Performed by

Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony/Tomlinson

6:36pm Violin Concerto in A , Op. 7 No. 1

Composed by

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

Performed by

Mohri/Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice/Halasz

6:54pm Music selected by the announcer

7:01pm Clarinet Quintet in B flat, Op. 34

Composed by

Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826)

Performed by

Stoltzman/Tokyo String Quartet

7:30pm Selections from Goldberg Variations, BWV 988

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Glenn Gould

8:00pm Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op.27

Composed by

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)

Performed by

Russian National Orchestra/Pletnev

8:52pm Impromptu No. 1 in A flat, Op. 29

Composed by

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Performed by

Byron Janis

8:58pm Symphony No. 047 in G, "Palindrome"

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

L'Estro Armonico/Solomons

9:24pm Oboe Concerto in C, K. 314

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Pierlot/English Chamber Orchestra

9:45pm Sonatine for Harp

Composed by

Marcel Tournier (1879-1951)

Performed by

Erica Goodman

10:01pm Dovehouse Pavan

Composed by

Alfonso Ferrabosco the Younger (1575-1628)

Performed by

American Brass Quintet

10:06pm Three Pieces for Guitar

Composed by

Enrique Granados (1867-1916)

Performed by

Julian Bream

10:21pm Symphony No. 7 in A, Op. 92

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Revolutionary & Romantic Orchestra/Gardiner

11:00pm Sonata No. 3 in G minor

Composed by

Jean-Marie Leclair (1697-1764)

Performed by

London Baroque/Medlam

11:16pm Pelleas & Melisande, Op. 80

Composed by

Gabriel Faure (1845-1924)

Performed by

Atlanta Symphony/Shaw

11:36pm Sirens from Nocturnes

Composed by

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Performed by

Philharmonia/Ambrosian Singers/Tilson Thomas

11:49pm Music selected by the announcer