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Manfred Symphony, Op. 58

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

London Symphony/Goosens

Label

Omega

Catalog Number

9025

Today's Playlist

4:01am Selections from The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Andrew Rangell

4:33am Intermezzo from Le Villi

Composed by

Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)

Performed by

La Scala Philharmonic/Muti

4:38am Oboe Concerto in G minor

Composed by

Ludwig August Lebrun (1752-1790)

Performed by

Mayer/Potsdam Chamber Academy

5:00am Symphony No. 102 in B flat

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

City of Birmingham Symphony/Rattle

5:24am Harp Concerto No. 5 in B flat

Composed by

Jan Krumpholz (1742-1790)

Performed by

Platilova/I Musici/Hrncir

5:48am Music selected by the announcer

6:01am Love Songs from Guitar Concerto

Composed by

Steve Gray (1944-2008)

Performed by

Williams/London Symphony/Daniel

6:14am Silent Woods, Op. 68 No. 5

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

Ma/Boston Symphony/Ozawa

6:21am Oboe Concerto in B flat, Op. 7 No. 3

Composed by

Tomaso Albinoni (1671-1751)

Performed by

Anderson/Philharmonia/Wright

6:31am Piano Trio No. 4 in E Major, K. 542

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Abegg Trio

6:50am Tres Jolie (A Waltz)

Composed by

Emile Waldteufel (1837-1915)

Performed by

Slovak State Philharmonic/Walter

7:01am Three Dances from Henry VIII

Composed by

Edward German (1862-1936)

Performed by

Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony/Leaper

7:11am Danube Legends

Composed by

Julius Fucik (1872-1916)

Performed by

Czech Philharmonic/Neuman

7:23am Prelude No. 1 in E minor

Composed by

Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959)

Performed by

Kaori Muraji

7:29am Overture to Semiramide

Composed by

Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)

Performed by

Philharmonia/Karajan

7:42am Bassoon Concerto in A minor

Composed by

Johann Wilhelm Hertel (1727-1789)

Performed by

Smith/English Chamber Orchestra/Ledger

8:01am Concerto Grosso in F, Op. 6 No. 2

Composed by

Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713)

Performed by

Southwest German Chmbr Orch/Wich

8:13am Flute Sonata in A minor

Composed by

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Performed by

Bruggen/Bylsma/van Asperen

8:24am March from The Nutcracker, Op. 71

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky

Performed by

Slovak Philharmonic/Halasz

8:29am Liebestraum No. 3 in A flat

Composed by

Franz Liszt (1811-1886)

Performed by

Anatol Ugorski

8:36am Over the Rainbow

Composed by

Harold Arlen, arr. Tom Poster

Performed by

Ma/Stott

8:40am The Neapolitan, a waltz

Composed by

Joseph Lanner (1801-1843)

Performed by

Ensemble Vienna

8:50am Music selected by the announcer

9:01am Suite from Pelleas et Melisande, Op. 80

Composed by

Gabriel Faure (1845-1924)

Performed by

Mexico City Philharmonic/Batiz

9:21am Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Isbin/Zurich Chamber Orch/Griffiths

9:37am Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in B flat, Op. 1

Composed by

Bernhard Henrik Crusell (1775-1838)

Performed by

Hartman/New York Scandia Symphony/Matson

10:01am Symphony No. 088 in G

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Bohm

10:25am Concierto de Aranjuez, trancribed for harp

Composed by

Joaquin Rodrigo (1901-1999)

Performed by

Robles/Philharmonia Orchestra/Dutoit

10:49am Lute Concerto in A, RV 82

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Isbin/Zurich Chamber Orch/Griffiths

11:01am Fantasie in F minor, Op. 49

Composed by

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Performed by

Ruth Slenczynska

11:17am Be Embraced, Ye Millions (Waltz)

Composed by

Johann Strauss, Jr, (1825-1899)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Nelsons

11:28am Piano Concerto No. 25 in C, K. 503

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Barenboim/Berlin Phil./Barenboim

12:02pm Symphony No. 3 in C, Op. 32

Composed by

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)

Performed by

London Symphony/Butt

12:33pm Suite from Masques et Bergamasques, Op. 112

Composed by

Gabriel Faure (1845-1924)

Performed by

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

12:49pm Music selected by the announcer

1:01pm String Quartet in E flat (w/o opus number)

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

Eroica Quartet

1:26pm Ballet Music from Le Cid

Composed by

Jules Massenet

Performed by

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Fremaux/Tortelier

1:47pm La Barcarolle, a waltz

Composed by

Emile Waldteufel (1837-1915)

Performed by

Slovak State Philharmonic/Walter

2:01pm Symphony No. 1 in D, Op. 25 "Classical"

Composed by

Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)

Performed by

London Symphony/Marriner

2:16pm Musical Moments, D. 780

Composed by

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Performed by

John O’Conor

2:46pm Prelude to Act 1 from Parsifal

Composed by

Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Performed by

Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra/Nelsons

3:01pm Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11

Composed by

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Performed by

Rubinstein/New Symphony Orchestra London/Skrowaczewski

3:42pm Trio in D for Piano, Flute & Cello

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Classical Chrome

4:01pm Holberg Suite, Op. 40

Composed by

Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)

Performed by

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

4:22pm Symphony No. 6 in E flat

Composed by

Jiri Benda (1722-1795)

Performed by

Prague Chamber Orchestra/Benda

4:34pm Dance of the Cockerels from Maskarade

Composed by

Carl Nielsen (1865-1931)

Performed by

Swedish Radio Symphony/Salonen

4:40pm Children's March (Over the Hills and Far Away)

Composed by

Percy Grainger (1882-1961)

Performed by

R & J Contiguglia

4:48pm The Moldau from Ma Vlast (My Fatherland)

Composed by

Bedrich Smetana (1824-1884)

Performed by

RCA Victor Symphony/Stokowski

5:01pm Two Aquarelles

Composed by

Frederick Delius (1862-1934)

Performed by

Bournemouth Sinfonietta/Del Mar

5:07pm A Shropshire Lad

Composed by

George Butterworth (1885-1916)

Performed by

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

5:18pm Prelude, Hen & Cuckoo from The Birds

Composed by

Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936)

Performed by

Atlanta Symphony/Lane

5:29pm Concert Waltz No. 1, Op. 47

Composed by

Alexander Glazunov (1865–1936)

Performed by

Bamberg Symphony/Jarvi

5:39pm Symphony No. 59 in D

Composed by

Christian Cannabich (1731-1798)

Performed by

Lukas Consort/Lukas

5:52pm Warsaw Concerto

Composed by

Richard Addinsell (1904-1977)

Performed by

Tritt/Cincinnati Pops/Kunzel

6:01pm Meditation from Thais

Composed by

Jules Massenet (1842-1912)

Performed by

Kennedy/National Philharmonic/Bonynge

6:08pm Flute Quartet No. 4 in A, K. 298

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Grafenauer/Kremer/Hagen/Hagen

6:20pm Concerto for Harp and Orchestra in E flat, Op. 74

Composed by

Reinhold Gliere (1875-1956)

Performed by

Maistre/WDR Symphony Orchestra of Cologne/Stutzmann

6:47pm Music selected by the announcer

7:01pm Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in F minor, Op. 73

Composed by

Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826)

Performed by

Meyer/Dresden State Orchestra/Blomstedt

7:23pm Preludes, Op. 28

Composed by

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Performed by

Nelson Freire

8:00pm Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 15

Composed by

Gabriel Faure (1845-1924)

Performed by

Schubert Ensemble of London

8:32pm Concerto in F for Lute & Strings

Composed by

Carl Kohaut (1726-1784)

Performed by

Smith/Banchini/Plantier/Dieltens

8:47pm Romance in F minor, Op. 11

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

Ughi/Philharmonia/Slatkin

9:01pm Raymonda, Op. 57 (Music from the ballet)

Composed by

Alexander Glazunov (1865–1936)

Performed by

Scottish National Orchestra/Jarvi

9:58pm Clair de lune from Suite Bergamasque

Composed by

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Performed by

Wibi Soerjadi

10:04pm Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish"

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

Israel Philharmonic/Bernstein

10:45pm Symphony No. 5 in E flat

Composed by

Samuel Wesley (1766-1837)

Performed by

Milton Keynes Chamber Orchestra/Wetton

11:01pm Evocation from Iberia, Book 1

Composed by

Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909)

Performed by

Lang Lang

11:09pm Hungarian Rhapsody No. 1 in F minor

Composed by

Franz Liszt (1811-1886)

Performed by

Vancouver Symphony/Comissiona

11:23pm Guitar Quintet No. 9 in C, "Retreat from Madrid"

Composed by

Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805)

Performed by

Pepe Romero/Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemble

11:52pm Music selected by the announcer