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Suite from The Mountain King, Op. 37

Composed by

Hugo Alfven (1872-1960)

Performed by

Royal Scottish National Orchestra/Willen

Label

Naxos

Catalog Number

9

Today's Playlist

6:36am Habanera and Bohemian Dance from Carmen Suite No. 2

Composed by

Georges Bizet (1838–1875)

Performed by

French National Orchestra/Ozawa

6:44am Oboe Quartet in F

Composed by

Louis Massonneau (1766-1848)

Performed by

Goodwin/Terzetto

7:00am Festival Polonaise in A

Composed by

Hans Christian Lumbye (1810-1874)

Performed by

Tivoli Symphony/Bellincampi

7:05am Piano Trio No. 25 in E minor,Hob. XV:12

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio

7:25am Flute Sonata in E flat, BWV 1031

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Stallman/Swanborn

7:36am Slavonic Dance in D, Op. 46 No. 6

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

Philharmonia/Davis

7:43am Polonaise Fantasy in A flat, Op. 61

Composed by

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Performed by

Stanislav Bunin

8:01am Pines of the Appian Way from Pines of Rome

Composed by

Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936)

Performed by

Royal Philharmonic/Batiz

8:08am March from The Nutcracker, Op. 71

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Berlin Philharmonic/Karajan

8:11am Overture in D from Tafelmusik, Part II

Composed by

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)

Performed by

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra/Koopman

8:30am The Moldau from Ma Vlast (My Fatherland)

Composed by

Bedrich Smetana (1824-1884)

Performed by

Bavarian RSO/Kubelik

8:43am Tango

Composed by

Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909)

Performed by

John Williams

8:47am Music selected by the announcer

9:01am Violin Sonata in F, K. 376

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Hahn/Zhu

9:20am Impromptu in B flat, D. 935 No. 3

Composed by

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Performed by

Radu Lupu

9:33am Symphony No. 2 in E, Op. 10

Composed by

Niels Gade (1817-1890)

Performed by

Stockholm Sinfonietta/Jarvi

10:00am Sonata No. 8 in C minor

Composed by

Giovanni Benedetto Platti (1697-1763)

Performed by

Elaine Funaro

10:14am String Quartet in E minor

Composed by

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)

Performed by

Orchestra of the Auvergne/Kantorow

10:37am Trio in G for Piano, Flute & Cello

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Classical Chrome

11:01am Tout a vous (Yours very truly), a waltz

Composed by

Emile Waldteufel (1837-1915)

Performed by

Slovak State Philharmonic/Walter

11:10am Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54

Composed by

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Performed by

Brendel/London Symphony/Abbado

11:44am Suite Bergamasque

Composed by

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Performed by

Alexis Weissenberg

12:01pm Four Seasons

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Shaham/Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

12:41pm Overture to Fidelio

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

German Chamber Phil. Bremen/Harding

12:49pm Music selected by the announcer

1:01pm The Enormous Room

Composed by

David Diamond (1915-2005)

Performed by

Seattle Symphony/Schwarz

1:17pm Concerto in D minor for 2 Violins, BWV 1043

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Heifetz/Friedman/New Symphony/Sargent

1:33pm Air & Alla Hornpipe from Water Music

Composed by

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Performed by

Academy of Ancient Music/Hogwood

1:40pm Piano Sonata No. 10 in C, K. 330

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Mitsuko Uchida

2:00pm The Pines of Rome

Composed by

Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936)

Performed by

Atlanta Symphony/Lane

2:21pm Symphony No. 086 in D

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

City of Birmingham Symphony/Rattle

2:48pm A Shropshire Lad

Composed by

George Butterworth (1885-1916)

Performed by

English String Orchestra/Boughton

3:00pm Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43

Composed by

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)

Performed by

Pennario/Boston Pops/Fiedler

3:24pm Night Shadow

Composed by

Vincenzo Bellini, arr. by Vittorio Rieti

Performed by

London Festival Ballet/Kern

4:00pm Overture to Fidelio

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Cleveland Orchestra/Szell

4:07pm Symphony in C

Composed by

Paul Dukas (1865-1935)

Performed by

Cincinnati Symphony/Lopez-Cobos

4:49pm Rhapsody under a High Sky

Composed by

A.J. Potter (1918-1980)

Performed by

RTE Sinfonietta/O'Duinn

5:00pm Overture to Tancredi

Composed by

Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)

Performed by

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

5:07pm Serenade from Harold in Italy, Op. 16

Composed by

Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)

Performed by

Zimmermann/London Symphony/Davis

5:14pm Variations Concertantes, Op. 17

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

Hisasue/Sato

5:24pm Village Dance from Pastoral Suite

Composed by

Emmanuel Chabrier (1841-1894)

Performed by

French National Orchestra/Jordan

5:30pm Amelie Waltz

Composed by

Hans Christian Lumbye (1810-1874)

Performed by

Danish National Radio Symphony/Rozhdestvensky

5:42pm Cantabile from Sonata No. 6 in G for violin & harpsichord, Version 2

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Podger/Pinnock

5:49pm Symphony in F, K. 19a

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Prague Chamber Orch/Mackerras

6:00pm Adagio in D flat for Clarinet and Strings

Composed by

Heinrich Joseph Baermann (1784-1847)

Performed by

Johnson/English Chamber Orchestra/Groves

6:06pm Warsaw Concerto

Composed by

Richard Addinsell (1904-1977)

Performed by

Ortiz/Royal Philharmonic/Atzmon

6:16pm Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58

Composed by

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Performed by

Mikhail Pletnev

6:50pm Music selected by the announcer

6:59pm La Forza del Destino Part 1

Composed by

Giuseppe Verdi

8:25pm La Forza del Destino Part 2a

Composed by

Giuseppe Verdi

9:55pm La Forza del Destino Part 2b

Composed by

Giuseppe Verdi

10:10pm Dream Pictures

Composed by

Hans Christian Lumbye (1810-1874)

Performed by

Danish National Radio Symphony/Rozhdestvensky

10:21pm Cello Sonata No. 2 in D, BWV 1028

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Ma/Cooper

10:37pm Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata"

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Fazil Say

11:00pm Clarinet Quintet in A, K. 581

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Hudgins/Boston Symphony Chamber Players

11:35pm Two Arabesques, L. 66

Composed by

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Performed by

Tiffany Poon

11:43pm Music selected by the announcer