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Symphony No. 10 in G minor

Composed by

Cipriani Potter (1792-1871)

Performed by

Milton Keynes Chamber Orch/Davan Wetton

Label

Unicorn-Kanchana

Catalog Number

9091

Today's Playlist

4:30pm Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis

Composed by

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

Performed by

Symphony Orchestra of the Curtis Institute/Previn

4:48pm Sonata in F for 2 Violins, Op. 3 No. 4

Composed by

Jean-Marie Leclair (1697-1764)

Performed by

Perlman/Zukerman

5:00pm Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 73

Composed by

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Performed by

Columbia Symphony/B. Walter

5:43pm Tres Jolie (A Waltz)

Composed by

Emile Waldteufel (1837-1915)

Performed by

Slovak State Philharmonic/Walter

5:53pm Music selected by the announcer

6:02pm Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16

Composed by

Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)

Performed by

Bolet/Berlin Radio Symphony/Chailly

6:35pm Aquarium from Carnival of the Animals

Composed by

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)

Performed by

Nash Ensemble of London

6:39pm Sheep May Safely Graze from Cantata 208

Performed by

Damrau/Hanover Boys Choir/NDR Radio Philharmonic/Minasi

6:43pm Lux aeterna

Composed by

Edward Elgar (1857-1934)

Performed by

Choir of New College, Oxford/Higginbottom

6:48pm Orientale

Composed by

Enrique Granados (1867-1916), arr. Renato Procopio

Performed by

Schiaffino/Procopio

6:53pm Prelude in D flat, Op. 32 No. 13

Composed by

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)

Performed by

Vladimir Ashkenazy

7:02pm Russian Easter Overture, Op. 36

Composed by

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)

Performed by

Atlanta Symphony/Spano

7:18pm Overture to The Flying Dutchman

Composed by

Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Performed by

Berlin Philharmonic/Maazel

7:32pm Concerto in D minor for Violin and Organ, RV 541

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Garcia/Watson/English Chamber Orchestra

7:42pm Horn Concerto No. 1 in E flat

Composed by

Richard Strauss (1864-1949)

Performed by

Baumann/Gewandhaus Orch/Masur

8:01pm Suite from Der Rosenkavalier

Composed by

Richard Strauss (1864-1949)

Performed by

Houston Symphony/Eschenbach

8:27pm Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 “Moonlight”

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Alfred Brendel

8:44pm Kyrie in C

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

Chamber Choir of Europe/Matt

8:59pm Waltz of the Flowers from The Nutcracker, Op. 71

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

NY Philharmonic/Bernstein

9:07pm Symphony No. 1 in E minor

Composed by

Florence Price (1887-1953)

Performed by

Philadelphia Orchestra/Nezet-Seguin

9:48pm Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Virgil Fox

9:59pm Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 "From the New World"

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

Houston Symphony/Eschenbach

10:46pm Cello Concerto in G minor, RV 417

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Dieltiens/Ensemble Explorations

10:58pm Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in F minor, Op. 73

Composed by

Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826)

Performed by

Goodman/Chicago Symphony/Martinon

11:21pm Rhapsody in Blue

Composed by

George Gershwin (1898-1937)

Performed by

Nakamatsu/Rochester Philharmonic/Tyzik

11:40pm Music selected by the announcer