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12:01pm Fanfare for the Common Man

Composed by

Aaron Copland (1900-1990)

Performed by

BBC Philharmonic/Wilson

12:06pm Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21

Composed by

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Performed by

Richard-Hamelin/Montreal Symphony/Nagano

12:42pm Music selected by the announcer

1:00pm Act 1~Raymonda, Op. 57

Composed by

Alexander Glazunov (1865–1936)

Performed by

Moscow Symphony/Anissimov

2:12pm Act 2~Raymonda, Op. 57

Composed by

Alexander Glazunov (1865–1936)

Performed by

Moscow Symphony/Anissimov

2:49pm Act 3~Raymonda, Op. 57

Composed by

Alexander Glazunov (1865–1936)

Performed by

Moscow Symphony/Anissimov

3:24pm Clarinet Quintet in A, K. 581

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

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

4:01pm Dance Suite

Composed by

Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978)

Performed by

Moscow Symphony/Yablonsky

4:27pm Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Wilhelm Kempff

4:32pm Symphony No. 045 in F sharp minor, "Farewell"

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra/Fischer

5:00pm O magnum mysterium

Composed by

Giovanni Gabrieli, arr. by Tim Higgins

Performed by

National Brass Ensemble

5:05pm Requiem, Op. 48

Composed by

Gabriel Faure (1845-1924)

Performed by

Saint Thomas Choir/Orchestra of St. Luke's/Scott

5:42pm Summer Evening

Composed by

Zoltan Kodaly

Performed by

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

6:01pm Mascaras: Concerto for Harp and Orchestra

Composed by

Arturo Marquez (1950-)

Performed by

Zdorovetchi/Portland Symphony Orchestra/Preu

6:27pm Russian Easter Overture, Op. 36

Composed by

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)

Performed by

Atlanta Symphony/Spano

6:43pm Finlandia, Op. 26

Composed by

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)

Performed by

Berlin Philharmonic/Karajan

6:54pm Sicut cervus

Composed by

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594)

Performed by

Westminster Choir/Flummerfelt

7:00pm Cello Concerto No. 1, Op. 33

Composed by

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)

Performed by

Capucon/Vienna Philharmonic/Nelsons

7:21pm Moto Perpetuo, Op.11

Composed by

Niccolo Paganini (1782–1840)

Performed by

Marsalis/Eastman Wind Ensemble/Hunsberger

7:27pm Cantata 42, "Am Abend aber desselbigen Sabbats ... "

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Bach Collegium Japan/Suzuki

7:59pm Carmen Suite

Composed by

Georges Bizet (1838–1875)

Performed by

Berlin Philharmonic/Karajan

8:09pm Capriccio italien, Op. 45

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Cincinnati Symphony/Kunzel

8:25pm Clarinet Concerto in A, K. 622

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Goodman/Boston Symphony/Munch

8:57pm From the Mountains (a waltz)

Composed by

Johann Strauss Jr. (1825-1899)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Welser-Möst

9:11pm Carnival of the Animals

Composed by

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)

Performed by

Philharmonia Orchestra/Groves

9:34pm Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor, Op. 40

Composed by

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)

Performed by

Trifonov/Philadelphia Orchestra/Nezet-Seguin

10:03pm Symphony No. 7 in A, Op. 92

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Chicago Symphony/Giulini

10:45pm Elite Syncopations

Composed by

Scott Joplin, arr. by Itzhak Perlman

Performed by

Perlman/Previn

10:49pm Wedding Pas de deux from Act III, Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Bergen Philharmonic/Jarvi

11:02pm String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D. 810 "Death and the Maiden"

Composed by

Franz Schubert, orch. by Gustav Mahler

Performed by

Mito Chamber Orchestra

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