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King Lear Overture, Op. 4

Composed by

Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)

Performed by

London Symphony/Davis

Label

Philips

Catalog Number

416

Today's Playlist

4:21pm Concerto Grosso in B flat

Composed by

William Boyce (1711-1779)

Performed by

Cantilena/Shepherd

4:33pm Introduction and Allegro appassionato in G, Op. 92

Composed by

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Performed by

Richter/Warsaw Philharmonic/Wislocki

4:50pm Adagio in G minor

Composed by

Tomaso Albinoni (arr. Remo Giazotto)

Performed by

English String Orchestra/Boughton

5:01pm Prelude from English Suite No. 2 in A minor, BWV 807

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Murray Perahia

5:06pm Intermezzo from Indigo & the Forty Thieves

Composed by

Johann Strauss Jr. (1825-1899)

Performed by

Vienna Opera Ball Orchestra/Theimer

5:13pm Concerto in F for Lute & Strings

Composed by

Carl Kohaut (1726-1784)

Performed by

Smith/Banchini/Plantier/Dieltens

5:29pm Dolores (A Waltz)

Composed by

Emile Waldteufel (1837-1915)

Performed by

Orchestra of the Vienna People's Opera/Bauer-Theussl

5:38pm Asturias (Leyenda) from Suite española, Op. 47

Composed by

Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909)

Performed by

John Williams

5:45pm Incantation and Dance

Composed by

William Grant Still (1895-1978)

Performed by

Sierra Winds

5:52pm Overture to Cinderella

Composed by

Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)

Performed by

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

6:01pm Nocturne, Op. 14 No. 1

Composed by

Auguste Franchomme(1808-1884)

Performed by

Dubin/J. Bruskin

6:06pm Romance in A minor, Op. 42

Composed by

Max Bruch (1838-1920)

Performed by

Rosand/North German Radio Philharmonic of Hannover/Wyneken

6:16pm Piano Trio in A minor

Composed by

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Performed by

Beaux Arts Trio

6:46pm Meditation from Thais

Composed by

Jules Massenet (1842-1912)

Performed by

Gothenburg Symphony/Jarvi

6:52pm Music selected by the announcer

7:01pm Drop The Needle with Vince Tillona

Performed by

Vince Tillona

7:03pm Drop The Needle with Vince Tillona

7:58pm Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Perry et. al./Berlin Philharmonic/Karajan

9:06pm Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43

Composed by

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)

Performed by

Pletnev/Berlin Philarmonic/Abbado

9:30pm Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Argerich/Berlin Philharmonic/Abbado

10:04pm Two Arabesques, L. 66

Composed by

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Performed by

Tiffany Poon

10:12pm Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14

Composed by

Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)

Performed by

Philadelphia Orchestra/Ormandy

11:02pm Quintet in E flat for Piano & Winds, K. 452

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Kontarsky/Winds of the Berlin Philharmonic

11:26pm Concerto in G minor for 2 Cellos, RV 531

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Ma/Manson/Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra/Koopman

11:37pm Dolly Suite, Op. 56

Composed by

Gabriel Faure, orch. by Henri Rabaud

Performed by

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

11:55pm Music selected by the announcer