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Concierto de Aranjuez, trancribed for harp

Composed by

Joaquin Rodrigo (1901-1999)

Performed by

Robles/Philharmonia Orchestra/Dutoit

Label

Decca

Catalog Number

4525852

Today's Playlist

12:23pm English Dances, Book Two, Op. 33

Composed by

Malcolm Arnold (1921-2006)

Performed by

Queensland Symphony/Penny

12:34pm Romantic Scenes

Composed by

Enrique Granados (1867-1916)

Performed by

Alicia de Larrocha

1:00pm Symphony No. 092 in G, "Oxford"

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Bohm

1:30pm 1812 Overture, Op. 49

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

New York Philharmonic/Bernstein

1:47pm Symphony in D, Op. 2, No. 6 (Callen 12)

Composed by

Franz Ignaz Beck (1734-1809)

Performed by

Thirteen Strings Chamber Orchestra/Mallon

1:59pm Suite from Egyptian Nights (a ballet)

Composed by

Anton Arensky (1861-1906)

Performed by

USSR RSO/Demchenko

2:20pm Rossiniana

Composed by

Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936)

Performed by

Buffalo Philharmonic/Falletta

2:43pm Music selected by the announcer

3:00pm Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

O. Shaham/Saint Louis Symphony/Robertson

3:31pm Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G, BWV 1049

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Capriccio Italiano/Alessandrini

3:47pm Concerto in A minor for 2 Violins, Op. 3 No. 8

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Stern/Zukerman/Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

4:01pm In Bohemia

Composed by

Mily Balakirev (1837-1910)

Performed by

Singapore Symphony/Hoey

4:15pm Cello Concerto in C

Composed by

Giovanni Battista Viotti (1755-1824)

Performed by

Harnoy/I Solisti Veneti/Scimone

4:41pm Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

Vogt/Chamber Orchestra of Paris/Vogt

5:01pm Introduction and Allegro Concertante in D minor for Piano & Orchestra, Op.134

Composed by

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Performed by

Freire/Bavarian RSO/Peters

5:15pm Bassoon Concerto in F

Composed by

Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778-1837)

Performed by

North West German Philharmonic/Racz

5:42pm Adagio from Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Eschenbach

5:50pm Music selected by the announcer

6:01pm Magnificat septimi toni "D’ogni gratia e d’amor"

Composed by

Orlando de Lassus (c.1532-1594)

Performed by

Magnificat/Cave

6:11pm Lute Fastasias Nos. 4 and 6

Composed by

Simone Molinaro (c.1570-1636), arr. J.L. Kerr

Performed by

James Limerick Kerr

6:19pm Symphony No. 49 in F Minor

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra/Podger

6:45pm Concerto in C minor, BWV 1060

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), arr. Nagy and Edwards

Performed by

Les Delices

7:01pm Symphony No. 1 in B flat

Composed by

Friedrich Witt (1770-1836)

Performed by

Cologne Academy/Willens

7:27pm Fantasia in C minor, K. 475

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Hyewon Chang

7:41pm La morte di Dussek

Composed by

Philip Antony Corri (1784–1832)

Performed by

Frahm-Lewis Trio

8:01pm Nocturne, Nos. 7-9

Composed by

John Field (1782–1837)

Performed by

Alice Sara Ott

8:13pm Holberg Suite, Op. 40 (Version for Piano)

Composed by

Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)

Performed by

Andrey Gugnin

8:38pm D'un matin de printemps, 'On a Spring Morning'

Composed by

Lili Boulanger (1893-1918)

Performed by

Neave Trio

8:44pm Canticle of Creation

Composed by

Francis of Assisi (c.1181-1226), orch. James Morgan & Juliette Pochin

Performed by

Poor Clares of Arundel/Pochin

9:01pm I'm Going Home

Composed by

Traditional, arr. by Undine Smith Moore

Performed by

St. Olaf Choir/Jennings

9:06pm Popular Catalan Songs

Composed by

Traditional, arr. Miguel Llobet

Performed by

Julian Bream

9:25pm Au renouvel

Composed by

Anonymous

Performed by

Ensemble P.A.N.

9:30pm Notturno for Viola & Piano in D, Op. 42

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Imai/Vignoles

10:00pm Sia laudato San Francesco

Composed by

Anonymous

Performed by

Altramar Medieval Music Ensemble

10:15pm From Thuringia

Composed by

Joseph Joachim Raff (1822-1882)

Performed by

Czechoslovak State Philharmonic/Edlinger

10:52pm Carillon

Composed by

Leo Sowerby (1895-1968)

Performed by

Batten/Weisser

11:00pm Serenade No. 7 in D, K. 250 "Haffner"

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

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

11:53pm Music selected by the announcer