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The Fountains of Rome

Composed by

Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936)

Performed by

Pittsburgh Symphony/Maazel

Label

Sony

Catalog Number

66843

Today's Playlist

12:18pm Piano Quintet in E flat minor, Op. 87

Composed by

Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778-1837)

Performed by

Gajan Ensemble

12:44pm Music selected by the announcer

1:01pm Symphony in C

Composed by

Georges Bizet (1838–1875)

Performed by

National Arts Centre Orchestra of Canada/Mata

1:33pm Trio No. 2 in D for Flute and Strings

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Rampal/Stern/Rostropovich

1:45pm La Valse

Composed by

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Performed by

Paris Orchestra/Martinon

2:00pm Flute Concerto in D, Op. 283

Composed by

Carl Reinecke (1824-1910)

Performed by

Bezaly/Hague Philharmonic/Jarvi

2:19pm Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra/Munchinger

2:24pm String Symphony No. 11 in F

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

London Festival Orchestra/Pople

3:02pm Piano Concerto In F minor, Op. 2

Composed by

Anton Arensky (1861-1906)

Performed by

Cherkassov/USSR Radio Symphony/Alexeev

3:32pm Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op. 38

Composed by

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Performed by

Kotova/Feghali

3:59pm Slavonic Dance in C, Op. 46 No. 1

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

Royal Philharmonic/Dorati

4:04pm Sleepers, Awake!

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Parkening/L.A. Chamber Orchestra/Shure

4:09pm Cello Sonata in G

Composed by

Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805)

Performed by

Isserlis/Cole

4:18pm Flute Quartet No. 4 in A, K. 298

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Davies/Nash Ensemble of London

4:30pm Introduction and Allegro Concertante in D minor for Piano & Orchestra, Op.134

Composed by

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Performed by

Lisiecki/Orch. St. Cecilia/Pappano

4:44pm Trumpet Concerto No. 2 in D

Composed by

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)

Performed by

Basch/Virtuoso Chamber Music/Asperen

4:59pm Scherzo from Piano Sonata in B flat, D. 960

Composed by

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Performed by

Artur Rubinstein

5:04pm Flute Concerto in F, RV 433 "La tempesta di mare"

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Galway/New Irish Chamber Orchestra

5:12pm Bella Mazurka

Composed by

Emile Waldteufel (1837-1915)

Performed by

Slovak State Philharmonic/Walter

5:18pm Selections from The Gods Go a’Begging Suite

Composed by

George Frideric Handel, arr. by Thomas Beecham

Performed by

Royal Philharmonic/Menuhin

5:28pm The Suitors (a waltz)

Composed by

Joseph Lanner (1801-1843)

Performed by

Boskovsky Ensemble

5:36pm Variations in E flat for Piano Trio, Op. 44

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Kempff/Szeryng/Fournier

5:51pm Grand Overture, Op. 61

Composed by

Mauro Giuliani (1781-1829)

Performed by

David Russell

6:00pm Violin Sonata in G minor, Op. 23

Composed by

Louis Vierne (1870-1937)

Performed by

Ibragimova/Tiberghien

6:34pm Land of Gloom, Land of Mists - 2nd mvt from Symphony No. 1 in G minor "Winter Daydreams", Op. 13

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

New York Philharmonic/Bernstein

6:47pm La plus que lente

Composed by

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Performed by

Jean-Bernard Pommier

6:52pm Music selected by the announcer

6:59pm Rusalka Part 1

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

8:05pm Rusalka Part 2

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

8:56pm Rusalka Part 3

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

10:05pm Arabeske in C, Op. 18

Composed by

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Performed by

Mieczyslaw Horszowski

10:13pm Symphony No. 044 in E minor, "The Funeral Symphony"

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra/Koopman

10:37pm Concerto Serenata for Harp and Orchestra

Composed by

Joaquin Rodrigo (1901-1999)

Performed by

Michel/Monte Carlo Opera Orchestra/Almeida

11:02pm Concerto Grosso in D minor, Op. 3 No. 4

Composed by

Francesco Geminiani (1687-1762)

Performed by

Academy of Ancient Music/Hogwood

11:10pm A Summer’s Day in the Country

Composed by

Niels Gade (1817-1890)

Performed by

Lyngby-Taarbaeck Symphony/Eriksson

11:37pm Viola Concerto in G

Composed by

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)

Performed by

Kyselak/Capella Istropolitana/Edlinger

11:52pm Music selected by the announcer