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Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in F minor, Op. 73

Composed by

Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826)

Performed by

Hilton/City of Birmingham Symphony/Jarvi

Label

Chandos

Catalog Number

8305

Today's Playlist

3:01pm Symphony No. 1 in E flat

Composed by

Alexander Borodin (1833-1887)

Performed by

USSR Symphony/Svetlanov

3:37pm Fantasie in F minor, Op. 49

Composed by

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Performed by

Vlado Perlemuter

3:51pm Fetes from Nocturnes

Composed by

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Performed by

French National Radio and TV Orchestra/Martinon

3:59pm Serenade in D minor for Winds, Op. 44

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

Munich Wind Academy/Brezina

4:25pm Entry of the Gods into Valhalla from Das Rheingold

Composed by

Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Performed by

Berlin Philharmonic/Tennstedt

4:31pm German Dances Nos. 5-8

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Bella Musica Ensemble of Vienna

4:39pm Can Can from Gaité Parisienne

Composed by

Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880)

Performed by

Royal Philharmonic/Ellis

4:42pm Oboe Concerto No. 4 in C, RV 451

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Schellenberger/Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra

4:52pm Nocturne from A Midsummer Night's Dream

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

Slovak Philharmonic/Bramall

5:00pm Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor

Composed by

Alexander Borodin (1833-1887)

Performed by

Philharmonia Hungarica/Kohler

5:16pm Flute Sonata in G

Composed by

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Performed by

Bruggen/Bylsma/Asperen

5:25pm Allegro moderato in F minor Op. 94 No. 3, D 780

Composed by

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Performed by

Alexandre Tharaud

5:27pm Sabre Dance from Gayne

Composed by

Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978)

Performed by

National Symphony/Slatkin

5:31pm Literary Essay, (Waltz)

Composed by

Johann Strauss Jr. (1825-1899)

Performed by

Johann Strauss Orchestra Vienna/Boskovsky

5:40pm 2nd mvt (Largo) from Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor, Op. 40

Composed by

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)

Performed by

Wang/Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra/Dudamel

5:48pm Symphony No. 12 in D

Composed by

William Herschel (1738-1822)

Performed by

London Mozart Players/Bamert

6:00pm Suite from Sylvia

Composed by

Leo Delibes (1836-1891)

Performed by

Budapest Philharmonic/Sandor

6:18pm Folk Dance from Romeo and Juliet: Suite No. 1, Op. 64a

Composed by

Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)

Performed by

Cleveland Orchestra/Levi

6:23pm Overture to Idomeneo, King of Crete K. 366

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

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

6:29pm Cantilena from Concerto Antico for Guitar & Small Orchestra

Composed by

Richard Harvey (b.1953)

Performed by

Williams/London Symphony/Daniel

6:40pm Symphonic Dance, Op. 64 No. 2

Composed by

Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)

Performed by

Bournemouth Symphony/Berglund

6:47pm Music selected by the announcer

6:59pm I Puritani Part I

Composed by

Vincenzo Bellini (1801-1835)

8:25pm I Puritani Part II

Composed by

Vincenzo Bellini (1801-1835)

9:15pm I Puritani Part III

Composed by

Vincenzo Bellini (1801-1835)

10:08pm Nocturne in D flat, Op. 27 No. 2

Composed by

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Performed by

Claudio Arrau

10:16pm Piano Concerto No. 23 in A, K. 488

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Pommier/Sinfonia Varsovia

10:44pm Five Melodies, Op. 35

Composed by

Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)

Performed by

Lee/R. Uchida

11:00pm String Quartet No. 1 in A

Composed by

Alexander Borodin (1833-1887)

Performed by

Joachim Quartet

11:32pm Concerto a 4 da chiesa in D Minor, Op. 2, No. 1

Composed by

Evaristo Felice Dall'Abaco (1675-1742)

Performed by

Stylus Phantasticus/Heumann

11:40pm Dances Sacred and Profane for Harp and Orchestra

Composed by

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Performed by

Kondonassis/Oberlin 21/Reischl

11:52pm Music selected by the announcer