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Mallorca, Op. 202

Composed by

Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909)

Performed by

Gerhard Oppitz

Label

RCA

Catalog Number

61968

Today's Playlist

6:09am Flute Concerto in D

Composed by

Johann David Heinichen (1683-1729)

Performed by

Dean/Fiori Musicali/Albert

6:19am Horn Concerto No. 4 in E flat, K. 495

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Clevenger/Franz Liszt Chamber Orch/Rolla

6:37am Trio Sonata in G, BWV 1039

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Alanko/Juutilainen/Mattila

6:49am Overture to The Sicilian Vespers

Composed by

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)

Performed by

Chicago Symphony Orchestra/Muti

7:00am Suite from Much Ado About Nothing, Op. 11

Composed by

Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957)

Performed by

Shaham/Previn

7:15am Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor

Composed by

Otto Nicolai (1810-1849)

Performed by

Boston Pops/Fiedler

7:24am Swanilda’s Waltz from Coppelia

Composed by

Leo Delibes (1836-1891)

Performed by

Berlin Philharmonic/Karajan

7:29am Suite from Masques et Bergamasques, Op. 112

Composed by

Gabriel Faure (1845-1924)

Performed by

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

7:44am Symphony in G, Op. 11, No. 1

Composed by

Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges (1745-1799)

Performed by

Tafelmusik/Lamon

8:01am Overture to King Stephen, Op. 117

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Hanover Band/Goodman

8:09am Irish Rhapsody No. 1

Composed by

Charles Villiers Stanford (1852–1924)

Performed by

Ulster Orchestra/Handley

8:24am Canon in D

Composed by

Johann Pachelbel (1653–1706)

Performed by

Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra/Munchinger

8:31am Lacrimosa from Requiem in D minor, K. 626

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic & State Opera Chorus/Solti

8:35am Suite No. 8 in D

Composed by

William Lawes (1602-1645)

Performed by

Trio Settecento

8:48am Music selected by the announcer

9:01am Waltz from Suite No. 2 for Two Pianos, Op. 17

Composed by

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)

Performed by

Wild/Steiner

9:09am Symphony No. 077 in B flat

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Hanover Band/Goodman

9:32am The Golden Spinning Wheel, Op. 109

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

Slovak Philharmonic/Kosler

10:01am Symphony No. 6 in C, D. 589

Composed by

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Performed by

Cologne Radio Symphony/Wand

10:34am The Accursed Huntsman, FWV 44

Composed by

Cesar Franck (1822-1890)

Performed by

Basel Symphony/Jordan

10:51am Suite of Six Dances

Composed by

Giles Farnaby (1560-1640) , arr. by Elgar Howarth

Performed by

Philip Jones Brass Ensemble

11:01am Overture to Young Henry’s Hunt

Composed by

Etienne-Nicolas Mehul (1763-1817)

Performed by

Munich Radio Orchestra/Redel

11:14am Serenade in E flat, Op. 7

Composed by

Richard Strauss (1864-1949)

Performed by

Netherlands Wind Ensemble/de Waart

11:24am Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Sergey Malov

11:38am Symphony No. 073 in D, "The Hunt"

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Hanover Band/Goodman

12:02pm Pohjola's Daughter, Op. 49

Composed by

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)

Performed by

New York Philharmonic/Bernstein

12:16pm Royal Hunt & Storm from The Trojans (Les Troyens)

Composed by

Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)

Performed by

Baltimore Symphony/Zinman

12:28pm Piano Sonata No. 18 in D, K. 576

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Alfred Brendel

12:44pm Music selected by the announcer

1:01pm Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 3 No. 6

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Perlman/Israel Philharmonic

1:11pm Guitar Quintet No. 4 in D, "Fandango"

Composed by

Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805)

Performed by

Yamashita/Tokyo String Quartet

1:32pm Symphony on a French Mountain Air, Op. 25

Composed by

Vincent D'Indy (1851-1931)

Performed by

Thibaudet/Montreal Symphony/Dutoit

2:00pm Symphony No. 3 in E flat, Op. 97 "Rhenish"

Composed by

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Performed by

Philharmonia/Muti

2:37pm Nocturne in C sharp minor, Op. Posth.

Composed by

Frédéric Chopin, transcr. by Nathan Milstein

Performed by

Midori/McDonald

2:42pm Capriccio italien, Op. 45

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Berlin Philharmonic/Rostropovich

2:59pm Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor, Op. 40

Composed by

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)

Performed by

Kocsis/San Francisco Symphony/de Waart

3:25pm Incidental Music from Sigurd Jorsalfar, Op. 56

Composed by

Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)

Performed by

London Symphony/Dreier

3:50pm Adagio in E for Violin and Orchestra, K. 261

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Zukerman/Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

4:00pm Pomp & Circumstance March No. 1 in D

Composed by

Edward Elgar (1857-1934)

Performed by

Royal Philharmonic/del Mar

4:07pm Twilight Way ~ Poetic Tone Pictures, Op. 85

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

Leif Ove Andsnes

4:13pm Siegfried Idyll

Composed by

Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Performed by

Chicago Symphony/Barenboim

4:32pm Women's Dignity Waltz, Op. 277

Composed by

Josef Strauss (1827-1870)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Nezet-Seguin

4:41pm Overture to Euryanthe

Composed by

Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826)

Performed by

Philharmonia/Sawallisch

4:51pm Baryton Trio in G, Hob.XI:67

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Haydn Baryton Trio

5:01pm Sevilla from Suite espanola, Op. 47

Composed by

Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909)

Performed by

John Williams

5:06pm Liebesleid

Composed by

Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962)

Performed by

Cocomi/Gadjiev

5:11pm Sleepers, Awake!

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

New Symphony Orchestra of London/Agoult

5:18pm Flute Concerto in D, RV 90 "Il gardellino"

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Antonini/Il Giardino Armonico Milan

5:29pm Vienna Burgher Waltz

Composed by

Carl Michael Ziehrer (1843-1922)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Thielemann

5:37pm Bohemian Dance from Carmen Suite No. 2

Composed by

Georges Bizet (1838–1875)

Performed by

Saint Louis Symphony/Slatkin

5:42pm Hungarian Dances Nos. 1-6

Composed by

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Abbado

6:01pm Concerto in E flat for 2 Horns from Tafelmusik

Composed by

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)

Performed by

Capella Istropolitana/Edlinger

6:15pm Violin Concerto in D, Op. 35

Composed by

Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957)

Performed by

Shaham/London Symphony/Previn

6:42pm Jota

Composed by

anonymous

Performed by

Pepe Romero

6:47pm Music selected by the announcer

6:59pm Samson and Delilah Part I

Composed by

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)

7:55pm Samson and Delilah Part II

Composed by

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)

8:41pm Samson and Delilah Part III

Composed by

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)

9:24pm Lyric Pieces No. 7, Op. 62

Composed by

Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)

Performed by

Eva Knardahl

9:40pm Music selected by the announcer

10:00pm Piano Concerto No. 18 in B flat, K. 456

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Schiff/Camerata Salzburg/Vegh

10:33pm Prelude and Fugue No. 9 in E from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Helene Grimaud

10:42pm Concerto No. 2 in F for Two Wind Ensembles and Strings

Composed by

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Performed by

English Concert/Pinnock

11:00pm Spanish Rhapsody

Composed by

Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909)

Performed by

de Larrocha/London Philharmonic/Fruhbeck

11:19pm Scenes from Fairyland, Op. 113

Composed by

Robert Schumann, arr. Michael McLean

Performed by

R. Meyers/London SO/Francis

11:35pm Fountain of the Villa Medici at Sunset from Fountains of Rome

Composed by

Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936)

Performed by

Philadelphia Orchestra/Muti

11:41pm Music selected by the announcer