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Suite Concertino in F, Op. 16

Composed by

Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari (1876-1948)

Performed by

Millard/CBC Vancouver Orchestra/ Bernardi

Label

CBC

Catalog Number

5185

Today's Playlist

12:57pm Once Upon a Dream

Composed by

Sammy Fain

Performed by

The King's Singers/DiDonato/Pati/Moreau/Vary

1:02pm Ballet Egyptien, Op.12

Composed by

Alexandre Luigini (1850-1906)

Performed by

London Symphony Orchestra/Bonynge

1:25pm Appalachian Spring

Composed by

Aaron Copland (1900-1990)

Performed by

San Francisco Symphony/Tilson Thomas

2:02pm Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67

Composed by

Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)

Performed by

Richardson/London Symphony Orchestra/Sargent

2:30pm Symphony in E flat for Double Orchestra, Op. 18 No. 1

Composed by

Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782)

Performed by

Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra/Zukerman

2:44pm Suite in E for Violin and Piano

Composed by

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)

Performed by

Kuusisto/Kerppo

3:02pm Pictures at an Exhibition

Composed by

Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881), orch. Maurice Ravel

Performed by

Berlin Philharmonic/Karajan

3:39pm The Moldau from Ma Vlast (My Fatherland)

Composed by

Bedrich Smetana (1824-1884)

Performed by

New York Philharmonic/Bernstein

3:52pm Barcarolle from Three Characteristic Pieces, Op. 28

Composed by

Amy Beach (1867–1944)

Performed by

Joanne Polk

4:00pm Overture to The Beautiful Galatea

Composed by

Franz von Suppe (1819-1895)

Performed by

South German Philharmonic/Scholz

4:09pm Theme from "The Magnificent Seven"

Composed by

Elmer Bernstein (1922-2004)

Performed by

City of Prague Philharmonic/Fitzpatrick

4:15pm The Shire ~ Lord of the Rings

Composed by

Howard Shore, arr. Julian Riem

Performed by

Gromes/Riem/Gaudemard

4:18pm The Thunderer

Composed by

John Philip Sousa (1854-1932)

Performed by

Royal Scottish National Orchestra/K. Jarvi

4:22pm Sinfonia ~ Cantata 29, BWV 29

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Surrick/McFarlane

4:28pm Polonaise in A flat, Op. 53 "Heroic"

Composed by

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Performed by

Artur Rubinstein

4:36pm Madamina, il catalogo e questo from Don Giovanni, K. 527

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Martin/Vienna Mozart Orchestra/Leitner

4:43pm Rhapsody in Blue

Composed by

George Gershwin (1898-1937)

Performed by

Bernstein/Columbia Symphony

5:00pm Concerto in C for 2 Trumpets, RV 537

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Laird/Wilson/Academy Ancient Music/Hogwood

5:10pm Autumn from Four Seasons

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Biondi/Europa Galante

5:22pm Oboe Concerto in C, Op. 9 No. 5

Composed by

Tomaso Albinoni (1671-1751)

Performed by

Camden/London Virtuosi/Georgiadis

5:32pm Skaters' Waltz

Composed by

Emile Waldteufel (1837-1915)

Performed by

Boston Pops/Fiedler

5:41pm Farewell Waltz in C minor, Op. 39 No. 1

Composed by

Mykola Lysenko (1842-1912)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Nelsons

5:47pm Nunc Dimittis in D

Composed by

Leo Sowerby (1895-1968)

Performed by

Trinity Church Wall Street Choir/King

5:51pm Pavane for a Dead Princess

Composed by

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Performed by

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

5:59pm Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish"

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

Chicago Symphony/Solti

6:40pm Dome epais le jasmin (Flower Duet) from Lakme

Composed by

Leo Delibes (1836-1891)

Performed by

Fleming/Graham/Philharmonia/Lang-Lessing

6:45pm Miserere mei, Deus

Composed by

Gregorio Allegri (1582-1652)

Performed by

Choir of New College, Oxford/Higginbottom

7:01pm Symphony No. 6 in F, Op. 68 "Pastoral"

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Dresden Philharmonic/Kegel

7:42pm Mercury, the Winged Messenger from The Planets, Op. 32

Composed by

Gustav Holst (1874-1934)

Performed by

Philadelphia Orchestra/Ormandy

7:48pm Three Gymnopedies

Composed by

Eric Satie (1866-1925)

Performed by

Jean-Yves Thibaudet

8:00pm Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 73

Composed by

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Performed by

London Symphony Orchestra/Haitink

8:42pm At Twilight, Idyll for Orchestra, Op. 39

Composed by

Zdenek Fibich (1850-1900)

Performed by

Prague Radio Symphony/Vajnar

8:59pm Fantasy Pieces, Op. 73

Composed by

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Performed by

Lee/Gislinge

9:11pm The Lark Ascending

Composed by

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

Performed by

Ivakhiv/National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine/Sirenko

9:29pm Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16

Composed by

Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)

Performed by

Goodyear/Czech National Symphony/Bogunia

9:59pm Meditation from Thais

Composed by

Jules Massenet (1842-1912)

Performed by

Ma/Stott

10:06pm Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Karajan

10:56pm Autumn Flower

Composed by

David Popper (1843-1913)

Performed by

Starker/Neriki

10:59pm Ball-Suite in D, Op. 170

Composed by

Franz Lachner (1803-1890)

Performed by

Slovak State Philharmonic/Walter

11:33pm Fantasia and Fugue in A minor, BWV 904

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Vikingur Olafsson

11:43pm Music selected by the announcer