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Chaconne from Violin Partita in D minor, BWV 1004

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Boston Symphony/Ozawa

Label

Philips

Catalog Number

432

Today's Playlist

12:17pm Five German Dances, D. 90

Composed by

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Performed by

Moscow Virtuosi/Spivakov

12:34pm Capriccio in A flat

Composed by

Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel (1805-1847)

Performed by

Moser/Beatson

12:42pm Music selected by the announcer

1:01pm Dances of the French Renaissance

Composed by

Claude Gervaise, arr. by Peter Reeve

Performed by

Philip Jones Brass Ensemble

1:14pm Overture No. 6 in B flat

Composed by

Francesco Veracini (1690-1768)

Performed by

Musica Antiqua Cologne/Goebel

1:26pm Carnaval, Op. 9

Composed by

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Performed by

Marc-Andre Hamelin

1:57pm Serenade for Strings, Op. 11

Composed by

Dag Wiren (1905-1986)

Performed by

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

2:13pm La Valse

Composed by

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Performed by

NY Philharmonic/Masur

2:27pm Suite from Raymonda, Op. 57a

Composed by

Alexander Glazunov (1865–1936)

Performed by

London Symphony/Butt

3:00pm Flute Concerto in E minor

Composed by

Franz Benda (1709–1786)

Performed by

Rampal/Paris Orchestral Ensemble/Wallez

3:23pm Lute Suite in A minor (originally C minor), BWV 997

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Sharon Isbin

3:46pm Patrie Overture

Composed by

Georges Bizet (1838–1875)

Performed by

RTE National Symphony Orchestra/Tingaud

4:00pm Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A

Composed by

George Enescu (1881-1955)

Performed by

Monte Carlo Philharmonic/Foster

4:13pm Theme and variations from Septet in E flat, Op. 20

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Members of New Vienna Octet

4:21pm Violin Sonata in C, K. 303

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Gil & Orli Shaham

4:32pm Overture to Armida, Op. 115

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

German Radio Philharmonic/Inkinen

4:40pm Places Far Away

Composed by

Daniel Fisher

Performed by

London Philharmonic Orchestra

4:45pm Three Momenti for Cello and String Orchestra

Composed by

Matilde Margherita Mary Capuis (1913–2017)

Performed by

Gromes/Festival Strings Lucerne/Dodds

5:01pm Liebestraum No. 3 in A flat

Composed by

Franz Liszt (1811-1886)

Performed by

Daniel Barenboim

5:06pm Sonata a 3 in D Minor, Op. 1, No. 1

Composed by

Tomaso Albinoni (1671-1751)

Performed by

Parnassi Musici

5:14pm Allegro con brio from Symphony for Winds

Composed by

Richard Strauss (1864-1949)

Performed by

Carnegie Mellon Wind Ensemble/Vosburgh

5:30pm Queen Louise Waltz

Composed by

Hans Christian Lumbye (1810-1874)

Performed by

Danish National Radio Symphony/Rozhdestvensky

5:36pm Searchlight Rag (A Syncopated March and Two-step)

Composed by

Scott Joplin (1868-1917)

Performed by

Roy Eaton

5:41pm Andante cantabile from String Quartet No. 1 in D, Op. 11

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Minnesota Orchestra/Oue

5:49pm Concerto in G, RV 101

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

L'Astrée

5:59pm First Caprice

Composed by

Michel-Richard de Lalande (1657-1726)

Performed by

Paillard Chamber Orchestra

6:16pm Five Pieces in Folk Style, Op. 102

Composed by

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Performed by

Bylsma/Orkis

6:33pm Piano Sonata No. 35 in A flat

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Emanuel Ax

6:47pm Music selected by the announcer

7:01pm Drop The Needle with Vince Tillona

Performed by

Vince Tillona

7:03pm Drop The Needle with Vince Tillona

7:56pm Overture to The School For Scandal, Op. 5

Composed by

Samuel Barber (1910-1981)

Performed by

Detroit Symphony/Jarvi

8:07pm Czech Suite in D, Op. 39

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

Detroit Symphony/Dorati

8:32pm Appalachian Spring

Composed by

Aaron Copland (1900-1990)

Performed by

Detroit Symphony/Dorati

8:57pm Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op.27

Composed by

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)

Performed by

Detroit Symphony/Slatkin

9:52pm Pavane for a Dead Princess

Composed by

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Performed by

Detroit Symphony/Paray

10:00pm Nocturne and Serenade from King Christian II

Composed by

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)

Performed by

Turku Philharmonic/Segerstam

10:15pm Pas de six from Act III, Swan Lake, Op. 20

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Saint Louis Symphony/Slatkin

10:29pm Symphony No. 103 in E flat, "Drum Roll"

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Philharmonia/Slatkin

10:59pm Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56b

Composed by

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Performed by

Christina and Michelle Naughton

11:17pm Piano Concerto No. 5 in F, Op. 103 "Egyptian"

Composed by

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)

Performed by

Collard/Royal Philharmonic/Previn

11:47pm Music selected by the announcer