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We praise thee, O Lord (Te Deum in C)

Composed by

Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)

Performed by

Partington/Worcester Cathedral Choir/Hunt

Label

MCA

Catalog Number

25896

Today's Playlist

10:11am Hymnus paradisi

Composed by

Herbert Howells (1892-1983)

Performed by

Harper/Tear/Choir of King's College Cambridge/Willcocks

10:58am Sequences and Hymns

Composed by

Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179)

Performed by

Kirkby/Gothic Voices/Page

11:43am Fur Alina

Composed by

Arvo Part (1935-)

Performed by

Alexander Malter

11:55am Music selected by the announcer

12:00pm Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20

Composed by

Edward Elgar (1857-1934)

Performed by

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

12:14pm Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54

Composed by

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Performed by

Istomin/Columbia Symphony/B. Walter

12:46pm Baryton Trio in D Hob.XI:107

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Haydn Baryton Trio

1:01pm Symphony in F, Op. 8 No. 4

Composed by

Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782)

Performed by

Hanover Band/Halstead

1:12pm Clarinet Quintet in A, K. 581

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Goodman/Boston Symphony String Quartet

1:42pm Sonata No. 4 in C minor for violin & piano, BWV 1017

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Laredo/Gould

2:00pm Quintet in E flat for Piano & Winds, Op. 5

Composed by

Friedrich Witt (1770-1836)

Performed by

Kuerti/Sommerville/Campbell/Mason/McKay

2:29pm Sinfonia in D, Op. 44

Composed by

Muzio Clementi (1752–1832)

Performed by

Chopin Chamber Orchestra/Vogel

2:50pm Music selected by the announcer

3:00pm Prelude to Act 1 from Parsifal

Composed by

Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Performed by

Chicago Symphony/Barenboim

3:16pm Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11

Composed by

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Performed by

Richard-Hamelin/Montreal Symphony/Nagano

3:59pm Fantasia on Greensleeves

Composed by

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

Performed by

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

4:05pm Baryton Trio in D, Hob.XI:113

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Valencia Baryton Project

4:21pm Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78 "Organ"

Composed by

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)

Performed by

Latry/Philadelphia Orchestra/Eschenbach

5:01pm Symphony No. 2 in F, Op. 81

Composed by

Giuseppe Martucci (1856-1909)

Performed by

Rome Symphony/La Vecchia

5:47pm Music selected by the announcer

6:01pm Lute Fastasias Nos. 2 and 15

Composed by

Simone Molinaro (c.1570-1636), arr. J.L. Kerr

Performed by

James Limerick Kerr

6:10pm Gaude flore virginali

Composed by

Anonymous

Performed by

Iken Scholars

6:25pm Prelude and Fugue Nos. 17-20 from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, BWV 862-865

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Christopher O'Riley

6:42pm Sonata in G minor, BWV 1030b

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Les Delices

7:01pm Violin Sonata in G minor

Composed by

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

Performed by

Swarte/Taylor

7:12pm Violin Concerto No. 2 in D, K. 211

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), cadenzor Robert Levin

Performed by

Capucon/Lausanne Chamber Orchestra/Capucon

7:32pm Overture No. 3

Composed by

Emilie Mayer (1812-1883)

Performed by

Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin/Forck

7:43pm Lyric Pieces No. 3, Op. 43

Composed by

Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)

Performed by

Andrey Gugnin

8:01pm The Bells, Op. 35

Composed by

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)

Performed by

soloists/Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir/Canellakis

8:39pm Symphony No. 14, "Pioneer Women"

Composed by

Barbara Harbach (b.1946)

Performed by

London Philharmonic Orchestra/Angus

9:01pm Ave Regina caelorum

Composed by

Peter Philips (1560-1628)

Performed by

Cambridge Singers/Rutter

9:06pm Eclogue for Piano and Strings

Composed by

Gerald Finzi (1901-1956)

Performed by

Jones/English String Orchestra/Boughton

9:17pm Remembrance

Composed by

Dan Locklair (1949-)

Performed by

Cole/Sospiri/Watson

9:25pm Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis

Composed by

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

Performed by

New York Philharmonic/Bernstein

9:44pm Andante with Variations in F minor

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Jeno Jando, piano

10:01pm Concerto in G for Flute and Guitar

Composed by

Ferdinando Carulli (1770-1841)

Performed by

Rampal/Lagoya/Liszt Chamber Orchestra/Rolla

10:24pm Serenade for Strings in C, Op. 48

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Royal Philharmonic/Gatti

10:57pm Creator of the stars of night

Composed by

Traditional, arr. by John Fenstermaker

Performed by

Grace Cathedral Choir/Fenstermaker

11:01pm Metteya Oriental Suite

Composed by

Anthony Sidney (b. 1952)

Performed by

Cover/Bonachea/Savage

11:11pm Requiem, Op. 48

Composed by

Gabriel Faure (1845-1924)

Performed by

English Voices/London Festival Orchestra/Pople

11:48pm Music selected by the announcer