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Fantasia super anchor que col partire

Composed by

Melchior Neusidler (ca.1531 – ca.1591)

Performed by

Max Hattwich

Label

Christophorus

Catalog Number

0

Today's Playlist

6:23pm Stabat mater

Composed by

Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710-1736)

Performed by

Roschmann/Robbin/Violins of the King/Labadie

7:01pm Berlin Sinfonia in G, Wq. 180

Composed by

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714–1788)

Performed by

Arte dei Suonatori

7:15pm Concerto No. 7 in F for 3 Pianos, K. 242 "Lodron"

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Soloists/Swiss Romande Orchestra/Nagano

7:39pm Freedom March

Composed by

Johann Strauss Sr. (1804-1849)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Muti

7:43pm Fatum, Op. 77

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra/Chauhan

8:01pm Benediction de Dieu dans la solitude, S. 173, No. 3

Composed by

Franz Liszt (1811-1886)

Performed by

Sandrine Erdely-Sayo

8:20pm Images for Orchestra

Composed by

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Performed by

Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra/Falletta

8:41pm Andaluza from 12 Spanish Dances

Composed by

Enrique Granados (1867-1916)

Performed by

Charlotte Hu

8:47pm Momotombo

Composed by

Gilda Lyons (b.1975)

Performed by

Musica Viva NY Choir/Hernandez-Valdez

9:01pm Variations on L. Mason's Nearer, My God, to Thee in E

Composed by

Justin Holland (1819-1887)

Performed by

Christopher Mallett

9:06pm Recorder Sonata in A minor

Composed by

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Performed by

Petri/Jarrett

9:18pm Miserere mei, Deus

Composed by

Gregorio Allegri (1582-1652)

Performed by

Choir of New College, Oxford/Higginbottom

9:34pm Serenade (Andante cantabile)

Composed by

Roman Hoffstetter (1742-1815)

Performed by

Kodaly Quartet

9:40pm Bogoroditse Devo

Composed by

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)

Performed by

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus/Shaw

9:45pm Suite from Jane Eyre

Composed by

John Williams (b.1932)

Performed by

Boston Pops/Williams

10:00pm Adagio in G minor

Composed by

Tomaso Albinoni (arr. Remo Giazotto)

Performed by

English String Orchestra/Boughton

10:10pm Main Title from To Kill a Mockingbird

Composed by

Elmer Bernstein (1922-2004)

Performed by

Desirae and Deondra Brown

10:15pm Trio for violin, cello and harp

Composed by

Henriette Renie (1875-1956)

Performed by

Bareil/Tetreault/Milot

10:48pm Theme from Schindler's List

Composed by

John Williams (b.1932)

Performed by

Little/New World Philharmonic/Sutherland

10:54pm End Title (You Are Karen)

Composed by

John Barry (1933-2011)

Performed by

A Studio Orchestra/Barry

11:00pm It is Well with my Soul (When Peace Like A River)

Composed by

Philip Bliss (1838-1876)

Performed by

Joshua David Harris

11:07pm O nata lux

Composed by

Thomas Tallis

Performed by

Voces8

11:10pm Notturno for Viola & Piano in D, Op. 42

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Imai/Vignoles

11:40pm Wiegenlied (Cradle Song), Op. 49 No. 4 (also known as "Brahms' Lullaby")

Composed by

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Performed by

Ma/Stott

11:43pm Music selected by the announcer