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Piano Quartet Movement in A minor

Composed by

Gustav Mahler (1860-1911)

Performed by

Hope/Neubauer/Finckel/Han

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12:49pm Music selected by the announcer

1:01pm Concerto in B flat for Harp and Lute, Op.4 No.6

Composed by

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Performed by

Ellis/Dupre/Philomusica London/Jones

1:16pm Concerto in D for Viola d‘amore, RV 392

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Barsony/Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra/Rolla

1:31pm 3rd mvt (Lento assai - Allegro vivace) ~ Symphonic Dances, Op. 45

Composed by

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)

Performed by

Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra/Canellakis

1:47pm Goin' Home

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak, arr. William Arms Fisher

Performed by

Weilerstein/Polonsky

1:55pm Londonderry Air ("Danny Boy")

Composed by

Traditional, arr. Fritz Kreisler

Performed by

Ma/Stott

2:00pm Romance in F minor, Op. 11

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

Stern/Philadelphia Orchestra/Ormandy

2:15pm Musette in D, BWV Anh. 126 ~ Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach, 1725

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), arr. Alon Sariel

Performed by

Alon Sariel

2:19pm Alia Fantasia in A minor

Composed by

Nicola Matteis (c.1650-1713), arr. Alon Sariel

Performed by

Alon Sariel

2:26pm Ballet Music from Macbeth

Composed by

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)

Performed by

Scottish National Orchestra/Gibson

2:38pm Prelude to Act 1 from Tristan and Isolde

Composed by

Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Performed by

Los Angeles Philharmonic/Leinsdorf

2:51pm Four dances

Composed by

Thomas Morley (1557-1602), S. Tennant

Performed by

Los Angeles Guitar Quartet

3:00pm Clarinet Concerto No. 7 in B flat

Composed by

Karl Stamitz (1745-1801)

Performed by

Mannheim Chamber Philharmonic/Meyer

3:14pm With Malice Toward None from "Lincoln"

Composed by

John Towner Williams (b.1932)

Performed by

United States Marine Band/Williams

3:21pm Hooray for Hollywood

Composed by

Richard Whiting (1891-1938), arr. John Williams

Performed by

United States Marine Band/Williams

3:27pm Quiet City

Composed by

Aaron Copland (1900-1990)

Performed by

Cincinnati Pops/Kunzel

3:37pm Impromptu in F minor, D. 935 No. 4

Composed by

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Performed by

Grigory Sokolov

3:47pm Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20

Composed by

Edward Elgar (1857-1934)

Performed by

Rotterdam Chamber Orch/van Alphen

4:00pm The Cuckoo from The Birds

Composed by

Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936)

Performed by

Atlanta Symphony/Lane

4:06pm Dance of the Knights from Romeo and Juliet: Suite No. 2, Op. 64b

Composed by

Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)

Performed by

Danish National Radio Symphony/Kitayenko

4:16pm Norwegian Dance, Op. 35 No. 1

Composed by

Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)

Performed by

Utah Symphony Orchestra/Abravanel

4:23pm 1st Movement ~ Piano Trio in D, Op. 101 No. 5

Composed by

Anton Reicha (1770–1836)

Performed by

Trio Bohemo

4:36pm Danube Legends

Composed by

Julius Fucik (1872-1916)

Performed by

Czech Philharmonic/Neuman

4:48pm String Symphony No. 10 in B minor

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

5:00pm Sevilla from Suite espanola, Op. 47

Composed by

Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909)

Performed by

Thibaud Garcia

5:07pm Fantasy on Hungarian Folk Themes

Composed by

Franz Liszt (1811-1886)

Performed by

Katsaris/Philadelphia Orchestra/Ormandy

5:24pm Trio Sonata No. 5 in G

Composed by

George Frideric Handel (attributed)

Performed by

Convivium

5:32pm Court Ball Waltz

Composed by

Joseph Lanner (1801-1843)

Performed by

Cincinnati Pops/Kunzel

5:40pm Symphony No. 4 in F

Composed by

Jiri Benda (1722-1795)

Performed by

Prague Chamber Orchestra/Benda

5:49pm Ballade No. 3 in A flat, Op. 47

Composed by

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Performed by

Walter Hautzig

5:59pm Thunder & Lightning (a polka)

Composed by

Johann Strauss Jr. (1825-1899)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Karajan

6:03pm French Suite No. 1 in D minor, BWV 812

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Glenn Gould

6:16pm Reverie

Composed by

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Performed by

Minnesota Orchestra/Oue

6:21pm Lute Sonata in C minor

Composed by

Bernhard Joachim Hagen (1720-1787)

Performed by

Robert Barto

6:35pm Andante from Cello Concerto in G, "Military"

Composed by

Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880)

Performed by

Harnoy/Bournemouth Symphony/Almeida

6:43pm Music selected by the announcer

7:01pm Symphony No. 045 in F sharp minor, "Farewell"

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

English Concert/Pinnock

7:27pm Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54

Composed by

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Performed by

Downes/San Francisco Ballet Orchestra/West

8:00pm Violin Concerto in D, Op. 77

Composed by

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Performed by

Heifetz/Chicago Symphony/Reiner

8:36pm Piano Sonata No. 11 in A, K. 331

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Murray Perahia

9:01pm Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in F minor, Op. 73

Composed by

Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826)

Performed by

Ottensamer/Berlin Philharmonic/Jansons

9:22pm Sonata Reminiscenza in A minor, Op. 38 No. 1

Composed by

Nikolai Medtner (1880-1951)

Performed by

Vassily Primakov

9:37pm Platee Ballet Suite

Composed by

Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764)

Performed by

European Union Baroque Orchestra/Goodman

10:00pm Clair de lune from Suite Bergamasque

Composed by

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Performed by

A. Romero

10:07pm String Octet in E Flat, Op. 20

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

Kodaly Quartet/Auer String Quartet

10:41pm Flute Concerto in D

Composed by

Saverio Mercadante (1795-1870)

Performed by

Rampal/English Chamber Orchestra/Scimone

11:01pm Symphony No. 047 in G, "Palindrome"

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra/Fischer

11:22pm Polonaise in C minor, Op. 40 No. 2

Composed by

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Performed by

Idil Biret

11:32pm Harpsichord Concerto No. 3 in D, BWV 1054

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Pinnock/English Concert

11:51pm Music selected by the announcer