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Wind Quintet in G minor, Op. 56 No. 2

Composed by

Franz Danzi (1763-1826)

Performed by

Vienna Quintet

Label

Nimbus

Catalog Number

5479

Today's Playlist

7:17am Sleepers, Awake!

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Mayer/English Concert/Trinity Baroque

7:23am Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23

Composed by

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Performed by

Evgeny Kissin

7:34am Hebrides Overture, Op. 26

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Gardner

7:45am Clarinet Concerto No. 3 in B flat

Composed by

Karl Stamitz (1745-1801)

Performed by

Meyer/Academy SMF/Brown

8:01am 2 Lyric Pieces, Book 8

Composed by

Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)

Performed by

Daniel Gortler

8:08am Concerto Grosso in D minor, Op. 6 No. 10

Composed by

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Performed by

Guildhall String Ensemble

8:24am Dance of the Reed Pipes from The Nutcracker, Op. 71

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Argerich/Economou

8:29am Scherzo from A Midsummer Night's Dream

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

Chicago Symphony/Levine

8:35am Rossiniana No. 1, Op. 119

Composed by

Mauro Giuliani (1781-1829)

Performed by

David Russell

8:52am Music selected by the announcer

9:01am Hungarian Rhapsody No. 1 in F minor

Composed by

Franz Liszt (1811-1886)

Performed by

Gewandhaus Orchestra/Masur

9:13am Symphony No. 3 in C

Composed by

Etienne-Nicolas Mehul (1763-1817)

Performed by

Gulbenkian Orchestra/Swierczewski

9:38am Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra, No.1 in E flat

Composed by

Francesco Antonio Rosetti (1750-1792)

Performed by

Klocker/SWR Symphony Orchestra of Baden-Baden/Schröter-Seebeck

10:01am Norwegian Dance, Op. 35 No. 1

Composed by

Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)

Performed by

Utah Symphony Orchestra/Abravanel

10:08am Symphony No. 3 in E flat, Op. 55 "Eroica"

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

North German Radio Symphony/Wand

11:01am Symphony in G minor, “Zwickau”

Composed by

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Performed by

Rev. & Romantic Orch/Gardiner

11:20am Ballet des Plaisirs

Composed by

Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632-1687)

Performed by

Aradia Baroque Ensemble/Mallon

11:35am Water Music, Suite No. 2 in D, HWV 349

Composed by

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Performed by

English Baroque Soloists/Gardiner

11:47am Swedish Rhapsody No. 2, Op. 24 "Uppsala Rhapsody"

Composed by

Hugo Alfven (1872-1960)

Performed by

Royal Scottish National Orchestra/Willen

12:00pm Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Uchida/English Chamber Orchestra/Tate

12:34pm In the Steppes of Central Asia

Composed by

Alexander Borodin (1833-1887)

Performed by

Suisse Romande Orchestra/Ansermet

12:42pm Consolation No. 3 in D flat (Lento placido)

Composed by

Franz Liszt (1811-1886)

Performed by

Khatia Buniatishvili

12:49pm Music selected by the announcer

1:00pm Guitar Concerto No. 1 in D, Op. 99

Composed by

Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895-1968)

Performed by

Yamashita/London Philharmonic/Slatkin

1:20pm Cinnamon Grove (suite for piano)

Composed by

R. Nathaniel Dett (1882-1943)

Performed by

Phoenix Park-Kim

1:36pm String Quartet in E minor

Composed by

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)

Performed by

Orchestra of the Auvergne/Kantorow

2:01pm Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16

Composed by

Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)

Performed by

Kovacevich/BBC Symphony/Davis

2:32pm Cello Suite No. 1 in G, BWV 1007

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Sergey Malov

2:43pm Piano Sonata No. 10 in G, Op. 14 No. 2

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Gyorgy Cziffra

3:00pm Violin Concerto No. 8 in D

Composed by

Charles de Beriot (1802-1870)

Performed by

Nishizaki/Belgian Radio Symphony/Walter

3:24pm Selections from Water Music

Composed by

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Performed by

King's Consort/King

3:45pm Flute Concerto No. 1 in G, Op. 30

Composed by

Franz Danzi (1763-1826)

Performed by

Adorjan/Munich Chamber Orchestra/Stadlmair

4:02pm Bacchanale from Samson and Delilah

Composed by

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)

Performed by

Cincinnati Pops/Kunzel

4:10pm Rondo brilliant in E flat, Op. 29

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

Ortiz/Stuttgart Radio Symphony/Atzmon

4:22pm Sevilla from Suite espanola, Op. 47

Composed by

Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909)

Performed by

Milos Karadaglic

4:28pm Fetes from Nocturnes

Composed by

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Performed by

Montreal Symphony/Dutoit

4:35pm Delirium

Composed by

Josef Strauss (1827-1870)

Performed by

Johann Strauss Orchestra of Vienna/Boskovsky

4:44pm Variations on a Theme of Tchaikovsky, Op. 35a

Composed by

Anton Arensky (1861-1906)

Performed by

Moscow Symphony/Stratton

5:01pm Overture from Suite in D for Trumpet and Strings

Composed by

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)

Performed by

Burns/American Concerto Orchestra

5:07pm Spitfire Prelude and Fugue

Composed by

William Walton (1902-1983)

Performed by

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic/Groves

5:15pm The Birth of Venus from Three Botticelli Pictures

Composed by

Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936)

Performed by

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

5:21pm Overture to Der Freischutz

Composed by

Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826)

Performed by

Dresden State Orchestra/Sinopoli

5:31pm Waltz from Ballet Scenes, Op.52

Composed by

Alexander Glazunov (1865–1936)

Performed by

USSR Radio Symphony/Rozhdestvensky

5:37pm Spanish Dance No. 5, "Andalusia"

Composed by

Enrique Granados (1867-1916)

Performed by

Turibio Santos

5:42pm London Trio No. 3 in G

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Camerata of Cologne

5:53pm Nocturne in B flat minor, Op. 9 No. 1

Composed by

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Performed by

Idil Biret

5:59pm Roman Carnival Overture, Op. 9

Composed by

Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)

Performed by

Strasbourg Philharmonic/Lombard

6:09pm Concerto in G for 2 Mandolins, RV 532 (performed on guitar)

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Sollscher/Camerata Bern/Furi

6:23pm Slavonic Dance in F, Op. 46 No. 4

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

Budapest Festival Orchestra/Fischer

6:30pm Fifth Concert (for harpsichord and strings)

Composed by

Jean Philippe Rameau (1683-1764)

Performed by

Podger/Pinnock/Manson

6:44pm 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

7:58pm Over the Hills and Far Away

Composed by

Frederick Delius (1862-1934)

Performed by

Royal Philharmonic/Seaman

8:13pm Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 "Pathetique"

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Royal Philharmonic/Gatti

8:59pm Howl's Moving Castle

Composed by

Joe Hisaishi (b.1950)

Performed by

Cobb/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Hisaishi

9:13pm Scheherazade, Op. 35

Composed by

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)

Performed by

Gruenberg/Royal Philharmonic/Stokowski

9:59pm Incidental Music from Peer Gynt, Op. 23

Composed by

Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)

Performed by

Ameling/San Francisco Orch & Chorus/de Waart

10:45pm Sonata in D minor, RV 15

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Europa Galante

10:58pm Clarinet Sonata in B flat

Composed by

Franz Danzi (1763-1826)

Performed by

Neidich/Levin

11:25pm Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a

Composed by

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Barbirolli

11:45pm Music selected by the announcer