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2nd mvt (Allegro molto) from Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27

Composed by

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)

Performed by

St. Petersburg Academic Symphony/Dmitriev

Label

Melodiya

Catalog Number

57650

Today's Playlist

5:12pm Overture to Oberon

Composed by

Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826)

Performed by

Dresden State Orchestra/Haitink

5:23pm Danse macabre, Op. 40

Composed by

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)

Performed by

National Orchestra of Lyon/Szeps-Znaider

5:31pm Acclamations, a waltz

Composed by

Emile Waldteufel (1837-1915)

Performed by

Slovak State Philharmonic/Walter

5:40pm Songs Without Words, Op. 38

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

Daniel Gortler

5:55pm Prelude and Fugue in G minor

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

United States Air Force Academy Band

6:01pm Voices of Spring Waltz

Composed by

Johann Strauss Jr. (1825-1899)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Kleiber

6:08pm Divertimento in E flat for Horn, Violin and Cello

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Warren-Green/Thompson/Schulman

6:17pm Children's Corner

Composed by

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Performed by

Paul Crossley

6:35pm Divertimento No. 16 in E flat (for winds), K. 289

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Danzi Quintet

6:52pm 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

7:59pm Capriccio espagnol, Op. 34

Composed by

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)

Performed by

Philadelphia Orchestra/Ormandy

8:17pm Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11

Composed by

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Performed by

Gilels/Philadelphia Orchestra/Ormandy

8:58pm Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27

Composed by

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)

Performed by

Philadelphia Orchestra/Nezet-Seguin

10:01pm Nocturne No. 6 in D flat, Op. 63

Composed by

Gabriel Faure (1845-1924)

Performed by

Jean Martin

10:12pm Adagio in G minor

Composed by

Tomaso Albinoni (arr. Remo Giazotto)

Performed by

Bell/Spierer/Berlin Philharmonic/Karajan

10:25pm Clarinet Quintet in A, K. 581

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Meyer/Philharmonia Quartet Berlin

11:01pm Grand fantasy and variations

Composed by

Elias Parish Alvars (1808-1849)

Performed by

Susan Drake

11:16pm Symphony No. 048 in C, "Maria Theresa"

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

C.P.E. Bach Chamber Orchestra/Haenchen

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

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Borodin Quartet

11:49pm Music selected by the announcer