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Concerto in F for 3 Violins, RV 551

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Lucerne Festival Strings/Baumgartner

Label

London

Catalog Number

433

Today's Playlist

3:01pm Divertimento No. 16 in E flat (for winds), K. 289

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Octophorus Ensemble

3:20pm Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A

Composed by

George Enescu (1881-1955)

Performed by

Vancouver Symphony/Comissiona

3:34pm Children's Games, Op. 22 (Jeux d'enfants)

Composed by

Georges Bizet (1838–1875)

Performed by

San Francisco Ballet Orchestra/West

3:59pm Swedish Rhapsody No. 2, Op. 24 "Uppsala Rhapsody"

Composed by

Hugo Alfven (1872-1960)

Performed by

Stockholm Philharmonic/Jarvi

4:10pm Air from Water Music, Suite in F

Composed by

George Frideric Handel, arr. by Hamilton Harty

Performed by

Berlin Philharmonic/Karajan

4:16pm Prelude to Penelope

Composed by

Gabriel Faure (1845-1924)

Performed by

Suisse Romande Orchestra/Ansermet

4:25pm Clarinet Concerto No. 7 in B flat

Composed by

Karl Stamitz (1745-1801)

Performed by

Mannheim Chamber Philharmonic/Meyer

4:38pm Ballade in A minor, Op. 33

Composed by

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912)

Performed by

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic/Llewellyn

4:50pm Three Dances for Orchestra

Composed by

Mozart Camargo Guarnieri (1907-1993)

Performed by

Simon Bolivar Symphony of Venezuela/Valdes

5:01pm Allegro from Trio Sonata in A minor

Composed by

Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (1710–1784)

Performed by

Stern/Rampal/Parnas/Ritter

5:06pm Prelude to Act 1 from Parsifal

Composed by

Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Performed by

Philadelphia Orchestra/Thielemann

5:20pm Overture to Prince Igor

Composed by

Alexander Borodin (1833-1887)

Performed by

Philharmonia Hungarica/Kohler

5:32pm Court Ball Waltz

Composed by

Johann Strauss Sr. (1804-1849)

Performed by

Boskovsky Ensemble

5:38pm Arabian Dance from Nutcracker

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Temirkanov

5:43pm Sevilla from Suite espanola, Op. 47

Composed by

Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909)

Performed by

Milos Karadaglic

5:50pm The Swan of Tuonela

Composed by

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)

Performed by

Boston Symphony/Davis

6:00pm Overture to Orpheus in the Underworld

Composed by

Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880)

Performed by

Gulbenkian Orchestra/Swierczewski

6:10pm Symphony No. 1 in E flat, Op. 8

Composed by

Reinhold Gliere (1875-1956)

Performed by

BBC Philharmonic/Downes

6:45pm Music selected by the announcer

6:59pm Don Giovanni Act I Part 1

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

8:38pm Don Giovanni Act I Part 2

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

8:49pm Don Giovanni Act II

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

10:28pm Suite Antique, for flute, harpsichord and strings

Composed by

John Rutter (1945-)

Performed by

Royal Philharmonic/Rutter

10:47pm Harlequinade

Composed by

Colin Brumby (1933-2018)

Performed by

Anneliese Gill

11:00pm Wind Quintet in G minor, Op. 56 No. 2

Composed by

Franz Danzi (1763-1826)

Performed by

Vienna Quintet

11:16pm Suite Bergamasque

Composed by

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Performed by

Amsterdam Guitar Trio

11:33pm Grand Trio in G, Op. 119

Composed by

Friedrich Kuhlau (1786-1832)

Performed by

Rampal/Arimany/Ritter

11:50pm Music selected by the announcer