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Spanish Dance No. 5, "Andalusia"

Composed by

Enrique Granados (1867-1916)

Performed by

Perlman/Sanders

Label

Warner Classics

Catalog Number

9390

Today's Playlist

4:05pm Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 4 No. 4

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Spivakov/Moscow Virtuosi

4:15pm The Moldau from Ma Vlast (My Fatherland)

Composed by

Bedrich Smetana (1824-1884)

Performed by

London Symphony/Dorati

4:30pm Waltz from Serenade for Strings in C, Op. 48

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Berlin Philharmonic/Karajan

4:36pm Symphony No. 3 in A

Composed by

Samuel Wesley (1766-1837)

Performed by

Milton Keynes Chamber Orchestra/Wetton

4:52pm Pas de deux & Variations

Composed by

Riccardo Drigo (1846-1930)

Performed by

London Festival Ballet/Kern

5:00pm 4th mvt (Allegretto grazioso) from Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat, Op.83

Composed by

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Performed by

Pollini/Berlin Philharmonic/Abbado

5:10pm Overture to Il Signor Bruschino

Composed by

Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)

Performed by

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

5:16pm Slavonic Dance in F, Op. 46 No. 4

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

Philharmonia/Davis

5:25pm Canzon IX

Composed by

Giovanni Gabrieli ( c. 1554/1557 – 1612)

Performed by

Empire Brass and Friends

5:29pm Danube Waves (a waltz)

Composed by

Ion Ivanovici (1845-1902)

Performed by

Orchestra of the Vienna People's Opera/Bauer-Theussl

5:37pm Malagueña

Composed by

Celedonio Romero (1913-1996)

Performed by

P. Romero

5:43pm Le Tombeau de Couperin

Composed by

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Performed by

Montreal Symphony/Dutoit

6:00pm Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43

Composed by

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)

Performed by

Pletnev/Berlin Philarmonic/Abbado

6:24pm Cantilena from Concerto Antico for Guitar & Small Orchestra

Composed by

Richard Harvey (b.1953)

Performed by

Williams/London Symphony/Daniel

6:35pm Berceuse

Composed by

Jack Gallagher (b.1947)

Performed by

London Symphony/Falletta

6:42pm I Giorni (translation: The Days)

Composed by

Ludovico Einaudi (b.1955)

Performed by

Dubeau/La Pieta

6:48pm Music selected by the announcer

7:01pm Clarinet Quintet in A, K. 581

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Meyer/Philharmonia Quartet Berlin

7:37pm Carmen Suite No. 2

Composed by

Georges Bizet (1838–1875)

Performed by

Mexico City Philharmonic/Batiz

8:01pm Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat, Op. 83

Composed by

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Performed by

Pollini/Vienna Philharmonic/Abbado

8:50pm Romance for Flute and Orchestra in D flat, Op. 37

Composed by

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)

Performed by

Hutchins/CBC Vancouver Orchestra/Bernardi

8:58pm Marche slave, Op. 31

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Israel Philharmonic/Bernstein

9:09pm Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 36

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Berlin Philharmonic/Karajan

9:40pm Fantasia in C, D. 760 "Wanderer Fantasy"

Composed by

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)/orchestrated by Franz Liszt

Performed by

Wallisch/Vienna Academy Orchestra/Haselbock

10:02pm Prelude to Act 1 from Parsifal

Composed by

Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Performed by

Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra/Nelsons

10:16pm Symphony No. 5, Op. 107 "Reformation"

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

Chamber Orchestra of Europe/Nezet-Seguin

10:49pm Piano Sonata No. 37 in D, Hob. XVI:37

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Marc-Andre Hamelin

11:02pm Suite Compostelana

Composed by

Federico Mompou (1893-1987)

Performed by

Julian Bream

11:22pm Dream Pantomime from Hansel and Gretel

Composed by

Engelburt Humperdinck (1854-1921)

Performed by

Boston Pops/Fiedler

11:33pm Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F, BWV 1047

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Capriccio Italiano/Alessandrini

11:45pm Music selected by the announcer