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Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21

Composed by

Edouard Lalo (1823-1892)

Performed by

Amoyal/Monte Carlo Opera Orchestra/Paray

Label

Erato

Catalog Number

55042

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12:01pm Quartet No. 15 for String Trio & Guitar

Composed by

Niccolo Paganini (1782–1840)

Performed by

Gray/Diaz Trio

12:24pm Trumpet Concerto in B flat, RV 548

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Andre/Academy St.-Martin/Marriner

12:34pm Espana

Composed by

Emmanuel Chabrier (1841-1894)

Performed by

Philadelphia Orchestra/Ormandy

12:43pm Music selected by the announcer

1:01pm Concerto Grosso in G minor, Op. 6 No. 6

Composed by

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Performed by

Bath Festival Orchestra/Menuhin

1:18pm Marche Slave, Op. 31

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

New York Philharmonic/Bernstein

1:29pm Piano Sonata No. 8 in A minor, K. 310

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Richard Goode

1:49pm Prelude, Hen & Cuckoo from The Birds

Composed by

Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936)

Performed by

Atlanta Symphony/Lane

2:00pm Symphony No. 1 in D

Composed by

Charles Gounod (1818-1893)

Performed by

Orchestra of the Toulouse Capitole/Plasson

2:30pm Serenade in F, Op. 95

Composed by

Charles Villiers Stanford (1852–1924)

Performed by

Capricorn

3:00pm The Erl-King, D. 328

Composed by

Franz Schubert, transcribed by Franz Liszt

Performed by

Murray Perahia

3:06pm Septet in E flat, Op. 20

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Shaham/Rouilly/Reid/Hefti/Jenny/Mork/Dangel

3:47pm Paris Quartet No. 3 in A

Composed by

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)

Performed by

Hazelzet/Trio Sonnerie

4:00pm Keyboard Trio No. 41 in G, Hob.XV:41

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Mendelssohn Piano Trio

4:15pm Flute Concerto in G

Composed by

Johann Joachim Quantz (1697-1773)

Performed by

Brown/Hanover Band/Goodman

4:32pm Habanera and Bohemian Dance from Carmen Suite No. 2

Composed by

Georges Bizet (1838–1875)

Performed by

French National Orchestra/Ozawa

4:39pm Concert Piece No. 1 in F minor for Clarinet and Bassett Horn, Op. 113

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

King/Dobree/London Symphony/Francis

4:49pm Fantasie in F minor, Op. 226 (for piano, four hands)

Composed by

Carl Czerny (1791-1857)

Performed by

Tal/Groethuysen

4:59pm Introduction: The Lilac Fairy from Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Levine

5:05pm Two Norwegian Dances, Op. 63

Composed by

Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)

Performed by

Moscow Soloists/Bashmet

5:18pm Impromptu No. 1 in A flat, Op. 29

Composed by

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Performed by

Idil Biret

5:23pm Two Bagatelles, Op. 47

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

Orchestra of Beethoven Hall, Bonn/Davies

5:32pm Treasure Waltz

Composed by

Johann Strauss Jr. (1825-1899)

Performed by

Johann Strauss Orchestra of Vienna/Boskovsky

5:40pm Berceuse, Op. 16

Composed by

Gabriel Faure (1845-1924)

Performed by

Mutter/Vienna Philharmonic/Levine

5:45pm Oboe Quartet in F

Composed by

Louis Massonneau (1766-1848)

Performed by

Goodwin/Terzetto

6:00pm French Suite No. 5 in G, BWV 816

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Glenn Gould

6:12pm Chopin Suite

Composed by

Mily Balakirev (1837-1910)

Performed by

Singapore Symphony/Hoey

6:34pm Poetic Waltzes

Composed by

Enrique Granados (1867-1916)

Performed by

Xuefei Yang

6:49pm Music selected by the announcer

6:59pm L'italiana Part 1

Composed by

Gioachino Rossini

8:17pm L'italiana Part 2

Composed by

Gioachino Rossini

9:32pm L'italiana Part 3

Composed by

Gioachino Rossini

9:59pm Liebesleid (Love's Sorrow)

Composed by

Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962)

Performed by

Ma/Zander

10:03pm Roma

Composed by

Georges Bizet (1838–1875)

Performed by

Bordeaux Aquitaine Orchestra/Benzi

10:38pm Harp Sonata in G

Composed by

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714–1788)

Performed by

Ursula Holliger

10:50pm Serenade No. 1 in D, Op. 69a

Composed by

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)

Performed by

Belkin/Philharmonia/Ashkenazy

10:59pm Piano Sonata No. 14 in C minor, K. 457

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Alicia de Larrocha

11:19pm Quartet No.16 in F, Op. 135

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Dover Quartet

11:44pm Intermezzo in A, Op. 118 No. 2

Composed by

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Performed by

Gordon Fergus-Thompson

11:51pm Music selected by the announcer