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Tamara

Composed by

Mily Balakirev (1837-1910)

Performed by

Philharmonia/Svetlanov

Label

Hyperion

Catalog Number

66586

Today's Playlist

12:24pm Oboe Concerto in C, K. 314

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

De Lancie/Philadelphia Orchestra/Ormandy

12:48pm Music selected by the announcer

1:01pm The Wand of Youth, Suite No. 1

Composed by

Edward Elgar (1857-1934)

Performed by

London Philharmonic/Boult

1:22pm Flute Concerto in D

Composed by

Leopold Hofmann (1738-1793)

Performed by

Rampal/Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra/Rolla

1:42pm Valse Suite, Three Fours, Op. 71

Composed by

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912)

Performed by

Luke Welch

2:01pm Suite from Masquerade

Composed by

Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978)

Performed by

Scottish National Orchestra/Jarvi

2:18pm Introduction and Allegro appassionato in G, Op. 92

Composed by

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Performed by

Lisiecki/Orch. St. Cecilia/Pappano

2:34pm String Quartet No. 3 in B flat, D. 36

Composed by

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Performed by

Diogenes Quartet

3:00pm Concerto in G for Flute and Guitar

Composed by

Ferdinando Carulli (1770-1841)

Performed by

Rampal/Lagoya/Liszt Chamber Orchestra/Rolla

3:24pm Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

English Concert/Pinnock

3:45pm Concerto in E minor for flute and recorder, TWV 52:e1

Composed by

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)

Performed by

Turner/Preston/Academy of Ancient Music/Hogwood

4:00pm Jupiter, The Bringer of Jollity from The Planets, Op. 32

Composed by

Gustav Holst (1874-1934)

Performed by

Chicago Symphony/Levine

4:08pm Un sospiro ("a sigh")

Composed by

Franz Liszt (1811-1886)

Performed by

Antonin Kubalek

4:15pm Overture to Hansel and Gretel

Composed by

Engelburt Humperdinck (1854-1921)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Eschenbach

4:24pm The Wind Rises

Composed by

Joe Hisaishi (b.1950)

Performed by

Avital/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Hisaishi

4:32pm Overture to Semiramide

Composed by

Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)

Performed by

London Classical Players/Norrington

4:45pm Symphony No. 026 in D minor, "Lamentation"

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

La Petite Bande/Kuijken

5:00pm Hommage to Mozart

Composed by

Jacques Ibert (1890-1962)

Performed by

Montreal Symphony/Dutoit

5:06pm Capriccio No. 2 in G

Composed by

Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679-1745)

Performed by

Camerata Bern/Wijnkoop

5:20pm Autumn from Four Seasons

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Piscitelli/Camerata Chicago/Hall

5:31pm Vienna Burgher Waltz

Composed by

Carl Michael Ziehrer (1843-1922)

Performed by

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

5:41pm Etude

Composed by

John Thomas (1826-1913)

Performed by

Susan Drake

5:47pm Violin Concerto in A, "Die Relinge"

Composed by

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)

Performed by

Schardt/Musica Antiqua of Cologne/Goebel

5:59pm Ballade for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 19

Composed by

Gabriel Faure (1845-1924)

Performed by

Ogdon/Birmingham Symphony/Fremaux

6:14pm Petite Symphony in B flat for winds

Composed by

Charles Gounod (1818-1893)

Performed by

Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra/Hogwood

6:35pm Variations on a theme of Sor, Op. 15

Composed by

Miguel Llobet (1878-1938)

Performed by

Raphael Feuillatre

6:44pm Music selected by the announcer

7:01pm Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16

Composed by

Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)

Performed by

Bolet/Berlin Radio Symphony/Chailly

7:34pm String Quartet No. 21 in D, K. 575

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Artaria Quartet

8:00pm Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 43

Composed by

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)

Performed by

Boston Symphony/Nelsons

8:46pm Bouree I & II from Cello Suite No. 3 in C, BWV 1009

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), transcribed by John Duarte

Performed by

Andres Segovia

8:52pm Pavane for a Dead Princess

Composed by

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Performed by

Montreal Symphony/Dutoit

9:00pm Piano Trio in G, Op. 1 No. 2

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Gryphon Trio

9:35pm Capricho Arabe

Composed by

Francisco Tarrega (1852-1909)

Performed by

Christopher Parkening

9:42pm Scenes from Childhood, Op. 15

Composed by

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Performed by

Marc Ponthus

9:59pm Rolling River (Sketches on 'Shenandoah')

Composed by

Peter Boyer (b.1970)

Performed by

London Symphony Orchestra

10:06pm Adagio in G minor

Composed by

Tomaso Albinoni (arr. Remo Giazotto)

Performed by

English String Orchestra/Boughton

10:16pm Variations and Fugue in B flat on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24

Composed by

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Performed by

Van Cliburn

10:44pm Quartet in D for 2 Flutes, Viola and Cello

Composed by

Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782)

Performed by

Hanoverian Ensemble

11:00pm Symphony in C minor

Composed by

Joseph Martin Kraus (1756-1792)

Performed by

Cappella Coloniensis/Linde

11:24pm Sonata in A for Violin and Basso Continuo

Composed by

Domenico Zipoli (1688-1726)

Performed by

Francia/Videla

11:34pm Cello Sonata No. 3 in A minor, RV 43

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Anner Bylsma

11:50pm Music selected by the announcer