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String Quartet No. 2 in C, D. 32

Composed by

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Performed by

Verdi Quartet

Label

Haenssler Classic

Catalog Number

98

Today's Playlist

12:47pm Scherzo capriccioso, Op. 66

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

Cleveland Orchestra/Dohnanyi

1:01pm The Seasons, Op. 67 (a ballet)

Composed by

Alexander Glazunov (1865–1936)

Performed by

Royal Scottish National Orchestra/Jarvi

1:38pm Four Seasons Ballet (from the opera The Sicilian Vespers)

Composed by

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)

Performed by

Met Opera Orchestra/Levine

2:08pm Selections from Twelve by Mail (Tolv med posten), Op. 37

Composed by

Knudage Riisager (1897-1974)

Performed by

Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra/Dausgaard

2:20pm La Fille Mal Gardee (The Wayward Daughter), Act I

Composed by

Ferdinand Herold (1791-1833), arr. John Lanchbery

Performed by

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Wordsworth

2:56pm Music selected by the announcer

3:00pm Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in F minor, Op. 73

Composed by

Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826)

Performed by

Hilton/City of Birmingham Symphony/Jarvi

3:22pm Piano Trio No. 25 in E minor, Hob. XV:25

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Hantai/Moccia/Verzier

3:43pm Capriccio italien, Op. 45

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Royal Philharmonic/Ashkenazy

4:00pm Rhapsody in Blue

Composed by

George Gershwin (1898-1937)

Performed by

Tilson Thomas/New World Symphony

4:18pm Third Caprice

Composed by

Michel-Richard de Lalande (1657-1726)

Performed by

Paillard Chamber Orchestra

4:34pm Violin Concerto No. 4 in D, K. 218

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Stern/English Chamber Orchestra/Schneider

5:02pm Piano Sonata No. 21 in C, Op. 53 "Waldstein"

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Vladimir Ashkenazy

5:27pm Romance in F minor, Op. 11

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

Stern/Philadelphia Orchestra/Ormandy

5:40pm Sonata No. 5 in F, ZWV 181

Composed by

Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679-1745)

Performed by

Glaetzner/Goritzki/Sönstevold/Bernstein/Beyer/Pank

6:03pm Entry of the Gods Into Valhalla from Das Rheingold

Composed by

Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Performed by

London Symphony/Stokowski

6:12pm Dance of the Polovtsian Maidens from Prince Igor

Composed by

Alexander Borodin (1833-1887)

Performed by

Berlin Philharmonic/Karajan

6:15pm Overture to The Wasps

Composed by

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

Performed by

London Philharmonic/Handley

6:26pm Wedding Day at Troldhaugen from Lyric Pieces, Op. 65

Composed by

Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)

Performed by

Houston Symphony/Comissiona

6:34pm Overture to Die Fledermaus

Composed by

Johann Strauss Jr. (1825-1899)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Karajan

6:43pm Miserere mei, Deus

Composed by

Gregorio Allegri (1582-1652)

Performed by

Choir of New College, Oxford/Higginbottom

7:01pm Romeo and Juliet: Suite No. 2, Op. 64b

Composed by

Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)

Performed by

Cincinnati Symphony/P. Järvi

7:32pm Concierto Andaluz (for four guitars and orchestra)

Composed by

Joaquin Rodrigo (1901-1999)

Performed by

Los Romeros/Academy SMF/Marriner

7:56pm Waltz No. 2 from Jazz Suite No. 2

Composed by

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)

Performed by

Radio France Philharmonic/P. Jarvi

8:03pm Suite from Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky, arr. Andrew Litton

Performed by

Dallas Symphony/Litton

8:32pm Horn Concerto No. 4 in E flat, K. 495

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Clevenger/Franz Liszt Chamber Orch/Rolla

8:50pm The Bells of St. Genevieve

Composed by

Marin Marais (1656-1728)

Performed by

Harnoncourt Trio

9:02pm Emperor Waltz

Composed by

Johann Strauss Jr. (1825-1899)

Performed by

Strauss Festival Orchestra/Lenard

9:14pm Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 73

Composed by

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Performed by

Dresden State Orchestra/Thielemann

10:03pm Cantata 140, "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme" ("Sleepers, Awake!")

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Vienna State Opera Orchestra/Prohaska

10:31pm Visions fugitives, Op. 22

Composed by

Sergei Prokofiev

Performed by

Michel Beroff

10:52pm English Folk Song Suite

Composed by

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

Performed by

London Symphony/Boult

11:02pm Clair de lune from Suite Bergamasque

Composed by

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Performed by

Boston Pops/Williams

11:07pm Suite for String Orchestra

Composed by

Imogen Holst (1907-1984)

Performed by

BBC Concert Orchestra/Farnham

11:23pm Fantasia in F minor for Musical Clockwork, K. 608

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Simon Preston

11:36pm Orientale

Composed by

Enrique Granados (1867-1916), arr. Renato Procopio

Performed by

Schiaffino/Procopio

11:43pm Music selected by the announcer