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The Blue Danube

Composed by

Johann Strauss Jr. (1825-1899)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Pretre

Label

Decca

Catalog Number

10611

Today's Playlist

11:31am Sonata in C minor for Flute & Harp

Composed by

Louis Spohr (1784-1859)

Performed by

Grauwels/Michel

11:49am The Land of the Mountain and the Flood, Op. 3

Composed by

Hamish MacCunn (1868-1916)

Performed by

Scottish National Orchestra/Gibson

12:01pm Violin Concerto No. 1 in D

Composed by

Florence Price (1887-1953)

Performed by

Goosby/Philadelphia Orchestra/Seguin

12:31pm Carnival of the Animals

Composed by

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)

Performed by

Philadelphia Orchestra/Ormandy

12:53pm Dance of the Blessed Spirits from Orpheus and Eurydice

Composed by

Christoph Willibald von Gluck (1714-1787)

Performed by

Dohn/Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra/Munchinger

1:01pm Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Composed by

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Performed by

Berlin State Orchestra/Barenboim

1:47pm Overture No. 4 in F

Composed by

Francesco Veracini (1690-1768)

Performed by

Accademia I Filarmonici/Martini

2:02pm Cello Suite No. 1 in G, BWV 1007

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Alon Sariel

2:24pm Piano Concerto No. 1 in D, Op. 17

Composed by

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)

Performed by

Hough/City of Birmingham Symphony/Oramo

2:51pm Overture to Donna Diana

Composed by

Emil von Reznicek (1860-1945)

Performed by

Symphony Nova Scotia/Tintner

2:59pm Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 "From the New World"

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic/Pešek

3:45pm Bavarian Dances, Op. 27

Composed by

Edward Elgar (1857-1934)

Performed by

English String Orchestra/Boughton

3:57pm Sarabande from Suite in D minor

Composed by

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Performed by

Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields/Briger

4:02pm Walt Whitman Overture, Op. 7

Composed by

Gustav Holst (1874-1934)

Performed by

Munich Symphony/Bostock

4:10pm King Cotton (a march)

Composed by

John Philip Sousa (1854-1932)

Performed by

Dallas Wind Symphony/Junkin

4:13pm El Capitan (a march)

Composed by

John Philip Sousa (1854-1932)

Performed by

Dallas Wind Symphony/Junkin

4:16pm Ashitaka and San from Princess Mononoke

Composed by

Joe Hisaishi (b.1950)

Performed by

Joe Hisaishi

4:21pm August (The Harvest) from The Seasons

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Yefim Bronfman

4:26pm Triumphal March from Aida

Composed by

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)

Performed by

Berlin Opera Choir & Orchestra/Sinopoli

4:32pm Overture and Dances from Bartered Bride

Composed by

Bedrich Smetana (1824-1884)

Performed by

London Symphony/Simon

4:57pm Dome epais le jasmin (Flower Duet) from Lakme

Composed by

Leo Delibes (1836-1891)

Performed by

Kohutkova/Slepkovska/Slovak Radio Symphony/Wildner

5:04pm Rhapsody in Blue

Composed by

George Gershwin (1898-1937)

Performed by

Wild/Boston Pops/Fiedler

5:21pm Va, pensiero (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves) from Nabucco

Composed by

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)

Performed by

National Academy of St. Cecilia/Chung

5:27pm Farewell Waltz in C minor, Op. 39 No. 1

Composed by

Mykola Lysenko (1842-1912)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Nelsons

5:33pm Messiah, Lift up your heads, O ye gates

Composed by

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Performed by

King's College Cambridge/Brandenburg Consort/Cleobury

5:37pm Meditation from Thais

Composed by

Jules Massenet (1842-1912)

Performed by

R. Capucon/German Chamber Philharmonic/Harding

5:43pm The Bells of St. Genevieve

Composed by

Marin Marais (1656-1728)

Performed by

Harnoncourt Trio

5:53pm Piano Concerto No. No. 3 in A flat ‘Concerto espressivo’, Op. 170

Composed by

Ferdinand Hiller (1811-1885)

Performed by

Shelley/Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra/Shelley

6:25pm Symphony No. 6 in F, Op. 68 "Pastoral"

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Columbia Symphony/B. Walter

7:08pm Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

Perlman/Chicago Symphony/Barenboim

7:36pm Symphony No. 3 in C

Composed by

Etienne-Nicolas Mehul (1763-1817)

Performed by

Gulbenkian Orchestra/Swierczewski

8:01pm Symphony No. 1 in C minor, "The Bells of Zlonice"

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

London Symphony/Kertesz

8:56pm Apres un Reve, Op. 7 No. 1

Composed by

Gabriel Faure (1845-1924)

Performed by

Doane/Snyder

9:00pm Nocturne No. 10 in E, "Nocturne pastorale"

Composed by

John Field (1782–1837)

Performed by

Elizabeth Joy Roe

9:08pm Guitar Quintet No. 9 in C, "Retreat from Madrid"

Composed by

Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805)

Performed by

Pepe Romero/Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemble

9:37pm Symphony No. 30 in D, K. 202

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Prague Chamber Orch/Mackerras

10:01pm Kreisleriana, Op. 16

Composed by

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Performed by

Bejamin Grosvenor

10:37pm Chitra, Op. 43

Composed by

Wilhelm Stenhammar (1871-1927)

Performed by

Swedish Radio Symphony/Salonen

10:52pm Lute Fastasias Nos. 4 and 6

Composed by

Simone Molinaro (c.1570-1636), arr. J.L. Kerr

Performed by

James Limerick Kerr

11:00pm Waltz from Suite No. 1, Op. 15

Composed by

Anton Arensky (1861-1906)

Performed by

Ogdon/Lucas

11:07pm Sonata in One Movement for Cello and Piano

Composed by

Frederick Delius (1862-1934)

Performed by

Lloyd Webber/Forsberg

11:22pm Petite Suite

Composed by

Alexander Borodin, orch. by Alexander Glazunov

Performed by

Philharmonia/Simon

11:46pm Music selected by the announcer