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Symphony No. 1 in E minor

Composed by

Florence Price (1887-1953)

Performed by

New Black Music Repertory Ensemble/Dunner

Label

Albany

Catalog Number

1295

Today's Playlist

9:41am Guitar Quintet No. 5 in D

Composed by

Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805)

Performed by

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

10:00am The Lark Ascending

Composed by

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

Performed by

Garcia/English Chamber Orchestra/Menuhin

10:16am Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 "From the New World"

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

Baltimore Symphony/Alsop

10:59am Fantasy for Flute, Op. 79

Composed by

Gabriel Faure (1845-1924)

Performed by

Bennett/Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields/Marriner

11:06am Cello Concerto No. 2 in D

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Bylsma/Tafelmusik/Lamon

11:30am Harp Concerto in C

Composed by

Francois-Adrien Boieldieu (1775-1834)

Performed by

Robles/Academy of St Martin in the Fields/Brown

11:52am Letter from Home

Composed by

Aaron Copland (1900-1990)

Performed by

Buffalo Philharmonic/Falletta

12:00pm Lute Concerto in D, RV 93

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Parkening/Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields/Brown

12:11pm Symphony in D, K. 32

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Academy of Ancient Music/Hogwood

12:18pm Quintet in B flat

Composed by

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)

Performed by

Capricorn

12:49pm Music selected by the announcer

1:01pm Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata"

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Philippe Entremont

1:25pm Harp Concerto in F, Op.4 No.5

Composed by

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Performed by

Ellis/Philomusica London/Jones

1:34pm Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op. 38

Composed by

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Performed by

Wang/Capucon

2:01pm Suite from Iphigenie in Aulis

Composed by

Christoph Willibald von Gluck (1714-1787)

Performed by

Rhine Chamber Orchestra of Cologne/Corazolla

2:13pm Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16

Composed by

Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)

Performed by

Cliburn/Philadelphia Orchestra/Ormandy

2:43pm Tales from the Vienna Woods

Composed by

Johann Strauss Jr. (1825-1899)

Performed by

New York Philharmonic/Bernstein

3:01pm Viola Concerto in G

Composed by

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)

Performed by

Zukerman/National Arts Center Orch

3:15pm Symphony No. 3 in E, Op. 51

Composed by

Max Bruch (1838-1920)

Performed by

Gewandhaus Orch/Masur

3:48pm Two Dances from Ancient Airs & Dances, Suite No. 3

Composed by

Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936)

Performed by

Lausanne Chamber Orchestra/Lopez-Cobos

4:00pm Symphony No. 16 in C, K. 128

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

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

4:13pm Overture to Oberon

Composed by

Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826)

Performed by

Berlin Philharmonic/Karajan

4:22pm Polka from A John Field Suite

Composed by

Hamilton Harty (1879-1941)

Performed by

Edmonton Symphony/Mayer

4:28pm Symphonic Variations, Op. 42, 'Istar'

Composed by

Vincent D'Indy (1851-1931)

Performed by

National Orchestra of Lyon/Szeps-Znaider

4:43pm Rhapsody Jardine for Oboe and String Orchestra

Composed by

Barbara Harbach (b.1946)

Performed by

Libby/Slovak Radio Symphony/Trevor

4:53pm Espana

Composed by

Emmanuel Chabrier (1841-1894)

Performed by

Boston Pops/Fiedler

5:01pm Presto from Symphony in A minor, "The Delirium of the Composers"

Composed by

Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf (1739–1799)

Performed by

Failoni Orchestra/Grodd

5:06pm Etude in E, Op. 10 No. 3 "Tristesse"

Composed by

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Performed by

Garrick Ohlsson

5:11pm Overture, Serenade and Sun Dance from The Wand of Youth, Suite No. 1

Composed by

Edward Elgar (1857-1934)

Performed by

Hallé Orchestra/Elder

5:19pm Ballet Music from Macbeth

Composed by

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)

Performed by

New Philharmonia/Muti

5:30pm Sirens Waltz

Composed by

Emile Waldteufel (1837-1915)

Performed by

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

5:39pm Contradances No. 1 - 5

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

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

5:44pm Mandolin Concerto in G

Composed by

Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778-1837)

Performed by

Avital/Il Giardino Armonico/Antonini

6:00pm Song without Words in D, Op. 109

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

Kanneh-Mason/Kanneh-Mason

6:06pm Guitar Concerto No. 1 in D, Op. 99

Composed by

Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895-1968)

Performed by

Fernandez/English Chamber Orchestra/Martinez

6:27pm Sonata for Flute & Harp

Composed by

Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848)

Performed by

Grauwels/Michel

6:32pm Sonatina in F, Op. 8 No. 1

Composed by

Hermann Goetz (1840-1876)

Performed by

Adrian Ruiz

6:43pm Music selected by the announcer

6:59pm L' Elisir D'Amore Part 1

Composed by

Gaetano Donizetti

8:26pm L' Elisir D'Amore Part 2

Composed by

Gaetano Donizetti

9:25pm L' Elisir D'Amore Part 3

Composed by

Gaetano Donizetti

9:54pm Pavane for a Dead Princess

Composed by

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Performed by

Alice Sara Ott

10:02pm Quintet in E flat for Piano & Winds, K. 452

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Dennis Brain Wind Ensemble

10:26pm En Saga, Op. 9

Composed by

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)

Performed by

Philharmonia/Ashkenazy

10:47pm Piano Quartet Movement in A minor

Composed by

Gustav Mahler (1860-1911)

Performed by

Eschenbach/Philadelphia Orchestra members

11:01pm Concerto Madrigal for two guitars and orchestra

Composed by

Joaquin Rodrigo (1901-1999)

Performed by

P. & A. Romero/Academy SMF/Marriner

11:32pm Duo Concertante No. 1, Op. 9

Composed by

Louis Massonneau (1766-1848)

Performed by

Dylan Baraldi/Demian Baraldi

11:52pm Music selected by the announcer