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Six Epigraphes Antiques

Composed by

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Performed by

Zofo Duet

Label

Sono Luminus

Catalog Number

92151

Today's Playlist

1:01am Summer & Autumn from Four Seasons Ballet (from the opera The Sicilian Vespers)

Composed by

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)

Performed by

Orch. Bologna Comm. Theatre/Chailly

1:16am Capriccio espagnol, Op. 34

Composed by

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)

Performed by

London Symphony/Dorati

1:32am Violin Sonata No. 1 in A, Op. 13

Composed by

Gabriel Faure (1845-1924)

Performed by

Mintz/Bronfman

2:01am Dance of the Blessed Spirits from Orpheus and Eurydice

Composed by

Christoph Willibald von Gluck (1714-1787)

Performed by

Rhine Chamber Orchestra of Cologne/Corazolla

2:10am Musical Moments, D. 780

Composed by

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Performed by

Michel Dalberto

2:38am Symphony No. 022 in E flat, "The Philosopher"

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

National Arts Centre Orchestra of Canada/Zukerman

3:00am Fantasia in C minor, K. 475

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Andreas Haefliger

3:13am Prelude from Capriccio, Op. 85

Composed by

Richard Strauss (1864-1949)

Performed by

New Stockholm Chamber Orchestra/Salonen

3:42am Violin Concerto No. 2 in E, BWV 1042

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Janine Jansen and Friends

4:00am Piano Concerto No. 5 in F, Op. 103 "Egyptian"

Composed by

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)

Performed by

Hough/City of Birmingham Symphony/Oramo

4:28am Fantasy in C, Op. 17

Composed by

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Performed by

Murray Perahia

4:59am Partita from the Ballet

Composed by

Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583–1643)

Performed by

Eliot Fisk

5:08am Triple Concerto in C, Op. 56

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Zeltser/Mutter/Ma/Berlin Philharmonic/Karajan

5:46am Music selected by the announcer

6:01am Three Ricercares

Composed by

Giulio Segni (1498-1561)

Performed by

Consort Veneto/Toffano

6:12am Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, BWV 1041

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Lamon/Tafelmusik

6:26am Trio No. 1 in C for Flute and Strings

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Rampal/Stern/Rostropovich

6:37am Overture No. 1 in B flat

Composed by

Francesco Veracini (1690-1768)

Performed by

Accademia I Filarmonici/Martini

6:52am Lensky's Aria from Eugene Onegin, Op. 24

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Maisky/Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

7:01am Sleep and Sunrise from Bassoon Concerto in B flat, RV 501 "The Night"

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Benkocs/Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia/Drahos

7:07am L'Eco dell'Arno, Op. 34

Composed by

Cesare Ciardi (1818-1877), orch. Fabbriciani

Performed by

Fabbriciani/Orchestra Sinfonica del Friuli Venezia Giulia/Fraas

7:19am Prelude to Aida

Composed by

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Sinopoli

7:24am Horn Concerto No. 1 in D

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Thompson/London Chamber Orchestra/Warren-Green

7:43am Concerto in G

Composed by

Johann David Heinichen (1683-1729)

Performed by

Musica Antiqua Cologne/Goebel

8:01am La Valse

Composed by

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Performed by

Boston Symphony/Haitink

8:14am Music of the Spheres

Composed by

Josef Strauss (1827-1870)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Welser-Möst

8:25am Provence from Suite Francaise

Composed by

Darius Milhaud (1892-1974)

Performed by

Eastman Wind Ensemble/Fennell

8:30am Time Stands Still

Composed by

John Dowland (c.1563-1626)

Performed by

Hope/Ensemble Amarcord

8:36am The Walk to the Paradise Garden

Composed by

Frederick Delius (1862-1934)

Performed by

BBC Symphony/Davis

8:48am Music selected by the announcer

9:01am Piano Trio No. 1 in E flat, Op. 12

Composed by

Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778-1837)

Performed by

Beaux Arts Trio

9:21am Concerto in E flat for 2 Horns from Tafelmusik

Composed by

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)

Performed by

Baumann/Brown/Acad. SMF/Brown

9:39am Suite Espanola

Composed by

Gaspar Sanz, arr. by Angel Romero

Performed by

Angel Romero

10:00am Violin Concerto No. 2 in D, K. 211

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Kremer/Vienna Philharmonic/Harnoncourt

10:21am Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 15, "Characteristic"

Composed by

Ignacy Feliks Dobrzynski (1807-1867)

Performed by

Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Warsaw/Borowicz

10:59am Piano Sonata in A minor, D. 537

Composed by

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Performed by

Paul Lewis

11:21am Incidental Music from Amphitryon

Composed by

Joseph Martin Kraus (1756-1792)

Performed by

Omnibus Wind Ensemble

11:38am Greetings

Composed by

Josef Strauss (1827-1870)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Nelsons

11:47am Symphony No. 3 in E flat

Composed by

Thomas Arne (1710-1778)

Performed by

Cantilena/Shepherd

12:00pm Wind Quintet, Op. 88 No. 2 in E flat

Composed by

Anton Reicha (1770–1836)

Performed by

Belfiato Quintet

12:27pm Fantasia in G minor

Composed by

Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel (1805-1847)

Performed by

Green/Todd

12:34pm Jupiter, The Bringer of Jollity from The Planets, Op. 32

Composed by

Gustav Holst (1874-1934)

Performed by

London Philharmonic Orchestra/Parry

12:43pm Music selected by the announcer

1:01pm Trumpet Concerto in E flat

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Andre/Munich CO/Stadlmair

1:17pm Papillons, Op. 2

Composed by

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Performed by

D’Ascoli

1:33pm Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Columbia Symphony/B. Walter

2:01pm Four Seasons

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Nigel Kennedy/English Chamber Orch.

2:42pm Overture in C for String Quintet, D. 8

Composed by

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Performed by

St. Luke’s Chamber Ensemble

2:53pm Pavane for a Dead Princess

Composed by

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Performed by

Vladimir Ashkenazy

3:01pm String Quartet No. 1

Composed by

Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959)

Performed by

Cuarteto Latinoamericano

3:21pm Symphony on a French Mountain Air, Op. 25

Composed by

Vincent D'Indy (1851-1931)

Performed by

Henriot-Schweitzer/Boston Symphony/Munch

3:48pm Skillful & Melodic Harmonies, Part VI

Composed by

Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber (1644-1704)

Performed by

Tafelmusik/Lamon

3:59pm Prelude to Act 1 from Lohengrin

Composed by

Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Performed by

Metropolitan Opera Orch/Levine

4:10pm Alla Marcia from Karelia Suite, Op. 11

Composed by

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)

Performed by

Philharmonia/Ashkenazy

4:15pm Piano Concerto in One Movement

Composed by

Florence Price (1887-1953)

Performed by

Cann/New York Youth Symphony/Repper

4:33pm Scene from Swan Lake, Op. 20

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Berlin Philharmonic/Rostropovich

4:41pm Villanelle for Horn and Orchestra

Composed by

Paul Dukas (1865-1935)

Performed by

Baumann/Leipzig Gewandhaus/Masur

4:47pm Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor

Composed by

Alexander Borodin (1833-1887)

Performed by

Royal Philharmonic/Leaper

5:00pm Can Can from Orpheus in the Underworld

Composed by

Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880)

Performed by

Slovak State Philharmonic/Wildner

5:06pm Finale from Horn Trio in E flat, Op. 40

Composed by

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Performed by

The Nash Ensemble

5:13pm Hues

Composed by

Dan Locklair (1949-)

Performed by

Slovak Radio Symphony/Trevor

5:27pm Tango

Composed by

Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909)

Performed by

John Williams

5:31pm City and Country (A Polka)

Composed by

Johann Strauss Jr. (1825-1899)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Kleiber

5:36pm Polonaise in E flat

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

Detroit Symphony/Dorati

5:42pm Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G, BWV 1048

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Capriccio Italiano/Alessandrini

5:53pm Summer Evening

Composed by

Frederick Delius (1862-1934)

Performed by

London Philharmonic/Handley

6:00pm Rolling River (Sketches on 'Shenandoah')

Composed by

Peter Boyer (b.1970)

Performed by

London Symphony Orchestra

6:06pm Symphony No. 41 in C, K. 551 "Jupiter"

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

North German Radio Philharmonic/Manze

6:48pm Music selected by the announcer

7:01pm Horn Trio in E flat, Op. 40

Composed by

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Performed by

The Nash Ensemble

7:32pm Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique"

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Wilhelm Kempff

7:50pm Swedish Rhapsody No. 2, Op. 24 "Uppsala Rhapsody"

Composed by

Hugo Alfven (1872-1960)

Performed by

Stockholm Philharmonic/Jarvi

8:02pm Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22

Composed by

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)

Performed by

Thibaudet/Suisse Romande Orchestra/Dutoit

8:26pm Symphony No. 7 in B flat

Composed by

William Boyce (1711-1779)

Performed by

Menuhin Festival Orchestra/Menuhin

8:36pm Symphony No. 094 in G, "Surprise"

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Hanover Band/Goodman

9:00pm Quintet in C for Winds, Op. 79

Composed by

August Klughardt (1847-1902)

Performed by

Les Vents Francais

9:25pm Pigmalion Ballet Suite

Composed by

Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764)

Performed by

European Union Baroque Orchestra/Goodman

9:46pm Symphony in G, Op. 11 No. 1

Composed by

Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges (1745-1799)

Performed by

Czech Chamber Philharmonic/Halasz

10:00pm Ballade in G minor, Op. 118 No. 3

Composed by

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Performed by

Van Cliburn

10:05pm Pavane, Op. 50

Composed by

Gabriel Faure (1845-1924)

Performed by

Saint Louis Symphony/Slatkin

10:12pm Serenade No. 3 in D, K. 185

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Schroeder/Academy of Ancient Music/Hogwood

11:00pm Dance of the Little Swans from Act IV, Swan Lake, Op. 20

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Slovak Philharmonic/Halasz

11:08pm Four Centuries Suite

Composed by

Eric Coates (1886-1957)

Performed by

BBC Philharmonic/Wilson

11:33pm Suite Andaluza

Composed by

Celedonio Romero (1913-1996), arr. by Angel Romero

Performed by

Angel Romero

11:51pm Music selected by the announcer