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Aria from Goldberg Variations, BWV 988

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Andrei Gavrilov

Label

DG

Catalog Number

453

Today's Playlist

4:23pm Canon in D

Composed by

Johann Pachelbel (1653–1706)

Performed by

English Concert/Pinnock

4:28pm Ballad

Composed by

Eric Coates (1886-1957)

Performed by

East of England Orchestra/Nabarro

4:36pm Pantomime and Ritual Fire Dance from El amor brujo (Love, The Magician)

Composed by

Manuel de Falla (1876-1946)

Performed by

Berlin Radio Symphony/Maazel

4:44pm Minuets Nos. 7 - 12

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Capella Istropolitana/Dohnanyi

5:00pm Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor

Composed by

Otto Nicolai (1810-1849)

Performed by

Boston Pops/Fiedler

5:08pm Sonata for oboe and piano

Composed by

Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)

Performed by

Roge/Bourgue

5:23pm Overture to Il Signor Bruschino

Composed by

Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)

Performed by

London Classical Players/Norrington

5:29pm Treasure Waltz

Composed by

Johann Strauss Jr. (1825-1899)

Performed by

Chicago Symphony/Reiner

5:38pm March from Picturesque Scenes

Composed by

Jules Massenet (1842-1912)

Performed by

Monte Carlo Opera Orchestra/Gardiner

5:42pm Overture to Zampa

Composed by

Ferdinand Herold (1791-1833)

Performed by

Cincinnati Pops/Kunzel

5:51pm Waltzes from Der Rosenkavalier

Composed by

Richard Strauss (1864-1949)

Performed by

Kavakos/Pace

6:00pm Entry of the Guests at Wartburg from Tannhauser

Composed by

Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Performed by

Houston Symphony/Comissiona

6:08pm Guitar Sonata in C, Op. 15

Composed by

Mauro Giuliani (1781-1829)

Performed by

David Russell

6:25pm Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun

Composed by

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Performed by

Finnish Radio Symphony/Saraste

6:34pm Rhapsody under a High Sky

Composed by

A.J. Potter (1918-1980)

Performed by

RTE Sinfonietta/O'Duinn

6:45pm Chanson Dans la Nuit

Composed by

Carlos Salzedo (1885-1961)

Performed by

Yolanda Kondonassis

6:49pm Music selected by the announcer

7:01pm Piano Sonata No. 11 in A, K. 331

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Lars Vogt

7:27pm Symphony No. 5 in E flat, Op. 82

Composed by

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)

Performed by

Philharmonia Orchestra/Rattle

8:00pm Symphony No. 8 in G, Op. 88

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

Berlin Philharmonic/Kubelik

8:37pm Melody from Memory of a Dear Place, Op. 42

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Georgiadis/London Symphony/Bonynge

8:43pm Symphony in A minor, Bryan a2

Composed by

Johann Baptist Vanhal (1739-1813)

Performed by

Concerto Cologne

9:00pm Piano Trio No. 28 in D, Hob. XV:28

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Hantai/Hantai/Verzier

9:18pm Suite in D for Viola da Gamba & Strings

Composed by

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)

Performed by

Musica Antiqua of Cologne/Goebel

9:44pm Introduction, Theme & Variations for Clarinet and Orchestra

Composed by

Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)

Performed by

Johnson/English Chamber Orchestra/Groves

9:59pm Elegie, Op. 24

Composed by

Gabriel Faure (1845-1924)

Performed by

Tortelier/English Chamber Orchestra

10:08pm Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115

Composed by

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Performed by

Ivanov/Moscow String Quartet

10:50pm La Valse

Composed by

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Performed by

Khatia Buniatishvili

11:02pm Hymn to the Sun ~ The Golden Cockerel

Composed by

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, transc. Kreisler

Performed by

Limonov/Udagawa

11:08pm Concerto No. 1 in B flat for Two Wind Ensembles and Strings

Composed by

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Performed by

Tafelmusik/Lamon

11:23pm Cello Sonata No. 3 in A, Op. 69

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Ma/Ax

11:52pm Music selected by the announcer