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Five Pieces in Folk Style, Op. 102

Composed by

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Performed by

Rostropovich/Britten

Label

London

Catalog Number

417

Today's Playlist

5:39am Ballade for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 19

Composed by

Gabriel Faure (1845-1924)

Performed by

Johannesen/Radio Luxembourg Orchestra/Froment

5:54am Music selected by the announcer

6:01am Piano Concerto No. 3 in E flat, Op. 75

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Pletnev/Philharmonia/Fedosseyev

6:16am Quintet in E flat for Piano & Winds, K. 452

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Brendel/Holliger/Brunner/Baumann/Thunemann

6:42am Guitar Quintet No. 2 in E

Composed by

Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805)

Performed by

Romero/Academy Chamber Ensemble

6:59am Quartet in E flat (1823)

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

Emerson String Quartet

7:24am Piano Trio No. 32 in A, Hob. XV:18

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Beaux Arts Trio

7:41am 3 Orchestral Pieces from Sigurd Jorsalfar, Op. 56

Composed by

Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)

Performed by

BBC Scottish Symphony/Maksymiuk

8:01am Concerto Grosso in A, Op. 6 No. 11

Composed by

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Performed by

Academy of Ancient Music/Manze

8:18am Londonderry Air ("Danny Boy")

Composed by

Traditional, arr. Fritz Kreisler

Performed by

Ma/Stott

8:24am Menuet from Le Tombeau de Couperin

Composed by

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Performed by

Paris Orchestra/Martinon

8:32am Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a

Composed by

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Performed by

BBC National Orchestra of Wales/Brabbins

8:52am Music selected by the announcer

9:01am 12 Variations in C on “Twinkle, Twinkle”, K 265

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

André Previn

9:10am Concierto de Aranjuez

Composed by

Joaquin Rodrigo (1901-1999)

Performed by

Lagoya/Monte Carlo Opera Orchestra/Almeida

9:33am The Moldau from Ma Vlast (My Fatherland)

Composed by

Bedrich Smetana (1824-1884)

Performed by

Berlin Symphony/Flor

9:48am Petite Suite (for flute, viola and harp)

Composed by

Stephen Paulus

Performed by

Cosmos Trio

10:01am Krakowiak, Concert Rondo in F, Op. 14

Composed by

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Performed by

Lisiecki/North German Radio Philharmonic/Urbanski

10:16am Africa Fantasy, Op. 89

Composed by

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)

Performed by

Collard/Royal Philharmonic/Previn

10:29am Overture to The Beautiful Galatea

Composed by

Franz von Suppe (1819-1895)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Mehta

10:38am Harp Concerto No. 4 in E flat

Composed by

Franz Petrini (1744-1819)

Performed by

Chalan/Antiqua Musica Orchestra/Couraud

11:00am Lute Concerto in D, RV 93

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

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

11:12am Clarinet Trio in B flat, Op. 11

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Serkin/Stoltzman/Meunier

11:37am Rapsodie espagnole

Composed by

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Performed by

Berlin Philharmonic/Abbado

11:53am Music selected by the announcer

12:01pm Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor

Composed by

Alexander Borodin (1833-1887)

Performed by

Pittsburgh Symphony/Steinberg

12:16pm Tales from the Vienna Woods

Composed by

Johann Strauss Jr. (1825-1899)

Performed by

New York Philharmonic/Bernstein

12:34pm Trio for piano, flute and cello, Op. 45

Composed by

Louise Farrenc (1804–1875)

Performed by

Ein-Habar/Tal/Shani

1:00pm Rodeo (complete ballet)

Composed by

Aaron Copland (1900-1990)

Performed by

Saint Louis Symphony/Slatkin

1:26pm Suite from Swan Lake, Op. 20

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Philadelphia Orchestra/Ormandy

2:01pm Suite from Coppelia

Composed by

Leo Delibes (1836-1891)

Performed by

Berlin Radio Symphony/Fricke

2:26pm Suite from Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky, arr. Andrew Litton

Performed by

Dallas Symphony/Litton

2:55pm Music selected by the announcer

3:00pm Symphony No. 101 in D, "Clock"

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

La Petite Bande/Kuijken

3:30pm Bagatelle in A minor, “Für Elise”

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Yuri Kim

3:35pm Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun

Composed by

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Performed by

Baxtresser/NY Philharmonic/Masur

3:47pm Divertimento in D, K. 136

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Philharmonia Quartet Berlin, augmented

4:00pm Octet in E flat, Op. 20

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

Vienna Octet

4:35pm Vysehrad from Ma Vlast (My Fatherland)

Composed by

Bedrich Smetana (1824-1884)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Harnoncourt

4:52pm La Catedral

Composed by

Agustin Barrios (1885-1944)

Performed by

Berta Rojas

5:01pm Triple Concerto in A minor, BWV 1044

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Perahia/Sillito/Martin/Lindberg/ASMF

5:24pm Valse fantastique from Raymonda, Op. 57

Composed by

Alexander Glazunov (1865–1936)

Performed by

Scottish National Orchestra/Jarvi

5:29pm Symphony No. 3 in E flat, Op. 97 "Rhenish"

Composed by

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Performed by

London Symphony/Gardiner

6:02pm Arabesque No. 1

Composed by

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Performed by

Gordon Fergus-Thompson

6:08pm The Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto (arr. Gang Chen for piano and orchestra)

Composed by

Yin Chengzong (b.1941)

Performed by

Chen/New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Kuan

6:36pm Fanfare for the Common Man

Composed by

Aaron Copland (1900-1990)

Performed by

Mexico City Philharmonic/Batiz

6:41pm Carillon-sortie

Composed by

Henri Mulet (1878-1967)

Performed by

John Balka

6:46pm Tragic Overture, Op. 81

Composed by

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Performed by

New York Philharmonic/Bernstein

7:01pm String Quartet in D, Op. 64 No. 5 "The Lark"

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Hagen Quartet

7:20pm Trumpet Concerto in C

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Andre/Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra/Sandor

7:41pm Six Epigraphes Antiques

Composed by

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Performed by

Andrei Diev

8:03pm Russian Easter Overture, Op. 36

Composed by

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)

Performed by

Mexico City Philharmonic/Batiz

8:20pm Gaité Parisienne

Composed by

Jacques Offenbach, arr. by Manuel Rosenthal

Performed by

Berlin Philharmonic/Karajan

8:50pm Concerto No. 4 in F

Composed by

Francesco Geminiani (1687-1762)

Performed by

I Musici

9:03pm La Barcarolle, a waltz

Composed by

Emile Waldteufel (1837-1915)

Performed by

Slovak State Philharmonic/Walter

9:17pm Deep River from Feel the Spirit

Composed by

Traditional, arr. John Rutter

Performed by

Marshall/Cambridge Singers/BBC Concert Orchestra/Rutter

9:23pm Pictures at an Exhibition

Composed by

Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881), orch. Maurice Ravel

Performed by

Berlin Philharmonic/Karajan

10:02pm Dixit Dominus, RV 595

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

King's Consort and Choir/King

10:26pm Jazz Suite No. 2 (Suite for Promenade Orchestra)

Composed by

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)

Performed by

Royal Concertgebouw/Chailly

10:52pm Overture to Egmont, Op. 84

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

German Chamber Phil. Bremen/Harding

11:02pm Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43

Composed by

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)

Performed by

Wang/Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra/Dudamel

11:27pm Prairie Journal

Composed by

Aaron Copland (1900-1990)

Performed by

Saint Louis Symphony/Slatkin

11:40pm Music selected by the announcer