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Procession of the Sardar from Caucasian Sketches

Composed by

Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov (1859-1935)

Performed by

Sydney Symphony/Gee

Label

Hong Kong

Catalog Number

8

Today's Playlist

5:06pm Ride of the Valkyries from Die Walkure

Composed by

Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Performed by

Slovak Radio Symphony/Mund

5:12pm 4th mvt (Allegretto grazioso) from Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat, Op.83

Composed by

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Performed by

Grimaud/Vienna Philharmonic/Nelsons

5:23pm Entr'acte from Khovanshchina

Composed by

Modest Mussorgsky, trans. Stokowski

Performed by

National Philharmonic/Stokowski

5:28pm Vienna Blood Waltz

Composed by

Johann Strauss Jr. (1825-1899)

Performed by

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

5:37pm Irmelin Prelude

Composed by

Frederick Delius (1862-1934)

Performed by

Welsh National Opera Orchestra/MacKerras

5:43pm Escales (Ports of Call)

Composed by

Jacques Ibert (1890-1962)

Performed by

Montreal Symphony/Dutoit

5:59pm In the Steppes of Central Asia

Composed by

Alexander Borodin (1833-1887)

Performed by

USSR Symphony/Svetlanov

6:09pm Two Arabesques

Composed by

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Performed by

Stoltzman/Allen

6:19pm Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor, Op. 40

Composed by

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)

Performed by

Thibaudet/Cleveland Orch/Ashkenazy

6:46pm Music selected by the announcer

7:01pm Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op 74, "Pathetique"

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

New York Philharmonic/Bernstein

7:49pm Piano Sonata No. 58 in C

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

André Watts

8:00pm Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat, Op. 83

Composed by

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Performed by

Rubinstein/RCA Symphony/Krips

8:49pm Second Fantasie

Composed by

Michel-Richard de Lalande (1657-1726)

Performed by

Paillard Chamber Orchestra

9:00pm Suite Andaluza

Composed by

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

Performed by

Angel Romero

9:18pm Symphonic Variations, Op. 78

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

Baltimore Symphony/Alsop

9:42pm Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique"

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Maurizio Pollini

10:01pm Oboe Concertino in G minor

Composed by

Bernhard Molique (1802-1869)

Performed by

Czech National Symphony Orchestra/Freeman

10:16pm Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78 "Organ"

Composed by

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)

Performed by

Rossi/Orchestra St. Cecilia/Pappano

10:55pm Nocturne No. 8 in A

Composed by

John Field (1782–1837)

Performed by

Benjamin Frith

11:01pm Sicilienne

Composed by

Gabriel Faure (1845-1924)

Performed by

Shaham/Eguchi

11:05pm Symphony No. 1 in B flat, Op. 38 "Spring"

Composed by

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Performed by

Berlin Philharmonic/Karajan

11:37pm Concerto in G for 2 Mandolins, RV 532

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Tyler/Jeffrey/English Concert/Pinnock

11:48pm Music selected by the announcer