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Composed by

Henri Sauguet (1901-1989)

Performed by

CBC Vancouver Orchestra/Swift

Label

CBC

Catalog Number

5152

Today's Playlist

12:54pm Music selected by the announcer

1:01pm Quintet in D, Op. 2 No. 6

Composed by

Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782)

Performed by

Pohlers/Sous/Kehr/Schmid/Buhl

1:13pm Concerto No. 3 in F for Two Wind Ensembles and Strings

Composed by

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Performed by

Tafelmusik/Lamon

1:31pm Symphony No. 045 in F sharp minor, "Farewell"

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

London Chamber Orchestra/Warren-Green

1:59pm Septet in A minor, Op. 147

Composed by

Louis Spohr (1784-1859)

Performed by

Nash Ensemble of London

2:34pm Nocturne in B, Op. 9 No. 3

Composed by

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Performed by

Vlado Perlemuter

2:41pm L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2

Composed by

Georges Bizet (1838–1875)

Performed by

Montreal Symphony/Dutoit

3:01pm The Wand of Youth, Suite No. 2

Composed by

Edward Elgar (1857-1934)

Performed by

Hallé Orchestra/Elder

3:20pm Violin Concerto No. 1 in B flat, K. 207

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), cadenzor Robert Levin

Performed by

Capucon/Lausanne Chamber Orchestra/Capucon

3:41pm Dream Steps: A Dance Suite for Flute, Viola, & Harp

Composed by

Dan Locklair (1949-)

Performed by

Mallarme Chamber Players

3:59pm Overture to Young Henry’s Hunt

Composed by

Etienne-Nicolas Mehul (1763-1817)

Performed by

Munich Radio Orchestra/Redel

4:12pm Impromptu-caprice, Op. 9

Composed by

Gabriel Pierne (1863-1937)

Performed by

Susan Drake

4:18pm Lute Concerto in A, RV 82

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Isbin/Zurich Chamber Orch/Griffiths

4:29pm Concerto in E flat

Composed by

Unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer (1692-1766)

Performed by

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

4:39pm Slavonic Dance in E minor, Op. 72 No. 2

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

Berlin Philharmonic/Maazel

4:47pm Sheherazade, an Enchanted Overture

Composed by

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Performed by

Minnesota Orchestra/Oue

5:00pm Concerto in F, Op. 3 No. 8

Composed by

Francesco Manfredini (1684-1762)

Performed by

Capella Istropolitana/Krecek

5:07pm Sonata No. 1 in C, Op. 31

Composed by

Wenzel Thomas Matiegka (1773-1830)

Performed by

David Starobin

5:21pm Overture to Il Signor Bruschino

Composed by

Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)

Performed by

Chicago Symphony/Reiner

5:27pm Sabre Dance from Gayne

Composed by

Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978)

Performed by

Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony/Bramall

5:30pm Waltz of the Snowflakes from The Nutcracker, Op. 71

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

National Philharmonic Orchestra/Bonynge

5:37pm Academic Festival Overture, Op.80

Composed by

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Performed by

London Philharmonic/Boult

5:48pm Overture to Prince Igor

Composed by

Alexander Borodin (1833-1887)

Performed by

State Symphony of Mexico/Batiz

6:00pm Rapsodie espagnole

Composed by

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Maazel

6:19pm Polonaise from Ballet Scenes, Op. 52

Composed by

Alexander Glazunov (1865–1936)

Performed by

Minnesota Orchestra/de Waart

6:25pm Spanish Dance No. 5, "Andalusia"

Composed by

Enrique Granados (1867-1916)

Performed by

Earl Wild

6:31pm Selections from Suites espanola

Composed by

Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909)

Performed by

Nicanor Zabaleta

6:47pm Music selected by the announcer

7:01pm Drop The Needle with Vince Tillona

Performed by

Vince Tillona

7:03pm Drop The Needle with Vince Tillona

7:58pm Suite from The Golden Cockerel

Composed by

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)

Performed by

Czecho-Slovak RSO/Johanos

8:26pm Moorish Rhapsody

Composed by

Engelburt Humperdinck (1854-1921)

Performed by

Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony/Fischer-Dieskau

8:59pm Piano Concerto in A minor

Composed by

Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936)

Performed by

Scherbakov/Slovak Radio Symphony/Griffiths

9:21pm Suite from Giselle

Composed by

Adolphe Adam (1803-1856)

Performed by

Czecho-Slovak RSO/Lenard

9:40pm Suite from Sylvia

Composed by

Leo Delibes (1836-1891)

Performed by

Slovak Radio Symphony/Lenard

9:58pm Songs my Mother Taught Me from Gypsy Melodies, Op. 55

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak, transcribed by Augustin Hadelich

Performed by

Hadelich/Owen

10:02pm String Quintet in C minor, K. 406

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Guarneri String Quartet/Kashkashian

10:29pm Suite in D minor

Composed by

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Performed by

Luc Beausejour

10:40pm Flute Concerto in D

Composed by

Saverio Mercadante (1795-1870)

Performed by

Galway/I Solisti Veneti/Scimone

11:00pm Suite No. 1 from Peer Gynt, Op. 46

Composed by

Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)

Performed by

BBC Scottish Symphony/Maksymiuk

11:17pm Forest Scenes, Op. 82

Composed by

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Performed by

Andreas Haefliger

11:39pm Music selected by the announcer