Daily Playlist: Classical WETA

This playlist is a daily guide to music broadcast on Classical WETA 90.9 FM. Scroll below to see what's played today. The playlist begins right after midnight.

Tue • May 26, 2020

12:01 am

Rhapsody in Blue

George Gershwin

Leonard Bernstein (piano) | New York Philharmonic | Leonard Bernstein (conductor)

CBS 39454 (Gershwin's Greatest Hits)

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12:18 am

Concerto after Scarlatti #3

Charles Avison

Café Zimmermann

Alpha 31 (Avison: Concertos in Seven Parts)

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12:28 am

Piano Concerto #4

John Field

Míceál O'Rourke (piano) | London Mozart Players | Matthias Bamert (conductor)

Chandos 9442 (Field: Piano Concertos 4 & 6)

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1:02 am

Symphony #100 "Military"

Joseph Haydn

Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra | Adam Fischer (conductor)

Nimbus 5200/4 (Haydn: The London Symphonies)

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1:27 am

La gioconda: Dance of the Hours

Amilcare Ponchielli

Academy of St. Martin in the Fields | Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)

EMI 49043 (Haydn: String Quartets Hob. III:81 - 83)

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1:36 am

Concerto for Flute & Harp C Major (K. 299)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Wolfgang Schulz (flute) | Nicanor Zabaleta (harp) | Vienna Philharmonic | Karl Böhm (conductor)

DG 413.552 (Mozart: Clarinet Concerto, Flute & Harp Concerto)

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2:06 am

Piano Concerto #5 "Emperor"

Ludwig van Beethoven

Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) | Cleveland Orchestra | Vladimir Ashkenazy (conductor)

London 421.718 (Beethoven: The Five Piano Concertos)

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2:47 am

Brandenburg Concerto #1

Johann Sebastian Bach

Berlin Academy for Old Music

Harmonia Mundi 90.1634/5 (Bach: Brandenburgische Konzerte)

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3:08 am

Hebrides Overture

Felix Mendelssohn

London Symphony Orchestra | Claudio Abbado (conductor)

DG 423.104 (Mendelssohn: Overtures)

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3:18 am

Harp Concerto

François Adrien Boieldieu

Marielle Nordmann (harp) | Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra | Jean-Pierre Rampal (conductor)

Sony 58919 (Romantic Harp Concertos)

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3:42 am

Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture

Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

St. Petersburg Kirov Orchestra | Valery Gergiev (conductor)

Philips 456.580 (Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6, Romeo and Juliet Overture)

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4:03 am

Concerto for 3 Trumpets D Major

Georg Philipp Telemann

Läubin Brothers (trumpets) | English Chamber Orchestra | Simon Preston (conductor)

DG 431.817 (Trumpet Concertos)

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4:13 am

Symphony #3 "Organ"

Camille Saint-Saëns

Pierre Cochereau (organ) | Berlin Philharmonic | Herbert von Karajan (conductor)

DG 400.063 (Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 "Organ")

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4:51 am

Concerto C Minor Bassoon & 2 Oboes

Johann Friedrich Fasch

Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra | Jean Lamon (conductor)

Analekta 9815 (Concerti Virtuosi)

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5:01 am

Concerto, BWV 1055

Johann Sebastian Bach

Sir András Schiff (piano) | Chamber Orchestra of Europe | Sir András Schiff (conductor)

London 425.676 (Bach: Concertos BWV 1052 - 1058)

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5:14 am

Piano Concerto #2

Carl Maria von Weber

Gerhard Oppitz (piano) | Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra | Sir Colin Davis (conductor)

RCA 68219 (Weber: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2, Konzertstuck)

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5:36 am

Concerto, RV 436

Antonio Vivaldi

James Galway (flute) | Venetian Soloists | Claudio Scimone (conductor)

RCA 7928 (Vivaldi: 6 Concertos)

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5:47 am

Spanish Dances: Paradetas

Traditional

Harp Consort | Andrew Lawrence-King (conductor)

D. Harmonia Mundi 77340 (Spanish Dances)

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5:51 am

Symphony #32

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

English Baroque Soloists | John Eliot Gardiner (conductor)

Philips 422.419 (Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 32, 35 & 36)

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6:05 am

Piano Concerto: III

Edvard Grieg

Krystian Zimerman (piano) | Berlin Philharmonic | Herbert von Karajan (conductor)

DG 410.021 (Schumann & Grieg: Piano Concertos)

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6:17 am

Symphony #96 "Miracle"

Joseph Haydn

Chamber Orchestra of Europe | Claudio Abbado (conductor)

DG 423.105 (Haydn: Symphony No. 96, Sinfonia Concertante)

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6:41 am

"VIllage Swallows of Austria" Waltz

Josef Strauss

Vienna Philharmonic | Zubin Mehta (conductor)

Sony 88875.03791 (New Year's Concert 2015)

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6:50 am

Rondo for Piano & Orchestra

Ludwig van Beethoven

Julius Katchen (piano) | London Symphony Orchestra | Piero Gamba (conductor)

Decca 0002152 (The Art of Julius Katchen)

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7:05 am

In Italy Overture

Karl Goldmark

Budapest Philharmonic | Andras Korodi (conductor)

Hungaroton 12552 (Goldmark: Overtures)

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7:18 am

Sinfonia, H. 664 in E-flat Major

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment | Gustav Leonhardt (conductor)

Warner Classics 463.492 (CPE Bach Collection)

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7:31 am

Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances

Alexander Borodin

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | Adrian Leaper (conductor)

Naxos 557.986 (Symphonic Spectaculars from ArkivMusic.com)

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7:43 am

Fantaisie on Themes from Weber's "Der Freischütz"

Paul Taffanel

Mathieu Dufour (flute) | Kuang-Hao Huang (piano)

Cedille 90000.121 (Fantaisie)

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7:56 am

Humoresque (Op. 107 #7)

Antonín Dvorák

Rembrandt Trio

Dorian 90222 (Salon Classics)

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8:05 am

Concert Piece in D Minor, Op. 134 (Introduction and Allegro Concertante)

Robert Schumann

Murray Perahia (piano) | Berlin Philharmonic | Claudio Abbado (conductor)

Sony 64577 (Schumann: Piano Concerto, Op. 54, Concert Pieces)

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8:19 am

Clarinet Concerto #2 B-flat Major: I. Allegro vivace

Ignaz Joseph Pleyel

Dieter Kloecker (clarinet) | South German Chamber Orchestra | Sebastian Tewinkel (conductor)

CPO 777.241 (Pleyel: Clarinet Concertos)

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8:31 am

Symphonie fantastique: II (A Ball)

Hector Berlioz

Vienna Philharmonic | Valery Gergiev (conductor)

Philips 0001095 (Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique, La Mort de Cléopâtre)

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8:39 am

Brandenburg Concerto #2

Johann Sebastian Bach

Chamber Orchestra of Europe

DG 431.660 (Bach: Brandenburg Concertos)

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8:51 am

Flute Sonata #276 in C Minor, QV 1:18

Johann Joachim Quantz

Verena Fischer (transverse flute) | Klaus-Dieter Brandt (baroque cello) | Léon Berben (harpsichord)

Naxos 557.805 (Quantz: Flute Sonatas Nos. 272 - 277)

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9:05 am

Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24

Johannes Brahms

Lars Vogt (piano)

Ondine 1346 (Johannes Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2; Handel Variations)

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9:33 am

Symphony #19

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Prague Chamber Orchestra | Sir Charles Mackerras (conductor)

Telarc 80217 (Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 19, 20, 21, 22 & 23)

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9:53 am

Romance

Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Andres Diaz (cello) | Samuel Sanders (piano)

Dorian 90188 (Russian Romantics for Cello and Piano)

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10:05 am

Otello: Overture

Gioachino Rossini

Prague Sinfonia Orchestra | Christian Benda (conductor)

Naxos 570.933 (Rossini: Complete Overtures Vol. 1)

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10:14 am

Piano Concerto #3

Ludwig van Beethoven

Rudolf Serkin (piano) | Boston Symphony Orchestra | Seiji Ozawa (conductor)

Telarc 80061-5 (Beethoven: The Five Piano Concertos)

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10:52 am

Trio Sonata, Op. 5 #2 in D Major (HWV 397)

George Frideric Handel

Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble

Philips 412.599 (Handel: Trio Sonatas, Op. 5)

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11:02 am

Im Walde, Op. 50: #3. Andacht

David Popper

Wendy Warner (cello) | Eileen Buck (piano)

Cedille 90000.111 (Wendy Warner Plays Popper & Piatigorsky)

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11:08 am

The Four Seasons

Antonio Vivaldi

Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) | Trondheim Soloists

DG 463.259 (Vivaldi: The Four Seasons)

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11:55 am

The Romantics

Joseph Lanner

Vienna Volksoper Orchestra | Franz Bauer-Theussl (conductor)

Philips 412.883 (Famous Waltzes)

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12:05 pm

Oboe Concerto on Themes of Cimarosa

Arthur Benjamin

Pierre Pierlot (oboe) | Jean Francois Paillard Chamber Orche | Jean-François Paillard (conductor)

Erato 4509-92130 (The Magic of The Oboe)

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12:16 pm

Piano Trio #1 in D Minor, Op. 49

Felix Mendelssohn

Wu Han (piano) | Philip Setzer (violin) | David Finckel (cello)

ArtistLed 11102 (Mendelssohn: Piano Trios)

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12:46 pm

Symphony #98

Joseph Haydn

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra | Nikolaus Harnoncourt (conductor)

Teldec 2292-46331 (Haydn: Symphonien No. 98 & 99)

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1:16 pm

Vocalise, Op. 34 #14

Sergei Rachmaninoff

Tine Thing Helseth (trumpet) | Kathryn Stott (piano)

EMI 164712 (Puccini, Falla, Hindemith, Rachmaninov & Kreisler)

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1:22 pm

Piano Concerto #1 in D Minor, Op. 15

Johannes Brahms

Lars Vogt (piano) | Royal Northern Sinfonia | Lars Vogt (conductor)

Ondine 1330 (Johannes Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1; Four Ballades, Op. 10)

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2:15 pm

Symphony #40

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Berlin Philharmonic | Herbert von Karajan (conductor)

EMI 64327 (Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 29, 40 & 41)

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2:40 pm

Finlandia

Jean Sibelius

New York Philharmonic | Leonard Bernstein (conductor)

CBS 36718 (Grieg: Peer Gynt Suites 1 & 2)

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2:50 pm

Oboe Concerto D Major

Georg Philipp Telemann

Heinz Holliger (oboe) | Academy of St. Martin in the Fields | Iona Brown (conductor)

Philips 412.879 (Telemann: Concerti per Oboe)

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3:05 pm

Concerto Grosso, Op. 6 #2 in F Major

George Frideric Handel

Academy of Ancient Music | Andrew Manze (conductor)

Harmonia Mundi 90.7228/29 (Handel: Concerti Grossi, Op. 6)

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3:17 pm

Symphony #4

Ludwig van Beethoven

Vienna Philharmonic | Simon Rattle (conductor)

EMI 57445 (Beethoven: Symphonies)

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3:51 pm

Concerto in C Major, Op. 17 #1

Jacques-Christophe Naudot

Lucie Horsch (recorder) | Academy of Ancient Music | Bojan Cicic (conductor)

Decca 483.4722 (Lucie Horsch: Baroque Journey)

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4:05 pm

Concerto, RV 454

Antonio Vivaldi

Bournemouth Sinfonietta | Ronald Thomas (conductor)

Chandos 6578 (Vivaldi: Six Concertos, Op.8, Nos. 7-12)

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4:15 pm

Ballade, Op. 10 #4 in B Major

Johannes Brahms

Lars Vogt (piano)

Ondine 1330 (Johannes Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1; Four Ballades, Op. 10)

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4:24 pm

Symphony #38

Joseph Haydn

L'Estro Armonico | Derek Solomons (conductor)

CBS 37861 (Haydn: Symphonies Vol. 7)

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4:45 pm

Orchestral Suite #3: Overture

Johann Sebastian Bach

La Stravaganza | Andrew Manze (conductor)

Brilliant 93102/4 (Bach: Complete Works)

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4:56 pm

Keyboard Sonata (K. 500)

Domenico Scarlatti

Konstantin Scherbakov (piano)

Naxos 554.842 (Scarlatti: Keyboard Sonatas Vol. 7)

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5:05 pm

Variations concertantes

Felix Mendelssohn

Steven Isserlis (cello) | Melvin Tan (fortepiano)

RCA 62553 (Mendelssohn: Works for Cello and Piano)

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5:14 pm

Concerto for 3 Horns D Major

Georg Philipp Telemann

Hermann Baumann (horn) | Timothy Brown (horn) | Nicholas Hill (horn) | Academy of St. Martin in the Fields | Iona Brown (conductor)

Philips 412.226 (Telemann: Horn Concertos)

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5:25 pm

Lohengrin: Prelude to Act III

Richard Wagner

Cleveland Orchestra | Franz Welser-Möst (conductor)

DG 477.8773 (Wagner: Preludes & Overtures)

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5:32 pm

In Nature's Realm

Antonín Dvorák

Czech Philharmonic Orchestra | Libor Pesek (conductor)

Virgin Classics 90791 (Dvorák: Symphony No. 6)

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5:47 pm

Symphony #7 "La Chasse"

John Marsh

London Mozart Players | Matthias Bamert (conductor)

Chandos 10458 (Marsh: Symphonies)

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5:57 pm

Song Without Words, Op. 19 #3 in A Major "Hunting Song"

Felix Mendelssohn

Daniel Barenboim (piano)

DG 423.931 (Mendelssohn: Songs Without Words)

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6:05 pm

Trio Sonata, Op. 2 #1 in B Minor

George Frideric Handel

Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble

Philips 412.595 (Handel: Trio Sonatas, Op. 2)

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6:18 pm

Warsaw Concerto

Richard Addinsell

Christina Ortiz (piano) | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | Moshe Atzmon (conductor)

London 414.348 (Addinsell: "Warsaw" Concerto - Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2, etc.)

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6:27 pm

Canzon XIV (1615)

Giovanni Gabrieli

Empire Brass

Telarc 80204 (Music of Gabrieli)

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6:32 pm

Gayane: Dances

Aram Khachaturian

Scottish National Orchestra | Neeme Jaervi (conductor)

Chandos 8945 (Khachaturian: Symphony No. 2)

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6:45 pm

Grand Overture in D Major

Bedrich Smetana

Gianandrea Noseda (conductor) | BBC Philharmonic

Chandos 10413 (Smetana: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1)

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6:54 pm

Doce Piezas Caracteristicas, Op. 92: Minueto a Sylvia

Isaac Albéniz

David Russell (guitar)

Telarc 32712 (Spanish Music for Classical Guitar)

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7:58 pm

Pavane

Gabriel Fauré

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

DG 449.186 (Ravel, Satie & Fauré: Pavane)

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8:05 pm

Concerto F Major (S. 231)

Johann David Heinichen

Musica Antiqua of Cologne | Reinhard Goebel (conductor)

Archiv 437.549 (Heinichen: Dresden Concerti)

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8:14 pm

Piano Concerto #2 in B-flat Major, Op. 83

Johannes Brahms

Lars Vogt (piano) | Royal Northern Sinfonia | Lars Vogt (conductor)

Ondine 1346 (Johannes Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2; Handel Variations)

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9:02 pm

Concerto, RV 253

Antonio Vivaldi

Fabio Biondi (violin) | Europa Galante

Virgin Classics 45465 (Vivaldi: Il cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione)

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9:10 pm

Symphony #4

Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Vienna Philharmonic | Herbert von Karajan (conductor)

DG 415.348 (Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4)

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9:55 pm

Impromptu in G-flat Major (Op. 90 #3)

Franz Schubert

Alfred Brendel (piano)

Philips 411.040 (Schubert: Impromptus Op. 90 & 142)

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10:02 pm

Violin Concerto, TWV 51:E3

Georg Philipp Telemann

Rainer Kussmaul (violin) | Berlin Baroque Soloists | Rainer Kussmaul (conductor)

DG 0005761 (Telemann: Sinfonia Melodica)

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10:13 pm

Symphony #92 "Oxford"

Joseph Haydn

Vienna Philharmonic | Leonard Bernstein (conductor)

DG 413.777 (Haydn: Symphonies No. 88 & 92 "Oxford")

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10:42 pm

La Muse et le Poète

Camille Saint-Saëns

Renaud Capuçon (violin) | Gautier Capuçon (cello) | French Radio Philharmonic | Lionel Bringuier (conductor)

Erato 34134 (Saint-Saëns: La muse et le poète)

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11:00 pm

Music for the Royal Fireworks

George Frideric Handel

New York Philharmonic | Pierre Boulez (conductor)

CBS 38480 (Handel: Water Music Suite)

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11:21 pm

Symphonic Poem #1. Ce qu'on entend sur la montagne (What is heard on the mountain) (Bergsymphonie)

Franz Liszt

Gianandrea Noseda (conductor) | BBC Philharmonic

Chandos 10341 (Liszt: Symphonic Poems, Volume 1)

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11:54 pm

Norma: Casta Diva

Vincenzo Bellini

James Galway (flute) | London Symphony Orchestra | Klauspeter Seibel (conductor)

DG 0003024 (Wings of Song)

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Daily Playlist: Classical WETA

Tue • May 26, 2020

Rhapsody in Blue

George Gershwin

Concerto after Scarlatti #3

Charles Avison

Piano Concerto #4

John Field

Symphony #100 "Military"

Joseph Haydn

La gioconda: Dance of the Hours

Amilcare Ponchielli

Concerto for Flute & Harp C Major (K. 299)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Piano Concerto #5 "Emperor"

Ludwig van Beethoven

Brandenburg Concerto #1

Johann Sebastian Bach

Hebrides Overture

Felix Mendelssohn

Harp Concerto

François Adrien Boieldieu

Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture

Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Concerto for 3 Trumpets D Major

Georg Philipp Telemann

Symphony #3 "Organ"

Camille Saint-Saëns

Concerto C Minor Bassoon & 2 Oboes

Johann Friedrich Fasch

Concerto, BWV 1055

Johann Sebastian Bach

Piano Concerto #2

Carl Maria von Weber

Concerto, RV 436

Antonio Vivaldi

Spanish Dances: Paradetas

Traditional

Symphony #32

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Piano Concerto: III

Edvard Grieg

Symphony #96 "Miracle"

Joseph Haydn

"VIllage Swallows of Austria" Waltz

Josef Strauss

Rondo for Piano & Orchestra

Ludwig van Beethoven

In Italy Overture

Karl Goldmark

Sinfonia, H. 664 in E-flat Major

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances

Alexander Borodin

Fantaisie on Themes from Weber's "Der Freischütz"

Paul Taffanel

Humoresque (Op. 107 #7)

Antonín Dvorák

Concert Piece in D Minor, Op. 134 (Introduction and Allegro Concertante)

Robert Schumann

Clarinet Concerto #2 B-flat Major: I. Allegro vivace

Ignaz Joseph Pleyel

Symphonie fantastique: II (A Ball)

Hector Berlioz

Brandenburg Concerto #2

Johann Sebastian Bach

Flute Sonata #276 in C Minor, QV 1:18

Johann Joachim Quantz

Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24

Johannes Brahms

Symphony #19

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Romance

Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Otello: Overture

Gioachino Rossini

Piano Concerto #3

Ludwig van Beethoven

Trio Sonata, Op. 5 #2 in D Major (HWV 397)