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6:00amMussorgsky, Modest:“Khovanshchina”: (two excerpts arranged and orchestrated by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov)
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Abbado, Claudio
London Symphony Orchestra
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6:11amSchubert, Franz:String Quartet No. 12 in c, D. 703 (“Quartettsatz”)
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Emerson Quartet
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6:19amTchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich:“Sleeping Beauty”: Waltz from Act I
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Jansons, Mariss
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
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6:25amCoates, Eric:“Footlights” (Concert Waltz)
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Wilson, John
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
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6:31amGounod, Charles:“Faust”: Waltz from Act II (for guitar and piano)
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6:40amHandel, Georg Frideric:“Water Music” Suite III in G, HWV 350: XVII (Sarabande)
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Furi, Thomas
Camerata Bern
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6:43amMendelssohn, Felix:“A Midsummer Night’s Dream” Overture, Op. 21
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Maag, Peter
London Symphony Orchestra
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7:00amRavel, Maurice:“Alborada del gracioso” from “Miroirs”
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Haitink, Bernard
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
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7:07amCopland, Aaron:“Music for Movies”: New England Countryside
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Howarth, Elgar
London Sinfonietta
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7:14amSousa, John Philip:“The Charlatan” (March)
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Smith, Leonard B.
The Detroit Concert Band
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7:19amSmetana, Bedrich:Dance of the Comedians, from “The Bartered Bride” (Act III, Scene 2)
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Szell, George
Cleveland Orchestra
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7:24amKhachaturian, Aram:“Gayaneh” (ballet excerpts)
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Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra
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7:40amBach, Johann Sebastian:Fantasia in G, BWV 572 (arranged for winds)
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Fennell, Frederick
The Cleveland Symphonic Winds
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7:47amKorngold, Erich Wolfgang:Violin Concerto in D, Op. 35 (3rd movement)
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Malat, Jiri
Prague Symphony Orchestra
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8:00amVivaldi, Antonio:Concerto in g, RV152
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Bánfalvi, Béla
Budapest Strings
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8:06amHaydn, Franz Joseph:Divertimento (or Cassation) in C, Hob. II: 11 (“Birthday”)
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Rolla, Janos
Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra
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8:19amDavis, Carl:Philharmonic Fanfare
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Davis, Carl
London Philharmonic Orchestra
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8:22amLarsson, Lars-Erik:Folk Song Night (“Folkvisenatt”)
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Hedwall, Lennart
Orebro Chamber Orchestra
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8:26amAlwyn, William:Serenade
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Lloyd-Jones, David
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
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8:40amBarber, Samuel:Adagio (not for strings)
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Canadian Brass
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8:47amSibelius, Jean:“Scene de Ballet” (for orchestra)
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Segerstam, Leif
Turku Philharmonic Orchestra
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9:00amElgar, Edward:Serenade for Strings in e, Op. 20
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Barbirolli, Sir John
Sinfonia of London
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9:13amKhachaturian, Aram:Piano Concerto (1st movement: Allegro ma non troppo e maestoso)
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Tjeknavorian, Loris
London Symphony Orchestra
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9:30amHandel, George Frideric:Concerto Grosso in D, Op. 3, No. 6
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Marriner, Sir Neville
Academy of Saint Martin-in-the-Fields
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9:37amFinzi, Gerald:Concerto for Small Orchestra and Solo Violin
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Hickox, Richard
City of London Sinfonia
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10:01amKodaly, Zoltan:“Hary Janos” Suite
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Tennstedt, Klaus
London Philharmonic Orchestra
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10:29amRimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai:“Sadko”, Op. 5 (Musical Picture)
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Zinman, David
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
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10:41amTelemann, Georg Philipp:Concerto for Two Horns and Orchestra in E Flat (TWV 52:Es 1)
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Brown, Iona
The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
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11:01amSchumann, Robert:Cello Concerto in a, Op. 129
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Tortelier, Yan-Pascal
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
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11:29amScarlatti, Domenico:Sonata in C, K. 159
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11:32amPersichetti, Vincent:Chorale Prelude: “O God Unseen”, Op. 160
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Amos, David
Winds of the London Symphony Orchestra
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11:42amGershwin, George:Second Rhapsody (for piano and orchestra)
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Kunzel, Erich
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
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12:01pmBach, Johann Sebastian:“Little” Fugue in g, BWV 578 (arranged for orchestra by William Smith)
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Ormandy, Eugene
Philadelphia Orchestra
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12:08pmKhachaturian, Aram:Symphony No. 2 (“The Bell”)
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Stokowski, Leopold
Symphony of the Air
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1:01pmFranck, Cesar:Symphony in d (3rd movement: Allegro non troppo)
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Paray, Paul
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
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1:13pmDvorak, Antonin:“Scherzo capriccioso,” Op. 66
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Giulini, Carlo Maria
Philharmonia Orchestra
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1:28pmPurcell, Henry:“The Fairy Queen”–Symphony to Act IV
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Boughton, William
English String Orchestra
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1:35pmSchubert, Franz:Overture in D “In the Italian Style”, D 590
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Järvi, Neeme
Stockholm Sinfonietta
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1:43pmKabalevsky, Dmitri:“The Comedians”, Op. 26 (Suite)
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Sawallisch, Wolfgang
Bavarian State Orchestra
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2:01pmVivaldi, Antonio:Concerto for Strings in g, RV 156
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Martini, Alberto
Accademia I Filarmonici
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2:09pmSchumann, Robert:Symphony No 2 in C, Op 61
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Ticciati, Robin
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
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2:48pmBeethoven, Ludwig van:Piano Concerto No. 3 in c, Op. 37 (finale)
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Szell, George
Cleveland Orchestra
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3:00pmGrieg, Edvard:“Peer Gynt” Suite No. 1, Op. 46
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Handley, Vernon
Ulster Orchestra
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3:15pmDvorak, Antonin:“Humoresque”, Op. 101 No.7
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3:19pmLehar, Franz:“Ballsirenen” Waltz (On themes from “The Merry Widow”)
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Boskovsky, Willi
Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra
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3:27pmAlbinoni, Tomaso:Concerto in D, Op. 7, No. 1 (for strings and continuo)
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3:31pmRossini, Gioacchino:Overture to “Tancredi”
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Chailly, Riccardo
National Philharmonic Orchestra
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3:40pmAlford, Kenneth J.:“Army of the Nile” (March)
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Mason, Captain J.R.
The Band of H.M. Royal Marines
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3:43pmSaint-Saens, Camille:Danse Macabre, Op 40
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Maazel, Lorin
National Orchestra of France
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3:50pmWilliams, John:“Jaws”: The Barrel Chase
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Williams, John
The Boston Pops Orchestra
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4:00pmBach, Johann Sebastian:Passacaglia and Fugue in c, BWV 582 (transcribed for orchestra by Leopold Stokowski)
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Nezet-Seguin, Yannick
The Philadelphia Orchestra
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4:13pmOffenbach, Jacques:Intermezzo from “The Tales of Hoffmann”
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Fiedler, Arthur
Boston Pops Orchestra
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4:20pmStrauss, Johann II:“Persian” March, Op. 289
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Boskovsky, Willi
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
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4:22pmMacDowell, Edward:Orchestral Suite No. 1 in d, Op. 42 (1st movement: “In a Haunted Forest”)
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Yuasa, Takuo
Ulster Orchestra
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4:29pmKorngold, Erich Wolfgang:Suite for 2 Violins, Cello and Piano (Left Hand), Op. 23–5th movement (“Rondo-Finale”)
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4:39pmPuccini, Giacomo:“Gianni Schicchi”: “O mio babbino caro…” (for flute and orchestra)
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Kochan, Thomas
London Mozart Players
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4:44pmKhachaturian, Aram:“Spartacus”: Dance of the Greek Slave
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Lazarev, Alexander
Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra
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4:46pmDebussy, Claude:“Danses sacree et profane” (for harp and orchestra)
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Tortelier, Yan Pascal
Ulster Orchestra
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5:00pmDvorak, Antonin:Slavonic Dance in D, Op. 46, No. 6 (orchestrated by the composer)
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Serebrier, Jose
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
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5:05pmVivaldi, Antonio:Bassoon Concerto in F, RV 485
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Orchestra L’Aura Soave Cremona
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5:19pmSibelius, Jean:“Valse romantique”, Op.62b
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Järvi, Neeme
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
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5:24pmDebussy, Claude:“Clair de lune” (for piano)
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5:30pmBruckner, Anton:Symphony No. 2 in c (3rd movement: Scherzo. MaBig schnell)
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Barenboim, Daniel
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
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5:40pmLegrand, Michel:“I Will Wait for You” from “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg”
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Kunzel, Erich
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
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5:44pmStradella, Alessandro:“Il barcheggio”: Sinfonia (Part I)
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Nelson, John
Orchestra of St. Luke’s
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5:50pmMozart, Wolfgang Amadeus:Rondo for Violin and Orchestra in C, K 373
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Haenchen, Hartmut
CPE Bach Chamber Orchestra
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6:00pmKhachaturian, Aram:“Spartacus”: Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia
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Khachaturian, Aram
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
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6:09pmUematsu, Nobuo:“Final Fantasy”: Themes (arranged for violin and chamber orchestra by Antoine Bareil)
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La Pieta
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6:21pmBeethoven, Ludwig van:Bagatelle for Piano in a, WoO59, “Für Elise”
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6:25pmSchumann, Robert:“Konzertststuck” for Four Horns and Orchestra, Op. 86
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Schwarz, Gerard
Seattle Symphony
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6:43pmPraetorius, Michael:Dances from “Terpsichore”: Suite de Ballets
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Munrow, David
Early Music Consort of London
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6:48pmFucik, Julius:“The Mississippi River”, Op. 160 (March)
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Jarvi, Neeme
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
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6:51pmPonce, Manuel:Valse (for solo guitar)
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6:55pmBach, Johann Sebastian:Gigue from Violin Partita No. 3, BWV 1006 (for trumpet)
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