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12:06am
"West Side Story": 'One Hand, One Heart'
Leonard Bernstein
Katia and Marielle Labeque, piano
CBS/Sony 45531
12:08am
Lachrimae amantis Pavan
John Dowland
Fretwork
Virgin 90795
12:13am
Essay for Orchestra No. 2, Op. 17
Samuel Barber
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Angel/EMI 49463
12:24am
Les preludes
Franz Liszt
Berlin Symphony Orchestra
Claus Peter Flor, conductor
RCA 60119
12:41am
Masques et bergamasques, Op. 112
Gabriel Faure
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Deutsche Grammophon 449186
12:56am
Light Cavalry Overture
Franz Von Suppe
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Paul Paray, conductor
Mercury 434309
1:03am
Symphonia Domestica, Op. 53
Richard Strauss
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Lorin Maazel, conductor
Deutsche Grammophon 413654
1:48am
Symphony No. 9 in D Minor: Ode to Joy
Ludwig van Beethoven
Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra
David Zinman, conductor
Ruth Ziesak, soprano
Birgit Remmert, contralto
Steve Davislim, tenor
Detlef Roth, bass
Schweizer Kammerchor
Arte Nova 65411
2:02am
Pulcinella Suite
Igor Stravinsky
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Sir Neville Marriner, conductor
Deutsche Grammophon 469205
2:25am
Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D, BWV 1068
Johann Sebastian Bach
Il Giardino Armonico
Giovanni Antonini, conductor
Teldec 85557
2:44am
Music for Mallet Instruments, Voices, and Organ"
Steve Reich
Members of the Steve Reich Ensemble
Steve Reich, conductor
Nonesuch 79220
3:11am
Symphony No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 56 (Scottish)
Felix Mendelssohn
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
James Levine, conductor
Deutsche Grammophon 427670
3:53am
Miniatures
William Grant Still
Calico Winds
Albany 693
4:06am
"West Side Story": 'Tonight'
Leonard Bernstein
Canadian Brass
RCA 68633
4:11am
Oboe Concerto in D Minor, RV 454
Antonio Vivaldi
I Solisti di Zagreb
Han de Vries, oboe
Angel/EMI 89487
4:19am
Rounds for String Orchestra
David Diamond
Seattle Symphony Orchestra
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
Delos 3189
4:33am
Concerto grosso, Op. 3/5
Pieter Hellendaal
European Community Baroque Orchestra
Roy Goodman, conductor
Roy Goodman, violin
Andrew Manze, violin
Channel Classics 3492
4:50am
Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20
Pablo Sarasate
Edgar Meyer, double bass
Mike Marshall, mandolin
CBS/Sony 62891
4:58am
"Old Simon the King"
John Playford Collection
David Douglass, violin
Paul O'Dette, Baroque guitar
Andrew Lawrence-King, harp
Harmonia Mundi 3957186
5:03am
Cello Concerto, Op. 22
Samuel Barber
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
David Zinman, conductor
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
CBS/Sony 44900
5:30am
Symphony No. 45 in F-sharp Minor, Farewell
Franz Joseph Haydn
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Deutsche Grammophon 423376
5:57am
The Cradle Pavan
Anthony Holborne
Julianne Baird, soprano
Ronn McFarlane, lute
Dorian 90126
6:03am
Kinderszenen, Op. 15 (Scenes from Childhood)
Robert Schumann
Vladimir Horowitz, piano
Philips 456838
6:20am
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43
Sergei Rachmaninoff
The Philadelphia Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
Andrei Gavrilov, piano
Angel/EMI 49966
6:42am
Spartacus: Grande adagio
Aram Khachaturian
Hideko Udagawa, violin
Boris Berezovsky, piano
KOCH International 7571
6:50am
Rig Veda: Third Group, Op. 26
Gustav Holst
Holst Orchestra
Hilary Davan Wetton, conductor
The Holst Singers
Hyperion 66175
7:04am
Lute Suite No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 997
Johann Sebastian Bach
Eduardo Fernandez, guitar
London 421434
7:21am
"Shaker Loops"
John Adams
Orchestra of St. Luke's
John Adams, conductor
Nonesuch 79360
7:45am
Violin Sonata No. 5 in F, Spring
Ludwig van Beethoven
Jascha Heifetz, violin
Emanuel Bay, piano
RCA 7705
8:04am
Norma: Casta diva
Vincenzo Bellini
La Scala Orchestra
Tullio Serafin, conductor
Maria Callas, soprano
Angel/EMI 57057
8:09am
Lachrimae tristes Pavan
John Dowland
Fretwork
Christopher Wilson, lute
Virgin 90795
8:13am
Four Venezuelan Waltzes
Antonio Lauro
Jesus Castro Balbi, guitar
EtCetera 1110
8:23am
The Tempest: Incidental Music
Matthew Locke
Il Giardino Armonico
Giovanni Antonini, conductor
Teldec 21464
8:43am
Suite rococo
Andre-Ernest-Modeste Gretry
I Fiamminghi
Rudolf Werthen, conductor
France Springuel, cello
KOCH/Schwann 311197
8:53am
Rusalka: Oh Silver Moon
Antonin Dvorak
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Georg Solti, conductor
Renee Fleming, soprano
London 455760
9:01am
"Porgy and Bess": 'Fantasy'
George Gershwin
R. & J. Contiguglia, pianos
MCA 6226
9:22am
Concerto for Pipa with String Orchestra
Lou Harrison
The New Professionals Orchestra
Rebecca Miller, conductor
Wu Man, pipa
Mode 140
9:48am
Le marriage force: Suite
Jean-Baptiste Lully
New York Kammermusiker (Double Reed Ensemble)
Ilonna Pederson, conductor
Dorian 90189
9:57am
I Hear an Army Op 10/3
Samuel Barber
Samuel Ramey, bass
Warren Jones, piano
CBS/Sony 68339
10:01am
Sheherazade
Maurice Ravel
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor
Susan Graham, mezzo-soprano
Warner Classics 61938
10:18am
Symphony No. 94 in G, Surprise
Franz Joseph Haydn
Florilegium
Channel Classics 19698
10:40am
"Chichester Psalms"
Leonard Bernstein
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
Deutsche Grammophon 463462
10:59am
Trio Sonata in D Minor
George Phillip Telemann
Bart Schneemann, oboe
Pieter Wispelwey, cello
Frans Rob't Berkhout, bassoon
Menno van Delft, keyboard
Siebe Henstra, organ
Channel Classics 14098
11:09am
Symphony No. 9 in C, D. 944, The Great
Franz Schubert
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
CBS/Sony 37239
11:56am
Violin Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, BWV 1041
Johann Sebastian Bach
Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood, conductor
Jaap Schroder, violin
L'Oiseau Lyre 400080
12:10pm
Sicilienne and Burlesque
Alfredo Casella
RIAS-Sinfonietta
Uros Lajovic, conductor
Karl Bernhard Sebon, flute
KOCH/Schwann 1613
12:19pm
Don Giovanni: La ci darem la mano
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
St. Cecilia Academy Orchestra
Myung-Whun Chung, conductor
Cecilia Bartoli, mezzo-soprano
Bryn Terfel, baritone
London/Decca 458928
12:24pm
"Central Park in the Dark"
Charles Ives
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
CBS/Sony 60203
12:32pm
An die ferne Geliebte, Op. 98
Ludwig van Beethoven
Ben Heppner, tenor
Craig Rutenberg, piano
RCA 63104
12:47pm
Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 1
Ottorino Respighi
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Deutsche Grammophon 437533
1:02pm
Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat Minor, Op. 35, Funeral March
Frederic Chopin
Murray Perahia, piano
CBS/Sony 32780
1:25pm
Concerto for Lute and Two Violins in D, RV 93
Antonio Vivaldi
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Iona Brown, conductor
Christopher Parkening, guitar
Angel/EMI 55052
1:36pm
Concerto for Wind Quintet
Valerie Coleman
Imani Winds
KOCH International 7599
1:52pm
The Planets: Jupiter, Bringer of Jollity
Gustav Holst
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Davis, conductor
Angel/EMI 64300
2:01pm
Piano Phase
Steve Reich
Nurit Tilles, piano
Edmund Niemann, piano
Nonesuch 79169
2:09pm
Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16
Edvard Grieg
The Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
Artur Rubinstein, piano
RCA 60897
2:35pm
Virtuoso Alice
David del Tredici
Michael Boriskin, piano
New World 380
2:48pm
Drunkard's Lament
Traditional
Hesperus
Golden Apple Records 7553
2:52pm
Ortiz's Hoedown
Diego Ortiz
Hesperus
Golden Apple Records 7553
2:55pm
Cantiga/Ballad of Little Sadie
Traditional Spanish
Hesperus
Golden Apple Records 7553
2:59pm
Alta Trinita/Railroadin' Through the Rocky Mountains
Traditional Italian
Hesperus
Golden Apple Records 7553
3:00pm
Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 22
Camille Saint-Saens
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Yoel Levi, conductor
Andre Watts, piano
Telarc 80386
3:24pm
Piano Concerto
Samuel Barber
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
John Browning, piano
RCA 60732
3:54pm
Ricercar del primo tuono
Giovanni Palestrina
Empire Brass
Telarc 80257
3:56pm
By the River
Edgar Meyer
Edgar Meyer, double bass
Mike Marshall, mandolin
Bela Fleck, banjo
CBS/Sony 62891
4:00pm
Cello Concerto in C, Hob.VIIb:1
Franz Joseph Haydn
Florilegium
Pieter Wispelwey, cello
Channel Classics 7395
4:24pm
Bolero
Maurice Ravel
London Symphony Orchestra
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
CBS/Sony 44800
4:39pm
Far East Suite: A Tone Parallel to Harlem
Edward K. (Duke) Ellington
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Sir Simon Rattle, conductor
John Barclay, trumpet
Simon Gardner, high trumpet
Mark Goodchild, double bass
Geri Allen, piano
Lewis Nash, drums
Angel/EMI 57014
4:54pm
Adagio from the Serenade No. 10 for Winds (Gran Partita)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Marlboro Wind Ensemble
Richard Stoltzman, clarinet
CBS/Sony 45813
5:01pm
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring, BWV 147
Johann Sebastian Bach
Leon Fleisher, piano
Vanguard 1551
5:05pm
Ruins of Athens: Overture, Op. 113
Ludwig van Beethoven
Bavarian Radio Symphony
Sir Colin Davis, conductor
CBS/Sony 44790
5:10pm
Suite No. 2 for Strings
Lou Harrison
The New Professionals Orchestra
Rebecca Miller, conductor
Mode 140
5:21pm
Fantasia para una gentilhombre (Fantasy for a Gentleman)
Joaquin Rodrigo
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Goran Sollscher, guitar
Deutsche Grammophon 429232
5:44pm
Fandango
Antonio Soler
de Falla Trio
Concord Concerto 42011
5:54pm
Xerxes: Ombra mai fu
George Frederick Handel
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Roger Norrington, conductor
David Daniels, countertenor
Virgin 45326
5:58pm
Cavelleria Rusticana: Intermezzo
Pietro Mascagni
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Mariss Jansons, conductor
Angel/EMI 56576
6:02pm
Chants d'Auvergne
Joseph Canteloube
Lyon Opera Orchestra
Kent Nagano, conductor
Dawn Upshaw, soprano
Erato 17577
6:43pm
Guitar Concerto in C, RV. 425
Antonio Vivaldi
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Iona Brown, conductor
Christopher Parkening, guitar
Angel/EMI 55052
6:57pm
"On the Town": 'Three Dance Episodes'
Leonard Bernstein
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Angel/EMI 72091
7:09pm
Elite Syncopation
Scott Joplin
Marcus Roberts, piano
CBS/Sony 60554
7:11pm
Variations symphoniques
Cesar Franck
Philharmonia Orchestra
Charles Dutoit, conductor
Philippe Entremont, piano
CBS/Sony 46276
7:26pm
Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage, Op. 27
Felix Mendelssohn
London Symphony Orchestra
Claudio Abbado, conductor
Deutsche Grammophon 423104
7:40pm
Four Songs from the British Isles
Sir Michael Tippett
Paul Spicer, conductor
The Finzi Singers
Chandos 9265
7:53pm
Gypsy Songs
Sergio Assad
Sergio and Odair Assad, guitars
Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin
Nonesuch 79505
8:02pm
Electric Guitar Phase
Steve Reich
Dominic Frasca, electric guitar
Nonesuch 79546
8:17pm
"Appalachian Spring"
Aaron Copland
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Aaron Copland, conductor
RCA 6802
8:43pm
Instrumental, CSM 361
Alfonso X "El Sabio"
Ensemble Unicorn, Vienna
Naxos 553133
8:47pm
Caniad of the chamber
Traditional Welsh
William Taylor, harp
Dorian 90260
8:57pm
Bist du bei mir, BWV 508
Johann Sebastian Bach
St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble
Heidi Grant Murphy, soprano
Arabesque 6690
9:01pm
Three Romantic Waltzes
Emmanuel Chabrier
Georges Rabol, piano
Sylvie Dugas, piano
Naxos 553080
9:16pm
Sinfonia concertante in E-flat, K. 364
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
Gidon Kremer, violin
Kim Kashkashian, viola
Deutsche Grammophon 453043
9:48pm
Medea: Dance of Vengeance, Op. 23
Samuel Barber
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Angel/EMI 49463
10:02pm
Symphony No. 1 in C, Op. 21
Ludwig van Beethoven
Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra
David Zinman, conductor
Arte Nova 63645
10:26pm
Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26
Max Bruch
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Sir Neville Marriner, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
London 421145
10:52pm
Divertimento in A
George Phillip Telemann
Musica Antiqua Koln
Reinhardt Goebel, conductor
Archiv 463074
11:04pm
Le bourgeois gentilhomme
Jean-Baptiste Lully
Le Concert des Nations
Jordi Savall, conductor
Alia Vox 9807
11:21pm
The Bartered Bride: Dances
Bedrich Smetana
London Symphony Orchestra
Geoffrey Simon, conductor
Chandos 8412
11:40pm
Symphony No. 1, "Jeremiah"
Leonard Bernstein
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
Jennie Tourel, mezzo-soprano
CBS/Sony 60697
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