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12:00am
Recuerdos de la Alhambra
Francisco Tarrega
Evan Marshall, mandolin
Rounder 338
12:05am
Kinderszenen, Op. 15 (Scenes from Childhood)
Robert Schumann
Vladimir Horowitz, piano
Philips 456838
12:23am
Symphony No. 1 in D, Op. 25, Classical
Sergei Prokofiev
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Claudio Abbado, conductor
Deutsche Grammophon 469172
12:36am
Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16
Edvard Grieg
The Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
Artur Rubinstein, piano
RCA 60897
1:04am
Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 73
Johannes Brahms
London Classical Players
Roger Norrington, conductor
Angel/EMI 54875
1:46am
Trumpet Concerto No. 16 in B-flat, RV. 548
Antonio Vivaldi
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Sir Neville Marriner, conductor
Maurice Andre, trumpet
Iona Brown, violin
Angel/EMI 69874
1:55am
Adagio for Strings, Op. 11
Samuel Barber
New York Philharmonic
Thomas Schippers, conductor
CBS/Sony 62837
2:05am
Elizabethan Dance Suite
Anthony Holborne
Empire Brass
Telarc 80257
2:11am
Porgy and Bess: Catfish Row Suite
George Gershwin
Borealis Wind Quintet
MHS 512526
2:23am
Mandolin Concerto in G, S. 28
Johann Nepomuk Hummel
London Mozart Players
Howard Shelley, conductor
Alison Stephens, mandolin
Chandos 9925
2:41am
Sheherazade
Maurice Ravel
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor
Susan Graham, mezzo-soprano
Warner Classics 61938
2:59am
Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b
Ludwig van Beethoven
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Kurt Masur, conductor
Philips 454038
3:13am
Preludes: Book I
Claude Debussy
Aldo Ciccolini, piano
Angel/EMI 54448
3:55am
Por nos de dulta tirar, CSM 18
Alfonso X "El Sabio"
Ensemble Unicorn, Vienna
Naxos 553133
4:03am
Four Songs from the British Isles
Sir Michael Tippett
Paul Spicer, conductor
The Finzi Singers
Chandos 9265
4:17am
Old Simon the King
John Playford Collection
David Douglass, violin
Paul O'Dette, Baroque guitar
Andrew Lawrence-King, harp
Harmonia Mundi 3957186
4:21am
To a Wild Rose, Op. 51
Edward MacDowell
John O'Conor, piano
Telarc 80313
4:23am
The Magic Flute: Bei Mannern, welche Liebe fuhlen
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Manfred Honeck, conductor
Matthias Goerne, bass-baritone
Dorothea Röschmann, soprano
London 467263
4:27am
Le boeuf sur le toit
Darius Milhaud
Lyon Opera Orchestra
Kent Nagano, conductor
Erato 45820
4:47am
Water Music Suite No. 2 in D, HWV 349
George Frederick Handel
Le Concert des Nations
Jordi Savall, conductor
Astree/Naive 9920
5:07am
Symphony No. 92 in G, Oxford
Franz Joseph Haydn
La Petite Bande
Sigiswald Kuijken, conductor
Virgin 91499
5:34am
Songs of Travel
Ralph Vaughan Williams
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Sir Simon Rattle, conductor
Thomas Allen, baritone
Angel/EMI 64731
5:57am
Beatrice/Ukrainian Tune
Traditional Russian
Hesperus
Golden Apple Records 7553
6:00am
Sonata in A, La pastorella
Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
Andrew Manze, violin
Nigel North, theorbo/lute
John Toll, keyboard
Harmonia Mundi 907134
6:04am
Set of four Ragtime Dances
Charles Ives
Orchestra New England
James Sinclair, conductor
KOCH International 7025
6:16am
String Quartet No. 2 in D
Alexander Borodin
Takacs Quartet
London 452239
6:42am
Eighteen Courtly Masquing Ayres
John Adson
David Munrow, recorder
And various soloists
Boston Skyline 138
7:09am
Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, "From the New World"
Antonin Dvorak
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
CBS/Sony 60563
7:53am
La valse
Maurice Ravel
London Symphony Orchestra
Claudio Abbado, conductor
Deutsche Grammophon 427314
8:06am
Autumn in New York
Vernon Duke
Ad hoc string and horn section
Max Harris, conductor
Stephane Grappelli, violin
Yehudi Menuhin, violin
M. Taylor and M. Fosset, guitars
Jack Sewing and Lennie Bush, bass
Brian Lemmon, piano
David Snell, harp
Angel/EMI 66830
8:10am
Polonaise in C, Op. 89
Ludwig van Beethoven
Andras Schiff, piano
Hungaroton 11885
8:17am
Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro
Giacomo Puccini
Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Lamberto Gardelli, conductor
Renata Tebaldi, soprano
London/Decca 470280
8:19am
Simple Symphony, Op. 4
Benjamin Britten
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Deutsche Grammophon 423624
8:37am
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
8:51am
The Planets: Jupiter, Bringer of Jollity
Gustav Holst
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Davis, conductor
Angel/EMI 64300
9:00am
Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11
Frederic Chopin
Moscow Philharmonic
Dmitri Kitayenko, conductor
Evgeny Kissin, piano
RCA 68378
9:36am
Johnson Boys
Traditional
Hesperus
Golden Apple Records 7553
9:39am
Greene-Sleeves
John Playford Collection
David Douglass, violin
Paul O'Dette, Baroque guitar
Andrew Lawrence-King, harp
Harmonia Mundi 3957186
9:43am
An American in Paris
George Gershwin
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Angel/EMI 64084
10:02am
Orphee Suite
Philip Glass
Paul Barnes, piano
Orange Mountain 8
10:31am
In the Garden
Edgar Meyer
Edgar Meyer, double bass
Mike Marshall, mandolin
Bela Fleck, banjo
CBS/Sony 62891
10:37am
Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043
Johann Sebastian Bach
New York Philharmonic
Zubin Mehta, conductor
Itzhak Perlman, violin
Isaac Stern, violin
CBS/Sony 38487
10:53am
La vega (The plain)
Isaac Albeniz
London Symphony Orchestra
Elmer Bernstein, conductor
Christopher Parkening, guitar
Angel/EMI 56859
11:07am
Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64
Richard Strauss
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Christian Thielemann, conductor
Deutsche Grammophon 469519
12:01pm
Norma: Casta diva
Vincenzo Bellini
La Scala Orchestra
Tullio Serafin, conductor
Maria Callas, soprano
Angel/EMI 57057
12:07pm
West Side Story: 'Cha-Cha'
Leonard Bernstein
Katia and Marielle Labeque, piano
CBS/Sony 45531
12:08pm
Vals arabesque
Ernesto Lecuona
Kathryn Stott, piano
Angel/EMI 56803
12:10pm
Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 22
Camille Saint-Saens
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Yoel Levi, conductor
Andre Watts, piano
Telarc 80386
12:34pm
Trumpet Concerto in C Minor
Benedetto Marcello
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
Maurice Andre, trumpet
Angel/EMI 69152
12:46pm
Quiet City
Aaron Copland
City of London Sinfonia
Richard Hickox, conductor
Crispian Steele-Perkins, trumpet
Helen McQueen, english horn
Virgin 90766
12:57pm
Laudate Dominum
Claudio Monteverdi
Julianne Baird, soprano
Ronn McFarlane, lute
Dorian 90236
1:02pm
Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in E-flat, Op. 74
Carl Maria Von Weber
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Antony Pay, clarinet
Virgin 90720
1:24pm
Medea: Dance of Vengeance, Op. 23
Samuel Barber
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Angel/EMI 49463
1:38pm
Papillons, Op. 2
Robert Schumann
Murray Perahia, piano
CBS/Sony 63380
1:52pm
Romance in F, Op. 50
Ludwig van Beethoven
New York Philharmonic
Kurt Masur, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
Deutsche Grammophon 471349
2:01pm
Concert No. 2, La Laborde
Jean-Philippe Rameau
The Queen's Chamber Band
Elaine Comparone, harpsichord
Lyrichord 8040
2:20pm
Orpheus and Eurydice: Dance of the Blessed Spirits
Christoph Willibald Gluck
Gil Shaham, violin
Akira Eguchi, piano
Deutsche Grammophon 447640
2:22pm
Bolero
Maurice Ravel
London Symphony Orchestra
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
CBS/Sony 44800
2:38pm
Lydia, Op. 4/2
Gabriel Faure
The King's Singers
RCA 61427
2:40pm
Madama Butterfly: Humming Chorus (Act 2)
Giacomo Puccini
Philharmonia Orchestra
Giuseppe Sinopoli, conductor
Ambrosian Opera Chorus
Deutsche Grammophon 469175
2:43pm
Hermit Songs, Op. 29
Samuel Barber
Sanford Sylvan, baritone
David Breitman, piano
Nonesuch 79259
3:00pm
Enigma Variations, Op. 36
Sir Edward Elgar
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir Georg Solti, conductor
London 452853
3:29pm
The Bear's Dance
John Playford Collection
David Douglass, violin
Paul O'Dette, Baroque guitar
Andrew Lawrence-King, harp
Harmonia Mundi 3957186
3:34pm
Divertimento No. 2 in B-flat, K. 137
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Hagen Quartet
Deutsche Grammophon 431645
3:46pm
Rig Veda: Third Group, Op. 26
Gustav Holst
Holst Orchestra
Hilary Davan Wetton, conductor
The Holst Singers
Hyperion 66175
3:59pm
Cuban Overture
George Gershwin
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
James Levine, conductor
Deutsche Grammophon 431625
4:09pm
German Requiem, Op. 45
Johannes Brahms
Philharmonia Orchestra
Otto Klemperer, conductor
Philharmonia Chorus
Elizabeth Schwarzkopf, soprano
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone
Angel/EMI 56218
5:19pm
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645 (Sleepers Awake)
Johann Sebastian Bach
Canadian Brass
RCA 5628
5:23pm
Caprice No. 24 in A Minor, Op. 1
Nicolo Paganini
Midori, violin
CBS/Sony 44944
5:28pm
Lamento di Tristano
Anonymous
Jordi Savall, viola da gamba
Pedro Estevan, percussion
Astree/Naive 8547
5:32pm
William Tell: Overture
Gioacchino Rossini
Royal Opera, Covent Garden
Carlo Rizzi, conductor
Conifer 55004
5:45pm
Songs of Travel
Ralph Vaughan Williams
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Sir Simon Rattle, conductor
Thomas Allen, baritone
Angel/EMI 64731
6:08pm
El fuego
Mateo Flecha
The Harp Consort
Andrew Lawrence-King, conductor
The King's Singers
RCA 63519
6:19pm
Cello Concerto in C, Hob.VIIb:1
Franz Joseph Haydn
Florilegium
Pieter Wispelwey, cello
Channel Classics 7395
6:42pm
Two Pieces for Violin and Piano
Aaron Copland
Nicholas Kitchen, violin
Michael Boriskin, piano
Arabesque 6794
6:53pm
Capricorn Concerto, Op. 21
Samuel Barber
San Diego Chamber Orchestra
Donald Barra, conductor
Linda Lukas, flute
Peggy Michel,oboe
John Wilds, trumpet
KOCH International 7206
7:08pm
Silver Ladders
Joan Tower
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Nonesuch 79245
7:31pm
Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, Op. 28
Richard Strauss
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
Angel/EMI 64106
7:46pm
Le marriage force: Suite
Jean-Baptiste Lully
New York Kammermusiker (Double Reed Ensemble)
Ilonna Pederson, conductor
Dorian 90189
7:55pm
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp Minor, Op. 27/2, Moonlight
Ludwig van Beethoven
Andre Watts, piano
Angel/EMI 73285
8:12pm
Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 29
Alexander Scriabin
The Philadelphia Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
Angel/EMI 49859
9:01pm
Another Division on a Ground by Mr. John Banister
John Playford Collection
David Douglass, violin
Harmonia Mundi 3957186
9:10pm
Morning Blues
Traditional
Hesperus
Golden Apple Records 7553
9:13pm
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
9:45pm
Peter Grimes: Four Sea Interludes, Op. 33
Benjamin Britten
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
Deutsche Grammophon 431768
10:04pm
Pelleas und Melisande
Arnold Schoenberg
Orchester der Deutschen Oper
Christian Thielemann, conductor
Deutsche Grammophon 469008
10:50pm
Second Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra
George Gershwin
Philharmonia Orchestra
Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor
Howard Shelley, piano
Chandos 9092
11:05pm
Castles of Spain
Federico Moreno Torroba
David Russell, guitar
Telarc 80451
11:34pm
One Touch of Venus: Speak Low
Kurt Weill
Hudson Shad
HudsonShad 01
11:37pm
Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B-flat, BWV 1051
Johann Sebastian Bach
Linde-Consort
Hans-Martin Linde, conductor
Virgin 61154
11:53pm
City Life
Steve Reich
Bradley Lubman, conductor
Steve Reich Ensemble
Nonesuch 79430
Wordless Music
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Music from the 92nd Street Y
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Concerts from the Frick Collection
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The New Americans
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