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12:03am
Eighteen Courtly Masquing Ayres
John Adson
Musica Aurea
David Munrow, recorder and various Renaissance instruments
Don Smithers, recorder and various Renaissance instruments
Michael Morrow, crumhorn
Boston Skyline 138
12:30am
Don Giovanni: Overture
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Prague Chamber Orchestra
Libor Pesek, conductor
Supraphon 3367
12:37am
Dover Beach
Samuel Barber
Tokyo String Quartet
Marilyn Horne, mezzo-soprano
RCA 68771
12:45am
Der Freischutz: Overture
Carl Maria Von Weber
Philharmonia Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
Chandos 9066
12:55am
Four Seasons: La primavera (Spring), Op. 8, RV 269
Antonio Vivaldi
Il Giardino Armonico
Giovanni Antonini, conductor
Enrico Onofri, violin
Teldec 97671
1:06am
Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 73
Johannes Brahms
London Classical Players
Roger Norrington, conductor
Angel/EMI 54875
1:48am
Suite pastorale
Emmanuel Chabrier
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
Deutsche Grammophon 447751
2:07am
El fuego
Mateo Flecha
The Harp Consort
Andrew Lawrence-King, conductor
The King's Singers
RCA 63519
2:18am
Histoire du tango
Astor Piazzolla
Odair Assad, guitar
Fernando Suarez Paz, violin
GHA 126027
2:37am
Carnival Overture, Op. 92
Antonin Dvorak
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Rafael Kubelik, conductor
Deutsche Grammophon 423120
2:46am
Sonata in D for Eight Viols and One Trumpet
Alessandro Stradella
Tafelmusik
Jeanne Lamon, conductor
Crispian Steele-Perkins, natural trumpet
CBS/Sony 53365
2:55am
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645 (Sleepers Awake)
Johann Sebastian Bach
Canadian Brass
RCA 5628
3:00am
Ode on St. Cecilia's Day
Henry Purcell
English Chamber Orchestra
Sir Charles Mackerras, conductor
Simon Woolf, treble
Paul Esswood and Roland Tatnell, countertenors
Alexander Young, tenor
Michael Rippon and John Shirley-Quirk, basses
Tiffin Boy's Choir and The Ambrosian Singers
Archiv 4036
3:56am
Adelaide, Op. 46
Ludwig van Beethoven
Jussi Bjoerling, tenor
Harry Ebert, piano
Angel/EMI 64707
4:03am
Set for Theatre Orchestra
Charles Ives
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Gilbert Kalish, piano
Deutsche Grammophon 439869
4:11am
Short Ride in a Fast Machine
John Adams
San Francisco Symphony
Edo de Waart, conductor
Nonesuch 79144
4:16am
1812 Overture, Op. 49
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Berlin Symphony Orchestra
Claus Peter Flor, conductor
RCA 60119
4:30am
Symphony No. 1, La nuit des tropiques
Louis Moreau Gottschalk
Utah Symphony Orchestra
Maurice Abravanel, conductor
Vanguard 09
4:49am
Pulcinella Suite
Igor Stravinsky
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Sir Neville Marriner, conductor
Deutsche Grammophon 469205
5:12am
Mother Goose Suite (Ma mere l'oye)
Maurice Ravel
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor
CBS/Sony 66832
5:32am
Oasis
Improvisation
Silk Road Ensemble
CBS/Sony 93962
5:35am
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43
Sergei Rachmaninoff
The Philadelphia Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
Andrei Gavrilov, piano
Angel/EMI 49966
5:57am
Instrumental and "O presul vere civitatis"
Hildegard von Bingen
Sequentia
Deutsche Harmonia Mundi 77378
6:13am
Anacreon
Jean-Philippe Rameau
Les Arts Florissants
William Christie, conductor
Rene Schirrer, baritone
Agnes Mellon, soprano
Jill Feldman, soprano
Dominique Visse, countertenor
Michel Laplenie, tenor
Harmonia Mundi 1901090
6:59am
Candide: Suite
Leonard Bernstein
Minnesota Orchestra
Eiji Oue, conductor
Reference 87
7:18am
Sicilienne, Op. 78
Gabriel Faure
Jean-Pierre Rampal, flute
Marielle Nordmann, harp
CBS/Sony 44552
7:21am
Simple Gifts
Aaron Copland
London Symphony Orchestra
Aaron Copland, conductor
CBS/Sony 48257
7:25am
Guitar Quintet No. 4 in D, G. 448, Fandango
Luigi Boccherini
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble
Pepe Romero, guitar
Philips 438769
7:42am
Images for Orchestra
Claude Debussy
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
James Levine, conductor
CBS/Sony 53284
8:18am
First Impressions
Edgar Meyer
Mark O'Connor, violin
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
Edgar Meyer, piano
CBS/Sony 68460
8:22am
Symphony No. 45 in F-sharp Minor, Farewell
Franz Joseph Haydn
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Deutsche Grammophon 423376
8:49am
Concerto for Trumpet and Five Players
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich
Zubin Mehta, conductor
Philip Smith, trumpet
Members of the New York Philharmonic
New World 372
9:04am
Different Trains
Steve Reich
Kronos Quartet
Astree/Naive 782167
9:31am
Egmont: Overture, Op. 84
Ludwig van Beethoven
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
Deutsche Grammophon 423481
9:40am
Porgy and Bess: 'I Got Plenty o'Nuttin'
George Gershwin
North Wind Quintet
Cambria/TN 1031
9:41am
Guitar Concerto
Heitor Villa-Lobos
New York Philharmonic
Jose Serebrier, conductor
Sharon Isbin, guitar
Warner Classics 60296
10:01am
Mass No. 2 in D Minor
Luigi Cherubini
Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Helmut Rilling, conductor
Gachinger Kantoriei, Stuttgart
Pamela Coburn, soprano
Cornelia Kallisch, alto
Martin Thompson, tenor
Jacob Will, bass
Hanssler 98981
11:15am
Slavonic Dance in C, Op. 46/1
Antonin Dvorak
Ulrike-Anima Mathe, violin
Samuel Sanders, piano
Dorian 90231
11:18am
Solomon: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
George Frederick Handel
Robin Hill, guitar
Peter Wiltschinsky, guitar
Teldec 44140
11:21am
Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 1
Ottorino Respighi
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Deutsche Grammophon 437533
11:36am
Harp Concerto in A
Giovanni Paisiello
European Community Chamber Orchestra
Dimitri Demetriades, conductor
Jasna Corrado Merlak, harp
Helios 88015
11:48am
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
12:20pm
Trumpet Concerto in C Minor
Benedetto Marcello
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
Maurice Andre, trumpet
Angel/EMI 69152
12:32pm
Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann, Op. 20
Clara Schumann
Angela Cheng, piano
CBC (RCI) 1087
12:41pm
The Red Pony Suite
Aaron Copland
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Aaron Copland, conductor
CBS/Sony 47236
1:07pm
Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16
Edvard Grieg
The Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
Artur Rubinstein, piano
RCA 60897
1:33pm
Gloria in D, RV. 589
Antonio Vivaldi
The English Concert
Trevor Pinnock, conductor
Nancy Argenta, soprano
Jennifer Smith, soprano
Catherin Wyn Rogers, contralto
Archiv 437834
2:04pm
The Cradle Pavan
Anthony Holborne
Julianne Baird, soprano
Ronn McFarlane, lute
Dorian 90126
2:09pm
Symphony No. 8 in B Minor, D. 759, Unfinished
Franz Schubert
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
James Levine, conductor
Deutsche Grammophon 439862
2:33pm
Coffee Cantata, BWV 211
Johann Sebastian Bach
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and Choir
Ton Koopman, conductor
Anne Grimm, soprano
Paul Agnew, tenor
Klaus Mertens, bass
Erato 15562
2:58pm
Hermit Songs, Op. 29
Samuel Barber
Sanford Sylvan, baritone
David Breitman, piano
Nonesuch 79259
3:15pm
Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 64
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Philharmonia Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
Angel/EMI 67314
4:03pm
Someone to Watch Over Me
George Gershwin
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Eric Stern, conductor
Dawn Upshaw, soprano
Nonesuch 79498
4:06pm
Sonata a 7
Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
English Chamber Orchestra Brass Ensemble
Donald Fraser, conductor
RCA 61852
4:10pm
Down a River of Time
Eric Ewazen
Sejong Soloists
Linda Strommen, oboe
Albany 577
4:34pm
Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, Op. 28
Richard Strauss
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
Angel/EMI 64106
4:49pm
Hebrides Overture in D, Op. 26 (Fingal's Cave)
Felix Mendelssohn
London Classical Players
Roger Norrington, conductor
Angel/EMI 49889
4:59pm
Hundsdon House and Sir Martin Morah's Jig
John Playford Collection
David Douglass, violin
Paul O'Dette, Baroque guitar
Andrew Lawrence-King, harp
Harmonia Mundi 3957186
5:03pm
The Musical Snuffbox, Op. 32
Antoly Liadov
Olga Kern, piano
Harmonia Mundi 907399
5:06pm
Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat Minor, Op. 35, Funeral March
Frederic Chopin
Murray Perahia, piano
CBS/Sony 32780
5:30pm
Caniad of the chamber
Traditional Welsh
William Taylor, harp
Dorian 90260
5:40pm
Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Ralph Vaughan Williams
English String Orchestra
William Boughton, conductor
Susan Lynn, violin
Pierre Joubert, violin
Helen Roberts, viola
Thomas Waddington, cello
Nimbus 5210
5:55pm
Madama Butterfly: Humming Chorus (Act 2)
Giacomo Puccini
Philharmonia Orchestra
Giuseppe Sinopoli, conductor
Ambrosian Opera Chorus
Deutsche Grammophon 469175
5:58pm
Instrumental, CSM 206
Alfonso X "El Sabio"
Ensemble Unicorn, Vienna
Naxos 553133
6:03pm
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
Helene Grimaud, piano
Denon 75368
6:37pm
West Side Story: 'One Hand, One Heart'
Leonard Bernstein
Katia and Marielle Labeque, piano
CBS/Sony 45531
6:39pm
The Big Cheese
Bela Fleck
Edgar Meyer, double bass
Mike Marshall, mandolin
Bela Fleck, banjo
CBS/Sony 62891
6:44pm
Piano Trio
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich
Joseph Kalichstein, piano
Jaime Laredo, violin
Sharon Robinson, cello
Arabesque 6676
7:00pm
Symphony No. 6 in D Major, Hob. 1:6, Le matin (Morning)
Franz Joseph Haydn
St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble
Arabesque 6756
7:23pm
Finlandia, Op. 26
Jean Sibelius
Berlin Symphony Orchestra
Claus Peter Flor, conductor
RCA 60119
7:32pm
Concerto for Pipa with String Orchestra
Lou Harrison
The New Professionals Orchestra
Rebecca Miller, conductor
Wu Man, pipa
Mode 140
7:58pm
Concerto for Two Mandolins in G, RV 532
Antonio Vivaldi
Philharmonia Virtuosi
Richard Kapp, conductor
Peter Press, mandolin
Scott Kuney, mandolin
ESS.A.Y 1004
8:11pm
Tristan und Isolde: Mild und leise
Richard Wagner
Bayreuth Festival Orchestra
Karl Bohm, conductor
Birgit Nilsson, soprano
London/Decca 467912
8:18pm
Symphony No. 3 in E-flat, Op. 55, "Eroica"
Ludwig van Beethoven
London Symphony Orchestra
Bernard Haitink, conductor
LSO Live 0598
9:07pm
Piano Quartet No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 25
Johannes Brahms
Amadeus Quartet
Murray Perahia, piano
CBS/Sony 42361
9:48pm
Le marriage force: Suite
Jean-Baptiste Lully
New York Kammermusiker (Double Reed Ensemble)
Ilonna Pederson, conductor
Dorian 90189
9:57pm
An Outdoor Overture
Aaron Copland
Seattle Symphony Orchestra
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
Delos 3140
10:07pm
Sonata in A, La pastorella
Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
Andrew Manze, violin
Nigel North, theorbo/lute
John Toll, keyboard
Harmonia Mundi 907134
10:11pm
Sonata in A: Rondo alla Turca, K 331
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Christian Zacharias, piano
Angel/EMI 67205
10:15pm
Dumbarton Oaks Concerto in E-flat
Igor Stravinsky
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Robert Craft, conductor
Music Masters 67113
10:28pm
Water Music Suite No. 1 in F, HWV 348
George Frederick Handel
Le Concert des Nations
Jordi Savall, conductor
Astree/Naive 9920
10:48pm
Clarinet Concerto
Joan Tower
Louisville Orchestra
Joseph Silverstein, conductor
David Shifrin, clarinet
D'Note 51016
11:09pm
It Don't Mean a Thing
Edward K. (Duke) Ellington
Canadian Brass
RCA 63455
11:13pm
Verklarte Nacht, Op. 4 (Transfigured Night)
Arnold Schoenberg
Berlin Soloists
Teldec 46277
11:42pm
The Bartered Bride: Dances
Bedrich Smetana
London Symphony Orchestra
Geoffrey Simon, conductor
Chandos 8412
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