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 12 AM
 
Music Through the Night
with Bob Christiansen
 
12:01 am Pierre Attaingnant: Bransle gay
Hopkinson Smith, lute
Astree 8854 
 
12:06 am Domenico Gabrielli: Ricercar No. 3
Matt Haimovitz, cello
Oxingale 2018 
 
12:10 am Charles Gounod: Faust: Ballet Music
Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner
Philips 462125 
 
12:29 am Eugene Bozza: Bucolique
Ricardo Morales, clarinet
Michael Chertock, piano
Boston 1064 
 
12:37 am Carl Stamitz: Symphony Concertante
English Chamber Orchestra / Daniel Barenboim
Isaac Stern, violin
Pinchas Zukerman, viola
Sony 66472 
 
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 1 AM
 
Music Through the Night
with Scott Blankenship
 
1:01 am Eric Coates: Dance of the Orange Blossoms
East of England Orchestra / Malcolm Nabarro
ASV 2075 
 
1:06 am Carlos Salzedo: Song in the Night (Chanson dans la Nuit)
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp
Azica 71273 
 
1:10 am George Frideric Handel: Concerto for 2 Orchestras No. 3
Academy of Ancient Music / Christopher Hogwood
Oiseau-Lyre 411721 
 
1:26 am Francois Couperin: Les Tricoteuses (The knitters)
Alexandre Tharaud, piano
Harmonia Mundi 901956 
 
1:29 am Muzio Clementi: Symphony No. 3 "Great National"
Philharmonia / Francesco d'Avalos
ASV 803 
 
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 2 AM
 
2:01 am Luigi Gatti: Sextet: Rondo
Calamus Ensemble
Dabringhaus 6031589 
 
2:06 am Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Capriccio Diabolico
Sofia Soloists / Plamen Djurov
Carlos Barbosa-Lima, guitar
Concord 42048 
 
2:18 am Pierre de la Rue: O Saving Host
Hilliard Ensemble
Jan Garbarek, saxophone
ECM 1525 
 
2:24 am Morton Gould: Folk Suite
London Symphony Orchestra / David Amos
Harmonia Mundi 906010 
 
2:39 am Luigi Boccherini: String Quintet No. 6
Smithsonian Chamber Players
DHM 77159 
 
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 3 AM
 
3:01 am Edvard Grieg: Last Spring
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra / Neeme Jarvi
DG 437520 
 
3:06 am Johannes Brahms: Rhapsody
Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano
Hyperion 67550 
 
3:11 am Antonin Dvorak: Cypresses
Cleveland Quartet
Pro Arte 237 
 
3:44 am George Frideric Handel: Larghetto
Chen Yi, violin
Lars Hannibal, guitar
OUR Recordings 220602 
 
3:49 am Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Divertimento No. 5
Wallace Collection / Simon Wright
John Wallace, trumpet
Nimbus 5121 
 
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 4 AM
 
4:01 am Peter Tchaikovsky: Suite No. 1: Gavotte
National Symphony of Ireland / Stefan Sanderling
Naxos 550644 
 
4:06 am Noam Sivan: Improvisations on Bach's "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring"
Yael Weiss, piano
Koch 7651 
 
4:17 am Malcolm Nabarro: Lincoln Green
East of England Orchestra / Malcolm Nabarro
ASV 2069 
 
4:30 am Zoltan Kodaly: Esti Dal (Evening Song)
Cantus
Cantus 1212 
 
4:34 am Ludwig van Beethoven: Serenade
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
Delos 3177 
 
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 5 AM
 
5:01 am Ferdinando Carulli: Guitar Sonata
Richard Savino, guitar
Naxos 553301 
 
5:06 am Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 4
Academy of Ancient Music / Christopher Hogwood
Oiseau-Lyre 417834 
 
5:31 am Philip Glass: The Hours: The Hours
Studio Orchestra / Nick Ingman
Michael Riesman, piano
Nonesuch 79693 
 
5:39 am Georg Philipp Telemann: Sonata for Strings
Berlin Baroque Soloists / Rainer Kussmaul
DG 5761 
 
5:49 am Franz Schubert: The Magic Harp Overture
London Classical Players / Roger Norrington
EMI 49889 
 
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 6 AM
 
Harmonia
with Angela Mariani
Music for Celtic Saints - On Harmonia, we're exploring music written for saints associated with Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. Plus, we'll focus on the harp in our Listener's Guide to the Renaissance Consort, and we'll hear music from a recent recording by the ensemble Atalante.
 
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 7 AM - 11 AM
 
Sunday Baroque
Johann Sebastian Bach was born in Eisenach, Germany in March 1685, and Sunday Baroque's annual Bach Birthday Bash will toast the composer’s genius with a program entirely devoted to a variety of great performances of Bach's music.
 
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 11 AM
 
Classical Music
with Lynn Warfel
 
11:01 am Henry Cowell: Concerto Grosso: 2nd movement
Manhattan Chamber Orchestra / Richard Auldon Clark
Koch 7282 
 
11:06 am Ludwig van Beethoven: Romance No. 2
Chamber Orchestra of Europe / Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Gidon Kremer, violin
Teldec 74881 
 
11:14 am Johann Sebastian Bach: Mandolin Concerto
Potsdam Chamber Academy
Avi Avital, mandolin
Shalev Ad-El, harpsichord
DG 16801 
 
11:28 am Connie Ellisor: Blackberry Winter
Nashville Chamber Orchestra / Paul Gambill
Stephen Seifert, mountain dulcimer
Warner 46739 
 
11:47 am John Gardner: Irish Suite
Royal Ballet Sinfonia / Gavin Sutherland
ASV 2125 
 
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 12 PM
 
12:01 pm Oskar Merikanto: Romance
Izumi Tateno, piano
Finlandia 904 
 
12:06 pm Traditional: O'Carolan Medley
Aureole Trio
Koch 7660 
 
12:10 pm Ari Pulkkinen: Angry Birds Theme
La Pieta / Angele Dubeau
Analekta 8734 
 
12:14 pm Johannes Brahms: Serenade No. 2
Scottish Chamber Orchestra / Charles Mackerras
Telarc 80522 
 
12:47 pm Carl Friedrich Abel: Symphony No. 3
Cantilena / Adrian Shepherd
Chandos 8648 
 
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 1 PM
 
1:01 pm Louis Cahuzac: Cantilene
Philippe Cuper, clarinet
Christine Lagniel, piano
Clarinet Classics 65 
 
1:06 pm Adam Carse: Two Sketches
Northern Sinfonia / David Lloyd-Jones
Naxos 555070 
 
1:13 pm Percy Grainger: Danny Boy
James Galway, flute
RCA 7778 
 
1:19 pm Peter Tchaikovsky: March Slave (Slavonic March)
Cincinnati Pops / Erich Kunzel
Telarc 80170 
 
1:29 pm Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Clarinet Concerto
Seattle Symphony / Gerard Schwarz
Jon Manasse, clarinet
Harmonia Mundi 907516 
 
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 2 PM
 
Classical Music
with Mindy Ratner
 
2:01 pm Amy Beach: Dance of the Flowers
Joanne Polk, piano
Arabesque 6693 
 
2:06 pm Paul Dukas: Sorcerer's Apprentice
London Symphony Orchestra / Charles Mackerras
Cala 1022 
 
2:17 pm Nicola Matteis: Ground after the Scotch Humour
Ensemble Galilei
Dorian 92153 
 
2:21 pm Robert Schumann: Symphony No. 4
Vienna Philharmonic / Herbert von Karajan
DG 431095 
 
2:53 pm Turlough O'Carolan: Bridget Cruise and Eleanor Plunkett
Michal Hromek Consort
Supraphon 3604 
 
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 3 PM
 
3:01 pm John Ireland: Concertino Pastorale: Finale
City of London Sinfonia / Richard Hickox
Chandos 9376 
 
3:06 pm Johann Sebastian Bach: Keyboard Concerto No. 5
Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Murray Perahia
Murray Perahia, piano
Sony 82429 
 
3:16 pm Erik Satie: Gymnopedie No. 1
The Knights / Eric Jacobsen
Ancalagon 137 
 
3:20 pm Charles Stanford: Irish Rhapsody No. 1
Ulster Orchestra / Vernon Handley
Chandos 8627 
 
3:34 pm Josef Myslivecek: Sinfonia
Concerto Koln
Archiv 4776418 
 
3:46 pm Antonin Dvorak: Scherzo Capriccioso
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra / Mariss Jansons
EMI 64291 
 
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 4 PM
 
4:01 pm John Playford: Paul's Steeple and Stingo
Apollo's Banquet
Harmonia Mundi 907186 
 
4:06 pm Fritz Kreisler: Violin Concerto in the Style of Vivaldi
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Gil Shaham, violin
DG 439933 
 
4:18 pm Hamilton Harty: An Irish Symphony: The Fair Day
Boston Pops Orchestra / Keith Lockhart
RCA 68901 
 
4:22 pm Ludwig Lebrun: Oboe Concerto No. 2
Radio Chamber Orchestra / Jan Willem de Vriend
Bart Schneemann, oboe
Channel Classics 16198 
 
4:45 pm George Frideric Handel: Concerto Grosso No. 8
Handel and Haydn Society / Christopher Hogwood
Avie 2065 
 
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 5 PM
 
5:01 pm Joachim Raff: Symphony No. 3: Allegro assai
Philharmonia Orchestra / Francesco d'Avalos
ASV 793 
 
5:06 pm Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 10
Esther Budiardjo, piano
ProPiano 224536 
 
5:09 pm Giovanni Valentini: Sonata a 4
Musica Fiata Koln
DHM 77086 
 
5:16 pm Traditional Irish: The Irish Session Suite
Kevin Burke, violin
Andrew Ehrlich, violin
Charles Noble, viola
Justin Kagan, cello
Loftus 4 
 
5:39 pm Anonymous: A Worcester Ladymass: Beata viscera
Trio Mediaeval
ECM 2166 
 
5:41 pm Luigi Boccherini: Guitar Quintet No. 1
Academy Chamber Ensemble
Pepe Romero, guitar
Philips 438769 
 
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 6 PM - 8 PM
 
Sunday at the Symphony
with the Deutsche Welle Festival
Essa-Pekka Salonen conducts the Philharmonia Orchestra London in Beethoven’s Symphonies 4 and 6. Plus, hear Joseph Phibbs’ “Rivers to the Sea.”
 
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 8 PM - 10 PM
 
Pittsburgh Symphony Radio
with Jim Cunningham
Violin superstar Joshua Bell returns to perform Brahms’ Violin Concerto. Manfred Honeck conducts “Don Juan,” “Death and Transfiguration,” and “Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks” by Strauss.
 
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 10 PM
 
Music Through the Night
with Valerie Kahler
 
10:01 pm Frederick Delius: Irmelin Prelude
Northern Sinfonia of England / Richard Hickox
EMI 65067 
 
10:06 pm Howard Hanson: Lumen in Christo: Andante
Seattle Symphony / Gerard Schwarz
Delos 3160 
 
10:17 pm Daniel S. Godfrey: Romanza
Cassatt String Quartet
Koch 7573 
 
10:29 pm Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Sadko
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra / Dmitri Kitayenko
Chandos 9229 
 
10:43 pm Traditional Sephardic: Buenas noches (Sweet Night)
Arianna Savall, mezzo-soprano
Petter Udland Johansen, voice and Hardanger fiddle
Sveinung Lillehier, guitar
Miquel Angel Cordero, double bass
David Mayoral, percussion
ECM 2227 
 
10:50 pm Erik Satie: Cold Pieces
Eve Egoyan, piano
CBC 1153 
 
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 11 PM
 
Music Through the Night
with Valerie Kahler
 
11:01 pm Zoltan Kodaly: Intermezzo for String Trio
Domus
Virgin 45015 
 
11:06 pm Arthur Duff: Meath Pastoral
Irish Chamber Orchestra / Fionnuala Hunt
Black Box 1003 
 
11:11 pm Domenico Cimarosa: Serenade
James Galway, flute
Kazuhito Yamashita, guitar
RCA 5679 
 
11:24 pm Aaron Copland: Appalachian Spring
Cincinnati Pops / Erich Kunzel
Telarc 80339 
 
11:51 pm Traditional: Behold, the Beautiful Light of the Sun
Oslo Chamber Choir / Hakon Daniel Nystedt
Helga Gunnes, soprano
Sondre Bratland, vocals
Two L 73 
 
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