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A sampling of great works for solo violin and orchestra, including concerti by Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms and Sibelius.

Monday

Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin & Orchestra in e minor, I (excerpt)
Concertgebouw Orch/Haitink; Perlman, v.
EMI 47074
1:20
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Vivaldi: Autumn from The Four Seasons
English Concert/Pinnock; Standage, v.
Archiv 400045
:31, 10:17
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J.S. Bach: Concerto for Violin & Orchestra No. 2 in E Major, BWV 1042
Academy of Ancient Music/Manze, v.
HM 907155
7:22, 8:39
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Mozart: Concerto for Violin & Orchestra No. 3 in G Major, K. 216, III
Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra/Zinman; Frank, v.
Arte Nova 721040
5:58
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Mozart: Concerto for Violin & Orchestra No. 4 in D Major, K. 218, II
New Symphony Orchestra/Sargent; Heifetz, v.
RCA 61761
6:21
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Mozart: Concerto for Violin & Orchestra No. 5 in A Major, K. 219, I (excerpt) + III
German Chamber Phil/Tetzlaff, v.
Virgin 82122
1:23 + 8:33, 1:25
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Tuesday

Beethoven, cad. Kreisler: Concerto for Violin & Orchestra in D Major, Op. 61, I
Columbia Symphony/Walter; Francescatti, v.
Sony 47659
23:33, 2:05
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Beethoven, cad. Schnittke: Violin Concerto, Op. 61, I (excerpt)
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields/Marriner; Kremer, v.
Phil 410549
4:46
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Beethoven, cad. Bell: Violin Concerto, Op. 61, I (excerpt) + III
Camerata Salzburg/Norrington; Bell, v.
Sony 89505
4:09 + 9:16
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Paganini: Concerto for Violin & Orchestra in b minor, La Campanella, III
Chamber Orchestra of Santa Cecilia/Ughi; Ughi, v.
RCA 7844
8:05
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Wednesday

Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin & Orchestra in e minor, Op. 64, I
Concertgebouw Orch/Haitink; Perlman, v.
EMI 47074
13:02
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Brahms: Concerto for Violin & Orchestra in D Major, Op. 77, I
NY Phil/Masur; Mutter, v.
DG 457075
22:56, 2:13
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Viotti: Concerto for Violin & Orchestra No. 22 in a minor (excerpts)
Padova Chamber Orch/Golub; Kaplan, v.
Arab 6691
2:04, 1:44
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Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Violin & Orchestra in D Major, Op. 35, III
Berlin Phil/Abbado; Midori, v.
Sony 68338
10:08
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Thursday

Sibelius: Concerto for Violin & Orchestra in d minor, Op. 47, III (excerpt), I
Academy of St. Martin in-the-Fields/Marriner; Josefowicz, v.
Phil 446131
:51, 15:20
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Elgar: Concerto for Violin & Orchestra in b minor, Op. 61, III
LSO/Davis; Hahn, v.
DG 474504
:16, 7:34
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Berg: Concerto for Violin & Orchestra (excerpts)
CSO/Solti; Chung, v.
Lon 411804
:27, 8:36
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Barber: Concerto for Violin & Orchestra, Op. 14, II
LSO/Previn; Shaham, v.
DG 439886
8:49
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Walton: Concerto for Violin & Orchestra, II
Royal Phil/Previn; Kennedy, v.
EMI 49628
6:36, :19
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Friday

Prokofiev: Concerto for Violin & Orchestra No. 1, I
LSO/Rostropovich; Vengerov, v.
Teldec 92256
9:57
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Weill: Concerto for Violin & Wind Orchestra, II
English Symphony Orch/Boughton; Hope, v.
Nimbus 5582
3:21
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Stravinsky: Concerto for Violin & Orchestra in D Major, I
BSO/Ozawa; Perlman, v.
DG 447445
5:46
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Bartók: Violin Concerto No. 2 in b minor, I
Budapest Festival Orchestra/Fischer; Zehetmair, v.
Berlin Cl 1134
15:02
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Adams: Concerto for Violin, Part II: Body Through Which the Dream Flows
LSO/Nagano; Kremer, v.
Nonesuch 79360
11:31
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This week on Exploring Music, composers influenced by the elixir of love.

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Monday

It Was a Lover and His Lass (excerpt)
Ken ‘Snakehips’ Johnson & His West Indian Dance Band
British Library Nat’l Sound archive
:47 (excerpt)
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Debussy: L’Isle Joyeuse, L 106
Kocsis, p.
Phillips 422 404
6:12
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Berlioz: Romeo and Juliet; Love Scene (Adagio)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra/Giulini
EMI 47616
16:52
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Bizet: Flower Song fr. Carmen
Domingo, tenor
Decca 466 480
3:57
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Dvorák: “Lasst Mich Allein,” Op. 82/1
Angelika Kirschschlager, s. Helmut Deutsch, p.
Sony 73716
4:28
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Dvorák: Cello Concerto In B Minor, Op. 104, III
New York Philharmonic Orchestra/Robertson; Vogler, vc.
Sony 73716
12:48
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Elgar: Salut D’Amour, Op. 12
Kennedy, v.; Isserlis, c.; Pettinger, p.
Chandos 8380
3:10
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Dvorák: Lasst Mich Allein, Op. 82/1 (excerpt)
Vogler, vc.; Deutsch, p.
Sony 73716
1:21
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Tuesday

Morley: “It was a Lover and His Lass” (excerpt)
Musicians of the Globe/Pickett
Phil 446687
:30
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Sibelius: Pelléas Et Mélisande, Op. 46 (excerpts)
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra/Järvi
BIS 237
5:56
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Debussy: Preludes and Interludes from Pelléas Et Mélisande
Cleveland Orch/Leinsdorf
Musical Arts Assn. 000904
9:45
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Schoenberg: Pelléas Et Mélisande, I-III
Israel Philharmonic/Mehta
Sony 45870
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Fauré: Pelléas Et Mélisande Suite, I-III
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields/Marriner
Decca 410552
12:35
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Fauré: Pavane fr. Pelléas Et Mélisande
St. Louis Symphony/Slatkin
BMG Classics 09026-68511-2
5:12

Mahler: “Ich atmet’ einen Linden Duft” fr. Five Rückert Songs
Cleveland Orchestra/Dohnanyi; Van Dam, bs.
Musical Arts Assn. 904
2:35

Wednesday

Harris: It Was a Lover and his Lass
Chicago A Capella
Cedille 85
:45
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Mozart: Grosse Messe c-moll KV 427: Credo – Et incarnatus est
Bayerischen Rundfunks/Bernstein; Augér, s.
DG 431791
7:50
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C. Schumann: Drei Romanzen Op.22:
Nr.1 Des-Dur (Andante Molto)
Nr.2 G-Moll (Allegretto, Mit Zartem Vortrag)
Nr.3 B-Dur (Leidenschaftlich Schnell)
Van Keulen, v.; Brautigam, p.
Koch 6554
8:54

R. Schumann: Romance, Op. 28, No. 2
Janis, Piano
Phillips 456 850
3:19
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Wagner: Siegfried-Idyll
Staatskapelle Dresden/Runnicles
Teldec 17109
17:47
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Gershwin: “Our Love Is Here to Stay”
Blossom Dearie
iTunes download
3:10

Lobo: “Pra Dizer Adeus”
Karrin Allyson & Ens.
Concord Jazz 30428
4:47
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Jobim: “Vinicius de Moraes” (excerpt)
Lees: “Estrada Branca (This Happy Madness)“
Karrin Allyson & Ens.
Concord Jazz 30428
2:15
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Thursday

Puccini: “Recondita Armonia” fr. Tosca
St. Cecilia Academy Orch./Patane
Decca 466480
3:08
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Wagner: Vorspiel und Liebestode fr. Tristan und Isolde
Philharmonia Orchestra/Klemperer
EMI 47254
15:49
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Tchaikovsky: “Do You Hear the Nightingale?” fr. Romeo & Juliet
Scottish Nat’l Orch/Järvi; Lewis, ten.; Murphy, s.
Chan 8476
13:03
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Schubert: “Gretchen am Spinnrade,” D. 118
Upshaw, s.; Goode, p.
Nonesuch 79317
3:32
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Strayhorn: “Lush Life”
featuring Hartman, voc.; Tyner, p.; Coltrane, ten. sax
iTunes download
5:28
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Scott: “Annie Laurie”
King’s Singers
EMI 54904
3:12
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Finzi: “It Was A Lover and His Lass” fr. Let us Garlands Bring, Op. 18: No. 5
Milnes, bar.; Spong, p.
VAI 1141
3:04
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Schumann: Romance, Op. 28 No. 2 in F-sharp (excerpt)
Janis, p.
Phil 456850
2:58
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Friday

Vaughan Williams: “It was a Lover and his Lass”
Anthony Rolfe Johnson, t.; Simon Keenlyside, b.;
Graham Johnson,p.
Naxos 8557144
:45 (excerpt)
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Richard Strauss: Waltzes fr. Der Rosenkavalier
Chicago Symphony Orchestra/Reiner
Sony 64451
8:41
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Mahler: Symphony No. 5: Adagietto
New York Philharmonic/Walter
Decca/ London 460 793
7:42, :45 (excerpt)
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Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (excerpt)
Philharmonia Orchestra/Klemperer
EMI 47254
:31
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Verdi: Othello (excerpt)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra/Barenboim
Fleming, s.; Domingo, t.
10:03
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Kreisler: Liebesleid
Mutter, v.; Orkis, p.
DG 471 500
4:18
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Kreisler: Schön Rosmarin
Mutter, v.; Orkis, p.
DG 471 500
2:12
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Gershwin: ”Bess, You Is My Woman Now” fr. Porgy & Bess
Orch/Gershwin; Duncan, bar.; Brown, s.
reh. & radio broadcast (7/19/1935)
Heritage Jazz 512923A
5:13

“Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be?)”
Billie Holiday, Jimmy Sherman, Jimmy Ramirez, Roger “Ram”
Unreleased CD
3:23

Joseph Kosma, Jacques Prevert: Immense et rouge
Eric Amado
Van 6038
1:09
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Francis Lemarque: D’Amour et d’eau fraiche (Some Love and Some Cold Water)
Eric Amado
Van 6038
1:39
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Rodgers & Hart: “My Funny Valentine”
Ella Fitzgerald
iTunes
3:54
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Rodgers & Hart: My Funny Valentine (excerpt)
Gene Bertoncini, Bill Charlap & Sean Smith
iTunes
1:46
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Bill McGlaughlin welcomes one of America’s foremost composers as co-host and programmer.

Monday

Corigliano: Kaleidoscope
John & Richard Contiguglia, pnos.
CRI 659
5:36
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Corigliano: Fern Hill (excerpt)
Dessoff Choirs/Tritle
Dessoff Choirs 1101
6:03
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Corigliano: Sonata for Violin and Piano, finale
Corigliano Sr., v.; Votapek, p.
CRI SD 215
7:25
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Corigliano: Elegy (excerpt), Tournaments
St. Louis Symphony/Slatkin
RCA 09026-68100-2
3:21, 11:44
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Corgliano: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, finale
St. Louis Symphony/Slatkin; Douglas, p.
RCA 09026-68100-2
6:04
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Tuesday

Corigliano: Creations, Part II (excerpt)- The Creation of Adam and Eve
I Fiamminghi/Werthen; McKellen, n.
Telarc 80421
5:28, :18
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Corigliano: Gazebo Dances Pt. IV, Tarentella
John & Richard Contiguglia, pnos.
CRI 659
2:21
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Corigliano: Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra, finale
American Symphony Orchestra/Akiyama; Lucarelli, ob.
RCA Victor 60395-2-RG
4:40
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Corigliano: Etude Fantasy No. 3- 5ths to 3rds
Tocco, p.
Sony 60747
2:46
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Corigliano: Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra
New York Phil/Bernstein; Drucker, cl.
New York Philharmonic 9701
28:16
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Wednesday

Corigliano: Concerto for Clarinet (excerpt)
New York Phil/Bernstein; Drucker, cl.
New York Phil 9701
:15
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Corigliano: Altered States: Original Soundtrack (excerpt)
Orchestra/Keene
RCA 3983-2
4:41
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Corigliano: Pied Piper Fantasy (excerpt)
Eastman Phil/Effron; Galway, fl.
RCA 6602-2
9:14
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Corigliano: Tarentella fr. Gazebo Dances (excerpt)
John & Richard Contiguglia, pnos.
CRI 659
:54
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Corigliano: Symphony No. 1, II, III & IV
National Symphony Orchestra/Slatkin
RCA Victor 09026-68450-2
8:05, 18:24
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Thursday

Corigliano: The Ghost of Versailles (excerpts)
Garcia, s.; McKesson, t.
8:05, 5:44

Corigliano: Troubadors
St. Paul Chamber Orchestra/Wolff; Isbin, g.
Angel 67672
23:01
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Corigliano: String Quartet, II
Cleveland Quartet
Telarc 80415
6:58
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Friday

Corigliano: The Mannheim Rocket
Helsinki Phil/Storgards
Ondine 1039-2
10:47
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Corigliano: Symphony No. 2, IV & V
Helsinki Phil/Storgards
Ondine 1039-2
19:58
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Corigliano: The Red Violin: Chaconne for Violin and Orchestra
Philharmonia Orchestra/Salonen; Bell, v.
Sony 63010
17:33
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This week we’re ascending some of the most colossal musical mountains in existence – works like Schoenberg’s Gurrelieder and Havergal Brian’s Gothic Symphony that are (usually) too big to program on Exploring Music.

Monday

Arnold Schoenberg: Gurrelieder (Part I)
Philharmonia Chorus and Voices, City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus & soloists/Salonen
Signum 173
Excerpts + 41:23
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Tuesday

Arnold Schoenberg: Gurrelieder (Part II, Excerpts from Parts I & III)
Philharmonia Chorus and Voices, City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus & soloists/Salonen
Signum 173
Excerpts + 23:38, 15:00
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Wednesday

Arnold Schoenberg: Gurrelieder (Part I)
Philharmonia Chorus and Voices, City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus & soloists/Salonen
Signum 173
Excerpts + 30:07
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Schoenberg: Three Piano Pieces, Op. 11, I (excerpt)
Pollini, p.
DG 471631
1:05
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Havergal Brian: Symphony No. 1, Gothic, I
BBC National Orchestra of Wales & BBC Concert Orchestra + choirs & soloists/Brabbins
Hyperion 67971
12:09
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Thursday

Havergal Brian: Symphony No. 1, Gothic (excerpts)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales & BBC Concert Orchestra + choirs & soloists/Brabbins
Hyperion 67971
25:34, 17:45
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Friday

Havergal Brian: Symphony No. 1, Gothic (Excerpt fr. Part II + III)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales & BBC Concert Orchestra + choirs & soloists/Brabbins
Hyperion 67971
15:58, 37:56
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Mozart gets the boot from the Archbishop and moves to the city.

Monday

Mozart; Mass in C Major, Coronation (excerpts)
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and Chorus/Koopman
Era 0630-10705
1:32, 14:05
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Mozart: Serenade No. 9 in D major, K 320, Posthorn, IV & VI
Prague Chamber Orchestra/Mackerras
Tel 80108
10:36
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Mozart: Idomeneo (excerpts)
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus/Levine; Bartoli, ms.; Domingo, ten.; Vaness, s.
DG 447 737
4:19, 4:27, 3:04, 6:51, 4:51
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Tuesday

Mozart: Sonata for Piano No. 11 in A major, K. 331
Brendel, p.
Phil 446921
19:00
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Mozart: Abduction from the Seraglio (excerpts)
Scottish Chamber Orchestra/Mackerras; Kodalli, s.
Tel 80544
4:16, 9:25
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Mozart: Serenade for Winds No. 10 in B-flat major, K 361 (370a), Gran Partita, I & III
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
DG 423061
14:37
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Wednesday

Mozart: Symphony No. 35, Haffner, I, II & IV
Berlin Phil/Böhm
DG 447417
14:01
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Mozart: Mass in C minor, K 427 (417a), Great (excerts)
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra & Chorus/Bernstein
DG 431791
9:46, 7:44
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Mozart: String Quartet No. 15 in D minor, K 421, I
Alban Berg Quartet
EMI 63858
7:11
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Mozart: Concerto for Piano & Orchestra No. 14, K. 449, finale
English Chamber Orcehestra/Perahia; Perahia, p.
CBS 42243
5:57
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Thursday

Mozart: Symphony No. 36, Linz, I
Berlin Phil/Böhm
DG 447416
7:54
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Mozart: Quartet for Strings No. 19 in C major, K 465, Dissonance, I
Emerson Quartet
DG 427657
10:28
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Mozart: Concerto for Piano No. 20 in D minor, K. 466, I & II
Columbia Symphony Orchestra/Szell; R. Serkin, p.
CBS 37236
24:10
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Mozart: Concerto for Horn No. 4, II + excerpt
St. Paul Chamber Orchestra/Wolff; Baumann, hn.
Phil 412737
3:54, 2:47
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Friday

Mozart: Quintet for Piano and Winds, K. 452, I
Barenboim, pno.; Clevenger, hn.; Damiano, bsn.; Combs, cl.; Schellenberger, ob.
Erato 96359
9:54
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Mozart: Quartet for Piano and Strings No. 1 in G minor, K. 478, I
Schneider, v.; Tree, vla.; Soyer, vc.; P. Serkin, piano.
Van 8007
10:51
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Mozart: Concerto for Piano No. 22 in E flat major, K 482, II & III
English Chamber Orchestra/Davis; Larrocha, p.
RCA 61698
21:12
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Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro, overture
Vienna Phil/E. Kleiber
Lon 417315
4:06
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Why did so many of music’s great symphonists die after completing their ninth symphony? We’ll sample five landmark compositions: the ninth symphonies of Beethoven, Schubert, Bruckner, Dvorák and Mahler.

Monday

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9, Op. 125 in d minor, IV + excerpts
CSO/Solti
Lon 417 800
:54, :44, :52, 1:30, 24:33
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 9, Op. 125 in d minor, II + excerpts
Berlin Phil/Karajan
DG 421 987
15:53, :18,
1:08
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Beethoven: Fantasia in C minor, Op. 80, Choral Fantasy (excerpts)
New York Phil/Bernstein; Serkin, p.
Sony 47522
1:26, 1:01
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Tuesday

Schubert: Symphony No. 9, D. 944, I, II, IV
Chamber Orchestra of Europe/Abbado
DG 423656
16:34, :12, 15:21, 15:25
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Schubert: Symphony No. 9, D. 944 (excerpts)
Berlin Phil/Furtwängler
DG 427 781
:16, 1:20, 1:04
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Wednesday

Dvorák: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95/B 178, From the New World, I, III
Berlin Phil/Kubelik
DG 423 120
9:23, 8:04, :09
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Dvorák: Symphony No. 9, II
Dvorák Festival Orchestra of New York/Richman
Music & Arts 1078
12:14
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Dvorák: Sonatina for Violin and Piano in G major, Op. 100/B 183
Suk, p.; Mayorga, p.
Music & Arts 1078
4:04
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 (excerpt)
CSO/Solti
Lon 417 800
:05
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Dvorák: Symphony No. 9, IV
Czech Phil/Talich
EMI 75483-2
11:15
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Trad., arr. Burleigh: “Deep River”
Dvorák Festival Orchestra of New York/Richman
Music & Arts 1078
2:31
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Thursday

Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 in d minor, WAB 109, I (excerpt), II
Royal Concertgebouw Orch/Haitink
Phi 442 049
1:17, 11:13
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Bruckner: Symphony No. 9, III
CSO/Solti
Lon 417 295
26:52
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Mahler: Symphony No. 9 in D Major, III
Vienna Phil/Abbado
DG 423 564
12:25
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Friday

Mahler: Symphony No. 9 in D Major, I
Vienna Phil/Abbado
DG 423564
27:17
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Mahler: Symphony No. 9 in D Major, IV
Vienna Phil/Walter
EMI 62965
18:10
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 9, Op. 125 in d minor (excerpt)
Berlin Phil/Karajan
DG 421 987
2:32
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Which came first, the composer or the dance? It’s hard to say, but this week we’ll follow the dance through solo works, the opera and the symphony. Highlights include music by Bach, Beethoven and Shostakovich.

Monday

Anon.: The Play of Daniel (excerpt)
New York Pro Musica/Greenberg
MCA 10102
1:57
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Praetorius: Terpsichore (excerpts), L’homme arme
Calliope
Nonesuch 79039
10:24, 1:04, 5:32
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Dowland: Galliards of the King of Denmark & Queen Elizabeth
O’Dette, lt.
HM 907162
3:53
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Lully: Gigue: “Les Plaisirs Nous Suivent” fr. Amadis
Chicago Baroque Ensemble; Bedi, s.
Cedille 90000043
3:55
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J.S. Bach: English Suite No. 3 in g minor, BWV 808
Gould, p.
Sony 52606
13:08
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J.S. Bach: Gavotte fr. English Suite No. 3
Leonhardt, hps.
Sony 62949
3:15
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J.S. Bach: Gavotte (excerpt) and Gigue (excerpt) from Orchestral Suite No. 3
Concentus Musicus Wien/Harnoncourt
Teld 9031-75859
3:37
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J.S. Bach: “Gloria” from the B Minor Mass (excerpt)
Monteverdi Choir & the English Baroque Soloists/Gardiner
Arch 55142
1:43
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Tuesday

Anon.: Pavane pour le petite guaire, Pavane for Oboes & Les Bergers
Le Concert des Nations/Savall
Alia Vox 9824
2:14, 5:40
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Marais: Five Old French Dances Nos. 2 and 5
Schotten, vla. Parmentier, hps.
Crystal 635
3:31
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J.S. Bach: Suite No. 1 for Violoncello, BWV 1007
Rostropovich, vc.
EMI 55364
16:13, 1:59
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J.S. Bach: Gigue fr. Brandenburg Concerto No. 5
Concentus Musicus Wien/Harnoncourt
Teld 9031-75859
5:39
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J.S. Bach: Orchestra Suite No. 2 (excerpt)
Wurttemberg/Faerber; Galway, fl.
RCA 09026-60900
13:24
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Wednesday

Beethoven: Minuet in G
2:12

Haydn: Symphony No. 6, Le Matin, III
St. Luke’s Chamber Ensemble
Arabesque 6756
4:02
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Mozart: Symphony No. 39 (excerpt)
Orch of the Eighteenth Century/Bruggen
Phil 422389
3:52
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Mozart: “Se voul ballare” from The Marriage of Figaro
Orchestra del Acadamia Nationale de Santa Cecilia/Chung; Terfel, bar.
Decca 458 928
2:16
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Mozart: Don Giovanni Act I (excerpt)
Berlin Phil/Karajan w/ soloists
DG 419179
8:05
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 9, II
Berlin Phil/Karajan
DG 447 401
10:55
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Lanner: Steyrische Tanze, Op.165
Ensemble Wien
Sony 57974
5:57
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Brahms: Liebeslieder Waltzes 1-6
Bonney, Von Otter, Streit & Bär, soloists; Deutsch & Forsberg pnos.
EMI 55430
7:49
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Chopin: Minute Waltz
Rubenstein, p.
RCA 5492
1:49
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Thursday

Weber: Invitation to the Dance
Vienna Phil/Harnoncourt
DG 474250
9:30
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J. Strauss II: Tales from the Vienna Woods
Vienna Phil/Maazel
DG 410516
11:56
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Mahler: “Rhein Legend” from Des Knaben Wunderhorn
London Phil/Morris; Baker, ms.
Nimb 5084
2:59
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Mahler: Symphony No. 2, II
Vienna Phil/Abbado
DG 447023
10:32
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Mahler: “Des Antonius von Padua” from Des Knaben Wunderhorn (excerpt)
NY Phil/Bernstein; Ludwig, s.
1:58
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Mahler: Symphony No. 2, III (excerpt)
London Phil/Solti
Decca 430804
6:50
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Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 (excerpt)
Vienna Phil/Solti
Lond 440476
5:17
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Friday

Chopin: Mazurka in C# Minor, Op. 30 #4
Horowitz, p.
Sony 93023
3:49
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Chopin: 2 Mazurkas: Op. 17 #4 & Op. 24 #2
Ohlsson, p.
Arab 6730
6:15
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Chopin: Polonaise Op. 40 #1, 2 Waltzes: Op.64 #2 & Op. Posth. in E Minor
Rubenstein, p.
EMI 67007
9:20
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Tchaikovsky: Waltz from the String Serenade
LSO/Barbirolli
EMI 67700
3:49
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Bartók: Roumanian Folk Dances
CSO/Solti
Lon 443444
6:04, 1:04
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Grainger: Morris Dance: Country Gardens
Bournemouth Sinfonietta/Montgomery
Chan 6542
2:18
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Bernstein: Three Dance Episodes from On The Town
New York Phil/Bernstein
CBS 43363
9:41
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Shostakovich: Tahiti Trot
Concertgebouw/Chailly
Lon 433702
3:29
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A five-part biography of Maurice Ravel.

Monday

Ravel: String Quartet in F Major (excerpt)
Tokyo Quartet
RCA 62552-2
1:31
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Ravel: Habañera fr.
Robert Casadesus, p.
RCA 63316
2:33
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Ravel: Vocalise
Cecilia Bartoli, ms.; Myung Whun Chung, p.
Lon 452667-2
3:29
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Ravel: Jeux d’eau
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, p.
Lon 433515-2
5:33
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Ravel: String Quartet in F Major- I, II, III
Tokyo Quartet
RCA 62552-2
8:28, 5:58, 8:15
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Ravel: Alborada del Gracioso fr. Miroirs(excerpt)
Thibaudet, p.
Lon 448618-2
2:27
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Ravel: Alborada del Gracioso fr. Miroirs
Royal Phil/Previn
EMI 65144-2
7:37
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Tuesday

Ravel: Pavane for a Dead Princess
New Philharmonia Orch/Maazel
RCA 65222
6:20
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Chabrier: España (excerpt)
Ulster Orchestra/Tortelier
Chan 8852
2:18
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Ravel: Rapsodie Espangole- Malagueña
Michel Béroff, p.; Jean-Philippe Collard, p.
EMI 55347-2
2:03
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Ravel: Rapsodie Espagnole (excerpts)
Royal Phil. Orchestra/Previn
EMI 63887-2
11:30
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Ravel: Ondine fr. Gaspard de la Nuit
Argerich, p.
EMI 57101-2
5:10
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Ravel: Scarbo fr. Gaspard de la Nuit (excerpt)
Thibaudet, p.
Lon 433515
2:30
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Ravel: Mother Goose (excerpts)
BSO/Munch
RCA 68978-2
14:01, 1:20
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Wednesday

Wagner: Tristan, Prelude to Act I (excerpt)
CSO/Solti
Lon 411951-2
1:30
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Ravel: Sonatine
Alicia De Larrocha
RCA 60985-2
11:20
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Ravel: Daphnis and Chloe (excerpts)
Royal Concertgebouw/Chailly
Lon 443934-2
19:40
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Ravel: Tombeau de Couperin (excerpt)
Royal Phil. Orchestra/Previn
EMI 47468-2
3:20
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Ravel: Piano Trio (excerpt)
Perlman, v.; Harrell, vc.; Ashkenazy, p.
Lon 444318-2
13:25
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Thursday

Ravel: Tombeau de Couperin (excerpts)
Royal Phil/Previn
EMI 47468-2
18:25
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Ravel: La Valse
Vienna Phil/Maazel
RCA 68600-2
13:10
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Ravel: Bolero
CSO/Barenboim
Erato 45766-2
15:45
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Friday

Ravel: Tzigane
Vienna Phil/Levine; Mutter, v.
DG 437544-2
9:53
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Ellington: Black and Tan Fantasy (excerpt)
RCA 63729
1:50
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Ravel: Piano Concerto in G Major (excerpt)
London Phil/Andrew Davis; Tzimon Barto, p.
EMI 49495-2
8:15, 3:58
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Ravel: Violin Sonata (excerpt)
Oistrahk, v; Frida Bauer, p.
Phi 420777-2
5:10
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Ravel: Suite II from Daphnis and Chloe
Royal Concertgebouw/Chailly
Lon 443934-2
16:31
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Ravel: Violin Sonata (excerpt)
Oistrahk, v; Frida Bauer, p.
Phi 420777-2
2:54
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An exploration of the six cantatas, premiered at Leipzig’s St. Thomas and St. Nicholas Churches in 1734, that mark the period from Christmas to Epiphany.

Monday

J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 1 from the Christmas Oratorio- For the 1^st day of Christmas
Monteverdi Choir & English Baroque Soloists/Gardiner
Archiv 423232
24:33
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J.S. Bach: Sonata No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1005
Hilary Hahn, v.
Sony 62793
25:09
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Tuesday

J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 2 from the Christmas Oratorio (for the 2nd day of Christmas)
Monteverdi Choir & English Baroque Soloists/Gardiner
Archiv 423232
26:51
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J.S. Bach: Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1005
Pierre Fournier, vc.
DG 449711
22:54
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Wednesday

J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 3 from the Christmas Oratorio (for the 3rd day of Christmas)
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir/Koopman; Larrson, s.; Von Magnus, a.; Pre-gardien, t.; Mertens, b.
Erato 14635
22:13, 3:39
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J.S. Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 2, BWV 1067
Berlin Baroque Soloists/Kussmaul; Pahud, fl.
EMI 57111
19:27
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J.S. Bach: “Erfreute Zeit” from Cantata No. 83
Venice Baroque Orch./Marcon; Kirchschlager, s.
Sony 89924
6:47
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Thursday

J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 4 from the Christmas Oratorio (for the 4th day of Christmas)
Rundfunkchor Leipzig & Staatskapelle Dresden/Schreier
Phil 420204
22:44
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J.S. Bach: Sonata No. 1 for Viola da Gamba & Keyboard, BWV 1027
Rose, vc. Gould, p.
Sony 52615
13:04
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J.S. Bach/arr. Stokowski: Passacaglia and fugue in d minor, BWV 565
Stokowski Symphony Orchestra
EMI 66385
13:39
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Friday

J.S. Bach: Cantatas 5 & 6 from the Christmas Oratorio (For the 5th and 6th days of Christmas)
English Baroque Soloists & the Monteverdi Choir/Gardiner
Archiv 423232
21:18, 22:54
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J.S. Bach: Concerto for 2 Violins, BWV 1043, II
Academy of Ancient Music/Manze; Manze, Podger, vlns.
HM 907155
6:30
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Monday

Lawrence Welk: Bubbles In the Wine (excerpt)
Prestige Elite
2:55
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Felix Mendelssohn: Songs Without Words, Op. 62 No. 5
Daniel Barenboim, p.
DG 423931
2:50
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Jacques Offenbach: Barcarolle fr. Les Contes d’Hoffman, “Belle nuit”
New Philharmonia Orchestra/Anton Guadagno; Montserrat Caballé, s.; Shirley Verrett, ms.
RCA 60818
4:01
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Bernstein, arr. Bright Sheng: Prelude & Love Duet fr. Arias & Barcarolles
Seattle Symphony Orchestra/Gerard Schwarz; Jane Bunnell, ms.; Dale Duesing, bar.
Delos 3078
5:42 Purchase

Glenn Miller & Mitchell Parish: Moonlight Serenade
Bluebird 69241
3:25
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Verdi: “Libiamo Ne’ Lieti Calici” fr. La Traviata
Rolando Villazón, ten.; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra/Carlo Rizzi
DG B0005629
3:06
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Verdi: “E Strano, Ah Fors’ E Lui, Sempre Libera” fr. La Traviata
Orchestra Of St. Luke’s/Patrick Summers; Renée Fleming, s.; Joseph Calleja, ten.
Lon B0001024
9:59
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Teresa Carreño: Venise- Réverie-Barcarolle, Op. 33
Clara Rodriguez, p.
Fundación MMG
2:47
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Rossini: Overture fr. William Tell
New York Philharmonic Orchestra/Leonard Bernstein
CBS 37240
11:27
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Gilbert & Sullivan: The Gondoliers, Act I
   “From The Sunny Spanish Shore”
   “We’re Called Gondolieri”
Pro Arte Orchestra/Malcolm Sargent; Helen Watts, alto; James Milligan, bs. bar.
EMI 64394
3:50
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Tuesday

Franz von Suppé: Overture to Leichte Kavallerie
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra/Solti
Lon 460982
5:53
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Bernstein: “Nachspiel” & “Rabbit at Top Speed” from Arias and Barcarolles
Marilyn Horne, ms.; Martin Katz, p. & voc.
RCA 68771
3:22
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Rachmaninov: Barcarolle fr. Morceaux De Salon, Op. 10
Vladimir Horowitz, p.
RCA 63471
3:58
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Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, K. 620 (excerpts)
   Overture
   “Dies Bildnis ist Bezaubernd Schön”
   “Ach, Ich Fühl’s”
   “Ein Mädchen Oder Weibchen”
   “Papagena! Papagena!”
Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields/Neville Marriner; Kiri Te Kanawa, Cheryl Studer, Fancisco Araiza, Olaf Bär, Eva Lind
Phil 426275
6:55, 4:28, 4:41, :44, 11:50
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Anton Rubinstein: Barcarolle No. 2
Sergei Rachmaninov, p.
Newport Classics 60030
4:54
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Menotti: Barcarolle fr. Sebastian
Philadelphia Orchestra/Ormandy
CBS 45660
3:43
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Wednesday

F.W. Meacham, arr. Jerry Gray: American Patrol
Glenn Miller Orchestra
Bluebird 69241
3:20
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Ned Rorem: 3 Barcarolles, II
Leon Fleisher, p.
Sony 57338
2:16
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Richard Rodney Bennett: Barcarolle
Carol Rosenberger, p.
Delos 3172
3:10
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Puccini: La Bohème (excerpts)
   “Che Gelida Manina”
   “Quando M’En Vo”
   Musetta’s Waltz Song
   “Vecchia Zimarra, Senti”
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra & Deutsche Oper Chorus/Herbert Von Karajan; Luciano Pavarotti, Mirella Freni, Elizabeth Harwood
Lon 421049
4:51, 5:38, 2:36
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Puccini: “O Mio Babbino Caro” fr. Gianni Schicchi
Renée Fleming, s.
Lon B0001024
2:53
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Giacomo Puccini: Crisantemi for String Quartet (excerpt)
Emerson String Quartet
DG 471567
6:14
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Puccini: “Dammi I Colori…” fr. Tosca
Philharmonia Orchestra & Royal Opera House Chorus/Guiseppe Sinopoli; Mirella Freni, s.; Plácido Domingo, ten.
DG 431775
4:07
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Puccini: “Un Bel Di Vedremo” fr. Madama Butterfly
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra/Herbert Von Karajan; Mirella Freni, s.
Lon 417577
4:33
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Chopin: Barcarolle In F Sharp, Op. 60, B 158
Garrick Ohlsson, p.
Arab 6686
8:42
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J. Garland: In the Mood (excerpt)
Glenn Miller Orchestra
Bluebird 69241
2:31
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Thursday

Jerome Kern: “Smoke Gets In Your Eyes”
Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians
1:54
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Franz Von Suppé: Overture fr. Poet & Peasant
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra/Georg Solti
CBS 37240
9:51
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Ravel: Miroirs: No. 3, Une barque sur l’ocean
Carol Rosenberger, p.
Delos 3172
7:12
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Ferde Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite (excerpts)
   II. Painted Desert
   III. On the Trail
   IV. Sunset
New York Philharmonic/Leonard Bernstein
Sony 47544
18:34
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Bartok: Barcarolle fr. Out of Doors
Murray Perahia, p.
Sony 63380
2:50
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Debussy: L’Isle Joyeuse, L 106
Zoltán Kocsis, p.
Phi 422404
6:06
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Friday

J. Mercer, arr. Jerry Gray: G.I. Jive
Glenn Miller & the Army Air Force Band
Bluebird 69241
3:10
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Otto Nicolai: Oveture fr. The Merry Wives Of Windsor
Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields/Neville Marriner
EMI 67227
8:47
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Frederic Chopin: Variations In A, B 37, Souvenir De Paganini
Daniel Barenboim, p.
EMI 2117
4:26
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Jean-Baptiste Arban: Fantaisie & Variations On The Carnival Of Venice
Gerard Schwartz, cor.; Bill Bolcom, p.
Nonesuch 79157
7:44
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Herbert L. Clarke: Variations on Carnival of Venice
American Serenade Band/Henry Charles Smith; David Hickman, cor.
Summit 114
3:01
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Leonard Bernstein: “My House” fr. Peter Pan
Marilyn Horne, ms.; Martin Katz, p.
RCA 68771
3:11
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George Gershwin: Rhapsody In Blue
Columbia Symphony/Leonard Bernstein; Bernstein, p.
CBS 37242
16:35
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Jerry Gray: A String of Pearls (excerpt)
The Glenn Miller Orchestra
Bluebird 69241
1:16
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