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There’s much more to Edward Elgar than graduation marches and the Enigma Variations. A composer of masterful symphonies, oratorios, chamber music and concertos, he led a renaissance in 20th century England that firmly reestablished the country’s musical identity.

Monday

Elgar: Serenade for Strings (excerpt + complete)
English Chamber Orchestra/Menuhin
Ara 6563
4:05, 12:47
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Elgar: Wand of Youth (excerpts)
London Phil/Boult
EMI 69207
11:30
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Elgar: Chantant (excerpt)
Pettinger, p.
Chan 10429
:52
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Elgar: “My Love Dwelt in a Northern Land”
4:16
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Elgar: Salud d’amore
Kennedy, v.; Isserlis, vc.; Pettinger, p.
Chan 8380
3:04
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Elgar: Foissart
BBC Symphony/Davis
Teld 98436
14:49
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Tuesday

Elgar: Imperial March (excerpt)
Royal Phil/Menuhin
Virg 61430
2:07
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Elgar: Caractacus (excerpt)
LSO/Hickox; Wilson-Johnson,
Chan 9156
5:42
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Elgar: Sea Pictures (excerpt)
LSO/Barbirolli; Baker, ms.
EMI 47329
5:00
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Elgar: Enigma Variations
CSO/Solti
Lon 417719
9:41, 28:50
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Wednesday

Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius (excerpts)
LSO/Hickox; Davies, t.
Chan 8641
16:01
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Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance Marches Nos. 2 & 1
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Menuhin
Virg 61430
3:46, 5:47
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Elgar: Cockaigne Overture
Philharmonia Orchestra/Barbirolli
EMI 69563
14:32
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Elgar: In the South Overture- Alassio (excerpts)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Solti
Decca 443856
1:42, 1:30
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Elgar: Smyrna
Golub, p.
Ara 6664
4:33
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Thursday

Elgar: Prelude/“The Sun Goeth Down.” fr. The Kingdom
EMI 64209
1:13, 11:03
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Elgar: Symphony No.1, I
LPO/Solti
Lon 443856
17:42
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Elgar: Violin Concerto, I
LPO/Boult; Menuhin, v.
BBC Legends 4170
17:37
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Elgar: Elegy for Strings (excerpt)
ECO/Menuhin
Arab 6563
2:38
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Friday

Elgar: Symphony No. 2, II
Royal Phil/Menuhin
Virgin 61430
14:10
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Elgar: Falstaff (excerpt)
BBC Symphony Orchestra/Davis
Teld 98436
3:07
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Elgar: Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra, Op. 85
LSO/Barbirolli; Du Pre, vc.
EMI 56219
29:54
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Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 (excerpt)
Royal Phil/Menuhin
Virg 61430
3:01
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Our series celebrating American composers continues with more innovative works from the 20th century.

Monday

Franz Waxman: Four Scenes of Childhood for Violin and Piano
 I. Bedtime Story: The Fairy Princess – Andante
Geoffrey Applegate, vln.; Pauline Martin, pf.
Koch 7398
3:35
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Waxman: Humoresque – City Montage
London Symphony Orchestra/Andrew Litton; Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, v.;
Nonesuch 79464-2
1:58
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Don Gillis: Symphony No 5 1/2
 I. Perpetual Emotion
 II. Spiritual
 III. Scherzofrenia
 IV. Conclusion
Albany Symphony/David Alan Miller
Nonesuch 79464-2
14:38
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Wayne Barlow: The Winter’s Passed
Brooklyn Philharmonic/Michael Barrett; Bert Lucarelli, ob.
Koch 3-71872
5:25
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Paul Bowles: Six Preludes for Piano (excerpts)
 Huapango No. 1
 Orosi
 La Cuelga
Bennett Lerner, p.
Etcetera 1019
4:11
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Paul Bowles: Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra, I
EOS Ensemble/Jonathan Sheffer; Alan Feinberg, Leslie Stifelman, pnos.
RCA 63685
4:35
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Paul Bowles (text by Tennessee Williams): “Cabin” & “Sugar in the Cane” fr. Blue Mountain Ballads
Samuel Ramey, bs.; Warren Jones, p.
Sony 68339
3:09
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Alec Wilder: Air for English Horn
The Alec Wilder Octet/Frank Sinatra; Mitch Miller, eh.
CBS 26417
2:37
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Alec Wilder: Theme and Variations
The Alec Wilder Octet/Frank Sinatra
CBS 26417
2:27
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Don Gillis: Bobby Socks (excerpt) fr. Star-Spangled Symphony
Sinfonia Varsovia/Ian Hobson
Albany 618
4:10
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Tuesday

Anderson: The First Day Of Spring (excerpt)
BBC Concert Orchestra/Slatkin
Naxos 8.559313
1:20
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Bernard Herrmann: Symphony No. 1, II & III
Phoenix Symphony/James Sedares
Koch 7135
:51, 5:53, 8:37
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Herrmann: For The Fallen- A Berceuse
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/David Sedares
Koch 7224
6:55
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Leroy Anderson: The Syncopated Clock
St. Louis Symphony/Leonard Slatkin
RCA 668048
2:25
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Anderson: Belle Of The Ball
St. Louis Symphony/Leonard Slatkin
RCA 668048
2:37
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Anderson: The Typewriter
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra/Slatkin; John Cassica, typewriter; Richard O’Donnell, bell
RCA 939508
1:49
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Wednesday

Lou Harrison: Suite fr. The Marriage At The Eiffel Tower
 Overture
 March For The Marriage Of Frank And Anne Wigglesworth
 Waltz
 Blues For The Trouville Bathing Beauty
 Quadrille
Brooklyn Philharmonic/Dennis Russell Davies
Nimbus 2571
9:14
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Harrison: Symphony on G, III
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Gerhard Samuel
CRI 715
13:20
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Harrison: Piano Concerto, IV
New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra/Naoto Tomo; Keith Jarrett, p.
New World 80366
2:55
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Harrison: Six Sonatas: II & IV
John Schneider, just guitar; Amy Shulman, harp
Bridge 9041
5:23
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Harrison: Suite For Violin, Piano & Small Orchestra, IV-VI
New Japan Phil/Hughes; Lucy Stoltzman, v.; Keith Jarrett, p.
New World 80366
8:08
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Harrison: Seven Pastorales
 V. To John Cage
 VI. To My Mother
Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra/Dennis Russell Davies
Musicmasters 67089
5:13
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Harrison: Homage To Pacifica, In Honor Of Chief Seattle (excerpt)
Lou Harrison/Gamelan Si Betty, Berkeley Chamber
Musicmasters 67091
3:41
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Thursday

Harold Shapero: Symphony For Classical Orchestra, II & III
L.A. Philharmonic/André Previn
New World 80373
20:37
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George Rochberg: Music for the Magic Theater, (excerpt)
New York Chamber Ensemble/Stephen Rogers Radcliffe
New World 80462
9:01
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George Rochberg: String Quartet No. 3, III
Concord String Quartet
New World 80551
15:55
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Friday

Gould: Piano Concerto, II & III
Albany Symphony Orchestra/David Alan Miller; Randall Hodgkinson, p.
Albany Troy 300
13:59
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Concerto for Viola and Orchestra, II & III
Louisville Orchestra/Lawrence Leighton Smith; Robert Glazer, vla.
Albany Troy 013-014
14:11
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Gould: Fall River Legend (excerpts)
National Philharmonic Orchestra/Milton Rosenstock
Albany Troy 035
10:16
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Gould: Benny’s Gig for Clarinet and Double Bass (excerpts)
Larry Combs, cl.; Bradley Opland, db.
Summit 172
4:44
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Gould: StringMusic- Prelude
Albany Symphony Orchestra/David Alan Miller
Albany 300
5:32
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Gould: Boogie-Woogie Etude
Michel Legrand, p.
Apex 49576
2:17
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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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