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HALL OF FAME #009
TODAY IS FREEDOM DAY [1865: LINCOLN APPROVED THE 13TH AMENDM]


1:00 pm
Ludwig van Beethoven     Germany (1770 - 1827)
Symphony No. 9 in d, Op. 125, Choral Symphony (1822-24)

Bavarian Radio Sym Orch / Leonard Bernstein
June Anderson, s; Sarah Walker, ms; Klaus Koenig, t; Jan-Hendrik Rottering, b; Bavarian Radio Cho
DG 429 861-2 BUY CD



TODAY BEGINS BLACK HISTORY MONTH CELEBRATION ON 88.7KXMS
___________ 1  Friday ___________


2:20 pm
Spiritual     United States -
I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free (arr. Billy Taylor)

Leontyne Price, s; Rust College Cho / Lassaye Van Buren Holmes
RCA 09026-68157-2 BUY CD
2:24 pm
Antonin Dvorak     Czech Republic (1841 - 1904)
Quartet for Strings No. 12 in F, Op. 96, American (1893)

Emerson String Quartet
DG 429 723-2 BUY CD
2:50 pm
Eubie Blake     United States (1887 - 1983)
Rhapsody in Ragtime (1927) (transc. Waldo)

Richard Dowling, p
Klavier Records K 11164 BUY CD



MARIA-THERESIA VON PARADIS (64) DIED THIS DAY IN 1824
___________ 1  Friday ___________


3:00 pm
Maria-Theresia von Paradis
Sicilienne

Elmar Oliveira, v; Robert McDonald, p
MMG MCD 10027 BUY CD
3:05 pm
Gabriel Faure     France (1845 - 1924)
Sicilienne for Cello (or Violin) and Piano, Op. 78 (1898)

Jean-Pierre Rampal, fl; Marielle Nordmann, h
Sony Classical 44552 BUY CD
3:09 pm
Ottorino Respighi     Italy (1879 - 1936)
Ancient Airs and Dances Set No. 3 for Strings (1932): Siciliana

Lausanne Ch Orch / Jesus Lopez-Cobos
Telarc CD-80558 BUY CD
3:14 pm
John Adson     Great Britain (1575 - 1640)
Courtly Masquing Ayres (8) a 6 (Six Parts)

Music of the Waits / Don Smithers
Boston Skyline BSD 138 BUY CD
ON THIS DAY IN 1902: POET LANGSTON HUGHES IS BORN IN JOPLIN, MISSOURI 3:25 pm
John Alden Carpenter     United States (1876 - 1951)
Langston Hughes Settings (4 songs) for Voice and Piano (1926): Shake your brown feet, honey

Robert Osborne, b-br; Dennis Helmrich, p
Albany Records TROY 388 BUY CD
3:27 pm
Johann Sebastian Bach     Germany (1685 - 1750)
Partita for solo Violin No. 2 in d, BWV 1004 (1720) (arr. Galbraith)

Paul Galbraith, g
Delos DE 3232 BUY CD



GIAN CARLO MENOTTI (95) DIED THIS DAY IN 2007
___________ 1  Friday ___________


4:00 pm
Gian Carlo Menotti     Italy (1911 - 2007)
Amelia Goes to the Ball: Overture

Metropolitan Opera Orch / James Conlon
RCA 09026-61509-2 BUY CD
VICTOR HERBERT BORN THIS DAY IN 1859 4:06 pm
Victor Herbert     United States (1859 - 1924)
Concerto for Cello and Orchestra No. 2 in e, Op. 30 (1894)

Eastman-Rochester Orch / Howard Hanson
Georges Miquelle, vc
Mercury 434 355-2 BUY CD
CAMARGO GUARNIERI BORN THIS DAY IN 1907 4:29 pm
Camargo Guarnieri     Brazil (1907 - 1993)
Dansa brasileira for Piano (1928; orch. 1931)

New York Phil / Leonard Bernstein
Sony Classical 47544 BUY CD
NEW!
4:32 pm
Camille Saint-Saens     France (1835 - 1921)
Fantaisie for Violin and Harp in A, Op. 124 (1907)

Tjeerd Top, v; Lavinia Meijer, h
Radio Netherlands Worldwide MCCP122 BUY CD
4:45 pm
Edward Elgar     Great Britain (1857 - 1934)
Characteristic Pieces (3) for Orchestra, Op. 10 (1899)

Royal Phil Orch / Vernon Handley
Conifer 74321-18438-2 BUY CD



NEW!


1:00 pm
Johann Sebastian Bach     Germany (1685 - 1750)
Das wohltemperierte Klavier [The Well-Tempered Klavier] [2 books] BWV 846-893 (1722-42): Book 1 (Preludes and Fugues F-sharp to b)

Andrew Rangell, p
Bridge 9246A/B BUY CD
ON THIS DAY IN 1894: MUSICAL INSTRUMENT INVENTOR ADOLPHE SAX DIES IN PARIS 1:54 pm
William Grant Still     United States (1895 - 1978)
Romance for Saxophone and Piano

Felix Viscuglia, sax; Carol Urban-Stivers, p
Cambria CD-1083 BUY CD



JOSEF MYSLIVECEK (43) DIED THIS DAY IN 1781; FIRST RECORDING
___________ 4  Monday ___________


2:00 pm
Josef Myslivecek     Czech Republic (1737 - 1781)
Sinfonia in A

Brno Ch Orch / Jiri Mottl
Klavier Records K 11116 BUY CD
HENRY DAVID LESLIE (73) DIED THIS DAY IN 1896 2:09 pm
Henry David Leslie     Great Britain (1822 - 1896)
Annabelle Lee [text Edgar Allan Poe]

John Aler, t; Grant Gershon, p
Delos DE 3181 BUY CD
2:14 pm
Robert Schumann     Germany (1810 - 1856)
Adagio and Allegro for Horn (or Violin or Cello ad lib.) and Piano, Op. 70 (1849)

David Finckel, vc; Wu Han, p
BBC Music 5/5 BUY CD
2:23 pm
Ludwig van Beethoven     Germany (1770 - 1827)
Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 36 (1801-02)

Chicago Sym Orch / Georg Solti
London 430 320-2 BUY CD
MARTIN JONES TURNS 68 TODAY 2:56 pm
Percy Grainger     Australia (1882 - 1961)
Shepherd's Hey

Martin Jones, p
Nimbus NI 7703 BUY CD



HALL OF FAME #182
ERICH LEINSDORF BORN THIS DAY IN 1912
___________ 4  Monday ___________


3:00 pm
Igor Stravinsky     Russia (1882 - 1971)
The Firebird: Berceuse

Los Angeles Phil Orch / Erich Leinsdorf
BWE Classics 0194 BUY CD
MARTIN JONES TURNS 68 TODAY 3:04 pm
Enrique Granados     Spain (1867 - 1916)
Reverie (Improvisation) for Piano (transc. by Martin Jones from a Duo-Art Reproducing Piano Roll)

Martin Jones, p
Musical Heritage Society 545474K BUY CD
3:10 pm
Piotr Tchaikovsky     Russia (1840 - 1893)
Symphony No. 1 in g, Op. 13, Winter Dreams (1866; rev. 1874)

Philharmonia Orch / Riccardo Muti
EMI 47866 BUY CD
IVAN DAVIS TURNS 76 TODAY 3:54 pm
Franz Liszt     Hungary (1811 - 1886)
Liebestraum (nocturne) for Piano No. 3 in A-flat, S. 541 (ca. 1850)

Ivan Davis, p
CBS MLK 45629 BUY CD



BLACK HISTORY MONTH ON 88.7KXMS
___________ 4  Monday ___________


4:00 pm
Scott Joplin     United States (1868 - 1917)
Magnetic Rag (syncopations classiques) for Piano (1914)

Benjamin Loeb, p
Naxos 8.559277 BUY CD
BERNARD ROGERS BORN THIS DAY IN 1893 4:07 pm
Bernard Rogers     United States (1893 - 1968)
Once Upon A Time for Orchestra (1936)

Eastman-Rochester Orch / Howard Hanson
Mercury 434 319-2 BUY CD
HALL OF FAME #236
4:21 pm
Edvard Grieg     Norway (1843 - 1907)
Lyric Pieces (7), Book 10 for Piano, Op. 71/1 (1901): Once upon a Time

Eva Knardahl, p
BIS CD-106 BUY CD
4:27 pm
Maurice Ravel     France (1875 - 1937)
Ma mere l'Oye (ballet) for Orchestra [after piano work, w. additional movts & interludes] (1911)

Berlin Phil Orch / Pierre Boulez
DG 439 859-2 BUY CD
4:55 pm
Henry Cowell     United States (1897 - 1965)
Mother Goose Rhymes [text Mother Goose] (1937)

Robert Osborne, b-br; Jeanne Golan, p
Albany Records TROY 240 BUY CD





1:00 pm
Frank Martin     Switzerland (1890 - 1974)
Le mystere de la Nativite (1957-59)

Netherlands Radio Phil / Jean Fournet
Elly Ameling, s; Aafje Heynis, a; Ernst Haefliger, t; Herbert Handt, t; Netherlands Radio Cho
NM Classics 97019 BUY CD



___________ 5  Tuesday ___________


2:46 pm
Franz Liszt     Hungary (1811 - 1886)
Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano No. 9 in E-flat, S. 244 (1846-85; orch.) Carnival of Pest

Roberto Szidon, p
DG 453 034-2 BUY CD



GOTTFRIED REICHE BORN THIS DAY IN 1667
___________ 5  Tuesday ___________


3:00 pm
Gottfried Reiche     Germany (1667 - 1734)
Abblasen: Fanfare

Edward Carroll, tr
MMG MCD 10021 BUY CD
3:02 pm
Pierre Agricola Genin     France (1832 - 1903)
The Carnival in Venice for Flute and Piano, Op. 14 (arr. Hiroshi Aoshima)

Tokyo Academic Ens / Fukimi Asazuma
Paula Robison, fl
CBS MLK 45523 BUY CD
BLACK HISTORY MONTH ON 88.7KXMS 3:17 pm
William Grant Still     United States (1895 - 1978)
Symphony No. 1, Afro-American (1930)

Royal Phil Orch / Karl Krueger
Bridge 9086 BUY CD
3:48 pm
Johann Strauss (II)     Austria (1825 - 1899)
Carnevals-Botschafter [Carnival's Ambassador] (waltz) for Orchestra, Op. 270

Polish State Phil Orch / Oliver Dohnanyi
Marco Polo 8.223208 BUY CD



ON THIS DAY IN 1897: ALSO SPRACH ZARATHUSTRA AMERICAN DEBUT WITH CSO
___________ 5  Tuesday ___________


4:00 pm
Richard Strauss     Germany (1864 - 1949)
Also sprach Zarathustra (tone poem) for Orchestra [after Nietzsche], Op. 30 (1895-96): Sunrise

Chicago Sym Orch / Fritz Reiner
RCA 09026-61567-2 BUY CD
GRAZYNA BACEWICZ BORN THIS DAY IN 1909 4:03 pm
Grazyna Bacewicz     Poland (1909 - 1969)
Sonata for solo Viola (1958; 1963)

Paul Cortese, vi
Crystal Records CD838 BUY CD
4:15 pm
Ferde Grofe     United States (1892 - 1972)
Mississippi Suite: Mardi Gras

Boston Pops Orch / Keith Lockhart
RCA 09026-63662-2 BUY CD
4:20 pm
Ludwig van Beethoven     Germany (1770 - 1827)
Quartet for Piano and Strings in E-flat, Op. 16 (1796)

Emanuel Ax, p; Isaac Stern, v; Jaime Laredo, vi; Yo-Yo Ma, vc
Sony Classical 53339 BUY CD
HALL OF FAME #066
4:47 pm
Johann Sebastian Bach     Germany (1685 - 1750)
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G, BWV 1048 (1711-13)

St. Luke's Ch Ens
St. Luke's Collection 0302 BUY CD





1:00 pm
David Maslanka     United States (1943 -       )
Symphony No. 3 for Symphonic Wind Ensemble (1991)

Frost Wind Ens / Gary Green
Naxos 8.570465 BUY CD
OSIAN ELLIS TURNS 80 TODAY 1:49 pm
George Frideric Handel     Germany (1685 - 1759)
Concerto for Organ and Orchestra No. 5 in F, Op. 4/5

Philomusica of London / Granville Jones
Osian Ellis, h
Boston Skyline BSD 119 BUY CD



CLAUDIO ARRAU BORN THIS DAY IN 1903
___________ 6  Wednesday ___________


2:00 pm
Frederic Chopin     Poland (1810 - 1849)
Scherzo for Piano in c-sharp, Op. 39 (1839)

Claudio Arrau, p
Philips 442 407-2 BUY CD
TODAY IS ASH WEDNESDAY IN THE CHRISTIAN CALENDAR 2:09 pm
Johann Andreas Herbst     Germany (1588 - 1666)
Ich gehe einher in der Kraft des Herrn

Sharon Baker, s; Boston Baroque / Martin Pearlman
Telarc CD-80482 BUY CD
CHARLES GERHARDT BORN THIS DAY IN 1927 2:13 pm
Claude Debussy     France (1862 - 1918)
La plus que lente (waltz) for Piano (1910) (arr. Galway/Gerhardt)

National Phil Orch / Charles Gerhardt
James Galway, fl
RCA 60033-2-RC BUY CD
ON THIS DAY IN 1851: SCHUMANN CONDUCTS DEBUT OF "RHENISH" IN DUSSELDORF 2:19 pm
Robert Schumann     Germany (1810 - 1856)
Symphony No. 3 in E-flat, Op. 97, Rhenish (1850)

Philharmonia Orch / Christian Thielemann
DG 289 459 680-2 BUY CD
2:55 pm
Johann Sebastian Bach     Germany (1685 - 1750)
Chorale Prelude for Organ, Hilf, Gott, dass mir's gelinge, BWV 624, fr Orgelbuechlein

Simon Preston, o
DG 431 816-2 BUY CD



ON THIS DAY IN 1812: ROSSINI'S "TANCREDI" PREMIERES IN VENICE
___________ 6  Wednesday ___________


3:00 pm
Gioacchino Rossini     Italy (1792 - 1868)
Tancredi: Overture

National Phil Orch / Riccardo Chailly
London 443 850-2 BUY CD
3:08 pm
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart     Austria (1756 - 1791)
Quartet for Strings No. 14 in G, K. 387 (1782)

Pro Arte String Quartet
RCA 60209-2-RC BUY CD
3:38 pm
Mauro Giuliani     Italy (1781 - 1829)
Grand Duo Concertant for Flute and Guitar in A, Op. 52

James Galway, fl; Kazuhito Yamashita, g
RCA 09026-60237-2 BUY CD
HALL OF FAME #177
3:55 pm
Francisco Tarrega     Spain (1852 - 1909)
Recuerdos de la Alhambra for Guitar

Narciso Yepes, g
DG 435 852-2 BUY CD



___________ 6  Wednesday ___________


4:00 pm
George N. Allen     United States -
O Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie (1849)

Boston Pops Orch / Arthur Fiedler
RCA 09026-61666-2 BUY CD
FRANKIE LAINE (93) DIED THIS DAY IN 2007 4:05 pm
Dimitri Tiomkin     United States (1894 - 1979)
Gunfight at the OK Corral

Cincinnati Pops Orch / Erich Kunzel
Frankie Laine, voc; Men of the May Festival Cho; Ron McCroby, whistler
Telarc CD-80141 BUY CD
4:15 pm
Ferde Grofe     United States (1892 - 1972)
Grand Canyon Suite for Orchestra (1931)

Bournemouth Sym Orch / William T. Stromberg
Naxos 8.559007 BUY CD
4:48 pm
John Lang Sinclair     United States
The Eyes of Texas Are Upon You (1903)

Kostelanetz Orch / Andre Kostelanetz
CBS Odyssey MBK 38918 BUY CD
BLACK HISTORY MONTH ON 88.7KXMS 4:50 pm
Scott Joplin     United States (1868 - 1917)
Bethena (concert waltz) for Piano (1908)

Katia Labeque & Marielle Labeque, p's
Sony Classical 48381 BUY CD



STUART BURROWS TURNS 75 TODAY


1:00 pm
Hector Berlioz     France (1803 - 1869)
Requiem for Orchestra and Chorus, Op. 5, Grande Messe des Morts (1837; rev. 1852 & 1867)

National Orch of France / Leonard Bernstein
Stuart Burrows, t; Cho de Radio France
Sony Classical 47526 BUY CD



NEW!
TODAY IS CHINESE NEW YEAR; WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING
___________ 7  Thursday ___________


2:29 pm
Ge Gan-Ru     China (1954 -       )
Fu

Ying Quartet
Telarc CD-80690 BUY CD
2:41 pm
Ma Sicong     China (1912 - 1987)
Amei Suite for Violin and Piano (1981)

Hsiao-mei Ku, v; Ning Lu, p
Naxos 8.570600 BUY CD
EUBIE BLAKE BORN THIS DAY IN 1887 2:50 pm
Eubie Blake     United States (1887 - 1983)
Charleston Rag (1903) (arr. Waldo)

Richard Dowling, p
Klavier Records K 11164 BUY CD
BLACK HISTORY MONTH ON 88.7KXMS 2:54 pm
Scott Joplin     United States (1868 - 1917)
Scott Joplin's New Rag for Piano

Benjamin Loeb, p
Naxos 8.559277 BUY CD



WILLIAM BOYCE (67) DIED THIS DAY IN 1779
___________ 7  Thursday ___________


3:00 pm
William Boyce     Great Britain (1711 - 1779)
Symphony No. 7 in B-flat, Op. 2

Bournemouth Sinfonietta / Ronald Thomas
CRD 3356 BUY CD
NEW!
3:11 pm
Johann Sebastian Bach     Germany (1685 - 1750)
Sonata for Viola da gamba and Harpsichord No. 2 in D, BWV 1028

Mikko Perkola, viga; Aapo Haekkinen, hc
Naxos 8.570210 BUY CD
WILHELM STENHAMMAR BORN THIS DAY IN 1871 3:30 pm
Wilhelm Stenhammar     Sweden (1871 - 1927)
Excelsior! (symphonic overture) for Orchestra, Op. 13 (1896)

Royal Scottish National Orch / Petter Sundkvist
Naxos 8.553888 BUY CD
3:44 pm
Joseph Martin Kraus     Sweden (1756 - 1792)
Symphony in C, VB 139

Swedish Ch Orch / Petter Sundkvist
Naxos 8.553734 BUY CD



ON THIS DAY IN 1812: ENGLISH AUTHOR CHARLES DICKENS BORN
___________ 7  Thursday ___________


4:00 pm
Lord Berners     Great Britain (1883 - 1950)
Nicholas Nickleby (film music) for Orchestra (1947)

Royal Liverpool Phil Orch / Barry Wordsworth
EMI 47668 BUY CD
BASED ON THE NOVEL BY CHARLES DICKENS 4:10 pm
Arnold Bax     Great Britain (1883 - 1953)
Oliver Twist (1948): 2 Lyrical Pieces

National Phil Orch / Bernard Herrmann
London 448 954-2 BUY CD
ON THIS DAY IN 1875: EDOUARD LALO'S "SYMPHONIE ESPAGNOLE" PREMIERES IN PARIS 4:18 pm
Edouard Lalo     France (1823 - 1892)
Symphonie espagnole for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 21 (1874)

London Phil Orch / Jesus Lopez-Cobos
Chee-Yun, v
Denon CO-18017 BUY CD
4:52 pm
Isaac Albeniz     Spain (1860 - 1909)
Cantos de Espana for Orchestra, Op. 232 (1896) (arr. Tilmann Koester): I. Prelude

Southwest German Ch Orch Pforzheim / Tilmann Koester
Profil PH07073 BUY CD



HALL OF FAME #048


1:00 pm
Gustav Mahler     Austria (1860 - 1911)
Symphony No. 5 in c-sharp-D (1901-02)

Vienna Phil Orch / Pierre Boulez
DG 453 416-2 BUY CD



JACOB PRAETORIUS BORN THIS DAY IN 1586
___________ 8  Friday ___________


2:14 pm
Jacob Praetorius     Germany (1586 - 1651)
Praeambulum for Organ in F

Geert Bierling, o
NCRV 9087-9090 BUY CD
ARTUR BALSAM BORN THIS DAY IN 1906 2:17 pm
Robert Schumann     Germany (1810 - 1856)
Quintet for Piano and Strings in E-flat, Op. 44 (1842)

Budapest String Quartet
Artur Balsam, p
Bridge 9110 BUY CD
NEW!
2:45 pm
Theodor Blumer     Germany (1881 - 1964)
Serenade and Theme and Variations for Woodwind Quintet, Op. 34

Moran Woodwind Quintet
Crystal Records CD757 BUY CD



GIUSEPPE TORELLI (50) DIED THIS DAY IN 1709
___________ 8  Friday ___________


3:00 pm
Giuseppe Torelli     Italy (1658 - 1709)
Concerto grosso in e, Op. 8/9

I Musici
Mariana Sirbu, v
Philips 432 118-2 BUY CD
RECORDED AT KLESSHEIM CASTLE, SALZBURG, 1972 3:15 pm
Vincenzo Manfredini     Italy (1737 - 1799)
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in B-flat

Salzburg Mozarteum Orch / Michiyoshi Inoue
Felicja Blumental, p
Brana Records BR 0026 BUY CD
3:41 pm
Jean Absil     Belgium (1893 - 1974)
Poemes (3) for Mezzo-Soprano (or Baritone) and Orchestra [text Klingsor], Op. 45 (1938-40)

Youth Orch of Quebec / Michel Tabachnik
Christine Lemelin, ms
SNE 565 BUY CD
3:46 pm
Johann Strauss (II)     Austria (1825 - 1899)
Ritter Pazman: Csardas

Vienna Phil Orch / Carlos Kleiber
CBS MK2 45564 BUY CD
ON THIS DAY IN 1872: AIDA ARRIVES AT LA SCALA; VERDI TAKES 32 CURTAIN CALLS 3:51 pm
Giuseppe Verdi     Italy (1813 - 1901)
Aida: Grand March (arr. Alan Fernie)

Black Dyke Band / Nicholas Childs
Naxos 8.570726 BUY CD



NEW!
___________ 8  Friday ___________


4:00 pm
Domenico Cimarosa     Italy (1749 - 1801)
Oreste: Overture

Toronto Ch Orch / Kevin Mallon
Naxos 8.570279 BUY CD
4:08 pm
George Frideric Handel     Germany (1685 - 1759)
As Pants the Hart, HWV 251d: Two movements

Musicians Extra-ordinary
Cho of the Chapel Royal
Naxos 8.557935 BUY CD
JOHN (TOWNER) WILLIAMS TURNS 76 TODAY 4:16 pm
John (Towner) Williams     United States (1932 -       )
Concerto for Cello and Orchestra

Recording Arts Orch of Los Angeles / John Williams
Yo-Yo Ma, vc
Sony Classical 89670 BUY CD
4:47 pm
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart     Austria (1756 - 1791)
Sonata for Piano No. 4 in E-flat, K. 282/189g (1775)

Leon McCawley, p
Avie AV2105 BUY CD



HALL OF FAME #072
EDITH MATHIS TURNS 70 TODAY


1:00 pm
Gustav Mahler     Austria (1860 - 1911)
Symphony No. 2 in c-E-flat for Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Orchestra and Chorus, Resurrection (1894)

London Phil Orch / Klaus Tennstedt
Edith Mathis, s; Doris Soffel, ms; London Phil Cho
EMI 47041 BUY CD



___________ 11  Monday ___________


2:30 pm
Cecile Chaminade     France (1857 - 1944)
Concertino for Flute and Orchestra (or Piano), Op. 107

James Galway, fl; Phillip Moll, p
RCA 82876-80318-2 BUY CD
RUDOLF FIRKUSNY BORN THIS DAY IN 1912 2:38 pm
Leos Janacek     Czech Republic (1854 - 1928)
Capriccio for Piano (left hand), Brass and Flute (1926)

Czech Phil Orch / Vaclav Neumann
Rudolf Firkusny, p
RCA 09026-60781-2 BUY CD



ALEXANDER GIBSON BORN THIS DAY IN 1926
___________ 11  Monday ___________


3:00 pm
Spiritual     United States -
Let Us Break Bread Together

Royal Phil Orch / Alexander Gibson
Jessye Norman, s
Philips 432 546-2 BUY CD
BLACK HISTORY MONTH ON 88.7KXMS 3:05 pm
William Levi Dawson     United States (1899 - 1990)
Negro Folk Symphony for Orchestra (1934)

Detroit Sym Orch / Neeme Jaervi
Chandos 9226 BUY CD
RECORDED IN VIENNA, 1970 3:34 pm
Johann Nepomuk Hummel     Germany (1778 - 1837)
Rondo Brillant on a Russian Folk Theme for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 98

Prague Ch Orch / Helmut Froschauer
Felicja Blumental, p
Brana Records BR 0012 BUY CD
3:51 pm
Pietro Andrea Ziani     Italy (1616 - 1684)
Sonata for 2 Violins, 2 Violas, Cello and Continuo No. 12 in d

Cologne Musica Antiqua / Reinhard Goebel
Challenge Classics 72032 BUY CD



NEW!
___________ 11  Monday ___________


4:00 pm
Sergei Prokofiev     Russia (1891 - 1953)
Lieutenant Kije (concert suite from film score), Op. 60 (1934)

Cincinnati Sym Orch / Paavo Jaervi
Telarc CD-80683 BUY CD
4:22 pm
(Franz) Joseph Haydn     Austria (1732 - 1809)
Symphony No. 100 in G, Military (1793-94)

Orch of the 18th Century / Frans Brueggen
Philips 434 096-2 BUY CD
4:47 pm
Piotr Tchaikovsky     Russia (1840 - 1893)
Overture 1812 for Orchestra in E-flat, Op. 49 (1880) (arr. Robert Childs)

Black Dyke Band / Nicholas Childs
Naxos 8.570726 BUY CD





1:00 pm
Paul Hindemith     Germany (1895 - 1963)
When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd: A Requiem for Those We Love for Mezzo-Soprano, Baritone Orchestra & Chorus [text Whitman] (1946)

Atlanta Sym Orch / Robert Shaw
Jan DeGaetani, ms; William Stone, br; Atlanta Sym Cho
Telarc CD-80132 BUY CD



ON THIS DAY IN 1809: ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY
___________ 12  Tuesday ___________


2:04 pm
Morton Gould     United States (1913 - 1996)
American Salute for Orchestra (1947)

Boston Pops Orch / Arthur Fiedler
RCA 60700-2-RG BUY CD
2:09 pm
Louis Moreau Gottschalk     United States (1829 - 1869)
The Union for Piano

Alan Feinberg, p
Argo 436 121-2 BUY CD
2:18 pm
Robert Russell Bennett     United States (1894 - 1981)
Abraham Lincoln: A Likeness in Symphony Form for Orchestra (1931)

Moscow Sym Orch / William T. Stromberg
Naxos 8.559004 BUY CD
2:48 pm
William Harold Neidlinger     United States (1863 - 1924)
Memories of Lincoln

Thomas Hampson, br; Craig Rutenberg, p
EMI 55028 BUY CD
2:56 pm
William Steffe     United States -
Battle Hymn of the Republic

New York Phil / Leonard Bernstein
CBS MLK 45734 BUY CD



JAMES SCOTT BORN THIS DAY IN 1886; BLACK HISTORY MONTH
___________ 12  Tuesday ___________


3:00 pm
James Scott     United States (1886 - 1938)
Peace and Plenty Rag

Joshua Rifkin, p
London 425 225-2 BUY CD
NEW!
3:04 pm
George Frideric Handel     Germany (1685 - 1759)
Concerto grosso in A, Op. 6/11 (HWV 329) (1739)

Boston Baroque / Martin Pearlman
Telarc CD-80688 BUY CD
NEPHEW OF ANTON REICHA 3:22 pm
Anton Reicha     Czech Republic (1770 - 1836)
Quintet for Clarinet and String Quartet in B-flat, Op. 89 (?before 1809)

L'Archibudelli
Charles Neidich, cl
Sony Classical 57968 BUY CD
ON THIS DAY IN 1889: OPERA "JAKOBIN" [THE JACOBIN] PREMIERES IN PRAGUE 3:49 pm
Antonin Dvorak     Czech Republic (1841 - 1904)
The Jakobin: Ballet Music (Act 3)

CSSR State Phil Orch / Robert Stankovsky
Marco Polo 8.223272 BUY CD
3:56 pm
Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber     Czech Republic (1644 - 1704)
Duet for 2 Trumpets No. 11 in g

Crispian Steele-Perkins & John Thiessen, natural tr's
Sony Classical 53365 BUY CD



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4:00 pm
Stephen Collins Foster     United States (1826 - 1864)
We Are Coming, Father Abraham, 300,000 More

Chestnut Brass Company
Naxos 8.559124 BUY CD
4:02 pm
Stephen Collins Foster     United States (1826 - 1864)
When This Dreadful War is Over

Chestnut Brass Company
Naxos 8.559124 BUY CD
4:05 pm
Aaron Copland     United States (1900 - 1990)
Lincoln Portrait for Speaker and Orchestra (1942)

Philadelphia Orch / Eugene Ormandy
Adlai Stevenson, nar
Sony Classical 62401 BUY CD
4:21 pm
Robert J. Bradshaw     United States (1970 -       )
Statements, Commanding (2004): Abraham Lincoln

Trio Chromos
Crystal Records CD766 BUY CD
JOSEF REICHA BORN THIS DAY IN 1752; UNCLE OF ANTON REICHA 4:25 pm
Josef Reicha     Czech Republic (1752 - 1795)
Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in A, Op. 4/1

Czech Ch Orch / Ondrej Kukal
Mikael Ericsson, vc
Supraphon SU 3873-2 BUY CD
4:54 pm
George Frederick Root     United States (1820 - 1895)
The Battle Cry of Freedom (arr. L. Durham)

Mormon Tabernacle Cho / Richard P. Condie
Sony Classical 87750 BUY CD





1:00 pm
George Frideric Handel     Germany (1685 - 1759)
Alexander's Feast (ode) for solo Voices, Orchestra and Chorus [lib J. Dryden], HWV 75

Handel & Haydn Society Orch / Christopher Hogwood
Lynne Dawson, s; John Mark Ainsley, t; Alastair Miles, b; Handel & Haydn Society Cho
Arabesque Z6762 BUY CD



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2:29 pm
Gioacchino Rossini     Italy (1792 - 1868)
Peches de Vieillesse, Book 4, for Piano (1857-68): No. 2d, "La Beurre"

Jeffrey Swann, p
Akademia CDAK 103 BUY CD
2:36 pm
Johann Strauss (II)     Austria (1825 - 1899)
Picnic in the Vienna Woods

King's Singers
EMI 54057 BUY CD
2:44 pm
Johann Sebastian Bach     Germany (1685 - 1750)
Ei! wie schmeckt der Coffee Suesse, fr Cantata No. 211, Coffee Cantata

Acad of Ancient Music / Christopher Hogwood
Emma Kirkby, s
L'Oiseau-Lyre 436 445-2 BUY CD
2:50 pm
A.J. Weidt     United States -
Sweet Corn (1923)

Nashville Mandolin Ens / Paul Martin Zonn
New World 80544-2 BUY CD
BLACK HISTORY MONTH ON 88.7KXMS 2:54 pm
Scott Joplin     United States (1868 - 1917)
Peacherine Rag for Piano (1909)

Stephen Aron, g
Pavonia Music PV1212 BUY CD



'THE EYES HAVE IT'
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3:00 pm
Fernando Sor     Spain (1778 - 1839)
Si dices que mis ojos (seguidilla)

Teresa Berganza, ms; Jose Miguel Moreno, g
Philips 411 030-2 BUY CD
3:03 pm
H.F. Odell     United States -
Laughing Eyes (1923)

Nashville Mandolin Ens / Paul Martin Zonn
New World 80544-2 BUY CD
3:08 pm
Traditional Russian
Dark Eyes

I Salonisti
London 425 214-2 BUY CD
RICHARD WAGNER (69) DIED THIS DAY IN 1883 3:13 pm
Richard Wagner     Germany (1813 - 1883)
Tristan und Isolde: Symphonic Synthesis (arr. Stokowski)

Bournemouth Sym Orch / Jose Serebrier
Naxos 8.570293 BUY CD
ON THIS DAY IN 1867: STRAUSS JR. TRIES OUT "BLUE DANUBE" AT A VIENNESE BALL 3:50 pm
Andrei Schulz-Evler     Poland (1852 - 1905)
Arabesques on Themes from Johann Strauss' The Beautiful Blue Danube for Piano

Byron Janis, p
Philips 456 847-2 BUY CD



NEW!
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4:00 pm
Domenico Cimarosa     Italy (1749 - 1801)
Alessandro nell'Indie: Overture

Toronto Ch Orch / Kevin Mallon
Naxos 8.570279 BUY CD
FIRST RECORDING 4:11 pm
Emil von Sauer     Germany (1862 - 1942)
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in e

City of Birmingham Sym Orch / Lawrence Foster
Stephen Hough, p
Hyperion CDA66790 BUY CD
GEORGE KLEINSINGER BORN THIS DAY IN 1914 4:42 pm
George Kleinsinger     United States (1914 - 1982)
The Story of Celeste

Bratislava Radio Orch / Stephen Gunzenhauser
Paul Tripp, nar
Angel 54330 BUY CD





1:00 pm
Sergei Prokofiev     Russia (1891 - 1953)
Cinderella (selections)

London Sym Orch / Andre Previn
EMI CDC-47969 BUY CD



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2:12 pm
Robert Schumann     Germany (1810 - 1856)
Dichterliebe (cycle of 16 songs) for Voice and Piano [text Heine], Op. 48 (1840)

Boje Skovhus, br; Helmut Deutsch, p
Sony Classical SK 62372 BUY CD
HALL OF FAME #215
2:42 pm
Richard Strauss     Germany (1864 - 1949)
Der Rosenkavalier: Ramble on the last love-duet (arr. Grainger)

Martin Jones, p
Nimbus NI 7703 BUY CD
2:52 pm
Leonard Bernstein     United States (1918 - 1990)
West Side Story: A Boy Like That & I Have a Love

Canadian Brass
RCA 09026-68633-2 BUY CD



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3:00 pm
Alessandro Parisotti     Italy (1853 - 1913)
Se tu m'ami [If You Love Me]

Angela Gheorghiu, s; Malcolm Martineau, p
London 289 458 360-2 BUY CD
3:05 pm
Christoph Willibald Gluck     Germany (1714 - 1787)
Alessandro [Les amours d'Alexandre et de Roxane] (ballet) for Orchestra (1764)

Cologne Musica Antiqua / Reinhard Goebel
Archiv Produktion 445 824-2 BUY CD
3:29 pm
Henry Purcell     Great Britain (1659 - 1695)
My Beloved Spake (anthem) for Chorus and Continuo, Z. 28 (before 1678)

Gabrieli Players / Paul McCreesh
Gabrieli Consort
Archiv Produktion 445 882-2 BUY CD
3:40 pm
Edward MacDowell     United States (1860 - 1908)
Suite for Orchestra No. 2, Op. 48, "Indian" (1891-95): Love Song

Royal Phil Orch / Karl Krueger
Bridge 9124 BUY CD
3:48 pm
John Dowland     Great Britain (1563 - 1626)
Tell Me, True Love

Ens
Koch Classics 2611 BUY CD
3:56 pm
Mikhail Glinka     Russia (1804 - 1857)
The Fire of Longing Burns in My Heart

Sergei Leiferkus, br; Semion Skigin, p
Conifer 75605-51264-2 BUY CD



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