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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 |
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 |
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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 |
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2:50 pm Eubie Blake United States (1887 - 1983) Rhapsody in Ragtime (1927) (transc. Waldo) Richard Dowling, p Klavier Records K 11164 BUY CD |
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MARIA-THERESIA VON PARADIS (64) DIED THIS DAY IN 1824 |
3:00 pm Maria-Theresia von Paradis Sicilienne Elmar Oliveira, v; Robert McDonald, p MMG MCD 10027 BUY CD |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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| 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 |
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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 |
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GIAN CARLO MENOTTI (95) DIED THIS DAY IN 2007 |
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 |
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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 |
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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 | |
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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 |
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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| 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 |
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 |
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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 |
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| 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 |
4:00 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 |
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♥ 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 |
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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 |
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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 | |
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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 |
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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 |
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GOTTFRIED REICHE BORN THIS DAY IN 1667 |
3:00 pm Gottfried Reiche Germany (1667 - 1734) Abblasen: Fanfare Edward Carroll, tr MMG MCD 10021 BUY CD |
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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 |
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| 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 |
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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 |
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ON THIS DAY IN 1897: ALSO SPRACH ZARATHUSTRA AMERICAN DEBUT WITH CSO |
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 |
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4:15 pm Ferde Grofe United States (1892 - 1972) Mississippi Suite: Mardi Gras Boston Pops Orch / Keith Lockhart RCA 09026-63662-2 BUY CD |
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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 |
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♥ 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 |
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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 |
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| 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 |
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 |
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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 |
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ON THIS DAY IN 1812: ROSSINI'S "TANCREDI" PREMIERES IN VENICE |
3:00 pm Gioacchino Rossini Italy (1792 - 1868) Tancredi: Overture National Phil Orch / Riccardo Chailly London 443 850-2 BUY CD |
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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 |
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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 |
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♥ 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 |
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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 |
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| 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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| 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 |
2:29 pm Ge Gan-Ru China (1954 - ) Fu Ying Quartet Telarc CD-80690 BUY CD |
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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 |
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| 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 |
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 |
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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 |
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3:44 pm Joseph Martin Kraus Sweden (1756 - 1792) Symphony in C, VB 139 Swedish Ch Orch / Petter Sundkvist Naxos 8.553734 BUY CD |
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ON THIS DAY IN 1812: ENGLISH AUTHOR CHARLES DICKENS BORN |
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 |
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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 |
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 |
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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 |
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 |
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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 |
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3:46 pm Johann Strauss (II) Austria (1825 - 1899) Ritter Pazman: Csardas Vienna Phil Orch / Carlos Kleiber CBS MK2 45564 BUY CD |
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| 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 |
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4:00 pm Domenico Cimarosa Italy (1749 - 1801) Oreste: Overture Toronto Ch Orch / Kevin Mallon Naxos 8.570279 BUY CD |
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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 |
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| 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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| 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 |
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 | |
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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 |
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ON THIS DAY IN 1809: ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY |
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 |
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2:09 pm Louis Moreau Gottschalk United States (1829 - 1869) The Union for Piano Alan Feinberg, p Argo 436 121-2 BUY CD |
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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 |
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2:48 pm William Harold Neidlinger United States (1863 - 1924) Memories of Lincoln Thomas Hampson, br; Craig Rutenberg, p EMI 55028 BUY CD |
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2:56 pm William Steffe United States - Battle Hymn of the Republic New York Phil / Leonard Bernstein CBS MLK 45734 BUY CD |
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JAMES SCOTT BORN THIS DAY IN 1886; BLACK HISTORY MONTH |
3:00 pm James Scott United States (1886 - 1938) Peace and Plenty Rag Joshua Rifkin, p London 425 225-2 BUY CD |
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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 |
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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 |
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4:02 pm Stephen Collins Foster United States (1826 - 1864) When This Dreadful War is Over Chestnut Brass Company Naxos 8.559124 BUY CD |
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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 |
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4:21 pm Robert J. Bradshaw United States (1970 - ) Statements, Commanding (2004): Abraham Lincoln Trio Chromos Crystal Records CD766 BUY CD |
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| 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 |
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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 | |
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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 |
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2:36 pm Johann Strauss (II) Austria (1825 - 1899) Picnic in the Vienna Woods King's Singers EMI 54057 BUY CD |
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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 |
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2:50 pm A.J. Weidt United States - Sweet Corn (1923) Nashville Mandolin Ens / Paul Martin Zonn New World 80544-2 BUY CD |
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| 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' |
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 |
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3:03 pm H.F. Odell United States - Laughing Eyes (1923) Nashville Mandolin Ens / Paul Martin Zonn New World 80544-2 BUY CD |
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3:08 pm Traditional Russian Dark Eyes I Salonisti London 425 214-2 BUY CD |
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| 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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♥ 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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3:48 pm John Dowland Great Britain (1563 - 1626) Tell Me, True Love Ens Koch Classics 2611 BUY CD |
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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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