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1:00 pm Lalo Schifrin Argentina (1932 - ) Lili'uokalani Symphony Vienna Sym Orch / Lalo Schifrin Honolulu Youth Opera Cho; Kamehameha Elementary School Children's Cho Urtext 006 BUY CD |
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SAMUEL SCHEIDT BORN THIS DAY IN 1587 |
2:00 pm Samuel Scheidt Germany (1587 - 1653) Pavane Orch of the 18th Century / Frans Brueggen Philips 434 135-2 BUY CD |
| ON THIS DAY IN 1882: SMETANA'S "MA VLAST" PREMIERES IN PRAGUE |
2:07 pm Bedrich Smetana Czech Republic (1824 - 1884) Blanik [symphonic poem, from Ma Vlast] Chicago Sym Orch / Rafael Kubelik Mercury 434 379-2 BUY CD |
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♥ HALL OF FAME #040 ON THIS DAY IN 1888: "SCHEHERAZADE" DEBUTS, IN ST. PETERSBURG |
2:22 pm Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Russia (1844 - 1908) The Young Prince and the Princess, fr Scheherazade Berlin Phil Orch / Herbert von Karajan DG 449 900-2 BUY CD |
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2:34 pm Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Austria (1756 - 1791) Serenade for Wind Instruments in E-flat, K. 375 (1781) Marlboro Festival Orch Sony Classical 47295 BUY CD |
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NEW! "TIMES 2" ALL THIS HOUR |
3:00 pm Georg Philipp Telemann Germany (1681 - 1767) Concerto for 2 Transverse Flutes, Bassoon, Strings and Continuo in G, TWV 53:G1 La Stagione Frankfurt / Michael Schneider Karl Kaiser & Michael Schneider, fl's; Marita Schaar, bn CPO 777 268-2 BUY CD |
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3:12 pm Fernando Sor Spain (1778 - 1839) Souvenir de Russie for 2 Guitars, Op. 63 David Starobin & Oren Fader, g's Bridge 9272 BUY CD |
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3:25 pm Max Bruch Germany (1838 - 1920) Concerto for 2 Pianos and Orchestra, Op. 88a Philharmonia Orch / Semyon Bychkov Katia Labeque & Marielle Labeque, p's Philips 432 095-2 BUY CD |
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3:54 pm Adrien-Francois Servais Belgium (1807 - 1866) Caprice for 2 Cellos in A, Op. 11/4 Anner Bylsma & Kenneth Slowik, vc's Deutsche Harmonia Mundi 77108-2-RG BUY CD |
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JOHN BARRY TURNS 75 TODAY |
4:00 pm John Barry Great Britain (1933 - ) Born Free (1966): Main Title Royal Phil Orch / John Barry Epic/Legacy EK 52985 BUY CD |
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4:06 pm Leonard Bernstein United States (1918 - 1990) West Side Story (suite) for Piano Trio (arr. Raimundo Penaforte): Somewhere Eroica Trio EMI 07351 BUY CD |
| RECORDED JUNE 4, 2004 |
4:11 pm Sergei Prokofiev Russia (1891 - 1953) Romeo and Juliet (ballet in 4 acts), Op. 64 (1935-36) (excerpts) Rotterdam Phil Orch / Valery Gergiev Radio Netherlands Worldwide RPHO 2008-1 BUY CD |
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4:54 pm Sergei Rachmaninoff Russia (1873 - 1943) The Harvest of Sorrow, Op. 4/5 Berenice Bramson, s; Nancy Revzen, p ABCD SP 9007 BUY CD | |
♥ HALL OF FAME #016 |
1:00 pm Gustav Holst Great Britain (1874 - 1934) The Planets (suite) for Orchestra, Op. 32 (1914-16) French National Orch / Lorin Maazel CBS MDK 44781 BUY CD |
| PLUTO IS NO LONGER CLASSIFIED AS A PLANET! |
1:51 pm Colin Matthews Great Britain (1946 - ) Pluto: The Renewer for Orchestra (2000) Halle Orch / Mark Elder Hyperion 67270 BUY CD |
ON THIS DAY IN 1895: RICHARD STRAUSS' "TILL EULENSPIEGEL" IS FIRST PERFORMED |
2:00 pm Richard Strauss Germany (1864 - 1949) Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche for Orchestra, Op. 28 (1894-95) Stadium Sym Orch of New York / Leopold Stokowski Price-Less D1323X BUY CD |
| VLADIMIR HOROWITZ (86) DIED THIS DAY IN 1989 |
2:16 pm Frederic Chopin Poland (1810 - 1849) Sonata for Piano No. 2 in b-flat, Op. 35 (1839) Vladimir Horowitz, p RCA 60376-2-RG BUY CD |
| TODAY IS GUY FAWKES DAY [GREAT BRITAIN] |
2:40 pm Johann Strauss (II) Austria (1825 - 1899) Explosions Polka, Op. 43 Vienna Phil Orch / Zubin Mehta Sony Classical 45808 BUY CD |
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2:43 pm Fernando Sor Spain (1778 - 1839) Variations on Paisiello's Nel cor piu non mi sento for Guitar, Op. 16 (1823) Rafael Aguirre Minarro, g Naxos 8.572064 BUY CD |
ORLI SHAHAM TURNS 33 TODAY |
3:00 pm Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Austria (1756 - 1791) Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 22 in A, K. 305/293d (1778) Gil Shaham, v; Orli Shaham, p Canary Classics CC01 BUY CD |
| ANTHONY ROLFE JOHNSON TURNS 68 TODAY |
3:14 pm Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Austria (1756 - 1791) Quello di Tito e il volto English Baroque Soloists / John Eliot Gardiner Anne Sofie von Otter, ms; Anthony Rolfe Johnson, t; Cornelius Hauptmann, b DG 457 688-2 BUY CD |
| ON THIS DAY IN 1926: HARPSICHORD CONC. DEBUTED BY W. LANDOWSKA IN BARCELONA |
3:18 pm Manuel de Falla Spain (1876 - 1946) Concerto for Harpsichord, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Violin and Cello in D (1923-26) New York Phil members / Pierre Boulez Igor Kipnis, hc Sony Classical 68333 BUY CD |
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♥ HALL OF FAME #044 GRAMMY® 1965 NOMINEE: BEST CLASSICAL PERFORMANCE, ORCHESTRA |
3:32 pm Johann Sebastian Bach Germany (1685 - 1750) Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F, BWV 1046 (1717) Berlin Phil Orch / Herbert von Karajan Alan Civil & Chirley Hopkins, fh's; Karl Steins, ob; Michel Schwalbe, v DG 437 461-2 BUY CD |
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4:00 pm H. S. Thompson Crimson and Blue (University of Kansas); Alma Mater (Cornell University) Columbia Sym Orch / Jerold D. Ottley Mormon Tabernacle Cho Sony Classical 61981 BUY CD |
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| NICHOLAS MAW TURNS 73 TODAY |
4:04 pm Nicholas Maw Great Britain (1935 - ) American Games United States Marine Band / Timothy W. Foley United States Marine Band 13 BUY CD |
| WALTER GIESEKING BORN THIS DAY IN 1895 |
4:26 pm Walter Gieseking Germany (1895 - 1956) Sonatine for Flute and Piano Jeanne Baxtresser, fl; Pedja Muzijevic, p Cala Artists 0512 BUY CD |
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4:43 pm Henryk Wieniawski Poland (1835 - 1880) Scherzo-tarentelle for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 16 (1856) Shannon Lee, v; Pamela Mia Paul, p Telarc 80695 BUY CD |
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| GEORGE M. COHAN (64) DIED THIS DAY IN 1942 |
4:49 pm George M. Cohan United States (1878 - 1942) George M. Cohan on Broadway Canadian Brass / Lukas Foss Philips 434 276-2 BUY CD |
ON THIS DAY IN 1867: LISZT'S "DANTE SYMPHONY" PREMIERES IN DRESDEN |
1:00 pm Franz Liszt Hungary (1811 - 1886) Dante Symphony for Orchestra, S. 109 (R. 427) (1857) London Sym Orch / Leon Botstein London Oratory School Schola Telarc 80613 BUY CD |
| WILLIAM ALWYN BORN THIS DAY IN 1905 |
1:44 pm William Alwyn Great Britain (1905 - 1985) Naiades Fantasy-Sonata for Flute and Harp Laurel Zucker, fl; Susan Jolles, h Cantilena Records 66035 BUY CD |
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2:00 pm Josef Reicha Czech Republic (1752 - 1795) Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in D Czech Ch Orch / Ondrej Kukal Mikael Ericsson, vc Supraphon SU 3873-2 BUY CD |
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| A FRIEND OF ANTON REICHA |
2:21 pm (Franz) Joseph Haydn Austria (1732 - 1809) Serenade (andante cantabile), fr Quartet for Strings in F, Op. 3/5 Tchaikovsky Ch Orch / Lazar Gosman CBS MK 45529 BUY CD |
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NEW! NEPHEW OF JOSEF REICHA |
2:28 pm Anton Reicha Czech Republic (1770 - 1836) Quintet for Winds in E-flat, Op. 100/3 Westwood Wind Quintet Crystal Records 271 BUY CD |
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3:00 pm Georg Philipp Telemann Germany (1681 - 1767) Concerto for Recorder, Horn and Basso Continuo in F, TWV 42:F14 Camerata Koeln / Michael Schneider Michael Schneider, r; Ulrich Huebner, fh CPO 777 268-2 BUY CD |
| IGNAZ BRUELL BORN THIS DAY IN 1846 |
3:09 pm Ignaz Bruell Austria (1846 - 1907) Andante and Allegro for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 88 BBC Scottish Sym Orch / Martyn Brabbins Martin Roscoe, p Hyperion 67069 BUY CD |
| WILL LAMARTINE THOMPSON BORN THIS DAY IN 1847 |
3:26 pm Will Lamartine Thompson United States (1847 - 1909) There's a Great Day Coming for 6 Trumpets Philip Smith, Ken De Carlo, Dominique Derasse, Fred Mills, Christian Jaudes & V. Penzarella, tr's Cala Artists 0516 BUY CD |
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NEW! ♥ HALL OF FAME #014 |
3:30 pm Antonio Vivaldi Italy (1678 - 1741) Concerto for Violin, Strings & Continuo in F, Op. 8/3 (RV 297), "Autumn", fr The Four Seasons Acad of St. Martin in the Fields Joshua Bell, v Sony Classical 11013 BUY CD |
| GERMAINE TAILLEFERRE (91) DIED THIS DAY IN 1983 |
3:41 pm Germaine Tailleferre France (1892 - 1983) Partita for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet and Strings (1962) Univ. of California Santa Cruz Orch / Nicole Paiement California Parallele Ens Helicon 1048 BUY CD |
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3:54 pm Francois Couperin France (1668 - 1733) Les Silvains (Ordre 1, No. 8) (arr. David Russell) David Russell, g Telarc 80693 BUY CD |
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AL HIRT BORN THIS DAY IN 1922 |
4:00 pm James Scott United States (1886 - 1938) The Toy Trumpet Boston Pops Orch / Arthur Fiedler Al Hirt, tr RCA 09026-61685-2 BUY CD |
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4:04 pm Leopold Mozart Austria (1719 - 1787) Cassation for Orchestra in G, Toy Symphony Boston Sym Orch / Serge Koussevitzky RCA 60121-2-RG BUY CD |
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♥ HALL OF FAME #015 ON THIS DAY IN 1934: RACHMANINOFF DEBUTS "RHAPSODY ON A THEME OF PAGANINI" |
4:13 pm Sergei Rachmaninoff Russia (1873 - 1943) Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 43 (1934) Berlin Phil Orch / Claudio Abbado Mikhail Pletnev, p DG 457 583-2 BUY CD |
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4:37 pm Alfredo Casella Italy (1883 - 1947) Paganiniana for Orchestra, Op. 65 (1942) Concertgebouw Orch / Kiril Kondrashin Philips 438 281-2 BUY CD |
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4:55 pm Franz Liszt Hungary (1811 - 1886) Etude d'execution transcendante d'apres Paganini for Piano No. 5 in E, La Chasse Andre Watts, p Angel 47380 BUY CD | |
NEW! ♥ HALL OF FAME #045 CADENZAS BY RACHEL BARTON PINE |
1:00 pm Ludwig van Beethoven Germany (1770 - 1827) Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D, Op. 61 (1806) Royal Phil Orch / Jose Serebrier Rachel Barton Pine, v Cedille 106 BUY CD |
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♥ HALL OF FAME #170 ON THIS DAY IN 1759: POET/DRAMATIST/HISTORIAN FRIEDRICH VON SCHILLER BORN |
1:46 pm Gioacchino Rossini Italy (1792 - 1868) Guillaume Tell: Overture Boston Pops Orch / Arthur Fiedler RCA RCD1-5479 BUY CD |
MARTIN LUTHER BORN THIS DAY IN 1483 |
2:00 pm Martin Luther Germany (1483 - 1546) A Mighty Fortress Is Our God Wallace Collection / Stephen Cleobury Cho of King's College, Cambridge; Thomas Williamson, o EMI 57026 BUY CD |
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2:07 pm Felix Mendelssohn (-Bartholdy) Germany (1809 - 1847) Symphony No. 5 in d, Op. 107, Reformation (1832) Vienna Phil Orch / John Eliot Gardiner DG 459 156-2 BUY CD |
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| FRANCOIS COUPERIN BORN THIS DAY IN 1668 |
2:36 pm Francois Couperin France (1668 - 1733) Concert royale for Harpsichord and Strings No. 3 [in Pieces de clavecin, Book 3] (1722) Smithsonian Ch Players / Kenneth Slowik Deutsche Harmonia Mundi 05472-77327-2 BUY CD |
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2:54 pm Frederic Chopin Poland (1810 - 1849) Nocturne for Piano No. 20 in c-sharp, Op. posth. (1830) Shannon Lee, v; Pamela Mia Paul, p Telarc 80695 BUY CD |
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ON THIS DAY IN 1862: DEBUT OF VERDI'S OPERA "LA FORZA DEL DESTINO" |
3:00 pm Giuseppe Verdi Italy (1813 - 1901) La forza del destino: Overture La Scala Orch / Riccardo Muti Sony Classical 68468 BUY CD |
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♥ HALL OF FAME #062 ENNIO MORRICONE TURNS 80 TODAY |
3:09 pm Ennio Morricone Italy (1928 - ) The Mission (1986): Gabriel's Oboe Roma Sinfonietta / Ennio Morricone Yo-Yo Ma, vc Sony Classical 02668 BUY CD |
| EDWARD JOSEPH COLLINS BORN THIS DAY IN 1886 |
3:13 pm Edward Joseph Collins United States (1886 - 1951) Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 3 in b (1942) Royal Scottish National Orch / Marin Alsop William Wolfram, p Albany Records TROY 625 BUY CD |
| TODAY IS U.S. MARINE CORPS DAY |
3:53 pm Louis Saverino United States - March of the Women Marines United States Marine Band / William F. Santelmann United States Marine Band 1 BUY CD |
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3:55 pm Jacques Offenbach France (1819 - 1880) The Marine's Hymn Band of the Grenadier Guards / Rodney Bashford London 448 957-2 BUY CD |
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VICTOR YOUNG (56) DIED THIS DAY IN 1956 |
4:00 pm Victor Young United States (1900 - 1956) Scaramouche (1952) Brandenburg Phil Orch, Potsdam / Richard Kaufman Naxos 8.557704 BUY CD |
| ON THIS DAY IN 1896: DVORAK'S STRING QUARTET NO. 12 PREMIERES IN VIENNA |
4:20 pm Antonin Dvorak Czech Republic (1841 - 1904) Quartet for Strings No. 12 in F, Op. 96/B. 179, American (1893) Takacs String Quartet London 430 077-2 BUY CD |
| ON THIS DAY IN 1888: KREISLER MAKES AMERICAN DEBUT AT 13, IN STEINWAY HALL |
4:47 pm Fritz Kreisler Austria (1875 - 1962) Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in the Style of Vivaldi Orpheus Ch Orch Gil Shaham, v DG 439 933-2 BUY CD |
ON THIS DAY IN 1824: FELIX COMPLETES HIS CONCERTO FOR 2 PIANOS IN A-FLAT |
1:00 pm Felix Mendelssohn (-Bartholdy) Germany (1809 - 1847) Concerto for 2 Pianos and Orchestra in A-flat (1824) BBC Scottish Sym Orch / Jerzy Maksymiuk Stephen Coombs & Ian Munro, p's Hyperion 66567 BUY CD |
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♥ HALL OF FAME #151 ALEXANDER BORODIN BORN THIS DAY IN 1833 |
1:43 pm Alexander Borodin Russia (1833 - 1887) Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances Boston Pops Orch / John Williams Philips 426 247-2 BUY CD |
RUDOLF FRIML (92) DIED THIS DAY IN 1972 |
2:00 pm Rudolf Friml Czech Republic (1879 - 1972) Rose Marie (1936): Indian Love Call RCA Victor Orch / Robert Russell Bennett Jeanette MacDonald, s RCA 09026-60877-2 BUY CD |
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2:05 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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2:13 pm Anton Reicha Czech Republic (1770 - 1836) Quintet for Winds in e, Op. 100/4 Westwood Wind Quintet Crystal Records 271 BUY CD |
| A STUDENT OF REICHA |
2:55 pm Charles Gounod France (1818 - 1893) Ave Maria (melodie religieuse) for solo Voice and Piano [adapted from a prelude by J.S. Bach] Anthony Newman, o Sony Classical 47273 BUY CD |
QUINCY PORTER (69) DIED THIS DAY IN 1966 |
3:00 pm Quincy Porter United States (1897 - 1966) Sonata for Violin and Piano in e (1926) Louis Kaufman, v; Artur Balsam, p Music & Arts CD-638 BUY CD |
| WALTER PISTON (82) DIED THIS DAY IN 1976 |
3:17 pm Walter Piston United States (1894 - 1976) Divertimento for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, String Quartet and Double Bass (1946) Ch Music Palm Beach Klavier Records 11120 BUY CD |
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♥ HALL OF FAME #044 |
3:32 pm Johann Sebastian Bach Germany (1685 - 1750) Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D, BWV 1050 (1720-21) Marlboro Festival Orch / Pablo Casals Sony Classical 46254 BUY CD |
| GRAMMY® 1995 NOMINEE: BEST CLASSICAL ALBUM |
3:55 pm Henry Purcell Great Britain (1659 - 1695) By beauteous softness mixt with majesty New London Consort / Martin Neary Michael Chance, ct Sony Classical 66243 BUY CD |
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4:00 pm Jean-Marie Leclair France (1697 - 1764) Sonata for Violin and Continuo in D, Op. 2/8 (arr. Grafenauer) Irena Grafenauer, fl; Brigitte Engelhard, hc; Jorg Baumann, vc; Klaus Stoll, db Philips 426 713-2 BUY CD |
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| UMBERTO GIORDANO (81) DIED THIS DAY IN 1948 |
4:13 pm Umberto Giordano Italy (1867 - 1948) Andrea Chenier (selections) (arr. G. Vanninetti) United States Marine Band / Timothy W. Foley United States Marine Band 18 BUY CD |
| GABY CASADESUS (98) DIED THIS DAY IN 1999 |
4:21 pm Johann Sebastian Bach Germany (1685 - 1750) Concerto for 2 Harpsichords and Strings No. 2 in C, BWV 1061 Zurich Ch Orch / Edmond de Stoutz Robert Casadesus & Gaby Casadesus, p's Sony Classical 67179 BUY CD |
| ON THIS DAY IN 1866: DELIBE'S BALLET "LA SOURCE" DEBUTS AT PARIS OPERA |
4:41 pm Leo Delibes France (1836 - 1891) La Source, ou Naila: Flower Dance Arnold Johnson Orch / Arnold Johnson Sony Classical 62268 BUY CD |
| ON THIS DAY IN 1951: "PAINT YOUR WAGON" OPENS AT SHUBERT THEATER IN NYC |
4:44 pm Frederick Loewe United States (1901 - 1988) Paint Your Wagon: I Talk to the Trees English Northern Philharmonia / Paul Daniel Bryn Terfel, b-br DG 457 628-2 BUY CD |
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4:47 pm Johann Strauss (II) Austria (1825 - 1899) Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald [Tales from the Vienna Woods] (waltz) for Orchestra, Op. 325 Columbia Sym Orch / Bruno Walter Sony Classical 64467 BUY CD | |
NEW! CADENZAS BY RACHEL BARTON PINE |
1:00 pm Franz Clement Austria (1780 - 1842) Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D (1805) Royal Phil Orch / Jose Serebrier Rachel Barton Pine, v Cedille 106 BUY CD |
| LEOPOLD MOZART BORN THIS DAY IN 1719 |
1:42 pm Leopold Mozart Austria (1719 - 1787) Sinfonia di caccia for 4 Horns, Strings, Timpani and Conintuo in G Concerto Amsterdam / Jaap Schroeder Hermann Baumann, Christoph Kohler, Mahir Cakar & Jean-Pierre LePetit Arts Music 43049-2 BUY CD |
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1:55 pm Antonio Salieri Italy (1750 - 1825) De profundis clamavi for Chorus, Organ and Strings WDR Rundfunkorchester Koeln / Helmuth Froschauer WDR Rundfunkchor Koeln Phoenix Edition 112 BUY CD |
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2:00 pm Gaspare Spontini Italy (1774 - 1851) La Vestale: Overture La Scala Orch / Riccardo Muti Sony Classical 66357 BUY CD |
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2:08 pm Camille Saint-Saens France (1835 - 1921) Le Cygne [The Swan] for Cello and Piano (or Orchestra) [from Carnival of the Animals] Melody Brown, p RCA 36966 BUY CD |
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2:12 pm Paul Hindemith Germany (1895 - 1963) Der Schwanendreher (concerto) for Viola and Orchestra [after folksongs] (1935) San Francisco Sym Orch / Herbert Blomstedt Geraldine Walther, vi London 433 809-2 BUY CD |
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2:40 pm Georg Philipp Telemann Germany (1681 - 1767) Concerto for Oboe d'amore and Orchestra in G, TWV G3 Toronto Ch Orch / Kevin Mallon Thomas Stacy, oda Naxos 8.570735 BUY CD |
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NARCISO YEPES BORN THIS DAY IN 1927 |
3:00 pm Enrique Granados Spain (1867 - 1916) Andaluza for Piano, Op. 37/5 (1895) Narciso Yepes, g DG 459 613-2 BUY CD |
| NATALIA GUTMAN TURNS 66 TODAY |
3:03 pm Dmitri Shostakovich Russia (1906 - 1975) Concerto for Cello and Orchestra No. 2, Op. 126 (1966) Royal Phil Orch / Yuri Temirkanov Natalia Gutman, vc RCA 7918-2-RC BUY CD |
| MARIA KLIEGEL TURNS 56 TODAY |
3:41 pm Gaspar Cassado Spain (1897 - 1966) Lamento de Boabdil Maria Kliegel, vc; Nina Tichman, p Naxos 8.557613 BUY CD |
| AARON COPLAND BORN THIS DAY IN 1900 |
3:45 pm Aaron Copland United States (1900 - 1990) Old American Songs [set 1] (1950-52) William Warfield, br; Aaron Copland, p Sony Classical 60899 BUY CD |
FANNY MENDELSSOHN (-HENSEL) BORN THIS DAY IN 1805 |
4:00 pm Fanny Mendelssohn (-Hensel) Germany (1805 - 1847) Pieces (3) for Piano 4-Hands Yaara Tal & Andreas Groethuysen, p's Sony Classical 48494 BUY CD |
| JOHANN NEPOMUK HUMMEL BORN THIS DAY IN 1778 |
4:09 pm Johann Nepomuk Hummel Germany (1778 - 1837) Quartet for Clarinet and Strings in E-flat, S.98 (1801) L'Archibudelli Charles Neidich, cl Sony Classical 57968 BUY CD |
| MANUEL DE FALLA (69) DIED THIS DAY IN 1946 |
4:35 pm Manuel de Falla Spain (1876 - 1946) Polo, fr Suite populaire espagnole Vladimir Spivakov, v; Sergei Bezrodny, p RCA 09026-60861-2 BUY CD |
| BRYDEN THOMSON (63) DIED THIS DAY IN 1991 |
4:37 pm Arnold Bax Great Britain (1883 - 1953) Tintagel (symphonic poem) (1917-19) Ulster Orch / Bryden Thomson Chandos 8312 BUY CD |
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♥ HALL OF FAME #044 WENDY CARLOS TURNS 69 TODAY |
4:53 pm Johann Sebastian Bach Germany (1685 - 1750) Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G, BWV 1048 (1711-13): Allegro Wendy Carlos, syn CBS MLK 39431 BUY CD |
♥ HALL OF FAME #088 ON THIS DAY IN 1888: TCHAIKOVSKY CONDUCTS DEBUT OF FIFTH IN ST. PETERSBURG |
1:00 pm Piotr Tchaikovsky Russia (1840 - 1893) Symphony No. 5 in e, Op. 64 (1888) Russian National Orch / Mikhail Pletnev DG 449 967-2 BUY CD |
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♥ HALL OF FAME #219 CHARLES MACKERRAS TURNS 83 TODAY |
1:48 pm Frederick Delius Great Britain (1862 - 1934) A Village Romeo and Juliet (1900-01): Walk to the Paradise Garden for Orchestra Welsh National Opera Orch / Charles Mackerras Argo 430 202-2 BUY CD |
ON THIS DAY IN 1620: GRANDI MADE DEPUTY DIRECTOR AT ST. MARK'S, VENICE |
2:00 pm Alessandro Grandi Italy (1575 - 1630) Salvum me fac, Deus Musica Fiata / Roland Wilson La Capella Ducale Sony Classical 66254 BUY CD |
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2:07 pm Luigi Boccherini Italy (1743 - 1805) Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in D, G. 483 Pulcinella / Ophelie Gaillard Ophelie Gaillard, vc Ambroisie AM 126 BUY CD |
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2:29 pm Luigi Denza Italy (1846 - 1922) Variations on Napoli Juilliard Trombone Cho / Virginia Allen Joseph Alessi, tb Naxos 8.570232 BUY CD |
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| FENELLA FIELDING TURNS 78 TODAY |
2:37 pm William Walton Great Britain (1902 - 1983) Facade: Through gilded trellises Acad of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner Fenella Fielding, nar EMI 73998 BUY CD |
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2:40 pm George Frideric Handel Germany (1685 - 1759) Airs from Vauxhall Gardens (ed. Crispian Steele-Perkins) Tafelmusik / Jeanne Lamon Crispian Steele-Perkins, natural tr Sony Classical 53365 BUY CD |
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♥ HALL OF FAME #125 CHARLES MACKERRAS TURNS 83 TODAY |
2:55 pm Piotr Tchaikovsky Russia (1840 - 1893) Sleeping Beauty: Panorama Royal Phil Orch / Charles Mackerras Telarc 80539 BUY CD |
ON THIS DAY IN 1839: VERDI'S FIRST OPERA, "OBERTO" IS STAGES AT LA SCALA |
3:00 pm Giuseppe Verdi Italy (1813 - 1901) Oberto, Conte di San Bonifacio: Overture Bern Sym Orch / Vincent La Selva Newport Classics NPD 85649 BUY CD |
| ON THIS DAY IN 1877: PREMIERE OF GILBERT & SULLIVAN'S "THE SORCERER" |
3:07 pm Arthur Sullivan Great Britain (1842 - 1900) The Sorcerer: Incantation Orch / Carl Davis Shirley Henderson, Kevin McKidd & Martin Savage, voc's Sony Classical 61834 BUY CD |
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3:12 pm Frederic Chopin Poland (1810 - 1849) Variations on Mozart's La ci darem la mano for Piano and Orchestra (or solo Piano), Op. 2 (1827) Orch of the Age of Enlightenment / Charles Mackerras Emanuel Ax, p Sony Classical 60771 BUY CD |
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3:30 pm Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Austria (1756 - 1791) Quartet for Strings No. 19 in C, K. 465, Dissonance (1785) Emerson String Quartet DG 427 657-2 BUY CD |
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ON THIS DAY IN 1558: ELIZABETH I ASCENDS TO THE THRONE IN ENGLAND |
4:00 pm Eric Coates Great Britain (1886 - 1957) The Three Elizabeths (suite) for Orchestra (1944): Halcyon Days London Pops Orch / Frederick Fennell Mercury 434 330-2 BUY CD |
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4:09 pm David Hirschfelder Australia (1960 - ) Elizabeth (1998): Title Theme Cincinnati Pops Orch / Erich Kunzel Telarc 80535 BUY CD |
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4:16 pm Erich Wolfgang Korngold Austria (1897 - 1957) The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939): Overture National Phil Orch / Charles Gerhardt RCA 0185-2-RG BUY CD |
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4:24 pm Dominick Argento United States (1927 - ) Elizabethan Songs (6) for solo Voice and Piano (or Orchestra) (1958) Barbara Bonney, s; Andre Previn, p London 455 511-2 BUY CD |
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4:40 pm Benjamin Britten Great Britain (1913 - 1976) Variations on an Elizabethan Theme (Sellenger's Round) Guildhall String Ens / Robert Salter RCA 7846-2-RC BUY CD |
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4:56 pm John Dowland Great Britain (1563 - 1626) The Most Sacred Queen Elizabeth, Her Galliard David Russell, g Telarc 80659 BUY CD | |
ON THIS DAY IN 1875: TCHAKOVSKY'S THIRD SYMPHONY PREMIERES IN MOSCOW |
1:00 pm Piotr Tchaikovsky Russia (1840 - 1893) Symphony No. 3 in D, Op. 29, Polish (1875) St. Louis Sym Orch / Leonard Slatkin RCA 09026-60433-2 BUY CD |
| MIKHAIL IPPOLITOV-IVANOV BORN THIS DAY IN 1859 |
1:48 pm Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov Russia (1859 - 1935) O Gentle Light of Holy Glory Lege Artis / Boris Abalyan Sony Classical 57661 BUY CD |
| GEZA ANDA BORN THIS DAY IN 1921 |
1:52 pm Frederic Chopin Poland (1810 - 1849) Grande Valse brillante for Piano in E-flat, Op. 18 Geza Anda, p RCA 09026-68430-2 BUY CD |
♥ HALL OF FAME #265 |
2:00 pm Henry Purcell Great Britain (1659 - 1695) Dido and Aeneas (selections) Freiburg Baroque Orch / Thomas Hengelbrock Deutsche Harmonia Mundi 05472-77231-2 BUY CD |
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2:15 pm Christoph Willibald Gluck Germany (1714 - 1787) Orfeo ed Euridice: Melodie Sarah Chang, v; Charles Abramovic, p EMI 56161 BUY CD |
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2:19 pm William Schuman United States (1910 - 1992) A Song of Orpheus (fantasy) for Cello and Orchestra RTE National Sym Orch (Ireland) / William Eddins Yehuda Hanani, vc Naxos 8.559344 BUY CD |
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2:43 pm Edward MacDowell United States (1860 - 1908) Fireside Tales for Orchestra, Op. 61 (arr. Ronald Hess) Calico Winds Albany Records TROY 693 BUY CD |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT (31) DIED THIS DAY IN 1828 |
3:00 pm Franz Schubert Austria (1797 - 1828) Der Tod und das Maedchen, D. 531 Bryn Terfel, br; Malcolm Martineau, p DG 445 294-2 BUY CD |
| ON THIS DAY IN 1893: DVORAK STARTS OP. 100 BASED ON MINNEHAHA FALLS |
3:04 pm Antonin Dvorak Czech Republic (1841 - 1904) Sonatina for Violin and Piano in G. Op. 100 (1893) Gil Shaham, v; Orli Shaham, p DG 449 820-2 BUY CD |
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3:23 pm Jean-Baptiste Krumpholtz Czech Republic (1745 - 1790) Sonata for Violin and Harp in F, Op. 8/5 Henner Eppel, fl; Christian Topp, h Guild 7294 BUY CD |
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3:37 pm Claude Debussy France (1862 - 1918) Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp (1915) Joshua Smith, fl; Cynthia Phelps, vi; Yolanda Kondonassis, h Telarc 80694 BUY CD |
| ON THIS DAY IN 1887: POET EMMA LAZARUS DIES OF LUNG CANCER AT AGE OF 38 |
3:56 pm Irving Berlin United States (1888 - 1989) Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor Philadelphia Orch / Eugene Ormandy Mormon Tabernacle Cho Sony Classical 61980 BUY CD |
DAVID LLOYD-JONES TURNS 74 TODAY |
4:00 pm William Alwyn Great Britain (1905 - 1985) Autumn Legend for Orchestra (1954) Royal Liverpool Phil Orch / David Lloyd-Jones Rachael Pankhurst, eh Naxos 8.570704 BUY CD |
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4:12 pm Jean Sibelius Finland (1865 - 1957) The Swan of Tuonela for Orchestra [from 4 Legends, Op. 22] (1893; rev. 1897 & 1900) Berlin Phil Orch / Herbert von Karajan DG 449 515-2 BUY CD |
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4:21 pm Claude Debussy France (1862 - 1918) Nocturnes for Orchestra and Chorus (1893-99): Nuages New York Phil / Leonard Bernstein Sony Classical 47546 BUY CD |
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4:31 pm Tan Dun China (1957 - ) Cloudiness Ying Quartet Telarc 80690 BUY CD |
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4:34 pm Ludwig van Beethoven Germany (1770 - 1827) Symphony No. 1 in C, Op. 21 (1800) Chicago Sym Orch / Georg Solti London 430 400-2 BUY CD | |
♥ HALL OF FAME #268 VINSON COLE TURNS 58 TODAY |
1:00 pm Ludwig van Beethoven Germany (1770 - 1827) Missa Solemnis for Vocal Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus in D, Op. 123 (1819-23) Berlin Phil Orch / Georg Solti Julia Varady, s; Iris Vermillion, ms; Vinson Cole, t; Rene Pape, b; Berlin Radio Cho/Robin Gritton London 444 337-2 BUY CD |
FRANCISCO TARREGA BORN THIS DAY IN 1852 |
2:19 pm Francisco Tarrega Spain (1852 - 1909) Capricho arabe (romance) for Guitar Rene Gonzalez, g EFM Productions EFMRGZ1 BUY CD |
| BERNARDO PASQUINI (72) DIED THIS DAY IN 1710 |
2:24 pm Bernardo Pasquini Italy (1637 - 1710) Toccata for Harpsichord, Cuckoo Igor Kipnis, hc CBS MLK 45524 BUY CD |
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2:29 pm Ottorino Respighi Italy (1879 - 1936) Gli uccelli [The Birds] (suite) for Small Orchestra [after Rameau, Pasquini, etc.] (1927) London Sym Orch / Antal Dorati Mercury 432 007-2 BUY CD |
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2:49 pm Max Bruch Germany (1838 - 1920) Ave Maria for Cello and Orchestra [on a theme from the dramatic cantata Das Feuerkreuz, Op. 52] London Phil Orch / Charles Mackerras Ofra Harnoy, vc RCA 60757-2-RC BUY CD |
PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY WAS ASSASSINATED 11/22/1963 |
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