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TODAY IS ALL SAINTS DAY |
1:00 pm Cristobal de Morales Spain (1500 - 1553) Mass for the Feast of St. Isidore of Seville Gabrieli Players / Paul McCreesh Gabrieli Consort Archiv Produktion 449 143-2 BUY CD |
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2:18 pm Traditional American When the Saints Go Marching In Duke University Cho / Rodney Wynkoop Duke University Chorale BUY CD |
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2:22 pm Claude Debussy France (1862 - 1918) Le Martyre de Saint Sebastien (selections) Los Angeles Phil Orch / Esa-Pekka Salonen Sony Classical 58952 BUY CD |
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2:46 pm Gregorian Chant Italy - Regem regem Dominum - Venite exsultemus (Invitatory on the feast of All Saints, Psalm 94) Niederaltaicher Scholaren / Konrad Ruhland Sony Classical 53899 BUY CD |
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2:55 pm Traditional English Come, Come, Ye Saints Mormon Tabernacle Cho; Alexander Schreiner & Frank Asper, o's / Richard P. Condie Sony Classical 48293 BUY CD |
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ROGER QUILTER BORN THIS DAY IN 1877 |
3:00 pm Roger Quilter Great Britain (1877 - 1953) Slumber Song Julian Lloyd Webber, vc; John Lenehan, p Philips 442 426-2 BUY CD |
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3:03 pm Piotr Tchaikovsky Russia (1840 - 1893) Symphony No. 1 in g, Op. 13, Winter Dreams (1866; rev. 1874) New York Phil / Leonard Bernstein Sony Classical 47631 BUY CD |
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| THIS IS THE CHINA SEMESTER AT MSSU |
3:49 pm Ma Sicong China (1912 - 1987) Lullaby for Violin and Piano (1935) Hsiao-mei Ku, v; Ning Lu, p Naxos 8.570600 BUY CD |
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3:55 pm Johannes Brahms Germany (1833 - 1897) Sandmaennchen Angelika Kirchschlager, ms; Helmut Deutsch, p Sony Classical 64498 BUY CD |
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GIUSEPPE SAMMARTINI (55) DIED THIS DAY IN 1750 |
4:00 pm Giuseppe Sammartini Italy (1695 - 1750) Concerto for Recorder and String Orchestra in F Moscow Virtuosi / Vladimir Spivakov Michala Petri, r RCA 09026-68543-2 BUY CD |
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♥ CLASSICAL FAVORITE #143 EUGEN JOCHUM BORN THIS DAY IN 1902 |
4:14 pm Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Austria (1756 - 1791) Symphony No. 40 in g, K. 550 (1788) Concertgebouw Orch / Eugen Jochum Radio Netherlands Worldwide 97017 BUY CD |
| ON THIS DAY IN 1871: "LOHENGRIN" IS FIRST WAGNER OPERA SEEN IN ITALY |
4:40 pm Richard Wagner Germany (1813 - 1883) Lohengrin: Prelude (Act III) & Bridal Chorus Berlin Phil Orch / Edo de Waart Canadian Brass Philips 434 109-2 BUY CD |
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♥ CLASSICAL FAVORITE #207 |
4:46 pm Gioacchino Rossini Italy (1792 - 1868) Guillaume Tell: Overture Detroit Sym Orch / Paul Paray Mercury 434 332-2 BUY CD |
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1:00 pm Gustav Mahler Austria (1860 - 1911) Symphony No. 7 in e-C (1904-05) Cleveland Orch / Pierre Boulez DG 447 756-2 BUY CD |
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TODAY IS ALL SOULS' DAY |
2:16 pm Richard Strauss Germany (1864 - 1949) Allerseelen (song) for Violin and Piano, Op. 10/8 (1882) Kiri Te Kanawa, s; Georg Solti, p London 430 511-2 BUY CD |
| ON THIS DAY IN 1752: COUNT ANDREI RAZUMOVSKY BORN IN ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA |
2:21 pm Ludwig van Beethoven Germany (1770 - 1827) Quartet for Strings No. 9 in C, Op. 59/3 (1805-06) Alban Berg String Quartet EMI 47133 BUY CD |
| UNICO WILHELM VAN WASSENAER BORN THIS DAY IN 1692 |
2:51 pm Unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer Netherlands (1692 - 1766) Sonata prima Trio de L'Oustal NM Classics 92101 BUY CD |
GYOERGY SEBOK BORN THIS DAY IN 1922 |
3:00 pm Bela Bartok Hungary (1881 - 1945) Rhapsody for Cello and Piano No. 1 [arr. Bartok from Rhapsody No. 1 for Violin and Piano] Janos Starker, vc; Gyoergy Sebok, p Mercury 434 358-2 BUY CD |
| ON THIS DAY IN 1990: 4TH SYMPHONY DEBUTS AT BROOKLYN ACAD OF MUSIC |
3:12 pm Lou Harrison United States (1917 - 2003) Symphony No. 4 for Baritone and Orchestra California Sym / Barry Jekowsky Al Jarreau, br Argo 455 590-2 BUY CD |
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3:55 pm Johann Pachelbel Germany (1653 - 1706) Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Continuo in D (transc. Eaken Piano Trio) Eaken Piano Trio Eaken Piano Trio 35371CD BUY CD |
TODAY IS ALL SOULS' DAY |
4:00 pm Franz Schubert Austria (1797 - 1828) Am Tage aller Seelen (song) [text J.G. Jacobi]. D. 343, Litanei auf das Fest aller Seelen (1816) Bryn Terfel, br; Malcolm Martineau, p DG 445 294-2 BUY CD |
| ON THIS DAY IN 1877: SAINT-SAENS AT PIANO DEBUTS 4TH PIANO CONCERTO, PARIS |
4:05 pm Camille Saint-Saens France (1835 - 1921) Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 4 in c, Op. 44 (1875) City of Birmingham Sym Orch / Sakari Oramo Stephen Hough, p Hyperion CDA67331 BUY CD |
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NEW! ON THIS DAY IN 1873: DEBUT OF "VARIATIONS ON A THEME BY HAYDN", VIENNA |
4:31 pm Johannes Brahms Germany (1833 - 1897) Variations on a Theme by Haydn for Orchestra, Op. 56a (1873) Pittsburgh Sym Orch / Marek Janowski PTC 5186 307 BUY CD |
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♥ CLASSICAL FAVORITE #009 HAROLD FARBERMAN TURNS 78 TODAY |
4:48 pm Ludwig van Beethoven Germany (1770 - 1827) Symphony No. 9 in d, Op. 125, "Choral Symphony" (1822-24): Scherzo (arr. Farberman) All Star Percussion Ens / Harold Farberman MMG MCD 10007 BUY CD |
♥ CLASSICAL FAVORITE #097 GRAMMY® 1975 WINNER: BEST CHORAL PERFORMANCE |
1:00 pm Carl Orff Germany (1895 - 1982) Carmina burana (scenic cantata) for Soprano, Tenor, Baritone, Orchestra and Chorus (1935-36) Cleveland Orch / Michael Tilson Thomas Judith Blegen, s; Kenneth Riegel, t; Peter Binder, br; Cleveland Orch Cho & Boys Cho/Robert Page CBS MK 33172 BUY CD |
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2:04 pm Maurice Ravel France (1875 - 1937) Concerto for Piano (left hand) and Orchestra in D (1930-31) Concertgebouw Orch / Bruno Walter Paul Wittgenstein, p Radio Netherlands Worldwide 97017 BUY CD |
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| ON THIS DAY IN 1846: SCHUMANN 2ND SYMPHONY DEBUTED BY MENDELSSOHN IN LEIPZIG |
2:21 pm Robert Schumann Germany (1810 - 1856) Symphony No. 2 in C, Op. 61 (1845-46) Marlboro Festival Orch / Pablo Casals Sony Classical 47297 BUY CD |
GEORGE M. COHAN (64) DIED THIS DAY IN 1942 |
3:00 pm George M. Cohan United States (1878 - 1942) George M. Cohan on Broadway Canadian Brass / Lukas Foss Philips 434 276-2 BUY CD |
| VLADIMIR HOROWITZ (85) DIED THIS DAY IN 1989 |
3:11 pm Franz Schubert Austria (1797 - 1828) Sonata for Piano in B-flat, D. 960 (1828) Vladimir Horowitz, p DG 435 025-2 BUY CD |
| ANTHONY ROLFE JOHNSON TURNS 67 TODAY |
3:51 pm Johann Sebastian Bach Germany (1685 - 1750) Evangelist: Und da die Engel von ihnen gen Himmel fuhren, fr Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 English Baroque Soloists / John Eliot Gardiner Anthony Rolfe Johnson, t; Monteverdi Cho Archiv Produktion 439 885-2 BUY CD |
| TODAY IS GUY FAWKES DAY IN GREAT BRITAIN |
3:54 pm Johann Strauss (II) Austria (1825 - 1899) Explosions Polka, Op. 43 CSSR State Phil Orch / Johannes Wildner Naxos 8.554517 BUY CD |
NICHOLAS MAW TURNS 72 TODAY |
4:00 pm Nicholas Maw Great Britain (1935 - ) American Games United States Marine Band / Timothy W. Foley United States Marine Band CD-13 BUY CD |
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4:22 pm John Philip Sousa United States (1854 - 1932) The National Game March Eastman Wind Ens / Frederick Fennell Mercury 434 300-2 BUY CD |
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4:26 pm Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Austria (1756 - 1791) Quartet for Strings No. 17 in B-flat, K. 458, Hunting (1784) Emerson String Quartet DG 427 657-2 BUY CD |
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4:52 pm John (Towner) Williams United States (1932 - ) Call of the Champions (The Official Theme of the 2002 Olympic Winter Games) Utah Sym / John Williams Mormon Tabernacle Cho Sony Classical 89364 BUY CD | |
♥ CLASSICAL FAVORITE #017 |
1:00 pm Sergei Rachmaninoff Russia (1873 - 1943) Symphony No. 2 in e, Op. 27 (1907) Cincinnati Sym Orch / Jesus Lopez-Cobos Telarc CD-80543 BUY CD |
TODAY IS ELECTION DAY |
2:01 pm Aaron Copland United States (1900 - 1990) Old American Songs: The Dodger (Campaign Song) William Warfield, br; Aaron Copland, p Sony Classical 60899 BUY CD |
| LILI KRAUS (81) DIED THIS DAY IN 1986 |
2:04 pm Carl Maria von Weber Germany (1786 - 1826) Konzertstueck for Piano and Orchestra in f, Op. 79 (J. 282) (1821) Concertgebouw Orch / Pierre Monteux Lili Kraus, p Radio Netherlands Worldwide 97017 BUY CD |
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2:22 pm Unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer Netherlands (1692 - 1766) Concerti Armonici (1740): Concerto No. 1 in G Combattimento Consort Amsterdam / Jan Willem de Vriend Radio Netherlands Worldwide MCCP121 BUY CD |
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| ON THIS DAY IN 1802: LUDWIG EXPLAINS HIMSELF IN HIS HEILIGENSTADT TESTAMENT |
2:34 pm Ludwig van Beethoven Germany (1770 - 1827) Sonata for Piano No. 16 in G, Op. 31/1 (1802) Alfred Brendel, p Philips 438 134-2 BUY CD |
NEW! HEINRICH SCHUETZ (87) DIED THIS DAY IN 1672 |
3:00 pm Heinrich Schuetz Germany (1585 - 1672) Die mit Traenen saeen Febiarmonci / Wolfgang Helbich Alsfelder Vocal Ens Naxos 8.558198-99 BUY CD |
| ARTURO SANDOVAL TURNS 58 TODAY |
3:05 pm Leopold Mozart Austria (1719 - 1787) Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra in D (cadenzas by Sandoval) London Sym Orch / Luis Haza Arturo Sandoval, tr RCA 09026-62661-2 BUY CD |
| ON THIS DAY IN 1814: ADOLPHE SAX, INVENTOR OF THE SAXOPHONE, IS BORN TODAY |
3:15 pm Darius Milhaud France (1892 - 1974) Scaramouche (suite) for 2 Pianos, Op. 165b (1937) Orpheus Ch Orch Branford Marsalis, alto sax Sony Classical 89251 BUY CD |
| COPLAND'S CLARINET CONCERTO DEBUTED BY BENNY GOODMAN, NBC SO |
3:28 pm Aaron Copland United States (1900 - 1990) Concerto for Clarinet, Strings, Harp and Piano (1947-48) New York Ch Sym / Gerard Schwarz David Shifrin, cl EMI 49095 BUY CD |
| SAINT-SAENS' "INTRODUCTION & RONDO CAPRICCIOSO" PREMIERES |
3:44 pm Camille Saint-Saens France (1835 - 1921) Introduction and Rondo capriccioso for Violin and Orchestra in a, Op. 28 (1863) Philadelphia Orch / Eugene Ormandy Dylana Jenson, v RCA RCD1-4548 BUY CD |
| JOHN PHILIP SOUSA BORN THIS DAY IN 1854 |
3:53 pm John Philip Sousa United States (1854 - 1932) Myrrha Gavotte Cincinnati Pops Orch / Erich Kunzel MMG MCD 10005 BUY CD |
PIOTR TCHAIKOVSKY (53) DIED THIS DAY IN 1893 |
4:00 pm Piotr Tchaikovsky Russia (1840 - 1893) Elegy for Strings (1884) Kremerata Baltica Gidon Kremer, v Nonesuch 79657-2 BUY CD |
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♥ CLASSICAL FAVORITE #112 CHARLES MUNCH (77) DIED THIS DAY IN 1968 |
4:08 pm Antonin Dvorak Czech Republic (1841 - 1904) Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in b, Op. 104 (1894-95) Boston Sym Orch / Charles Munch Gregor Piatigorsky, vc RCA 82876 55302 2 BUY CD |
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4:51 pm Charles Ives United States (1874 - 1954) Variations on America for Organ (?1891) United States Marine Band / Timothy W. Foley Naxos 8.570559 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) Budapest Sym Orch / Gyoergy Lehel Veronika Kincses, s; Ladies of the Hungarian Radio and Television Cho/Ferenc Sapszon Hungaroton HCD 11918-2 BUY CD |
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♥ CLASSICAL FAVORITE #164 ALSO TAKEN FROM DANTE |
1:49 pm Giacomo Puccini Italy (1858 - 1924) Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro Joseph Alessi, tb; Barbara Allen, h Naxos 8.570232 BUY CD |
| RICHARD BARRETT TURNS 48 TODAY |
1:55 pm Richard Barrett Great Britain (1959 - ) March of the Cobblers Grimethorpe Colliery Band RCA 09026-68757-2 BUY CD |
BARTHOLOMEO CAMPAGNOLI (76) DIED THIS DAY IN 1827; REC. 1915 |
2:00 pm Bartholomeo Campagnoli Italy (1751 - 1827) Romanza Pablo Casals, vc; Charles A. Baker, p Sony Classical 66573 BUY CD |
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2:05 pm Domenico Cimarosa Italy (1749 - 1801) La baronessa Stramba: Overture Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia / Alessandro Amoretti Naxos 8.570508 BUY CD |
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2:13 pm Frederic Chopin Poland (1810 - 1849) Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano in g, Op. 8 (1828-29) Pamela Frank, v; Yo-Yo Ma, vc; Emanuel Ax, p Sony Classical 53112 BUY CD |
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| GERMAINE TAILLEFERRE (91) DIED THIS DAY IN 1983 |
2:41 pm Germaine Tailleferre France (1892 - 1983) Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (1925) Univ. of California Santa Cruz Orch / Nicole Paiement Josephine Gandolfi, p Helicon HE 1048 BUY CD |
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3:00 pm (Franz) Joseph Haydn Austria (1732 - 1809) Sonata for Piano in A, H. XVI/47 Paul Galbraith, g Delos DE 3239 BUY CD |
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♥ CLASSICAL FAVORITE #037 ON THIS DAY IN 1934: RACHMANINOFF DEBUTS HIS "RHAPSODY"; RECORDED 1/21/1970 |
3:13 pm Sergei Rachmaninoff Russia (1873 - 1943) Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 43 (1934) Royal Concertgebouw Orch / Karel Ancerl Daniel Wayenberg, p Radio Netherlands Worldwide RCO 06004 BUY CD |
| ON THIS DAY IN 1910: HERBERT'S "NAUGHTY MARIETTA" OPENS AT NEW YORK THEATRE |
3:37 pm Victor Herbert United States (1859 - 1924) Naughty Marietta: Italian Street Song London Sym Orch / Andre Kostelanetz Beverly Sills, s Angel 47197 BUY CD |
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♥ CLASSICAL FAVORITE #066 |
3:40 pm Johann Sebastian Bach Germany (1685 - 1750) Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G, BWV 1049 (ca. 1720) English Concert / Trevor Pinnock Archiv Produktion 410 501-2 BUY CD |
| AL HIRT BORN THIS DAY IN 1922 |
3:56 pm James Scott United States (1886 - 1938) The Toy Trumpet Boston Pops Orch / Arthur Fiedler Al Hirt, tr RCA 09026-61685-2 BUY CD |
PAUL LINCKE BORN THIS DAY IN 1866 |
4:00 pm Paul Lincke Germany (1866 - 1946) Glow Worm Idyll New Light Sym Orch Guild GLCD 5106 BUY CD |
| IGNAZ BRUELL BORN THIS DAY IN 1846 |
4:05 pm Ignaz Bruell Austria (1846 - 1907) Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in F, Op. 10 BBC Scottish Sym Orch / Martyn Brabbins Martin Roscoe, p Hyperion CDA67069 BUY CD |
| WILLIAM ALWYN BORN THIS DAY IN 1905; WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING |
4:33 pm William Alwyn Great Britain (1905 - 1985) Ballade for Violin and Piano Madeleine Mitchell, v; Andrew Ball, p Naxos 8.570340 BUY CD |
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4:44 pm Johann Sebastian Bach Germany (1685 - 1750) Sonata for Flute and Continuo in e, BWV 1034 James Galway, fl; Phillip Moll, hc; Sarah Cunningham, viga RCA 09026-62555-2 BUY CD | |
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1:00 pm Anton Bruckner Austria (1824 - 1896) Symphony No. 3 in d, Wagner (1873-77; recomp. W.F. Schalk 1888-89) Dresden State Orch / Giuseppe Sinopoli DG 431 684-2 BUY CD |
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2:01 pm Richard Wagner Germany (1813 - 1883) Das Rheingold: Entrance of the Gods into Valhalla (ed. Stokowski) Bournemouth Sym Orch / Jose Serebrier Naxos 8.570293 BUY CD |
| SIMON STANDAGE TURNS 66 TODAY |
2:10 pm Antonio Vivaldi Italy (1678 - 1741) Concerto for Violin, Strings and Continuo in F, Op. 4/9 (RV. 284), La Stravaganza English Concert / Trevor Pinnock Simon Standage, v Archiv Produktion 429 753-2 BUY CD |
| ON THIS DAY IN 1919: STRAVINSKY'S "THE SOLDIER'S TALE" (INSTRUMENTAL) DEBUTS |
2:18 pm Igor Stravinsky Russia (1882 - 1971) L'Histoire du soldat: The Royal March Columbia Ch Orch / Igor Stravinsky Sony Classical 60989 BUY CD |
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2:21 pm (Franz) Joseph Haydn Austria (1732 - 1809) Symphony No. 100 in G, Military (1793-94) New York Phil / Leonard Bernstein Sony Classical 47557 BUY CD |
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2:47 pm Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber Czech Republic (1644 - 1704) Battalia a 10 in D Cologne Musica Antiqua / Reinhard Goebel Archiv Produktion 429 230-2 BUY CD |
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ARNOLD BAX BORN THIS DAY IN 1883 |
3:00 pm Arnold Bax Great Britain (1883 - 1953) Tintagel (symphonic poem) (1917-19) Ulster Orch / Bryden Thomson Chandos 8312 BUY CD |
| ARTHURIAN LEGEND IN MUSIC ALL THIS HOUR |
3:16 pm Henry Purcell Great Britain (1659 - 1695) King Arthur: Fairest Isle Catherine Bott, s; Paula Chateaneuf, theorbo L'Oiseau-Lyre 444 620-2 BUY CD |
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3:19 pm Benjamin Britten Great Britain (1913 - 1976) King Arthur (incidental music for Bridson's radio drama) (1937) UNLV Wind Orch / Thomas G. Leslie Klavier Records K 11156 BUY CD |
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3:45 pm Franz Liszt Hungary (1811 - 1886) Paraphrase on Solemn March to the Holy Grail from Parsifal for Piano (1882) David Allen Wehr, p Connoisseur Society CD 4199 BUY CD |
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3:54 pm Carolyn Anderson Surrick Great Britain - The Lady of the Lake Ens Galilei Telarc CD-80536 BUY CD |
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♥ CLASSICAL FAVORITE #200 |
4:00 pm Felix Mendelssohn (-Bartholdy) Germany (1809 - 1847) Nocturne, fr A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61 Orpheus Ch Orch DG 437 782-2 BUY CD |
| FRIEDRICH WITT BORN THIS DAY IN 1770 |
4:07 pm Friedrich Witt Germany (1770 - 1836) Concerto for 2 Horns and Orchestra in F Concerto Amsterdam / Jaap Schroeder Hermann Baumann & Mahir Cakar, fh's Arts Music 43049-2 BUY CD |
| FRANCISCO GUERRERO (71) DIED THIS DAY IN 1599 |
4:26 pm Francisco Guerrero Spain (1528 - 1599) Duo seraphim Cho of the Queen's College, Oxford / Owen Rees Guild GMCD 7276 BUY CD |
| ON THIS DAY IN 1740: HANDEL PUBLISHES SECOND SET OF 6 ORGAN CONCERTOS [OP. 7 |
4:30 pm George Frideric Handel Germany (1685 - 1759) Concerto for Organ and Orchestra No. 11 in g, Op. 7/5 Jean-Francois Paillard Ch Orch / Jean-Francois Paillard Marie-Claire Alain, o Boston Skyline BSD 136 BUY CD |
| CESAR FRANCK (67) DIED THIS DAY IN 1890 |
4:45 pm Cesar Franck Belgium (1822 - 1890) Les Eolides (symphonic poem) for Orchestra [after Leconte de Lisle], M. 43 (1875-76) Concertgebouw Orch / Pierre Monteux Radio Netherlands Worldwide 97017 BUY CD |
BRYN TERFEL TURNS 42 TODAY |
1:00 pm Ludwig van Beethoven Germany (1770 - 1827) Die Weihe des Hauses [Consecration of the House] (incidental music) for solo Voices, Orchestra & Berlin Phil Orch / Claudio Abbado Sylvia McNair, s; Bryn Terfel, br; Bruno Ganz, nar; Berlin Radio Cho DG 447 748-2 BUY CD |
| IVAN MORAVEC TURNS 77 TODAY |
1:53 pm Frederic Chopin Poland (1810 - 1849) Mazurka for Piano in b, Op. 33/4 Ivan Moravec, p MMG MCD 10016 BUY CD |
ON THIS DAY IN 1878: NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC FOUNDED BY LEOPOLD DAMROSCH |
2:00 pm Johann Sebastian Bach Germany (1685 - 1750) Concerto for Violin, Oboe and Strings in c, BWV 1060 New York Phil / Leonard Bernstein Isaac Stern, v; Harold Gomberg, ob; Leonard Bernstein, hc Sony Classical 60211 BUY CD |
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2:19 pm Arthur Sullivan Great Britain (1842 - 1900) Symphony in E, Irish Royal Liverpool Phil Orch / David Lloyd-Jones Naxos 8.570351 BUY CD |
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2:55 pm Thomas Moore Ireland (1779 - 1852) The Minstrel Boy (arr. Tom Kochan) Ens James Galway, fl RCA 09026-68393-2 BUY CD |
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PETER VAN DE GRAAFF TURNS 46 TODAY |
3:00 pm Giovanni Bononcini Italy (1670 - 1747) Mirena e Floro (intermezzo II) for 2 Voices and Orchestra Comic Intermezzo Orch Peter Van De Graaff, br; Kathleen Van De Graaff, s Naxos 8.570035 BUY CD |
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♥ CLASSICAL FAVORITE #243 ON THIS DAY IN 1881: BRAHMS DEBUTS HIS PIANO CONCERTO NO. 2 AT BUDAPEST |
3:11 pm Johannes Brahms Germany (1833 - 1897) Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in d, Op. 15 (1854-58): Rondo Philharmonia Orch / Evgeni Svetlanov Peter Donohoe, p EMI 66272 BUY CD |
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3:24 pm Jean-Marie Leclair France (1697 - 1764) Deuxieme recreation de musique for 2 Flutes and Continuo in g Fenwick Smith & Christopher Krueger, fl's; Laura Blustein, vc; John Gibbons, hc Naxos 8.557440-41 BUY CD |
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♥ CLASSICAL FAVORITE #022 ON THIS DAY IN 1940: "CONCIERTO DE ARANJUEZ" PREMIERES IN BARCELONA |
3:51 pm Joaquin Rodrigo Spain (1901 - 1999) Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar and Orchestra (1939): Adagio (arr. Daryl Runswick) London Trumpet Sound / Geoffrey Simon Maurice Murphy, flugelhorn solo Cala Artists CACD0113 BUY CD |
BURRILL PHILLIPS BORN 100 YEARS AGO TODAY |
4:00 pm Burrill Phillips United States (1907 - 1988) Selections from McGuffey's Reader for Orchestra (1933) Eastman-Rochester Orch / Howard Hanson Mercury 434 319-2 BUY CD |
| A SECOND WORK FROM 1933 |
4:17 pm Karol Szymanowski Poland (1882 - 1937) Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 2, Op. 61 (1933) Warsaw Phil Orch / Antoni Wit Ilya Kaler, v Naxos 8.557981 BUY CD |
| DONALD GRANTHAM TURNS 60 TODAY |
4:41 pm Donald Grantham United States (1947 - ) Variations on an American Cavalry Song North Texas Wind Sym / Eugene Migliaro Corporon Klavier Records K 11128 BUY CD |
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4:53 pm John Philip Sousa United States (1854 - 1932) The Black Horse Troop March United States Marine Band / Frederick Fennell United States Marine Band CD-1 BUY CD | |
♥ CLASSICAL FAVORITE #202 |
1:00 pm Franz Schubert Austria (1797 - 1828) Symphony No. 9 in C, D. 944, The Great (?1825-28) Berlin Phil Orch / Daniel Barenboim CBS MK 42316 BUY CD |
ALEXANDER BORODIN BORN THIS DAY IN 1833 |
2:05 pm Alexander Borodin Russia (1833 - 1887) Quartet for Strings No. 1 in A (1874-79) St. Petersburg String Quartet Sony Classical 64097 BUY CD |
| "KISMET" MUSIC WAS BASED ON TUNES BY BORODIN |
2:44 pm Robert Wright United States (1914 - 2005) Kismet (1955): And This is My Beloved Orch / Irving Aaronson Mario Lanza, t; Cho RCA 60720-2-RG BUY CD |
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2:48 pm Guido Deiro United States (1886 - 1950) Kismet Fox Trot Henry Doktorski, acco Bridge 9138 BUY CD |
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2:52 pm Alexander Borodin Russia (1833 - 1887) Nocturne for String Orchestra [arr. from Quartet No. 2 for Strings] Acad of St. Martin in the Fields / Michael Stern Joshua Bell, v Sony Classical 87894 BUY CD |
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♥ CLASSICAL FAVORITE #085 LUCIA POPP BORN THIS DAY IN 1939 |
3:00 pm Richard Strauss Germany (1864 - 1949) Four Last Songs for Soprano and Orchestra, AV 150 (Op. posth.) (1948): Im Abendrot London Sym Orch / Michael Tilson Thomas Lucia Popp, s Sony Classical 48242 BUY CD |
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♥ CLASSICAL FAVORITE #104 |
3:09 pm Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Austria (1756 - 1791) Eine kleine Nachtmusik for Strings and Continuo in G, K. 525 (1787) St. Paul Ch Orch / Bobby McFerrin Sony Classical 64600 BUY CD |
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3:27 pm Antonio Vivaldi Italy (1678 - 1741) Concerto for Flute and Orchestra in g, Op. 10/2, RV. 439, La notte (1729-30) New London Consort / Philip Pickett Philip Pickett, r L'Oiseau-Lyre 433 198-2 BUY CD |
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3:37 pm Luigi Boccherini Italy (1743 - 1805) Octet (Notturno) in G, Op. 38/4, G. 470 Tafelmusik / Jeanne Lamon Sony Classical 53121 BUY CD |
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3:52 pm Charles Ancliffe Great Britain (1880 - 1952) Nights of Gladness New London Orch / Ronald Corp Hyperion CDA66868 BUY CD |
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4:00 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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4:07 pm Felix Mendelssohn (-Bartholdy) Germany (1809 - 1847) Symphony No. 5 in d, Op. 107, Reformation (1832) Vienna Phil Orch / John Eliot Gardiner DG 289 459 156-2 BUY CD |
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4:36 pm Victor Young United States (1899 - 1956) Scaramouche (1952) Brandenburg Phil Orch, Potsdam / Richard Kaufman Naxos 8.557704 BUY CD |
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4:56 pm Darius Milhaud France (1892 - 1974) Scaramouche (arr. Howard Snell) River City Brass Band / Denis Colwell Summit PROMO BUY CD | |
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1:00 pm Gustav Mahler Austria (1860 - 1911) Benjamin Zander discusses Symphony No. 4 in G-E for Soprano and Orchestra (1892, 1899-1900) Philharmonia Orch / Benjamin Zander Benjamin Zander, nar Telarc CD-80555 BUY CD |
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LOUIS JAMES ALFRED LEFEBURE-WELY BORN THIS DAY IN 1817 |
2:21 pm Louis James Alfred Lefebure-Wely France (1817 - 1869) Sortie for Organ in E-flat Stanislas Deriemaeker, o NCRV 9087-9090 BUY CD |
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2:27 pm Antonio Caldara Italy (1670 - 1736) Sinfonia for 2 Flutes and Continuo No. 12, La passione di Gesu Signor nostro (1730) Ens Caprice / Matthias Maute ATMA ACD2 2347 BUY CD |
| GIOACCHINO ROSSINI (76) DIED THIS DAY IN 1868 |
2:33 pm Gioacchino Rossini Italy (1792 - 1868) Paraphrase on Largo al factotum (arr. Castenuovo-Tedesco/ed. Heifetz) Gil Shaham, v; Akira Eguchi, p DG 447 640-2 BUY CD |
| LOTHAR ZAGROSEK TURNS 65 TODAY |
2:39 pm Franz Schreker Germany (1878 - 1934) Der Geburtstag de Infantin [The Birthday of the Infanta] (suite) for Orchestra (1923) Leipzig Gewandhaus Orch / Lothar Zagrosek London 444 182-2 BUY CD |
MAURICE DELAGE BORN THIS DAY IN 1879 |
3:00 pm Maurice Delage France (1879 - 1961) Lahore Ens Anne Sofie von Otter, ms; Bengt Forsberg, p DG 457 688-2 BUY CD |
| BRUNO MADERNA (53) DIED THIS DAY IN 1973 |
3:06 pm Bruno Maderna Italy (1920 - 1973) Concerto for Violin and Orchestra (1969) Royal Concertgebouw Orch / Diego Masson Theo Olof, v Radio Netherlands Worldwide RCO 06004 BUY CD |
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3:34 pm Ludwig van Beethoven Germany (1770 - 1827) Wellington's Victory for Orchestra, Op. 91, Battle Symphony (1813) Cincinnati Sym Orch / Erich Kunzel Telarc CD-80079 BUY CD |
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3:51 pm Georg Philipp Telemann Germany (1681 - 1767) Musique heroique (marches) for 2 Instruments and Continuo (1728) New York Trumpet Ens Edward Carroll, tr MMG MCD 10021 BUY CD |
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♥ CLASSICAL FAVORITE #058 ON THIS DAY IN 1893: PREMIERE OF SIBELIUS' KARELIA INCIDENTAL MUSIC |
4:00 pm Jean Sibelius Finland (1865 - 1957) Karelia Suite for Orchestra, Op. 11 (1893) Philadelphia Orch / Eugene Ormandy CBS Odyssey MBK 39785 BUY CD |
| RECORDED NOVEMBER 13, 1961, AT THE WHITE HOUSE |
4:17 pm Felix Mendelssohn (-Bartholdy) Germany (1809 - 1847) Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello No. 1 in d, Op. 49 (1839) Mieczyslaw Horszowski, p; Alexander Schneider, v; Pablo Casals, vc Sony Classical 66571 BUY CD |
| ANTAL DORATI (82) DIED THIS DAY IN 1988 |
4:48 pm Igor Stravinsky Russia (1882 - 1971) Scherzo a la russe for Orchestra (1943-44) London Sym Orch / Antal Dorati Mercury 432 012-2 BUY CD |
| AUTHOR ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON BORN THIS DATE IN 1850 |
4:53 pm John Alden Carpenter United States (1876 - 1951) Looking-Glass River [text Robert Louis Stevenson] (1909) Robert Osborne, b-br; Dennis Helmrich, p Albany Records TROY 388 BUY CD |
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4:55 pm Thomas Dunhill (1877 - 1946) Songs of the River: Where Go the Boats? (text Robert Louis Stevenson) Cantabile Vocal Quartet Quattro Voci Records 8195 BUY CD | |
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1:00 pm Franz Schubert Austria (1797 - 1828) Octet for Strings and Winds in F, D. 803 (Op. 166) (1824) Mozzafiato & L'Archibudelli Sony Classical 66264 BUY CD |
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ALSO WRITTEN IN 1824 |
2:02 pm Felix Mendelssohn (-Bartholdy) Germany (1809 - 1847) Sonata for Viola and Piano in c (1824) Michael Gieler, vi; Lauretta Bloomer, p Radio Netherlands Worldwide 93008 BUY CD |
| FANNY MENDELSSOHN (-HENSEL) BORN THIS DAY IN 1805 |
2:30 pm Fanny Mendelssohn (-Hensel) Germany (1805 - 1847) Pieces (3) for Piano 4-Hands Yaara Tal & Andreas Groethuysen, p's Sony Classical 48494 BUY CD |
| LEOPOLD MOZART BORN THIS DAY IN 1719 |
2:39 pm Leopold Mozart Austria (1719 - 1787) Concerto for 2 Horn, Strings and Continuo in E-flat Concerto Amsterdam / Jaap Schroeder Hermann Baumann & Mahir Cakar, fh's Arts Music 43049-2 BUY CD |
| MARIA KLIEGEL TURNS 55 TODAY |
2:51 pm Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco Italy (1895 - 1968) Figaro Variations from Rossini's 'The Barber of Seville' (Concert Transcription, ed. Piatigorsky) Maria Kliegel, vc; Nina Tichman, p Naxos 8.557613 BUY CD |
GASPARE SPONTINI BORN THIS DAY IN 1774 |
3:00 pm Gaspare Spontini Italy (1774 - 1851) La Vestale: Overture La Scala Orch / Riccardo Muti Sony Classical 66357 BUY CD |
| JAERNEFELT WAS BROTHER-IN-LAW OF SIBELIUS |
3:08 pm Armas Jaernefelt Finland (1869 - 1958) Berceuse Swedish Radio Sym Orch / Esa-Pekka Salonen Sony Classical 46668 BUY CD |
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3:12 pm Jean Sibelius Finland (1865 - 1957) Pensees lyriques: Berceuse, Op. 40/5 (arr. Kondonassis) Yolanda Kondonassis, h Telarc CD-80533 BUY CD |
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| IGNAZ (-JOSEPH) PLEYEL (74) DIED TH |