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GRAMMY® 1977 NOMINEE: BEST CLASSICAL PERFORMANCE, CHORAL


1:00 pm
Antonin Dvorak     Czech Republic (1841 - 1904)
Stabat Mater for SATB Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus, Op. 58 (1876-77)

Bavarian Radio Sym Orch & Cho / Rafael Kubelik
Edith Mathis, s; Anna Reynolds, c; Wieslaw Ochman, t; John Shirley-Quirk, b
DG 453 025-2 BUY CD



___________ 1  Monday ___________


2:28 pm
Alessandro Stradella     Italy (1644 - 1682)
Pieta, signore!

Israel Phil Orch / David Amos
Meir Rimon, fh
Crystal Records CD 510 BUY CD
NEW!
2:36 pm
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart     Austria (1756 - 1791)
Concerto for Horn and Orchestra No. 3 in E-flat, K. 447 (?1784-87)

Amadeus Ch Orch of Polish Radio / Agnieszka Duczmal
Jacek Muzyk, fh
Naxos 8.570419 BUY CD
VLADIMIR HOROWITZ BORN THIS DAY IN 1904 2:52 pm
Robert Schumann     Germany (1810 - 1856)
Arabeske for Piano, Op. 18 (1838)

Vladimir Horowitz, p
EMI 63538 BUY CD



ON THIS DAY IN 1684: FRENCH AUTHOR PIERRE CORNEILLE (78) DIED
___________ 1  Monday ___________


3:00 pm
Antonio Salieri     Italy (1750 - 1825)
Les Horaces: Overture

Philharmonia Orch / Pietro Spada
ASV 955 BUY CD
PAUL DUKAS BORN THIS DAY IN 1865 3:06 pm
Paul Dukas     France (1865 - 1935)
La Peri: fanfare for Orchestra (1912)

New York Phil / Pierre Boulez
Sony Classical 68333 BUY CD
JOHN BLOW (59) DIED THIS DAY IN 1708 3:10 pm
Arthur Bliss     Great Britain (1891 - 1975)
Meditations on a Theme of John Blow for Orchestra, Op. 80 (1955)

City of Birmingham Sym Orch / Vernon Handley
EMI 47712 BUY CD
3:42 pm
Alan Hovhaness     United States (1911 - 2000)
Psalm 23 (Cantata fr Symphony No. 12, Op. 188)

St. John's Orch / Donald Pearson
St. John's Cathedral Cho
Delos DE 3176 BUY CD
GRAMMY® 1997 NOMINEE: BEST SMALL ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE 3:53 pm
John Blow     Great Britain (1649 - 1708)
Chacony in G

Cologne Musica Antiqua / Reinhard Goebel
Archiv Produktion 453 418-2 BUY CD



___________ 1  Monday ___________


4:00 pm
Roy Harris     United States (1898 - 1979)
Toccata for Piano (1950)

Clipper Erickson, p
Direct-to-Tape Recording Co. 2015 BUY CD
ERNST TOCH (76) DIED THIS DAY IN 1964 4:06 pm
Ernst Toch     United States (1887 - 1964)
Jeptha (rhapsodic poem) for Orchestra

Seattle Sym Orch / Gerard Schwarz
Naxos 8.559417 BUY CD
4:32 pm
Edvard Grieg     Norway (1843 - 1907)
Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 3 in c, Op. 45 (1886-87)

Fritz Kreisler, v; Sergei Rachmaninoff, p
RCA 09026-68449-2 BUY CD
OEDOEN PARTOS BORN 100 YEARS AGO TODAY 4:56 pm
Oedoen Partos     Hungary (1907 - 1977)
Sonya

I Salonisti
London 425 214-2 BUY CD





1:00 pm
Leo Delibes     France (1836 - 1891)
Coppelia, ou La fille aux yeux d'email (ballet in 3 acts) for Orchestra (1870)

Minneapolis Sym Orch / Antal Dorati
Mercury 434 313-2 BUY CD



STING (GORDON SUMNER) TURNS 56 TODAY
___________ 2  Tuesday ___________


2:27 pm
Sergei Prokofiev     Russia (1891 - 1953)
Peter and the Wolf for Narrator and Orchestra, Op. 67 (1936)

Chamber Orch of Europe / Claudio Abbado
Sting (Gordon Sumner), nar
DG 429 396-2 BUY CD
CLASSICAL FAVORITE #213
2:54 pm
Johann Sebastian Bach     Germany (1685 - 1750)
Sheep May Safely Graze, BWV 208

Amsterdam Baroque Orch / Ton Koopman
Yo-Yo Ma, vc
Sony Classical 60681 BUY CD



KENNETH LEIGHTON BORN THIS DAY IN 1929
___________ 2  Tuesday ___________


3:00 pm
Kenneth Leighton     Great Britain (1929 - 1988)
Let all the World

Cho of the Queen's College, Oxford / Owen Rees
Guild GMCD 7276 BUY CD
PETER FRANKL TURNS 72 TODAY 3:05 pm
Antonin Dvorak     Czech Republic (1841 - 1904)
Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano No. 4 in e, Op. 90, Dumky (1890-91)

Peter Frankl, p; Gyoergy Pauk, v; Ralph Kirschbaum, vc
BBC Music 4/5 BUY CD
NEW!
3:36 pm
Domenico Cimarosa     Italy (1749 - 1801)
Cleopatra: Overture

Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia / Alessandro Amoretti
Naxos 8.570508 BUY CD
MAX BRUCH (82) DIED THIS DAY IN 1920 3:42 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
ROBERT NATHANIEL DETT (60) DIED THIS DAY IN 1943 3:51 pm
Robert Nathaniel Dett     United States (1882 - 1943)
Cave of the Winds (1902)

Denver Oldham, p
Altarus AIR-CD-9013 BUY CD
GEORGE SIRAVO BORN THIS DAY IN 1916 3:55 pm
George Siravo     United States (1916 - 2000)
Palsy Walsy

George Siravo Orch / George Siravo
Guild GLCD 5111 BUY CD



MICHEL PLASSON TURNS 74 TODAY
___________ 2  Tuesday ___________


4:00 pm
Charles Gounod     France (1818 - 1893)
Repentir [Repentance]

Toulouse Capitole Orch / Michel Plasson
Roberto Alagna, t; Cho du Capitole de Toulouse; Petits Chanteurs a la Croix potencee
EMI 56206 BUY CD
4:07 pm
Johann Sebastian Bach     Germany (1685 - 1750)
Sonata for solo Violin No. 1 in g, BWV 1001 (1720) (arr. Galbraith in a)

Paul Galbraith, g
Delos DE 3232 BUY CD
NEW!
4:23 pm
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart     Austria (1756 - 1791)
Concerto for Horn and Orchestra No. 2 in E-flat, K. 417 (1783)

Amadeus Ch Orch of Polish Radio / Agnieszka Duczmal
Jacek Muzyk, fh
Naxos 8.570419 BUY CD
4:38 pm
Carl Reinecke     Germany (1824 - 1910)
Sonata for Flute (or Clarinet) and Piano, Op. 167, Undine (ca. 1885)

James Galway, fl; Phillip Moll, p
RCA 09026-61615-2 BUY CD



CLASSICAL FAVORITE #009
TODAY IS THE NATIONAL DAY OF GERMANY (UNITY DAY)


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



NEW!
ALL-GERMAN COMPOSERS THIS AFTERNOON
___________ 3  Wednesday ___________


2:17 pm
Hans Pfitzner     Germany (1869 - 1949)
Concerto for Cello and Orchestra No. 1 in G, Op. 52 (1935)

Bamberg Sym Orch / Werner Andreas Albert
David Geringas, vc
CPO 999 135-2 BUY CD
2:32 pm
Silvius Leopold Weiss     Germany (1686 - 1750)
Sonata for Lute and Mandolin No. 20 in d

Birgit Schwab, Baroque l; Daniel Ahlert, m
Naxos 8.557716 BUY CD
2:52 pm
Johann Sebastian Bach     Germany (1685 - 1750)
Fantasia and Fugue for Harpsichord in a, BWV 904

Jeno Jando, p
Naxos 8.570291 BUY CD



___________ 3  Wednesday ___________


3:00 pm
Michael Praetorius     Germany (1571 - 1621)
Dances (6), fr Terpsichore

Collegium Terpsichore / Fritz Neumeyer
Boston Skyline BSD 118 BUY CD
3:16 pm
Louis [Ludwig] Spohr     Germany (1784 - 1859)
Deutsche Lieder (6) for Soprano, Clarinet and Piano, Op. 103

Helen Donath, s; Dieter Kloecker, cl; Klaus Donath, p
Arts Music 43054-2 BUY CD
3:42 pm
Franz Waxman     Germany (1906 - 1967)
The Charm Bracelet for Chamber Orchestra (1949)

Barcelona Sym Orch / Lawrence Foster
Koch Classics 3-7444 BUY CD
3:51 pm
Eduard Kuenneke     Germany (1885 - 1953)
Dance Suite: Overture

Berlin Phil Orch / Eduard Kuenneke
Guild GLCD 5106 BUY CD



WOLDEMAR BARGIEL BORN THIS DAY IN 1828
___________ 3  Wednesday ___________


4:00 pm
Woldemar Bargiel     Germany (1828 - 1897)
Adagio for Cello and Orchestra

German Ch Phil Orch / Christoph Eschenbach
Steven Isserlis, vc
RCA 09026-68800-2 BUY CD
BARGIEL'S HALF SISTER 4:09 pm
Clara (Wieck-) Schumann     Germany (1819 - 1896)
Ich stand in dunklen Traeumen, Op. 13/1

Boje Skovhus, br; Helmut Deutsch, p
Sony Classical 62372 BUY CD
BARGIEL'S HALF BROTHER-IN-LAW 4:12 pm
Robert Schumann     Germany (1810 - 1856)
Symphony No. 2 in C, Op. 61 (1845-46)

Philharmonia Orch / Christian Thielemann
DG 453 482-2 BUY CD
NEW!
FRIEND OF BARGIEL'S HALF SISTER
4:55 pm
Johannes Brahms     Germany (1833 - 1897)
Hungarian Dance for Orchestra No. 2 in b (transc. Eaken Piano Trio)

Eaken Piano Trio
Eaken Piano Trio 35371CD BUY CD



GEORG KULENKAMPFF (50) DIED THIS DAY IN 1948


1:00 pm
Max Reger     Germany (1873 - 1916)
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in A, Op. 101 (1907-1908)

Concertgebouw Orch / Willem van Otterloo
Georg Kulenkampff, v
Radio Netherlands Worldwide 97017 BUY CD
GLENN GOULD (50) DIED THIS DAY IN 1982 1:56 pm
Alexander Scriabin     Russia (1872 - 1915)
Desir (piece) for Piano, Op. 57/1 (1907)

Glenn Gould, p
Sony Classical 46686 BUY CD



JEAN-LOUIS DUPORT BORN THIS DAY IN 1749
___________ 4  Thursday ___________


2:00 pm
Jean-Louis Duport     France (1749 - 1819)
Etude for Cello No. 13 in e

Janos Starker, vc
Parnassus PACD 97-008 BUY CD
ON THIS DAY IN 1936: DEBUT OF DVORAK'S SYMPHONY NO. 3 BY CZECH RADIO ORCH 2:04 pm
Antonin Dvorak     Czech Republic (1841 - 1904)
Symphony No. 3 in E-flat, Op. 10 (1873)

Slovak Phil Orch / Stephen Gunzenhauser
Naxos 8.550268 BUY CD
TODAY IS ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI DAY 2:39 pm
Franz Liszt     Hungary (1811 - 1886)
St. Francis of Assisi Preaching to the Birds

Vladimir Feltsman, p
CBS MK 44925 BUY CD
TODAY IS THE NATIONAL DAY OF LESOTHO (1966) 2:51 pm
Ferdinand-Samuel Laur     Germany (1791 - 1854)
National Anthem of Lesotho

Slovak Radio Sym Orch Bratislava / Peter Breiner
Marco Polo 8.223835 BUY CD
2:52 pm
Jean-Baptiste Loeillet     Belgium (1680 - 1730)
Sonata for Trumpet and Organ in D, Op. 3/9

Hakan Hardenberger, tr; Simon Preston, o
Philips 434 074-2 BUY CD



ON THIS DAY IN 1738: HANDEL PUBLISHES FIRST SET OF 6 ORGAN CONCERTOS [OP. 4]
___________ 4  Thursday ___________


3:00 pm
George Frideric Handel     Germany (1685 - 1759)
Concerto for Organ and Orchestra No. 1 in g, Op. 4/1

Concertgebouw Ch Orch / Joshua Rifkin
Peter Hurford, o
London 414 604-2 BUY CD
ERNESTO DE CURTIS BORN THIS DAY IN 1865 3:18 pm
Ernesto de Curtis     Italy (1865 - 1937)
Non ti Scordar di Me

Arturo Toscanini Sym Orch / Emerson Buckley
Luciano Pavarotti, t
CBS MDK 46635 BUY CD
NEW!
3:22 pm
Domenico Cimarosa     Italy (1749 - 1801)
Il ritorno di Don Calendrino: Overture

Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia / Alessandro Amoretti
Naxos 8.570508 BUY CD
3:32 pm
Franz Schubert     Austria (1797 - 1828)
Quartet for Strings (No. 10) in E-flat, D. 87 (Op. 125/1) (1813)

L'Archibudelli
Sony Classical 53982 BUY CD



GEORGE FREDERICK MCKAY (71) DIED THIS DAY IN 1970
___________ 4  Thursday ___________


4:00 pm
George Frederick McKay     United States (1899 - 1970)
Songs (5) for Soprano (1964): Days of the Week

Joan Morris, s; William Bolcom, p
Naxos 8.559143 BUY CD
4:03 pm
George Gershwin     United States (1898 - 1937)
Blue Monday for 2 Pianos

Katia Labeque & Marielle Labeque, p's
EMI 49752 BUY CD
CLASSICAL FAVORITE #244
4:19 pm
Aaron Copland     United States (1900 - 1990)
Rodeo: Saturday Night Waltz

London Sym Orch / Aaron Copland
Sony Classical 48257 BUY CD
4:24 pm
Harry von Tilzer     United States (1872 - 1946)
On a Sunday Afternoon (song)

JoNell Aron, s; Stephen Aron, g
Pavonia Music PV1212 BUY CD
CLASSICAL FAVORITE #256
SLATKIN WAS 2003 FINE ARTS RADIO INTERNATIONAL AWARD HONOREE
4:29 pm
Claude Debussy     France (1862 - 1918)
Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune for Orchestra [after Mallarme] (1892-94)

St. Louis Sym Orch / Leonard Slatkin
Telarc CD-80558 BUY CD
4:40 pm
Camille Saint-Saens     France (1835 - 1921)
Septet for Trumpet, Strings and Piano in E-flat, Op. 65 (1881)

Le Trio a Cordes Francais
Maurice Andre, tr; Michel Beroff, p
EMI 47543 BUY CD



CLASSICAL FAVORITE #253


1:00 pm
Gustav Mahler     Austria (1860 - 1911)
Symphony No. 8 in E-flat, Symphony of a Thousand (1906)

Vienna Phil Orch / Leonard Bernstein
Vienna Singverein, Vienna Sangerknaben, Konzertvereinigung, Vienna State Opera Cho
DG 435 102-2 BUY CD



JOHN DOWNEY TURNS 80 TODAY
___________ 5  Friday ___________


2:24 pm
John Downey     United States (1927 -       )
Lydian Suite for Cello solo (1976)

Lorne Munroe, vc
Cala Artists CACD0517 BUY CD
REGINALD KING BORN THIS DAY IN 1904 2:40 pm
Reginald King     Great Britain (1904 - 1991)
Autumn Sunshine

London Promenade Orch / Walter Collins
Guild GLCD 5112 BUY CD
CLASSICAL FAVORITE #046
2:44 pm
Antonio Vivaldi     Italy (1678 - 1741)
Concerto for Violin, Strings & Continuo in F, Op. 8/3 (RV. 297), "Autumn", fr The Four Seasons

Trondheim Soloists / Anne-Sophie Mutter
Anne-Sophie Mutter, v
DG 289 463 259-2 BUY CD



CLASSICAL FAVORITE #214
___________ 5  Friday ___________


3:00 pm
Christoph Willibald Gluck     Germany (1714 - 1787)
Orfeo ed Euridice: Dance of the Furies

Acad of Ancient Music / Christopher Hogwood
L'Oiseau-Lyre 410 553-2 BUY CD
3:05 pm
Carl Nielsen (1865 - 1931)
Helios (concert overture) for Orchestra, Op. 17 (FS. 32) (1903)

Hollywood Bowl Orch / John Mauceri
Philips 438 867-2 BUY CD
NEW!
PREMIERE RECORDING
3:17 pm
Isaac Albeniz     Spain (1860 - 1909)
Cantos de Espana for Orchestra, Op. 232 (1896) (arr. Tilmann Koester)

Southwest German Ch Orch Pforzheim / Tilmann Koester
Profil PH07073 BUY CD
3:41 pm
Franz Danzi     Germany (1763 - 1826)
Quintet for Woodwinds in a, Op. 68/1

Michael Thompson Wind Quintet
Naxos 8.554694 BUY CD



DANIEL SPEER (71) DIED 300 YEARS AGO TODAY
___________ 5  Friday ___________


4:00 pm
Daniel Speer     Germany (1636 - 1707)
Sonatas for Bassoon and Continuo Nos. 1 & 2

Frances Eustace, bn; Andrew Watts, dulzian; Paul Nicholson, o
Amon Ra CD-SAR 35 BUY CD
JACQUES OFFENBACH (61) DIED THIS DAY IN 1880 4:11 pm
Jacques Offenbach     France (1819 - 1880)
Concerto militaire for Cello and Orchestra in G (1848)

Bournemouth Sym Orch / Antonio de Almeida
Ofra Harnoy, vc
RCA 09026-68420-2 BUY CD
4:39 pm
Guido Deiro     United States (1886 - 1950)
Orazione e Marcia Militaire

Henry Doktorski, acco
Bridge 9138 BUY CD
4:44 pm
Gustav Holst     Great Britain (1874 - 1934)
Hammersmith (Prelude & Scherzo) for Military Band (1930) or Orchestra, Op. 52 (1931)

Eastman Wind Ens / Frederick Fennell
Mercury 432 009-2 BUY CD





1:00 pm
Heinrich Schuetz     Germany (1585 - 1672)
Symphonie Sacrae, Op. 6 (1629)

Les Saqueboutiers de Toulouse
Erato ECD 88150 BUY CD



TODAY IS COLUMBUS DAY (OBSERVED)
___________ 8  Monday ___________


2:12 pm
Richard Wagner     Germany (1813 - 1883)
Columbus Overture

Bavarian Radio Sym Orch / Jeffrey Tate
EMI 49196 BUY CD
CLASSICAL FAVORITE #019
2:21 pm
Antonin Dvorak     Czech Republic (1841 - 1904)
Symphony No. 9 in e, Op. 95, From the New World (1893) (transc. Kazuhito Yamashita)

Kazuhito Yamashita, g
RCA 7929-2-RC BUY CD
MUSIC OF COLUMBUS' ERA 2:57 pm
Anonymous
O lux beata trinitas

Alfonso X El Sabio Group / Luis Lozano Virumbrales
London 436 116-2 BUY CD



NEW!
___________ 8  Monday ___________


3:00 pm
Domenico Cimarosa     Italy (1749 - 1801)
Il convito: Overture

Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia / Alessandro Amoretti
Naxos 8.570508 BUY CD
NEW!
3:11 pm
Hans Pfitzner     Germany (1869 - 1949)
Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in a, Op. posth. (1888)

Bamberg Sym Orch / Werner Andreas Albert
David Geringas, vc
CPO 999 135-2 BUY CD
ROBERT SAXTON TURNS 54 TODAY 3:37 pm
Robert Saxton     Great Britain (1953 -       )
Chacony for Piano (1988)

Leon Fleisher, p
Sony Classical 48081 BUY CD
3:45 pm
George Frideric Handel     Germany (1685 - 1759)
Chaconne for Harpsichord in G [Chaconne and 21 Variations] (1733)

Ida Presti & Alexandre Lagoya, g's
Philips 422 285-2 BUY CD



EMIL VON SAUER BORN THIS DAY IN 1862
___________ 8  Monday ___________


4:00 pm
Emil von Sauer     Germany (1862 - 1942)
Flammes de Mer for Piano

Martin Jones, p
Nimbus NI 5326 BUY CD
FRANCOIS BOIELDIEU (58) DIED THIS DAY IN 1834 4:05 pm
Francois Boieldieu     France (1775 - 1834)
Concerto for Harp and Orchestra in C (1801)

Berlin Radio Sym Orch / Ernst Maerzendorfer
Nicanor Zabaleta, h
DG 439 693-2 BUY CD
MACK HARRELL BORN THIS DAY IN 1909 4:27 pm
Anton Bruckner     Austria (1824 - 1896)
Te Deum for SATB solo voices, Orchestra and Chorus (1881-84)

New York Phil / Bruno Walter
Mack Harrell, br; Frances Yeend, s; Martha Lipton, ms; David Lloyd, t; Westminster Cho
Sony Classical 64480 BUY CD
LYNN HARRELL IS SON OF MACK 4:48 pm
Ludwig van Beethoven     Germany (1770 - 1827)
Trio for Piano, Clarinet (or Violin) and Cello No. 7 in B-flat, Op. 11 (1797): Allegretto

Vladimir Ashkenazy, p; Itzhak Perlman, v; Lynn Harrell, vc
EMI 47010 BUY CD
A CONTEMPORARY OF COLUMBUS 4:54 pm
Alonso de Alba     Spain -
Veni creator

Alfonso X El Sabio Group / Luis Lozano Virumbrales
London 436 116-2 BUY CD



CLASSICAL FAVORITE #020
IRMGARD SEEFRIED BORN THIS DAY IN 1919


1:00 pm
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart     Austria (1756 - 1791)
Requiem for Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass, Orchestra and Chorus in d, K. 626 (1791)

New York Phil / Bruno Walter
Irmgard Seefried, s; Jennie Tourel, a; Leopold Simoneau, t; William Warfield, b; Westminster Cho
Sony Classical 64480 BUY CD
CLASSICAL FAVORITE #160
RICHARD KAPP BORN THIS DAY IN 1936
1:55 pm
Johann Sebastian Bach     Germany (1685 - 1750)
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring, fr Cantata No. 147

Philharmonia Virtuosi of New York / Richard Kapp
CBS MFK 46359 BUY CD



NEW!
___________ 9  Tuesday ___________


2:00 pm
Francisco Tarrega     Spain (1852 - 1909)
Mazurka for Guitar in G

Nirse Gonzalez, g
Naxos 8.570446 BUY CD
EINOJUHANI RAUTAVAARA TURNS 79 TODAY 2:04 pm
Einojuhani Rautavaara     Finland (1928 -       )
Lorca Suite

Netherlands Youth Cho / Eric Ericson
Radio Netherlands Worldwide VTN-20061 BUY CD
YO-YO MA TURNED 52 SUNDAY; CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS BORN 1835 2:12 pm
Camille Saint-Saens     France (1835 - 1921)
Le Cygne [The Swan] for Cello and Piano (or Orchestra) [from Carnival of the Animals]

Yo-Yo Ma, vc; Gaby Casadesus & Philippe Entremont, p's
Sony Classical 02668 BUY CD
CLASSICAL FAVORITE #008
GRAMMY® 1963 NOMINEE: BEST CLASSICAL PERFORMANCE, ORCHESTRA
2:16 pm
Ludwig van Beethoven     Germany (1770 - 1827)
Symphony No. 6 in F, Op. 68, Pastorale (1808)

Chicago Sym Orch / Fritz Reiner
RCA 60002-2-RG BUY CD
TODAY IS THE NATIONAL DAY OF UGANDA (INDEPENDENCE DAY, 1962) 2:57 pm
George Wilberforce Kakoma     Uganda (1925 -       )
National Anthem of Uganda

Slovak Radio Sym Orch Bratislava / Peter Breiner
Marco Polo 8.223852 BUY CD



JOHANN WILHELM HERTEL BORN THIS DAY IN 1727
___________ 9  Tuesday ___________


3:00 pm
Johann Wilhelm Hertel     Germany (1727 - 1789)
Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra No. 1 in E-flat

London Phil Orch / Elgar Howarth
Hakan Hardenberger, tr
Philips 426 311-2 BUY CD
ABRAHAM BINDER (71) DIED THIS DAY IN 1966 3:15 pm
Abraham Binder     United States (1895 - 1966)
Two Hassidic Moods for String Quartet (1934)

Bochmann String Quartet
Naxos 8.559451 BUY CD
NEW!
3:28 pm
Julius Klengel     Germany (1859 - 1933)
Concerto for 2 Cellos and Orchestra in e, Op. 45 (1912)

NDR Radio Phil, Hannover / Bjarte Engeset
Xenia Jankovic & Christoph Richter, vc's
CPO 999 714-2 BUY CD
ROBERTO SIERRA TURNS 54 TODAY 3:48 pm
Roberto Sierra     Puerto Rico (1953 -       )
Preambulo

Milwaukee Sym Orch / Zdenek Macal
Koss Classics KC-1021 BUY CD



ON THIS DAY IN 1826: ROSSINI TRIUMPHS WITH "LE SIEGE DE CORINTHE"
___________ 9  Tuesday ___________


4:00 pm
Gioacchino Rossini     Italy (1792 - 1868)
Le siege de Corinthe: Overture

Philharmonia Orch / Riccardo Muti
EMI 47118 BUY CD
CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS BORN THIS DAY IN 1835 4:10 pm
Camille Saint-Saens     France (1835 - 1921)
Bagatelles (6) for Piano, Op. 3

Julia Zilberquit, p
Naxos 8.570237 BUY CD
BEATLE JOHN LENNON BORN THIS DAY IN 1940 4:36 pm
Peter Breiner     Slovakia (1957 -       )
Beatles Concerto Grosso No. 3 (in the style of J.S. Bach)

Peter Breiner Ch Orch / Peter Breiner
Naxos 8.555010 BUY CD
ON THIS DAY IN 1950: LEORY ANDERSON COMPLETES "THE TYPEWRITER" 4:56 pm
Leroy Anderson     United States (1908 - 1975)
The Typewriter for Orchestra (1950)

Boston Pops Orch / Arthur Fiedler
RCA 09026-61237-2 BUY CD





1:00 pm
Adolphe (Charles) Adam     France (1803 - 1856)
Giselle (ballet in 2 acts) (1841)

London Sym Orch / Michael Tilson Thomas
Sony Classical 42450 BUY CD



GIUSEPPE VERDI BORN THIS DAY IN 1813
___________ 10  Wednesday ___________


2:18 pm
Giuseppe Verdi     Italy (1813 - 1901)
Te Deum, fr Quattro pezzi sacri (Four Sacred Pieces) (1898)

Atlanta Sym Orch / Robert Shaw
Atlanta Sym Cho
Telarc CD-80109 BUY CD
EVGENY KISSIN TURNS 36 TODAY 2:35 pm
Franz Schubert     Austria (1797 - 1828)
Sonata for Piano in a, D. 784 (Op. posth. 143) (1823-28)

Evgeny Kissin, p
Sony Classical 64538 BUY CD



NEW!
FIRST RECORDING OF VIENNA VERSION
___________ 10  Wednesday ___________


3:00 pm
Domenico Cimarosa     Italy (1749 - 1801)
Il matrimonio segreto: Overture

Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia / Alessandro Amoretti
Naxos 8.570508 BUY CD
ZARA NELSOVA (83) DIED THIS DAY IN 2002 3:08 pm
William Walton     Great Britain (1902 - 1983)
Concerto for Cello and Orchestra (1956)

Concertgebouw Orch / Bernard Haitink
Zara Nelsova, vc
NM Classics 97014 BUY CD
GEORGE MALCOLM (80) DIED THIS DAY IN 1997 3:36 pm
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart     Austria (1756 - 1791)
Fantasia for Organ in f, K. 608 (1791)

George Malcolm & Andras Schiff, fp's
London 440 474-2 BUY CD
CLASSICAL FAVORITE #066
3:47 pm
Johann Sebastian Bach     Germany (1685 - 1750)
Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F, BWV 1047 (1717-18)

Marlboro Festival Orch / Pablo Casals
CBS MLK 39442 BUY CD



PAUL CRESTON BORN THIS DAY IN 1906
___________ 10  Wednesday ___________


4:00 pm
Paul Creston     United States (1906 - 1985)
Suite for String Orchestra, Op. 109 (1978)

Israel Phil Orch / David Amos
Crystal Records CD 508 BUY CD
VERNON DUKE BORN THIS DAY IN 1903 4:17 pm
Vernon Duke     Russia (1903 - 1969)
April in Paris

Orch / Ray Sinatra
Mario Lanza, t
RCA 09026-63254-2 BUY CD
NEW!
4:21 pm
Karl Amadeus Hartmann     Germany (1905 - 1963)
Sonata for Piano No. 2, 27 April 1945

Allison Brewster Franzetti, p
Naxos 8.570401 BUY CD
CLASSICAL FAVORITE #299
PAUL PARAY (93) DIED THIS DAY IN 1979
4:53 pm
Jacques Offenbach     France (1819 - 1880)
Les Contes d'Hoffmann (selections)

Detroit Sym Orch / Paul Paray
Mercury 434 332-2 BUY CD



ANTON BRUCKNER (72) DIED THIS DAY IN 1896


1:00 pm
Anton Bruckner     Austria (1824 - 1896)
Mass No. 3 in for SATB Voices, Orchestra and Chorus (1867-68; rev. 1881)

Concertgebouw Orch / Riccardo Chailly
Luba Orgonasova, s; Nathalie Stutzmann, a; Hans Peter Blochwitz, t; Kurt Moll, b
Radio Netherlands Worldwide MCCM 97033 BUY CD



___________ 11  Thursday ___________


2:03 pm
Eduardo Sainz de la Maza     Spain (1903 - 1982)
Campanas del Alba

David Russell, g
Telarc CD-80672 BUY CD
CLASSICAL FAVORITE #277
2:10 pm
(Franz) Joseph Haydn     Austria (1732 - 1809)
Symphony No. 101 in D, Clock (1793-94)

New York Phil / Leonard Bernstein
Sony Classical 47557 BUY CD
2:40 pm
Leroy Anderson     United States (1908 - 1975)
The Syncopated Clock for Orchestra (1945)

Boston Pops Orch / Arthur Fiedler
RCA 09026-61237-2 BUY CD
2:43 pm
William Byrd     Great Britain (1543 - 1623)
The Bells

Canadian Brass
CBS MK 45792 BUY CD
2:49 pm
Niccolo Paganini     Italy (1782 - 1840)
La Campanella (arr. Kreisler)

New Belgian Ch Orch / Nicholas Cleobury
Vanessa-Mae, v
EMI 67456 BUY CD
RAY MARTIN BORN THIS DAY IN 1918 2:55 pm
Ray Martin     Great Britain (1918 - 1988)
Ballet of the Bells

Johnny Douglas Orch / Johnny Douglas
Guild GLCD 5111 BUY CD



CLASSICAL FAVORITE #042
ON THIS DAY IN 1727: "ZADOK THE PRIEST" SUNG AT GEORGE II'S CORONATION
___________ 11  Thursday ___________


3:00 pm
George Frideric Handel     Germany (1685 - 1759)
Zadok the Priest, fr Coronation Anthems for George II (1727)

English Concert / Martin Neary
Westminster Abbey Cho
Sony Classical 66614 BUY CD
CLASSICAL FAVORITE #065
ON THIS DAY IN 1830: CHOPIN, AS SOLOIST, DEBUTS 1ST CONCERTO, IN WARSAW
3:07 pm
Frederic Chopin     Poland (1810 - 1849)
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in e, Op. 11 (1830)

Royal Phil Orch / Eugene Goossens
Abbey Simon, p
Price-Less D13175 BUY CD
GRAMMY® 1983 NOMINEE: BEST CLASSICAL PERFORMANCE, INS. SOLOIST 3:44 pm
Gioacchino Rossini     Italy (1792 - 1868)
Theme and Variations for Clarinet and Orchestra (1809)

Mostly Mozart Festival Orch / Alexander Schneider
Richard Stoltzman, cl
RCA RCD1-4599 BUY CD



NEW!
ANTONIO JOSE (33) DIED THIS DAY IN 1936
___________ 11  Thursday ___________


4:00 pm
Antonio Jose     Spain (1902 - 1936)
Sonata for Guitar (1933)

Nirse Gonzalez, g
Naxos 8.570446 BUY CD
ROBERT NATHANIEL DETT BORN THIS DAY IN 1882 4:21 pm
Robert Nathaniel Dett     United States (1882 - 1943)
In the Bottoms (suite) for Piano (1913)

Monica Gaylord, p
Music & Arts CD-737 BUY CD
4:39 pm
Henry Purcell     Great Britain (1659 - 1695)
Suite

Canadian Brass
RCA 09026-61852-2 BUY CD
4:50 pm
Giulio Regondi     Great Britain (1822 - 1872)
Serenade for Concertina and Piano in A

Douglas Rogers, concertina; Julie Lustman, p
Bridge 9039 BUY CD



ON THIS DAY IN 1924: MAHLER SYMPHONY NO. 10 PREMIERED BY VIENNA PHILHARMONIC


1:00 pm
Gustav Mahler     Austria (1860 - 1911)
Symphony No. 10 in f-sharp [only Adagio movt finished by Mahler; completed versions by Cooke and

Cincinnati Sym Orch / Jesus Lopez-Cobos
Telarc CD-80565 BUY CD



TON KOOPMAN TURNS 63 TODAY
___________ 12  Friday ___________


2:15 pm
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart     Austria (1756 - 1791)
March for Orchestra in D, K. 249 (1776)

Amsterdam Baroque Orch / Ton Koopman
Erato ECD 75497 BUY CD
SILVIUS LEOPOLD WEISS BORN THIS DAY IN 1686 2:20 pm
Silvius Leopold Weiss     Germany (1686 - 1750)
Sonata for Lute in f-sharp

Lutz Kirchhof, l
Sony Classical 57964 BUY CD
NEW!
2:50 pm
Charles Ives     United States (1874 - 1954)
Old Home Days Suite (arr. Jonathan Elkus)

United States Marine Band / Timothy W. Foley
Naxos 8.570559 BUY CD



TODAY IS THE NATIONAL DAY OF SPAIN
___________ 12  Friday ___________


3:00 pm
Anonymous     Spain
National Anthem of Spain

Slovak Radio Sym Orch Bratislava / Peter Breiner
Marco Polo 8.223836 BUY CD
3:04 pm
Joaquin Rodrigo     Spain (1901 - 1999)
Sonata de Castilla con toccata a modo de pregon [Sonata from Castile, with Toccata in the Style of a Proclamation] for Piano

Artur Pizarro, p
Naxos 8.557923 BUY CD
NEW!
3:29 pm
Enrique Granados     Spain (1867 - 1916)
Goyescas: Intermezzo (arr. Gaspar Cassado)

Eaken Piano Trio
Eaken Piano Trio 35371CD BUY CD
3:34 pm
Joan Baptista Pla     Spain -
Concerto for Flute and String Orchestra in B-flat

Franz Liszt Ch Orch / Jean-Pierre Rampal
Jean-Pierre Rampal, fl
Sony Classical 58918 BUY CD
3:52 pm
Tomas Luis de Victoria     Spain (1548 - 1611)
O vos omnes

Robert Shaw Festival Singers / Robert Shaw
Telarc CD-80531 BUY CD



ON THIS DAY IN 1891: GILBERT & SULLIVAN SHAKE HANDS AFTER A LENGTHY QUARREL
___________ 12  Friday ___________


4:00 pm
Arthur Sullivan     Great Britain (1842 - 1900)
The Gondoliers: Overture

Acad of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner
Philips 434 916-2 BUY CD
CLASSICAL FAVORITE #257
4:08 pm
Ralph Vaughan Williams     Great Britain (1872 - 1958)
Symphony No. 1 for Soprano, Baritone, Orchestra and Chorus [text Whitman], A Sea Symphony (1903-09, rev. 1923): first movement

Atlanta Sym Orch / Robert Spano
Telarc CD-80606