Friday, June 8, 2007

Request Day
11 AM
Rodgers: Victory at Sea: selections. RCA Victor SO. RCA 6660.
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor: mvt. 2. London Classical Players. Virgin 61377.
Joplin: The Entertainer. Dick Hyman, piano. RCA 7993.
Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man. Minnesota Orchestra. Reference RR-93CD.
Janáček: String Quartet No. 1: mvt. 4. Hagen Quartet. DG 427 669.
Mahler: Symphony No. 8: finale. Rundfunkchor Berlin, Deutsches SO Berlin; Nagano. HMC 901858.59.
Respighi
: Ancient Airs & Dances: Suite No. 3: excerpts. Philharmonia Hungarica. Mercury 434 304.

12 PM
Haydn: Symphony No. 96 in D: mvt. 4. New York PO, Bernstein. Sony 47553.
Bellini: Norma: aria, "Casta diva." Maria Callas, soprano. EMI 54702.
Holst: The Planets: mvt. 4, Jupiter. New York PO, Mehta. Teldec 46316.
Orff: Carmina Burana: The Court of Love: excerpts, finale. soloists, Bournemouth SO & Chorus; Alsop. Naxos 8.570033.
Borodin: String Quartet No. 2 in D: Nocturne. Borodin Quartet. Onyx 4002.
Joplin: Eugenia. Benjamin Loeb, piano. Naxos 559277.
Duruflé: Requiem, Op. 9: Kyrie. Voices of Ascension, Keene. Delos 3169.

1 PM
Montero, Gabriela: Improvisation in the style of a tango. Montero, piano. EMI 58039.
Ravel: Concerto in D for the Left Hand: excerpt. Alicia de Larrocha, piano. RCA 60985.
Bach, J.S: Fugue in G, BWV 577. Peter Hurford, organ. London 421 337.
Wagner: Das Rheingold: Entrance of the Gods... Berlin PO, Tennstedt. EMI 47007.
Enesco-arr: Romanian Rhapsody No. 1. Shirim. Newport Classic 8554.
Strauss, J. II: The Gypsy Baron: "So elend und so treu." Elizabeth Schwarzkopf, soprano. Met 244.
Ungar, Jay: Ashokan Farewell. Jay Ungar & Fiddle Fever. E/N 8260.
Rachmaninov: Vocalise, Op. 34/14. London SO, Previn. EMI 64530.
Gershwin: Oh, Lady Be Good; Fascinating Rhythm; Somebody Loves Me. Frank Braley, piano. MMC 901883.