Friday, August 3, 2007

REQUEST DAY
11 AM
Enesco: Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A. Monte-Carlo PO; Foster. Erato 75179.
Bizet: Carmen: Toreador Song. Robert Merrill, baritone. RCA 63495.
Chopin: Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 54. Abbey Simon, piano. Vox VU 9031.
Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker: Russian Dance. Vienna PO; Levine. DG 437 806.
Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 2 in A: finale. Byron Janis, Moscow Radio SO. Mercury 432 002.
Saint-Saëns: Samson et Delila: "Ma cœur s'ouvre a voix." Blanche Thebom, mezzo-soprano. EMI 69741.
Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man. London SO; Copland. CBS 42430.
Debussy: Pour le piano: Sarabande. Zoltán Kocsis, piano. Philips 412 118.

12 PM
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 3 in D: mvt. 4. Polish National RSO; Wit. Naxos 8.550518.
Catalani: Le Wally: aria, "Ebben? Ne andró lontano." Angela Gheorghiu, soprano. Decca 289 467 632.
Liszt: Un Sospiro. Jorge Bolet, piano. London 417 523.
Moross: song, Lazy Afternoon. Jessica Molaskey, soprano. PS Classics 01022
Schifrin: Continuum. Ann Mason Stockton, harp. Crystal CD 171.
Gershwin: song, Summertime. Renée Fleming, soprano. Decca B0001024.
Wagner: The Ride of the Valkyries. London SO; Stokowski. London 421 020.
Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro: cavatina,"Voi che sapete" Tatiana Troyanos, mezzo-soprano. DG 429 822.
Borodin: Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances. Gothenburg SO; Neeme Järvi. DG 435 757.

1 PM
Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C minor: mvt. 2. London SO; Haitink. LSO 0045.
Gottschalk: Grande Tarantelle. The Webster Trio. Crystal CD 357.
Rossini: William Tell: Overture. London Classical Players. EMI 554091.
Webber-arr. Alexander: Phantasia on The Phantom of the Opera. Sarah Chang, Julian Lloyd Webber, The London Orchestra. EMI 58043.
traditional: Men of Harlech. Charlotte Church, soprano. Sony SK 65356.
Schubert: String Quartet in C, D.46: finale. Melos Quartet. DG 419 879.