Friday, September 14, 2007

REQUEST DAY
11 AM
Mozart: Symphony No. 40 in G minor: mvt. 4. Sinfonia Varsovia; Menuhin. Virgin 91082.
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor: mvt. 3 (excerpt). Glenn Gould, New York PO; Bernstein. Sony 60675.
Lehar: The Merry Widow: aria, "Vilja." Beverly Sills, soprano. EMI 64424.
Kreisler: Caprice viennois. Itzhak Perlman, violin. EMI 47467.
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in B minor: mvt. 2. Russian NO; Pletnev. Virgin 91487.
Grieg: Peer Gynt: In the Hall of the Mountain King. San Francisco SO. London 425 857.
Brahms: A German Requiem: chorus, "How lovely is Thy dwelling place." Augusta Choral Society; Stokes. live performance.
Strauss, Johann II: On the Beautiful Blue Danube. Andre Kostelanetz Orch. Sony 47284.
Khachaturian: ballet, Spartacus: Adagio of S. & Phrygia. Royal PO; Temirkanov. EMI 47348.
Strauss, Richard: Der Rosenkavalier: waltzes, excerpt. Chicago SO; Reiner. RCA 68160.

12 PM
Bruch: Violin Concerto no. 2 in D minor: mvt. 3. Salvatore Accardo, violin. Philips 289 462 167.
Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man. London SO; Copland. Sony 42430.
Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5: Aria. Anna Moffo, soprano. RCA 7831-2-RG.
Beethoven: Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor: mvt. 1. Gerhard Oppitz, piano. DG 427 767.
Debussy: Nocturnes: mvt. 3, Sirènes. Chicago SO & Women's Chorus; Solti. London 436 468.
Puccini: Tosca: aria, "Recondita armonia." Placido Domingo, tenor. DG 435 916.
Handel: Water Music: excerpts. Concentus musicus Wien; Harnencourt. Teldec 8.42368 ZK.

1 PM
Still, William Grant: Summerland. Alexa Still, flute. Koch 7192.
Ravel: Bolero: excerpt. Katie & Marielle Labeque, pianos. KML 1111.
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 1 in F minor: mvt. 2. Royal PO; Ashkenazy. London 425 609.
Gershwin-arr. Earl Wild: song, Embraceable You. Earl Wild, piano. Chesky CD32.
Bach, J.S: 2-Violins Concerto in D minor: mvt. 3. Hilary Hahn, Margaret Batjer. DG B0000986.
Cordiferro-Cardili: song, Core 'ngrato. Jerry Hadley, tenor. RCA 68350.
Tchaikovsky: Capriccio Italien: excerpt. Montreal SO; Dutoit. London 417 300.
Fauré: Cantique de Jean Racine. Cambridge Singers; John Rutter. Collegium 500.
Beethoven: Fidelio: Overture. Gewandhaus Orchestra Leipzig; Masur. Philips B0001739.
Chopin: Nocturne in E, Op. 62/2, excerpt. Arthur Rubinstein, piano. RCA 5613.