Request Day
11 AMKhachaturian: Gayaneh: Sabre Dance. Boston Pops Orch; John Williams. Philips 426 247.
Borodin-arr: Notturno. Gothenburg SO; N. Järvi. DG 435 757.
Debussy: Prelude, Bk. 1/8, The Girl with the Flaxen Hair." Pascal Rogé, piano. Onyx 4004.
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue: finale. Jon Nakamatsu, pno; Rochester PO. HMU 807441.
Puccini: Madama butterfly: duet, "Vogliatemi bene." Renata Tebaldi, Carlo Bergonzi. Decca 289 467 466.
Reznicek: Donna Diana: Overture. Bamberg SO; Leitner. DG 423 787.
Barber-arr: Adagio for Strings. Canadian Brass. RCA 68758.
Puccini: Turandot: aria, Nessun dorma." Luciano Pavarotti, tenor. London LDR 71082. (LP)
Poulenc: Piano Concerto: mvt. 2. Gabriel Tacchino; Georges Prêtre, cond. EMI 64714.
Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio espagnole: finale. Rotterdam PO; Zinman. Philips 411 446.
12 PM
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A, Op. 92: mvt. 4. London Classical Players. Virgin 61376.
Brahms: Intermezzo in E, Op. 116/4. Stefan Vladar, piano. HMC 901844.
Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite: Sunset. Cincinnati Pops Orch; Kunzel. Telarc 80086.
Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture. Vienna PO; Dohnányi. London 421 769.
Debussy: Suite Bergamasque: Claire de Lune. Alexis Weissenberg, piano. DG 415 510.
Strauss, Richard: Der Rosenkavalier: Waltzes. Chicago SO; Reiner. RCA 68160.
Beethoven: lied, Adelaide, Op. 46. Dietrich Henschel, baritone. HMC 901801.
1 PM
Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending. David Greed, violin; English Northern Philharmonia. Naxos 8.553955.
Vangelis: film, Chariots of Fire: Theme. Cincinnati Pops Orch; Kunzel. Telarc 80168.
Grieg: Peer Gynt: In the hall of the mountain king. New York PO; Bernstein. Sony 47549.
Dvorak-arr. Kreisler: Songs my Mother taught me, Op. 55/4. Qian Zhou, violin; E. Battersby, piano. Naxos 8.554730.
Doyle, Patrick: film, Henry V: "Non nobis Domine." CBSO; Rattle. EMI 49919.
Doppler: Rigoletto Fantasy, Op. 38. James & Lady Jeanne Galway, flutes. website, http://www.thegalwaynetwork-video.com/rigoletto.html.
Rachmaninov: Paganini Rhapsody: finale. Abbey Simon, piano; St. Louis SO; Slatkin. VoxBox CDX 5008.