Friday, February 15, 2008

REQUEST DAY
11 AM
Borodin: tone poem, In the Steppes of Central Asia. Gothenburg SO; N. Järvi. DG 435 727.
Monteverdi: duet, "Pur te miro." Natasha Marsh, Fernando Lima. EMI 15490.
Bax: tone poem, Tintagel, excerpt. London SO; Barbirolli. EMI 65110.
Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture, finale. Gothenburg SO; N. Järvi. DG 429 984.
Verdi: Nabucco: chorus, "Va, pensiero." Ambrosian Opera Chorus; Muti. EMI 74769.
Schubert: Symphony No.9 in C: finale. Berlin PO; Rattle. EMI 39382.
Strauss, Johann II-arr.: Roses from the South. Boston Sym. Chamber Players. DG 463 667.
Wagner: Götterdämmerung: Immolation. Vienna PO; Solti. London 410 137.

12 PM
Mendelssohn:
Hebrides Overture. Philharmonia Orch; Weller. Chandos 7090(3).
Chopin: Waltzes, Op.64, Nos. 1 & 2. Abbey Simon, piano. VoxBox 9034.
Bach, J.S: 2-Violins Concerto in D minor: mvt. 2. Jonathan Rees, Jane Murdoch. EMI 15606.
Liszt: Mephisto Waltz No. 1. Leslie Howard, piano. Hyperion 66201.
Schoenberg
: String Quartet No. 2: mvt. 4. LaSalle Quartet; Margaret Price, soprano. DG 419 994.
Rodrigo
: Concierto pastoral: mvt. 3. J. G'froerer, flute. Naxos 8.557801.

1PM
Porter, Cole: Begin the Bequine. Artie Shaw, clarinet. rhapsody.com.
de Abreu, Zequinha: Tico, tico. The Dorsey Brothers. rhapsody.com.
Tarrega
: Recuerdos de la Alhambra. Christopher Parkening, guitar. Angel 58730.
Grieg
: Lyric Piece, Op.71/1 (Once upon a Time) Emil Gilels, piano. DG 419 749.
Verdi: Otello: The Willow Song. Rosa Ponselle, soprano. (rec. 1924). Nimbus 7805.
Mozart: La Clemenza di Tito: Overture. ASMF; Marriner. EMI 47014.
Puccini: Turandot: aria, "Nessun dorma." Jose Carreras, tenor. Philips 432 692.
Chopin: Ballade No.2 in F, Op. 38. Krystian Zimerman, piano. DG 423 090.
Rossini: William Tell: Overture, excerpt. Cincinnati SO; Schippers. MMG10045.
Rodgers & Hart: My Funny Valentine. Frank Sinatra.
rhapsody.com.