Friday, July 18, 2008

REQUEST DAY
11 AM
Rodrigo
: Concierto de Aranjuez: mvt. 2. John Williams, guitar; Philharmonia Orchestra; Fremaux. CBS 45648.
Puccini: La Bohème: aria, "Che gelida manina." Nicolai Gedda, tenor. EMI 63932.
Bruckner: Symphony No.7 in E: mvt. 1, excerpt. Carlo Maria Giulini, Vienna PO. DG 419 627.
Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in E, Op.8/1, "Spring," mvt. 3. Sarah Chang, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. EMI 94431.
Joplin: Maple Leaf Rag. Joshua Rifkin, piano. Angel 76980.
Sousa: march, The Thunderer. Sousa Band; Rogers. (1908) Crystal Records 461-3.
Bach, J.S: Keyboard Concerto No. 3 in D, BWV 1053, mvt. 3. Angela Hewitt, piano; Australian CO. Hyperion 67308.
Puccini: La Bohème: aria, "Un bel di vedremo." Renata Tebaldi, soprano. London 436 295.
Ravel: Piano Concerto in G: mvt. 2. Abbey Simon, Orch. of Radio Luxembourg. VoxBox 5031.

12 PM
Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony: mvt. 1, excerpt. Simon Keenlyside, baritone; BBC SO & Chorus; Slatkin. BBC MM244.
Sousa: march, El Capitan. Razumovsky SO; Keith Brion. Naxos 8.559008.
Mendelssohn: Psalm 42. Oslo Cathedral Choir; Terje Kvam. Nimbus 5171.
Prokofiev: Sonata for Violin & Piano, Op.94a: 2. Presto. Oehms Classics 592.
Verdi: La Traviata: aria, "Di Provenza il mar." Leonard Warren, baritone. RCA LM-2453 (LP).
Paganini: Caprice in B-flat, Op.1, No.13. Itzhak Perlman, violin. EMI 47171.
Morricone, Ennio: film, Cinema Paradiso: main theme. studio orchestra. You Tube.
Duruflé: Requiem: Sanctus. Atlanta SO & Chorus; Shaw. Telarc 80119.
Rachmaninov: The Isle of the Dead: excerpt. London SO; Previn. EMI 64530.
Puccini: Turandot: aria, "Nessun dorma." Placido Domingo, tenor. DG 435 916.

1 PM
Rachmaninov
: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op.43: excerpt. Arthur Rubinstein, piano; Chicago SO; Reiner.
Bach, J.S: St. Matthew Passion: chorale, "O Sacred Head now Wounded." Chicago SO & Chorus; Solti. London 425 691.
Barber: Adagio for Strings, Op.11. Boston SO; Charles Munch. RCA RCD14934.
Gilbert & Sullivan: H.M.S. Pinafore: excerpts. The D'Oyly Carte Opera Co. London 289 460 371.
Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo. Andre Kostelanetz Orchestra. CBS 44999.
Mozart: Serenade in B-flat, K.361: mvt. 4, Menuetto. Amadeus Winds. L'Oiseau Lyre 421 437.
Gershwin: Piano Concerto in F: mvt. 3, finale. Jon Nakamatsu, Rochester PO. HMU 807441.