Friday, September 12, 2008

REQUEST DAY
11 AM
Bach, J.S
: Cantata, BWV 66: mvt. 1. soloists, Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists. Archiv 463 580.
Beethoven: bagatelle, Für Elise. Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano. Decca 289 466 462.
Sullivan-Proctor: song, "The Lost Chord." John Aler, tenor. Delos 3181.
Massenet
: Thaïs: Meditation. Sarah Chang, violin. EMI 57220.
Mendelssohn: Capriccio Brillant in B minor, Op. 22: excerpt. Stephen Hough, piano. Hyperion 66969.
Bizet: The Pearl Fishers: duet, "Au fond du temple saint." Gregory Cross, Gino Quilico. Decca 289 467 632.
Chopin: Mazurka in B minor, Op. 33/4. Arthur Rubinstein, piano. RCA 5614.
Mendelssohn: Symphony No.2, "Hymn of Praise," finale chorus. Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus, Weller. Chandos 7090(3).
Sibelius: Andante Festivo. English String Orchestra, Boughton. Nimbus 5169.

12 PM
Albéniz
: Malagueña. Narciso Yepes, guitar. DG 423 699.
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9: finale. Vienna Singverein, Berlin PO; Karajan. DG 429 036.
Debussy: Suite Bergamasque: mvt. 3, Claire de Lune. Pascal Rogé, piano. London 417 792.
Puccini: Tosca: aria, "E lucevan le stelle." Luciano Pavarotti, tenor. London 417 011.
Strauss, Johann II: Tales from the Vienna Woods. Vienna PO; Mehta.
Gilbert & Sullivan: Yeomen of the Guard: "I have a Song to Sing, O!" Elizabeth Harwood, John Reed. Decca B0002340.
Offenbach-arr. Rosenthal: Gaîté Parisienne: Overture. Philadelphia Orchestra; Ormandy. Sony 48279.
Ketèlbey: In a Persian Market. Ambrosian Chorus, London Promenade Orchestra; Faris. London 400 011.
Puccini: La Bohème: aria, "Che gelida manina." Luciano Pavarotti, tenor.
London 417 011.

1 PM
Rachmaninov
: Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor: mvt. 2. Leif Ove Andsnes; Berlin PO. EMI 74813.
Tchaikovsky-arr
: The Nutcracker: Overture. The Mighty Tubadors. Crystal 420.
Bach, J.S: "Little" Fugue in G minor, BWV 578. E. Power Biggs, organ. Columbia D3M 33724 (LP).
Khachaturian: ballet, Spartacus: Adagio of S. and Phrygia. Scottish NO; N. Jarvi. Chandos 8927.
Bach, J.S: Pedal exercise, BWV 598. Peter Hurford, organ. London 421 337.
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde: Liebestod, excerpt. Kirsten Flagstad, Lauritz Melchior. Pearl 9190.
Puccini: Chrysanthemums. Berlin Radio SO; Chailly. London LDR 71107 (LP).
Vaughan Williams: Serenade to Music, excerpt. soloists, English CO; Best. Hyperion 66420.