Friday, September 5, 2008

REQUEST DAY
11 AM
Tchaikovsky
: Piano Concerto No. 1: mvt. 1, excerpt. Emil Gilels, Chicago SO; Reiner. RCA 68530.
Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio espagnole: Variations; Alborada. Gothenburg SO; N. Järvi. DG 423 604.
Gershwin: song, "It Ain't Necessarily So." Paul Robeson, Bass-Baritone. Sony MHK 63223.
Mahler: Symphony No.5: mvt. 1, excerpt. San Francisco SO; Thomas. SFS 0012.
Robbins, Marty: song, "El Paso." Marty Robbins. You Tube.
Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No.4 in C minor: mvt.2, excerpt. Stephen Hough, CBSO. Hyperion 67331/2.
Gugliemi, Louis: chanson, "La Vie en Rose." Edith Piaf. You Tube.
Brahms: Symphony No.1 in C minor: mvt. 4, finale. London PO; Jochum. EMI 69515.

12 PM
Sousa
: march, The Washington Post. Dallas Wind Symphony. Reference Recordings 94.
Beethoven: Symphony No.6 in F: mvt. 5. Academy of Ancient Music. L'Oiseau-Lyre 421 416.
Wagner: Lohengrin: Elsa's Dream. Renata Tebaldi, soprano. London 425 456.
Wagner: Tannhäuser: Fest March. New York PO; Bernstein. CBS 45734.
Bach, J.S: 2-Violins Concerto in D minor, BWV1043. Hilary Hahn, Margaret Batjer. DG B0000986.
Wagner: Lohengrin: Wedding March. Bertalan Hock, organ. Naive V4984.
Lehar: Giuditta: aria, "Freunde, das Leben ist lebenswert." Fritz Wunderlich, tenor. EMI 62993.
Elgar: Imperial March. Band of the Life guards. Sony 48473.
Stravinsky: ballet, Petrushka: Nos. 234-265. Philharmonia Orchestra, Kraft. Naxos 6.110081.

1 PM
Vivaldi
: Concerto in G for 2 Violins & 2 Cellos, RV575. Tafelmusik. Sony 48044.
Berlin, Irving: song, "God Bless America." Kate Smith. You Tube.
Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals: excerpt. Argerich, Kremer, et al. Philips 416 841.
Verdi: Aïda: romanza, "Celeste Aïda." Luciano Pavarotti, tenor. London 417 011.
Brahms: Symphony No.4 in E minor: mvt. 2, excerpt. London PO; Alsop. Naxos 8.570233.
Verdi: Otello, Act 4: Willow Song. Leontyne Price, soprano. RCA 61236.
Wagner: Die Walküre: The Ride of the Valkyries. New York PO; Mehta. CBS 44657.
Ravel: Introduction and Allegro: excerpt. The Melos Ensemble. London 421 154.