Friday, December 5, 2008

(THE LAST) REQUEST DAY
11 AM
Rachmaninov
: Piano Concerto No.1 in F-sharp minor: mvt. 3. Earl Wild, RPO. Chesky 41.
Holst: In the Bleak Mid-Winter. Christ Church Cathedral Choir. Nimbus 5098.
Jenkins, Karl: Over the Stone: 1. Carillon. Catrin Finch, harps; London SO. EMI 00235.
Gounod: Sanctus. Jessye Norman, soprano; Ambrosian Singers. Philips 400 019.
Bax: tone poem, Tintagel, excerpt. Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Naxos 8.557145.
Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez: mvt. 2, excerpt. Eduardo Fernández, guitar. London 417 199.
Bach, J.S: Cantata 66, "Erfreut euch,..." Chorus 1. Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists. Archiv 463 580.
Herbert: Babes in Toyland: March of the Wooden Soldiers. Boston Pops Orchestra. Sony 48232.
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker: Arabian Dance. Suisse Romande Orchestra; Ansermet. Decca 289 460 639.

12 PM
Strauss
, R: tone poem, Also Sprach Zarathustra: excerpt. New York PO; Sinopoli. 423 576.
Sheppard, Philip: film, In the Shadow of the Moon: The Good Earth. studio orchestra. Lakeshore 33985.
Power, Leonel: Missa "Alma redemptoris mater: Sanctus. Trio Mediaeval. ECM B0001847.
Saint-Saëns: Danse Macabre. Philadelphia Orchestra; Ormandy Odyssey 38920.
Puccini: Turandot: "Nessun Dorma." Luciano Pavarotti, tenor; LPO; Mehta. London 417 011.
Kallman: Countess Maritza: duet, "O, schöne Kinderzeit." Fritz Wunderlich, Christine Görner. Koch 21.246.
Dvorak: Symphony No.9 in E minor: mvt. 4, excerpt. La chambre philharmonique. Naive 5132.
Mozart: Fantasia in D minor, K.397. Lars Vogt, piano. EMI 36080.
Mendelssohn: "Hark, the Herald Angels Sing." Eileen Farrell, soprano. Sony 63309.

1 PM
Grieg: Peer Gynt: In the Hall of the Mountain King. San Francisco SO. London 425 857.
Monteverdi: madrigal, "Nisi Dominus aedificaverit domum." The Sixteen Choir & Orchestra. BBC GV1.
Milhaud: La Cheminée du Roi Reneé: excerpts. Athena Ensemble. Chandos 6536.
Brahms: A German Requiem: chorus, "How Lovely is Thy Dwelling Place." Schütz Choir of London. EMI 54658.
Albéniz: Leyenda. Andres Segovia, guitar. MCA Classics 42069.
Sears & Willis: It Came Upon A Midnight Clear. Chanticleer. Rhino 284988.
Puccini: Tosca: "Vissi d'Arte." Joan Sutherland, soprano. London 436 295.
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker: Dance of the Reed Pipes. Philharmonia Orchestra. Sony AO28792.
Parker & Charles: song, "We'll Meet Again." Vera Lynn, vocal. You Tube.