02/18/2008 Monday
9:00AM Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Oboe Concerto in F, K.313: Rondo -- Fumiaki Miyamoto, oboe; English Chamber Orchestra/Jose Luis Garcia (Sony 48032). 7:44
Arcangelo Corelli: Violin Sonata in C, Op. 5/3: 2nd Movement -- Andrew Manze, violin; Richard Egarr, harpsichord (Harmonia Mundi 907298). 2:27
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Serenade to Music -- London Philharmonic/Vernon Handley (Chandos 8330). 10:32
John David: You are the new day -- The King's Singers (Angel/EMI 69375). 2:29
Tomasso Albinoni: Adagio in g -- Sharon Isbin, guitar; Zurich Chamber Orchestra/Howard Griffiths (Warner Bro 45312). 7:51
Franz Krommer: Clarinet Concerto in E-flat: 1st Movement -- Sharon Kam, clarinet; Wurttemberg Chamber Orchestra/Jörg Faerber (Teldec 21462). 10:28
George Friederich Handel: Sarabande -- John Williams, guitar (CBS 42119). 5:43
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in b-flat -- André Watts, piano; Atlanta Symphony/Yoel Levi (Telarc 80386). 33:27
10:31AM George Gershwin: Promenade: Walking the Dog -- Leslie Howard, piano (Hyperion 66090). 2:50
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni: Overture -- Dresden State Orchestra/Hans Vonk (Capriccio 10070). 6:08
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Trio elegiaque No. 1 in g -- Borodin Trio (Brilliant 93423). 15:18
Jeremiah Clarke: Trumpet Tune -- Rolf Smedvig, trumpet; Empire Brass/Rolf Smedvig (Telarc 80614). 2:52
11:02AM Alexander Glazunov: Violin Concerto in a -- Leila Josefowicz, violin; Montreal Symphony/Charles Dutoit (Philips 464059). 21:28
Johann Sebastian Bach: Italian Concerto -- Alexandre Tharaud, piano (Harmonia Mundi 901871). 12:56
Charles Hubert Parry: Lady Radnor's Suite -- English String Orchestra/William Boughton (Nimbus 5068). 15:27
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Clarinet Quintet in A: First Movement -- Harold Wright, clarinet; Boston Symphony Chamber Players (Philips 442149). 9:25
12:06PM Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto in G for Two Mandolins, R.532 -- James Tyler & Douglas Wooton, mandolins; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields/Neville Marriner (Philips 412892). 12:23
Maurice Ravel: Pavane for a Dead Princess -- Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano (London 433515). 6:07
Maurice Duruflé: Requiem: Sanctus -- Atlanta Symphony Chorus; Robert Shaw Festival Singers; Atlanta Symphony/Robert Shaw (Telarc 80458). 3:18
Jennifer Higdon: Piano Trio -- Anne Akiko Meyers, violin; Alisa Weilerstein, cello; Adam Neiman, piano (Naxos 559298). 13:21
Maurice Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin -- Montreal Symphony/Charles Dutoit (London 410254). 15:42
1:03PM Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade -- New York Philharmonic/Yuri Temirkanov (RCA 61173). 48:05
Gabriela Montero: Three Improvisations on Handel -- Gabriela Montero, piano (Angel/EMI 234). 10:52
2:04PM George Friederich Handel: Concerto grosso in B-flat, Op.6/7 -- Boston Baroque/Martin Pearlman (Telarc 80688). 12:31
Andrzej Panufnik: Divertimento after Janiewicz -- Polish Chamber Orchestra/Mariusz Smolij (Naxos 570032). 11:31
Antonio Vivaldi: Violin Sonata in A Op 2 -- Palladian Ensemble (Linn 70). 11:16
Benjamin Britten: String Quartet No. 2 in C: Vivace -- Jupiter String Quartet (Marquis 81371). 3:38
Carl Orff: Carmina Burana: Conclusion -- Christiane Oelze, soprano; Simon Keenlyside, baritone; Orchestra, German Opera Berlin/Christian Thielemann (DG 453587). 10:04
7:05PM WITF PRESENTS... with Dick Strawser and excerpts from concerts across the region recorded earlier this season by WITF-FM. Tonight's broadcast begins with the Bard Festival Quartet play Mendelssohn's String Quartet in a, Op. 13 at Market Square Concerts; Robert Hart Baker, conductor of the York Symphony will tell us about the all-Beethoven program this weekend and we'll hear the Symphony in D Minor by Cesar Franck performed by the York Symphony in November. Members of Concertante conclude tonight's program with the String Trio Op.9/1 by Beethoven.
9:06PM Music through the Night. The music you hear between now and 5am originates with Classical24 in Minnesota. You can access their playlists on-line but remember to compensate for the hour difference between Eastern Time and Central Time.
02/19/2008 Tuesday Today's New Releases are highlighted in red: there's more information on our New Releases blog.
9:00AM Reinhold Glière: Tarantella -- Paganini Ensemble (Denon 377402). 4:41
Antonio Vivaldi: Guitar Concerto in D, R.93: Finale -- Sharon Isbin, guitar; Zurich Chamber Orchestra/Howard Griffiths (Warner Bro 61591). 2:13
Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream: Scherzo -- Atlanta Symphony/Yoel Levi (Telarc 80318). 4:18
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata in c, "Pathetique" -- Jonathan Biss, piano (Angel/EMI 94422). 17:39
Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata No. 147: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring -- Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra/Karl Munchinger (Decca 461784). 3:03
Felix Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in e -- Daniel Hope, violin; Chamber Orchestra of Europe/Thomas Hengelbrock (DG 4776634). 25:57
10:04AM Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Trio Sonata in D, Wq.151 -- Aurele Nicolet, flute; Heinz Holliger, oboe; Christiane Jaccottet, harpsichord (Denon 377093). 13:00
Claude Debussy: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun -- Berlin Philharmonic/Simon Rattle (Angel/EMI 58045). 10:17
Aaron Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man -- Philadelphia Orchestra/Eugene Ormandy (Sony 45525). 2:57
Claude Debussy: Two Arabesques -- Simon Trpceski, piano (Angel/EMI 500272). 7:39
Gabriel Faure: Pavane -- Boston Symphony/Seiji Ozawa (DG 423089). 6:46
Johann Sebastian Bach: Lute Suite No. 3: Gavotte en Rondeau -- Paul O'Dette, lute/guitar (Harmonia Mundi 907438). 6:23
Richard Addinsell: Warsaw Concerto -- Cincinnati Pops/Erich Kunzel (Telarc 80175). 8:37
11:09AM Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata in F for Piano Duet, K.497: Finale -- Robert Stallman, flute; Karel Untermuller, viola; Martinu String Quartet (Bogner 102). 7:26
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 in F -- Philadelphia Orchestra/Eugene Ormandy (Sony 63266). 26:41
Dmitri Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 3 in F: Moderato -- Jupiter String Quartet (Marquis 81371). 10:05
Antonio Vivaldi: Oboe Concerto in D, R.453 -- Burkhard Glaetzner, oboe; New Bach Collegium Musicum, Leipzig/Max Pommer (Capriccio 10116). 8:12
12:06PM George Gershwin/Jascha Heifetz: Porgy & Bess: Bess, You Is My Woman Now -- Leila Josefowicz, violin; John Novacek, piano (Philips 462948). 3:56
John Rutter: Suite Antique -- Royal Philharmonic/John Rutter (Decca 1821). 17:45
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Prelude in c-sharp -- Cincinnati Pops/Erich Kunzel (Telarc 80338). 4:36
Johannes Brahms: Rhapsody in g, Op.79/2 -- Hélène Grimaud, piano (DG 4775719). 7:06
William Crotch: Overture in G -- Milton Keynes Chamber Orchestra/Hilary Davan Wetton (Unicorn 9126). 7:35
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 17 in G -- Leif Ove Andsnes, piano; Norwegian Chamber Orchestra (Angel/EMI 281). 28:01
1:22PM Edvard Grieg: Lyric Pieces: March of the Trolls, Op.54/3 -- Leif Ove Andsnes, piano (Angel/EMI 57296). 2:57
Sergei Prokofiev: Cello Sonata in C, Op.119 -- Gautier Capuçon, cello; Gabriela Montero, piano (Virgin Classics 385786). 26:30
Johann Strauss II: The Beautiful Blue Danube -- Vienna State Opera Chorus; Vienna Philharmonic/Willi Boskovsky (London 411932). 7:55
2:02PM Alexander Borodin: Symphony No. 2 in b -- Berlin Philharmonic/Simon Rattle (Angel/EMI 273). 28:08
Igor Stravinsky: Firebird: Lullaby -- Bergen Philharmonic/Dmitri Kitayenko (Virgin Classics 61901). 3:37
George Gershwin: Lullaby -- Cleveland Orchestra/Riccardo Chailly (London 417326). 7:56
Arcangelo Corelli: Concerto grosso in F, Op.6/6 -- The English Concert/Trevor Pinnock (DG Archiv 423626). 11:58
7:05PM FROM THE TOP with Christopher O’Riley and the usual gang of talented teen-aged musicians between the ages of 10 and 18.
8:05PM Benjamin Britten: String Quartet No. 2 in C -- Jupiter String Quartet (Marquis 81371). 33:01
Ludwig van Beethoven: Choral Fantasy in C -- Günter Kootz, piano; Leipzig Radio Chorus; Gewandhaus Orchestra, Leipzig/Kurt Masur (Berlin Classics 2077). 17:48
9:06PM Music through the Night. The music you hear between now and 5am originates with Classical24 in Minnesota. You can access their playlists on-line but remember to compensate for the hour difference between Eastern Time and Central Time.
02/20/2008 Wednesday
9:00AM George Friederich Handel: Judas Maccabaeus: See, the Conq'ring Hero Comes -- Bernhard, Hannes & Wolfgang Läubin, trumpet; Simon Preston, organ (DG 449965). 3:02
John Rutter: Suite Antique: Chanson -- David Nicholson, flute; John Birch, harpsichord; City of London Sinfonia/John Rutter (Collegium 518). 3:15
Johannes Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn -- Berlin Philharmonic/Claudio Abbado (DG 435349). 17:58
João Guimaraes: Sounds of Bells -- Pepe Romero, guitar (Philips 432102). 2:08
Vincenzo Bellini: Oboe Concerto in E-Flat -- Anthony Camden, oboe; London Sinfonietta/Nicholas Ward (Naxos 553991). 8:31
Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Piano Quintet in e-flat -- Nepomuk Fortepiano Quintet (Brilliant 93203). 22:57
10:04AM Pablo de Sarasate: Carmen Fantasy -- Sarah Chang, violin; Berlin Philharmonic/Placido Domingo (Angel/EMI 57220). 11:53
Antonio Bazzini: Dance of the Goblins -- James Galway, flute; Kazuhito Yamashita, guitar (RCA 5679). 5:53
Johann Pachelbel: Canon in D -- Berlin Philharmonic/Herbert von Karajan (DG 445282). 5:06
George Butterworth: Banks of Green Willow -- English Chamber Orchestra/Jeffrey Tate (Angel/EMI 64200). 6:44
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto in C for Flute & Harp -- Jean-Pierre Rampal, flute; Marielle Nordmann, harp; Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, Budapest/Janos Rolla (CBS 44524). 29:08
11:10AM Frederic Chopin: Fantasie-impromptu in c-sharp, Op.66/4 -- Artur Rubinstein, piano (RCA 5617). 5:12
Bedřich Smetana: The Bartered Bride: Dances -- Cleveland Orchestra/George Szell (Sony 48279). 11:20
Eric Whitacre: Lux aurumque -- Polyphony/Stephen Layton (Hyperion 67543). 4:08
Edvard Grieg: Holberg Suite -- English String Orchestra/William Boughton (Nimbus 5032). 17:44
Agustin Barrios y Mangore: Choro da Saudade Song of Yearning -- Angel Romero, guitar (Telarc 80213). 4:41
Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 94 in G, “Surprise”: 2nd Movement -- Vienna Philharmonic/Leonard Bernstein (DG 419233). 6:33
12:06PM Ludwig van Beethoven: Coriolan: Overture -- Orchestra of the 18th Century/Frans Brüggen (Philips 434087). 7:17
Gustav Holst: St. Paul's Suite -- St. Paul Chamber Orchestra/Christopher Hogwood (London 440376). 12:23
Johann Sebastian Bach/Charles Gounod: Ave Maria -- Yolanda Kondonassis, harp (Telarc 80446). 2:55
Frederic Chopin: Ballade No. 1 in g -- Hélène Grimaud, piano (Denon 1786). 8:19
Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D -- Awadagin Pratt, piano; Demarre McGill, flute; St.Lawrence String Quartet; Stephen Tramontazzi, bass viol (Angel/EMI 57227). 21:54
1:05PM Johann Sebastian Bach: Violin Partita No. 2 in b: Giga -- Janine Jansen, violin (Decca 4759081). 4:15
Joaquin Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez -- Sharon Isbin, guitar; New York Philharmonic/Jose Serebrier (Warner Bro 60296). 22:45
Georg Philip Telemann: Recorder Sonata in F: 1st Movement -- Michael Schneider, recorder; Rainer Zipperling, cello; Harald Hoeren, harpsichord (Deutsche Harmonia Mundi 77153). 2:04
Claude Debussy: La Mer -- Rotterdam Philharmonic/Valery Gergiev (Nederland 2005). 28:07
2:06PM Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Horn Quintet in E-Flat, K.407 -- Empire Brass (Telarc 80332). 4:07
Robert Schumann: Three Romances for Piano & Oboe: No. 2 -- Paul Dombrecht, oboe; Jos van Immerseel, fortepiano (Accent 78330). 4:43
Jennifer Higdon: Blue Cathedral -- Atlanta Symphony/Robert Spano (Telarc 80596). 12:19
Camille Saint-Saëns: Danse macabre -- Philharmonia Orchestra/Charles Dutoit (London 414460). 7:02
William Boyce: Symphony No. 3 in C -- The English Concert/Trevor Pinnock (DG 419631). 5:25
Georges Enesco: Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A -- I Salonisti (RCA 69299). 12:25
7:05PM LISTENER REQUESTS with Dick Strawser, Tracer of Lost Chords. You can send e-mail to requests@witf.org or call in your requests via retro-phone, 717/ 704-3677 after 7pm.
9:06PM Music through the Night. The music you hear between now and 5am originates with Classical24 in Minnesota. You can access their playlists on-line but remember to compensate for the hour difference between Eastern Time and Central Time.
02/21/2008 Thursday
9:01AM Gioacchino Rossini: The Barber of Seville: Overture -- Atlanta Symphony/Yoel Levi (Telarc 80334). 7:13
Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata No. 99: chorale, “What God does is rightly done” -- Christopher Parkening, guitar; Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (Angel/EMI 47195). 2:36
Hugo Alfven: Swedish Rhapsody No. 1, "Midsummer Night Vigil" -- Swedish Radio Symphony/Esa-Pekka Salonen (Sony 46668). 13:08
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Andante cantabile, Op.11 -- Ying String Quartet (Telarc 80685). 7:03
Max Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in g -- Midori, violin; Berlin Philharmonic/Mariss Jansons (Sony 87740). 25:11
10:01AM Jean Sibelius: Romance in D-Flat, Op.24/9 -- Jackson Berkey, piano (Soli Deo Gloria 31). 4:01
Domenico Cimarosa: Concerto in G for Two Flutes -- Jean-Pierre Rampal & Shigenori Kudo, flutes; Orchestra, Salzburg Mozarteum (Sony 45930). 16:45
Antonín Dvořák: Indian Lament -- Yo-Yo Ma, cello; Patricia Zander, piano (CBS 37280). 4:36 Richard Wagner: Die Walküre: Ride of the Valkyries -- Philadelphia Orchestra/Eugene Ormandy (Sony 45530). 5:01
Antonín Dvořák: Serenade for Strings in E -- Chamber Orchestra of Europe/Alexander Schneider (COE 801). 30:22
11:08AM Randall Thompson: Alleluia -- Shaw Chamber Singers; /Robert Shaw (Telarc 80519). 4:50
Robert Schumann: Kinderszenen: Träumerei -- Joshua Bell, violin; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields/Michael Stern (Sony 87894). 2:30
Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 27 in G -- Philharmonia Hungarica/Antal Dorati (London 448531). 11:00
Claude Debussy: Suite bergamasque: Prelude -- Empire Brass (Telarc 80438). 4:17
Dmitri Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F -- Andrew Litton, piano; Dallas Symphony (Delos 3246). 20:09
Gabriel Fauré: Impromptu No. 6 in D-Flat -- Mariko Anraku, harp (Angel/EMI 56515). 8:37
12:06PM John Philip Sousa: Stars & Stripes Forever -- Eastman Wind Ensemble/Frederick Fennell (Mercury 434334). 3:25
Arcangelo Corelli: Concerto grosso in F Op 6/2 -- The English Concert/Trevor Pinnock (DG Archiv 423626). 10:03
Peter Maxwell Davies: Farewell to Stromness -- Los Angeles Guitar Quartet (Sony 60274). 4:18
Felix Mendelssohn: On Wings of Song -- Daniel Hope, violin; Sebastian Knauer, piano (DG 4776634). 2:25
Joan Tower: Made in America -- Nashville Symphony/Leonard Slatkin (Naxos 559328). 13:12 George Friederich Handel: Concerto grosso in c, Op.6/8 -- Boston Baroque/Martin Pearlman (Telarc 80688). 11:39
Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in c -- Philadelphia Orchestra/Riccardo Muti (Philips 426299). 48:49
1:48PM Agustin Barrios y Mangore: Preludio in c -- Ernesto Tamayo, guitar (Virgo Prod 107). 2:23
Robert Schumann: Violin Sonata No. 1 in a -- Jennifer Koh, violin; Reiko Uchida, piano (Cedille 95). 17:23
2:10PM Ludwig van Beethoven: Leonore Overture No. 2 -- Hanover Band/Roy Goodman (Nimbus 5149). 13:18
Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition: The Old Castle -- Trio Solisti (Endeavor 1022). 4:35
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Valse-Scherzo -- Gil Shaham, violin; Russian National Orchestra/Mikhail Pletnev (DG 457064). 9:02
Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber: Sonata No. 7 for 2 Trumpets & Strings -- New London Consort/Philip Pickett (L'Oiseau Lyre 425834). 5:21
Norman Dello Joio: Variations on a Mediaeval Tune -- Dallas Wind Symphony/Frederick Fennell (Reference 52). 11:07
7:05PM Marin Marais: Alcione: Suite No. 1, Airs for the Nymphs & Shepherds -- Le Concert des Nations/Jordi Savall (Astrée 8525). 13:03
Franz Joseph Haydn: La Fedelta premiata: Overture -- Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orch/Adam Fischer (Nimbus 5135). 3:55
Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 9 in E-flat Major -- Russian State Symphony/Valery Poliansky (Chandos 10378). 26:30
Robert Ballard: Branles de village -- The Baltimore Consort (Dorian 90177). 3:55
Rodion Shchedrin: Carmen Ballet: Three Selections -- Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra/James DePreist (Delos 3208). 10:37
8:11PM Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G -- Barry Douglas, piano; Camerata Ireland (Satirino 51). 32:32
Edward Elgar: Introduction & Allegro -- Orpheus Chamber Orchestra (DG 419191). 13:28
9:06PM Music through the Night. The music you hear between now and 5am originates with Classical24 in Minnesota. You can access their playlists on-line but remember to compensate for the hour difference between Eastern Time and Central Time.
02/22/2008 Friday
9:00AM Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata & Fugue in d -- Philadelphia Orchestra/Eugene Ormandy (CBS 38915). 9:10
Franz Schubert: Marche militaire in D, D.733/1 -- Yaara Tal & Andreas Groethuysen,piano (Sony 68240). 4:48
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Greensleeves -- Boston Pops/John Williams (Philips 416361). 4:41
Antonio Vivaldi: Sonata in C for Violin & Oboe, R.779: Finale -- Burkhard Glaetzner, oboe; Karl Süske, violin (Capriccio 10143). 4:27
Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G -- St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble (SLC 302). 15:24
Gabriel Fauré: Cantique de Jean Racine -- Cambridge Singers; City of London Sinfonia/John Rutter (Collegium 101). 6:48
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 in c-Sharp "Moonlight" -- André Watts, piano (Angel/EMI 49264). 16:32
10:09AM Heitor Villa-Lobos: Guitar Concerto -- Sharon Isbin, guitar; New York Philharmonic/José Serebrier (Warner Bro 60296). 18:30
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro: Overture -- Orchestra of St. Johns Smith Square/John Lubbock (Sanctuary 3072). 4:11
Camille Saint-Saëns: Violin Sonata No. 1 in d: 2nd Movement -- Sarah Chang, violin; Lars Vogt, piano (Angel/EMI 57679). 6:03
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 in c -- Krystian Zimerman, piano; Boston Symphony/Seiji Ozawa (DG 1858). 35:35
11:19AM Giulio Briccialdi: Carnival of Venice -- James Galway, flute; Philip Moll, piano (RCA 63950). 6:38
Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold: Entrance of the Gods Into Valhalla -- New York Philharmonic/Zubin Mehta (CBS 37795). 6:32
Alexander Borodin: String Quartet No. 1 in A: 4th Movement -- Borodin String Quartet (Angel/EMI 47795). 10:34
Georges Bizet: L'Arlesienne: Suite No. 1 -- Orchestra of the Bastille/Myung Whun Chung (DG 431778). 18:03
12:06PM George Friederich Handel: Water Music: Suite No. 2 in D -- Orpheus Chamber Orchestra (DG 435390). 8:22
Ludwig van Beethoven: Für Elise -- Lisa Moore, piano (RCA 61935). 2:44
Tomasso Albinoni: Oboe Concerto in F, Op.7/9 -- Heinz Holliger, oboe; I Musici (Philips 432115). 6:09
Georg Philip Telemann: Recorder Sonata in F: 1st Movement -- Michael Schneider, recorder; Rainer Zipperling, cello; Harald Hoeren, harpsichord (Deutsche Harmonia Mundi 77153). 2:04
Johann Sebastian Bach/Sergei Rachmaninoff: Partita No. 3 in E: Preludio, Gavotte & Gigue -- Olga Kern, piano (Harmonia Mundi 907336). 7:53
Johannes Brahms: Serenade No. 1 in D: 1st Movement -- Berlin Philharmonic/Claudio Abbado (DG 410654). 13:16
Henry Purcell: Suite for Brass -- Canadian Brass (RCA 61852). 10:00
1:04PM Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata in c, "Pathetique": 2nd Movement -- Carol Rosenberger, piano (Delos 3079). 5:23
Gustav Holst: The Planets -- French National Orchestra/Lorin Maazel (CBS 37249). 49:13
2:01PM Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria in D: Laudamus te -- Yo-Yo Ma, cello; Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra/Ton Koopman (Sony 90916). 2:26
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9: Finale -- London Philharmonic, Choir & Soloists/Klaus Tennstedt (BBC 5001). 23:54
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Andante & Five Variations in G, K.501 -- Canadian Brass (CBS 44545). 9:11
Giacomo Puccini/Christopher Palmer: La Boheme: Fantasy for Orchestra -- Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields/Neville Marriner (Angel/EMI 49552). 12:25
7:05PM Music through the Night. The music you hear tonight between 7pm and 5am originates with Classical24 in Minnesota. You can access their playlists on-line but remember to compensate for the hour difference between Eastern Time and Central Time.
02/23/2008 Saturday
1:30PM The METROPOLITAN OPERA performs one of the most popular operas in the repertoire this afternoon, broadcast live from the stage of the Met: Georges Bizet’s Carmen.
02/24/2008 Sunday
6:00PM COMPOSING THOUGHTS with John Clare and guest Mark O’Connor, perhaps better known for his fiddle playing. He talks about being a composer and balancing that with his busy performing life.
7:00PM SYMPHONYCAST with the Cleveland Orchestra conducted by former music director Christoph von Dohnanyi with two symphonies on the program: Schumann’s 4th and Beethoven’s 3rd.
9:00PM THE MUSIC BOX with Loran Fevens. First Hour. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata in B-flat for Piano Duet – Nadia Reisenberg & Artur Balsam, piano (Musical Heritage Society LP 632). Georg Philip Telemann: Flute Concerto in D – Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra of Munich (Musical Heritage Society LP 518). George Frederick Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks – Ensemble of Winds & Percussion/Jean-François Paillard (Musical Heritage Society 511). Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata in E, L.375 – Daniele Dechenne, piano (Musical Heritage Society 1098).
Second Hour. Marin Marais: Sonnerie de Saint-Genvieve du Mont de Paris – Alice Harnoncourt, violin; Nikolaus Harnoncourt, viola da gamba; Herbert Tachezi, harpsichord (Musical Heritage Society 964). Anonymous: Bogurodzica; Songs of Wycliffe [c.1447] – Men’s Chorus of the Pomeranian Philharmonia of Bydgoszcz (Orpheus 341). Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Cassation No. 1 in G, K.63 – Franz Koch & Franz Hofmann, horns; Vienna Baroque Ensemble (Musical Heritage Society 828). Francesco Geminiani: Concerto grosso in B-flat, Op.7/6 – I Solisti Veneti (Musical Heritage Society 1142).
11:00PM Music through the Night. The music you hear between 11pm and 5am originates with Classical24 in Minnesota. You can access their playlists on-line but remember to compensate for the hour difference between Eastern Time and Central Time.
