07/04/2008 Friday
9:01AM
John Philip Sousa: Stars & Stripes Forever--Cincinnati Pops/Erich Kunzel (Telarc 80144 CD) 3:50
Trad: My Country Tis of Thee--Christopher Parkening, guitar (Angel/EMI 57591 CD) 2:40
Paul Simon: America--Boston Pops/John Williams (Sony 48224 CD) 4:13
Thomas (Fats) Waller: Handful of Keys--Canadian Brass (RCA/BMG/FY 4733 CD) 2:40
Steve Goodman: City of New Orleans--Boston Pops/Keith Lockhart (Boston Pop 3 CD) 4:32
Chris Brubeck: Vignettes for Nonet: 3rd Mvt.--Imani Winds (KOCH Intl. 7744 CD) 7:45
Bernie/Casey/Pinkard: Sweet Georgia Brown--Denver Brass (Klavier 77034 CD) 2:09
Marvin Hamlisch: A Chorus Line: Overture--Rochester Pops/Erich Kunzel (Pro Arte 252 CD) 9:45
Scott Joplin: Maple Leaf Rag--New England Cons. Ragtime Ens (Angel/EMI 47193 CD) 4:14
Richard Hayman, arranger: Western Medley--Cincinnati Pops/Erich Kunzel (Telarc 80141 CD) 10:05
10:02AM
George Gershwin: Oh, Kay!: Clap Yo' Hands--Alan Feinberg, piano (Argo 444457 CD) 2:42
Mark O'Connor: Strings & Threads Suite--Mark O'Connor, violin; Metamorphosen/Scott Yoo (Sony 89660 CD) 15:29
Stephen Sondheim: SWEENEY TODD: Not While I'm Around--Jeff Silberschlag, trumpet; Seattle Symphony/Gerard Schwarz (Delos 3187 CD) 4:45
Felix Bernard: Dardanella--London Sinfonietta/Simon Rattle (Angel/EMI 57691 CD) 3:04
George Gershwin: Song Book: Selections 1--Frank Braley, piano (Harm Mundi 901883 CD) 9:43
George M. Cohan: Medley of Songs--Various Soloists; Canadian Brass/Lukas Foss (Philips 434276 CD) 9:31
Trad: American Treasures Medley--Susquehanna Chorale (Mark 7275 CD) 10:30
11:06AM
John Philip Sousa: Hail to the Spirit of Liberty--Band of H.M. Royal Marines/Lt. Colonel G.A.C. Hoskins (Angel/EMI 47669 CD) 3:19
William Hirtz: The Wizard of Oz Fantasy--Jon Kimura Parker, piano (MPR 207 CD) 7:25
George Gershwin: Porgy & Bess: Catfish Row--St. Louis Symphony/Leonard Slatkin (Angel/EMI 49278 CD) 24:44
Jerome Kern: Show Boat: Ol' Man River--Sam Pilafian, tuba; Mark Shane, piano; Jimmy George, rhythm guitar (Telarc 80281 CD) 3:52
Eric Ewazen: Horn Concerto: 2nd Mvt--Gregory Hustis, horn; Dallas Philharmonia/Paul Clifford Phillips (Crystal 773 CD) 9:05
Noon
Mark O'Connor: Song of the Liberty Bell--Mark O'Connor, violin; Russ Barenberg, guitar; and others (Sony 89683 CD) 5:45
Leroy Anderson: A Trumpeter's Lullaby--St. Louis Symphony/Leonard Slatkin (RCA/BMG/FY 68048 CD) 3:23
Aaron Copland: The Tender Land: The Promise of Living--Cincinnati Pops/Erich Kunzel (Telarc 80117 CD) 5:26
Louis Moreau Gottschalk: The Banjo--Alan Marks, piano (Nimbus 5014 CD) 4:03
Ferde Grofe: Grand Canyon Suite--New York Philharmonic/Leonard Bernstein (Sony 47544 CD) 33:05
John Philip Sousa: From Maine to Oregon--Band of H.M. Royal Marines/Lt. Colonel G.A.C. Hoskins (Angel/EMI 47669 CD) 2:03
Trad: Deep River--Tanglewood Festival Chorus; Boston Pops/John Williams (Sony 48224 CD) 4:58
1:04PM
Andrew York: Pacific Coast Highway--Los Angeles Guitar Quartet (Delos 3163 CD) 5:04
Richard Rodgers: Carousel: Orchestral Suite--Cincinnati Pops/Erich Kunzel (Telarc 80278 CD) 11:39
Mark O'Connor: Fancy Stops and Goes--Mark O'Connor, guitar (Sony 62862 CD) 3:48
Aaron Copland: Rodeo--Baltimore Symphony/David Zinman (Argo 440639 CD) 25:32
Stephen Foster: Slumber My Darling--Alison Krauss, vocal; Yo-Yo Ma, cello; Edgar Meyer, double bass; Mark O'Connor, violin (Sony 89683 CD) 4:53
07/03/2008 Thursday
9:01AM
Giuseppi Torelli: Trumpet Concerto No. 1 in D--John Wallace, trumpet; Philharmonia Orchestra (Nimbus 7012 CD) 5:27
Trad: Three Cape Breton Pieces--Chris Norman, wooden flute (Dorian 90166 CD) 5:44
Joaquin Rodrigo: Concierto Andaluz for Four Guitars--Los Romeros, guitars; Acad, St. Martin-in-the-Fields/Neville Marriner (Philips 400024 CD) 23:57
Charles Hubert Parry: Violin Sonata in D: 1st Mvt.--Erich Gruenberg, violin; Roger Vignoles, piano (Hyperion 66157 CD) 6:16
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio espagnol--Gothenburg Symphony/Neeme Jarvi (DeutGramop 429984 CD) 15:48
10:03AM
George Gershwin: Kicking the Clouds Away--George Gershwin, piano (Nonesuch 79287 CD) 3:20
Gustav Holst: I Vow to Thee My Country--Libera (Angel/EMI 70523 CD) 3:19
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Flute Concerto in A H 438--Jean-Pierre Rampal, flute; Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra/Janos Rolla (CBS/SonyLg 44690 CD) 17:47
Edgar Meyer: Short Trip Home--Joshua Bell, violin; Edgar Meyer, double bass; and others (Sony 89683 CD) 3:48
Felix Mendelssohn: The Hebrides--Scottish National Orchestra/Sir Alexander Gibson (Chandos 8379 CD) 10:12
Johann Sebastian Bach: Italian Concerto in F BWV 971--Murray Perahia, piano (Sony 87326 CD) 12:44
11:01AM
Camille Saint-Saens: Symphony No. 3 in c, "Organ"--E. Power Biggs, organ; Philadelphia Orchestra/Eugene Ormandy (Sony 47655 CD) 33:46
Luigi Boccherini: Guitar Quintet No. 6 in G--Kazuhito Yamashita, guitar; Tokyo String Quartet (RCA/BMG/FY 60421 CD) 17:01
Emmanuel Chabrier: Espana--Boston Symphony/Seiji Ozawa (DeutGramop 423698 CD) 6:13
12:01PM
Claude Debussy: String Quartet in g: 2nd Mvt.--Cuarteto Casals (Harm Mundi 987057 CD) 3:38
Johann Christian Bach: Overture No. 5 in G--Academy of Ancient Music/Christopher Hogwood (L'Oiseau 417148 CD) 6:21
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for violin, flute & continuo in D RV 92--Lazlo Kecskemeti, recorder; Attila Falvay, violin; Gyorgy Kertesz, cello; Borbala Dobozy, harpsichord (Naxos 557215 CD) 10:15
Granville Bantock: Kishmul's Galley--Royal Philharmonic/Vernon Handley (Hyperion 66630 CD) 4:20
Giovanni Gabrieli: Sonata XVIII--Ludwig Guttler Brass Ensemble (Capriccio 10068 CD) 5:09
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21 in C, K.467--Alfred Brendel, piano; Acad, St. Martin-in-the-Fields/Neville Marriner (Philips 412856 CD) 26:20
1:04PM
Karl Jenkins: Requiem: In Paradisum--Serendipity; West Kazakhstan Phil Orch/Karl Jenkins (Angel/EMI 57966 CD) 5:37
Pablo de Sarasate: Introduction & Tarantella Op 43--Midori, violin; Robert McDonald, piano (Sony 52568 CD) 4:54
Jacques Offenbach: Orpheus in the Underworld: Overture--Cincinnati Pops/Erich Kunzel (Telarc 80116 CD) 9:55
Tomasso Albinoni: Concerto in C for Trumpet,Three Oboes & Bassoon--King's Consort (Hyperion 66383 CD) 8:34
Franz Schubert: Piano Sonata in D: Rondo D 850--Richard Goode, piano (Nonesuch 79271 CD) 8:14
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 in D--Chicago Symphony/Georg Solti (LondonDecc 430320 CD) 32:10
2:19PM
Johannes Brahms: Clarinet Quintet in b: 1st Mvt.--Harold Wright, clarinet; Boston Symphony Cham Players (Philips 442149 CD) 12:37
Modest Mussorgsky: Khovanshchina: Dawn on the Moscow River--Berlin Philharmonic/Claudio Abbado (Sony 62034 CD) 6:28
Claude Debussy: Suite bergamasque--Amsterdam Guitar Trio (RCA/BMG/FY 7800 CD) 15:52
07/02/2008 Wednesday
9:01AM
Anthony Armando (Chick) Corea: La Fiesta--Marie Elisabeth Hecker, cello; Giorgi Kharadze, cello; Kremerata Baltica (Hanssler 8031 CD) 6:34
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto in G for Two Mandolins: Finale R 532--I Solisti Veneti/Claudio Scimone (Erato 88042 CD) 3:43
George Gershwin: Variations on "I Got Rhythm"--Earl Wild, piano; Boston Pops/Arthur Fiedler (RCA/BMG/FY 6519 CD) 7:57
Nicola Matteis: Ground after the Scottish Humor in F--Palladian Ensemble (Linn 10 CD) 4:17
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Vocalise Op 34--Acad, St. Martin-in-the-Fields/Neville Marriner (Philips 420155 CD) 6:05
Manuel Infante: Andalusian Dances: No.1 "Ritmo"--Katia & Marielle Labeque,piano (Philips 438938 CD) 4:01
Ludwig van Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D--Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin; New York Philharmonic/Kurt Masur (DeutGramop 471349 CD) 49:18
10:30AM
Jaromir Weinberger: Schwanda the Bagpiper: Polka & Fugue--Cincinnati Pops/Erich Kunzel (Telarc 80115 CD) 8:22
Robert Schumann: Piano Quintet in E-Flat Op 44--Maria Joao Pires, piano; Augustin Dumay, violin; Gerard Causse, viola; Jian Wang, cello; and others (DeutGramop 463179 CD) 30:05
11:11AM
Ennio Morricone: Sergio Leone Suite--Yo-Yo Ma, cello; Roma Sinfonietta Orchestra/Ennio Morricone (Sony 93456 CD) 14:52
Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata in D K 491--Julian Gray, guitar; Ronald Pearl, guitar (Dorian 90209 CD) 5:44
Ralph Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending--Nigel Kennedy, violin; City of Birmingham Symphony/Simon Rattle (Angel/EMI 56413 CD) 17:37
Franz Joseph Haydn: Piano Trio No. 3 HOB XIV:6 in G HOB 14--Beaux Arts Trio (Philips 432061 CD) 12:10
12:06PM
Gustav Holst: The Planets: Jupiter, Bringer of Jollity--Berlin Philharmonic/Simon Rattle (Angel/EMI 69690 CD) 8:02
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Violin Sonata in A, K.526: 1st Movement--Jaap Schroder, violin; Lambert Orkis, fortepiano (VirginClas 91131 CD) 6:52
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat: Rondo--Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano; Cleveland Orchestra/Vladimir Ashkenazy (LondonDecc 421718 CD) 6:31
Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D: Air--Arto Noras, cello; Tapani Valsta, piano (Finlandia 919 CD) 4:17
Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4 in A, "Italian"--Vienna Philharmonic/John Eliot Gardiner (DeutGramop 459156 CD) 27:40
1:05PM
Andrew York: Jubilation--Christopher Parkening, guitar (SONY/XMAS 62723 CD) 4:47
Giuseppe Sammartini: Oboe Concerto in D--Heinz Holliger, oboe; I Musici (Philips 420189 CD) 12:00
Johann Joachim Quantz: Trio Sonata in F--Ensemble Ariosti (Adda 581076 CD) 6:00
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 12 in A, K.414--Evgeny Kissin, piano; Moscow Virtuosi/Vladimir Spivakov (RCA/BMG/FY 60707 CD) 26:04
Henryk Wieniawski: Polonaise brilliante No. 2 in A Op 21--Maxim Vengerov, violin; Ian Brown, piano (Angel/EMI 57916 CD) 9:03
2:08PM
Ludwig van Beethoven: Egmont: Overture--New York Philharmonic/Leonard Bernstein (Sony 47516 CD) 8:55
Francis Poulenc: Flute Sonata--Paula Robison, flute; Charles Wadsworth, piano (MusicMaste 60041 CD) 12:27
Luigi Boccherini: Minuet--Tchaikovsky Chamber Orchestra/Lazar Gosman (CBS/SonyLg 45529 CD) 3:23
Camille Saint-Saens: Introduction & Rondo Capriccioso--Leila Josefowicz, violin; Acad, St. Martin-in-the-Fields/Neville Marriner (Philips 454440 CD) 9:01
Aaron Copland: El Salon Mexico--New York Philharmonic/Leonard Bernstein (Sony 47544 CD) 10:59
07/01/2008 Tuesday
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9:01AM
John Williams: Summon the Heroes Celebration of Olympic Games Atlanta--Boston Pops/John Williams (Sony 89434 CD) 6:17
Camargo Mozart Guarnieri: Dansa Brasiliera--Yo-Yo Ma, cello; Kathryn Stott,piano (Sony 89935 CD) 2:18
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings: Waltz--Moscow Chamber Orchestra/Constantine Orbelian (Delos 3255 CD) 4:00
William Bland: Kindred Spirits--Quattro Mani, pianos (Bridge 9260 CD) 9:32
Antonio Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in C RV 190--Giuliano Carmignola, violin; Venice Baroque Orchestra/Andrea Marcon (DG Archiv 6504 CD) 14:03
John Lennon/Paul McCartney: Across the universe--Goran Sollscher, guitar (DeutGramop 447104 CD) 8:34
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Trumpet Concerto in C K 313 (arr/Oboe Concerto),--Maurice Andre, trumpet; Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra/Sandor Frigyes (Erato 88019 CD) 20:04
10:12AM
Gabriel Faure: Fantaisie for Flute & Orchestra--Peter-Lukas Graf, flute; Ursula Holliger, harp (Claves 708 CD) 5:14
Johannes Brahms: A German Requiem: Finale Op 45--Atlanta Symphony Chorus; Atlanta Symphony/Robert Spano (Telarc 80701 CD) 10:09
George Gershwin: Porgy & Bess: Summertime--Fazil Say, piano; and others (Teldec 26202 CD) 5:21
Irving Fine: Blue Towers--Moscow Radio Symphony/Joel Spielegman (Delos 3139 CD) 2:58
Johannes Brahms: String Sextet No. 1: Andante, 2nd Mov. in B-Flat Op 18--Isaac Stern, violin; Cho-Liang Lin, violin; Jaime Laredo, viola; Michael Tree, viola; Yo-Yo Ma, cello (Sony 45820 CD) 9:44
Edvard Grieg: Lyric Suite--Gothenburg Symphony/Neeme Jarvi (DeutGramop 419431 CD) 19:12
11:12AM
Antonio Pasculli: Fantasia on the opera Poliuto--Ivan Paisov, oboe; Natalia Shcherbakova, piano (Naxos 570567 CD) 14:20
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 in c--Mitsuko Uchida, piano; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra/Kurt Sanderling (Philips 446082 CD) 37:11
12:06PM
Joseph Franz Xaver Stalder: Flute Concerto in B: 1st Mvt.--Peter-Lukas Graf, flute; Wurttemberg Chamber Orchestra/Jorg Faerber (Claves 808 CD) 6:42
Sergei Orekhov: Troika Variations--Artyom Dervoed, guitar (Naxos 570447 CD) 8:06
Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 65 in A: Minuet & Finale--The English Concert/Trevor Pinnock (DG Archiv 429399 CD) 6:00
Franz Schubert: Notturno in E-Flat D. 897--Andreas Haefliger, piano; Takacs Quartet (LondonDecc 452854 CD) 9:03
Max Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in g--James Ehnes, violin; Montreal Symphony/Charles Dutoit (CBC(RCI) 5245 CD) 25:32
1:07PM
Johannes Brahms: Clarinet (or va) Sonata No. 2: 1st Mvt Op 120--Franklin Cohen, clarinet; Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano (LondonDecc 430149 CD) 8:00
Johann Sebastian Bach: Keyboard Concerto No. 2 in E BWV 1053--Angela Hewitt, piano; Australian Chamber Orchestra/Richard Tognetti (Hyperion 67308 CD) 19:15
Francisco Tarrega: Estudio brillante--Christopher Parkening, guitar (Angel/EMI 47194 CD) 2:00
Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman: Overture--Minnesota Orchestra/Neville Marriner (Telarc 80083 CD) 10:54
Luigi Boccherini: Cello Sonata in G G 5--Steven Isserlis, cello; Maggie Cole, harpsichord (VirginClas 90805 CD) 8:07
2:00PM
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sinfonia concertante in E-flat for Winds K 279--John de Lancie, oboe; Anthony Gigliotti, clarinet; Bernard Garfield, bassoon; Mason Jones, horn; Philadelphia Orchestra/Eugene Ormandy (Sony 67177 CD) 32:30
John Novacek: Three Rags for Two Pianos--Quattro Mani, pianos (Bridge 9260 CD) 9:29
Unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer: Concerto for strings in G--Various Soloists; BRNO Chamber Orchestra/Jiri Mottl (Klavier 11116 CD) 12:54
06/30/2008 Monday
9:01AM
Ludwig van Beethoven: Unmei--California Guitar Trio (Ink 7716 CD) 2:29
Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber: Sonata No. 7 for 2 Trumpets & Strings--New London Consort/Philip Pickett (L'Oiseau 425834 CD) 5:21
George Friederich Handel: Sarabande--Yolanda Kondonassis, harp (Telarc 80403 CD) 4:20
William Walton: The Wise Virgins: Selections--Concert Arts Orchestra/Robert Irving (Angel/EMI 65911 CD) 9:15
William Bolcom: Ghost Rag: Graceful Ghost--Gil Shaham, violin; Jonathan Feldman, piano (DeutGramop 463483 CD) 8:31
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 in d--Mikhail Pletnev, piano; Russian National Orchestra/Mstislav Rostropovich (DeutGramop 471576 CD) 41:43
10:18AM
Ludwig van Beethoven: Variations on Mozart's "Bei Mannern"--Zuill Bailey, cello; Simone Dinnerstein, piano (Delos 3326 CD) 9:02
Jean Sibelius: Andante festivo--Detroit Symphony/Neeme Jarvi (Chandos 9227 CD) 4:30
Mikis Theodorakis: Canto Olympico: Ode to Zeus--Tanglewood Festival Chorus; Boston Pops/John Williams (Sony 89434 CD) 3:42
Alexander Borodin: String Quartet No. 2 in D--Lark Quartet (Arabesque 6658 CD) 28:02
11:08AM
John Rutter: Be Thou my vision--Cambridge Singers; John Scott, organ; /John Rutter (Collegium 112 CD) 4:12
Manuel de Falla: El Amor Brujo: Ritual Fire Dance--Empire Brass (Telarc 80493 CD) 3:47
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Quartet in E-flat, Op. 16: 3rd Mvt--Emanuel Ax, piano; Isaac Stern, violin; Jaime Laredo, violin; Yo-Yo Ma, cello (Sony 53339 CD) 5:34
Franz Joseph Haydn: Violin Concerto No. 3 in A--Christian Tetzlaff, violin; Northern Sinfonia of England/Heinrich Schiff (VirginClas 91489 CD) 23:00
Luigi Boccherini: Guitar Quintet No. 6 in G: 1st Mvt.--Pepe Romero, guitar; Acad, St. Martin, Cham Ens (Philips 420385 CD) 6:02
Domenico Cimarosa: Oboe Concerto in c--Anthony Camden, oboe; City of London Sinfonia/Nicholas Ward (Naxos 553991 CD) 11:23
12:06PM
Ottorino Respighi: Botticelli Triptych: La Primavera--Acad, St. Martin-in-the-Fields/Neville Marriner (Angel/EMI 47844 CD) 5:36
Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 4 in D--Brazilian Guitar Quartet (Delos 3254 CD) 18:01
Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch: Concerto in E for Trumpet & Oboe d'amore : 1st Movement--John Wallace, trumpet; Philharmonia Orchestra (Nimbus 7016 CD) 5:30
Ludwig van Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 5 in F: Rondo "Spring"--Peter Cropper, violin; Martin Roscoe, piano (ASVquicksl 4024 CD) 6:32
Franz Schubert: Symphony No. 8 in b, "Unfinished"--Vienna Philharmonic/Lorin Maazel (CBS/SonyLg 36711 CD) 28:00
1:15PM
Gabriel Faure: Barcarolle No. 2 in G Op 41--Pascal Roge, piano (LondonDecc 425606 CD) 6:46
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Serenade in D, "Serenata notturna" K 239--Berlin Philharmonic/Herbert von Karajan (DeutGramop 413309 CD) 13:17
Maurice Durufle: Ubi Caritas--Voices of Ascension; /Dennis Keene (Delos 3138 CD) 2:30
Emmanuel Chabrier: Bourree Fantasque--French National Orchestra/Armin Jordan (Erato 88018 CD) 6:55
Cecile Chaminade: Solitude Op 127/2--Peter Jacobs, piano (Hyperion 66584 CD) 3:47
Jacques-Christophe Naudot: Flute Concerto in G Op 17/5--Jean-Pierre Rampal, flute; Antiqua Musica Orchestra/Jaques Roussel (Philips 420719 CD) 11:34
2:06PM
Robert Schumann: Four Songs (arranged by Hamilton Cheifetz)--Hamilton Chiefetz, cello; Harold Gray, piano (Gagliano 927 CD) 7:27
Johann Sebastian Bach: Oboe Concerto in F BWV 1053--Douglas Boyd, oboe; Chamber Orchestra of Europe (DeutGramop 429225 CD) 19:31
Sergei Prokofiev: Romeo & Juliet: Morning Serenade--Empire Brass (Telarc 80493 CD) 2:11
Ottorino Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances: Suite No. 3--I Musici (Philips 416356 CD) 18:00
