Harvard vs. Manhattan.

Mendelssohn: Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 21; Abbado, London Symphony Orchestra (DG)

Dvorak: Piano Quintet in A, Op. 81; Pressler, Emerson String Quartet (DG)

Britten: Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34; Chapin, Bernstein, New York Philharmonic Orchestra (Sony)

Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F, S. 1047; Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (DG LP)

Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 in e, Op. 11; Rubinstein, Skrowaczewski, New Symphony Orchestra of London (RCA)

Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola, and Orchestra in E-flat, K. 364; R. Kussmaul, J. Kussmaul, Amsterdam Mozart Players (Channel Classics)

Schumann: Dichterliebe, Op. 24; Fischer-Dieskau, Brendel (Phillips)

Bártok: Concerto for Orchestra; Boulez, Chicago Symphony Orchestra (DG)

Debussy: String Quartet in g, Op. 10; Juilliard String Quartet (Sony)

Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a; Walter, Columbia Symphony Orchestra (CBS)

Bach: Chorale Prelude, S. 720, "Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott"; Chapuis (Valois)

Haydn: Symphony No. 104 in D, "London"; Davis, Concertgebouw Orchestra (Philips LP)

Elgar: Cello Concerto in e, Op. 85; du Pré, Barbirolli, London Symphony Orchestra (EMI)

Schubert: Piano Sonata in B-flat, D. 960; Luvisi (WUOL-Louisville)

Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1 in a, Op. 99; Oistrakh, Mitropolous, New York Philharmonic Orchestra (Sony)

Smetana: The Moldau, from Ma Vlast; Szell, Cleveland Orchestra (Odyssey)

Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin; Casadesus (Sony)

Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A, Op. 92; Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (DG)

Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Bernstein, Columbia Symphony Orchestra (Sony)

Tchaikovsky: Festival Overture for the Year 1812 in E-flat, Op. 49; Dorati, University of Minnesota Brass Band, Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra (Mercury)

Among the many "fusions" of jazz and other musics that took place in the 1970s, Shakti stands alone. While other artists such as Dave Brubeck had dabbled in Near, Far and Southeastern Asian musics, there had been no real long-term experiment pairing musicians from East and West. John McLaughlin’s group Shakti, featuring a young Zakir Hussain, L. Shankar, and T.H. "Vikku" Vinayakram, united not merely the jazz and Indian music world, but also the two main division of Indian music. Zakir is a main percussionist in the Hindustani (North Indian) tradition, while Shankar and Vikku come from the Karnatic (South Indian) traditions. The result is a new entity, charged with the energy of all four great virtuosos in the prime of their youthful energy.

We present both Shakti’s 1970s releases and the 1990s "Remember Shakti" albums (featuring the mandolinist U. Shrivinas for Shankar and Vikku’s son V. Sevelganesh on Karnatic percussion), as well as important recordings featuring the members in other jazz, Indo-jazz fusion, and Indian Classical contexts.

Harvard at Union.

10:00 pm THE SAM & DAVE ORGY

When Sam Moore joined Dave Prater onstage for an amateur singing contest at a Miami night club in 1961, the great soul duo of Sam & Dave was born. With the help of the Stax Records production team (including songwriters Isaac Porter and David Hayes), the duo produced some of the finest soul music of the mid-to-late 1960s. Unfortunately, personality conflicts led to the breakup of the act in 1970, and later attempts at reconciliation in the ‘70s and ‘80s proved short lived. This four-hour Orgy will feature every Sam & Dave album as well as various promos, solo performances, B-sides, and other rarities.

Strauss, R.: Die Frau ohne Schatten, Op. 65; Deborah Voigt, Gabriele Schnaut, Hanna Schwarz, Thomas Moser, Wolfgang Brendel, Eike Wilm Schulte, Christian Thielemann conducting.

Music of Richard Strauss, plus a brief tribute to Martha Mödl, who died this past December 16th at the age of 89.

Harvard at Rensselaer.

A chronological journey through hip-hop’s development. We will delve into the soul of hip-hop, covering the pre-school breaks, old-school classics, and underground classics.

Preacher: The Reverend Peter J. Gomes, Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Pusey Minister in The Memorial Church. Music includes "God so loved the world" by John Stainer and Mendelssohn’s "Behold a star from Jacob shining."

English music had a greater influence on the European continent in the early fifteenth century than it had before or since. This Orgy examines the so-called "English countenance" manifest in the works of John Dunstaple, Leonel Power, and others represented in the Old Hall manuscript. The Orgy concludes by exploring the effect of the English style on the continental composers Guillaume Du Fay and Gilles Binchois.

Dunstaple: Antiphon: Quam pulcra es; Hillier, Hilliard Ensemble (EMI)

Dunstaple: Antiphon: Salve regina mater mire; Orlando Consort (Metronome)

Dunstaple: Antiphon: Descendi in ortum meum; Orlando Consort (Metronome)

Dunstaple: Hymn: Ave maris stella; Orlando Consort (Metronome)

Dunstaple: Motet: Salve schema sanctitatis; Hillier, Hilliard Ensemble (EMI)

Dunstaple: Motet: Albanus roseo rutilat; Orlando Consort (Metronome)

Dunstaple or Power: Missa Rex seculorum; Orlando Consort (Metronome)

Power: Antiphon: Salve Regina; Hillier, Hilliard Ensemble (EMI)

Power: Motet: Ibo michi ad montem; Hillier, Hilliard Ensemble (EMI)

Power: Motet: Quam Pulchra es; Hillier, Hilliard Ensemble (EMI)

Power: Sanctus, Agnus Dei; Hillier, Hilliard Ensemble (EMI)

Power or Dunstaple: Antiphon: Alma redemptors mater; Hillier, Hilliard Ensemble (EMI)

Power: Missa Alma redemptoris mater; Hillier, Hilliard Ensemble (EMI)

Bedyngham: Song, "Gentil madona"; Rooley, Consort of Musicke (Oiseau-Lyre LP)

Bedyngham: Rondeau: Mon seul plaisir; Rooley, Consort of Musicke (Oiseau-Lyre LP)

Bedyngham or Dunstaple: Song, "O rosa bella"; Rooley, Consort of Musicke (Oiseau-Lyre LP)

Bedyngham or Frye: Ballade: Myn hertis lust; Hilliard Ensemble (ECM)

Frye: Motet: Salve virgo; Hilliard Ensemble (ECM)

Frye: Motet: Sospitati dedit; Hilliard Ensemble (ECM)

Frye or Binchois: Rondeau: Tout a par moi; Hilliard Ensemble (ECM)

Frye: Ballade: So ys emprentid; Hilliard Ensemble (ECM)

Frye: Missa Flos Regalis; Hilliard Ensemble (ECM)

Cooke: Motet: Alma Proles Regia; Oberlin, Bressler, Myers, Wolfe (Lyrichord)

Cooke: Hymn: Stella coeli; Oberlin, Bressler, Myers, Wolfe (Lyrichord)

Damett: Sequence: Salve porta; Turner, Pro Cantione Antiqua (Teldec)

Damett: Motet: Salvatoris Mater; Oberlin, Bressler, Myers, Wolfe (Lyrichord)

Damett: Conductus: Beatta Dei Gentrix; Oberlin, Bressler, Myers, Wolfe (Lyrichord)

Sturgeon: Motet: Salve Mater; Oberlin, Bressler, Myers, Wolfe (Lyrichord)

Anonymous: Missa Veterem hominem; Page, Gothic Voices (Hyperion)

Dunstaple: Motet: Preco preheminencie; Orlando Consort (Metronome)

Dunstaple: Motet: Veni sancte spiritus; Orlando Consort (Metronome)

Dunstaple: Antiphon: Salve regina misericordie; Hillier, Hilliard Ensemble (EMI)

Dunstaple: Antiphon: Crux fidelis; Turner, Pro Cantione Antiqua (Teldec)

Dunstaple: Gloria; Orlando Consort (Metronome)

Dunstaple: Credo from Missa Da gaudiorum premia; Hillier, Hilliard Ensemble (EMI)

Binchois: Motet: Veni, Creator Spiritus; Turner, Pro Cantione Antiqua (DG Archiv LP)

Binchois: Motet: Gloria, laus et honor; Turner, Pro Cantione Antiqua (DG Archiv LP)

Binchois: Motet: Asperges me; Turner, Pro Cantione Antiqua (DG Archiv LP)

Binchois: Rondeau: Je ne fai toujours; Munrow, Early Music Consort of London (Seraphim LP)

Binchois: Chanson: Files a marier; Munrow, Early Music Consort of London (Seraphim LP)

Binchois: Rondeau: Amoreux suy; Munrow, Early Music Consort of London (Seraphim LP)

Binchois: Agnus Dei; Turner, Pro Cantione Antiqua (DG Archiv LP)

Du Fay: Motet: Nuper rosarum flores; Blachly, Pomerium (DG Archiv)

Du Fay: Motet: Ecclesie militantis; Blachly, Pomerium (DG Archiv)

Du Fay: Rondeau: Par droit je puis; Munrow, Early Music Consort of London (Seraphim LP)

Du Fay: Rondeau: Donnés l’assault; Munrow, Early Music Consort of London (Seraphim LP)

Du Fay: Ballade: La belle de siet; Munrow, Early Music Consort of London (Seraphim LP)

Du Fay: Ballade: Se la face ay pale; Munrow, Early Music Consort of London (EMI/Sony)

Du Fay: Missa Se la face ay pale: Credo, Sanctus, Agnus Dei; Munrow, Early Music Consort of London (Seraphim LP)

Frequently shortened to "composer/lyricist," the true description of New York-born and Juilliard-trained artist Stephen Schwartz would also have to include the titles "director" and "performer." Schwartz has been fixture of film and theater music throughout his thirty-year career, beginning with his composition of the title song for the play Butterflies Are Free. Schwartz’s early musicals, such as Pippin (Motown) and Godspell (Arista) have become part of the standard repertoire of American musical theater. Less well-known shows such as Rags (Sony), Children of Eden (RCA), and The Baker’s Wife (Take Home Tunes) have enjoyed tremendous success in their recordings and revivals. The Magic Show (January) and contributions to Working (Fynsworth Alley) along with two off-Broadway revues, Personals and A...My Name is Still Alice round out Schwartz’s theater credits. His music and lyrics have been featured in films including Pocahontas (Disney), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Disney), and Prince of Egypt (Dreamworks SKG), as well as the TV production of Geppetto (Disney).

Schwartz’s awards, including two Grammies for Godspell, a Drama Desk Award for best direction for the musical Working, and several Academy Awards for his film songs, are a testament to his versatility. In addition to music and lyrics to movie and film musicals, he contributed lyrics to Leonard Bernstein’s Mass in 1971 and most recently has released two solo albums of original works (Midder, Fynsworth Alley). His songs have been recorded by a number of theater and popular artists and he is officially the head of a theatrical legacy now that his son Scott has established himself as the director of shows including Jane Eyre (Sony), Bat Boy (RCA) and the recent national tour of Godspell.

The five-hour Stephen Schwartz Orgy will feature selections from the shows and recordings mentioned above.

This year marks the tenth anniversary of the death of Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992), one of the towering figures of twentieth-century music. We will present the complete works of the greatest French composer after Ravel and one of the most influential composers of the last seventy-five years. Messiaen’s instantly identifiable musical language is unlike any other. His works combine various elements of timbral experimentation, birdsong, and his own systems such as the Modes of Limited Transpositions and Non-Retrogradable Rhythms into a sound world of immense complexity and beauty. Underlying it all is his deep contemplation and love of Catholicism. This 36-hour Orgy will trace the evolution of Messiaen’s musical language from his early organ works to the masterpieces of his last period.

1928: Le banquet céleste; Messiaen (EMI)

1928: Préludes; Loriod (MHS LP)

1930: Les offrandes oubliées; Chung, Orchestre de l’Opéra Bastille (DG)

1930: Diptyque; Gillock (Milan)

1930: Trois mélodies; Command, Petit (EMI)

1930: La mort du nombre; Murray, Langridge, Watkinson, Vignoles (Virgin)

1931: Le tombeau resplendissant; Chung, Orchestre de l’Opéra Bastille (DG)

1932: Thème et Variations; Kremer, Argerich (DG)

1932: Apparition de l’église éternelle; Weir (Collins)

1932: Fantaisie burlesque; Hill (Unicorn-Kanchana LP)

1933: L’Ascension; Chung, Orchestre de l’Opéra Bastille (DG)

1934: L’Ascension; Messiaen (EMI)

1935: Pièce pour le tombeau de Paul Dukas; Hill (Unicorn-Kanchana LP)

1935: La Nativité du Seigneur; Weir (Collins)

1936: Poèmes pour Mi; Arseguest, Messiaen (Everest LP)

1937: O sacrum convivium!; Jorgensen, Danish National Radio Choir (Chandos)

1937: Fête des belles eaux; J. Loriod, Caron, Matagne, Recoussine, Trow, Chanforan (MHS LP)

1938: Chants de terre et de ciel; Command, Petit (EMI)

1939: Les corps glorieux; Bate (Unicorn-Kanchana)

1941: Quatuor pour la fin du temps; Tashi (RCA)

1943: Rondeau; Hill (Unicorn-Kanchana LP)

1943: Visions de l’Amen; Loriod, Messiaen (Ades)

1944: Trois petites liturgies de la Présence Divine; Griffet, Y. Loriod, J. Loriod, Hery, Sendrez, Nagano, Maîtrise de Radio France, Orchestre National de France (Erato)

1944: Vingt regards sur l’Enfant-Jésus; Loriod (Erato)

1948: Turangalîla-symphonie; Thibaudet, Harada, Chailly, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (London)

1948: Cinq rechants; Edwards, London Sinfonietta Voices (Virgin)

1949: Cantéyodjayâ; Loriod (Ades)

1950: Quatre études de rythme; Jacobs (Nonesuch LP)

1950: Messe de la Pentecôte; Messiaen (EMI)

1951: Le merle noir; Brook, Levin (Candide LP)

1951: Livre d’orgue; Thiry (Calliope)

1953: Réveil des oiseaux; Loriod, Nagano, Orchestre National de France (Erato)

1956: Oiseaux exotiques; Donohoe, Leeuw, Netherlands Wind Ensemble (Chandos)

1958: Catalogue d’oiseaux; Austbo (Naxos)

1960: Chronochromie; Boulez, Cleveland Orchestra (DG)

1960: Verset pour la fête de la Dédicace; Weir (Collins)

1962: Sept haïkaï; Jones, Boulez, Cleveland Orchestra (DG)

1963: Couleurs de la cité céleste; Crossley, Salonen, London Sinfonietta (CBS)

1964: Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum; Loriod, Rickenbacher, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (Koch-Swann)

1969: Méditations sur le mystère de la Sainte Trinité; Messiaen (Erato LP)

1969: La Transfiguration de Notre-Seigneur Jésus-Christ; Loriod, Starker, Mann, Kitt, Ames, Kane, Barnett, Sylvester, Aquino, Dorati, Westminster Symphonic Choir, National Symphony Orchestra (London)

1970: La fauvette des jardins; Loriod (MHS LP)

1974: Des canyons aux étoiles…; Corssley, Salonen, London Sinfonietta (CBS)

1983: Saint François d’Assise; Aler, Banlaky, d’Ase, Krause, Malmberg, Merritt, Renard, Upshaw, van Dam, Nagano, Arnold Schoenberg Choir, Hallé Orchestra (DG)

1984: Livre du Saint Sacrement; Rössler (Motette)

1985: Petites esquisses d’oiseaux; Austbo (Naxos)

1986: Un vitrail et des oiseaux; Donohoe, Leeuw, Netherlands Wind Ensemble (Chandos)

1987: La ville d’En-haut; Boulez, Cleveland Orchestra (DG)

1989: Un sourire; Rickenbacher, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (Koch-Swann)

1992: Eclairs sur l’au-delà; Chung, Orchestre de l’Opéra Bastille (DG)

1992: Concert à quatre; Cantin, Holliger, Loriod, Rostropovich, Chung, Orchestre de l’Opéra Bastille (DG)

1941: Quatuor pour la fin du temps; Messiaen, J. Pasquier, E. Pasquier, Vacellier (Club Français du disque LP)

Harvard vs. Princeton.

Greg Osby is one of the great contemporary saxophone stylists. One of the founders of the M-BASE cultural movement (M-BASE = Macro-Basic Array of Structured Extemporizations), Osby has explored an exceptionally diverse range of musical styles since the dawn of the "young lions" period that permeated jazz in the 1980s. After stints in the bands of masters such as Andrew Hill and Jim Hall, he went on to create a jazz language all his own, replete with odd meters, occasional forays into the hip-hop realm, and a signature saxophone sound. Currently, he is playing some of the most complex jazz out there, "inside-outside" music that pushes the boundaries of traditional forms and structures while still remaining fundamentally rooted in them.

We will feature Osby’s twelve albums of music and a live interview with the artist. We will also hear some selected sideman work in addition to all of Osby’s sessions as a leader.

Harvard vs. Yale.

DJ Premier (a.k.a. Primo) has been major player in the world of hip-hop, as both a DJ and producer. He and Guru make up the group Gangstarr, itself a signficant presence in hip-hop over the past decade. Apart from Guru, he has worked with many artists such as Rakim, Freddie Foxx, Edo G, Nas, MOP, and Jeru the Damaya. DJ Premier is indeed a "premier" producer and DJ on the hip-hop scene.

The Art Music of Iran is a tradition inextricably linked to many of Asia’s musics. For example, it has deeply influenced Hindustani (North Indian Classical) music, causing many of the changes that caused a rift between that and the Karnatic (South Indian Classical) traditions. It is also interlinked with history and politics through various revolutions and bannings.

This Orgy will provide an introduction to the Persian "Radif" organizational system, as well as a look into the folk traditions of Iran and some of the country’s more important artists.

Preacher: The Reverend J. Barrie Shepherd, Minister Emeritus of The First Presbyterian Church in the City of New York. Music includes Fauré’s Cantique de Jean Racine and a setting of "O nata lux" by Thomas Tallis.

Among composers of the English Baroque, John Blow (1649-1708) was matched only by his student Henry Purcell in compositional skill. Blow was known for his church music, secular songs (Amphion Anglicus), and most notably Venus and Adonis, considered the first English opera. Our Orgy presents highlights from a wide range of Blow’s tuneful and elegant works.

Welcome every guest; Kirkby, Rooley (Nonesuch LP)

Bring Shepherds Marriage Ode; Deller, Deller, Deller Consort (RCA Victrola LP)

Arms he delights in; Thomas, Rooley (Nonesuch LP)

Rise mighty monarch; Thomas, Rooley (Nonesuch LP)

Behold, O God our defender; Preston, Choir and Orchestra of Westminster Abbey (DG Archiv)

God spake sometime in visions; Preston, Choir and Orchestra of Westminster Abbey Abbey (DG Archiv)

Let Thy hand be strengthened; Williams, Choir of the Chapel Royal (Chandos)

Gloria Patri, qui creavit nos; Redbyrd, The Parley of Instruments (Hyperion)

Go, perjur’d man, and if thou ere return: The curse; Redbyrd, The Parley of Instruments (Hyperion)

Paratum cor meum Deus; Redbyrd, The Parley of Instruments (Hyperion)

If mightly wealth; Kirkby, Rooley (Nonesuch LP)

I little thought; Rooley, Consort of Musicke (Musica Oscura)

Help, Father Abraham!: A dialogue betwixt Dives and Abraham; Redbyrd, The Parley of Instruments (Hyperion)

Stay gentle Echo, dear nymph, stay : A dialogue between Philander and the Echo; Awake, awake, my lyre!: A supplication; Redbyrd, The Parley of Instruments (Hyperion)

Chaconne in G; Goebel, Musica Antiqua Köln (DG Archiv)

Ode on the Death of Mr. Henry Purcell; Chance, Bowman, King, King’s Consort (Hyperion)

It grieves me when I see what fate; Brandes, Springfels, McGegan, Arcadian Academy (Harmonia Mundi)

It is not that I love you less; Brandes, Springfels, McGegan, Arcadian Academy (Harmonia Mundi)

Fair Lover and his black mistress; Deller, Dupré (RCA Victrola LP)

What is’t to us?; Tubb, Kelly (Musica Oscura)

Alman from Suite No. 1 in d; Tubb, Kelly (Musica Oscura)

Whilst he abroad does like the sun; Neary, Westminster Abbey Choir, New London Consort (Sony)

The sullen years are past; Neary, Westminster Abbey Choir, New London Consort (Sony)

Salvator Mundi; Neary, Westminster Abbey Choir (Sony)

Mortlack’s ground; Pinnock (Vanguard)

Sonata in A; The Parley of Instruments (Hyperion)

Ground in g; The Parley of Instruments (Hyperion)

Lovely Selina; Blaze, Kenny (Hyperion)

Glorious day is come (Ode to St. Cecilia); Le Blanc, Cornwell, Chance, Koc, Parley of Instruments, Playford Consort, Holman, Wistreich (Hyperion)

Queen’s Health; New York Catch Club (Expériences anonymes LP)

Ah heav’n! What is’t I hear?; Jacobs, Altena, Bylsma, Leonhardt (Sony)

Tell me no more; Tubb, Kelly (Musica Oscura)

Sappho to the goddess of Beauty; Kirkby, Rooley (Musica Oscura)

Music’s the cordial of a troubled breast, from the Ode for St. Cecilia’s Day, 1684; Redbyrd, The Parley of Instruments (Hyperion)

Whilst on Septimnius’s panting breast: Septimnius and Acme, ode from Catullus; Redbyrd, The Parley of Instruments (Hyperion)

Lysander I pursue in vain; Bott, Roblou (Oiseau-Lyre)

Bud; Kirkby, Thomas, Rooley (Nonesuch LP)

Employed all the day; Kirkby, Thomas, Rooley (Nonesuch LP)

Horace to his lute; Thomas, Rooley (Nonesuch LP)

Horace to Lydia; Kirkby, Rooley (Nonesuch LP)

Sappho to the goddess of love; Kirkby, Rooley (Nonesuch LP)

Self-banished; Kirkby, Rooley (Nonesuch LP)

If I my Celia could persuade; Deller, Deller, Ensemble of Baroque Instruments (Vanguard)

Cloe found Amintas lying all in tears; Yamamoto, Speek, Egmond, Bylsma, Leonhardt (Sony)

Loving above himself (Poor Celandon); Jacobs, Leonhardt, Hombergh, Bylsma, Leonhardt (Sony)

Shepherds deck your crooks; Speek, Jacobs, Egmond, Bylsma, Leonhardt (Sony)

Why weeps Asteria? (from Amphion Anglicus); Speek, Bylsma, Leonhardt (Sony)

Epilogue: Sing, sing ye Muses; Yamamoto, Jacobs, Altena, Leonhardt, Hombergh, Bylsma, Leonhardt (Sony)

Venus and Adonis; Joshua, Finley, Blaze, Jacobs, Clare College Chapel Choir, Orchestra of the Age of Englightenment (Harmonia Mundi)

1860: Song, "Mezza notte"; Krasnaya, Fedorovtsev (Russian Disc)

1863-4: Theme and Variations in a; Postnikova (Erato)

1863-4: Allegro in c for Piano and String Orchestra; Zhukov, Yurovsky, Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra (Melodiya/Angel LP)

1863-4: Adagio molto in E-flat for String Quartet and Harp; Moskvitina, Shostakovich Quartet (Olympia)

1863-64: At Bedtime, or Invitation to Sleep, (two versions, a capella and for mixed chorus and orchestra); Polyansky, USSR Ministry of Culture Chamber Choir and Orchestra (Melodiya)

1863-64: Five Early Pieces for String Quartet: Allegretto moderato in D, Allegro vivace in B-flat, Allegretto in E, Andante ma non troppo in e, Andante molto in G; Shostakovich Quartet (Olympia)

Summer 1864: Overture to Ostrovsky’s Drama The Storm, Op. 76; Inbal, Radio Symphony Orchestra of Frankfurt (Philips)

1865 (ed. 1900): Piano Sonata in c-sharp (ed. Taneyev), Op. 80; Ponti (Vox LP)

1865: Overture in F for Small Orchestra; Pletnev, Russian National Orchestra (DG)

Nov. 1865: String Quartet in B-flat; Borodin String Quartet (Melodiya/Angel LP)

Nov.-Dec. 1865: Ode to Joy; Belobragina, Simonova, Yelnikov, Vladimirov, Simonov, USSR TV and Radio Large Chorus and Symphony Orchestra (Melodiya LP)

Feb. 1866: Overture in F for Full Orchestra; Lazarev, USSR Symphony Orchestra (Melodiya/ABC Westminster LP)

Jan. 1866: Concert Overture in c; Lazarev, USSR Symphony Orchestra (Melodiya/ABC Westminster LP)

Nov. 1866: Festival Overture in D on the Danish National Hymn, Op. 15; Simon, London Symphony Orchestra (Chandos LP)

1866, rev. 1874: Symphony No. 1 in g, Op. 13, "Winter Daydreams"; Bernstein, New York Philharmonic Orchestra (Sony)

Feb. 1867: Incidental Music to Ostrovsky’s Dmitri the Pretender and Vasili Shuisky: Introduction and Mazurka; Akulov, Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra (Melodiya/ABC Westminster LP)

Mar. 1867: Two Pieces for Piano, Op. 1; Ponti (Vox LP)

Jul. 1867: Souvenir de Hapsal, Op. 2; Protopopescu (Koch)

1867-68: Voyevoda, Op. 3 (excerpts); Demyanov, Korolev, Rozhdestvenskaya, Orfenov, Legostayeva, Kovalev, Moscow Radio Orchestra and Chorus (Melodiya LPs)

1868: Potpourri on themes from the opera The Voyevoda (published under pseud. Cramer); Postnikova (Erato)

Oct. 1868: Valse-caprice in D, Op. 4; Protopopescu (Koch)

Nov. 1868: Romance in f, Op. 5; Pletnev (Philips)

1868-69: Fifty Russian Folk Songs Arrangements for Piano Duet; Rozhdestvensky, Postnikova (Erato)

Dec. 1869: Six Romances, Op. 6; Vishnevskaya, Rostropovich (Philips LP, No. 1, Angel LP, No. 5), Dolukhanova, Kozel (Melodiya, No. 2), Kazaranovskaya, Orfenova (Naxos, No. 3), Leiferkus, Skigin (Conifer, No. 4), N. Ghiaurov, Z. Ghiaurov (London LP, No. 6)

Dec. 1869: Undine (fragments); Milashkina, Raikov, Akulov, Moscow Radio Chorus and Symphony Orchestra (Melodiya/Mobile Fidelity)

1870s: Song, "Zemfira’s Song"; Krasnaya, Fedorovtsev (Russian Disc)

Jan. 1870: Chorus of Flowers and Insects intended for the unattempted opera Mandragora; Fedoseyev, Sveshnikov Choral Art Academy, Tchaikovsky Art School Chorus, Moscow Engineering and Physics Institute Chorus, Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra (JVC)

Feb. 1870: Valse-scherzo in A, Op. 7; Pletnev (Philips)

Feb. 1870: Capriccio in G-flat, Op. 8; Protopopescu (Koch)

Nov. 1870: Song, "To Forget so Soon"; Kazarnovskaya, Orfenova (Naxos)

Nov. 1870: Trois Morceaux, Op. 9; Ponti (Vox LP)

Dec. 1870: Nature and Love; Chernyak, Grodskaya, Postavnicheva, Fedoseyev, Moscow Radio Folk Instruments Orchestra (Melodiya LP)

Jan. 1872: Deux Morceaux, Op. 10; Protopopescu (Koch)

Feb. 1872: The Oprichnik (excerpts); Rozhdestvenskaya, Legostaeva, Dolukhanova, Kleshchcheva, Tarkhov, Polyaev, Korolyov, Tyutyunnik, Orlov, Moscow Radio Chorus and Orchestra (Ultraphone LPs)

Nov. 1872: Symphony No. 2, Op. 17, "Little Russian" (original version); Simon, London Symphony Orchestra (Chandos LP)

Dec. 1872: Six Romances, Op. 16; Vishnevskaya, Rostropovich (Angel, No. 1), Krasnaya, Fedorovtsev (Russian Disc, No. 2), Nesterenko, Shenderovich (Melodiya, No. 3), Krasnaya, Fedorovtsev (Russian Disc, Nos. 4, 5, 6)

Dec. 1872: Serenade for Nikolay Rubinstein’s Saint’s Day; Simon, London Symphony Orchestra (Chandos LP)

Oct. 1873: Song, "Blue Eyes of Spring"; DeGaetani, Kalish (Arabesque)

Oct. 1873: Song, "Take my Heart Away"; Arkhipova, Stuchevsky (Melodiya/Angel LP)

Nov. 1873: Six Morceaux, Op. 19; Postnikova (Erato)

Dec. 1873: Six Morceaux composed on a single theme, Op. 21; Postnikova (Erato)

Sept. 1874: Incidental Music to The Snow Maiden, Op. 12; Lomonosov, Martinov, Simonova, Yelnikov, Provoratov, USSR Radio and Television Orchestra (Chant du Monde)

Feb. 1871: String Quartet No. 1 in D, Op. 11; Emerson Quartet (DG)

Oct. 1873: The Tempest, Symphonic Fantasy in f after Shakespeare, Op. 18; Abbado, Chicago Symphony Orchestra (Sony)

Jan. 1874: String Quartet No. 2 in F, Op. 22; Borodin String Quartet (EMI LP)

Feb. 1875: Piano Concerto No. 1 in b-flat, Op. 23; Richter, Karajan, Vienna Symphony Orchestra (DG)

Feb. 1875: Sérénade mélancolique in b for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 26; Vengerov, Rostropovich, London Symphony Orchestra (EMI)

Feb.-Mar. 1875: Six Romances, Op. 25; Leiferkus, Skigin (Conifer, No. 1), Krasnaya, Fedorovtsev (Russian Disc, Nos. 2, 3, 5, 6), DeGaetani, Kalish (Arabesque, No. 4)

Apr. 1875: Six Romances, Op. 27; DeGaetani, Kalish (Arabesque, Nos. 1, 5), Dolukhanova, Kozel (Melodiya, Nos. 2, 3), Söderström, Ashkenazy (London LP, No. 4)

Apr. 1875: Six Romances, Op. 28; Kazaranovskaya, Orfenova (Naxos, No. 1) Vishnevskaya, Rostropovich (Decca LP, No. 3, Erato, No. 4), Leiferkus, Skigin (Conifer, No. 5), Hvorostovsky, Boshniakovich (Philips, No. 6)

May 1875: Song, "I’d Like in one Word to pour out my Grief"; Hvorostovsky, Arkadiev (Philips)

Aug. 1875: Symphony No. 3 in D, Op. 29, "Polish"; Masur, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra (Teldec)

Mar. 1876: String Quartet No. 3 in e-flat, Op. 30; Borodin String Quartet (EMI)

Oct. 1876: Slavonic March in B-flat, Op. 31 (Marche Slave); Abbado, Chicago Symphony Orchestra (Sony)

Nov. 1876: Francesca da Rimini, Symphonic Fantasia in e after Dante, Op. 32; Bernstein, New York Philharmonic Orchestra (Sony)

Nov. 1876: The Seasons, Op. 37b; Pletnev (Philips)

Dec. 1876: Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra in A, Op. 33; Ma, Temirkanov, Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra (RCA Victor)

1877: Valse-scherzo for Violin and Orchestra in C, Op. 34; Shaham, Pletnev, Russian National Orchestra (DG)

Jan. 1878: Symphony No. 4 in f, Op. 36; Mravinsky, Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra (DG)

Feb. 1878: Swan Lake, Op. 20; Rozhdestvensky, Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra (Melodiya/Angel LP)

Apr. 1878: Violin Concerto in D, Op. 35; Perlman, Mehta, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (EMI)

May 1878: Souvenir d’un lieu cher for Violin and Piano, Op. 42 (orch. Glazunov); Shaham, Pletnev, Russian National Orchestra (DG)

May 1878: Douze Morceaux, Op. 40; Postnikova (Erato)

May 1878: March for the Volunteer Fleet (published under pseud. P. Sinopov); Postnikova (Erato)

Jul. 1878: Six Romances, Op. 38; Hvorostovsky, Boshniakovich (Philips, Nos. 1, 6), Hvorostovsky, Arkadiev (Philips, Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5)

Aug. 1878: Piano Sonata in G, Op. 37; Richter (Monitor LP)

Oct. 1878: Album pour enfants: 24 pièces faciles, Op. 39; Edlina (Chandos LP)

1878: Eugene Onegin, Op. 24; Focile, Borodina, Arkhipova, Shicoff, Hvorostovsky, Anisimov, Bychkov, St. Petersberg Chamber Choir, Orchestre de Paris (Philips)

May-Aug. 1878: Liturgy of St John Chrysostom for Unaccompanied Chorus, Op. 41; Polyansky, USSR Ministry of Culture Chamber Choir (Melodiya)

Sept. 1879: Suite No. 1 in D, Op. 43; Svetlanov, USSR Academic Symphony Orchestra (Melodiya)

Jul. 1879: The Maid of Orleans; Arkhipova, Makhov, Vernigora, Radchenko, Rozhdestvensky, Chorus and Orchestra of The Bolshoi Theater and Moscow Radio (Columbia/Melodiya LP)

Jan. 1880: Symphony No. 2, Op. 17, "Little Russian" (revised version); Bernstein, New York Philharmonic Orchestra (Sony)

May 1880: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G, Op. 44; Gilels, Maazel, New Philharmonia Orchestra (Philips)

May 1880: Capriccio Italien in A, Op. 45; Bernstein, New York Philharmonic Orchestra (Columbia LP)

Oct.-Nov. 1869: Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture in b after Shakespeare (original version); Gleeson, London Philharmonic Orchestra (Carlton)

Sept. 1880: Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture in b after Shakespeare (revised version); Bernstein, New York Philharmonic Orchestra (DG)

Sept. 1880: Six Duets, Op. 46; Lear, Stewart, Werba (DG LP, No. 1), de los Angeles, Fischer-Dieskau, Moore (Angel LP, No. 2), Soderstrom, Meyer, Eyron (BIS LP, Nos. 3, 6)

Sept. 1880: Seven Romances, Op. 47; Vishnevskaya, Rostropovich (Angel LP, Nos. 1, 4, 7), Varady, Reimann (Orfeo, No. 2), Dolukhanova, Kozel (Melodiya, No. 3), Nesterenko, Shenderovich (Melodiya, No. 5), Hvorostovsky, Arkadiev (Philips, No. 6)

Oct. 1880: Serenade for Strings in C, Op. 48; Orpheus Chamber Orchestra (DG)

Nov. 1880: Festival Overture for the Year 1812 in E-flat, Op. 49; Temirkanov, Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra (RCA)

1881: Evening (revised version in G); Sveshnikov Chorus (Melodiya/Angel LP)

Feb. 1882: Piano Trio in a, Op. 50; Borodin Trio (Chandos)

Sept. 1882: Six Morceaux, Op. 51; Postnikova (Erato)

May 1881-Dec. 1882: Vesper Service for Unaccompanied Chorus, Op. 52; Chernuchenko, Glinka Academy Chorus of Leningrad (Chant du Monde LP)

Apr. 1883: Festival Coronation March in D; Masur, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra (Teldec)

Mar.-Apr. 1883: Coronation Cantata, "Moscow"; Zaborskikh, Polyakov, Rozhdestvensky, USSR TV and Radio Large Chorus and Symphony Orchestra (Melodiya LP)

Oct. 1883: Suite No. 2 in C, Op. 53; Svetlanov, USSR Academic Symphony Orchestra (Melodiya)

Nov. 1883: Sixteen Songs for Children, Op. 54 (selections); Kazaranovskaya, Orfenova (Naxos)

1884: Suite No. 3 in G, Op. 55; Kondrashin, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra (Melodiya/Angel LP)

Sept. 1884: Impromptu-caprice in G; Postnikova (Erato)

Oct. 1884: Concert Fantasia in G for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 56; Nikolayeva, Kondrashin, State Symphony Orchestra (Multisonic)

Dec. 1884: Six Romances, Op. 57; Dolukhanova, Kozel (Melodiya, Nos. 1, 3), Leiferkus, Skigin (Conifer, Nos. 2, 5), Kazaranovskaya, Orfenova (Naxos, Nos. 4, 6)

Apr. 1885: Mazeppa; Leiferkus, Gorchakova, Larin, Kotcherga, Dyadkova, Pederson, Margison, Zednik, Järvi, Chorus of the Royal Opera, Stockholm, Gothenberg Symphony Orchestra (DG)

Mar. 1885: Hymn in Honor of SS Cyril and Methodius; Sveshnikov, Sveshnikov Chorus (Melodiya LP)

Apr. 1885: Nine Sacred Pieces; Oukhov, Moscow Chamber Choir (Chant du Monde LP)

Oct. 1885: Symphony after Byron’s Manfred, Op. 58; Rostropovich, London Symphony Orchestra (Angel LP)

Jan. 1886: The Enchantress; Sokolov, Glushkova, Kuznetsov, Provoratov, Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra and Chorus (Melodiya/Columbia LP)

Mar. 1886: Dumka: Russian rustic scene in c, Op. 59; Postnikova (Erato)

Sept. 1886: Twelve Romances, Op. 60; Rogers, Vignoles (Hyperion, Nos. 1, 10), Vinogradov (Nos. 2, 9), Hvorostovsky, Boshniakovich (Philips, No. 4), Arkhipova, Stuchevsky (Melodiya/Angel LP, Nos. 5, 7), Leiferkus, Skigin (Conifer, No. 6), Nesterenko, Shenderovich (Melodiya, Nos. 11, 12)

Mar. 1887: An Angel Cried Out; Oukhov, Moscow Chamber Choir (Chant du Monde LP)

May 1887: Cherevichki (The Fancy Slippers) (rev. of Vakula the Smith, Op. 14); Fomina, Simonova, Lisovski, Klenov, Krivchenya, Fedodeyev, Moscow Radio Great Choir and Symphony Orchestra (Melodiya LP)

Jul. 1887: A Golden Cloud Stayed the Night; Sveshnikov, Sveshnikov Chorus (Melodiya/Angel LP)

Aug. 1887: Suite No. 4 in G, Op. 61, "Mozartiana" Svetlanov, USSR Academic Symphony Orchestra (Melodiya)

Sept. 1887: Pezzo Capriccioso for Cello and Orchestra in b, Op. 62; Rostropovich, Rozhdestvensky, London Symphony Orchestra (Intaglio)

Dec. 1887: Six Romances, Op. 63; Kazaranovskaya, Orfenova (Naxos, Nos. 1, 4), Hvorostovsky, Boshniakovich (Philips, No. 2), Arkhipova, Stuchevsky (Melodiya/Angel LP, Nos. 3, 6), Vinogradov (Preiser, No. 5)

Aug. 1888: Symphony No. 5 in e, Op. 64; Rozhdestvensky, Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra (Melodiya/Angel LP)

Oct. 1888: Hamlet, Fantasy Overture in f after Shakespeare, Op. 67; Maazel, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (London LP)

Oct. 1888: Six Songs for Desirée Artôt-Padilla, Op. 65; Varady, Reimann (Orfeo)

1888: Andante Cantabile for Cello and Orchestra (arr. by Tchaikovsky from String Quartet No. 1 in D, Op. 11); Rostropovich, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (DG)

Jan. 1889: Legend, Op. 54, No. 5 (arr. by Tchaikovsky from solo song); Polyansky, USSR Ministry of Culture Chamber Choir (Melodiya)

Aug. 1889: Valse-scherzo No. 2 in A; Postnikova (Erato)

Oct. 1889: Impromptu in A-flat; Postnikova (Erato)

Dec. 1889: The Nightingale; Sveshnikov, Sveshnikov Chorus (Melodiya/Angel LP)

late 1880s: Our Father; Wolf, Philharmonia Choir of Stuttgart (Calig)

Sept. 1889: Voyevoda, Symphonic Ballad in a after Mickiewicz, Op. 78; Slatkin, Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra (RCA Victor)

Jun. 1890: The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66; Rozhdestvensky, BBC Symphony Orchestra (Eurodisc LP)

Aug. 1890: Souvenir de Florence for String Sextet in D, Op. 70; Borodin Quartet, Talalyan, Rostropovich (Odyssey/Melodiya LP)

Feb. 1891: No Cuckoo in the Damp Woods; Sveshnikov, Sveshnikov Chorus (Melodiya/Angel LP)

Feb. 1891: Neither Time nor Season; Sveshnikov, Sveshnikov Chorus (Melodiya/Angel LP)

Feb. 1891: Why Has the Merry Voice Grown Silent; Sveshnikov, Sveshnikov Chorus (Melodiya/Angel LP)

Feb. 1891: The Queen of Spades, Op. 68; Milashkina, Levko, Borisova, Atlantov, Valaitis, Fedoseyev, Ermler, Bolshoi Theater Chorus and Orchestra (Philips)

Dec. 1891: Incidental Music to Hamlet, Op. 67a; Sakharova, Abramov, Gauk, USSR Radio Symphony Ochestra (Melodiya LP)

1892: Aveu passionné for Piano in e; Postnikova (Erato)

Apr. 1892: Yolanta, Op. 69; Gorchakova, Alexashkin, Hvorostovsky, Grigorian, Diadkova, Putilin, Gergiev, Kirov Chorus and Orchestra (Philips)

Apr. 1892: The Nutcracker, Op. 71; Dorati, London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus (Mercury)

May 1893: Military March in B-flat; Postnikova (Erato)

begun 1892: Impromptu (Momento lirico) in A-flat (compl. Taneyev); Postnikova (Erato)

May 1893: Dix-huit Morceaux, Op. 72 (selections); Postnikova (Erato)

May 1893: Six Romances, Op. 73; Hvorostovsky, Arkadiev (Philips, No. 1), Vishnevskaya, Rostropovich (Decca LP, No. 2, Angel LP, Nos. 3, 6), Varady, Reimann (Orfeo, Nos. 4, 5)

Oct. 1893: Piano Concerto No. 3 in E-flat, Op. 75; Feltsman, Rostropovich, National Symphony Orchestra (Sony)

begun 1891: Andante in B-flat and Finale in E-flat for Piano and Orchestra (compl. Taneyev), Op. 79; Ponti, de Froment, Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg (Candide LP)

Aug. 1893: Symphony No. 6 in b, Op. 74, "Pathétique"; Mravinsky, Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra (DG)

The Boston Punk Orgy will trace the growth of the local punk music scene and all of its offshoots. We begin in the 1970s with some of the bands that started it all. Following the growth of the scene as hardcore came to dominate the ‘80s, we will feature bands such as Gang Green. The Unseen, the Trouble, and the Showcase Showdown lead the list of those who came to the front in recent years. The 33-hour Orgy will also include interviews with and live performances from some of those who have been involved all the way through.

Bloodcount is a group in the tradition of the classic avant-garde acoustic quartet. They use a lineup similar to Ornette’s group, Dave Holland’s Conference of the Birds group, Braxton’s ‘70s quartet, and John Zorn’s Masada. It is led by the great NYC Downtown saxophonist Tim Berne (whose label sponsors their most recent material), supplemented by some mainstays of the scene (Chris Speed on tenor sax and clarinet, Michael Formanek on bass), as well as the young drummer Jim Black, the next century’s Tony Williams, who has revolutionized his instrument in his context. Their music is a mix of straight ahead acoustic jazz, thrash-punk, funk, improvised, and what-have-you. They rock and swing as hard as any acoustic jazz group on the planet, and they represent the state of the jazz avant-garde as we move into jazz’s second century.

Grillo’s music crosses the boundaries of jazz, improvised, and modern classical music. As one of the gurus of the Italian school of bass playing, he spends most of his time hidden in the music academy in the gorgeous hill town of Perugia, in Umbria, Italy, and has recorded very little in his extensive career. The recordings featured on this Orgy are unlike anything heard anywhere else. They include Grillo’s solo album Fluvine, rereleased from the original 1970s Cramps LP, which is a monstrous bass composition and performance, as well as his recordings for Dumitrescu–solo works and works with and in front of ensembles and orchestras, and two albums of medium-sized-group improvisation from festivals around Europe (with some electro-acoustic and European improvisational greats) released on the German FMP label.

Fernando Grillo’s mysterious music and persona have inspired many bass players who marvel at his technique and the sounds he coaxes from his instrument, as well as legions of composers.

Puccini: Tosca; Catherine Malfitano, Franco Farina, James Morris, Daniel Oren conducting.

As a composer, conductor, pianist, and music critic, Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826) made extensive contributions to nineteenth-century music, with innovations in vocal composition, piano music, opera, and orchestration earning him great esteem from his contemporaries and influencing such composers as Mendelssohn, Wagner, Berlioz, and Liszt. Born to a musical family, Weber composed as an adolescent, traveling extensively throughout Austria and Germany; throughout his life, he would maintain a strong reputation in the capitals of Europe. In 1825 he was commissioned to write an opera on the English romance Oberon and traveled to London, where he died the following year.

Weber wrote in an extensive number of genres, including sacred and secular choral music, chamber music, and concerti and other orchestral music. The volume of his vocal work is considerable; he wrote dozens of songs, several aria settings, and numerous operas, and is particularly appreciated for his works for clarinet. As he wrote for a predominantly middle-class audience, and trying to reconcile early Romantic musical ideas and innovations with attempts to simultaneously educate and entertain his listeners, Weber has often been ignored by modern audiences, overshadowed by other early Romantic figures such as Beethoven and Schubert. This twenty-four-hour Orgy will feature a representative sample of Weber’s output.

1798: Six Fughettas, Op. 1; Kann (Vox LP)

1800: Six Variations in C on an Original Theme, Op. 2; Kann (Vox LP)

1801: Six Pieces for Piano, Four Hands, Op. 3; Gold and Fizdale (Columbia LP)

1802: Peter Schmoll, Op. 8, Overture; Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (DG LP)

1804: Six Variations in C on a Theme from Vogler’s Samori, Op. 6; Kann (Vox LP)

1805: Romanza siciliana for Flute and Small Orchestra in g; Thalheimer, Neidlinger, Hamburg Symphony Orchestra (Turnabout LP)

1807: Symphony No. 1 in C, Op. 19; Boettcher, New Philharmonic Orchestra (Philips LP)

1808: Momento capriccioso in B-flat, Op. 12; Hoogland (Pro Arte LP)

1808: Grande polonaise in E-flat, Op. 21; Kann (Vox LP)

1807: Symphony No. 2 in C; Marriner, Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (Vanguard LP)

1809: Six pieces for Piano, Four Hands, Op. 10; Kann, Marciano (Vox LP)

1809: Six Songs, Op. 15; Hill, Hogwood (Oiseau Lyre LP)

1809: Andante e Rondo ungarese for Viola and Orchestra in c, Op. 35; Koch, Neidlinger, Hamburg Symphony Orchestra (Turnabout LP)

1809: Incidental Music to Turandot (Overture and March), Op. 37; Järvi, Philharmonia Orchestra (Chandos)

1810: Silvana, Overture; Järvi, Philharmonia Orchestra (Chandos)

1810: Violin Sonatas, Op. 10: No. 1 in F, No. 2 in G, No. 3 in d; Steck, Orkis (Gasparo)

1810: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C, Op. 11; Demidenko, Mackerras, Scottish Chamber Orchestra (Hyperion LP)

1810: Violin Sonatas, Op. 10: No. 4 in E-flat, No. 5 in A, No. 6 in C; Steck, Orkis (Gasparo)

1810: Five Songs and a Canon, Op. 13 (Nos. 2, 5); Nienstedt, Goudswaard (Pro Arte LP)

1811: Abu Hassan; Schwarzkopf, Witte, Bohnen, Ludwig, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (Varèse Sarabande LP)

1811: Clarinet Concertino in E-flat, Op. 26; Meyer, Blomstedt, Staatskapelle Dresden (EMI LP)

1811: Overture, "Der Beherrscher der Geister" ("Ruler of the Spirits"), Op. 27; Järvi, Philharmonia Orchestra (Chandos)

1811: Three Canzonettas, Op. 29 (Nos. 1, 2); Partridge, Goudswaard (Pro Arte LP)

1811: Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in f, Op. 73; Stoltzman, Schneider, Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra (RCA LP)

1811: Seven Variations on a Theme from Silvana, Op. 33; Manasse, Sanders (XLNT)

1811: Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in E-flat, Op. 74; Meyer, Blomstedt, Staatskapelle Dresden (EMI LP)

1811 (rev. 1822): Bassoon Concerto in F, Op. 75; Helaerts, Ansermet, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (London LP)

1812: Four Songs for Voice and Guitar, Op. 25; Schreier, Ragossnig (DG Archiv LP)

1812: Piano Concerto No. 2 in E-flat, Op. 32; Rösel, Blomstedt, Staatskapelle Dresden (EMI LP)

1813: Six Songs, Op. 30; Hill, Hogwood (Oiseau-Lyre LP)

1815: Clarinet Quintet in B-flat, Op. 34; Manasse, Manhattan String Quartet (XLNT)

1815: Nine Variations on the Russian Song "Beautiful Minka," Op. 40; Kann (Vox LP)

1815: Cantata, Op. 44, "Kampf und Sieg"; Schmidt-Glänzel, Fleischer, Lutze, Krämer, Kegel, Chorus and Orchestra of Radio Leipzig (Urania LP)

1815: Horn Concertino in e, Op. 45; Baumann, Bernet, Vienna Symphony Orchestra (BASF LP)

1816: Divertimento assai facile for Guitar and Piano, Op. 38; Witoszinskyj, Marciano (Turnabout LP)

1816: Song cycle, Die Temperamente beim Verluste der Geliebten, Op. 46; Hill, Hogwood (Oiseau Lyre LP)

1816: Piano Sonata No. 2 in A-flat, Op. 39; Ohlsson (Arabesque)

1816: Six Songs, Op. 47 (Nos. 1, 2, 3, 6); Kruse, Egmond, Wegner, Goudswaard, Witsenburg (Sony)

1816: Grand Duo concertante for Clarinet and Piano in E-flat, Op. 48; Shifrin, Golub (Delos)

1816: Piano Sonata No. 3 in d, Op. 49; Ohlsson (Arabesque)

1818: Five Songs and Two Duets, Op. 54 (Nos. 2, 4 ,6 ,7); Nienstedt, Egmond, Wegner (Sony)

1818: Jubel-Overture in E, Op. 59; Kubelik, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (DG LP)

1818: Missa sancta No. 1 in E-flat, Op. 75a, "Freischütz-Messe"; Laki, Schiml, Protschka, Rootering, Stein, Bamberg Symphony Chorus and Orchestra (EMI LP)

1819: Eight Pieces for Piano, Four Hands, Op. 60; Gold and Fizdale (Vox LP)

1819: Rondo brillante in E-flat, "La gaîté," Op. 62; Ohlsson (Arabesque)

1819: Trio for Flute, Cello, and Piano in g, Op. 63; Adorján, Pergamenshikov, Gililov (Orfeo)

1819: Polacca brillante in E, Op. 72, "L’hilarité"; Kann (Vox LP)

1819: Missa sancta No. 2 in G, Op. 76, "Jubelmesse"; Speiser, Watts, Equiluz, Nimsgern, Wilhelm, Stuttgart Hymnus Boy Choir, Werner Keltsch Instrumental Ensemble (EMI LP)

1821: Der Freischütz, Op. 77; Weikl, Vogel, Janowitz, Mathis, Adam, Schreier, Kleiber, Leipzig Radio Chorus, Staatskapelle Dresden (DG LPs)

1820: Invitation to the Dance: Rondo brillante in D-flat, Op. 65; Kann (Vox LP)

1820: Invitation to the Dance (orch. Berlioz); Reiner, Chicago Symphony Orchestra (RCA)

1820: Incidental music to Preciosa (Overture), Op. 78; Skrowaczewski, Hallé Orchestra (IMP Classics)

Preacher: The Reverend Peter J. Gomes, Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Pusey Minister in The Memorial Church. Music includes "And I saw a new heaven" by Edgar Bainton and Hale Smith’s "Ride the chariot".

1821: Konzertstück for Piano and Orchestra in f, Op. 79; Rösel, Blomstedt, Staatskapelle Dresden (EMI LP)

1822: Piano Sonata No. 4 in e, Op. 70; Ohlsson (Arabesque)

1823: Euryanthe, Op. 81; Norman, Hunter, Gedda, Krause, Vogel, Krahmer, Neukirch, Janowski, Leipzig Radio Chorus, Staatskapelle Dresden (EMI LPs)

1825: Ten Scottish Songs; Watkinson, Partridge, Egmond, Vester, Beths, Schröder, Bylsma, Hoogland (Pro Arte LP)

1826: Oberon; Grode, Nilsson, Domingo, Prey, Hamari, Schiml, Auger, Kubelik, Bavarian Radio Chorus and Symphony Orchestra (DG LPs)

William Walton (1902-1983) was once regarded as the musical "white hope" of the United Kingdom, occupying a prominent place between Vaughan Williams and Britten in the British canon. During the 1920s and ‘30s, he vaulted to international prominence with a string of critical successes including the Portsmouth Point Overture and the large-scale choral work Belshazzar’s Feast. During this time he hobnobbed with such artistic luminaries as Diaghilev, Busoni, and T.S. Eliot. The war and post-war years saw Walton working primarily on film scores, while his star faded and Benjamin Britten took his place as Britain’s best-regarded composer. Even so, he continued composing until his death in 1983 on the Italian island of Ischia. This Orgy celebrates the hundredth anniversary of the birth of this witty and prolific composer.

Born in 1902, Sir William Turner Walton quickly rose to fame in the

1920‚s and Œ30‚s and was hailed as England‚s greatest composer, the

future of British music. However, in later years, and at the time of

his death in 1983, his work was regarded as too conservative and out

of step with the contemporary musical climate. He is still best

known for only a few works such as the cantata Belshazzar‚s Feast,

the Violin and Viola concertos, and the First Symphony, while his

film music, a large part of his output, remains mostly unheard. In

celebration of the centenary of his birth, WHRB seeks to remedy this

situation by presenting a survey of all of his works, revealing an

individual and intensely expressive voice which deserves to be heard

and judged on its own merits.

This survey would not be possible without the important work of the late Christopher Palmer and the extraordinary survey of Walton's music on the Chandos label.

1916: A Litany; Preston, Christ Church Cathedral Choir (Argo LP)

1918: Song, "The Winds"; Kenny, Martineau (Etcetera)

1920: Song, "Tritons"; Kenny, Martineau (Etcetera)

1918-21, rev. 1974-5: Piano Quartet; Milne, Sillito, Smissen, Orton (Chandos)

1920-22: String Quartet No. 1; Gabrieli String Quartet (Chandos)

1922-29: Façade; Sitwell, Pears, Collins, English Opera Group Ensemble (London)

1924-25: Portsmouth Point (overture); Walton, Philharmonia Orchestra (EMI)

1926, rev. 1962: Siesta; Walton, London Philharmonic Orchestra (Lyrita)

1926: Façade Suite No. 1; Walton, Philharmonia Orchestra (EMI)

1925-27, rev. 1943: Sinfonia Concertante for Piano and Orchestra; Donohoe, Daniel, English Northern Philharmonia Orchestra (Naxos)

1928-29: Viola Concerto; Kennedy, Previn, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (EMI)

1930-31: Belshazzar’s Feast (cantata); Shirley-Quirk, Previn, London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus (EMI)

1931: Carol, "Make we joy now in this fest"; Spicer, Finzi Singers (Chandos)

1931-32: Three Songs; Te Kanawa, Amner (CBS LP)

1934: Suite from the film Escape Me Never (arr. Palmer); Marriner, Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (Chandos)

1932-35: Symphony No. 1; Previn, London Symphony Orchestra (RCA Victor)

1935: The First Shoot; Thomson, London Philharmonic Orchestra (Chandos)

1936: As You Like It (Poem for Orchestra arr. from the film music by Palmer); Bott, Marriner, Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (Chandos)

1937: Crown Imperial (coronation march); Previn, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Telarc)

1937: In Honour of the City of London (cantata); Willcocks, Bach Choir, Philharmonia Orchestra (Chandos)

1938: Façade Suite No. 2; Walton, Philharmonia Orchestra (EMI)

1938: Anthem, "Set me as a seal upon thine heart"; Spicer, Finzi Singers (Chandos)

1936-39: Violin Concerto; Heifetz, Goossens, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (Naxos)

1940: Duets for Children; Milne, Dowdeswell (Chandos)

1940: Suite from The Wise Virgins; Thomson, London Philharmonic Orchestra (Chandos)

1940, rev. 1950: Scapino (comedy overture); Walton, London Symphony Orchestra (Lyrita)

1940-41: A Shavian Sequence (arr. Palmer, from Major Barbara film music); Marriner, Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (Chandos)

1940-41: Music for Children (orch. of Duets for Children), with Galop Final (1949, orch. Palmer); Thomson, London Philharmonic Orchestra (Chandos)

1941-42: Fanfare and March (arr. Palmer, from incidental music to Macbeth); Marriner, Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (Chandos)

1942: Suite from Christopher Columbus (arr. Palmer, from incidental music to the radio play); Finnie, Davies, Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Westminster Singers (Chandos)

1942: Prelude and Fugue, "The Spitfire" (from The First of the Few); Daniel, English Northern Philharmonia Orchestra (Naxos)

1941-42, 1969: A Wartime Sketchbook (arr. Palmer, from film music for The Foreman Went to France, The Next of Kin, Went the Day Well?, and The Battle of Britain); Marriner, Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (Chandos)

1943: The Quest; Thomson, London Philharmonic Orchestra (Chandos)

1943-44: Henry V: A Shakespeare Scenario (arr. Palmer, from the film music); Plummer, Marriner, Choristers of Westminster Cathedral, Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (Chandos)

1945-46: String Quartet No. 2 in a; Hollywood String Quartet (Testament)

1945-46: Where does the uttered music go?; Bach Choir (Chandos)

1947: Hamlet: A Shakespeare Scenario (arr. Palmer, from the film music); Gielgud, Marriner, Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (Chandos)

1947-49: Violin Sonata; McAslan, Blakeley (ASV)

1948-50: Two Pieces for Violin and Piano; Sillito, Milne (Chandos)

1952: Coronation Te Deum; Willcocks, Scott, Bach Choir, The Philharmonia (Chandos)

1952-53: Orb and Sceptre (coronation march); Fennell, Eastman-Rochester Pops Orchestra (Mercury)

1953: Variation on an Elizabethan Theme (Sellinger’s Round) for strings; Salter, Guildhall String Ensemble (RCA Victor)

1947-54: Troilus and Cressida; Howarth, Howard, Davies, Robson, Opey, Bayley, Hickox, English Northern Philharmonia, Chorus of Opera North (Chandos)

1955: Richard III: A Shakespeare Scenario (arr. Palmer, from the film music); Gielgud, Marriner, Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (Chandos)

1955-56: Cello Concerto; Piatigorsky, Munch, Boston Symphony Orchestra (RCA Victor)

1956: Johannesburg Festival Overture; Walton, Philharmonia Orchestra (EMI)

1957: Partita for Orchestra; Slatkin, London Philharmonic Orchestra (RCA)

1959: A Queen’s Fanfare; Willcocks, Philharmonia Orchestra (Chandos)

1959: March, A History of the English-Speaking Peoples; Willcocks, Philharmonia Orchestra (Chandos)

1959: Anon in Love; Pears, Bream (RCA)

1957-60: Symphony No. 2; Ashkenazy, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (London)

1960-61: Gloria; Robotham, Johnson, Cook, Frémaux, City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus and Orchestra (EMI)

1961: Carol, "What cheer"; Preston, Christ Church Cathedral Choir (Argo LP)

1962: A Song for the Lord Mayor’s Table; Gomez, Hickox, City of London Sinfonia (Chandos)

1962: Granada TV Prelude; Thomson, London Philharmonic Orchestra (Chandos)

1962-63: Variations on a Theme by Hindemith; Szell, Cleveland Orchestra (Columbia)

1964-65: The Twelve (anthem); Finzi Singers (Chandos)

1965-66: Missa brevis; Finzi Singers (Chandos)

1965-67: The Bear (extravaganza in one act); Sinclair, Shaw, Lumsden, Lockhart, English Chamber Orchestra (Angel LP)

1968: Capriccio Burlesco; Groves, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra (EMI)

1969: Suite from The Battle of Britain (arr. Matthews); Marriner, Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (Chandos)

1969: Improvisations on an Impromptu of Benjamin Britten; Previn, London Symphony Orchestra (EMI)

1969: Suite from Three Sisters (arr. Palmer); Marriner, Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (Chandos)

1970: Carol, "All this time"; Darlington, Christ Church Cathedral Choir (Nimbus)

1970-71: Five Bagatelles for Guitar; Bonell (EMI)

1971: Sonata for String Orchestra (transcr. by Walton and M. Arnold of String Quartet No. 2 in a); Latham-Koenig, London Philharmonic Orchestra (Chandos)

1971-72: Jubilate Deo; Preston, Darlington, Christ Church Cathedral Choir (Argo LP)

1973: Anniversary Fanfare; Willcocks, Philharmonia Orchestra (Chandos)

1973-74: Motet, Cantico del Sole; Spicer, Finzi Singers (Chandos)

1974: Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis; Spicer, Finzi Singers (Chandos)

1975-76: Varii capricci (transcr. of Five Bagatelles); Thomson, London Philharmonic Orchestra (Chandos)

1977 (compiled): Façade 2; Ashcroft, Irons, Chailly, London Sinfonietta (London)

1977: Antiphon (anthem); Scott, Bach Choir (Chandos)

1977: Carol, "King Herod and the Cock"; Bach Choir (Chandos)

1979-80: Passacaglia for cello; Wallfisch (Chandos)

1981-82: Prologo e Fantasia; Thomson, London Philharmonic Orchestra (Chandos)

Davis’s music paved the way for much of later rock and hip-hop. His Live-Evil was named by Rolling Stone as one of the most influential rock albums of the century. The music of 1970s Miles Davis is only as difficult to categorize as it is to resist dancing to.

Since the mid-1960s, blues singer/songwriter/ethnomusicologist Taj Mahal has explored countless musical avenues, but has always been most dedicated to the task of preserving traditional African-American music. Mahal first fell in love with the blues (especially the music of musicians such as T. Bone Walker and Blind Willie McTell) while studying at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. After developing his skills on an assortment of instruments, including bass, piano, acoustic guitar, banjo, mandolin, dulcimer, harmonica, and flute, Mahal began playing his unique brand of blues on the Boston folk circuit. His recording career began in 1964 with Ry Cooder in Los Angeles and is still going strong. While Mahal’s work is always deeply rooted in old-time country blues, his musical influences and explorations inlcude R&B, rock, jazz, Carribean music, and traditional music of West Africa. This twelve-hour Orgy will focus most closely on Mahal’s earlier work, including classic albums such as Taj Mahal, The Natch’l Blues, and Giant Step/De Ol’ Folks At Home.

Following on the heels of the Taj Mahal orgy, the ordinary blues slot and then some will be devoted to one of Taj's earliest influences, Mississippi John Hurt. By the 1920's, Hurt had created an acoustic country blues style whose clarity and gentleness are impossible to imitate. Hurt recorded one album in 1928, and then was not heard from again until his 'rediscovery' in 1963 when he was 71 years old. Guitarist, harmonica player, singer and songwriter, Hurt was also a tenant farmer and day worker for much of his life. His finger-picking guitar style and kindly voice lost nothing as he aged, and this orgy will include music from his recording sessions of both the 20's and the 60's.

Preacher: The Reverend William H. Willimon, Dean of the Chapel and Professor of Christian Ministry, Duke University Chapel, Durham, North Carolina. There will be a guest choir from St. Paul’s School in Concord, New Hampshire.

The brothers Adolf Busch (1891-1952) and Fritz Busch (1890-1951) were two of the great musicians of their day. Adolf was a violinist and the leader of the Busch Quartet. His solo playing was compelling and his Busch Quartet recordings are considered the standard by which performances of Beethoven, Brahms, and others are judged by connoisseurs today. Fritz was a conductor and, among other things, conducted (and recorded) pioneering and superb Mozart opera at the earliest Glyndebourne Festivals in the 1930s. Adolf was also, along with son-in-law Rudolf Serkin, a founder of the Marlboro Festival in Vermont, although he lived only about a year beyond the founding. Hermann, the third Busch brother and cellist of the Busch Quartet, was also involved with the festival. He died in 1975.

Adolf and Fritz died within nine months of each other, and this program is offered as a joint fiftieth anniversary commemoration of these two extraordinary men in some of their finest recorded performances, in both studio and concert. Each is indicated by his initials in the listings below. Please note, also, that because the number of recordings heard today is limited by time, we will be broadcasting additional Busch brothers recordings on future Monday evenings, giving more attention, among other things, to the Busch Chamber Players.

Nielsen: Helios Overture; FB, Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Danacord LP)

Bach: Partita in E for Solo Violin, S. 1006, Prelude; AB, recorded in 1910

Reger: Sonata No. 5 in f-sharp for Violin and Piano, Op. 84, Allegretto; AB, Serkin (1931, EMI)

Vivaldi: Sonata or Suite in A, arr. by AB; AB, Serkin (1931, EMI)

Schubert: String Quartet No. 8 in B-flat, D. 112; Busch Quartet (1938, EMI)

Brahms: Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in b, Op. 115; Kell, Busch Quartet (1937, EMI LP)

Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Act III Prelude, Dance of Apprentices, and Entrance of the Mastersingers; FB, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra (concert, 1946, Recital Records LP)

Berwald: Symphony No. 1 in g, "Serieuse"; FB, Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra (rehearsal and radio performance, April 30, May 2 and 6, 1951; Orfeus LP)

Haydn: The Creation, excerpts; Berger, Patzak, Kipnis, FB, Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra (December 6, 1934, Danacord LP)

Beethoven: Missa Solemnis in D, Op. 123, Sanctus; Rokyta, Steffensen, von Pataky, Kipnis, FB, Danish Radio Choir and Symphony Orchestra (February 4, 1935, Danacord LP)

Mozart: Symphony No. 36 in C, K. 425, "Linz"; FB, Danish State Radio Symphony Orchestra (RCA/HMV LP)

Bach: Sonata in g for Solo Violin, S. 1001; AB (Danish radio, January 18, 1934, Danacord LP)

Bach: Violin Concerto No. 2 in E, S. 1042; AB, Busch Chamber Players (first two movements, Library of Congress concert, 1945, Odyssey LP), AB, FB, Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra (third movement, November 29, 1934, Danacord LP)

Schubert: Fantasia in C for Violin and Piano, D. 934; AB, Serkin (1931, EMI LP)

Schumann: Violin Sonata No. 1 in a, Op. 105; AB, Serkin (1946, Odyssey LP)

A. Busch: Divertimento for Thirteen Solo Instruments; Schoenbach, Marlboro Ensemble (Sony)

Beethoven: String Quartet No. 9 in C, Op. 59, No. 3; Busch Quartet (Schloss Ludwigsburg concert, February 10, 1951, Arbiter)

Brahms: Horn Trio in E, Op. 40; AB, Aubrey Brain, Serkin (1932, EMI LP)

Beethoven: String Quartet in c-sharp, Op. 131; Busch Quartet (1936, EMI)

Bach: Suite for Orchestra No. 3 in D, S. 1068, Air; AB, Busch Chamber Players (HMV LP)

Puccini: Turandot, scene with Ping, Pang, and Pong; Tessmer, Siegmund, Schöffler, FB, Staatskapelle Dresden (1927, Acanta LP)

Mozart: Cosi fan tutte, K. 588; Souez, Helletsgrüber, Eisinger, Nash, Domgraf-Fassbaender, Brownlee, FB, Glyndebourne Festival Orchestra and Chorus (1935, Seraphim LPs)

Mozart: Don Giovanni, K. 527, excerpts; Souez, Helletsgrüber, Mildmay, von Pataky, Brownlee, Henderson, Baccaloni, , FB, Glyndebourne Festival Orchestra (1936, Seraphim LPs)

Mozart: Idomeneo, K. 366, Aria, "Se il padre perdei"; Jurinac, FB, Glyndebourne Festival Orchestra (1950, EMI)

Verdi: La Forza del destino, excerpts (preceded by interview with FB); Wegner, Fehenberger, Fischer-Dieskau, FB, Cologne Radio Chorus and Orchestra (February 15, 1951, Gala)

Strauss, R.: Song, "Im Abendrot"; Jurinac, FB, Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra (May 2, 1951, EMI)

Mstislav Rostropovich was born in Baku, Azerbaijan, on March 27, 1927. He began musical studies in early childhood with his parents, his mother being an accomplished pianist and his father a former student of Casals and a distinguished cellist who taught at the Gnesin Institute, Moscow, where Mstislav first studied. In 1943 he entered the Moscow Conservatory, studying the cello with Kozolupov and composition with Shostakovich and Shebalin. Rostropovich graduated with the highest distinction, and in the late 1940s won competitions in Moscow, Prague and Budapest. He received a Stalin Prize in 1951, and in 1956 he was appointed professor of cello at the Moscow Conservatory.

After the improvement in cultural relations between the USSR and the West in the 1950s, Rostropovich travelled widely on concert tours, making his British debut at the Festival Hall in March 1956, and his American debut at Carnegie Hall in April of the same year. Musicians and audiences alike were quick to appreciate his exceptional mastery of style and technique. His playing combines unusual accuracy of intonation and fullness of tone in all registers, and his range of colour extends from eerie sul ponticello to a threatening rasp, from a lute-like plangency in pizzicato to a sonorous bell-like thrum. He effortlessly employs a variety of special techniques, such as style brise, left-hand pizzicato, gradations of pizzicato dynamics and cross-rhythms, and sustains a powerful initial attack with continued intensity of character. His instinctive feeling for the composer’s intentions is as apparent in contemporary works as in the repertory of established classics, although on occasion his enthusiasm has been known to get the better of his judgment.

WHRB commemorates the great cellist’s seventy-fifth birthday with thirty-six hours of music performed or conducted by Rostropovich. Highlights include performances of works written for Rostropovich by Shostakovich, Prokofiev, Kabalevsky, Miaskovsky, Britten, and others, as well as popular favorites by Beethoven, Schumann, Dvorak, Tchaikovsky, and many others. We will also hear vocal works sung by Galina Vishnevskaya, Rostropovich’s wife, accompanied by Mstislav at the piano. The Orgy will feature selections from the recently-released EMI collection, "Rostropovich: The Russian Years," containing recordings the cellist made before he left the Soviet Union in 1974.

Sinding: Presto from Suite im alten Stil, Op. 10; Yampolsky (Melodiya, 1948)

Prokofiev: Cello Sonata in C, Op. 119; Richter (EMI, 1950)

Haydn: Piano Trio in g, Hob. XV:19; Kogan, Gilels (Melodiya, 1952)

Mozart: Piano Trio in G, K. 564; Kogan, Gilels (Melodiya, 1952)

Shostakovich: Cello Sonata in d, Op. 40; Shostakovich (Melodiya, 1956)

Beethoven: Piano Trio No. 6 in B-flat, Op. 97, "Archduke"; Kogan, Gilels (Melodiya, 1956)

Schumann: Piano Trio No. 1 in d, Op. 63; Kogan, Gilels (Melodiya, 1958)

Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-flat, Op. 107; Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra (Sony, 1959)

Beethoven: Cello Sonata No. 3 in A, Op. 69; Richter (Philips, 1961)

Britten: Cello Sonata in C, Op. 65; Britten (London, 1961)

Chaykovsky: Suite for Cello Solo (EMI, 1961)

Debussy: Cello Sonata; Britten (London, 1961)

Schumann: Fünf Stücke im Volkston; Britten (London, 1961)

Kabalevsky: Cello Sonata in B-flat, Op. 71; Kabalevsky (EMI, 1962)

Britten: Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 68; Britten, English Chamber Orchestra (London, 1964)

Khachaturian, A.: Concerto-Rhapsody; Amintayeva (EMI, 1964)

Khrennikov: Cello Concerto in C, Op. 16; Rozhdestvensky, USSR Radio and Television Large Symphony Orchestra (Russian Disc, 1964)

Knipper: Concerto-monologue for Cello, Wind Ensemble, and Timpani in C; Rozhdestvensky, USSR Symphony Orchestra (Russian Disc, 1964)

Lalo: Cello Concerto in d; Dubrovsky, USSR Symphony Orchestra (Russian Disc, 1964)

Levitin: Concertino for Cello and Orchestra in e, Op. 54; Kondrashin, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra (Russian Disc, 1964)

Prokofiev (orch. Kabalevsky): Cello Concertino in g, Op. 132; Rozhdestvensky, Moscow Radio and Television Orchestra (EMI, 1964)

Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No. 1 in a, Op. 33; Dubrovsky, USSR Symphony Orchestra (Russian Disc, 1964)

Chopin: Cello Sonata in g, Op. 65; Dedyukhin (EMI, 1960s)

Vainberg: Cello Concerto in c, Op. 43; Rozhdestvensky, USSR Symphony Orchestra (Russian Disc, 1964)

Chaykovsky: Cello Concerto; Kondrashin, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra (EMI, 1966)

Tishchenko: Concerto for Cello, 17 Wind Instruments, Percussion, and Organ, Op. 23; Blazhkov, Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra (EMI, 1966)

Glazunov: Melody, Op. 20; Anosov, State Radio Orchestra of the USSR (Westminster LP, 1960s)

Shaporin: Five Pieces, Op. 25; Dedyukhin (EMI, 1960s)

Chaykovsky: Partita for Cello, Piano, Harpsichord, Electric Guitar, and Percussion; Dedyukhin, Chaikovsky, Khovov, Makichko, Godin (EMI, 1967)

Khachaturian, K.: Cello Sonata; K. Khachaturian (EMI, 1967)

Toyama: Cello Concerto; Toyama, Moscow Radio and Television Orchestra (EMI, 1967)

Miaskovsky: Cello Sonata No. 2 in a, Op. 81; Dedyukhin (EMI, 1967)

Britten: Suite for Cello Solo No. 1, Op. 72 (London, 1968)

Dvorak: Cello Concerto in b, Op. 104; Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (DG, 1968)

Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra in A, Op. 33; Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (DG, 1968)

Britten: Suite for Cello Solo No. 2, Op. 80 (EMI, 1960s)

Brahms: Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Orchestra in A, Op. 102; Oistrakh, Szell, Cleveland Orchestra (EMI, 1969)

Shostakovich: Piano Trio No. 2 in e, Op. 67; Serebryakov, Vaiman (Melodiya, 1969)

Schumann: Cello Concerto in a, Op. 129; Oistrakh, USSR Symphony Orchestra (Russian Disc, 1969)

Jolivet: Deuxième Concerto pour Violoncelle; Jolivet, Orchestre National de l’O.R.T.F. (Erato LP, 1970)

Beethoven: Concerto in C for Violin, Cello, Piano, and Orchestra, Op. 56: Allegro; Oistrakh, Richter, Kondrashin, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra (EMI, 1970)

Britten: The Poet’s Echo (London, 1968)

Tchaikovsky: Songs, "Why?", Op. 6, No. 5; "Mid the Noisy Stir of the Ball", Op. 38, No. 3; "Over the Golden Cornfields", Op. 57, No. 2 (London LP, 1969)

Prokofiev: Five Poems by Anna Akhnatova (Angel LP, 1970s)

Rachmaninov: Song, "Vocalise", Op. 34, No. 14 (DG LP, 1976)

Mussorgsky (orch. Shostakovich): Songs and Dances of Death; London Symphony Orchestra (Angel LP, 1978)

Dargomizhsky: Song, "When I am oppressed by life’s troubles" (Erato, 1991)

Sauguet: Mélodie concertante; Sauguet, Moscow Radio Orchestra (Melodiya LP, 1971)

Vlasov: Cello Concerto No. 1; Rozhdestvensky, Moscow Radio Orchestra (Melodiya LP, 1971)

Dutilleux: Cello Concerto, "Tout un monde lointain..."; Baudo, Orchestre de Paris (EMI, 1974)

Lutoslawski: Cello Concerto; Lutoslawski, Orchestre de Paris (EMI, 1974)

Haydn: Cello Concerto in C, Hob. VIIb:1; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (EMI, 1975)

Rachmaninoff: Cello Sonata in g, Op. 19: Andante; Horowitz (Sony, 1976)

Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in a, Op. 50: Pezzo elegaico; Horowitz, Stern (Sony, 1976)

Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 2 in c-sharp, Op. 126; Ozawa, Boston Symphony Orchestra (DG, 1977)

Boccherini: Cello Concerto No. 2 in D; Sacher, Collegium Musicum of Zurich (DG, 1978)

Moret: Cello Concerto; Sacher, Collegium Musicum of Zurich (Erato, 1978)

Chopin: Polonaise Brillante for Piano and Cello in C, Op. 3; Argerich (DG, 1980)

Bernstein: Three Meditations for Cello and Orchestra from Mass; Bernstein, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (DG, 1981)

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 14 in g for Soprano, Bass, and Chamber Orchestra, Op. 135; Vishnevskaya, Reshetin, Academic Symphony Orchestra Moscow (Teldec, 1973)

Tchaikovsky: Suite from Swan Lake, Op. 20; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (DG, 1978)

Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 in B-flat, Op. 100; Orchestre National de France (Erato, 1985)

Glazunov: Violin Concerto in a, Op. 82; Mutter, National Symphony Orchestra (Erato, 1989)

Shchedrin: Stihira, Hymn for the Millenium of the Christianisation of Russia; National Symphony Orchestra (Erato, 1989)

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 1 in f, Op. 10; National Symphony Orchestra (Teldec, 1993)

Penderecki: Cello Concerto No. 2; Penderecki, Philharmonia Orchestra (Erato, 1987)

Prokofiev: Symphony-Concerto in e for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 125; Ozawa, London Symphony Orchestra (Erato, 1988)

Hoddinott: Noctis Equi, Scena for Cello and Orchestra; Nagano, London Symphony Orchestra (Erato, 1989)

Honegger: Cello Concerto; Nagano, London Symphony Orchestra (Erato, 1989)

Milhaud: Cello Concerto No. 1; Nagano, London Symphony Orchestra (Erato, 1989)

Schubert: String Quintet in C, D. 956; Emerson Quartet (DG, 1990)

Schnittke: Cello Concerto No. 2; Ozawa, London Symphony Orchestra (Sony, 1991)

Bach: Suite for Cello Solo No. 5 in c, S. 1011 (EMI, 1991)

Gagneux: Tryptique for Cello and Orchestra; Ozawa, London Symphony Orchestra (Teldec, 1994)

Messiaen: Concert à quatre; Cantin, Holliger, Loriod, Chung, Orchestre de l’Opéra Bastille (DG, 1994)

Shchedrin: Sotto Voce Concerto for Cello and Orchestra; Ozawa, London Symphony Orchestra (Teldec, 1994)

Schnittke: Concerto for Three; Kremer, Bashmet, Moscow Soloists (EMI, 1995)

Knaifel: Chapter Eight; Scribner, Washington National Cathedral Choristers, National Cathedral School Lower School Chorus, Choral Arts Society of Washington (Teldec, 1995)

Schnittke: String Trio; Kremer, Bashmet (EMI, 1995)

Piazzolla: Le Grand Tango; Uriash (EMI, 1996)

Schnittke: Cello Sonata No. 2; Uriash (EMI, 1996)

Ustvolskaya: Grand Duet; Lubimov (EMI, 1996)

Kancheli: Simi, for Cello and Orchestra; Kakhidze, Royal Flanders Philharmonic Orchestra (ECM, 1997)

Among some of the more ebullient yet more "subterranean" of Jamaica’s white funk scene in the early 1970s, well-remembered for not only the dulcent tones of their songwriting but also the opacity of their rhythms, Cough Syrup issued 410 uncut minutes of tapes during their first and only recording session. It is worth further mention that all six members of the group were under the age of thirteen at the time of recording. Avowedly non-Rastafarian, Cough Syrup attracted a following in the many underground "Jah" dens of local Kingston, and proprietors are still reputed to tell of the utter percussive jetsam left in their wake. To this day, a handful of European and Carribean neoprim-dub ‘zines attest to the recursive influence that the fourteen unique compositions of Cough Syrup have yielded for current and forthcoming child-music enthusiasts, including the venerable Teddy Fire, who credits Cough Syrup as the latent source for many of his playroom poetics. The Record Hospital is delighted to debut these untold recordings to our listeners during this Orgy: a six-hour and fifty-minute paean to the awkward genius of Cough Syrup.

The seventeen-hour Ry Cooder Orgy will include all of Cooder’s solo and duet work, starting with the blues-influenced music on his debut album released in 1970 and continuing through his more recent world music projects, such as the very successful Buena Vista Social Club. Much of Cooder’s film soundtrack work will also be included.

Following the ideals set forth by her husband John Coltrane, Alice Mcleod Coltrane (born 1937 in Detroit) extended the possibilities of freer jazz into the spiritual realm of her adopted Hindu tradition. Having trained as a pianist with Bud Powell in 1959, she joined vibraphonist Terry Gibbs for the year 1962-1963. After she met John Coltrane, Alice’s music took a new direction. Traveling to India and studying Hindu thought, she began to find musical expression for her spiritual quest when she joined the Coltrane group in 1966. After John’s death in 1967, Alice continued her career as a pianist and harpist with such artists as Pharaoh Sanders, Ornette Coleman, Charlie Haden, McCoy Tyner, Archie Shepp, and many others. This eleven-hour Orgy will explore the major lines in Alice Coltrane’s career as a jazz instrumentalist from her work with the John Coltrane to her own recordings as a group leader.

1903-1911: Seventeen German Songs; Hampson, Guzelimian (Teldec)

1907: Hansel and Gretel Overture (Humperdinck, arr. two pianos by Griffes); Lewin, Weber (Naxos)

1907: Symphonic Fantasy (arr. two pianos); Lewin, Weber (Naxos)

c. 1910: Song of the Dagger; Milnes, Spong (New World)

1909: By a Lonely Forest Pathway; Steber, Quillian (New World)

1912: The First Snowfall; Parker, Huckaby (New World LP)

1907: Symphonic Fantasy for Orchestra; Krueger, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Stereo MIA LP)

1911: Four Impressions; Bryn-Julson, Stapp, Milnes, Spong (New World)

1912: Rhapsody in b; Tocco (Gasparo)

1910-1912: Three Tone Pictures, Op. 5; Wehr (Connoisseur)

1912-1915: Fantasy Pieces, Op. 6; Wehr (Connoisseur)

1915: Pleasure Dome of Kubla Khan (piano version); Lewin (Naxos)

1915: Pieces in d, Piece in B-flat; Lewin (Naxos)

1915: Legend; Tocco (Gasparo)

1915: De Profundis; Tocco (Gasparo)

1915-1916: Roman Sketches, Op. 7; Wehr (Connoisseur)

1915-1916: Three Songs: We’ll to the Woods and Gather May; In a Myrtle Shade; Evening Song; Marcoulescu-Stern, Philabaum (Gasparo)

1916: Poem for Flute and Orchestra; Jones, Bricetti, Virtuosi di Praga (Discovery)

1916: Piece in E, Dance in a; Lewin (Naxos)

1917: Kairn of Koridwen; Moughalian, Perspectives Ensemble (Newport Classic)

1917: Three Japanese Melodies; Moughalian, Perspectives Ensemble (Newport Classic)

1917: Three Sketches on Indian Themes; Moughalian, Perspectives Ensemble (Newport Classic)

1918: Time Was When I in Anguish Lay; Tatum, Parson (London LP)

1918: An Old Song Re-Sung; Parker, Huckaby (New World)

1918: Pleasure Dome of Kubla Khan (orchestral version); Ozawa, Boston Symphony Orchestra (New World)

1919: Three Tone Pictures, Op. 5 (orchestral version); Ozawa, Boston Symphony Orchestra (New World)

1919: White Peacock (orchestral version); Hanson, Eastman-Rochester Orchestra (Mercury LP)

1919: Clouds; Hanson, Eastman-Rochester Orchestra (Mercury LP)

1919: Bacchanale; Hanson, Eastman-Rochester Orchestra (Mercury LP)

1918: Three Poems of Fiona Macleod; Bryn-Julson, Stapp, Milnes, Spong (New World)

1918: Sonata; Wehr (Connoisseur)

1919: Three Preludes; Lewin (Naxos)

1921: Poem for Flute and Orchestra (arr. flute and piano); Wincenc, Sanders (Nonesuch LP)

1919: Tone Pictures (arr. piano and orchestra); Bogdashevskaya, Schwarz, Seattle Symphony Orchestra (Delos)

c. 1920: White Peacock (arr. oboe and orchestra); Shapiro, Schwarz, Seattle Symphony Orchestra (Delos)

One of the greatest British pianists of all time, Solomon (born Solomon Cutner, but his family name never caught on with the public) was born one hundred years ago and lived until 1988. His career was tragically cut short by a massive stroke in 1956, after which he never performed again. Known primarily for his performances of Germanic masters such as Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann and Brahms, he also gave distinctive interpretations of Chopin and championed music of British composers including Arthur Bliss. Gerald Moore, a great pianist in his own right, said of Solomon, "Interpretation at his level...is fundamentally the same art as composition. He not only played–he created music."

Liszt: Étude de concert in f, S. 144, No. 2, "La Leggierezza" (Testament)

Chopin: Fantaisie in f, Op. 49 (Testament)

Chopin: Nocturne in E-flat, Op. 9, No. 2 (Testament)

Chopin: Berceuse in D-flat, Op. 57 (Testament)

Bliss: Concerto in B-flat, Op. 58; Boult, Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra (EMI)

Beethoven: Concerto No. 3 in c, Op. 37; Boult, BBC Symphony Orchestra (EMI)

Beethoven: Sonata No. 14 in c-sharp, Op. 27, No. 2, "Moonlight" (EMI)

Haydn: Sonata in D, Hob. XVI:37 (Arabesque LP)

Chopin: Ballade No. 4 in f, Op. 52 (Testament)

Chopin: Mazurka in a, Op. 68, No. 2 (Testament)

Liszt: Hungarian Fantasia, S. 123; Susskind, Philharmonia Orchestra (EMI)

Beethoven: Sonata No. 21 in C, Op. 53, "Waldstein" (Turnabout LP)

Beethoven: Sonata No. 32 in c, Op. 111 (Turnabout LP)

Beethoven: Sonata No. 30 in E, Op. 109 (Turnabout LP)

Brahms: Concerto No. 1 in d, Op. 15; Kubelik, Philharmonia Orchestra (Turnabout LP)

Schumann: Carnaval, Op. 9 (Testament)

Brahms: Sonata No. 3 in f, Op. 5 (Testament)

Beethoven: Sonata No. 29 in B-flat, Op. 106, "Hammerklavier" (Turnabout LP)

Beethoven: Cello Sonata No. 3 in A, Op. 69; Piatigorsky (Testament)

Beethoven: Concerto No. 5 in E-flat, Op. 73, "Emperor"; Menges, Philharmonia Orchestra (EMI)

Beethoven: Sonata No. 31 in A-flat, Op. 110 (Turnabout LP)

Mozart: Sonata in B-flat, K. 333; (Philips)

Abel: Sonata for Transverse Flute and Continuo in F, Op. 6, No. 5; M. Arita, C. Arita, Nakano (Denon)

Shostakovich: Ballet Suite No. 5; Järvi, Scottish National Orchestra (Chandos)

Palestrina: Missa De Beata Virgine; Ugrin, Chorus "Jeunesses Musicales" (Hungaroton)

Bolcom: Symphony No. 5; Davies, American Composers Orchestra (Argo)

Stanford: Cello Sonata No. 2, Op. 39; Lloyd Webber, McCabe (ASV)

Purcell: Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary; Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir, Equale Brass Ensemble, Monteverdi Orchestra (Erato)

Hakim: Sound Gone; Hinderas (CRI)

Haydn: Symphony No. 102 in B-flat; Beecham, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (EMI)

Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No. 8 in B-flat, Op. 84; Ohlsson (Arabesque)

Schubert: Overture to Des Teufels Lustschloss, D. 84; Angerer, Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra (FSM/Pantheon LP)

Ockeghem: Missa Ma Maistresse; Blachly, Pomerium Musices (Nonesuch LP)

Brahms: Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Orchestra in a, op. 102; Perlman, Ma, Barenboim, Chicago Symphony Orchestra (Teldec)

Harvard at Cornell.

Harvard vs. Yale.

Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphoses on Themes of Carl Maria von Weber

Poulenc: Concerto in d for Two Pianos and Orchestra; Robert Levin, Ya-Fei Chuang

Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 73

Richard Strauss

Mozart: Symphony No. 41 in C, K. 455, "Jupiter"; Berlin State Opera Orchestra (Koch)

Strauss: An Alpine Symphony, Op. 64; Bavarian State Orchestra (Koch)

Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in c, Op. 67; Berlin State Opera Orchestra (Koch)

Gluck: Overture to Iphingenie in Aulis; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (Koch)

Thomas: Hamlet; Anderson, Graves, Hampson, Ramey, Kunde, Almeida, Ambrosian Singers, London Philharmonia Orchestra (EMI)

Zemlinsky: Symphony No. 1 in d; Conlon, Cologne Philharmonic Orchestra (EMI)

Boccherini: String Quintet in F, Op. 39, No. 2, G. 338; Boccherini Quartet, Bijlsma (Channel Classics)

Svendsen: Symphony No 1 in D, Op. 4; Järvi, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra (BIS)

Schoenberg: The Book of the Hanging Gardens, Op. 15; DeGaetani, Kalish (Nonesuch)

Cardoso: Requiem; Phillips, Tallis Scholars (Gimell)

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat, Op. 106, "Hammerklavier"; Pollini (DG)

Beanpot Tournament: Harvard vs. Northeastern.

de Fesch: Oratorio, Joseph; McFadden, Alexander, von Hase, van der Meel, Vonk, Sol, Wentz, Nationaal Kinderkoor, Viri Cantores, Musica ad Rhenum (NM Classics)

Dvorak: Love Songs, Op. 83; Blachut, Pohlreich (Supraphon)

Mozart: Bassoon Concerto in B-flat, K. 191; Brooke, Beecham, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (EMI)

Sheppard: Media Vita; Phillips, Tallis Scholars (Gimell)

Strauss: Macbeth, Op. 23; Kempe, Staatskapelle Dresden (EMI)

Beach: Four Sketches, Op. 15; Polk (Arabesque)

Singleton: Shadows; Lane, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (Nonesuch)

Schubert: Sonata for Arpeggione and Piano in a, D. 821; Bashmet, Muntian (RCA)

Bantock: Pagan Symphony; Handley, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Hyperion)

Bach-Busoni: Three Organ Chorale Preludes; Buechner (Connoisseur)

Schuman: Symphony No. 3; Bernstein, New York Philharmonic Orchestra (DG)

Haydn: String Quartet in b, Op. 64, No. 2; Tátrai Quartet (Hungaroton)

Grieg: Piano Concerto in a, Op. 16; Zimerman, Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (DG)

Beanpot Tournament: Harvard vs. Northeastern.

Cage: Concerto for Prepared Piano and Orchestra; Takahashi, Foss, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra (Nonesuch LP)

Tartini: Sonata for Violin Solo in g, "The Devil’s Trill"; Manze (Harmonia Mundi)

Janacek: Sinfonietta; Ancerl, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra (Fidelio)

Buxtehude: Nimm von uns, Herr, du treuer Gott, BuxWV 207; Vogel (MD+G)

Kodály: Háry János, Suite, Op. 35a; Järvi, Chicago Symphony Orchestra (Chandos)

Liszt: Three Petrarch Sonnets, S. 270; Feltsman (CBS)

Josquin: Missa L’ami baudechon; Urquhart, Capella Alamire (Dorian)

Beethoven: String Trio No. 3 in G, Op. 9, No. 1; Mutter, Giuranna, Rsotropovich (DG)

Satie: Relâche; Abravanel, Utah Symphony Orchestra (Vanguard LP)

Arne: Sonata No. 6 in G; Pinnock (Vanguard)

Ireland: Overture, "Satyricon"; Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra (Chandos)

Enesco: Konzertstück for Viola and Piano; Bashmet, Muntian (RCA)

Rosetti: Horn Concerto in F; Baumann, Schröder, Concerto Amsterdam (BASF LP)

Fauré: Piano Trio in d, Op. 120; Golub, Kaplan, Carr (Arabesque)

Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351; Pinnock, English Concert (DG Archiv)

Turner: Anthem, "The King Shall Rejoice"; Preston, Choir and Orchestra of Westminster (DG)

Hindemith: Symphony, "Mathis der Maler"; Blomstedt, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra (London)

Hindemith: Symphonic Dances; Tortelier, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra (Chandos)

Scarlatti: Sonatas for Organ: in D, K. 288; in F, K. 328; in c, K. 254; in D, K. 287; in C, K. 255; Grier (Hyperion)

Reissiger: Clarinet Concerto in E-flat, Op. 63; Klöcker, López-Cobos, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (Schwann)

Cerha: String Quartet No. 3; Arditti Quartet (cpo)

Kraft: Cello Concerto in C, Op. 4; Bylsma, Lamon, Tafelmusik Orchestra (Deutsche Harmonia Mundi)

Mahler: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen; Baker, Parsons (Hyperion)

Gilles: Diligam Te, Domine; Mellon, Gens, Crook, Phillips, Kooy, Herreweghe, Chorus and Orchestra of La Chapelle Royale (Harmonia Mundi)

Bryars: The Last Days; Balanescu, Connors (Argo)

Taneyev: Concert Suite for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 28; Altenvurger, Ahronovitch, Vienna Symphony Orchestra (Pro Arte LP)

Frescobaldi: Cento Partite; Kobler (Classic Masters)

Stravinsky: Danses Concertantes; Orpheus Chamber Orchestra (DG)

Grieg: Violin Sonata No. 3 in c, Op. 45; Wilkomirska, Barbosa (Connoisseur Society LP)

Each week, Women Composers will feature the music of female composers, arranged roughly chronologically from the early plainchant of Hildegard von Bingen to music of living composers.

Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179), Francesca Caccini (1587-1640), and Settimia Caccini (1590-1638).

Hildegard: "Vos flores rosarum," "Columba aspexit"; Keene, Women of the Voices of Ascension (Delos)

Caccini, F.: Songs, "Che desia di saper, che cos’è amore," "La Pastorella mia tri i fiori"; Hübscher, Plantamura, Lauridsen (Leonarda LP)

Caccini, F.: La Liberazione di Ruggiero da l’isola d’Alcina (selections); Johns, May, Cable (Gemini LP)

Caccini, S.: Song, "Già sperai, non spero hor’ più"; Hübscher, Plantamura, Lauridsen (Leonarda LP)

An interview with Harvard Professor and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Bernard Rands.

Rands: Le Tambourin, Suite 1; Muti, Philadelphia Orchestra (New World)

Rands: Triple Concerto; Core Ensemble, London, Cleveland Chamber Symphony Orchestra (Albany)

Glazunov: From the Middle Ages, Op. 79; Järvi, Scottish National Orchestra (Chandos)

Schickele: String Quartet No. 1, "American Dreams"; Audubon Quartet (RCA)

Milhaud: Saudades do Brazil; Herrmann, London Festival Players (London LP)

Berlioz: Songs, "La Belle Voyageuse"; "La Captive"; "Le Matin"; Von Otter, Thedéen, Garben (DG)

Larsen: Symphony: Water Music; Marriner, Minnesota Orchestra (Nonesuch)

Albinoni: Concerto for Trumpet, Three Oboes, Two Bassoons, and Harpsichord in C; Basch, De Vries, Schneemann, Dekkers, Berkhout, Pollard, Van Asperen (Deutsche Harmonia Mundi)

Mendelssohn: Psalm 95, Op. 46, "Kommt, lasst uns anbeten"; Baumann, Silva, Blaser, Corboz, Gulbenkian Foundation Chorus and Orchestra (Erato)

Sibelius: Malinconia, Op. 20; Sariola, Liu (Finlandia)

Lobo: Libera me, Domine; O’Donnell, Choir of Westminster Cathedral (Hyperion)

Harbison: Four Occasional Pieces; Goodson (Albany)

Hertel: Concerto in C for Eight Kettledrums, Winds, and Strings; Thärichen, Bardach, Handley, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (Schwann)

Martinu: Nonet; Boston Symphony Chamber Players (RCA LP)

Pergolesi: Concertino for Violin and Strings in B-flat; Naganuma, Audoli, Jean-Walter Audoli Instrumental Ensemble (Arion)

Brahms: Trio in a for Clarinet, Cello, and Piano, Op. 114; Hill, Thomas, Lee (Northeastern)

Harvard vs. Vermont.

Harvard vs. Cornell.

Schubert: Piano Trio in B-flat, Op. 99, D. 898

Bruno Walter

Debussy: La Mer; Philharmonia Orchestra

Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 in d, K. 466. Walter, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Vox LP)

Brahms: Symphony No. 4 in D, Op. 73; Columbia Symphony Orchestra (Sony)

Wagner: Siegfried Idyll; New York Philharmonic Orchestra (Odyssey LP)

To be announced.

Binchois: Motet: Veni, Creator Spiritus; Turner, Pro Cantione Antiqua (DG Archiv LP)

Kraus: Symphony in F, VB 130; Swenson, Sundkvist, Swedish Chamber Orchestra (Naxos)

Fauré: Piano Quartet No. 2 in g, Op. 45; Hubeau, Gallois-Montbrun, Lequien, Navarra (MHS LP)

Delalande: Confitebit tibi Domine; Christie, Les Arts Florissants (Harmonia Mundi)

Grétry: String Quartet in D, Op. 3, No. 4; Haydn Quartet (Koch Schwann)

Josquin: Missa L’homme armé sexti toni; Phillips, Tallis Scholars (Gimell)

Crumb: Ancient Voices of Children; DeGaetani, Dash, Weisberg, Contemporary Chamber Ensemble (Nonesuch)

Cambini: Sinfonia Concertante No. 12 in c for Two Violins and Orchestra; Vecchia, Cantamessa, Mangiocavalli, Academia Montis Regalis (Opus 111)

Prokofiev: Visions Fugitives, Op. 22; Mustonen (London)

Franck: Symphony in d; Flor, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RCA)

Beanpot Tournament Consolation Championship (will be broadcast if Harvard loses on February 5).

Beanpot Tournament Championship (will be broadcast if Harvard wins on February 5).

Buxtehude: Praeludia: in g, BuxWV 150; in D, BuxWV 139; Vogel (MD+G)

Dvorak: Symphonic Poem, Op. 147, "The Water Goblin"; Järvi, Scottish National Orchestra (Chandos)

Copland: Piano Sonata; Parkin (New Era Classics)

Haydn: Symphony No. 38 in C; Pinnock, English Concert (DG Archiv)

Tchaikovsky: String Quartet No. 1 in D, Op. 11; Emerson Quartet (DG)

Anonymous: A Suite of Dances; Kimball, Wiemken, Piffaro (DG Archiv)

Zwilich: Concerto for Trumpet and Five Players; Smith, Kaufman, Freeman, Lamb, Deak, Wingreen, Mehta (New World)

Paganini: Fantasia on Themes from Rossini’s Moses; Karr, Lajovic, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (Schwann)

Harbison: Quintet for Winds; Keeble, Cox, Warner, Griffin, McGovern (Albany)

Respighi: Brazilian Impressions; López-Cobos, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (Telarc)

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 23 in f, Op. 57, "Appassionata"; Ashkenazy (London LP)

Elgar: Sea Pictures, Op. 37; Baker, Barbirolli, London Symphony Orchestra (EMI)

Mozart: Piano Trio in G, K. 564; Mozartean Players (Harmonia Mundi)

Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 in c, Op. 78, "Organ"; Dupré, Paray, Detroit Symphony Orchestra (Mercury)

Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 8 in c, Op. 110; Borodin Quartet (EMI)

Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 15 in e-flat, Op. 144; Taneyev Quartet (Columbia LP)

Settings of poems by John Milton (1608-1674) by Handel, Haydn, Dyson, and Rhodes.

Beanpot Tournament Championship (Will be broadcast if Harvard wins on Febuary 6).

(If no hockey.)

Wieniawski: Variations on an Original Theme; Bell, Sanders (London)

Pettersson: Symphony No. 2; Westerberg, Swedish Radio Symphony Orcehstra (Discofil)

Marais: Suite for Two Violas da Gamba and Theorbo in G; Slowik, Linden, Junghänel (Deutsche Harmonia Mundi)

Franck: Symphonic Poem, "Rédemption"; Cluytens, Orchestre National de Belgique (Angel LP)

Cilea: Cello Sonata; Heled, Zak (MMG)

Charpentier: Oratorio, "Filius Prodigus," H. 399; Christie, Les Arts Florissants (Harmonia Mundi)

Granados: Valses Poeticos; de Larrocha (RCA)

Persichetti: Concerto for English Horn and String Orchestra, Op. 137; Stacy, Persichetti, String Orchestra of New York (New World)

Krommer: Octet-Partita for Winds in F, Op. 57; Netherlands Wind Ensemble (Philips LP)

Gounod: Ballet Music from Faust; Marriner, Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (Philips)

Fasch: Concerto for Lute, Two Violins, Viola, and Continuo in D; Smith, Banchini, Plantier, Courvoisier, Dieltiens (Astrée)

Shostakovich: Concerto No.1 in c for Piano, Trumpet, and Orchestra, Op. 35; Argerich, Touvron, Faerber, Wurttemberg Chamber Orchestra of Heilbronn (DG)

Glazunov: Wedding Procession in E-flat, Op. 21; Svetlanov, USSR Symphony Orchestra (Melodiya)

Smetana: Overture to The Bartered Bride; Neumann, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra (Supraphon)

Britten: Wedding Anthem for Organ and Choir in A, Op. 46; Trotter, Best, Corydon Singers, Westminster Cathedral Choristers (Hyperion LP)

Scriabin: Symphony No. 3 in c, op. 43, "Divine Poem"; Järvi, Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Chandos)

Mahler: Symphony No. 3; Quivar, American Boychoir, women of the Westminster Symphonic Choir

Bryars: String Quartet No. 1, "Between the National and the Bristol"; Balanescu Quartet (Argo)

Mendelssohn: Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra in E; Frith, Tinney, O Duinn, RTE Sinfonietta (Naxos)

Villa-Lobos: Assobio a Jato for Flute and Cello; Dwyer, Glyde (Koch)

Brumel: Missa Et ecce terrae motus; Phillips, Tallis Scholars (Gimell)

Mozart: Violin Sonata in e, K. 304; Szigeti, Horzowski (Vanguard Classics)

Tippett: Fantasia Concertante on a Theme of Corelli; Marriner, Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (London)

Kapsberger: Toccata No. 1; North, Toll (Harmonia Mundi)

Penderecki: Viola Concerto; Kamasa, Wit, Polish National Symphony Orchestra (Polskie Nagrania)

Ravel: Histoires naturelles; DeGaetani, Kalish (Arabesque)

Boyce: Symphony No. 7 in B-flat; Boughton, English String Orchestra (Nimbus)

Nielsen: Quintet for Winds, Op. 43; Aulos Wind Quintet (Koch Schwann)

Haydn: Symphony No. 92 in G, "Oxford"; Davis, Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra (Philips)

Barbara Strozzi (1619-1664) and Isabella Leonarda (1620-1704).

Strozzi: Aria, "Non occore"; Sephira Ensemble (Bayer)

Strozzi: Hor che Apollo, Op. 8; Sephira Ensemble (Bayer)

Strozzi: Sonetto premio dell’opera; Favella Lyrica (Koch)

Strozzi: Canto di bella bocca; Favella Lyrica (Koch)

Strozzi: I baci; Favella Lyrica (Koch)

Leonarda: Motet, "Alta del ciel regina," Op. 14; Sephira Ensemble (Bayer)

Leonarda: Sonata Seconda, Op. 16; Sephira Ensemble (Bayer)

Leonarda: Motet, "Veni amor, veni Jesu," Op. 15; Sephira Ensemble (Bayer)

Sessions: From my diary; Helps (CRI)

Sessions: When lilacs last in the dooryard bloom’d; Hinds, Quivar, Cossa, Ozawa, Tanglewood Festival Chorus, Boston Symphony Orchestra (New World)

Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 15

Strauss: Metamorphosen for 23 Solo Strings; Järvi, Scottish National Orchestra (Chandos)

Hummel: Trumpet Concerto in E; Nakariakov, López-Cobos, Lausanne Chamber Orchestra (Teldec)

Rhodes: Divertimento; Davies, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra (CRI)

d’Indy: String Quartet No. 2 in E, Op. 45; Kodály Quartet (Marco Polo)

Bach: Harpsichord Concerto in E, S. 1053; Rousset, Hogwood, Academy of Ancient Music (Oiseau-Lyre)

Szymanowski: Variations on a Polish Theme, Op. 10; Roscoe (Naxos)

Dittersdorf: Oboe Concerto in G; Holliger, Füri, Camerata Bern (DG Archiv)

Isaac: Motet: "Optime pastor"; Phillips, Tallis Scholars (Gimell)

Weill: Symphony No. 1; Bertini, BBC Symphony Orchestra (Angel LP)

Giardini: Sonata in e, Op. 1 No. 3; Locatelli Trio (Hyperion)

Berlioz: Te Deum; Aler, Kruczek, Keene, Young Singers of Pennsylvania, Voices of Ascension Chorus and Orchestra (Delos)

Harvard at Clarkson.

Harvard at. St. Lawrence.

Arturo Bendetti Michelangeli

Ravel: Piano Concerto in G; Gracis, Philharmonia Orchestra (EMI LP)

Schumann: Viennese Carnival, Op. 26 (Longanesi LP)

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat, Op. 73, "Emperor"; Rossi, Orchestra RAI Tornino alla Scala di Milano (Replica)

Schumann: Piano Concerto in a, Op. 54; Pedrotti, Orchestra alla Scala di Milano (Dokumente LP)

Rossini: La Cenerentola; Berganza, Alva, Capecchi, Montarsolo, Abbado, Scottish Opera Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra (DG)

Haydn, M.: Symphony No. 38 in F; Goritzki, German Chamber Academy of Neuss (cpo)

Kernis: String Quartet No. 2, "musica instrumentalis"; Lark Quartet (Arabesque)

Schumann: Songs for Double Choir, Op. 14, Nos. 1, 3; Bantzer, Harvestehude Chamber Choir (Arte Nova)

Scarlatti: Sonatas: in g, K. 546; in G, K. 547; Pinnock (DG Archiv)

Lazzari: Tableaux Maritimes; Adriano, Moscow Symphony Orchestra (Marco Polo)

Krommer: Wind Sextet in E-flat; Consortium Classicum (Claves)

Victoria: Missa Ascendens Christus in Altum; Hill, Choir of Westminster Cathedral (Hyperion)

Weill: Cello Sonata; Grossman, Walsh (Nonesuch LP)

Barber: Souvenirs, Op. 28; Schenck, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (Koch)

Perotin: Sederunt principes; Hillier, Hilliard Ensemble (ECM)

Madetoja: Symphony No. 3 in A, Op. 55; Sakari, Iceland Symphony Orchestra (Chandos)

Mozart: String Quintet in g, K. 516; Amadeus Quartet, Aronowitz (DG)

Preview of the upcoming concert by the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra of Mahler's Symphony No. 9 (Sanders Theatre, 7:30 pm February 21 and 3 pm February 24, Jordan Hall 8 pm February 23; information: www.bostonphil.org, 617-868-6696).

De Monte: Motets: "O suavitas et dulcedo"; "Parce mihi Domine"; Madrigal: "Dolce mio caro"; Chanson: "La Déssee Venus"; Hilliard Ensemble, Kees Boeke Consort (EMI LP)

Prokofiev: Symphonic Song, Op. 57; Järvi, Scottish National Orchestra (Chandos)

Chopin: Nocturnes: in B, Op. 32, No. 1; in A-flat, Op. 32, No. 2; in g, Op. 37, No. 1; in G, Op. 37, No. 2; Rubinstein (RCA)

Campra: Messe de Requiem; Herreweghe, La Chapelle Royale (Harmonia Mundi)

Dett: In the Bottoms; Hinderas (CRI)

Cowell: Symphony No. 16, "Icelandic"; Strickland, Iceland Symphony Orchestra (C