Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33; Starker, Dorati, London Symphony Orchestra (Mercury)

Scarlatti, A.: Cantata, "Già lusingato appieno"; Dawson, Purcell Quartet (Hyperion)

Boieldieu: Harp Concerto in C; Robles, Brown, Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (London)

Dohnányi: Sextet in C, Op. 37; Schiff, Berkes, Vlatkovic, Takács Quartet (London)

Del Tredici: Steps, for Orchestra; Mehta, New York Philharmonic Orchestra (New World)

Archduke Rudolph: Violin Sonata in f; Suk, Kagan (Koch)

Rossi: Oratorio, "O Cecità del misero mortale"; Mellon, Feldman, Laurens, Visse, Laplénie, Lestringant, Cantor, Reinhart, Christie, Les Arts Florissants (Harmonia Mundi)

Caplet: Conte fantastique; Holliger, Schnitzler, Phillips, Caussé, Iwasaki (ECM LP)

Panufnik: Autumn Music; Peebles, Horenstein, London Symphony Orchestra (Unicorn-Kanchana)

Corelli: Recorder Sonata in g, Op. 5, No. 12, "La Follia"; Verbruggen, Gibbons, Mahler (Titanic)

Berners: The Triumph of Neptune, suite; Wordsworth, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra (EMI)

Dvorak: Piano Quintet in A, Op. 81; Rubinstein, Guarneri Quartet (RCA)

The Etude, Part I: Chopin’s Predecessors

Clementi: Gradus ad Parnassum, Op. 44 (excerpts); Spada (Arts)

Hummel: Etudes, Op. 125; Boehm (Turnabout LP)

Moscheles: Etudes, Op. 70 (selections); Ponti (Candide LP)

Moscheles: Characteristic Etudes, Op. 95 (selections); Ponti (Candide LP)

Don Quixote, Op. 35; Phelps (viola), Brey (cello)

Symphonia domestica, Op. 53

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Schoeck: Elegie, Op. 36; Loosli, Hug, Bern Chamber Ensemble (Jecklin-Disco)

Cherubini: String Quartet No. 3 in d; Melos Quartet (DG)

Geminiani: Concerto Grosso No. 1 in D, Op. 3, No. 1; Schröder, Mackintosh, Jones, Pleeth, Hogwood, Academy of Ancient Music (Oiseau-Lyre)

Martino: Concerto for Wind Quintet; Weisberg, Contemporary Chamber Ensemble of Rutgers University (CRI)

Bach, C. P. E.: Symphony No. 6 in E, Wq. 182; Pinnock, The English Concert (DG Archiv)

Philips: Passamezzo Pavana, Galiarda Passamezzo; Buckley (Harmonia Mundi)

Leeuw: Danses Sacrées; Kuyken, Spanjaard, Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra (NM)

Mouton: Pieces for Lute in c; Junghänel (Deutsche Harmonia Mundi)

Roussel: Symphony No. 2 in B-flat, Op. 23; Dutoit, Orchestre National de France (Erato)

Beethoven: String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat, Op. 130; Britten Quartet (LDR)

Film Music I

Shostakovich: Michurin; Maxim Shostakovich, Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra and Chorus (Melodiya LP)

Shostakovich: Suite from The Adventures of Korzinkina; Rozhdestvensky, Chorus and Symphony of the U.S.S.R. Ministry of Culture (Melodiya)

Khachaturian: Battle of Stalingrad; Tjeknavorian, Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra (ASV)

Shostakovich: Tahiti Trot; Freeman, Chicago Sinfonietta (Conifer)

Berlioz: Overture to Benvenuto Cellini

Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D, Op. 35; Repin

Rouse: Envoi

Ravel: Daphnis and Chloe

Haydn: Suite for Winds in E-flat, Hob. II:17; Detmold Wind Sextet (MD+G)

Victoria: Missa O magnum mysterium; Hill, Choir of Westminster Cathedral (Hyperion)

Zelenka: Sonata for Two Oboes, Bassoon, and Continuo No. 4 in g; Dombrecht, Ebbinge, Bond, van der Meer, Kohnen (Accent)

Knussen: Horn Concerto, Op. 28; Tuckwell, Knussen, London Sinfonietta (DG)

Czerny: Grand Variations for Piano and String Quartet, Op. 73, "God save Kaiser Franz"; Jones, Kammermusiker Zürich (Jecklin)

Carissimi: Baltazar Oratorio; Zádori, Pázszthy, Kiss, K. Farkas, E. Farkas, Lax, Bándl, Kállay, Gáti, Blazsó, Párkai, Chamber Choir of the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, Corelli Chamber Orchestra (Hungaroton)

Jolivet: Cinq Danses Rituelles; Mathé (Koch)

Cimarosa: Concerto for Two Flutes and Orchestra in G; Rampal, Kudo, Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra (Sony)

Matteis: Passages in Imitation of the Trumpet, from Ayres and Pieces IV, arr. for recorder; Memelsdorff, Staier (Deutsche Harmonia Mundi)

Szymanowski: Demeter, Op. 37b; Malewicz-Madej, Stryja, Polish State Philharmonic Chorus and Orchestra of Katowice (Naxos)

Vogel: Colors and Movements; Amati Quartet (ex libris)

Guilmant: Symphony No. 1 for Organ and Orchestra, Op. 42; Tracey, Tortelier, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra (Chandos)

Purcell: Celestial music did the gods inspire, Ode for a performance at Mr. Maidwell’s School, Z. 322; Fisher, Bonner, Bowman, Kenny, Covey-Crump, Daniels, George, Pott, King, The King’s Consort (Hyperion)

Sibelius: Symphony No. 1 in e, Op. 39; Vänskä, Lahti Symphony Orchestra (BIS)

Tenor John McCormack. Music of Puccini, Bizet, and others.

Harvard vs. Union.

Lehár: The Merry Widow; Frederica von Stade, Elizabeth Norberg-Schulz, Plácido Domingo, Paul Groves, John Del Carlo, Andrew Davis conducting.

Harvard vs. Rensselaer

Preacher: the Right Reverend John Shelby Spong, Bishop of New Jersey and Visiting Lecturer of Ministry. Music includes Bach’s Motet, "Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied," S. 225

The Kolisch Quartet.

Schoenberg: String Quartet No. 2 (Archiphon)

Bartók: String Quartet No. 5 (Biddulph)

Schubert: Quartettsatz in c, D. 12 (Archiphon)

Schubert: String Quartet in G, D. 887 (Archiphon)

Purcell: The Indian Queen; Clark, Glover, Rowlands, Baboulene, Robertson, Whitworth, Westcott, Atkins, Standen, Bernard, London Chamber Orchestra and Singers (Music Guild LP)

Purcell: King Arthur; Smith, Fisher, Priday, Ross, Stafford, Elliott, Varcoe, Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists (Erato LPs)

Antes: String Trio No. 1 in E-flat; Sorkin, Loft, Sopkin (Columbia LP)

Koechlin: Ballade for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 50; Rigutto, Myrat, Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra (Angel LP)

Ketting: A Set of Pieces for Flute and Piano; Starreveld, Eckhardt (NM Classics)

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

Krenek: String Quartet No. 1, Op. 6; Sonare Quartet (MD+G)

Zelenka: Capriccio No. 3 in F; Wijnkoop, Camerata Bern (DG Archiv LP)

Debussy: Petite Suite, for Piano, Four Hands; Bradshaw, Buono (Connoisseur Society)

Panufnik: Sinfonia Rustica; Panufnik, Monte Carlo Opera Orchestra (Unicorn-Kanchana)

Berwald: Septet for Strings and Winds in B-flat; Melos Ensemble of London (Angel LP)

Gilles: Diligam te, Domine; Mellon, Gens, Crook, Phillips, Kooy, Herreweghe, La Chapelle Royale (Harmonia Mundi)

Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No. 2 in d, Op. 14; Petrov (Melodiya)

Mozart: Symphony No. 39 in E-flat, K. 543; Böhm, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (DG LP)

Henry Purcell (1659-1659).

Tributes to singers:

Leonard Warren, who died March 4, 1960. Warren is heard in music of Verdi, Leoncavallo, and others.

Tenor David Lloyd, born February 29, 1920, is heard in Britten's Serenade for Tenor, Horn, and Strings, with James Stagliano, Richard Burgin, and members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra (Boston LP).

Gré Brouwenstijn, who died December 14, 1999, is heard in music of Janacek, Verdi, and Wagner, including the duet from Un Ballo in Maschera with Giuseppe Zampieri at the Holland Festival, June 25, 1958.

Georg Henschel, tenor, and first conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, February 18, 1850-September 10, 1934.

Tribute to Karl Muck, conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra from 1906-07 and 1912-18, who died March 3, 1940. His work is heard in the earliest recordings made by the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO Classics), as well as in others.

Tartini: Violin Sonata in g; Manze (Harmonia Mundi)

Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 6 in e; Previn, London Symphony Orchestra (RCA Victor)

Beethoven: Serenade (Trio No. 2) in D, Op. 8; Kagan, Bashmet, Gutman (Melodiya)

Tavener: The Protecting Veil; Ma, Zinman, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (Sony)

Busoni: Indian Diary, Book I; Madge (Philips)

Boccherini: Sinfonia in A, Op. 37, No. 4; Scimone, I Solisti Veneti (Erato)

Vogelweide: Songs, "Mir hat her Gerhart Atse ein pfert," "Under der linden an der heide," "Nu alrest lebe ich mir werde"; Binkley, Studio der Frühen Musik (Teldec)

Rameau: Les Indes Galantes, suite; Herreweghe, Royal Chapel Orchestra (Harmonia Mundi)

Caplet: Quintet for Piano, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, and Bassoon; Calamus Ensemble (MD+G)

Schubert: Symphony no. 5 in B-flat, D. 485; Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (Angel LP)

Music of Thomas Arne.

Organ Concerto No. 2 in G; Williams, Shepherd, Cantilena (Chandos)

Songs, "Sigh No More, Ladies," "What Tho’ His Guilt," "Thou Soft Flowing Avon," "Jenny"; Kirkby, Morton, Goodman, The Parley of Instruments (Hyperion)

Sonata No. 6 in G; Pinnock (Vanguard)

Solo in E for Violin and Continuo; Locatelli Trio (Hyperion)

Symphony No. 4 in c; Montgomery, Bournemouth Sinfonietta (HNH LP)

Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke, Part I

Mahler-Werfel: "Bei dir ist es traut"; Lippitz, Heller (cpo)

Barber: Mélodies Passagères, Op. 27; Hampson, Browning (DG)

Berg: "Traumgekrönt"; Popp, Gage (RCA)

Webern: "Du der ich’s richt sage," "Du machst mich allein"; Sziklay, Mihaly, Budapest Chamber Ensemble (Hungaroton)

Schoenberg: "Am Strande"; Lange, Lonskov (Kontrapunkt)

Schoenberg: "Alle, welche dich suchen," "Mach mich zum Wächter deiner Weiten," "Vorgefühl"; Minton, Bernstein, BBC Symphony Orchestra (Sony)

Norgard: "Frühlings-Lied," "Trauermarsch"; Parkman, Danish National Radio Chamber Choir (Chandos)

Schubert (ed. Gülke): Symphony No. "10"

Brahms (orch. Schoenberg): Piano Quartet in g, Op. 25

Weill: The Seven Deadly Sins; Silja, George, Vogel, Gottshick, Kappelman

Krenek: Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. 29; Juillet, Mauceri, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (London)

Berlioz: Songs, "La Belle Voyageuse," "La Captive," "Le Matin," "La Mort d’Ophélie," "La Belle Isabeau"; von Otter, Garben, Thedéen, members of the Royal Opera Chorus of Stockholm (DG)

Tower: Silver Ladders; Slatkin, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra (Nonesuch)

Fauré: Piano Quintet No. 1 in d, Op. 89; Hubeau, Via Nova Quartet (Erato)

Campra: Messe de Requiem; Baudry, Zanetti, Benet, Elwes, Varcoe, Herreweghe, La Chapelle Royale (Harmonia Mundi)

Varkonyi: Piano Trio in F, Op. 17; Seraphim Trio (Jerusalem)

Taneyev: Suite No. 2 in F, Op. 14; Albert, Philharmonia Hungarica (Marco Polo)

Praetorius: Suite No. 4 in G from Terpsichore; Logemann, New York Renaissance Band (Arabesque)

Karlowicz: An Episode During a Masquerade, Op. 14; Salwarowski, Silesian Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra (Chant du Monde)

Haydn: String Quartet in C, Op. 76, No. 3, "Emperor"; Amadeus Quartet (DG)

The Etude, Part II

Chopin’s Etudes, arguably the most important and influential works of their genre. Op. 10, Op. 25, and the Trois Nouvelles Etudes will be performed by various pianists.

Dvorak: String Quintet in a, Op. 1; Berlin Philharmonic Octet members (Philips LP)

Menotti: The Unicorn, The Gorgon, and The Manticore; Teeters, Boston Cecilia Chorus and Chamber Ensemble (Newport)

Servais-Leonhard: Grand Duo de Concert; Bylsma, Beths (Deutsche Harmonia Mundi)

Dohnányi: Variations on a Nursery Song for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 25; Siki, Katims, Seattle Symphony Orchestra (Turnabout LP)

Susato: Pickett, New London Consort; Rondes I, VII, III, IV, V, VI, XI (Oiseau-Lyre)

Glazunov: Symphony No. 8 in E-flat, Op. 83; Svetlanov, USSR Symphony Orchestra (Melodiya)

Heinrich: Barbecue Divertimento; Bruce (Vanguard LP)

Mozart: Masonic Cantata, "Laut verkünde uns're Freude," K. 623; Krenn, Krause, Fischer, Kertesz, Edinburgh Festival Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra (London LP)

Eisma: World within world; Netherlands Oboe Quartet (Radio Nederland LP)

Caldara: Laetatus Sum; Frimmer, Popken, Neumann, Cologne Chamber Choir, Capella Agostino Steffani (Calig)

Brahms: Sextet in G, Op. 36; Musicians of the Marlboro Music Festival (Columbia LP)

New Soviet Music

Balakauskas: Opera Strumentale (Col Legno)

Kancheli: Cantata, "Light Sorrow" (Col Legno)

Martin: Concerto for Seven Wind Instruments

Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No. 1 in a, Op. 33; Harrell

Schumann: Symphony No. 2 in C, Op. 61

Scarlatti, A.: Vespers of Saint Cecilia; Stevens, Chorus and Orchestra of the Accademia Monteverdiana (Nonesuch LP)

Schoenberg: String Quartet No. 3, Op. 30; LaSalle Quartet (DG)

Haydn: Symphony No. 53 in D, "L’Impériale"; Dorati, Philharmonia Hungarica (London LP)

Bach, J. S.: English Suite No. 4 in F, S. 809; Gould (Columbia LP)

Nielsen: Symphony No. 4, Op. 29, "The Inextinguishable"; Schmidt, London Symphony (Unicorn)

Brahms: Clarinet Sonata No. 1 in f, Op. 120, No. 2; Klöcker, Genuit (Acanta)

Harbison: Viola Concerto; Laredo, Wolff, New Jersey Symphony Orchestra (New World)

Schobert: Sonata for Harpsichord, Violin and Cello, Op. 16, No. 4; The Four Nations Ensemble (ASV)

Ockeghem: Missa Caput; Wickham, The Clerk’s Group (ASV)

Ives: Piano Sonata No. 2, "Concord, Mass. 1840-60"; Kirkpatrick (Columbia LP)

Soprano Elisabeth Schumann. Music of Mozart, Strauss, and others.

ECAC First Round Game 1 (if necessary)

Other possible game dates for men’s hockey:

Sat., March 11, 6:45-9:30

Sun., March 12, 6:45-9:30

Thu., March 16, 7:15-10:00

Fri., March 17, 3:45-6:30 or 6:45-10:00

Sat., March 18, 6:45-9:30

Rossini: La Cenerentola; Jennifer Larmore, Raul Giménez, Alessandro Corbelli, Simone Alaimo, John Relyea, Bruno Campanella conducting.

J. P. E. Hartmann (died March 10, 1900): Liden Kirsten; Dam-Jensen, Elming, Dolberg, Bonde-Hansen, Resmark, Henning-Jensen, Schonwandt, Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra and Choir (dacapo)

ECAC First Round Game 2 (if necessary)

Preacher: The Reverend Peter J. Gomes, Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Pusey Minister in The Memorial Church. Music includes the Mass for Four Voices of William Byrd and Miserere by Gregorio Allegri.

Tenor Aksel Schiøtz performs songs of Carl Nielsen and Schubert’s Die Schöne Müllerin (Danacord).

Strauss, R.: Die Frau ohne Schatten; Domingo, Varady, Runkel, van Dam, Behrens, Jo, Solti, Vienna Boys’ Choir, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (London)

Haydn: Quartet in D for Guitar and Strings; Scheit, Kamper, Titze, Benesch (Vanguard LP)

Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin, Suite; Solti, Chicago Symphony Orchestra (London)

Corelli: Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord in E; Grumiaux, Castagnone (Philips LP)

Franck: Ce qu’on entend sur la montagne; Priestman, RTBF Symphony Orchestra (Schwann)

Anonymous: Pavan, Two Galliards; Rooley (Oiseau-Lyre LP)

Mayer: Eve of St. Agnes; de Ruiter, Price, Rees, Hudson, Smith, Peabody Conservatory Chorus and Orchestra (CRI)

Schumann: Three Romances, Op. 94 ; Holliger, Brendel (Philips LP)

Rubbra: Viola Concerto, Op. 75; Golani, Handley, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Conifer)

Bach: Suite for Unaccompanied Cello No. 6 in D, S. 1012; Bylsma (ProArte)

Sibelius: Violin Concerto in d, Op. 47; Oistrakh, Rozhdestvensky, Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra (Melodiya LP)

Vivaldi: Credidi propter quod, RV 605; King, King’s Consort Choir, King’s Consort (Hyperion)

Holst: Double Concerto for 2 Violins and Small Orchestra; Watkinson, Ward, Hickox, City of London Sinfonia (Chandos)

Bach, C. P. E.: Sonata in d; Leonhardt (Philips)

Josquin: Missa L’Ami Baudechon; Urquhart, Capella Alamire (Dorian)

Prokofiev: String Quartet No. 2 in F; Chilingirian Quartet (Chandos)

George Frederick Handel (1685-1759): excerpts from sacred.

Torrejón y Velasco: La púrpura de la rosa; Malafronte, Hargis, Fernández Doval, Lawrence-King, The Harp Consort (Deutsche Harmonia Mundi)

Discussion with Benjamin Bagby about his upcoming renditions in the bardic tradition of Beowulf, presented by the Boston Early Music Festival Concerts (information and tickets: (617) 661-1812).

Preview of the upcoming appearance by the Beaux Arts Trio in Jordan Hall, March 18th, for the BankBoston Celebrity Series (information: (617) 482-2595).

Granados: La Maja Dolorosa; Price, Lockhart (Orfeo)

Czerny: Grand Sonate in f, Op. 178, for Piano, Four Hands; Tal, Groethuysen (Sony)

Penderecki: String Quartet No. 1; LaSalle Quartet (Polskie Nagrania)

Schubert: Overture to Fierabras, D. 796; Angerer, Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra (FSM/Pantheon)

Busnois: Anthoni usque limina; Blachly, Pomerium (Dorian)

Roussel: Symphony No. 3 in g, Op. 42; Dutoit, Orchestre National de France (Erato)

Reicha: Quintet for Winds No. 18 in G, Op. 99, No. 6; Albert Schweitzer Quintet (cpo)

Vaughan Williams: Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra; Markham, Broadway, Menuhin, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Virgin)

Paganini: Sonata for Guitar in A; Fernández (London)

Schoenberg: Six Pieces for Male Chorus, Op. 35; Boulez, BBC Singers (Sony)

Leclair: Trio Sonata for Two Violins and Basso Continuo in g, Op. 13, No. 3; London Baroque (Harmonia Mundi)

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

Janacek: Sonata for Violin and Piano in g; Suk, Panenka (Supraphon)

Adams: Christian Zeal and Activity; de Waart, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra (Nonesuch)

Mendelssohn: Piano Trio in c, Op. 66; Barcelona Trio (Harmonia Mundi)

Stanley: Trumpet Tune; Wobisch, Janigro, I Solisti di Zagreb (Bach Guild)

Stanley: Concerto in b, Op. 2, No. 2; Goodman, Parley of Instruments (Hyperion)

Gibbs: Sonata for Violin and Continuo in d, Op. 1, No. 1; Locatelli Trio (Hyperion)

Bond: Concerto No. 3 in e/E; Goodman, Parley of Instruments (Hyperion)

Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke, Part II

Hindemith: Six Chansons; Parkman, Berlin Radio Chorus (Wergo)

Sims: Elegie-nach Rilke; Charlston, Pittman (CRI)

Aitkens: Cantata No. 6; Opalach, Taylor (CRI)

Paulus: "Archaic Torso of Apollo"; Sperry, Paulus

Bernstein: "Extinguish My Eyes," "When my Soul Touches Yours"; Alexander, Crone (Etcetera)

Humperdinck: Hansel and Gretel Prelude

Dohnanyi: Variations on a Nursery Tune; Joela Jones

Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique

Reger: Variations and Fugue for Piano, Four Hands, on a Theme by Mozart, Op. 132a; Tal, Groethuysen (Sony)

Bach: Suite for Orchestra No. 4 in D, S. 1069; Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists (Erato)

Borodin: Cello Sonata in b; Kertesz, Prunyi (Marco Polo)

Berger: Serenade Concertante; Solomon, Brandeis Festival Orchestra (CRI)

Haydn: Piano Sonata in b Hob. XVI:32; Brendel (Philips LP)

Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra; Solti, London Symphony Orchestra (London LP)

Tye: Mass "Euge Bone"; Trepte, Ely Cathedral Choir (ASV)

Stravinsky: Variations (Aldous Huxley In Memoriam); Knussen, London Sinfonietta (DG)

Vivaldi: Sonata for Two Violins in B-Flat, RV 77; Banchini, Mejean (Harmonia Mundi)

Cherubini: Solemn Mass in G; Muti, London Philharmonic Chorus and Orchestra (EMI)

Milhaud: Saudades do Brasil, Op. 67; Choveaux ( Discover International)

Saint-Saëns: Violin Concerto No. 3 in b, Op. 61; Chung, Foster, London Symphony Orchestra (London LP)

The Etude, Part III: Chopin’s Contemporaries

Mendelssohn: Etudes, Op. 103, Nos. 2 and 3; Rachmaninoff (RCA)

Schumann: Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13; Arrau (Philips)

Liszt: Transcendental Etudes, Paganini Etudes, Concert Etudes (selections); various pianists

Bernstein: Suite from A Quiet Place

Pugh: Trombone Concerto; Alessi

Weill: Street Scene (selections); Goerke, Gonzales, Castronovo, Ely, Chioldi

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 7 in C, Op. 60, "Leningrad"; Järvi, Scottish National Orchestra (Chandos)

Regondi: Remembrance; Rogers (Bridge)

Lôbo: Missa Vox Clamantis; Phillips, Tallis Scholars (Gimell LP)

Beethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1 in D, Op. 12, No. 1; Zukerman, Neikrug (RCA Victor)

Volkmann: Konzertstück for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 42; Rose, Springer, Hamburg Symphony Orchestra (Turnabout LP)

Gabrieli: Sonata for Trumpet, Strings, and Continuo; Wobisch, Janigro, I Solisti di Zagreb (Bach Guild)

Carrillo: Mass for Pope John XXIII; Blot, City of Paris Music Professors’ Chorale (CRI LP)

Brahms : Two Rhapsodies, Op. 79; Ax (Sony)

Hoddinott: Star-Children, Op. 135; Otaka, BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra (Nimbus )

Janacek: Fairy Tale; Krosnick, Kalish (Arabesque)

Handel: Dettingen Te Deum; Varcoe, Tipping, Christophers, Pearce, Pinnock, Preston, The Choir of Westminster Abbey, The English Concert (DG Archiv)

Socialist Realism

Prokofiev: Cantata for the Twentieth Anniversary of the October Revolution; Elder, BBC Radio Symphony Orchestra (BBC)

Davidenko: The Street is Aroused; State Republican Chamber Chorus and Orchestra (Melodiya)

Daniel Barenboim conducts.

Mozart: Symphony No. 39 in E-Flat, K. 543

Wolfgang Rihm: Piano Concerto, "Sotto Voce" (U.S. premiere performance); Barenboim

Mozart: Symphony No. 41 in C, K. 551, "Jupiter"

Tomkins: Adagio for Clarinet and Strings; Brymer, Prohaska, Vienna State Opera Orchestra (Vanguard)

Dusman: Dindirindin; Tegzes (Neuma)

Bach: Concerto for Three Harpsichords in C, S. 1064; Moroney, Rousset, Hogwood, Academy of Ancient Music (Oiseau-Lyre)

Warlock: Capriol Suite; Barlow, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (ASV)

Lizst: Grande Fantaisie Symphonique; Howard, Rickenbacher, Budapest Symphony Orchestra (Hyperion)

Herrmann: Souvenir de Voyage, for Clarinet and String Quartet; Lerner, Goldsmith, Muenzer, Wheeler, King (Albany)

Mozart: Serenade No. 10 in B-flat, K. 361; members of the Marlboro Festival (Sony)

Alfonso X: Cantigas de Santa Maria: "Quen a Virgen ben Servira," "Connoscudamente Mostre Miragres," "Toda cousa que aa Virgen"; Ensemble Alcatraz (Nonesuch)

Bruch: Adagio on Celtic Themes; Harnoy, Mackerras, London Philharmonic Orchestra (RCA)

Kraft: Partita No. 3 for Wind Quintet; The New Wind Quintet (Capstone )

Mahler: Symphony No. 5 in c-sharp; Tennstedt, London Philharmonic Orchestra (EMI)

Baritone Lawrence Tibbett. Music of Verdi, Gounod, and others.

Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk; Catherine Malfitano, Vladimir Galouzine, Mark Baker, Gidon Saks, Valery Gergiev conducting.

ECAC Championships Semifinals.

Other possible dates for women’s hockey:

Sun., March 19, 2:45-5:30

Fri., March 24, 4:45-7:30 or 7:45-10:30

Sat., March 25, 6:45-9:30

Preacher: The Very Reverend Gilleasbuig Macmillan CVO, Minister of St. Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh, Scotland. The University Choir will be joined by the Bach Society Orchestra for Bach’s Cantata 78, "Jesu, der du meine Seele".

Pianist Harold Bauer (Biddulph)

Beethoven: Sonata in c-sharp, Op. 27, No. 2, "Moonlight"

Beethoven: Sonata in f, Op. 57, "Appassionata"

Bach/Bauer: Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring

Chopin: Impromptu in A-flat, Op. 29

Liszt: Concert Etude in D-flat, "Un Sospiro"

Schumann: Fantasiestücke, Op. 12

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

Rossini: Il Viaggio a Reims; Gasdia, Terrani, Cuberli, Ricciarelli, Gimenez, Araiza, Ramey, Nucci, Raimondi, Ramey, Abbado, Prague Philharmonic Chorus, Chamber Orchestra of Europe (DG)

Servais: Souvenir de Bade, Grand Fantaisie, Op. 20; Smithsonian Chamber Players (Deutsche Harmonia Mundi)

Strauss, R.: Three Hymns for Voice and Orchestra, Op. 71; Mattila, Abbado, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (Sony)

Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 9 in E-flat, Op. 117; Borodin Quartet (EMI)

Raff: Symphony No. 9 in A, Op. 205, "In Summer"; Lehel, Basel Radio Symphony Orchestra (ex libris)

Crumb: Night Music I for Soprano, Piano (and Celesta), and Percussion; Narucki, Oldfather, D. Druckman, Baker (Bridge)

Paganini: Sonata for Grand Viola and Orchestra; Koch, Cao, Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg (Turnabout LP)

Obrecht: Missa, "Malheur me bat"; Wickham, Clerks’ Group (ASV)

Bartók: The Wooden Prince, Sz. 60; Järvi, Philharmonia Orchestra (Chandos)

Telemann: Solo for Harpsichord in F; Aulos Ensemble (MusicMasters)

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C, Op. 15; Richter, Munch, Boston Symphony Orchestra (RCA LP)

Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry (1848-1918) was a highly influential turn-of-the-century composer whose music is today undergoing a renaissance of popularity. A contemporary of Charles Villiers Stanford and Sir Edward Elgar, his music is definitively British.

Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F, S. 1047; Cortot, Orchestre de l'École Normale de Musique of Paris (French HMV, 1933, reissued on EMI)

Bach: organ music; various organists

Bach: Mass in b, S. 232; Schumann, Balfour, Widdop, Schorr, Coates, Philharmonic Choir, London Symphony Orchestra (first recording ever made of this work, 1929, for HMV, reissued on Pearl)

Thärichen: Concerto for Kettledrums, Op. 34; Thärichen, Bardach, Handley, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (Schwann)

Stamitz: Quartet for Flute, Violin, Horn, and Cello in D, Op. 8, No. 1; Rampal, Coursier, Jarn, Tournus (Nonesuch LP)

Langgaard: Symphony No. 4, "Fall of the Leaf"; Järvi, Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Chandos)

Marais: Les Folies D’Espagne, Book II, No. 20; Savall, Gallet, Smith (Astrée)

Rautavaara: Children’s Mass; E. Pohjola, P. Pohjola, Tapiola Children’s Choir, Espoo Chamber Orchestra (BIS LP)

Mendelssohn: Sonata in c for Organ, Op. 65, No. 2; Hurford (Argo LP)

Lassus: Motets, "Pulvis et umbra sumus," "Regnum mundi," "Oculi omnium," "Media vita in morte sumus"; Van Laethem, Caals, Van Altena, Cabre, Van Nevel, Concerto Palatino, Instrumental Ensemble Currende, Vocal Ensemble Currende (Accent)

Ives: String Quartet No. 1, "From the Salvation Army"; Emerson String Quartet (DG)

Torelli: Sinfonia for Four Trumpets; Wobisch, Holler, Hell, Conrath, Kautzky, Szabo, Janigro, I Solisti di Zagreb (Bach Guild)

Mihaud: Scaramouche, Suite for Two Pianos, Op. 165b; Bruk, Taimanov (Philips)

Mozart: Symphony No. 30 in D, K. 202; Hogwood, Academy of Ancient Music (Oiseau-Lyre)

Janacek: Concertino for Piano, Two Violins, Viola, Clarinet, Horn, and Bassoon; Claude Debussy Wind Quintet (Harmonia Mundi)

Korn: Concertino for Horn and Double String Orchestra; Eger, Vienna Radio Orchestra (Westminster LP)

Blavet: Sonata Seconda; B. Kuijken, W. Kuijken, Kohner (Accent)

Mahler: Des Knaben Wunderhorn; Baker, Evans, Morris, London Philharmonic Orchestra (Nimbus)

Linley: A Shakespeare Ode on the Witches and Fairies (excerpt); Pickett, Musicians of the Globe (Philips)

Linley: Sonata for Violin and Continuo in A; Locatelli Trio (Hyperion)

Wesley: Symphony No. 3 in A; Wetton, Milton Keynes Chamber Orchestra (Unicorn-Kanchana)

Poetry of Stéphane Mallarmé, Part I

Ravel: Three Poems by Mallarmé; Gomez, Boulez, BBC Symphony Orchestra (CBS)

Debusssy: Three Poems by Mallarmé; Cuenod, Isepp (Nimbus)

Strauss, R.: "Apparition", Kaufmann, Gage (Orfeo)

de Severac: "Un Rêve", Le Roux, Johnson (Hyperion)

Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F, Op. 68, Pastorale

Adams: Century Rolls for Piano and Orchestra; Emanuel Ax

Bach, W. F.: Sonata in a, FK nv8; Rousset (Harmonia Mundi)

Duruflé: Four Motets on Gregorian Themes for Chorus a capella; Sourisse, Ensemble Vocale "Audite Nova" de Paris (Erato)

Biber: Sonata VI for Violin; Romanesca (Harmonia Mundi France)

Field: Piano Concerto in A-flat; O’Rourke, Bamert, London Mozart Players (Chandos)

Shifrin: Serenade for Five Instruments; Kaplan, Russo, Cecil, Lynch, Wingreen (CRI)

Miaskovsky: Symphony No. 3 in a, Op. 15; Verbitzky, USSR Symphony Orchestra (Melodiya)

Reicha: Wind Quintet in D, Op. 91, No. 3; Albert Schweitzer Quintet (cpo)

Vaughan Williams: Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus; Willcocks, Jacques Orchestra (EMI)

Marenzio: Madrigals, "Strider faceva," "Rimanti in pace," "Vezzosi augelli," and "Crudele acerba"; Jacobs, Concerto Vocale (Harmonia Mundi)

Schumann: Symphony No. 3 in E-flat, Op. 97, "Rhenish"; Giulini, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra (DG)

Hindemith: Sonata for Viola and Piano (1939); Kashkashian, Levin (ECM)

Haydn: "Mariazeller Messe" in C; Smith, Watts, Tear, Luxon, Guest, Choir of St. John’s College, Cambridge, Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (London)

The Etude, Part IV: Alkan’s Etudes in All the Minor Keys, Op. 39

Nos. 4-7 (Symphony for Piano Solo); Smith (Arabesque LP)

Nos. 8-10 (Concerto for Piano Solo); Hamelin (Music and Arts)

No. 12 (Le Festin d’Ésope); Hamelin (Hyperion)

Dyson: Symphony in G; Hickox, City of London Sinfonia (Chandos)

Charpentier: Leçons de Ténèbres for Good Friday, No. 2 for Alto, Bass Viol, Organ, and Theorbo, H. 106; Jacobs, W. Kuijken, Christie, Junghänel (Harmonia Mundi)

Ginastera: Popol Vuh; Slatkin, Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra (RCA LP)

Benda: Sonata for Harpsichord and Flute in G, Op. 3, No. 1; M. Arita, C. Arita (Denon)

Barber: Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 68; Ma, Zinman, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (CBS)

Spohr: Duo Concertante for Two Violins in D, Op. 67, No. 2; Perlman, Zukerman (Angel LP)

Still: La Guiablesse; Jackson, Berlin Symphony Orchestra (Koch)

Byrd: Pieces for Lute, "Will You Walke the Woods Soe Wylde," "Pavana Bray," "Galiarda," "Lullaby"; O’Dette (Nonesuch LP)

Stamitz: Sinfonia in G, "Mannheim"; Warchal, Slovak Chamber Orchestra (Opus)

Widor: Salve Regina, for Organ; Dupre (Mercury)

Geminiani: Concerto Grosso No. 6 in e, Op. 3, No. 6; Kuijken, La Petite Bande (Deutsche Harmonia Mundi)

Stravinsky: Easy Pieces for Piano Duet; Karis, Lubin (Bridge)

Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in c, Op. 68; Szell, Cleveland Orchestra (Sony)

Film Music II

Shostakovich: Music from The Gadfly; Chailly, Philadelphia Orchestra (London)

Prokofiev: Ivan the Terrible, selections; Järvi, Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus (Chandos)

Daniel Barenboim conducts.

Bartók: Piano Concerto No. 1, Sz. 83; Bronfman

Mahler: Symphony No. 1 in D, "Titan"

Walton: Violin Concerto; Little, Litton, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (London)

Bach: Partita No. 1 in B-flat, S. 825; Schiff (London)

Paderewski: Symphony in b, Op. 24, "Polonia"; Maksymiuk, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (Hyperion)

Schumann: Violin Sonata No. 2 in d, Op. 121; Kaplan, Kuerti (Arabesque)

Hassler: The Lord’s Prayer; Herreweghe, Ensemble Vocal Européen de la Chapelle Royale (Harmonia Mundi)

Chausson: Quelques Danses; Johannesen (Vox LP)

Rosetti: Symphony in G, A 40 / KI 22; Bamert, London Mozart Players (Chandos)

Bryars: Allegrasco; Heaton, Balanescu, Smith, Frisell, Bryars, Allen, Limbrick (ECM)

Hasse: Motet, "Chori angelici laetantes"; Fink, Goebel, Musica Antiqua Köln (DG Archiv)

Mendelssohn: String Quintet No. 2 in B-flat, Op. 87; Laredo, Kavafian, Ohyama, Kahkahian, Robinson (Columbia LP)

Soprano Galina Vishnevskaya. Music of Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich, and others.

Wagner: Das Rheingold; Hei-Kyung Hong, Hanna Schwarz, Birgitta Svendén, Philip Langridge, Graham Clark, James Morris, Ekkehard Wlaschiha, James Levine conducting.

Preacher: The Reverend Peter J. Gomes, Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Pusey Minister in The Memorial Church. Guest choir: Youth pro Music, Hazel Somerville, music director.

Ferenc Fricsay conducts.

Dvorak: Symphony No. 9; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (Heliodor LP)

Kodály: Hary Janos Suite; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (Heliodor LP)

Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (DG)

Giordano: Fedora; Marton, Carreras, Kincses, Martin, Gregeor, Patane, Hungarian Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra and Chorus (CBS LPs)

Liszt: Three Petrarch Sonnets, from "Années de Pélérinage"; Price, Katsaris (Teldec LP)

Prokofiev: Divertimento, Op. 43; Järvi, Scottish National Orchestra (Chandos)

Hoffmann: Quintet for Harp and String Quartet in c; Nordmann, Jarry, Ghestem, Collot, Tournus (Schwann)

Parry: Lady Radnor’s Suite; Boughton, English String Orchestra (Nimbus)

Schmelzer: Sonata unarum fidium V; Romanesca (Harmonia Mundi)

Gerhard: Symphony No. 1; Bamert, BBC Symphony Orchestra (Chandos)

Morley: Song, "Come, Sorrow, Come"; Partridge, Ragossnig (Cadnza)

Suk: Serenade for String Orchestra, Op. 6; Orpheus Chamber Orchestra (DG)

Marcello: Sonata in d for Harpsichord; Hirsch (Jecklin LP)

Karlowicz: Returning Waves, Op. 9; Salwarowski, Silesian Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra (Chant du Monde)

Mozart: Violin Sonata in G, K. 379 (373a); Perlman, Barenboim (DG)

Milhaud: Concertino d’Hiver for Trombone and String Orchestra; Suzan, Milhaud, Soloists Ensemble of the Lamoureux Concerts (Philips LP)

Schubert: String Quartet in No. 15 in G, D. 887; Takács Quartet (London)

Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924), like Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry, did a great deal to revive the cause of British composition, which had been relatively unproductive for nearly 100 years. We will hear some of his sacred choral compositions, of which there are over thirty.

Tribute to Gerald Moore, part II (continued from the Fall, when we celebrated the centenary year of this great accompanist). Singers include Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Victoria de los Angeles, Janet Baker, Aksel Schiøtz, Hans Hotter, and Moore himself, among others, on EMI, DG, and Orfeo recordings.

Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in e, Op. 64; Perlman, Barenboim, Chicago Symphony Orchestra (Teldec)

Charpentier: Litanies de la Vierge, H. 83; Christie, Les Arts Florissants (Har. Mundi)

Bartók: Concerto for Two Pianos, Percussion, and Orchestra; Gold, Fizdale, Bernstein, New York Philharmonic Orchestra (Sony)

Tavener: The Hidden Treasure; Chilingirian Quartet (Virgin)

Palestrina: Motets, "Peccantem me quotidie," "Ave Maria," "Sicut cervus"; Herreweghe, La Chapelle Royale (Ricercar)

Bach, C. P. E.: Sonata in B for Flute, Wq 125; Hunteler, Bylsma, Ogg (MD+G)

Janacek: Sinfonietta; Pesek, Philharmonia Orchestra (Virgin)

Geminiani, F.: Sonata for Two Violins and Basso Continuo No. 3 in F; Purcell Quartet (Hyperion)

Chabrier: Prélude pastoral, Marche française; Gardiner, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (DG)

Lambert: Piano Sonata; Goldstone (Chandos)

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

Sibelius: String Quartet in d, Op. 56, "Voces Intimae"; Gabrielli String Quartet (Chandos)

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 15 in A, Op. 141; Mravinsky, The Leningrad Phiharmonic Orchestra (Melodiya)

Wesley: Introduction and Fugue in c-sharp; Bate (ASV)

Wesley: Holsworthy Church Bells; Bate (ASV)

Sullivan: Symphony in E, "Irish"; Groves, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra (EMI)

Poetry of Stéphane Mallarmé, Part II

Hindemith: "Hérodiade," Gicqquel, Mauser, Albert, Frankurt Radio Symphony Orchestra (cpo)

Boulez: "Improvisations on Mallarmé," Bryn-Julson, Boulez, BBC Symphony Orchestra (Erato)

Mozart: Mass in c, K. 427; Judith Raskin, Helen Vanni, Jon Humphrey, Arnold Wronski, Cleveland Orchestra Chorus

Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms

Hindemith: Nobilissima Visione; Blomstedt, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra (London)

Beethoven: Violin Sonata in A, Op. 30, No. 1; Kremer, Argerich (DG)

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

Fauré: Two Divertissements for Harp; Geliot (French EMI LP)

Haydn: Harpsichord Concerto in D; Kipnis, Marriner, London Strings (Odyssey LP)

Ligeti: String Quartet No. 2; Arditti String Quartet (Sony)

Enescu: Symphony No. 3 in C, Op. 21; Rozhdestvensky, Leeds Festival Chorus, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra (Chandos)

Telemann: Trio Sonata for Recorder, Oboe, and Basso Continuo in a; Camerata Köln (EMI)

Delius: In a Summer Garden; A. Davis, BBC Symphony Orchestra (Teldec)

Bull: Pavan and Galliard Lord Lumley; Tilney (Dorian)

Vivaldi: Violin Concerto Op. 7, No. 5; Huggett, European Community Baroque Orchestra (Channel Classics)

Wagner: Piano Sonata in B-flat; Moller (Koch Schw.)

Bernstein: Symphony No. 1, "Jeremiah"; Tourel, Bernstein, New York Philharmonic Orchestra (Sony)

The Etude, Part V: The Late Romantics

Moszkowski: Etudes, Op. 72, Nos. 6 and 11; Horowitz (RCA)

Godowsky: Studies on Chopin Etudes (selections); Hobson (Arabesque LP)

Szymanowski: Etudes, Op. 4; Jones (Nimbus)

Blumenfeld: Etude in A-flat for Piano, Left Hand, Op. 36; Fleisher (Sony)

Rachmaninoff: Etudes-Tableaux, Opp. 33 and 39; various pianists

Tippett: A Child of Our Time; Morison, Bowden, Lewis, Standen, Pritchard, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra (London)

Copland: Piano Variations; Parkin (Silva)

Corelli: Concerto Grosso in c, Op. 6, No. 3; McGegan, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra (Harmonia Mundi)

Mendelssohn: String Quartet No. 6 in f, Op. 80; Lindsay String Quartet (ASV)

Stravinsky: L’Histoire du Soldat; Lee, Friend, Scottish Chamber Orchestra (Nimbus)

Banchieri: Barca di Venetia per Padova; Ensemble Clément Janequin (Harmonia Mundi)

Vanhal: Symphony in D; Synek, Kolar, Vlcek, Prague Chamber Orchestra (Supraphon)

Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in a, Op. 50; Kremer, Maisky, Argerich (DG)

Women Composers

Gubaidulina: Quartet No. 4; Kronos Quartet (Nonesuch)

Gubaidulina: Three Preludes for Solo Cello; Beiser (Koch)

Firsova: Quartet No. 4, "Amoroso"; Chilingirian Quartet (Conifer)

Ustvolskaya: Grand Duet for Cello and Piano; Beiser, Oldfather (Koch)

Pinchas Zukerman and William Eddins conduct.

Bach: Violin Concerto No. 2 in E, S. 1042; Zukerman (as conductor and soloist)

Bartók: Concerto for Viola and Orchestra, Sz. 120; Zukerman (as soloist), Eddins

Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 5 in D, Op. 107, "Reformation"; Zukerman (as conductor)

Bach, C. P. E.: Cello Concerto in A, Wq. 172, H. 439; Starker, Santa Fe Festival Orchestra (Delos)

Boulez: Piano Sonata No. 2; Henck (Wergo)

Bruch: Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra, Op. 88a; Berkofsky, Hagan, Herbig, Berlin Symphony Orchestra (Turnabout LP)

Machaut: Chansons, "Tant doucement," "Comment puet on," "De Fortune," "Mors sui"; Orlando Consort (DG Archiv)

Massenet: Scènes alsaciennes; Bonynge, National Philharmonic Orchestra (London LP)

Reinecke: Octet for Winds, Op. 216; Ensemble Villa Musica (MD&G)

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

Grieg: Piano Sonata in e, Op. 7; Gould (CBS LP)

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

Bartók: String Quartet No. 5, Sz. 102; Emerson String Quartet (DG)

Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5 in A, K. 219; Perlman, Levine, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (DG)

Tenor Jussi Bjoerling. Music of Verdi, Puccini, and others.

Wagner: Die Walküre; Jane Eaglen, Deborah Voigt, Felicity Palmer, Plácido Domingo, James Morris, Hans Sotin, James Levine conducting.

Preacher: The Reverend Diana W. Phillips, Affiliated Minister in the Memorial Church, and Minister in the United Church of Christ in Cambridge. Music includes an Agnus Dei by Morley and a setting of Adoremus Te by Lassus.

Alexander Kipnis and Hans Hotter sing songs of Brahms and Wolf (Seraphim LPs). Also, Walter Berry and Christa Ludwig’s "A Most Unusual Song Recital" (Seraphim LP).

Flotow: Martha, or Richmond Market; Rothenberger, Fassbaender, Gedda, Prey, Weller, Knoblich, Heger, Orchestra and Chorus of the Bavarian State Opera, Munich (Angel LPs)

Haydn: Cello Concerto in D, H. VIIb, No. 2; Schiff, Marriner, Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (Philips)

Wolf: Seven Songs from Das Italienisches Liederbuch, Nos. 28-34; Ameling, Krause, Gage (Nonesuch LP)

Quantz: Concerto in G; Goebel, Musica Antiqua Köln (DG Archiv)

Harbison: Variations for Clarinet, Violin and Piano; Kitt, Adkins, Schein (Koch)

Berwald: Sinfonie sérieuse in g; Järvi, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra (DG)

Clérambault: Cantata, "Médée"; Baird, Schultz, American Baroque (Koch)

Stravinsky: Symphony in E-flat, Op. 1; Pletnev, Russian National Orchestra (DG)

Bakfark: Fantasie for Lute; Ragossnig (DG Archiv LP)

Daugherty: Bizarro; Zinman, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (Argo)

Handel: Suite in d for Harpischord, HWV 436; Pinnock (DG Archiv LP)

Martinu: Double Concerto for Piano and Timpani; Saroun, Mazacek, Belohlavek, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra (Chandos)

Mozart: String Quintet No. 6 in E-flat, K. 614; Aronowitz, Amadeus Quartet (DG)

Sibelius: Symphony No. 5 in E-flat, Op. 82; Davis, Boston Symphony Orchestra (Philips)

Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934): church music, including "Great is the Lord.

Tribute to conductor Pierre Monteux, born April 4, 1875.

Haydn: Symphony No. 94 in G, "Surprise"; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (London LP)

Monteux speaks of Massenet

Massenet: Manon, excerpt; de los Angeles, Opéra-comique Orchestra (Capitol LP)

Ravel: La Valse; Orchestre Symphonique de Paris (French EMI LP)

D’Indy: Istar: Symphonic Variations, Op. 42; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra (RCA Camden LP)

Stravinsky: Rite of Spring; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra

Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E-flat, Op. 55, funeral march, rehearsal; Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra (Philips LP)

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in e, Op. 64; Boston Symphony Orchestra (RCA Victor LP)

Strauss: Tod und Verklärung; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra (RCA Victrola LP)

Fine, I.: Toccata Concertante; Leinsdorf, Boston Symphony Orchestra (Phoenix)

Donizetti: String Quartet No. 13 in A; Revolutionary Drawing Room (cpo)

Lilburn: Diversions for String Orchestra; Armstrong, New Zealand Chamber Orchestra (Koch)

Lawes: Royall Consort Suite No. 5 in D; North, O’Dette, Purcell Quartet (Chandos)

Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 2 in B-flat, Op. 52, "Hymn of Praise"; Connell, Mattila, Blochwitz, Abbado, London Symphony Chorus and Orchestra (DG)

Couperin, A.-L.: Pieces for Harpsichord, "L’intrépide," "L’arlequine ou la Adam," "Rondeau"; Leonhardt (Philips)

Stanley: Pasacaglia; Titov, St. Petersberg Philharmonia (MMC)

Busnois: Missa O crux lignum triumphale; Blachly, Pomerium (Dorian)

Janacek: Mládi, for Wind Sextet; Martinez, Quintette à vent Claude Debussy (Harmonia Mundi)

Riley: The Heaven Ladder, Book Seven; Cheng-Cochran (Telarc)

Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat, Op. 83; Cliburn, Kondrashin, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra (RCA Victor)

Music of Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry.

Blest Pair of Sirens; Elms, Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus (Chandos)

"I was glad" (from Psalm 122); Elms, Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus (Chandos)

Symphony No. 5 in b, "Symphonic Fantasia 1912"; Bamert, London Philharmonic Orchestra (Chandos)

Poetry of Bertolt Brecht, Part I: Eisler settings

Seven Elegies from Exile; Anders and Stephen Roane Quartet (Tomato)

Seven Elegies from Exile; Fischer-Dieskau, Reimann (Teldec)

Songs from Exile; Trexler, Czapski (Berlin Classics)

Selected songs; May, Olbertz, Sonsalla, Guther (Berlin Classics)

Selected songs; Anders and Stephen Roane Quartet (Tomato)

"Anmut sparet nicht noch Mühe"; Eisler (Neuma)

Bach: Cantata No. 191, Gloria in Excelsis Deo; Margaret Hauptmann, James Winner, Cleveland Orchestra Chorus

Respighi: Trittico Botticelliano

Haydn: Symphony No. 85 in Eb, La Reine

Schoenberg: Friede auf Erden (Peace on Earth); Cleveland Orchestra Chorus

Mozart: Divertimento for Oboe, Two Violins, Viola, Two Horns, and Bass in D, K. 251; Végh, Camerata Academica des Mozarteums Salzburg (Capriccio)

Messiaen: Turangalîla Symphony; Thibaudet, Harada, Chailly, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (London)

Reger: Serenade for Flute, Violin, and Viola in G, Op. 141a; Nicolet, Lautenbacher, Koch (Vox LP)

Pergolesi: Stabat Mater, for Soprano, Alto, and String Orchestra; Zádori, Ragin, Németh, Capella Savaria (Harmonia Mundi)

Sculthorpe: Dream Tracks for Violin, Clarinet, and Piano; Verdehr Trio (Crystal)

Haydn: Concerto for Lira Organizzata and Orchestra in F, Hob. VII:4; Wolfgang von Karajan Ensemble, Berlin Instrumental Soloists (Koch-Schwann)

Martinu: Sonata for Flute, Violin, and Piano; Arnheim, Saltzman, Rub-Levi (Kontrapunkt)

Gounod: Saint Cecilia Mass; Lorengar, Hoppe, Crass, Hartemann, Choeurs René Duclos, Puig-Roget, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire de Paris (Angel LP)

Anonymous: Dances, "La morte de la ragione — La traditora," "Bel fiore," "La rocha el fuso — El desperato — La lavandara"; Piffaro (DG Archiv)

Strauss, R.: Metamorphosen; Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (DG LP)

The Etude, Part VI

Stravinsky: Etudes, Op. 7; Ringeissen (Adès)

Prokofieff: Etudes, Op. 2; Raekallio (Ondine)

Debussy: Etudes; Uchida (Philips)

Scriabin: Etudes (selections); various pianists

Bartók: Etudes, Op. 18; Gabos (Hungaroton)

Clementi: Sonata in g, Op. 50, No. 3; Balsam (MHS LP)

Cowell: Symphony No. 16, "Icelandic"; Strickland, Iceland Symphony Orchestra (CRI)

Handel: Sonata for Two Violins and Continuo in G, Op. 5, No. 4; London Baroque (Harmonia Mundi)

Brahms: Two Motets, Op. 74; Best, Corydon Singers (Hyperion)

Etler: Concerto for Violin and Wind Quintet; Tree, Sylvan Winds (CRI)

Stanford: Symphony No. 4 in F, Op. 31; Handley, Ulster Orchestra (Chandos)

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

Korngold: Cello Concerto, Op. 37; Berger, Albert, Northwest German Philharmonic Orchestra (cpo)

Rochberg: String Quartet No. 6; Concord String Quartet (RCA LP)

Gallus: Missa ad imitationem Pater noster; Gillesberger, Vienna Boy’s Choir (BASF LP)

Bartók: Improvisations on Hungarian Peasant Songs, Op. 20; Perahia (Sony)

Chadwick: Symphony No. 2 in B-flat, Op. 21; Järvi, Detroit Symphony Orchestra (Chandos)

Music composed for Mstislav Rostropovich.

Tishchenko: Cello Concerto; Rostropovich, Blazhkov, Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra (Melodiya LP)

Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1; Rostropovich, Ozawa, London Symphony Orchestra (Erato)

Christoph Eschenbach conducts.

Dvorak: Carnival Overture, Op. 92

Corigliano: The Red Violin Chaconne for Violin and Orchestra; Joshua Bell

Ravel: Tzigane for Violin and Orchestra; Bell

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

Paulus: Symphony for Strings; Levi, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (New World)

Haydn: String Quartet in G, Op. 77, No. 1; Smithson String Quartet (Deutsche Harmonia Mundi)

d’Indy: Symphony on a French Mountain Air for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 25; Henriot-Schweitzer, Munch, Boston Symphony Orchestra (Victrola LP)

Purcell: Fantasias for Viols Nos. 1-7; London Baroque (Angel LP)

Kabalevsky: Piano Concerto No. 3, Op. 50, "Youth"; Gilels, Kabalevsky, State Radio Orchestra (Monitor LP)

Weber: Irish, Scottish, and Welsh Song settings; White, Sanders, Peskanov, Rosen, Wilson (Angel LP)

Davies: Ave Maris Stella; New York New Music Ensemble (GM)

Pleyel: Symphony in G, Op. 68 (B. 156); Bamert, London Mozart Players (Chandos)

Byrd: First and Sixth Pavan and Galliard; Gould (Columbia LP)

Bruckner: Symphony No. 5 in B-flat; Wand, Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (RCA)

Mezzo-soprano Conchita Supervia. Music of Rossini, Bizet, and others.

Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande; Dawn Upshaw, Nadine Denize, Dwayne Croft, Willard White, Robert Lloyd, James Levine conducting.

Preacher: The Reverend Peter J. Gomes, Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Pusey Minister in The Memorial Church. Music includes settings of Salvator mundi by Blow and O vos omnes by Gesualdo.

Pianist Egon Petri performs music of Beethoven (APR, dell’Arte LP).

Meyerbeer: Le Prophete; McCracken, Horne, Scotto, Bastin, Hines, Plessis, Dupouy, Lewis, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Columbia LPs)

Kodály: Adagio; Kashkashian, Levin (ECM)

Berwald: Symphony No. 4 in E-flat; Järvi, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra (DG)

Villa-Lobos: String Quartet No. 1; Cuarteto Latinoamericano (Dorian)

Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No. 3 in E-flat, Op. 29; Collard, Previn, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (EMI)

Partch: Windsong; Partch (CRI)

Purcell: Timon of Athens; Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists (Erato)

Czerny: Andante e Polacca; Baumann, Hokanson (Philips)

Byrd: Mass for Five Voices; Mackay, Sarum Consort (ASV)

Milhaud: String Quartet No. 2, Op. 16; Fanny Mendelssohn Quartet (Troubadisc)

Bach, C. P. E.: Sonatina in F, Wq 104; Black, Kelley, Collegium Aureum (EMI)

Bartók: Sonata for Violin Solo, BB 124; Josefowicz (Philips)

Menotti: Apocalypse; DePreist, Oregon Symphony Orchestra (Koch)

Ravel: Piano Trio in a; Kantrow, Muller, Rouvier (Erato)

Ralph Vaughn Williams (1872-1958): various other sacred pieces for choir, including the "O Taste and See."

Lord Berners (died April 19, 1950): The Triumph of Neptune, suite; Beecham, London Philharmonic Orchestra (EMI)

Berners: Songs and Piano Music; M. and P. Dickinson (Unicorn LP)

Sir Arthur Bliss (died March 27, 1975): Music for Strings; Boult, BBC Symphony Orchestra (HMV 78s-Dutton)

Bliss: Piano Concerto, slow movement; Solomon, Boult, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra (HMV LP)

Bliss: Meditations on a Theme of John Blow; Handley, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (EMI)

plus music of Arthur Benjamin (died April 9, 1960) and George Benjamin (no relation, born January 31, 1960), with G. Benjamin conducting the latter (Nimbus)

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

Krenek: String Quartet No. 2, Op. 8; Sonare Quartet (MD&G)

Weber: Symphony No. 1 in C, J. 50; Schönzeler, London Symphony Orchestra (RCA LP)

Wagner: Polonaise for Piano, Four Hands; Möller, Mandozzi (Koch Schwann)

Kernis: Symphony in Waves; Schwarz, New York Chamber Symphony of the 92nd Street Y (Argo)

Krommer: Sextet for Winds in c; Consortium Classicum (Claves)

Artyomov: Requiem; Polyanskaya, Sharnina, Brylyova, Martynov, Lanskoi, Azovsky, Kitaenko, Sveshnikov Boys’ Chorus, Kaunas State Chorus, Moscow Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra (Melodiya)

Veracini: Sonata for Violin and Continuo in b, Op. 1, No. 3; Grumiaux, Hajdu (Philips LP)

Wolf: Penthesilea; Barenboim, Orchestre de Paris (Erato)

Haydn: String Quartet in C, Op. 54, No. 2; Tátrai Quartet (Hungaroton)

Music of Edward Elgar.

Chanson de Matin and Chanson de Nuit, Op. 15 No. 2; Del Mar, Bournemouth Sinfonietta (Chandos)

O salutaris hostia, Nos. 1-3; Partington, Hunt, Choir of Worcester Cathedral (Hyperion)

Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36, "Enigma"; Slatkin, London Philharmonic Orchestra (RCA)

Poetry of Bertolt Brecht, Part II

Hillier and Ventadorn: "The Ballad of Marie Farrar"; Hillier (Harmonia Mundi)

Dessau: "Liebeslieder" and "Tierverse"; May, Olbertz, Sonsalla, Pauli, Guther (Berlin Classics)

Dessau: Five Children’s Songs; Trexla, Pauli (Berlin Classics)

Wolpe: Three Songs; Castle, Niemann, (Koch)

Weill: "Morität von Mackie Messer", Lenya (Sony)

Weill-Fitzgerald: "Mack the Knife", Fitzgerald (Verve)

Britten: Spring Symphony; Helen Boatwright, Elaine Bonazzi, John McCollum, Cleveland Orchestra Chorus

Cherubini: Symphony in D

Verdi: Te Deum; Cleveland Orchestra Chorus

Busoni: On Youth, Kind. 254; Madge (Philips)

Mozart: Serenade No. 5 in D, K. 204 (preceded by March in D, K. 215); Vegh, Salzburg Mozarteum Camerata Academica (Capriccio)

Sims: Quintet; Greitzer, Cummings, Kott, Black, Curry (CRI)

Rodrigo: Fantasia para un gentilhombre; Sollscher, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra (DG)

Zelenka: Sonata for Two Oboes, Bassoon, and Continuo No. 1 in F; Dombrecht, Ponseele, Bond, Meer, Kohnen (Accent)

Manevich: Clarinet Concerto; Roginsky, Rabinovich, Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra (Monitor LP)

Chopin: Polonaise Fantaisie in A-flat, Op. 61; Horowitz (CBS LP)

Magalhães: Missa Dilectus meus; Turner, William Byrd Choir (Hyperion)

Holst: Quintet for Winds, Op. 14; Aulos Woodwind Quintet (Koch Schwann)

Bach, C. P. E.: Symphony for Strings (Hamburg Symphony) No. 1 in G, Wq. 182, No. 1, H. 657; Haenchen, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Chamber Orchestra (Capriccio)

Montéclair: Cantata, "La Mort de Didon"; Baird, Schultz, American Baroque (Koch)

Prokofiev: Overture on Hebrew Themes; Spivakov, Moscow Virtuosi (Philips)

Handel: Sonata for Recorder and Continuo in C, Op. 1, No. 7; Petri, Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemble (Philips)

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 2 in c, Op. 17, "Little Russian"; Abbado, Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CBS LP)

The Etude, Part VII

Schulhoff: Jazz Etudes; Tocco (ECM)

Tournemire: Etudes de chaque jour, Op. 70; Delvallée (ADDA)

Martinu: Etudes and Polkas (selections); Firkusny (RCA)

Messiaen: Quatre études de rythme; Takahashi (Denon)

Helps: Etudes; Del Tredici (CRI)

Rautavaara: Etudes, Op. 42; Tateno (Ondine)

Stamitz: Sinfonia in A; Warchal, Slovak Chamber Orchestra (Opus)

Villa-Lobos: Five Preludes for Guitar; Williams (Columbia LP)

Bononcini: Sinfonia decima à 7; Keavy, Steele-Perkins, Parley of Instruments (Hyperion)

Arensky: Piano Trio in d, Op. 32; Parnassus Trio (MD+G)

Corigliano: Symphony No. 1; Hough, Sharp, Barenboim, Chicago Symphony Orchestra (Erato)

Shostakovich: Sonata for Viola and Piano; Bashmet, Richter (Melodiya)

Liszt: Totentanz, for Piano and Orchestra, S. 126; Lewenthal, Mackerras, London Symphony Orchestra (CBS LP)

Buxtehude: Prelude and Fugue in F, BuxWV 16, Prelude and Fugue in D, BuxWV 141; Chapuis (Valois)

Nielsen: Symphony No. 6, Op. 116, "Sinfonia semplice"; Blomstedt, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra (London)

Haydn: String Quartet in B-flat, Op. 71, No. 1; Salomon String Quartet (Hyperion)

Le Jeune: Motets, "Benedicite Dominum," "Tristitia obsedit me"; Visse, Ensemble Clément Janequin (Harmonia Mundi)

Schubert: Fantasy for Piano in C, D. 760, "Wanderer Fantasy"; Fleisher (Sony)

Shakespeare

Kabalevsky: Romeo and Juliet, Musical Sketches; Kitaenko, Moscow Symphony Orchestra (Melodiya)

Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, selections; Maazel, Cleveland Orchestra (London)

Shostakovich: Incidental Music to Hamlet; Serov, Leningrad Chamber Orchestra (Melodiya)

Prokofiev: Incidental Music to Hamlet, selections; Rozhdestvensky, Gerasimova, USSR Ministry of Culture Symphony Orchestra (Melodiya)

Christoph Eschenbach conducts.

Beethoven: Leonore Overture No. 3

Granados: The Maiden and the Nightingale, El Pelele; DeLarrocha

Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 in d, (Second Movement); Fleisher

Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in b-Flat, (First Movement); Lang-Lang

Mozart: "Dies’ Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön," from The Magic Flute; Aler

Mozart: "Parto, parto," from La Clemenza di Tito; Stade

Lehar: "Viljalied" from The Merry Widow; Stade

Lehar: "Lippen schweigne" from The Merry Widow; Stade, Aler

Ravel: Bolero

Schubert: Songs, "Prometheus," D. 674, "Grenzen der Menschheit," D. 716; Moll, Garben (Orfeo)

Britten: Suite, "Death in Venice" Op. 88; Bedford, English Chamber Orchestra (Chandos)

Kuhlau: Trio in G for Two Flutes and Piano, Op. 119; Rampal, Arimany, Ritter (Delos)

Leclair: Violin Concerto in D, Op. 10, No. 3; Standage, Collegium Musicum 90 (Chandos)

Reger: Fantasia on "Ein’ feste Burg ist unser Gott," Op. 27; Jacob (MHS LP)

Walker: Trombone Concerto; Wick, Freeman, London Symphony Orchestra (Columbia LP)

Ward: Madrigals, "Retire, My Troubled Soul," "Upon a Bank with Roses," "Out from the Vale"; Deller, Deller Consort (Vanguard)

Merikanto: Symphonic Study; Segerstam, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Finlandia)

Küffner: Serenade for Flute, Viola, and Guitar, Op. 6; Sebon, Ganz, Pastor (Schwann LP)

Bond: Chamber Concerti, Nos. 5 and 6; Goodman, Parley of Instruments (Hyperion)

Harrison: Three Pieces for Gamelan with Soloists; Hartman, Bates, Harrison, Gamelan Sekar Kembar (CRI)

Glière: The Zaporozhy Cossacks, Op. 64; Downes, BBC Philharmonic (Chandos)

Mozart: Violin Sonata in B-flat, K. 378; Barenboim, Perlman (DG)

Josquin: Missa Pange Lingua; Pérès, Ensemble Clement Janequin, Ensemble Organum (Harmonia Mundi LP)

Baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau. Music of Wagner, Schubert, and others.

Bach: St. John Passion, S. 245; Schreier, Hagegard, Murphy, Simpson, Lorenz, Urreizteita, Masur, American Boychoir, Men of the Westminster Symphonic Choir, New York Philharmonic Orchestra

Wagner: Siegfried; Jane Eaglen, Heidi Grant Murphy, Birgitta Svendén, Stig Andersen, Graham Clark, James Morris, Ekkehard Wlaschiha, Eric Halfvarson, James Levine conducting.

Preacher: The Reverend Dr. Dorothy A. Austin, Associate Minister in The Memorial Church Minister and University Chaplain. Music includes Amy Beach’s "Let this mind be in you" and the Crucifixus from the Mass in D by John Knowles Paine, Professor of Music at Harvard from 1875-1906 (the first such at any U. S. University).

Pianist Egon Petri plays works of Busoni, Brahms, and Liszt (Pearl, Music & Arts)

Vivaldi: L’incoronazione di Dario; Elwes, Ledroit, Lesne, Verschaeve, Poulenard, Mellon, Bezzina, Ensemble Baroque de Nice (Harmonia Mundi LPs)

Hovhaness: Concerto No. 7 for Orchestra, Op. 116; Werthen, I Fiamminghi (Telarc)

Schobert: Sonata for Harpsichord, Violin, and Cello in F, Op. 16, No. 4; Four Nations Ensemble (ASV)

Pärt: Seven Magnificat Antiphons; Hillier, Theatre of Voices (Harmonia Mundi)

D’Indy: Chansons et Danses, Op. 50; Sylvan Winds (Koch)

Hurlebusch: Concerto for Two Oboes, Violin, Strings, and Basso Continuo in a; van de Linden, Linde, Kraemer, Musica ad Rhenum (NM Classics)

Honegger: String Quartet No. 2; Dvorak Quartet (Supraphon LP)

Nicolai: Te Deum; Lear, Türke, Kostia, Basler, Hoppe, Vantin, Stewart, Schenk, Lange, Berlin Singakademie, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (DG LP)

Turina: Piano Trio No. 2 in b, Op. 76; Trio de Madrid (Endayo)

Tartini: Concerto for Violin, Strings, and Continuo in A, D. 96; Accardo, I Musici (Philips LP)

Gibbons: Pieces for Keyboard, "The Woods So Wild," "Mask: The Fairest Nymph," "The Lord of Salisbury his Pavin and Galiardo"; Pinnock (Vanguard)

Jongen: Symphonie Concertante for Organ and Orchestra; Fox, Prêtre, Paris Opera Orchestra (Angel LP)

Delalande: Miserere for Single Voice and Chorus; Gens, Piau, Steyer, Christie, Les Arts Florissants (Harmonia Mundi)

Schubert: Symphony No. 3 in D, D. 200; Kleiber, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (DG)

Benjamin Britten (1913-1976): excerpts from the War Requiem, plus shorter choral liturgical pieces.

Tributes to three singers:

Aksel Schiotz, who died April 19, 1975, in early music, opera, Lieder, and some decidedly odd material (Danacord, Haydn Society).

Soprano Lucrezia Bori in Donizetti, Massenet, and others, including the St. Sulpice Scene from Manon from a live performance with Richard Crooks and Leon Rothier, conducted by Louis Hasselmans, March 29, 1936.

Soprano Frieda Leider, who died June 4, 1975, in music of Wagner and others, including the duet from Tristan und Isolde with Lauritz Melchior (Angel LP)

A brief remembrance of composer Willy Burkhard, April 17, 1900- June 18, 1955:

Serenade for Flute and Clarinet, Op. 92; Achilles, Mähr (Bärenreiter 45)

Das Ezzolied, Op. 19; Näf, Basle Madrigal Singers (Ars Musici)

Auferstehung (Resurrection of Christ) for Organ, Op. 91, No. 3; Scheidegger (Ars Musici)

And a briefer remembrance of Henri Barraud, born April 23, 1900:

Ofrande à une ombre; Paray, Detroit Symphony Orchestra (Mercury)

Taverner: Magnificat a 4, Nesciens Mater; Christophers, The Sixteen (Hyperion)

Beethoven: String Quartet No. 7 in F, Op. 59, No. 1, "Rasumovsky"; Vegh Quartet (Valois LP)

Hindemith: Symphony in E-flat; Tortelier, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra (Chandos)

Mendelssohn: Variations concertantes, Op. 17; Starker, Sebok (Mercury LP)

Handel: Oboe Concerto No. 3 in g; Messiter, Salter, Guildhall String Ensemble (RCA Victor)

Prokofiev: String Quartet No. 1, Op. 50; Smetana Quartet (Crossroads LP)

Smetana: Triumphal (Festive) Symphony; Kosler, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra (Supraphon)

Telemann: Trio Sonata for Recorder, Oboe, and Basso Continuo in c; Camerata Köln (EMI)

Bernstein: Serenade; Kremer, Bernstein, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (DG)

Debussy: Sonata for Cello and Piano in d; Gregor-Smith, Wrigley (ASV)

Mozart: Symphony No. 28 in C, K. 200; Abbado, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (Sony)

Monteverdi: Selva morale et spirtude: Magnificat a 8 (comp. Parrot); Parrott, Taverner Consort, Choir, and Players (Angel LP)

Korngold: Piano Concerto for the Left Hand, Op. 17; de Groote, Albert, North German Philharmonic Orchestra (cpo)

Music of Ralph Vaughan Williams.

Suite for Viola and Orchestra; Riddle, Del Mar, Bournemouth Sinfonietta (Chandos)

Mass in g; Darlington, Christ Church Cathedral Choir (Nimbus)

Poetry of Pakistan: Ghazals. Featuring works by Ghalib, Faiz, and Shifai, sung by Iqbal Bano (SMB)

Martinu: Memorial to Lidice

Dvorak: Violin Concerto in a, Op. 53; Daniel Majeske

Janacek: Slavonic Mass; Martina Arroyo, Grace Reginald, Jerold Sienna, David Ford, David Gooding, Cleveland Orchestra Chorus

Alfvén: Symphony No. 4; Söderström, Winbergh, Westerberg, Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra (Bluebell)

Scarlatti: Piano Sonatas in E (L. 210), f (L. 118), and A (L. 391); Tomsic (PMG)

Carter: Concerto for Oboe; Holliger, Boulez, Ensemble InterContemporain (Erato)

Anonymous: Six Medieval Russian Orthodox Motets; Tallis Scholars (Gimell)

Liszt: Dante Symphony; Khaikin, Orchestra and Chorus of the Bolshoi Theater (Columbia LP)

Tippett: Sonata for Four Horns; NFB Horn Quartet (GM)

Heinichen: Passion Oratorio for Eastertime; Georg, Kohler, Durmuller, Weir, Nolte, Goebel, Musica Antiqua Köln (DG Archiv)

Nielsen: Theme with Variations for Piano, Op. 40; Rasmussen (Vox LP)

Haydn: Symphony No. 83 in g, "La Poule"; Sanderling, Berlin Symphony Orchestra (Eurodisc LP)

Brahms: Clarinet Quintet in b, Op. 115; Leister, Amadeus Quartet (DG)

The Etude, Part VIII

Perle: Etudes; Boriskin (Harmonia Mundi)

Cage: Etudes Australes, Book I; Drury (Neuma)

Corigliano: Etude Fantasy; Hough (Hyperion)

Veracini: Overture No. 6 in B-flat; Goebel, Musica Antiqua Köln (DG Archiv)

Field: Divertissement No. 2 in A for Piano and Orchestra; O’Rourke, Bamert, London Mozart Players (Chandos)

Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 4 in f; Thomson, London Symphony Orchestra (Chandos)

Mozart: Oboe Quartet in F, K. 370; Holliger, Orlando Quartet (Philips)

Bruch: Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra; Berkofsky, Hagan, Herbig, Berlin Symphony Orchestra (Turnabout LP)

Picker: String Quartet No. 1, "New Memories"; Mendelssohn String Quartet (Nonesuch)

Berlioz: Le Carnaval Romain, Op. 9; Boulez, New York Philharmonic Orchestra (Sony)

Poulenc: Four Motets for a Time of Penitence; Prêtre, René Duclos Chorus (Angel)

Delius: Brigg Fair: An English Rhapsody; A. Davis, BBC Symphony Orchestra (Teldec)

Coelho: Segunda Tento do primeiro tom; Yates (Chandos)

Grieg: Incidental Music to Sigurd Jorsalfar, Op. 22; Bjorkoy, Dreier, Oslo Philharmonic Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra (Unicorn LP)

Rebel: Les Elémens; Goebel, Musica Antiqua Köln (DG Archiv)

Dvorak: Symphony No. 8 in G, Op. 88; Giulini, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (Sony)

Violist Yuri Bashmet

Shostakovich: Viola Sonata Op. 147; Bashmet, Richter (Melodiya)

Schnittke: Monologue for Viola and String Orchestra; Bashmet, Moscow Soloists (RCA)

John Adams conducts.

Ives: Country Band March, Hymn for Strings, At the River, Ragtime Dance No. 4

Glass: Facades

Harrison: Concerto for Organ and Percussion

Adams: Violin Concerto; Vladimir Repin

Wuorinen: Tashi; Kopperud, Macomber, Sherry, Winn (Koch)

Strauss, R.: Suite from Capriccio, Op. 85; Lott, Järvi, Scottish National Orchestra (Chandos)

Haydn: String Quartet in D, Op. 71, No. 2, "The Rider"; Salomon Quartet (Hyperion)

Barber: First Symphony, Op. 9; Järvi, Detroit Symphony Orchestra (Chandos)

Tallis: Mass for Four Voices; Hilliard Ensemble (ECM)

Berwald: Piano Concerto in D; Migdal, Björlin, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Seraphim LP)

Telemann: Concerto for Recorder and Strings in C; Brüggen, Harnoncourt, Concentus Musicus of Vienna (Teldec)

Bolcom: Seattle Slew Orchestral Suite; Smith, Louisville Orchestra (Louisville)

Beethoven: Ten Themes for Piano and Flute, Op. 107; Buchbinder, Schulz (Teldec)

Scarlatti, A.: St. John Passion; Jacobs, Widmer, Pushee, Näf, Basle Madrigal Singers, String Ensemble of the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis (Deutsche Harmonia Mundi)

Tenor Nicolai Gedda. Music of Gluck, Strauss, and others.

Dvorak: Stabat Mater; Goerke, Simpson, Olsen, Berg, Shaw, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus (Telarc)

MacMillan: Triduum, Easter Triptych: The World's Ransoming for English Horn and Orchestra, Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, and Symphony, "Vigil"; Pendrill, Wallfisch, Fine Arts Brass Ensemble, Vänskä, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (BIS)

Wagner: Götterdämmerung; Jane Eaglen, Sondra Radvanovsky, Felicity Palmer, Stig Andersen, Alan Held, Ekkehard Wlaschiha, Eric Halfvarson, James Levine conducting.

Preacher: The Reverend Peter J. Gomes, Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Pusey Minister in The Memorial Church. Music includes Bairstow’s "Sing ye to the Lord" and Et resurrexit from the Mass in D by Paine (see last Sunday).

Sir Thomas Beecham conducts the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

Mendelssohn: Violin concerto in e, Op. 64; Heifetz (EMI)

Delius: North Country Sketches (Columbia)

Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40 (EMI)

Halevy: La Juive; Varady, Anderson, Carreras, Gonzales, Furlanetto, de Almeida, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra (Philips)

Harvard Baseball, with second round tomorrow.

John Tavener (1944-), the latest major composer in the British choral music tradition, has become know for his haunting harmonic language. Among other works, we will hear his "Song for Athene," heard in the 1997 funeral proceedings of Princess Diana.

Previews:

Paul McCreesh and the Gabrieli Consort, 8 pm April 29, at the Emmanuel Church in Boston, in the Requiem of Cristóbal de Morales (tickets, information: Boston Early Music Festival Concerts, (617) 661-1812.

The Spectrum Singer under John W. Ehrlich in Britten’s Hymn to St. Cecilia and Cantata Misericordium and Duruflé’s Requiem and Four Motets, 8 pm May 20, Church of the Advent, Boston. (Tickets, information: (617) 492-8902.

Boston Baroque’s performances of Mozart’s Impresario and Cimarosa’s Il Maestro di Capella on May 11 and 13 in Jordan Hall (tickets, information: (617) 484-9200).

Boston Academy of Music and the Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP) combine for Barber’s Vanessa at the Emerson Majestic Theater, 8 pm May 5 and 3 pm May 7 (tickets, information: (617) 242-0055 or 927-5400).

The Boston Philharmonic Orchestra under Benjamin Zander in concert 8 pm April 29 in Jordan Hall and 3 pm April 30 in Sanders Theatre (Debussy’s Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, Ravel’s Piano Concerto for the Left Hand, Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring – information, tickets: (617) 868-6696.

Tribute to Joseph Fuchs, born April 26, 1900.

Mozart: Sinfonia concertante in E-flat for Violin, Viola, and Orchestra, K. 364 (320d); Joseph Fuchs, Lillian Fuchs, Josef Zimbler, Zimbler Sinfonietta (DG LP)

The time of today's Harvard Baseball game depends on the results of yesterday's game.

Music will depend on whether Afternoon Concert is interrupted for baseball.

See above.

Music of Benjamin Britten.

Two Insect Pieces for Oboe and Piano (1935); Watkins, Ledger (Meridian)

Sonata for Cello and Piano in C, Op. 65; Rostropovich, Britten (London)

Missa Brevis in D, Op. 63; Hill, O’Donnell, Choir of Westminster Cathedral, London (Hyperion)

Jubilate Deo in E-flat; Hill, O’Donnell, Choir of Westminster Cathedral, London (Hyperion)

Poetry of Paul Eluard.

Poulenc: Tel jour, telle nuit; Gedda, Baldwin (EMI)

Poulenc: "Tu vois le feu du soir"; Lott, Johnson (Forlane)

Poulenc: Figure Humaine, Alldis, Groupe Vocal de France (EMI)

Sauguet: "Les Animaux et leurs Hommes"; Lafaye, Sauguet (Charlin)

Bach: Mass in b, S. 232; Lois Marshall, Maureen Forrester, Leopold Simoneau, Donald Bell, Cleveland Orchestra Chorus

(NOTE: Long program)

The Etude, Part IX

Bolcom: New Etudes; Hamelin (New World)

Ligeti: Etudes, Books I and II; Aimard (Sony)

Ligeti: Etude No. 15 from Book III; Aimard (Sony)

Gould: Boogie-Woogie Etude; Cherkassky (London)

Music of Nikolai Miaskovsky

Sonatine for Piano in e, Op. 57; McLachlan (Olympia)

Symphony No. 22 in b; Svetlanov, U.S.S.R. Symphony Orchestra (Melodiya)

Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 in B-flat, Op. 60

Bernstein: Symphonic Suite from On the Waterfront

Chávez: Symphony No. 2, "Sinfonia India"

Tenor Richard Tauber. Music of Mozart, Smetana, and others.

Preacher: The Reverend Peter J. Gomes, Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Pusey Minister in The Memorial Church. The University Choir will be joined by the Harvard Baroque Chamber Orchestra for Bach’s Cantata 29, "Wir danken dir".

Frederic Lamond plays Liszt (Pearl), Emil von Sauer plays Mendelssohn, Liszt and Chopin (Veritas LP), and Mischa Levitzki plays Chopin, Levitzki, Liszt, Moszkowski and Gluck (Desmar LP).

Beethoven: Fidelio; Ludwig, Vickers, Frick, Berry, Crass, Hallstein, Unger, Klemperer, Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus (EMI)