Talich String Quartet

Mendelssohn: String Quartet No. 1 in E-flat, Op. 12 (Calliope)

Janacek: String Quartet No. 2, "Intimate Letters" (Calliope)

Bartok: String Quartet No. 6 (Collins)

Beethoven: String Quartet in F, Op. 135 (Calliope)

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

Schmidt: Symphony No. 1 in E major; Halasz, Budapest Symphony Orchestra (Marco Polo)

Tchaikovsky: Album for the Young, Op. 39; Postnikova (Erato)

Sinopoli: Lou Salome, Suite No. 2; Sinopoli, Popp, Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra (DG)

Hindemith: Sonata for Horn and Piano; Jones, Gould (Columbia LP)

Haydn: Symphony No. 103 in E-flat, "Drum Roll"; Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic (DG)

Benejam: Sonata for Cello and Piano in A; Martinez, Attenelle (ASV)

Rheinberger: Requiem in d, Op. 194; Webber, Monks, Choir of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge (ASV)

Bliss: Piano Quartet in a; Chamberg Domaine (ASV)

Purcell: Pavan in G minor for Two Violins and Bass; Members of the Purcell Quartet (Chandos)

Kabalevsky: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 3 in D, Op. 50; Stott, Sinaisky, BBC Philharmonic (Chandos)

Maurice Ravel

Shéhérazade (1898); Dutoit, Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (Decca)

Rapsodie espagnol (1907-8); Martinon, Orchestre de Paris (EMI)

Shéhérazade (1903); Crespin, Ansermet, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (London)

Do Bandolim: Doce de Coco; Ma, D’Rivera, Lubambo (Sony)

Barrios: Confesion; Ramirez (DG)

Gustavino: Las niñas; Castagna, Orquesta Sinfónica de Entre Rios (Chandos)

Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 8; López-Cobos, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (Telarc)

Berlioz: Roméo et Juliette, Op. 17; Monica Groop, Matthew Polenzani, Samuel Ramey, San Francisco Symphony Chorus

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

Vivaldi: Concerto in C Major for Two Flutes; Acadamy of Ancient Music, Hogwood (Oiseau-Lyre)

Bloch: Organ Sonata; Grubich (Olympia)

Haydn: Concerto for Horn and Orchestra No. 1 in D, Hob. VIId:3; Brown, Hogwood, Academy of Ancient Music (Oiseau-Lyre LP)

Rachmaninoff: Elegie in e-flat, Op. 3, No. 1; Yablonskaya (Connoisseur Society LP)

Schwantner: From Afar...A Fantasy for Guitar and Orchestra; Isbin, Wolff, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra (Virgin LP)

Byrd: Come to me, grief, forever; Chance, Fretwork (Virgin)

Nielsen: Imaginary Journey to the Faeroe Islands, Rhapsodic Overture; Rozhdestvensky, Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Chandos)

Schmelzer: Sonata à 7; Haarlem Trumpet Consort (Teldec)

Rorem: Concerto for English Horn and Orchestra; Stacy, Palmer, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra (New World)

Chopin: Scherzo No. 1 in b, Op. 20; Arrau (Philips)

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

Praetorius: Terpsichore, Suite No. 1; Logemann, New York Renaissance Band (Arabesque)

Vaughan Williams: Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus; Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra (Chandos)

Purcell: Sonnata [sic] of Three Parts No. 8 in G, Z. 797; Purcell Quartet (Chandos)

Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a; Solti, Chicago Symphony Orchestra (London)

Dello Joio: Introduction and Fantasies on a Chorale Tune, for piano; Torok (Albany)

Widor: Symphony Sacra for Organ and Orchestra, Op. 81; Wisskirchen, Hempfling, Philharmonia Hungarica (Motette)

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Dr. James Yannatos, conducting.

Respighi: Pines of Rome; Drew Schroeder, Assistant Conductor

Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 24 in c, K. 491; Robert Levin, piano

Dvorak: Symphony No. 7 in d, Op. 70

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Gounod: Roméo et Juliette; Natlie Dessay, Katharine Goeldner, Ramón, Stéphane Degout, Kristinn Sigmundsson, Bertrand de Billy conducting.

Preacher: The Reverend Peter J. Gomes, Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Pusey Minister in the Memorial Church. Music includes Byrd’s Mass for Five Voices and Miserere mei.

Strauss, R.: Symphonia domestica, Op. 53; Strauss, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Vanguard LP)

Strauss, R.: Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40; Strauss, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Vanguard LP)

Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini; Kunde, Ciofi, Di Donato, Lapointe, Naouri; Nelson, Chorus of Radio France and National Orchestra of France (Virgin)

Dufay: Motet, "Nuper rosarium flores", for four voices, for the consecration of the cathedral of Florence; Van Nevel, Huelgas Ensemble (Harmonia Mundi)

Still: Pastorela for Flute and Piano; A. Still, Smith (Koch)

Cimarosa/Benjamin: Oboe Concerto in c; Anderson, Wright, Philharmonia Orchestra (Nimbus)

Bartók: Suite for Piano, Op. 14, Sz. 62; Perahia (Sony)

Sammartini: Concerto for Recorder and Strings in F; Brüggen, Harnoncourt, Concentus Musicus Wien (Teldec)

Hummel: Quartet for Clarinet, Violin, Viola, and Cello in E-flat; Meloni, Pecolo, Ranieri, Finotti (Naxos)

Poulenc: Les Biches, Suite; Dutoit, Orchestre National de France (London)

Bertali: Chiacona a violino solo; Holloway (ECM)

Sibelius: Karelia Suite, Op. 11; Järvi, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra (BIS)

Françaix: Wind Quintet No. 2; Prague Wind Quintet (Praga)

Bach, J.C.: Piano Concerto in C, Op. 13, No. 1; Halstead, Hanover Band (cpo)

Reger: Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Bach, Op. 81, for Piano; Schiff (Teldec)

Couperin: La Françoise (Les Nations, Première Ordre); Savall, Hespèrion XX (Astrée)

Brahms: String Quintet No. 1 in F, Op. 88; Aronowitz, Amadeus Quartet (DG)

Rodrigo: Fantasía para un gentilhombre for Guitar and Orchestra; Romero, Marriner, Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (Philips)

Leopold Mozart.

Concerto in E-flat for Two Horns; Baumann, Cakar, Schröder, Concerto Amsterdam (Acanta)

Serenade in D for Trumpet, Trombone and Orchestra, Movements 4-8; Touvron, Becquet, Sebestyen, RIAS-Sinfonietta Berlin (Schwann)

Concerto in G for Four Horns; Baumann, Cakar, Schöder, Concerto Amsterdam (Acanta)

Thurston Dart (b. September 3, 1921, d. March 6, 1971), keyboard player.

Byrd, Tomkins, Handel, Stanley: keyboard (harpsichord, organ) works (Oiseau-Lyre, HMV LP’s)

Bach: Cantata, S. 54, "Widerstehe doch der Sünde"; Watts, London Philomusica (Oiseau-Lyre LP)

Bach: French Suite No. 4 in , S. 815 (Oiseau-Lyre LP)

Bach: Cantata, S. 199, "Mein Herze schwimmt in Blut"; Schwarzkopf, Philharmonia Orchestra (EMI)

Le Roux: Suite in g for Two Harpsichords; Kipnis (Columbia LP)

Mozart: Fugue in c for Two Harpsichords, K. 426; Kipnis (Columbia LP)

Violet Gordon Woodhouse (1871-1948), harpsichordist, on HMV 78’s (Pearl).

Byrd: Earle of Oxford’s Marche, The Queene’s Alman

Bach: French Suite No. 4 in , S. 815, Prelude

Bach: Italian Concerto, S. 971

Samuel Barber (d. January 23, 1981).

Dover Beach; read by David Ross (RCA Victor 45), sung by Fischer-Dieskau with Juilliard String Quartet (Sony)

Symphony No. 2, Op. 19; Barber, New Symphony Orchestra (London LP)

Symphony No. 1, Op. 9; Walter, New York Philharmonic Orchestra (Sony)

Bolcom: Three Ghost Rags; Jacobs (Nonesuch)

Sibelius: Finlandia, Op. 26; Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (DG)

Field: Piano Sonata in A, Op. 1, No. 2; O’Rourke (Chandos)

Herrman: The Devil and Daniel Webster, suite from the film; Sedares, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (Koch)

Schubert: String Quartet No. 2 in C, D. 32; Artis Quartet (Sony)

Vivaldi: Cantata, "Cessate, omai cessate", RV 684; Scholl, Banchini, Ensemble 415 (Harmonia Mundi)

Takemitsu: The Dorian Horizon for Seventeen Strings; Ozawa, Toronto Symphony Orchestra (RCA)

MacDowell: Hamlet/Ophelia, Op. 22; Krueger, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Bridge)

Victoria: Missa Simile est regnum coelorum; Darlington, Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford (Nimbus)

Dvorak: Symphony No. 5 in F, Op. 76; Järvi, Scottish National Orchestra (Chandos)

Scarlatti, D.: Five Sonatas, K. 141, 27, 125, 247, 533; Gilels (BBC Music)

Yoshimatsu: Saxophone Concerto, "Cyber-Bird" Op. 59; Sugawa, Fujioka, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra (Chandos)

Boccherini: String Trio in c, Op. 14, No. 2, G. 96; members of Boccherini Quartet (Channel Classics)

Mozart: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 24 in c, K. 491; Bilson, Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists (DG Archiv LP)

Rubbra: Sinfonietta for Large String Orchestra, Op. 163; Schönzeler, City of London Sinfonia (Virgin)

Busoni: Concertino for Clarinet and Small Orchestra, Op. 48; Bradbury, Järvi, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra (Chandos)

Schreker: Chamber Symphony for Twenty-three Solo Instruments; Gielen, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (Schwann)

Schubert: Sonatina for Violin and Piano in a, Op. 137, No. 2, D. 385; Schröder, Hogwood (Oiseau-Lyre LP)

Mendelssohn: Kinderstücke, Op. 72; Jones (Nimbus)

Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15; Horowitz (DG)

Schubert: March for Piano, Four Hands, in G, D. 928; Tal, Groethuysen (Sony)

Piazzolla: Tangazo

Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G, Op. 44; Alexander Markovich, piano

Nielsen: Symphony No. 5, Op. 50

Villa-Lobos: Five Pieces for Cello and Piano; Carneiro, Genuit (Relief)

Weber: Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra No. 1 in f, Op. 73; Johnson, Tortelier, English Chamber Orchestra (ASV)

Ravel: Tzigane for Violin and Piano; Midori, McDonald (Sony)

Charpentier: Magnificat, H. 73; Christie, Les Arts Florissants (Harmonia Mundi)

Dvorak: Romance for Violin and Orchestra in f, Op. 11; Perlman, Ozawa, Boston Symphony Orchestra (Sony)

Bach: Partita for Violin Solo No. 3 in E, S. 1006; Podger (Channel Classics)

Adams: Fearful Symmetries; Adams, Orchestra of St. Luke’s (Nonesuch)

Purcell: Instrumental Suite from the Fairy Queen; Hengelbrock, Freiburg Baroque Orchestra (Deutsche Harmonia Mundi)

Schumann: Songs: "Abendlied", Op. 107, No. 6; "Der Schatzgräber", Op. 45, No. 1; "Des Sennen Abschied", Op. 79, No. 22; "Die Kartlegerin", Op. 31, No. 2; von Otter, Forsberg (DG)

Britten: Diversions for Piano (Left Hand) and Orchestra, Op. 21; Donohoe, Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra(EMI)

Haydn: Piano Trio in C, Hob. XV:27; Borodin Trio (Chandos)

Penderecki: Capriccio for Violin and Orchestra; Wilkomirska, Penderecki, Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra (EMI)

Mozart: Sonata for Violin and Piano in C, K. 296; Luca, Bilson (Nonesuch)

Duruflé: Requiem, Op. 9; Bartoli, Terfel, Chung, Santa Cecilia Chorus and Orchestra (DG)

Quartetto Italiano

Mozart: String Quartet in B-flat, K. 458, "The Hunt" (Testament)

Schubert: String Quartet in a, D. 804, "Rosamunde" (Philips)

Beethoven: String Quartet in E-flat, Op. 127 (Philips)

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Beethoven: Duo for Clarinet and Bassoon in C, WoO 27,No.1; Neidich, Godburn (Sony)

Berlioz: Roman Carnival Overture; Boulez, New York Philharmonic Orchestra (Sony)

Alfonso X El Sabio: Cantiga 195, "Quena festa e o dia"; Binkley, Schola Cantorum Basiliensis (Harmonia Mundi)

Dvorak: Symphonic Poem, "The Noon Witch", Op. 108; Järvi, Scottish National Orchestra (Chandos)

Bartók: Out of Doors, Sz. 81; Perahia (Sony)

Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G, S. 1048; Akademie für alte Musik, Berlin (Harmonia Mundi LP)

Finzi: Lo, the full, final sacrifice, Op. 26; Bowen, Robertson, Cleobury, Farnes, Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (EMI)

Mozart: Serenade No. 6 in D, K. 239, "Serenata Notturna"; Koopman, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra (Erato)

Praetorius: Hymn, "O Lux beata Trinitas" for Organ; Tachezi (Teldec)

Zemlinsky: Symphonic Songs, Op. 20; White, Chailly, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (London)

Clementi: Sonata in A, Op. 50, No. 1; Khouri (Entr’acte)

Paderewski: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in a, Op. 17; Tirino, Bartos, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Newport)

Telemann: Concerto for Trumpet, Violin, Strings, and Basso Continuo in D; Goebel, Musica Antiqua Köln (DG Arc.)

Offenbach: Le Papillon, ballet; Bonynge, English Concert Orchestra (London)

Fauré: Impromptu for Harp, Op. 86; Yoshino (Philips)

Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in c, Op. 68; Klemperer, Philharmonia Orchestra (Angel LP)

Satie: Extracts from l’œuvre pour piano; Ciccolini, Tacchino (EMI)

Colonial Latin America.

Lienas: Lamentatio; Cohen, Boston Camerata (Erato)

Zéspiedes: Guaracha: Convidando esta la noche; Cohen, Boston Camerata (Erato)

Sumaya: Abricias mortales; Chanticleer (Teldec)

Nunes Garcia: Requiem Mass; Davis, Allen, Brown, Tuloisela, Freeman, Morgan State College Choir, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra (Columbia LP)

Smetana: The Bartered Bride, Overture

Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 in e, Op. 11; Horacio Gutierrez, piano

Hillborg: Exquisite Corpse

Scriabin: The Poem of Ecstasy, Op. 54

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Gossec: Quartet for Flute and Strings in G, Op. 14, No. 2; Bocquillon, Trio à Cordes Millière (Koch Schwann)

Chávez: La Hija de Cólquide; Coonce, Bátiz, State of Mexico Symphony Orchestra (ASV)

Pacolini: La Desperata for Three Lutes; Ricardo Correa Trio (Christophorus)

Bruch: Romance for Viola and Orchestra, Op. 85; Bashmet, Järvi, London Symphony Orchestra (RCA Red Seal)

Pettersson: Fuga for Oboe, Clarinet, and Bassoon in E; Members of the Albert Schweitzer Quintet (cpo)

Delius: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra; Little, Mackerras, Welsh National Opera Orchestra (Decca)

Vivaldi: Quartet for Flute, Oboe, Bassoon, and Basso Continuo in C; Camerata Köln (Deutsche Harmonia Mundi)

Hovhaness: Concerto for Harp and String Orchestra, Op. 267; Kondonassis, Werthen, I Fiamminghi (Telarc)

Mozart: Piano Quartet in g, K. 478; Bernstein, Juilliard Quartet members (Sony)

Dvorak: Carnival Overture, Op. 92; Järvi, Scottish National Orchestra (Chandos)

Bach: Toccata and Fugue in d, S. 538, "Dorian"; Chapuis (Valois)

Bizet: Symphony No. 1 in C; Bychkov, Orchestre de Paris (Philips)

Koechlin: Sonatina for Oboe d’amore, with Flute, Clarinet, Harp, and String Sextet, Op. 194, No. 1; Lencsés, members of Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra (Audite)

Handel: Concerto Grosso Op. 6, No. 9 in F; Hogwood, Handel and Haydn Society (Oiseau-Lyre)

Grieg: Album Leaves, Op. 28; Tabe (Chandos)

Haydn: Symphony No. 101 in D, "Clock"; Brüggen, Orchestra of the 18th Century (Philips)

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Verdi: La Forza del Destino; Deborah Voigt, Ildikó Komlósi, Salvatore Licitra, Mark Delavan, Juan Pons, Samuel Ramey, Gianandrea Noseda conducting.

Preacher: The Reverend Peter J. Gomes, Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Pusey Minister in the Memorial Church. Music includes "When David Heard" by Tomkins and "Ecce, quomodo moritur justus" by Gesualdo.

The Hollywood String Quartet, on Testament.

Schubert: String Quintet in C, Op. 163, D. 956; Reher

Shostakovich: Piano Quintet in G, Op. 57; Aller

Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4; Dinkin, Reher

Puccini: Manon Lescaut; Freni, Domingo, Bruson, Kyal, Gambill, Sinopoli, Chorus of Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Philharmonia Orchestra (DG)

Bryars: Glorious Hill; Hilliard Ensemble (ECM)

Holzbauer: Concerto in D for Viola d’amore, Cello, Strings, and Continuo; Engel, Bosbach, Müller-Brühl, Capella Clementina (Philips)

Walton: String Quartet; English Quartet (Meridian)

Méhul: Le Chant du Départ; Raffalli, Pollet, Lefebvre, Raphanel, Chilemme, Vanaud, Courtis, Plasson, Chorus and Orchestra of the Capitole de Toulouse (EMI)

Crumb: Vox Balaenae (Voice of the Whale), for Flute, Cello, and Piano; Conchord (Black Box)

Tchaikovsky: The Tempest, Symphonic Fantasy after Shakespeare, Op. 18; Abbado, Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CBS)

Schnittke: Fugue for Solo Violin; Gluzman, Yoffe (BIS)

Lassus: Missa super Bella amfitrit’ altera; Gloriae Dei Cantores (Gloriae Dei Cantores)

Rózsa: Duo for Violin and Piano, Op. 7; Lippi, Novacek (Koch)

Lübeck: Cantata, "Es ist ein grosser Gewinn, wer gottselig ist"; Cordier, Pushee, Geraerts, van der Kamp, Albert, Choir of New College, Oxford, Ensemble Fiori Musicali (Motette)

Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 2 in A, Op. 12, No. 2; Zukerman, Neikrug (RCA Victor)

Hartmann: Concerto funèbre for Violin and String Orchestra; Faust, Poppen, Munich Chamber Orchestra (ECM)

Reger: Introduction, Passacaglia, and Fugue for Two Pianos, Op. 96; I. von Vintschger, J. von Vintschger (Jecklin-Disco)

Martinu: Symphony No. 1; Belohlavek, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra (Chandos)

Witt: Concerto for Two Horns in F; Baumann, Cakar, Schröder, Concerto Amsterdam (Acanta)

Haydn, M.: Horn Concerto in D; Halstead, Goodman, Hanover Band (Nimbus)

Pokorny: Concerto for Two Horns in F; Baumann, Kohler, Schröder, Concerto Amsterdam (Acanta)

Malcolm: Variation on a Theme of Mozart for Four Harpsichords; Joyce, Malcolm, Dart, Vaughan (Angel LP)

Elgar: Gloria on Mozart’s Violin Sonata in F, K. 547; Curor, Chapel Choir of the Royal Hospital Chelsea (Creature Classics)

Reger: Variation and Fugue on a theme by Mozart; Keilberth, Hamburg Philharmonic Orchestra (Teldec)

Part two of our tribute to Constant Lambert (1905-51): Lambert conducts music of others (except as noted).

Auber: Fra Diavolo, Overture; London Philharmonic Orchestra (HMV 78)

Auber, arr. Lambert into the ballet Les Rendezvous, exc.; Irving, Covent Garden Orchestra (Angel LP)

Waldteufel: Sur la Plage, Op. 234; Philharmonia Orchestra (HMV 78 - Time Machine)

Liszt, arr. Lambert into the ballet Apparitions, orch. Jacob; Philharmonia Orchestra (EMI)

Gordon: The Rake’s Progress, suite; Covent Garden Orchestra (EMI)

Herrmann: Sinfonietta for String Orchestra; Jackson, Berlin Symphony Orchestra (Koch)

Dallapiccola: Tartiniana Seconda; Rizzi, Suvini, Dallapiccola Ensemble (Nuova Era)

Schoenberg: Chamber Symphony No. 2, Op. 38; Gielen, Southwest German Radio Orchestra of Baden-Baden (Philips)

Schubert: Fantasia for Piano, Four Hands, in f, Op. 103, D. 940; Perahia, Lupu (CBS)

Schubert: Fantasy in C, D. 760, Op. 15, "Wandererfantasie"; Fleisher (Sony)

Schumann: Papillons, Op. 2; Horszowski (Nonesuch)

Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 in d, Op. 15; Hélène Grimaud, piano

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

Debussy: Bilitis (arr. of Chansons de Bilitis for Flute and Piano); Pahud, Kovacevich (EMI)

Wilms: Symphony No. 6 in d, Op. 58; Ehrhardt, Concerto Koln (Archiv)

Respighi: Il tramonto; Kozena, Henschel Quartett (DG)

Hummel: Mass, Op. 111; Hickox, Collegium Musicum 90 (Chandos)

Alkan: Symphonie; Lewenthal (RCA)

Abel: Concerto No. 5 in G for Flute and Strings, Op. 6; Beckett, Aldwinckle, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields (ASV)

Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin; Lortie (Chandos)

Ives: Symphony No. 2 for Large Orchestra; Järvi, Detroit Symphony Orchestra (Chandos)

Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 3 in d, Op. 108; Perlman, Ashkenazy (EMI)

Kodaly: Summer Evening; Orpheus Chamber Orchestra (DG)

Bach: Sonata for Viola da Gamba in D Major, S. 1028; Starker, Sebök (cello, piano) (Mercury)

Scriabin: La Poeme de l’extase, op. 54; Boulez, Chicago Symphony Orchestra (DG)

Juilliard String Quartet

Haydn: String Quartet, Op. 77, No. 1 (RCA Victor LP)

Ives: String Quartet No. 2 (Columbia LP)

Carter: String Quartet No. 3 (Columbia LP)

Bartok: String Quartet No. 5 (Pearl)

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Devienne: Concerto for Flute and Orchestra No. 7 in e; Galway, London Mozart Players (RCA Red Seal)

Rachmaninoff: Six Duets for Two Pianos, Op. 11; Raim, Wehr (Connoisseur Society)

Berio: Voci (Folk Songs II) for Viola and Orchestra; Kashkashian, Davies, Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra (ECM)

Gouvy: Petite Suite Gauloise for Winds, Op. 90; Graham, Air Combat Command Heritage of America Band (ACCHA)

Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra No. 2 in C, Op. 160; K. Yamashita, Slatkin, London Philharmonic Orchestra (RCA)

Biber: Harmonia Artificiosa: Partia VII in c; Purcell Quartet (Chandos)

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

Aho: String Quartet, Op. 98; Jean Sibelius Quartet (Finlandia)

Benda: Concerto for Viola, Two Horns, and Strings in F; Haenchen, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Chamber Orchestra (Berlin Classics)

Saint-Saens: Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 1 in c, Op. 32; Isserlis, Devoyon (RCA Victor)

Gubaidulina: Concerto for Viola and Orchestra; Bashmet, Gergiev, Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra (DG)

Mendelssohn: Fantasie in f-sharp, Op. 28; De Waal (Canal Grande)

d’Indy: Istar, Op. 42 (1896); Monteux, San Francisco Symphony (RCA)

Dukas: Symphony in C (1895-6); Tortelier, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra (Chandos)

Revueltas: Itinerarios; Mata, New Philharmonia Orchestra (RCA)

Guarnieri: Three improvisations for Solo Flute; Siegel (Albany)

Estevéz: La Cantata Criolla, "Florentino, el que canto con el Diablo;" Mata, Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela with chorus and soloists (Dorian)

Saariaho: Du cristal

Bartók: Viola Concerto; Geraldine Walther, viola

Sibelius: Symphony No. 6 in d, Op. 104

Sibelius: Tapiola

Bach: Concerto for Two Violins and Orchestra in d, S. 1043; Heifetz, Friedman, Sargent, New Symphony Orchestra of London (RCA Victor)

Debussy: Préludes, Book I; Boguet (Tudor)

Mozart: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 23 in A, K. 488; Horowitz, Giulini, La Scala Orchestra (DG)

Bartók: Allegro barbaro, Sz. 49; Sándor (Sony)

Vasks: Musica dolorosa for String Orchestra; Rusmanis, Riga Philharmonic Orchestra (Conifer)

Telemann: Solo for Recorder and Basso Continuo No. 4 in d; Aulos Ensemble (MusicMasters)

Borodin: Symphony No. 3 in a; Svetlanov, USSR Symphony Orchestra (Melodiya)

Bellini: Songs, "Vanne, o rosa fortunata", "Per pietà, bell’idol mio", "La farfalletta", "Il fervido desiderio","Dolente immagine di Fille mia", "Vaga luna che inargenti", "Torna, vezzosa Fillide"; Bartoli, Levine (London)

Vivaldi: Concerto ripieno in C, RV 114; Banchini, Ensemble 415 (Harmonia Mundi)

Rachmaninoff: Piano Sonata No. 2 in b-flat, Op. 36; Cliburn (Philips)

Corelli: Concerto Grosso Op. 6, No. 1 in D; McGegan, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra (Harmonia Mundi LP)

Beethoven: String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat, Op. 74, "Harp"; Takács Quartet (Decca)

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

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Tchaikovsky: Mazeppa; Olga Guryakova, Larissa Diadkova, Oleg Balashov, Nikolai Putilin, Paata Burchuladze, Valery Gergiev conducting.

Preacher: The Reverend Peter J. Gomes, Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Pusey Minister in the Memorial Church. Music includes "Lo, the Full Final Sacrifice" by Finzi.

Wilhelm Furtwängler conducts the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra on DG.

Beethoven: Leonore Overture No. 2

Strauss, R.: Don Juan, Op. 20

Strauss, R.: Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28

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

Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93

Prokofiev: Love for Three Oranges; Diadkova, Akimov, Pluzhnikov, Kit,
Morozov; Gergiev, Kirov Chorus and Orchestra (Philips)

Prokofiev: The Gambler; Makhov, Poliakova, Matiushina, Troitsky, Sokolov Dubrin, Petukhov, Antipova; Rozhdestvensky, Chorus and Orchestra of the All-Union Radio (Melodiya LPs)

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 9 in E-flat, Op. 70; Bernstein, New York Philharmonic (CBS)

Vivaldi: Sonata for Oboe and Basso Continuo in c, RV 53; Camerata Köln (Deutsche Harmonia Mundi)

Haydn: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in C, Hob. VIIa:1; Tetzlaff, H. Schiff, Northern Sinfonia (Virgin)

Glazounov: Prelude and Fugue for Organ in D, Op. 93; Quinn (Chandos)

Donizetti: Songs, "Amore e morte", "Il barcaiolo", "La conocchia"; Bartoli, Levine (London)

Palestrina: Missa Viri Galilaei; O’Donnell, Westminster Cathedral Choir (Hyperion)

Brahms: Quartet for Piano and Strings No. 1 in g, Op. 25; Borodin Trio, Golani (Chandos)

Albinoni: Concerto for Winds in C; Caens, Bourgogne Camerata (Pierre Verany LP)

Ysaÿe: Sonata for Violin Solo No. 2 in a, Op. 27, No. 2; Vengerov (EMI)

Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite No. 3; Gee, Australian Chamber Orchestra (Omega)

Ives: Songs, "Elégie", "The Children’s Hour", "Ich grolle nicht"; Fischer-Dieskau, Ponti (DG LP)

Telemann: Concerto for Flute, Oboe d’amore, Viola d’amore, Strings, and Continuo in e; Pahud, Mayer, Christ, Berlin Broque Soloists (EMI)

Schubert: String Quartet No. 4 in C, D. 46; Tokyo Quartet (RCA Victor)

Rubinstein: Piano Concerto No. 4 in d, Op. 70; Lewenthal, de Carvalho, London Symphony Orchestra (Columbia LP)

Hertel: Trumpet Concerto in D; Basch, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra (Schwann)

Gros: Trumpet Concerto in D; Basch, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra (Schwann)

Hertel: Concerto in D for Trumpet, Two Oboes and Two Bassoons; Basch, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra (Schwann)

Haydn: Trumpet Concerto in D; Immer, Hogwood, Academy of Ancient Music (Oiseau-Lyre)

Arthur Bird (b. Belmont, MA, 1856, d. 1923): Carnival Scene; Mester, Louisville Orchestra (Louisville First Edition LP)

Bird: Suite in D for Double Wind Quintet; Somary, Bronx Arts Ensemble (Premium)

Stevan Mokranjac (1856-1914): choral works; Simic, Bajsanski, Belgrade Radio and Television Chorus (Belgrade Radio/Television Gramophone Production LPs)

Béla Tardos (1910-66): Divertimento for Winds; Janey, Szeszler, Meizl, Hara (Hungaroton LP)

Alexander Glazunov (b. 1865, d. March 21, 1936).

Violin Concerto in a, Op. 82; Ricci, Peters, Philharmonia Hungarica (Turnabout LP)

The Seasons, Op. 67; Glazunov, orchestra (British Columbia 78’s - Pearl LP)

Meditation for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 32; Ricci, Peters, Philharmonia Hungarica (Turnabout LP)

Pushkin Centenary Cantata, Op. 65; Dolukhanova, Orfenov, Kovalev, USSR TV and Radio Orchestra (Melodiya LP)

Holst: Lyric Movement for Viola and Small Orchestra; Tees, Hickox, City of London Sinfonia (Chandos)

Pleyel: Sextet for Winds in E-flat; Consortium Classicum (Koch Schwann)

Rouse: Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra (1992); Alessi, Alsop, Colorado Symphony Orchestra (RCA Victor)

Raff: Octet for Strings in C, Op. 176; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemble (Chandos)

Bach: Mass in A, S. 234; Mellon, Lesne, Prégardien, Kooy, Herreweghe, Collegium Vocale of Ghent (Virgin)

Golijov: K’vakarat, for cantor and quartet; Alexandrovich, Kronos Quartet (Nonesuch LP)

Hummel: Rondo brillant for Piano and Orchestra in B-flat, Op. 98; Shelley, London Mozart Players (Chandos)

Gibbons: The Woods So Wild; "Masque"; "The Fairest Nymph"; "The Lord of Salisbury his Pavina and Galiardo"; Pinnock (Vanguard)

Saint-Saëns: Havanaise for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 83; Chung, Dutoit, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (London)

Strauss, R.: Five Pieces for Piano, Op. 3; Gould (Philips)

Rosetti: Symphony in D, Murray A. 22, Kaul I:28; Moesus, Hamburg Symphony Orchestra (MD+G)

Haas: String Quartet No. 3, Op. 15; Hawthorne String Quartet (London)

Parry: Symphony No. 4 in e; Bamert, London Philharmonic Orchestra (Chandos)

Stravinsky: Danses concertantes; Orpheus Chamber Orchestra (DG)

Poulenc: Sinfonietta; Corp, New London Orchestra (Hyperion)

Mozart: A Musical Joke, KV 522; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (Philips)

Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a; Szell, Cleveland Orchestra (Sony)

Schumann: Fünf Stücke im Volkston for Cello and Piano, Op. 102; Casals, Mannes (Sony)

Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1 in a, Op. 99; Baiba Skride, violin

Bruckner: Symphony No. 7 in E

Gade: Novelletter No.2 in F for Strings, Op. 53; Larsen, Arhus Chamber Orchestra (Paula)

Tippett: Piano Sonata No. 1; Ogdon (EMI)

Dittersdorf: Concerto for Harp and Orchestra; Robles, Brown, Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (London)

Griffes: Fantasy Pieces, Op. 6; Wehr (Connoisseur Society)

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

Berg: Lyric Suite for String Quartet; Schoenberg Quartet (Chandos)

Borodin: In the Steppes of Central Asia; Svetlanov, USSR Symphony Orchestra (Melodiya)

Bach: Partita for Violin Solo No. 1 in b, S. 1002; Podger (Channel Classics)

Fauré: Naissance de Vénus, Scène mythologique for Solo Voices, Chorus, and Orchestra, Op. 29; Plazas, Stephen, Robinson, Rutherford, Tortelier, City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra (Chandos)

Giardini: Sonata for Violin and Continuo in e/E, Op. 1, No. 3; Locatelli Trio (Hyperion)

Arnold: Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra, Op. 67; Bream, Arnold, Melos Ensemble (RCA)

Reicha: Quintet for Winds No. 24 in B-flat, Op. 100, No. 6; Albert Schweitzer Quintet (cpo)

Arditti String Quartet

Schoenberg: String Quartet No. 4 (Montaigne)

Ferneyhough: String Quartet No. 4; Mitchell, members of Arditti String Quartet (Naïve)

Scelsi: String Quartet No. 4 (Naïve)

Lindberg: Clarinet Quintet; Kriikku, Arditti String Quartet (Naïve)

Ligeti: String Quartet No. 1, "Métamorphoses nocturnes" (Sony)

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Schumann: Spanische Liebeslieder, Op. 138; Shirai, Lipovsek, Protschka, Hölle, Shetler (Capriccio)

Hovhaness: Alleluia and Fugue for String Orchestra, Op. 40b; Werthen, I Fiamminghi (Telarc)

Reicha: Quintet for Winds No. 25 in F; Albert Schweitzer Quintet (cpo)

Grieg: Symphony in c; Andersen, Bergen Symphony Orchestra (London LP)

Couperin, L.: Suite for Harpsichord in c; Hogwood (Oiseau-Lyre)

Liebermann: Concerto for Flute and Orchestra, Op. 39; Zukerman, Litton, Dallas Symphony Orchestra (Delos)

Gouvy: Sonata for Piano, Four Hands, in d, Op. 36; Tal, Groethuysen (Sony)

Bloch: Violin Concerto; Bress, Rohan, Prague Symphony Orchestra (Supraphon)

Bach, C. P. E.: Quartet No. 1 in a for Flute, Viola, Cello, and Harpsichord, Wq. 93; Koopman, Hazelzet, Peeters, van der Meer (Philips)

Praetorius: Six Dances from Terpsichore; Neumeyer, Collegium Terpsichore (DG Archiv LP)

Delius: Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 3; G. Heifetz, Wehr (Connoisseur Society)

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

Fauré: Piano Quintet No. 1, Op. 89 (1905); Collard, Quatuor Parrenin (EMI)

Fauré: Dolly Suite, Op. 56 (1894-6); R. and G. Casadesus (Sony)

Astor Piazzolla

Four for Tango; Kronos Quartet (Nonesuch)

Escualo; Brey, O’Riley (Helicon)

Le Grand Tango; Brey, O’Riley (Helicon)

Milonga del Angel; Binelli, Dutoit, Montreal Symphony Orchestra (Decca)

Five Tango Sensations; Kronos Quartet, Piazzolla (Nonesuch)

Franck: Psyché, Suite

Honegger: Symphony No. 2 for Strings and Trumpet

Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48; Nicolle Foland, Gabriel Suovanen, San Francisco Symphony Chorus

Rimsky-Korsakov: Concerto for Trombone and Military Band; Carlson, Chodoroff, Temple University Wind Symphony (Albany)

Burleigh: Pieces for Violin and Piano, Three, Op. 21; Cárdenes, Manríquez (Ocean)

Debussy: Le Martyre de Saint Sébastien, orchestral suite; Salonen, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra (Sony)

Pleyel: Symphony in d, B. 147; Bamert, London Mozart Players (Chandos)

Brouwer, Leo: Sonata for Guitar; Bream (EMI)

Tallis: Motet, "Suscipe, quaeso Domine"; Parrott, Taverner Consort, Taverner Choir (EMI)

Kodály: Hungarian Rondo; Orpheus Chamber Ensemble (DG)

Haydn: Sinfonia Concertante for Oboe, Bassoon, Violin, Cello, and Orchestra in B-flat, Op. 84, Hob. I:105; Milman, Utkin, Minkowksi, Spivakov, Moscow Virtuosi (RCA)

Vivaldi: Sonata for Cello and Continuo No. 7 in a, RV. 44; Bylsma, Suzuki, Ogg (Deutsche Harmonia Mundi)

Shostakovich: Suite from the film Alone, Op. 26; Sinaisky, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra (Chandos)

Bach: French Suite No. 6 in E, S. 817; Horszowski (Nonesuch)

Brahms: German Folk Songs for Four-part Chorus; Neumann, Leipzig Radio Chorus (DG)

Falla: Pièces espagnoles; de Larrocha (RCA Victor)

Boccherini: Symphony No. 16 in A, Op. 37, No. 4, G. 518; Erxleben, New Berlin Chamber Orchestra (Capriccio)

Nielsen: Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 2, Op. 35; Tetzlaff, Andsnes (Virgin)

Mozart: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 23 in A, K. 488; Horowitz, Giulini, La Scala Orchestra (DG)

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Verdi: Luisa Miller; Barbara Frittoli, Irina Mishura, Neil Shicoff, Carlos Alvarez, James Morris, Philip Ens, Maurizio Benini conducting.

Preacher: The Reverend Dr. Claudia A. Highbaugh, Colleague Minister in The Memorial Church.

Claudio Arrau

Schumann: Kreisleriana, Op. 16 (CBS LP)

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat, Op. 110 (EMI LP)

Liszt: Etudes d’apres Paganini Nos. 1, 2, 5, 6 (Dante)

Chopin: Etudes, Op. 25 No. 9, 10, 11, 12 (EMI LP)

Debussy: Estampes (CBS LP)

Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody (CBS LP)

Cras: Polyphème; Arapian, Marin-Degor, Beuron, Debize, Corbier, Baert, B. Tovey, Choeur Régional Vittoria d’Île de France, Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra (Timpani)

Charpentier, G.: La Vie du poète (Symphonie-Drame, of which the music later went into the opera Julien); unnamed soloists, Charpentier, Orchestre Pasdeloup (Gramophone 78’s - Pearl)

Haydn: Horn Concerto No.1 in D; Halstead, Goodman, Hanover Band (Nimbus)

Haydn: Symphony No. 31, "Hornsignal"; Goodman, Hanover Band (Nimbus)

The early music vocal ensemble Exsultemus will be appearing four times (March 31, April 2, 3, 8 in Weston, Ipswich, Cambridge, Carlyle) for the Cambridge Society for Early Music in a program of Josquin, Brumel, Palestrina, la Rue, de Brito, and others (see www.csem.org or call 617-489-2062). We hear music from their past performances.

Pianist Egon Petri (b. March 23, 1881, d. 1962).

Bach chorale preludes arr. Busoni, Petri (Westminster LP)

Bach, transcr. Busoni: Prelude and Fugue in D (Westminster LP)

Bach: Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue, S. 903 (private 1951 recording - Pearl)

Beethoven:Sonata in F-sharp, Op. 78 (Columbia 78’s - Pearl)

Brahms: Variations on a Theme of Handel (Columbia 78’s)

Liszt: Fantasie on Motives from Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro (MCA LP)

Liszt: Variations on Beethoven’s Ruins of Athens; Heward, London Philharmonic Orchestra (Columbia 78’s)

Fine: Notturno for Strings and Harp; Dane, Jolles, Schwarz, New York Chamber Symphony of the 92nd St. Y (Nonesuch)

Britten: Sinfonietta, Op. 1; Glover, Members of London Mozart Players (ASV)

Martin: Petite Symphonie concertante; Hunziker, Vaucher-Clerc, Rossiaud, Martin, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (Jecklin-Disco)

Sibelius: Finlandia, Op. 26

Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2 in g, Op. 63; Nikolaj Znaider, violin

Tubin: Symphony No. 5 in b

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Ernest Chausson

Poème de l’Amour et de la Mer (rev.1893); de los Angeles, Jacquillat, Orchestre des Concerts Lamoureux (EMI)

Poème, Op. 25 (1896); Grumiaux, Rosenthal, Orchestre des Concerts Lamoureux (Philips)

Villa-Lobos: Symphony No. 10 "Amerindia;" Ben-Dor, Santa Barbara Symphony et al. (Koch)

Villa-Lobos: Symphony No. 10 "Amerindia;" Ben-Dor, Santa Barbara Symphony et al. (Koch)

Mozart: Symphony No. 27 in G, K. 199 (161b)

Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 17 in G, K. 453; Peter Serkin

Mozart: Serenade No. 9 in D, K. 320, "Posthorn"

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Beethoven; Fidelio; Karita Mattila, Jennifer Welch-Babidge, Ben Heppner, Gregory Turay, Alan Held, Kristinn Sigmundsson, James Morris, James Levine conducting.

Preacher: The Reverend R. Dorothy A. Austin, Sedgwick Associate Minister and Chaplain to the University. Music includes Mozart’s Missa brevis in C, K. 220 and Ave verum corpus, K. 618.

Sir Thomas Beecham conducts

Rossini: Semiramide, Overture; Philadelphia Orchestra (Sony)

Sibelius: Symphony No. 4 in a, Op. 63; London Philharmonic Orchestra (Koch)

Tchaikovsky: Capriccio Italien, Op. 45; Columbia Symphony Orchestra (Sony)

Rimsky-Korsakov: Le Coq d’Or, Suite; New York Philharmonic Orchestra (Sony)

Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4 in A, Op. 90 "Italian"; New York Philharmonic Orchestra (Sony)

Donizetti: Il Campanello; Scarangella, Truccato Pace, Mercuriali, Bruscantini, Capecchi, Simonetto, Radiotelevisione Italiana Chorus and Orchestra of Turin (Cetra LP – Warner Fonit)

Cimarosa: Il Maestro di Capella; Bruscantini, Fasano, I Virtuosi di Roma (French HMV LP)

Verdi: Un Giorno di Regno; Pagliughi, Cozzi, Oncina, Carlin, Capecchi, Bruscantini, Dalamangas, Plenizio, Simonetto, Radiotelevisione Italiana Chorus and Orchestra of Milan (Cetra LPs)

Granados: Danzas Españolas; de Larrocha (RCA Victor)

Colgrass: Arctic Dreams for Winds with Voices; Battisti, New England Conservatory Wind Ensemble, members of N.E.C. Choruses (Centaur)

Wolf-Ferrari: Piano Trio No. 1 in D, Op. 5; Munich Piano Trio (MD+G)

Parry: An English Suite; Boughton, English String Orchestra (Nimbus)

Wyner: Concert Duo for Violin and Piano; Makarski, McMunn (New World)

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

Mozart: Trio for Clarinet, Viola, and Piano in E-flat, K. 498, "Kegelstatt"; Campbell, Dubinsky, Edlina (Chandos)

Stravinsky: Concerto in E-flat, "Dumbarton Oaks"; Wand, North German Radio Symphony Orchestra (RCA Victor)

Zelenka: Capriccio No. No. 5 in G; Camerata Bern (DG Archiv)

Debussy: Images, for Orchestra; Tortelier, Ulster Orchestra (Chandos)

Mozart: Serenade in E-flat, K. 375; Detmolder Wind Sextet (MD+G)

Hadyn: Divertimenti Nos. 1 and 5; Brymer, London Wind Soloists (London LP)

A tribute to the late composer Gardner Read, who died November 10, 2005, at the age of 92, with a selection of his music and musician guests Janet Packer and John McDonald, who knew him well and performed his music often.

Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 in C; Casals, Marlboro Festival Orchestra (Sony)

Handel: Suite for Harpsichord No. 3 in d, HWV 428; Gilbert (Harmonia Mundi LP)

Stockhausen: Three Lieder for Alto and Chamber Orchestra; Anderson, Stockhausen, Southwest German Radio Orchestra of Baden-Baden (DG LP)

Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte, Book 1, Op. 19; Jones (Nimbus)

Veracini: Ouverture No. 2 in F; Goebel, Musica Antiqua Köln (DG Archiv)

Hovhaness: String Quartet No. 1, Op. 8, "Jupiter"; Shanghai Quartet (Delos)

Paine: Symphony No. 1 in c, Op. 23; Mehta, New York Philharmonic (New World LP)

Rodrigo: Tonadilla for Two Guitars; S. Abreu, E. Abreu (Columbia LP)

Haydn, M.: Symphony No. 26 in G, P. 16; Farberman, Bournmouth Sinfonietta (Turnabout LP)

Macdowell: Modern Suite No. 2, Op. 14; Barbagallo (Naxos)

Charpentier: Messe pour les Trepasses H. 311; Rosat, Smith, Schaer, Elwes, Serafim, Huttenlocher, Brodard, Corboz, Symphonic Choir and Orchestra of the Glubenkian Foundation of Lisbon (Erato)

Schubert: Octet for Winds and Strings in F, D. 803, Op. posth. 166; Academy of Ancient Music Chamber Ensemble (Oiseau-Lyre)

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

Rieti: Serenata per Violino Concertante e Piccola Orchestra; Packer, M. Strauss, Longy Artists Ensemble (CRI)

Zemlinsky: Sinfonietta, Op. 23; Beaumont, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra (Chandos)

Schumann: Requiem, Op. 148; Donath, Lipovsek, T. Moser, Rootering, Sawallisch, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Chorus (Eurodisc)

Mendelssohn: Three Psalms, Op. 78; Hagegård, Kvam, Oslo Cathedral Choir (Nimbus)

Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro, K. 492, Overture

Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5 in A, K. 219; James Ehnes, violin

Korngold: Symphony in F-sharp, Op. 40

Schnittke: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 1; Kremer, Eschenbach, NDR Symphony Orchestra of Hamburg (Teldec LP)

Bortniansky: Concerto for Choir No. 27; Chernoushenko, Glinka State Choir of St. Petersburg (Teldec)

Andriessen: De Staat; de Leeuw, Schoenberg Ensemble (Nonesuch)

Röntgen: Serenade for Seven Wind Instruments in A, Op.14; Viotta Ensemble (NM Classics)

Del Tredici: Vintage Alice; Shelton, Knussen, Asko Ensemble (DG)

Tallis: Motet, "Gaude gloriosa Dei Mater"; Parrott, Taverner Consort, Taverner Choir (EMI LP)

Spohr: Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra No. 1 in c, Op. 26; Johnson, Schwarz, English Chamber Orchestra (ASV LP)

Poulenc: Trio for Oboe, Bassoon, and Piano; Roseman, MacCourt, Kalish (Nonesuch)

Monteverdi: Sacrae Cantiunculae; Szabó, Gyor Girls’ Choir (Hungaroton)

Kabalevsky: Twenty-two Pieces for Children, Op. 27; Gresko (London LP)

Copland: Music for the Theatre; Bernstein, New York Philharmonic Orchestra (Sony)

Smetana Quartet

Beethoven: String Quartet, Op. 18, No. 1 (BBC)

Janacek: String Quartet No. 1, "Kreutzer Sonata" (Testament)

Mendelssohn: Octet, Op. 20; Smetana Quartet, Janacek Quartet (Supraphon)

Smetana: String Quartet No. 1, "From My Life" (Supraphon)

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Revueltas: Ocho por radio; Salonen, Los Angelos Philharmonic New Music Group (Sony)

Schickele: Quintet No. 2 for Piano and Strings; Lark Quartet (Arabesque)

Bernstein: Fancy Free, ballet suite; Bernstein, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (DG)

Liszt: At the Grave of Richard Wagner; Kronos Quartet, DeCray, Takahasi (Elektra Nonesuch)

Holborne: Three Almaines; Pavan & Galliard; New York Consort of Viols (Classic Masters)

Hindemith: Quartet for clarinet, violin, cello, and piano; Hudgins, Lowe, Eskin, Kalish (Arabesque)

Adams: On the Transmigration of Souls; Maazel, New York Philharmonic Orchestra (Nonesuch)

Torelli: Sinfonia for Four Trumpets; Wobisch, Holler, Hell, Conrath (Bach Guild)

Bruckner: Mass No. 2 in e; Bavarian Radio Chorus and Orchestra (DG)

Arnold: Quintet; Center City Brass Quintet (Chandos)

Messiaen: Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum; Boulez, Cleveland Orchestra (DG)

Vivaldi: Concerto in g, Op. 8, No. 8, RV 332; Pinnock, English Concert (Van. LP)

Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 43; Davis, Boston Symphony Orchestra (Phillips)

Saint- Saëns: Violin Sonata No. 2, Op. 102 (1896); Graffin, Devoyon (Hyperion)

Saint- Saëns: Cello Sonata No. 2, Op. 123 (1905); Lidström, Forsberg (Hyperion)

Osvaldo Golijov.

Last Round; St. Lawrence Quartet, Ying Quartet, Dresser (EMI)

Song, "Lúa descolorida;" Upshaw, Kalish (Nonesuch)

The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind; Krakauer, Kronos Quartet (Nonesuch)

Schubert: Symphony No 5 in B-flat, D. 485

Brahms: Symphony No. 4 in e, Op. 98

Gounod: String Quartet in a; Daniel String Quartet (Discover)

Byrd: Mass for Five Voices; Phillips, Tallis Scholars (Gimell)

Griffes: Piano Sonata; Lewin (Naxos)

Mozart: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 14 in E-flat, K. 449; Istomin, Casals, Perpignan Festival Orchestra (Sony)

Martinu: La Revue de cuisine; Campbell, Festival of Sound Ensemble (CBC Records)

Brahms: Schicksalslied (Song of Destiny) for Chorus and Orchestra, Op. 54; Blomstedt, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony Chorus (London)

Britten: Suite for Cello No. 1, Op. 72; Baillie (Etcetera)

MacDowell: Lancelot und Elaine, Op. 25; Krueger, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Bridge)

Clementi: Sonata in f, Op. 14, No. 3; Horowitz (RCA)

Poulenc: Concerto for Organ, Strings and Timpani; Preston, Firth, Ozawa, Boston Symphony Orchestra (DG LP)

Bach: Partita No. 2 in c, S. 826; Gould (Sony)

Glinka: Summer Night in Madrid, Spanish Overture No. 2; Svetlanov, U.S.S.R. Symphony Orchestra (Chant du monde)

Haydn: String Quartet Op. 20, No. 4 in D; Salomon Quartet (Hyperion)

Respighi: Pines of Rome; Reiner, Chicago Symphony Orchestra (RCA)

As an extension of our Thursday evening program of fin-de-siècle Frenchmen, we present as much of the piano music of these two great composers as we can, both the rare and familiar, featuring recordings by Gieseking (EMI), Michelangeli (Deutsche Grammophon), and Argerich (Deutsche Grammophon), among others.

Massenet; Manon; Renée Fleming, Massimo Giordano, Jean-Luc Chaignaud, Julien Robbins, Jesús López-Cobos conducting.

Preacher: The Revered Dr. Anthony Campolo, President of the Evangelical Association for the Promotion of Education. Music includes "Pueri Hebraeorum" by Victoria, "Solus ad Victimam" by Leighton, and "O vos omnes" by Gesualdo.

Mozart: Quartet No. 20 in D, K. 499; Budapest String Quartet (Odyssey LP)

Bartok: Quartet No. 2 in A, Op. 17; Budapest String Quartet (Odyssey LP)

7:00 pm SUNDAY NIGHT AT THE OPERA (Note: special time)

Wagner: Tristan und Isolde; Domingo, Stemme, Fujimura, Pape, Bär, Holt; Pappano, Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (EMI)

Respighi: Fountains of Rome; Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (DG)

Wernick: String Quartet No. 4; Emerson String Quartet (DG)

Mendelssohn: String Symphony No. 7 in d; Ward, Northern Chamber Orchestra (Naxos)

Schütz: Concerto, "Saul, Saul, was verfoglst du mich?," SWV 415; Holton, Hall, Chance, Lang, Wallington, Birchall, Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, His Majesty’s Sackbuts and Cornets (DG Archiv)

Berg/de Leeuw: Sieben frühe Lieder; Augér, de Leeuw, Schönberg Ensemble (Radio Nederland)

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

Reich: Three Movements for Orchestra; Thomas, London Symphony Orchestra (Nonesuch)

Sibelius: String Quartet in a; Sibelius Academy Quartet (Finlandia)

Beethoven: Piano Trio No. 3 in c, Op. 1, No. 3; Barenboim, Zukerman, du Pré (EMI)

Gesualdo: Motets, "In monte Oliveti" and "Tenebrae factae sunt"; Rahe, Youth Choir of Osnabrück (Carus)

Kodály: Dances of Galánta; Järvi, Chicago Symphony Orchestra (Chandos)

Charpentier: Leçons de Ténèbres for Good Friday, No. 1 for Soprano, Viol, Bass Viol, Harpsichord, and Theorbo, H. 105; Nelson, Jacobs, W. Kuijken, Glatt, Christie, Junghänel (Harmonia Mundi)

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

Schumann: Etudes Symphoniques, Op. 13; Cherkassky (Nimbus)

Mozart: Concerto for Horn No 3 in E-flat, K. 447; Greer, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra (Harmonia Mundi)

Mozart: Concerto for Horn No. 2 in E-flat, K 417; Baumann, Zukerman, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra (Philips)

Mozart: Concerto for Horn No. 4 in E-flat, K. 495; Brain, Karajan, Philharmonia Orchestra (EMI)

Bach: Mass in b, S. ; Elisabeth Schumann, Margaret Balfour, Walter Widdop, Friedrich Schorr, Albert Coates, Philharmonic Choir, London Symphony Orchestra (1929 HMV 78’s - Pearl)

Bach: St. Matthew Passion, S. 244, opening and closing choruses; P. van Egmond, Vbredescholen Boys Choir, Amsterdam Oratorio Choir, Utrecht Symphony Orchestra (Royal Classics); and arias; Ameling, Baker, Steinitz, London Bach Society, Steinitz Bach Players (concert performance, March 18, 1972 – BBC Music)

Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Cello Sonata, Op. 50; Green, Moyer (Biddulph)

Szarzynski: Ad Hymnos, Ad Cantus; Kajdasz, Polish Radio Choir and Chamber Orchestra (Olympia)

Glass: String Quartet No. 5; Kronos Quartet (Nonesuch)

Martucci: Piano Concerto No. 1 in d; Caramiello, D’Avalos, Philharmonia Orchestra (ASV)

Zamboni: Sonata XIa for Lute; Satoh (Channel Classics)

Bruch: Concerto for Clarinet, Viola and Orchestra in e, Op. 88; Caussé, Meyer, Nagano, Orchestre de l’Opéra de Lyon (Erato)

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

Bach, J.C.: Symphony for Double Orchestra in E, Op. 18, No. 5; Halstead, Hanover Band (cpo)

Beach: Piano Trio, Op. 150; Pascal, Schween, Polk (Arabesque)

Telemann: Concerto for Recorder, Viola da Gamba and Strings in a; Cunningham, Verbruggen, Huggett, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (Harmonia Mundi)

Britten: Suite No. 3 for Solo Cello, Op. 87; Carr (GM)

Lassus: Prophetiae Sibyllarum; Hilliard Ensemble (ECM)

Ravel: String Quartet in F; Carmina Quartet (Denon)

Enescu: Chamber Symphony, Op. 33; Baciu, members of the Cluj-Napoca Philharmonic Orchestra (Marco Polo)

Lutoslawski: Chain No. 1 for Chamber Orchestra; Holliger, German Youth Philharmonic Orchestra (Polskie Nagrania Muza)

Vainberg: Sinfonietta No. 1, Op. 41; Chmura, National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra of Katowice (Chandos)

Liszt: Légendes; Brendel (Philips)

Liszt: Funérailles (Harmonies poétiques et religieuses No. 7, S. 173); Bolet (London)

Liszt: Two Episodes from Lenau’s Faust; Sado, Philharmonic Orchestra of Radio France (Erato)

Mozart: Symphony No. 4 in D, K. 19

Tippett: Symphony No. 4

Brahms: Symphony No. 4 in e, Op. 98

Boccherini: Quintet for Guitar and Strings No. 4 in D, G. 448; Europa Galante (Virgin Veritas)

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

Liszt: Légendes; Brendel (Philips)

Canteloube: Chants d’Auvergne, Series V; Davrath, de la Roche, orchestra (Vanguard)

Piston: String Quartet No. 2; Portland String Quartet (Northeastern)

Paganini: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 4 in d; Szeryng, Gibson, London Symphony Orchestra (Philips LP)

Anon.: Song, "Man mai longë lives weenë"; Sequentia (EMI)

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

Reger: String Trio in d, Op. 141b; Vienna String Trio (Calig)

Mozart: Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra in E-flat, K. 365 (316a); Perahia, Lupu, English Chamber Orchestra (Sony)

Romberg, B.: Cello Sonata No. 1 in E-flat; Bylsma, Hoogland (Sony)

Bruckner: Symphony No. 6 in A; Wand, Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (RCA)

Busch Quartet

Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 2; Serkin, members of Busch Quartet (EMI)

Schubert: String Quartet No. 14, "Death and the Maiden" (Pearl)

Brahms: Clarinet Quintet; Kell, Busch Quartet (EMI)

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

Vaughan Williams: On Wenlock Edge; Tearh, Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (EMI)

Beethoven: Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 5 in D, Op. 102, No. 2; Casals, Serkin (Sony)

Buchardo: Escenas Argentinas; Castagna, Orquesta Sinfónica de Entre Ríos (Chandos)

Marais: Suite IV in D for Viole, Harpsichord and Theorbo; Savall, Koopman, Smith (Astrée)

Bax: Spring Fire, Symphony; Handley, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Chandos)

Haydn: Piano Sonata No. 32 in c sharp; Andsnes (EMI)

Lutoslawski: Three Poems of Henri Michaux; Krenz, Polish Radio Choir in Cracow, Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra in Katowice (Polskie Nagrania)

Brahms: String Quintet No. 2 in G, Op. 111; Stern, Lin, Tree, Laredo, Ma (Sony)

Bach: Suite for Orchestra No. 4 in D, S. 1069; Perlman, Boston Baroque (Telarc)

Reicha: Andante No. 2 in F for English Horn, Flute, Clarinet, Horn and Bassoon; Albert Schweitzer Quintet (cpo)

Finzi: Romance in E-flat for String Orchestra, Op. 11; Griffiths, Northern Sinfonia (Naxos)

Vivaldi: Sonata for Cello and Continuo No. 6 in B-flat, RV 46; Coin, Hogwood, Zweistra, Ferré, Finucane (Oiseau-Lyre)

Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, ballet, Suite No. 1, Op. 64b; Järvi, Scottish National Orchestra (Chandos)

Fauré: Pelléas et Melisande, Op. 80 (1900); Ozawa, Boston Symphony Orchestra (DG)

Fauré: La Chanson d’Eve, Op. 95 (1906-10); Baker, Parsons (Hyperion)

The Cuarteto Latinoamericano performs

Revueltas: String Quartet No. 3 (New Albion)

Ibarra: String Quartet No. 2 ‘Órfico’ (New Albion)

Villa-Lobos: String Quartet No. 8 (Dorian)

Mussorgsky: A Night on Bald Mountain

Salonen: Insomnia

Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D-flat, Op. 10

Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin, Op. 19, Suite

Shostakovich: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, No. 2 in F, Op. 102; Shostakovich, Jr., M. Shostakovich, I Musici de Montreal (Chandos)

Rossini: Cantata, "Giovanna d’Arco"; Bartoli, Spencer (London)

Pärt: Tabula rasa for Two Violins, String Orchestra, and Prepared Piano; Anthony, Shaham, Järvi, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Risberg (DG)

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

Rachmaninoff: Isle of the Dead, Symphonic Poem, Op. 29; Svetlanov, USSR Symphony Orchestra (Melodiya)

Satie: Sarabandes; No. 1, No. 2, No. 3; Clidat (Forlane)

Torelli: Sinfonia for Four Trumpets, Oboes, Strings, Timpani, and Continuo (G. 33); Wobisch, Holler, Hell, Conrath, Kautzky, Szabo, Janigro, I Solisti di Zagreb (Bach Guild)

Rameau: Gavotte, Le rappel des oiseaux, Les suavages, Les niais de Sologne; Casadesus (Philips)

Palestrina: Motet, "Super flumina Babylonis"; Patterson, Gloriae Dei Cantores (GDC)

Scarlatti: Sonata in b, K. 87, L. 33; Kipnis (Seraphim)

Prokofiev: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 1 in D, Op. 19; Vengerov, Rostropovich, London Symphony Orchestra (Teldec)

Paganini: Caprice for Violin, Op. 1, No. 11 in C; Kavacos (Dynamic)

Torke: Saxophone Concerto; McChrystal, Stephenson, London Musici (Silva)

Copland: Old American Songs, Set I; Ramey, Jones (Argo)

Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé, complete; Boulez, Berlin Radio Chorus, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (DG)

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Donizetti: Don Pasquale; Anna Netrebko, Juan Diego Flórez, Mariusz Kwiecien, Simone Alaimo, James Levine conducting.

Preacher: The Revered Peter J. Gomes, Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Pusey Minister in The Memorial Church. Music includes Thompson’s Alleluia, "Ye Choirs of New Jerusalem" by Shephard, "At the Lamb’s High Feast" by Calvin Hampton, and the Hallelujah Chorus from Handel’s Messiah.

Pianist Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli.

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat, Op. 73, "Emperor"; RAI Orchestra of Torino (Replica)

Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 13, K. 415; RAI Orchestra Scarlatti of Naples (Replica)

Scarlatti: Sonatas K. 11, 159, 483 (London)

Schumann: Piano Concerto in a, Op. 54; Orchestra of La Scala, Milan (Dokumente)

Bizet: Les Pêcheurs de Perles; Hendricks, Aler, Quilico, Courtis, Plasson, Chorus and Orchestra of the Capitôle of Toulouse (EMI)

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

Schuller: Concerto for Horn and Orchestra; Todd, Schuller, Saarbrücken Radio Symphony Orchestra (GM)

Smetana: From the Homeland, Two Duos for Violin and Piano; Remes, Kayahara (Praga)

Haydn, M.: Symphony No. 30 in d, P. 20; Faberman, Bournemouth Sinfonietta (Vox Turnabout)

Herrmann: String Quartet, Echoes; Texas Festival Chamber Ensemble (Albany)

Volkmann: Concerto in a for Cello and Orchestra, Op.33; Baumann, Caridis, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (Schwann)

Marais: Suite for Viol and Continuo in b; Savall, Gallet, Smith (Astrée)

Tippett: Fantasia Concertante on a Theme of Corelli; Tunnell, Ellison, McCrae, Tippett, Scottish Chamber Orchestra (Virgin)

Mendelssohn: Piano Sonata in E, Op. 6; Jones (Nimbus)

Telemann: Tafelmusik I: Concerto for Flute, Violin, Cello, and Strings in A; Brown, Standage, Coe, Collegium Musicum 90 (Chandos)

Ravel: Sonata for Violin and Cello; Crayford, van Kampen (Virgin)

Dvorak: Symphony No. 3 in E-flat, Op. 10; Järvi, Scottish National Orchestra (Chandos)

Hummel: Concerto for Trumpet in E-flat; André, Mari, Lamoureux Orchestra (CD)

Krufft: Horn Sonata in E; Baumann, Hokanson (Philips)

Cherubini: Two Sonatas for Horn and Strings; Baumann, Voorberg, Munich Philharmonic (Arabesque LP)

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The Harvard baseball team is to play a game in the Beanpot Baseball Tournament today, and WHRB will broadcast it, weather permitting. The time of the game was not revealed to us at press time. We assume it will be sometime this afternoon, displacing some of Afternoon Concert.

Roussel: Concert pour petit orchestre; Ros-Marba, Netherlands Chamber Orchestra (Radio Nederland LP)

Hindemith: Kammermusik No. 3 for Cello and Ten Instruments, Op. 36, No. 2; Faust, Abbado, members of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (EMI)

Wolf-Ferrari: Idillio concertino, Op. 15; Zoboli, Maxym, Folkwang Chamber Orchestra, Essen (Schwann)

Bach: Toccata and Fugue in d, S. 565; Chapuis (Valois)

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 23 in f, Op. 57, "Appassionata"; Pollini (DG)

Schumann: Fantasiestücke, Op. 12; Argerich (EMI)

Mozart: La clemenza di Tito, K. 621, Overture

Tüür: Noesis, Concerto for Clarinet, Violin, and Orchestra (world premiere); Michael Collins, clarinet, Isabelle van Keulen, violin

Schumann: Symphony No. 3 in E-flat, Op. 97, "Rhenish"

Prokofiev: Marches for Military Band, op. 69; Rundell, Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra (Chandos)

Bach, C. P. E.: Sonata in D for Flute and Piano, Wq. 83; Hazelzet, Ogg (Channel)

Reich: Tehillim for Voices and Ensemble; de Leeuw, Schoenberg Ensemble (Elektra Nonesuch)

Mozart: String Quartet No. 22 in B-flat, K. 589; Shanghai Quartet (Delos)

Grieg: Funeral March; Dreier, London Symphony Orchestra (Unicorn LP)

Weber: Quintet in B-flat for Clarinet, Two Violins, and Cello, Op. 34; Lindsay String Quartet (Chandos)

Various: Elizabethan Dances and Ayres; American Brass Quintet (Summit)

Nielsen: Symphony No. 6; Blomstedt, San Francisco Symphony (London)

Poulenc: Sonata for Horn, Trumpet, and Trombone; Philip Jones Brass Ensemble (Decca)

Dvorak: Moravian Duets, Op. 32; Pancik, Prague Chamber Choir (Chandos)

Bruch: 8 Pieces for Clarinet, Viola, and Piano, Op. 83; Caussé, Meyer, Duchable (Erato)

Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending; Marriner, Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Iona Brown violin (London)

Beethoven: Sonata in g, for Cello and Piano, Op. 5 No. 2; Bilson, Bylsma (Nonesuch)

Guarneri Quartet.

Dvorak: Piano Quartet No. 2 in A, Op. 81; Rubinstein, members of Guarneri Quartet (RCA)

Grieg: String Quartet in g, Op. 27 (Philips)

Brahms: Piano Quintet in f, Op. 34; Rubinstein (RCA)

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Goldmark: Prometheus Bound, Overture, Op. 38; Conlon, Cologne Philharmonic Orchestra (EMI)

Handel: Suite for Harpsichord No. 8 in G, HWV 441; Yates (Chandos)

Haydn: Symphony No. 83 in g, "La Poule"; Koopman, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra (Erato)

Corigliano: Sonata for Violin and Piano; Macomber, Walsh (Koch)

Bloch: Three Jewish Poems; Sedares, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (Koch)

Brings: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano; Gilmore, Brings (Centaur)

de la Rue: Missa de Sancta Cruce; Wickham, Clerks’ Group (ASV)

Schubert: Piano Sonata in G, D. 849; Lupu (London LP)

Khachaturian: Masquerade, ballet, suite; Dudarova, Moscow Symphony Orchestra (Melodiya)

Bach: Prelude and Fugue in e, S. 548, "Wedge"; Heiller (Bach Guild)

Jarrett: Bridge of Light for Viola and Orchestra; McCarty, Crawford, Fairfield Orchestra (ECM)

Raff: Sextet for Strings in g, Op. 178; Ensemble Villa Musica (MD+G)

Maurice Ravel

Histoires naturelles (1906); Bacquier, Baldwin (EMI)

Introduction et allegro (1905); Melos Ensemble (Decca)

String Quartet (1902-3); Quartetto Italiano (Philips)

Estévez: Mediodía en el Llano (Noon on the Plain); Mata, Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela (Dorian)

Guarnieri: Choro for Cello and Orchestra; Parisont, Meier, Vienna State Opera Orchestra (Westminster)

Chávez: Invention I for Piano; Southwest Chamber Music (Cambria)

Getty: Annabel Lee; San Francisco Sympohny Chorus

Getty: Young America; SF Symphony Chorus

Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 3 in G, K. 216; Alexander Barantschik, violin

Sibelius: Symphony No. 5 in E-flat, Op. 82

Fauré: Piano Trio; Florestan Trio (Hyperion)

Harvey: Song Offerings; Walmsley-Clark, Benjamin, London Sinfonietta (Nimbus)

Debussy: Cello Sonata; Rostropovich, Britten (London LP)

Ligeti: Lontano; Nott, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (Teldec)

Josquin: Illibata Dei virgo nutrix; Wickham, The Clerk’s Group (ASV)

Haydn: Symphony No. 44; Solomons, L’Estro Armonico (Columbia LP)

Jolivet: Chant de Linos; Piccini, Haefliger (Connoisseur Society)

Berlioz: Les Nuits d’été; Crespin, Ansermet, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (London LP)

Schoenberg: String Quartet No. 2; Price, LaSalle Quartet (DG)

Dutilleux: Timbres, espace, mouvement; Baudo, Orchestre National de Lyon (Harmonia Mundi LP)

Brahms: Four Serious Songs; Fischer-Dieskau, Moore (Orfeo LP)

Lindberg: Piano Concerto; Lindberg, Salonen, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Ondine)

Mozart: Divertimento, K. 563; Heifetz, Primrose, Feuermann (RCA LP)

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Wagner: Prelude & Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde

Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Suite

Brahms: Violin Concerto in D, Op. 77; Stefan Jackiw, violin

Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro; Soile Isokoski, Andrea Rost, Alice Coote, Peter Mattei, John Relyea, Mark Wigglesworth conducting.

Preacher: The Very Reverend Colin Slee, Dean of Southwark Cathedral, London, England. Music includes "St. Peter’s Rock" by Dan Locklair and "I Was Glad" by David Hurd.

Suk: Serenade for String Orchestra; Talich, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra (Koch)

Smetana: Ma Vlast; Talich, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra (Koch)

Glinka: Ruslan and Lyudmila; Yaroslavtsev, Rudenko, Nesterenko, Sinyavskaya, Morozov, Fomina, Maslennikov, Borisova, Arkhipov, Simonov, Chorus and Orchestra of the Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow (Melodiya)

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

Lawes: Set of 5-Part Fantasies in c; Oberlin Consort of Viols (Classic Masters)

Haydn: Missa Sancti Bernardi von Offida, H. XXII:10, "Heiligmesse"; Vaness, Soffel, Lewis, Salomaa, Scholze, Marriner, Lepizig Radio Choir, Staatskapelle Dresden (EMI)

Miaskovsky: String Quartet No. 3 in d, Op. 33, No. 3; Leningrad Taneyev Quartet (Melodiya)

Hovhaness: Symphony No. 6, "Celestial Gate"; Werthen, I Fiamminghi (Telarc)

Paganini: Guitar Sonata in A; Fernández (London)

Chávez: Sinfonia India; Bernstein, New York Philharmonic Orchestra (Sony)

Mendelssohn: String Quartet No. 2 in a, Op. 13; Juilliard String Quartet (Sony)

Guerrero: Missa de la Batalla Escoutez; O’Donnell, Westminster Cathedral Choir, His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts (Hyperion)

Bridge: String Sextet; Academy of St. Martin-In-The-Fields Chamber Ensemble (Chandos)

Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 36; Reiner, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (Sony)

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

Weber: Horn Concertino; Halstead, Goodman, Hanover Band (Nimbus)

Beethoven: Sonata in F, Op. 17; Baumann, Hokanson (Philips)

Remembrance of David Munrow (August 12, 1942 - May 15, 1976), who plays recorder on the recordings below.

Anon.: Greensleeves to a Ground; Malcolm, Brookes (Angel LP)

Dowland: Sir John Souch his Galliard; Turner, Pugsley, A. Lumsden, van der Beek (Angel LP)

Williams: Sonata in Imitation of Birds; as for Dowland

Renaissance music; Early Music Consort (Seraphim and EMI LP’s)

Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G, S. 1049; Turner, Boult, London Philharmonic Orchestra (EMI LP)

Richardson: Beachcomber; Turner, Pugsley, A. Lumsden (Angel LP)

Sir Edward Bairstow (1874-1946): Let al mortal flesh keep silence; Guest, Choir of St. John’s College, Cambridge (Argo LP)

Sir John Betjeman (1906-84) takes us on a tour of Guildford Cathedral, with music of Byrd, Blitheman, Daquin, and Bairstow performed by Barry Rose and the Cathedral Choir.

Preview of the upcoming concerts by the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra, Benjamin Zander, conductor (Shostakovich Violin Concerto No. 1, Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5) 7:30 April 27 and 3 pm April 30 in Sanders Theater, 8 pm April 29 in Jordan Hall. (Tickets/info: bostonphil.org, 617-236-0999.) Our music tonight, as of press time, is expected to be the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra’s recent Elgar Symphony No. 1.

While Royal Festival Hall in London has been closed for renovation, we salute its opening 55 years ago with music from the Ceremonial Opening Concert of May 3, 1951, in the presence of the King and Queen. The first two pieces were actually recorded at that concert.

Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D, Op. 39, No. 1; Sargent, Royal Festival Orchestra (RCA Victor Bluebird LP)

Vaughan Williams: Serenade to Music; Boult, Royal Festival Orchestra and Choir (EMI LP)

Arne/Sargent: Alfred, finale, "Rule Britannia"; Sargent, Royal Choral Society, Philharmonia Orchestra (HMV 45)

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The Harvard baseball team is to play a game in the Beanpot Baseball Tournament today, and WHRB will broadcast it, weather permitting. The time of the game was not revealed to us at press time. We assume it will be sometime this afternoon, displacing some of Afternoon Concert.

Holmboe: Concerto for Recorder, String Orchestra, Celeste, and Vibraphone, Op. 122; Petri, Kamu, English Chamber Orchestra (RCA Victor)

Milhaud: Symphonie pour petit orchestre No. 4 for Ten String Instruments, Op. 74; Milhaud, Radio Luxembourg Orchestra (Candide LP)

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

Joachim: Hebrew Melodies for Viola and Piano (Impressions of Byron's Poems), Op. 9; Gieler, Bloomer (RN Classics)

Brahms: Four Ballades, Op. 10, Rubinstein (RCA Red Seal)

Schumann: Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 3 in a, Op. posth.; Kaplan, Kuerti (Arabesque)

Scriabin: The Poem of Ecstasy, Op. 54

Strauss, R.: Four Last Songs; Inger Dam-Jensen, soprano

Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring

Krenek: String Quartet No. 3, Op. 20; Sonare Quartet (MD+G)

Rosetti: Symphony in D, "La Chasse", Murray A. 20, Kaul I:18; Moesus, Hamburg Symphony Orchestra (MD+G)

Bridge: Phantasie Trio in c for Piano, Violin, and Cello; Dartington Piano Trio (Helios)

Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F, S. 1046; Akademie Fur Alte Musik Berlin (Harmonia Mundi)

Brahms: Piano Sonata No. 1 in C, Op. 1; Zimerman (DG)

Tallis: Motets for Five Voices, "Candidi facti sunt", Dum transisset sabbatum", Honor, virtus, et potestas"; Parrot, Taverner Concsort, Taverner Choir (EMI)

Nono: Fragmente--Stille, An Diotima; LaSalle Quartet (DG)

Handel: Concerto Grosso Op. 6, No. 5 in D; Hogwood, Handel and Haydn Society (Oiseau-Lyre)

Luening: Legend for Oboe and Strings; Ostryniec, Alard Quartet, Rossi (CRI LP)

Mozart: Symphony No. 33 in B-flat, K. 319; Talich, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra (Multisonic)

Janacek: Mládi (Youth) for Wind Sextet; Shostac, Vogel, Shifrin, Gray, Munday, Graham (Nonesuch)

Strauss, R.: Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30; Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (DG)

Belcea Quartet.

Britten: String Quartet No. 1 (EMI)

Brahms: String Quintet No. 2, Op. 111; Kakusa, Belcea Quartet (EMI)

Dutilleux: Ainsi la nuit (EMI)

Ravel: String Quartet (EMI)

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Franck: Chorale for Organ No. 2 in b ; Kee (Chandos)

Adams: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra; Kremer, Nagano, London Symphony Orchestra (Nonesuch)

Soler: Sonata No. 97 in A; van Asperen (Astrée)

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

Byrd: First Pavan and Galliard; Gould (Philips)

Rossini: Overture to Maometto Secondo; Marriner, Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (Philips)

Harbison: Twilight Music, for Horn, Violin, and Piano; Cecere, Galpérine, Schein (Koch International Classics LP)

Sibelius: Symphony No. 4 in a, Op. 63 (1909-11); Levine, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (DG)

Monteverdi: Sestina (Lagrime d’Amante al Sepolcro dell’Amata); Alessandrini, Concerto Italiano (Arcana)

Harris: Symphony No. 5; Whitney, Louisville Orchestra (Albany)

Kreutzer: Grand Quintet for Oboe and String Quartet in C; Francis, Allegri String Quartet (Helios)

Stravinsky: Mass; O’Donnell, Choir of Westminster Cathedral, City of London Sinfonia (Hyperion)

Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 2 in b-flat, Op. 35, "Funeral March"; Pogorelich (Laserlight)

Debussy: String Quartet, Op. 10 (1893); Juilliard Quartet (Sony)

Debussy: Nocturnes (Nuages, Fêtes, Sirènes, 1897-9); Haitink, Concertgebouw Orchestra (Philips)

Music for Guitar

Barrios: Mazurka Apasionada; Ramírez (DG)

Brouwer: Elogio de la danza; Williams (Sony)

Ponce: Concierto del Sur; Williams, Previn, London Symphony Orchestra (Columbia)

Villa-Lobos: Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra; Bream, Previn, London Symphony Orchestra (RCA)

Beethoven: Marches in F and C, WoO 19, 20

Cherubini: Anacreon Overture

Mahler: Symphony No. 5 in c-sharp

Schubert: Moments Musicaux, Op. 94, D. 780; Curzon (Decca)

Penderecki: Dies Irae (Oratorio Dedicated to the Memory of Those Murdered at Auschwitz); Woytowicz, Ochman, Ladysz, Czyz, Cracow Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra (Polskie Nagrania)

Brahms: String Quartet No. 2 in a, Op. 51, No. 2; Lindsay String Quartet (ASV)

Krommer: Sinfonia Concertant for Flute, Clarinet, Violin, and orchestra in E-flat, Op. 70; Rampal, Meyer, Rolla, Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra (Denon)

Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Quintet for Guitar and Strings, Op. 143; Yamashita, Tokyo String Quartet (RCA Victor)

Haydn: Symphony No. 15 in D; Hogwood, Academy of Ancient Music (Oiseau-Lyre)

Fine: Quartet for Brass; Anderson, Dean, Jolley, Benz (CRI)

Dvorak: Overture, "My Home", Op. 62; Järvi, Scottish National Orchestra (Chandos)

Graun: Trio for Viola da Gamba, Harpsichord, and Continuo in C; Pierlot, Penson, Uemura (Ricercar)

Stravinsky: Variations in memoriam Aldous Huxley; Thomas, London Symphony Orchestra (RCA Victor)

Charpentier: Méditations pour le Carême, H. 380-389; Christie, Les Arts Florissants (Harmonia Mundi)

Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 4 in f; Vaughan Williams, BBC Symphony Orchestra (Koch)

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Wagner: Lohengrin; Karita Mattila, Luana DeVol, Ben Heppner, Richard Paul Fink, Eike Wilm Schulte, René Pape, James Levine conducting. (The final Met broadcast of the season will be Handel’s Rodelinda next week.)

Preacher: Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, Founder of the ASMA Society and Chairman of the Cordoba Initiative, New York, New York. Music includes Bach’s "Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden," S. 230.

Strauss, R.: Salome, Dance of the Seven Veils; Krauss, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Koch)

Brahms: Symphony No. 3 in F, Op. 90; Krauss, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Koch)

Ravel: Rhapsodie espagnole; Krauss, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orfeo)

Strauss, R.: Symphonia domestica Op. 53; Krauss, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orfeo)

Vivaldi: Orlando Furioso; Cangemi, Larmore, Hallenberg, Staskiewicz, Lemieux, Jaroussky, Regazzo; Spinosi, Chœur Les Éléments and Ensemble Matheus (Opus)

3/3-3/5 First Round, ECAC Tournament

3/10-3/12 ECAC Tournament Quarterfinals

3/17-3/18 ECAC Semifinals and Championship

3/24-3/26 NCAA Regional

3/11-3/12 ECAC Tournament Quarterfinals

3/17-3/19 ECAC Semifinals and Championship

3/24 & 3/26 NCAA Frozen Four

plus Baseball: 4/18, 4/25 Beanpot

4/8 v. Penn DH 12 pm

4/9 v. Columbia DH 12 pm

4/22 v. Brown DH 12 pm

4/23 v. Brown DH 12 pm

4/26 v. Rhode Island 3:30 pm

4/29 v. Dartmouth DH 1 pm