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Tuesday, November 1, 2005

5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM

1:00 pm AFTERNOON CONCERT

Rodrigo: Concierto Serenata for Harp and Orchestra; Michel, De Almeida, National Opera Orchestra of Monte Carlo (Philips)

Mendelssohn: Violin Sonata in F (ed. Menuhin); Nomos Duo (Naxos)

Telemann: Ouverture for Three Oboes and Strings in D; von der Goltz, Freiburg Baroque Orchestra (Deutsche Harmonia Mundi)

Schnittke: String Quartet No. 3; Kronos Quartet (Nonesuch)

Milhaud: Symphony No. 2; Plasson, Orchestre du Capitôle de Toulouse (DG)

Mozart: Duo for Bassoon and Cello in B-flat, K. 292 (196c); Hübner, Latzko (cpo)

Berg: Chamber Concerto for Piano and Violin with Thirteen Wind Instruments; Gavriloff, Barenboim, Boulez, BBC Symphony Orchestra (Sony)

Beethoven: Variations on an Original Theme for Piano Trio in E-flat, Op. 44; Barenboim, Zukerman, du Pré (EMI)

Gould: Fall River Legend; Sedares, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (Koch)

Sibelius: Seven Songs, Op. 17; Otter, Forsberg (BIS)

Marais: La Gamme; Medlam, London Baroque (Harmonia Mundi)

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

6:00 pm 20th CENTURY PIANO MUSIC

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

Scriabin: Sonata No. 7, Op. 64, "White Mass"; Laredo (Nonesuch)

Scriabin: Sonata No. 9, Op. 68, "Black Mass"; Szidon (DG)

7:00 pm THE DAVIDSBUND

Schumann: Carnaval, Op. 9; Kissen (RCA Victor)

Schumann: Waldszenen, Op. 82; Haefliger (Sony)

8:00 pm DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
IN CONCERT

Neeme Järvi conducting.

Lanner: Die Mozartisten Waltzes, Op. 196

Mozart: Exsultate Jubilate, K. 165; Ying Huang, soprano

Mahler: Symphony No. 4 in G; Huang

10:00 pm RECORD HOSPITAL

Wednesday, November 2

5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM

12:00 pm THE ABCs OF FREE JAZZ

The starting point is Ayler, Braxton, and Coleman, moving from the 60’s to today, featuring pieces from Black Saint, Hat Hut, ECM, and other inventive labels.

1:00 pm AFTERNOON CONCERT

Lourié: String Quartet No. 1; Utrecht String Quartet (ASV)

Bach, J.C.: Symphony for Double Orchestra in E-flat, Op. 18, No. 1; Halstead, The Hanover Band (cpo)

Mendelssohn-Hensel: Piano Sonata in g; Serbescu (cpo)

De La Rue: Considera Israel; Wickham, The Clerks’ Group (ASV)

Spohr: String Quartet in E-flat, Op. 29, No. 1; Amati Quartet of Zurich (Jecklin)

Holmboe: Chamber Concerto Op. 30, No. 4; Øland, Futtrup, Ullner, Koivula, Danish Radio Sinfonietta (Dacapo)

von Preussen: Octet in F, Op. 12; Klöcker, Consortium Classicum (EMI)

Melartin: Symphony No. 2; Grin, Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra (Ondine)

Biber: Violin Sonata No. 3; Romanesca (Harmonia Mundi)

Liszt: Malédiction for Piano and Orchestra; Jando, Ligeti, Budapest Symphony Orchestra (Laserlight)

Harrison: Concerto in Slendro; Hughes, D. Kobialka, M. Kobiaka, Barbagello, Jennerjohn, Marconi, Neff (CRI)

Brahms: Gesänge, Op. 104; Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir (Philips)

Arriaga: String Quartet in A, No. 2; Voces String Quartet (MG+G)

Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 33; Maisky, Sinopoli, Philhamonia Orchestra (DG)

6:00 pm AS ONE, IN FOUR: STRING QUARTET ENSEMBLES

Melos String Quartet

Schumann: String Quartet, Op. 41, No. 2 (DG)

Sibelius: String Quartet, Op. 56, "Voces intimae" (Harmonia Mundi)

Schubert: String Quartet No. 12, D. 703 (Harmonia Mundi)

Mendelssohn: String Quartet, Op. 44, No. 2 (DG)

Debussy: String Quartet in g (DG)

8:00 pm NEW RELEASES

Every Wednesday night, New Releases features the best in the most recent classical music recordings. To learn more about the music features in New Releases, join our mailing list by sending an email to newreleases@whrb.org.

10:00 pm RECORD HOSPITAL

Thursday, November 3

5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM

1:00 pm AFTERNOON CONCERT

Dohnányi: Sextet in C, Op. 37; Endymion Ensemble (ASV)

Davies: Five Klee Pictures; Davies, Philharmonia Orchestra (Collins)

Telemann: Concerto for Four Solo Violins in D, TWV 40:202; Goebel, Musica Antiqua Köln (DG Archiv)

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

Beethoven: Piano Quintet in E-flat, Op. 16; Brendel, Holliger, Brunner, Baumann, Thunemann (Philips)

Schoenberg: Chamber Symphony No. 2, Op. 38; Orpheus Chamber Orchestra (DG)

Bach, C.P.E.: Sonata for Organ No. 1 in A, Wq. 70, No. 1 ; Tachezi (Telefunken LP)

Gade: Symphony No. 5, Op. 25; Brautigam, Danish National Symphony Orchestra (Chandos)

Hummel: Piano Sonata No. 5 in f-sharp, Op. 81; Hobson (Arabesque LP)

Poulenc: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra; Duchable, Conlon, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra (Erato)

Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in a, Op. 50; Heifetz, Piatigorsky, Rubinstein (RCA)

6:00 pm THE RECORDED VIOLA

Eötvös: Replica; Kashkashian, Eötvös, Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra (ECM)

Berlioz: Harold in Italy; Primrose, Munch, Boston Symphony Orchestra (RCA Victor)

7:00 pm LATIN AMERICAN COMPOSERS

Revueltas: Ventanas; Salonen, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra (Sony)

Barrios: Cueca; Williams (Sony)

Ponce: Preludio y Fuga sobre un tema de Händel; Osorio (ASV)

Villa-Lobos: Symphony No. 4, "Victory"; St. Clair, Southwest Radio Symphony Orchestra of Stuttgart (cpo)

8:00 pm SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
IN CONCERT

Herbert Blomstedt conducting.

Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Overture and Incidental Music, Opp. 21 and 61

Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 in E-flat

10:00 pm RECORD HOSPITAL

Friday, November 4

5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM

10:00 am JAZZ PIANO MASTERS

A spotlight on the greats of the jazz piano pantheon, featuring the artists whose playing enriches our ears with its virtuosity, elegance, and swing.

11:00 am WHAT’S HAPPENIN’

1:00 pm AFTERNOON CONCERT

Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Easter Overture, Op. 36; Stokowski, Chicago Symphony Orchestra (RCA Victor)

Scarlatti: Six sonatas; Horowitz (Sony LP)

Nielsen: Pan and Syrinx, Op. 49; Rozhdestvensky, Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Chandos)

Haydn: String Quartet Op. 50, No. 4 in f-sharp; Lindsy String Quartet (ASV)

Schoenberg: Five Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 16; Dorati, London Symphony Orchestra (Mercury)

Josquin: Six Chansons; Parrott, Taverner Consort, Choir, Lawrence-King (EMI)

Gounod: Symphony No. 1 in D; Marriner, Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (Philips)

Telemann: New Paris Quartets: Quartet No. 1; B. Kuijken, S. Kuijken, W. Kuijken, Leonhardt (Sony)

Strauss, R.: Duet-Concertino for Clarinet, Bassoon, Strings, and Harp; Moog, Freund, Hütten, Segerstam, Concertino filarmonico (Signum)

Anon.: Song, "Worldes blis ne last no throwë"; Sequentia (EMI)

Salieri: Concerto for Violin, Oboe, Cello, and Orchestra in D; Holliger, Demenga, Füri, Camerata Bern (DG)

Prokofiev: Three Pieces for Piano from the ballet Cinderella; Douglas (RCA Victor)

Mozart: Symphony in D, K. 111a (K. 120); Hogwood, Academy of Ancient Music (Oiseau-Lyre)

Scarlatti, A.: Sonata for Cello and Organ No. 3 in C; Geringas, Krapp (Eurodisc LP)

Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4 in A, Op. 90, "Italian"; (1834 revision) Gardiner, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (DG)

6:00 pm EVENING CONCERT: REQUEST NIGHT

Join WHRB as we explore our classical library with your help. Call 617-495-WHRB to make requests.

6:50 pm HARVARD MEN’S HOCKEY

Harvard at Quinnipiac

10:00 pm RECORD HOSPITAL

 

Saturday, November 5

5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM

9:00 am HILLBILLY AT HARVARD

12:00 noon HARVARD FOOTBALL

Harvard at Columbia

3:30 pm (time approx.) CLASSICAL MUSIC INTERLUDE

6:50 pm HARVARD MEN’S HOCKEY

Harvard at Princeton

9:30 pm THE DARKER SIDE

Sunday, November 6

7:00 am BLUES HANGOVER

Start your Sunday mornings with Boston’s best blues mix. Requests are welcome–call 617-495 WHRB.

11:00 am MEMORIAL CHURCH SERVICE

Preacher: The Reverend Dr. Peter Hunt Meek, Senior Minister, Hancock Church of Christ, Congregational, Lexington, Massachusetts. Music includes Howells’ "Requiem."

12:30 pm FROM ACROSS THE YARD

1:00 pm CRIMSON SPORTSTALK

1:45 pm BLUES EXPERIMENTS

A freeform Blues journey with wide variety, occasional live performances, and DJs who love requests.

4:00 pm SUNDAY SERENADE

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

Respighi: Trittico Botticelliano; Wolff, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra (Teldec)

Berlioz: Melodie, "La Belle Voyageuse"; von Otter, Garben (DG)

Bernstein: On the Town, Three Dance Episodes; Bernstein, New York Philharmonic Orchestra (Sony)

Granados: Valses Poéticos; de Larrocha (RCA Victor)

Hertel: Concerto in D for trumpet, 2 oboes, and 2 bassoons; Basch, Kärcher, Vetter, Ventulett, Roscher, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra (Schwann)

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

6:00 pm HISTORIC PERFORMANCES

Rafael Kubelík conducts the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (Mercury CDs, LP)

Mussorgsky-Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition

Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes by Carl Maria von Weber

Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in c, Op. 68

8:00 pm SUNDAY NIGHT AT THE OPERA

Vivaldi: Bajazet; D’Arcangelo, Daniels, Ciofi, Genaux, Mijanovic, Garanca; Biondi, Europa Gallante (Virgin)

Monday, November 7

5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM

12:00 pm SWING OF THE 1920s AND 30s

The beginnings of swing and jazz in the 20th century, from speakeasies to concert halls with big bands, Broadway, blues, and orchestras, featuring such artists as Bix Beiderbecke, Louis Armstrong, Sidney Bechet, and Mezz Mezzrow.

1:00 pm AFTERNOON CONCERT

Pachelbel: Ciacona in f; Muhr (Motette)

Beach: Piano Concerto in c-sharp, Op. 45; Polk, Goodwin, English Chamber Orchestra (Arabesque)

Josquin: Motet, "Planxit autem David"; A Sei Voci (Forlane)

Gossec: Symphony with Seventeen Parts; Houtmann, Liège Symphony Orchestra (Musique en Wallonie LP)

Yun: Glissées for Solo Cello (1970); Palm (DG)

Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A, K. 622; Leister, Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (EMI)

Ireland: Piano Trio No. 2 in E; Hope, Lloyd Webber, McCabe (ASV)

Dauvergne: Concert de simphonies in four parts in F, Op. 3, No. 2; Christie, Cappella Coloniensis (Harmonia Mundi)

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

Tcherepnin, A.: Triple Concertino for Violin, Cello, Piano, and Orchestra, Op. 47; Göbel Trio of Berlin, Mund, Nürnberg Symphony Orchestra (Thorofon)

Frederick the Great: Sonata for Flute and Continuo in e; M. Arita, C. Arita, Nakano (Denon)

Elgar: Symphony No. 1 in A-flat, Op. 55; Solti, London Philharmonic Orchestra (London)

6:00 pm CHILDHOOD CLASSICS

Prokofiev: Peter and Wolf, Op. 67; Guinness, Fiedler, Boston Pops Orchestra (RCA Gold Seal)

Mussorgsky: The Nursery, songcycle; DeGaetani, Kalish (Arabesque)

7:00 pm SPECIAL CONCERT

Beethoven: Leonore Overture No. 2, Op. 72; Furtwängler, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (DG LP)

Beethoven: Sonata No. 29 in B-flat, Op. 106, "Hammerklavier"; Richard Buhlig (1880-1952) (1938 home recording — Dante)

Beethoven: String Quartet No. 15 in a, Op. 132; Griller String Quartet (Decca 78s — Dutton)

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in d, Op. 125, "Choral"; Helletsgruber, Anday, Maikl, Mayr, Weingartner, Vienna State Opera Chorus, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Columbia 78s — Naxos)

10:00 pm RECORD HOSPITAL: TOP TWENTY COUNTDOWN

 

 

 

Tuesday, November 8

5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM

1:00 pm AFTERNOON CONCERT

Alkan: Concerto da camera in a, Op. 10, No. 1; Hamelin, Brabbins, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (Hyperion)

Cherubini: String Quartet No. 4 in E; Melos Quartet (DG)

Previn: Sonata for Violin and Piano, "Vineyard" (1994); Shaham, Previn (DG)

Bloch: Suite Modal for Flute and String Orchestra; Still, Braithwaite, New Zealand Chamber Orchestra (Koch)

Bruch: Kol Nidrei, Adagio on Hebrew Melodies for Cello and Piano, Op. 47; Du Pré, Moore (EMI)

Spohr: Symphony in c, Op. 78; Albrecht, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (Schwann)

Schoenberg: String Quartet No. 4, Op. 37; LaSalle Quartet (DG)

Glinka: Symphony on Two Russian Themes (1834, compl. Shebalin); Svetlanov, USSR Symphony Orchestra (Chant du monde)

Telemann: Trio for Recorder, Harpsichord, and Basso Continuo No. 9 in B-flat; Aulos Ensemble (MusicMasters)

Arensky: Suite No. 3, Op. 33, "Variations"; Sinaisky, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra (Chandos)

Beethoven: Octet for Winds in E-flat, Op. 103; Neidich, Mozzafiato (Sony)

Britten: Sinfonia da requiem, Op. 20; Slatkin, London Philharmonic Orchestra (RCA Victor)

6:00 pm 20th CENTURY PIANO MUSIC

Stravinsky: Sonata (1924); Karis (Bridge)

Bartók: Sonata for Piano, Sz. 80; Jando (Naxos)

Barber: Sonata in e-flat, Op. 26; Horowitz (RCA)

Ginastera: Danzas argentinas, Op. 2; Argerich (EMI)

7:00 pm THE DAVIDSBUND

Bach’s influence on Schumann

Schumann: Fugue on B-A-C-H No. 1, Op. 60, No. 1; Terry (Ambassador)

C. Schumann: Preludes and Fugues, Op. 16; Nebel (Aulos)

Bach: Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue in d, S. 903; Moravec (Supraphon)

Schumann: Novelettes 1 and 8, Op. 21; Egorov (EMI)

8:00 pm DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
IN CONCERT

Neeme Järvi conducting.

Kapp: Nordic Coast

Wagner: Tannhäuser, Overture; UMS Choral Union

Strauss, R. : Die Tageszeiten; Joanna Mongiardo, soprano, Richard Clement, tenor, Philip Cutlip, baritone, UMS Choral Union, Estonian Male Chorus

Orff: Carmina Burana; all performers in Strauss, plus Christ Church Boys Choir

10:00 pm RECORD HOSPITAL

 

Wednesday, November 9

5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM

12:00 pm THE ABCs OF FREE JAZZ

1:00 pm AFTERNOON CONCERT

Bruch: String Quartet No. 1 in c, Op. 9; Quartetto Academica (Dynamic LP)

Penderecki: Concerto for Viola and Chamber Orchestra; Kashkashian, Davies, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra (ECM)

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

Bax: Sinfonietta (Symphonic Fantasy); Wordsworth, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra (Marco Polo)

Locatelli: Sonata for Violin and Continuo in d, Op. 6, No. 12; Biondi, Europa Galante (Virgin)

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

Bliss: Quintet for Oboe and Strings; Friend, Nash Ensemble members (Hyperion)

Hoffmeister: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in D, Op. 24; Blumental, Zedda, Prague New Chamber Orchestra (Auditorium LP)

Rodrigo: Sonata giocosa for Guitar (1960); A. Romero (RCA Victor)

Ponchielli: Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra in F; Ghitalla, Perry, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra (Opus)

Battista: Sonata a tre violini; Goebel, Musica Antiqua Köln (DG-Archiv)

Catalani: Scherzo; Muti, La Scala Philharmonic Orchestra (Sony)

Hindemith: Kammermusik No. 7, Organ Concerto, Op. 46, No. 2; van Doeselaar, Chailly, members of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (London)

Taneyev: Symphony No. 2 in b-flat, Op. 21; Polyansky, Russian State Symphony Orchestra (Chandos)

6:00 pm AS ONE, IN FOUR: STRING QUARTET ENSEMBLES

Hollywood String Quartet (Testament)

Wolf: Italian Serenade

Debussy: Danse sacrée et danse profane; Stockton

Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht; Dinkin, Reher

Hindemith: String Quartet No. 3

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

8:00 pm NEW RELEASES

Every Wednesday night, New Releases features the best in the most recent classical music recordings. To learn more about the music features in New Releases, join our mailing list by sending an email to newreleases@whrb.org.

10:00 pm RECORD HOSPITAL

Thursday, November 10

5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM

1:00 pm AFTERNOON CONCERT

Rameau: Motet, "Quam dilecta"; Daneman, Rime, Agnew, Rivenq, Cavallier, Christie, Les Arts Florissants (Erato)

Smetana: Souvenirs of Bohemia, Opp. 12 and 13; Kvapil (MHS LP)

Field: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in A-flat; O’Conor, Fürst, New Irish Chamber Orchestra (Onyx)

Prokofiev: String Quartet No. 2 in F, Op. 92; Chilingirian Quartet (Chandos)

Rossini: Theme and Variations for Clarinet and Orchestra; Stoltzman, Schneider, Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra (RCA LP)

Telemann: Solo for Harpsichord in F; Haas (MusicMasters)

Menotti: Sebastian, Suite from the ballet; Schenck, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (Koch)

Kohaut: Concerto for Lute, Two Violins, and Cello in F; Smith, Banchini, Plantier, Courvoisier, Dieltiens (Astrée)

Albert: Cello Concerto (1989-90); Ma, Zinman, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (Sony)

Koechlin: Sonatina for Oboe and Piano, Op. 58; Lencsés, Rudiakov (audite)

Pleyel: Symphony No. 6 in F, "Symphonie périodique"; Müller-Brühl, Cologne Chamber Orchestra (Koch-Schwann)

Ravel: Piano Trio in a; Nash Ensemble (Virgin)

6:00 pm THE RECORDED VIOLA

Glazunov: Elegie; Imai, Pöntinen (BIS)

Brahms: Sonata No. 1; Primrose, Kapell (RCA Victor)

Clarke: Sonata; Jackson, Roscoe (ASV)

Vaughan Williams: Romance; Coletti, Howard (Hyperion)

7:00 pm LATIN AMERICAN COMPOSERS

Rodríguez: Les Niais Amoureux for Violin, Clarinet, Cello, and Piano; Borok, Powell, Adkins, Boatright (CRI)

Sierra: Dos tonos de verde for Wind Quintet and Orchestra; Quintet of the Americas, Cortese, Manhattan School of Music Chamber Sinfonia (MMC)

Brouwer: Guitar Concerto No. 4, "Concerto de Toronto"; Williams, Mercurio, London Sinfonietta (Sony)

8:00 pm SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
IN CONCERT

Michael Tilson Thomas conducting.

Adams: My Father Knew Charles Ives (world premiere)

Stravinsky: Violin Concerto in D; Hilary Hahn, violin

Tchaikovsky: Suite No. 3 in G, Op. 55

10:00 pm RECORD HOSPITAL

Friday, November 11

5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM

10:00 am JAZZ PIANO MASTERS

11:00 am WHAT’S HAPPENIN’

1:00 pm AFTERNOON CONCERT

Nielsen: Aladdin Suite; Salonen, Swedish Radio Chorus and Symphony Orchestra (CBS)

Haydn: Piano Sonata No. 13 in G, Hob. XVI/6; Buchbinder (Teldec)

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

Weber: Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in B-flat, Op. 34, J. 182; Shifrin, A. Kavafian, Bachmann, Neubauer, Sherry (Delos)

Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Guitar Concerto No. 1 in D, Op. 99; Yamashita, Slatkin, London Philharmonic Orchestra (RCA)

Dvorak: Gypsy Songs, Op. 55; Jindrak, Holecek (Supraphon)

Glass: Violin Concerto; Kremer, Dohnányi, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (DG)

Grieg: Ballade in g, Op. 24; Rubinstein (RCA)

Mozart: Divertimento in D, K. 136 (125a); Koopman, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra (Erato)

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

Finzi: Clarinet Concerto, Op. 31; Collins, Hickox, City of London Sinfonietta (Virgin)

Corigliano: String Quartet; Cleveland Quartet (Telarc)

6:00 pm EVENING CONCERT: REQUEST NIGHT

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6:50 pm HARVARD MEN’S HOCKEY

Harvard vs. Cornell

10:00 pm RECORD HOSPITAL

 

Saturday, November 12

5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM

9:00 am HILLBILLY AT HARVARD

11:30 am HARVARD FOOTBALL

Harvard vs. Penn

3:30 pm (time approx.) CLASSICAL MUSIC INTERLUDE

6:50 pm HARVARD MEN’S HOCKEY

Harvard vs. Colgate

9:30 pm THE DARKER SIDE

 

Sunday, November 13

7:00 am BLUES HANGOVER

Start your Sunday mornings with Boston’s best blues mix. Requests are welcome–call 617-495 WHRB.

11:00 am MEMORIAL CHURCH SERVICE

Preacher: The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes, Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Pusey Minister in the Memorial Church. Music includes Pärt’s "The Beatitues" and Ireland’s "Greater Love."

12:30 pm FROM ACROSS THE YARD

1:00 pm CRIMSON SPORTSTALK

1:45 pm BLUES EXPERIMENTS

4:00 pm SUNDAY SERENADE

Delius: North Country Sketches; Mackerras, Welsh National Opera Orchestra (Argo)

Chopin: Grand Duo Concertante for Cello and Piano on themes from Meyerbeer’s Robert le Diable; Scholes, Breitman (Titanic)

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

Tallis: Motet, "Gaude gloriosa"; Phillips, Tallis Scholars (Gimell)

Grieg: Holberg Suite, Op. 40; Järvi, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra (DG)

6:00 pm HISTORIC PERFORMANCES

William Kapell, RCA recordings

Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 35

Albéniz: Evocación, from Ibería

Rachmaninoff: Cello Sonata, Op. 19; Kurtz

Khachaturian: Piano Concerto (1936); Koussevitzky, Boston Symphony Orchestra

Liszt: Mephisto Waltz No. 1

8:00 pm SUNDAY NIGHT AT THE OPERA

Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande; Söderström, Minton, Britten, Shirley, McIntyre, War, Wicks; Boulez, Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden (Sony)

Monday, November 14

5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM

12:00 pm SWING OF THE 1920s AND 30s

1:00 pm AFTERNOON CONCERT

Suk: Life and Dreams, Op. 20; Kraus (Koch)

Soler: Sonata No. 93 in F; van Asperen (Astrée)

Luening: Kentucky Concerto; Smith, Louisville Orchestra (Louisville First Edition)

Tippett: String Quartet No. 2; Lindsay String Quartet (London)

Cavalli: Magnificat; Kincses, Andor, Jablonkay, Seregélly, Fülöp, Nagy, Polgár, Üto, Ella, Horváth, Kiss-Domonkos, Baross, Bartók Chorus and Orchestra of the Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest (Hungaroton)

Chopin: Nocturnes, Op. 48; Rubinstein (RCA)

Vivaldi: Concerto for Recorder and Strings in c, RV 441; Brüggen, Harnoncourt, Concentus Musicus Wien (Teldec)

Schubert: Piano Trio No. 1 in B-flat, D. 898; Beaux Arts Trio (Philips)

Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances, Op. 45; Gardiner, North German Radio Symphony Orchestra (DG)

Martin: Preludes and Fugues, Group Two; Buechner (GM)

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

6:00 pm CHILDHOOD CLASSICS

Britten: Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34; Connery, Dorati, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Decca)

Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kijé Suite, Op. 60; Dorati, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra (Decca)

7:00 pm SPECIAL CONCERT

Thomson: Cello Concerto; Silva, Werner Janssen (1899-1990), Janssen Symphony of Los Angeles (Columbia LP)

Preview of the upcoming concerts by the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra (Rachmaninoff Concerto No. 2 with pianist Gabriela Montero, Nielsen Symphony No. 5) at Sanders Theater on November 17 (7:30 pm) and 20 (3 pm) and Jordan Hall on November 19 (8 pm). See Bostonphil.org or telephone 617-236-0999.

Preview of the Spectrum Singers’ upcoming concert (Schütz Christmas Oratorio, Charpentier’s Midnight Mass for Christmas) 8 pm Saturday, November 19, at the Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston (see spectrumsingers.org or call 617-492-8902.

Darzins (b. November 3, 1875, d. 1910): Choral music; Gailis, Latvian Academic Chorus (Melodiya LP)

10:00 pm RECORD HOSPITAL: TOP TWENTY COUNTDOWN

 

Tuesday, November 15

5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM

1:00 pm AFTERNOON CONCERT

Birtwistle: Secret Theatre; Boulez, Ensemble InterContemporain (DG)

Finzi: Let Us Garlands Bring, Op. 18 (Shakespeare songs); Terfel, Martineau (DG)

Haydn: Cello Concerto No. 2 in D, Hob. VIIb:2; Du Pré, Barbirolli, London Symphony Orchestra (EMI)

Fine, I.: Music for Piano; Boriskin (New World)

Bach, C.P.E.: Trio Sonata in A for flute, violin and continuo; B. Kuijken, S. Kuijken, W. Kuijken, Kohnen (Accent)

Rheinberger: Suite for Violin, Cello, and Organ in c, Op. 149; Williams, Green, Lindley (Prezioso)

Schubert: Incidental Music to Rosamunde, D. 797; Wand, Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (RCA)

Hovhaness: String Quartet No. 4, Op. 208, No. 2, "The Ancient Tree"; Shanghai Quartet (Delos)

Monteverdi: Lamento d’Arianna; Alessandrini, Concerto Italiano (Arcana)

Chopin: Fantaisie in f, Op. 49; Ohlsson (Arabesque)

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

Mascitti: Psyché, for Violin and Continuo, Op. 5, No. 12; Biondi, Europa Galante (Virgin)

Strauss, R.: Metamorphosen for 23 solo strings; Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic (DG)

6:00 pm 20th CENTURY PIANO MUSIC

Rachmaninov: Etude-Tableaux in e-flat, Op. 39, No. 5; Cliburn (RCA)

Bartók: Three Etudes (Studies), Op. 18/Sz. 72; Ohlsson (Arabesque)

Ligeti: Etudes, Book I; Ullen (BIS)

Corigliano: Etude Fantasy; Hough (Hyperion)

Bolcom: New Etudes, selections; Hamelin (New World)

7:20 pm HARVARD MEN’S HOCKEY

Harvard at Boston College

10:00 pm RECORD HOSPITAL

 

 

Wednesday, November 16

5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM

12:00 pm THE ABCs OF FREE JAZZ

1:00 pm AFTERNOON CONCERT

Pärt: Tabula Rasa; Kremer, Grindenko, Schnittke (ECM New Series)

Mussorgsky: (orch. Shostakovich) Songs and Dances of Death; Leiferkus, Temirkanov, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RCA Victor)

Villa-Lôbos: Quartet No. 16; Brazilian String Quartet (Albany)

Fayrfax: Aeternae Laudis Lilium; Christophers, The Sixteen (Hyperion)

Haydn: String Quartet in E flat, Op. 76, No. 6; Takács String Quartet (London)

van Oosten: Concerto for Harp and Orchestra; Schrama, Hamel, Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra (NM Classics)

Nielsen: Violin Sonata in A, Op. 9; Elbaek, Mogensen (Kontrapunkt)

Bach: Concerto for Four Harpsichords (here, pianos) and Orchestra in a, BWV 1065; Richter, Bilgram, Fütterer, Schott, Bach Orchestra of Munich (DG Archiv LP)

Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No. 4 in c, Op. 29; Chiu (Harmonia Mundi)

Chabrier: Suite Pastorale; Gardiner, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (DG)

Couperin, F.: Apotheosis to the Memory of M. de Lully; S. Kuiken, van Dael, w. Kuijken, B. Kuijken, van Olmen, Haynes, Dombrecht, Lange, Kohnen (Sony)

Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez; Söllscher, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra (DG)

6:00 pm AS ONE, IN FOUR: STRING QUARTET ENSEMBLES

Budapest String Quartet

Mozart: String Quartet, K. 499; Budapest String Quartet (Odyssey)

Mozart: String Quartet, K. 421; Budapest String Quartet (Bridge)

Beethoven: String Quartet, Op. 59, No. 2; Budapest String Quartet (Bridge)

Schumann: Piano Quintet, Op. 44; Serkin, Budapest String Quartet (CBS)

8:00 pm NEW RELEASES

10:00 pm RECORD HOSPITAL

 

Thursday, November 17

5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM

1:00 pm AFTERNOON CONCERT

Lalo: Namouna, Suite No. 2; Butt, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (ASV)

Glass: String Quartet No. 4, "Buczak"; Kronos Quartet (Nonesuch)

Sibelius: Symphony No. 5 in E-flat, Op. 82 (orig. 1915 version); Vänskä, Lahti Symphony Orchestra (BIS)

Beethoven: String Quartet No. 6 in B-flat, Op. 18, No. 6; Leipzig Quartet (MD+G)

Tcherepnin, A.: Double Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Orchestra (1995); Chang, Rudin, Alexeyev, Musica Viva Orchestra (Olympia)

Rosetti: String Quartet in A, Op. 6; Oistersek String Quartet (Philips LP)

Glazunov: Symphony No. 2 in f-sharp, Op. 16; Fedoseyev, USSR Radio and TV Large Symphony Orchestra (Melodiya)

Bach: Cantata, S. 44, "Sie werden euch in den Bann tun"; Jelosits, Esswood, Equiluz, van der Meer, Harnoncourt, Wiener Sängerknaben, Chorus Viennensis, Concentus musicus Wien (Teldec)

Grieg: Holberg Suite; Järvi, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra (DG)

Copland: Piano Quartet; Kalish, Boston Symphony Chamber Players (Nonesuch)

Abel: Symphony No. 1 in G; Shepherd, Cantilena (Chandos)

Bax: Sonata for Two Pianos; Brown, Tanyel (Chandos)

6:00 pm THE RECORDED VIOLA

Bloch: Suite in a; Primrose, Kitzinger (Biddulph)

Bartók: Viola Concerto; Christ, Ozawa, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (DG)

7:00 pm LATIN AMERICAN COMPOSERS

Fernández: Batuque; Bernstein, NY Philharmonic Orchestra (Sony)

Piazzolla: Two Tangos; Votapek (Ivory Classics)

Ponce: Rapsodia Cubana; Osorio (ASV)

Revueltas: Noche De Los Mayas; Salonen, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra (Sony)

8:00 pm SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
IN CONCERT

Michael Tilson Thomas conducting.

Thomas: Urban Legend (world premiere)

Bartók: Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta

Strauss, R.: Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40

10:00 pm RECORD HOSPITAL

 

Friday, November 18

5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM

10:00 am JAZZ PIANO MASTERS

11:00 am WHAT’S HAPPENIN’

1:00 pm AFTERNOON CONCERT

Schulhoff: Third Piano Sonata; Urban (Koch-Schwann)

Buxtehude: "Nun danket alle Gott," BuxWV 79; Schlick, Frimmer, Chance, Pregardien, Kooy, Koopman, Hanover Choir, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra (Erato)

Chadwick: String Quartet No. 5; Portland String Quartet (Northeastern)

Rameau: Les Boréades, Suite; Brüggen, Orchestra of the 18th Century (Philips)

Paganini: Quartet No. 7 in E; Gifford, Mozart String Trio (Denon)

Josquin: Trois Poémes d’Henri Michaux; Krenz, Lutoslawski, Polish Radio Choir in Cracow, Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra in Katowice (Polskie Nagrania)

Mozart: Duo for Violin and Viola No. 2 in B-flat, K. 424; Perlman, Zukerman (RCA Victor)

Gesualdo: Motet, "Tenebrae factae sunt"; Rahe, Youth Choir of Osnabrück (Carus)

Korngold: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D, Op. 35; Perlman, Previn, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (EMI)

Sor: Sonata in c, Op. 25; Fernández (London)

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10 in e, Op. 93; Rozhdestvensky, U.S.S.R. Ministry of Culture Symphony Orchestra (Melodiya)

6:00 pm EVENING CONCERT: REQUEST NIGHT

Join WHRB as we explore our classical library with your help. Call 617-495-WHRB to make requests.

6:50 pm HARVARD MEN’S HOCKEY

Harvard vs. Yale

10:00 pm RECORD HOSPITAL

 

Saturday, November 19

5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM

9:00 am HILLBILLY AT HARVARD

11:30 am HARVARD FOOTBALL: THE GAME!

Harvard at Yale

4:00 pm (time approx.) CLASSICAL MUSIC INTERLUDE

6:00 pm EVENING CONCERT

9:00 pm THE DARKER SIDE

Sunday, November 20

7:00am BLUES HANGOVER

Start your Sunday mornings with Boston’s best blues mix. Requests are welcome–call 617-495 WHRB.

11:00 am MEMORIAL CHURCH SERVICE

Preacher: The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes, Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Pusey Minister in the Memorial Church. Music includes Lennox Berkeley’s "The Lord is My Shepard" and Emma Lou Diemer’s "I Will Give Thanks."

12:30 pm FROM ACROSS THE YARD

1:00 pm CRIMSON SPORTSTALK

1:45 pm BLUES EXPERIMENTS

2:50 pm HARVARD MEN’S HOCKEY

Harvard vs. Brown

6:00 pm HISTORIC PERFORMANCES

Gregor Piatigorsky, I

Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No. 1 in a, Op. 33; Stock, Chicago Symphony Orchestra (Sony)

Brahms: Cello Sonata No. 2 in F, Op. 99; Rubinstein (RCA Red Seal)

Rózsa: Tema con Variazioni for Violin, Cello, and Chamber Orchestra; Heifetz, chamber orchestra (RCA Gold Seal)

Bruch: Kol Nidrei, Op. 47; Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra (Sony)

Dvorak: Cello Concerto in b, Op. 104; Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra (Sony)

8:00 pm SUNDAY NIGHT AT THE OPERA

Wagner: Tannhäuser; Eaglen, Meier, Seiffert, Hampson, Pape; Barenboim, Berlin State Opera Orchestra & Chorus (Teldec)

 

Monday, November 21

5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM

12:00 pm SWING OF THE 1920s AND 30s

1:00 pm AFTERNOON CONCERT

Vaughan Williams: Concerto in f for Bass Tuba and Orchestra; Harrild, Thomson, London Symphony Orchestra (Chandos)

Clementi: Sonata in f, Op. 13, No. 6; Tipo (EMI)

Shostakovich: Ballet Suite No. 5, from The Bolt, Op. 27a; Järvi, Scottish National Orchestra (Chandos)

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

Bach: Cantata, S. 56, "Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen"; Fischer-Dieskau, Richter, Munich Bach Choir and Bach Orchestra (DG Archiv)

Glinka: Trio Pathétique for Piano, Clarinet, and Cello in d; Trio d’Amsterdam (Koch)

Persichetti: Symphony No. 5 (Symphony for Strings); Muti, Philadelphia Orchestra (New World)

Boccherini: String Quintet in a, Op. 25, No. 6; Europa Galante (Virgin)

Poulenc: Aubade, Concerto chorégraphique for Piano and Eighteen Instruments; Duchable, Conlon, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra (Erato)

Durant: Sonata for Lute in a; Schneiderman (Titanic)

Stenhammar: Serenade for Orchestra in F, Op. 31; Westerberg, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra (EMI)

Beethoven: Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 3 in A, Op. 69; Rostropovich, Richter (Philips)

6:00 pm CHILDHOOD CLASSICS

Mozart, L.: Toy Symphony in G; Goodman, Hanover Band (Nimbus)

Bizet: Jeux d’enfants, Op. 22: Petite Suite; Ansermet, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (Decca)

Debussy: La Boîte á joujoux, ballet (orch. Caplet); Dutoit, Orchestre symphonique de Montreal (London)

7:00 pm SPECIAL CONCERT

Honegger (d. November 27, 1955): Symphony No. 2; Ansermet, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (London)

Honegger: Le Roi David; Micheau, Collard, Mollet, Hervé, Duruflé, Honegger, Elisabeth Brasseur Chorale, French National Radio Orchestra (Telefunken LPs)

Ropartz (d. November 22, 1955): Symphony No. 3 in E for Soloists, Chorus, and Orchestra; Pollet, Stutzmann, Dran, Vassar, Plasson, Orféon Donostiarra, Orchestra of Le Capitole de Toulouse (EMI)

10:00 pm RECORD HOSPITAL: TOP TWENTY COUNTDOWN

 

Tuesday, November 22

5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM

1:00 pm AFTERNOON CONCERT

Franck: Prelude, Chorale, and Fugue; Kissin (RCA)

Bernstein: Concerto for Orchestra, "Jubilee Games"; Chama, Bernstein, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (DG)

Rossini: Five songs; Horne, Katz (RCA)

MacDowell: Lancelot und Elaine, Op. 22; Krueger, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Bridge)

Boulez: Second Sonata for Piano; Pollini (DG)

Martucci: Three Pieces for Orchestra; D’Avalos, Philharmonia Orchestra (ASV)

Schubert: Sonata in c, D. 958; Perahia (Sony)

Honegger: Symphony No. 3; Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (DG)

Mozart: String Quartet No. 16 in E-flat, K. 428; Alban Berg Quartet (EMI)

Ives: Symphony No. 1; Thomas, Chicago Symphony Orchestra (Sony)

Liszt: Reminiscences de Don Juan; Bolet (Philips)

6:00 pm 20th CENTURY PIANO MUSIC

Silver: Piano Concerto (1996), exc.; Paley, Rinkevicius, Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra (Naxos)

Liebermann: Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 36 (1992); Hough, Liebermann, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (Hyperion)

7:00 pm THE DAVIDSBUND

Eusebius: The Lieder of Schumann, Part I

Schumann: Duets for Soprano and Tenor, Four, Op. 34; Shirai, Protschka, Deutsch (Capriccio)

Schumann: Song, "Stille Liebe", Op. 35, No. 8; von Otter, Forsberg (DG)

7:20 pm HARVARD MEN’S HOCKEY

Harvard vs. Boston University

10:00 pm RECORD HOSPITAL

Wednesday, November 23

5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM

12:00 pm THE ABCs OF FREE JAZZ

1:00 pm AFTERNOON CONCERT

Bach: Concerto for Two Harpsichords and Orchestra No. 3 in c, S. 1062; Müller, Leonhardt, Leonhardt Consort (Telefunken)

Schoenberg: Six Little Piano Pieces, Op. 19; Uchida (Philips)

Palestrina: Missa O Rex Gloriae; O’Donnell, Westminster Cathedral Choir (Hyperion)

Brahms: Piano Trio No. 1 in B, Op. 8; Rubinstein, Szeryng, Fournier (RCA)

Berio: Folk Songs; van Nes, Chailly, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (London)

Couperin, F.: Pieces for Harpsichord; Leonhardt (Philips)

Respighi: Church Windows; Lopez-Cobos, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (Telarc)

Boccherini: Quintet for Guitar and Strings No. 9 (8) in C, G. 453, "La ritirata di Madrid"; Europa Galante (Virgin Veritas)

Messiaen: Les Offrandes oublieés; Chung, Opéra Bastille Orchestra (DG)

Weber: Grand Duo Concertant for Clarinet and Piano in E-flat, Op. 48, J. 204; Manasse, Sanders (XLNT)

Copland: Danzón Cubano; Bernstein, New York Philarmonic Orchestra (Sony)

Lully: Comedy-Ballet, Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme, Suite; Savall, Le Concert des Nations (Alia Vox)

Khachaturian: Triumphal Poem; Glushchenko, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra (Chandos)

Bruch: Septet in E-flat, Op. posth.; Klöcker, Consortium Classicum (Orfeo)

Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin, Three Echo Violins, and Strings in A, RV 552; Manze, Academy of Ancient Music (Harmonia Mundi)

6:00 pm EVENING CONCERT

10:00 pm RECORD HOSPITAL

 

 

Thursday, November 24

5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM

1:00 pm AFTERNOON CONCERT

6:00 pm THE RECORDED VIOLA

Penderecki: Karmasa; Wit, Polish National Symphony Orchestra (Polskie Nagrania)

Milhaud: Sonata No. 1; Christ, Klánsky (Praga)

Harbison: Concerto; Kelly, Vilumanis, Latvian National Symphony Orchestra (Albany)

7:00 pm LATIN AMERICAN COMPOSERS

Brouwer: El Decamerón Negro; Williams (Sony)

Villa-Lobos: String Quartet No. 1; Brazilian String Quartet (Albany)

Chávez: Sinfonía Romántica (Symphony No. 4); Bátiz, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (ASV)

8:00 pm SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
IN CONCERT

Yan Pascal Tortelier conducting.

Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales

Martin: Cello Concerto; Michael Grebanier, cello

Elgar: Enigma Variations, Op. 29

10:00 pm RECORD HOSPITAL

 

Friday, November 25

5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM

10:00 am JAZZ PIANO MASTERS

1:00 pm AFTERNOON CONCERT

6:50 pm HARVARD MEN’S HOCKEY

Harvard at Clarkson

10:00 pm RECORD HOSPITAL

 

Saturday, November 26

5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM

9:00 am HILLBILLY AT HARVARD

1:00 pm AFTERNOON CONCERT

6:50 pm HARVARD MEN’S HOCKEY

Harvard at St. Lawrence

9:30 pm THE DARKER SIDE

Sunday, November 27

7:00 am BLUES HANGOVER

Start your Sunday mornings with Boston’s best blues mix. Requests are welcome–call 617-495 WHRB.

11:00 am MEMORIAL CHURCH SERVICE

Preacher: The Reverend Dr. Dorothy A. Austin, Sedgwick Associate Minister and Chaplain to the University. Music includes Victoria’s Missa O Magnum Mysterium.

12:30 pm FROM ACROSS THE YARD

1:00 pm CRIMSON SPORTSTALK

4:00 pm SUNDAY SERENADE

Monteverdi: Madrigals, Book IX, "Zefiro torna"; Favella Lyrica (Koch)

Brahms: Serenade No. 2 in A, Op. 16; Mackerras, Scottish Chamber Orchestra (Telarc)

Martinu: Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 3; Dieltiens, Groslot (Accent)

Paine: Overture to Shakespeare’s As You Like It, Op. 28; Mehta, New York Philharmonic Orchestra (New World)

Stamitz: Oboe Quartet in D, Op. 8; Goodwin, Terzetto (Harmonia Mundi)

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

6:00 pm HISTORIC PERFORMANCES

Gregor Piatigorsky, II

Schumann: Cello Concerto in a, Op. 129; Barbirolli, London Philharmonic Orchestra

Brahms: Cello Sonata No. 1 in e, Op. 38; Rubinstein (RCA Red Seal)

Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 1 in d, Op. 49; Rubinstein, Heifetz (RCA Red Seal)

Walton: Cello Concerto; Munch, Boston Symphony Orchestra (RCA Victor)

Saint-Saëns: The Swan; Berkowitz (Biddulph)

8:00 pm SUNDAY NIGHT AT THE OPERA

Rossini: The Thieving Magpie (La gazza ladra); Cullagh, Bickley, Banks, Smythe, Purves, White, Parry, Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, Philharmonia Orchestra (Chandos)

Monday, November 28

5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM

12:00 pm SWING OF THE 1920s AND 30s

1:00 pm AFTERNOON CONCERT

Beethoven: Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 1 in F, Op. 5, No. 1; Rostropovich, Richter (Phillips)

Ives: Symphony No. 4; Stokowski, American Symphony Orchestra, Schola Cantorum of New York (Sony)

Liszt: Mephisto Waltz No. 1, S. 514; Andsnes (EMI)

Bach: Cantata, S. 80, "Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott"; Mathis, Schmidt, Schreier, Fischer-Dieskau, Richter, Munich Bach Choir and Orchestra (DG Archiv)

Vierne: Symphony for Organ No. 4 in e; Alain (Erato)

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

Haydn: Trio for Two Flutes and Bassoon No. 1 in C; Rampal, Schulz, Audin (Sony)

Korngold: Symphonic Serenade, Op. 39; Albert, German Philharmonic Orchestra (cpo)

Chopin: Scherzo No. 4 in E, Op. 54; Rubinstein (RCA)

Telemann: Paris Quartet No. 9; Kuijken, Kuijken, Kuijken, Leonhardt (Sony)

Bax: String Quintet; Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemble (Chandos)

Schubert: Symphony No. 5 in B-flat; Bernstein, Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra (DG)

6:00 pm CHILDHOOD CLASSICS

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

Debussy: Children’s Corner Suite; Rogé (Decca)

Bartók: For Children, Sz. 42, Vol. I; Sándor (Sony)

7:00 pm SPECIAL CONCERT

William Alwyn (b. November 7, 1905, d. 1985): Symphony No. 3; Alwyn, London Philharmonic Orchestra (Lyrita)

Alwyn: Symphony No. 5, "Hydriotaphia"; Alwyn, London Philharmonic Orchestra (Lyrita)

Constant Lambert (1905-51): Horoscope, orchestral suite from the ballet; Lambert, Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra (EMI)

Lambert: Piano Sonata; McCabe (Continuum)

Lambert: Eight Poems by Li-Po; Kenny, Martineau (Etcetera)

Lambert: The Rio Grande; Harty, Lambert, St. Michael’s Singers, Hallé Orchestra (EMI LP)

(Part II of our treatment of Lambert, Lambert as ballet conductor and arranger, will be heard in February.)

John Foulds (b. November 2, 1880, d. 1939): Essay in the Modes, for piano, exc.; Jacobs (Altarus LP)

Foulds: Three Mantras from the opera Avatara, Op. 61b; Oramo, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and Youth Chorus (Warner Classics)

10:00 pm RECORD HOSPITAL: TOP TWENTY COUNTDOWN

Tuesday, November 29

5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM

1:00 pm AFTERNOON CONCERT

Roussel: Suite in F, Op. 33; Paray, Detriot Symphony Orchestra (Mercury)

Miaskovsky: Piano Sonata No. 4 in c, Op. 27; McLachlan (Olympia)

Obrecht: Missa Sub tuum praesidium; Wickham, Clerks’ Group (ASV)

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

Field: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 7 in c; O'Rourke, Bamert, London Mozart Players (Chandos)

Mendelssohn: Sonata for Violin and Piano in f, Op. 4 (1825); Kantorow, Rouvier (Denon)

Takemitsu: Nostalgia, for Violin and Strings; A. Sitkovetsky, D. Sitkovetsky, New European Strings Chamber Orchestra (EMI)

Boccherini: Quintet for Guitar and Strings No. 1 in d, G. 445; Savino, Artaria Quartet (Harmonia Mundi)

Mozart: Symphony No. 34 in C, K. 338; Hogwood, Academy of Ancient Music (Oiseau-Lyre)

Brahms: Piano Quintet in f, Op. 34; Rubinstein, Guarneri Quartet (RCA Red Seal)

Diepenbrock: Concert Suite, "Marsyas"; Vonk, The Hague Residentie Orchestra (Chandos)

6:00 pm 20th CENTURY PIANO MUSIC

Britten: Scottish Ballad for Two Pianos and Orchestra, Op. 26; Donohoe, Fowke, Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (EMI)

Piston: Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra; Pierce, Jonas, Amos, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Koch)

7:00 pm THE DAVIDSBUND

Eusebius: The Lieder of Schumann, Part II

Schumann: Liederkreis, Op. 24; Shirley-Quirk, Fleisher (Arabesque)

Schumann: Lieder to Poems of Kerner, Twelve, Op. 35; Holzmair, Cooper (Philips)

8:00 pm DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
IN CONCERT

Neeme Järvi conducting.

Weber: Oberon, Overture

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat, Op. 73, "Emperor"

Rorem: Symphony No. 3

10:00 pm RECORD HOSPITAL

Wednesday, November 30

5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM

12:00 pm THE ABCs OF FREE JAZZ

1:00 pm AFTERNOON CONCERT

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

Tüür: Cello Concerto; Geringas, Russell Davies, Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra (ECM)

Couperin, F.: Quinzième ordre, from Pieces de Clavecin, Book 3; Leonhardt (Philips)

Schuman: Violin Concerto; Zukofsky, Thomas, Boston Symphony Orchestra (DG)

Beethoven: Sextet for Winds in E-flat, Op. 71; Consortium Classicum (cpo)

Hartmann: Chamber Concerto for Clarinet, String Quartet, and String Orchestra; Meyer, Poppen, Petersen Quartet, Munich Chamber Orchestra (ECM)

Haydn: String Quartet in C, Op.50, No.6, "Frog"; Lindsay String Quartet (ASV)

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)

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

Sibelius: Pelleas und Melisande, Suite, Op. 46; Ollila, Tapiola Sinfonietta (Ondine)

Schumann: Piano Trio No. 1; Florestan Trio (Hyperion)

6:00 pm AS ONE, IN FOUR: STRING QUARTET ENSEMBLES

Amadeus String Quartet

Schubert: String Quartet No. 15 in G, D. 887 (DG)

Mendelssohn: Capriccio and Fugue, Op. 81, No. 3 and No. 4 (DG)

Brahms: String Quartet No. 3 in B-flat, Op. 67 (DG)

Mozart: Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in A, K. 581; de Peyer (BBC Legends)

8:00 pm NEW RELEASES

10:00 pm RECORD HOSPITAL

 

Thursday, December 1

5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM

1:00 pm AFTERNOON CONCERT

Borodin: Piano Quintet in c; members of Vienna Octet (London LP)

Carter: Pocahontas Suite (1939); Dunkel, American Composers Orchestra (CRI)

Cherubini: String Quartet No. 5 in F; Melos Quartet (DG)

Vasks: Concerto for English Horn and Orchestra (1989); Schnee, Rusmanis, Riga Philharmonic Orchestra (Conifer)

Massenet: Pièces de genre (10), Op. 10; Ciccolini (EMI)

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

Bartók: Dance Suite, Sz. 77 (piano arr.); Levinson (N2K)

Palestrina: Missa Assumpta est Maria; Herreweghe, La Chapelle Royale (Ricercar)

Dohnányi: Sonata for Violin and Piano in c-sharp, Op. 21; Ricci, Rados (Qualiton LP)

Weber: Symphony No. 1 in C, Op. 19, J. 50; Goodman, Hanover Band (Nimbus)

Geraedts: Sonata for Flute and Piano; Zoon, Brackman (NM Classics)

Vivaldi: Concerto for Four Violins, Cello, and Strings in b, Op. 3, No. 10, RV. 580; Standage, Wilcock, Comberti, Golding, Linden, Pinnock, English Concert (DG Archiv)

Schumann: Märchenerzählungen for Clarinet, Viola, and Piano, Op. 132; Brunner, Kashkashian, Levin (ECM)

Tubin: Kratt, Suite; Järvi, Bamberg Symphony Orchestra (BIS)

6:00 pm THE RECORDED VIOLA

Bax: Legende; Coletti, Howard (Hyperion)

Ligeti: Solo Sonata; Zimmermann (Sony)

Hindemith: Der Schwanendreher; Hindemith, Fiedler, Arthur Fiedler (Biddulph)

7:00 pm LATIN AMERICAN COMPOSERS

Bocanegra: Hanacpachap cussicuinin; Cohen, Boston Camerata (Erato)

Padilla: Exultate, iusti, in domino; Cohen, Boston Camerata (Erato)

Piazzolla: Tango Suite; Assad Brothers (Nonesuch LP)

Camilo: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra; Camilo, Slatkin, BBC Symphony Orchestra (Decca)

8:00 pm SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
IN CONCERT

Jiri Belohlavek conducting.

Dvorak: Stabat Mater, Op. 58; Pamela Coburn, soprano, Larissa Diadkova, mezzo-soprano, Stanford Olsen, tenor, Gustav Belacek, bass, San Francisco Symphony Chorus

10:00 pm RECORD HOSPITAL

 

Friday, December 2

5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM

10:00 am JAZZ PIANO MASTERS

11:00 am WHAT’S HAPPENIN’

1:00 pm AFTERNOON CONCERT

Lewensohn: Odradek Quartet (for String Quartet); Auryn Quartet (ECM)

Mielck: Konzertstück for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 8; Storgårds, Oramo, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Ondine)

Kurtág: Officium breve in memoriam Andreae Azervánsky for String Quartet, Op. 28 (third string quartet); Keller Quartet (ECM)

Beck: Symphony in D, Op. 10, No. 2; Ward, Northern Chamber Orchestra (Naxos)

Lassus: Lamentations of Jeremiah, Holy Saturday, Lamentation I; Herreweghe, Ensemble Européen of the Chapelle Royale (Harmonia Mundi)

Kancheli: Trauerfarbenes Land; Davies, Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra (ECM)

Couperin: Motet, "Magnificat anima mea," for Two Sopranos; Feldman, Poulenard, ter Linden, Moroney (Harmonia Mundi)

Birtwistle: Earth Dances; Dohnanyi, Cleveland Orchestra (Decca)

Dufay: Motet, "Moribus et genere"; Van Nevel, Huelgas Ensemble (Harmonia Mundi)

Stravinsky: Divertimento, Le baiser de la fée; Reiner, Chicago Symphony Orchestra (RCA)

Rheinberger: Monologues (12) for Organ, Op. 162; Fisher (Prezioso)

Prokofiev: Chout, ballet, Suite Op. 21a; Järvi, Scottish National Orchestra (Chandos)

6:00 pm EVENING CONCERT: REQUEST NIGHT

10:00 pm RECORD HOSPITAL

 

 

Saturday, December 3

5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM

9:00 am HILLBILLY AT HARVARD

1:00 pm AFTERNOON CONCERT

3:50 pm HARVARD WOMEN’S HOCKEY

Harvard vs. Union

6:30 pm EVENING CONCERT

9:00 pm THE DARKER SIDE

Sunday, December 4

7:00 am BLUES HANGOVER

11:00 am MEMORIAL CHURCH SERVICE

Preacher: The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes, Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Pusey Minister in the Memorial Church. Music includes Grieg’s "Ave Maris Stella" and Britten’s "A Hymn to the Virgin."

12:30 pm FROM ACROSS THE YARD

1:00 pm CRIMSON SPORTSTALK

1:45 pm BLUES EXPERIMENTS

2:20 pm HARVARD MEN’S HOCKEY

Harvard at Yale

6:00 pm HISTORIC PERFORMANCES

Gustav Holst and daughter Imogen conduct his music

The Planets, Op. 32 (rec. 1926); London Symphony Orchestra (Koch)

St. Paul’s Suite; The String Orchestra (Pearl)

Beni Mora; London Symphony Orchestra (Pearl)

Songs without Words; London Symphony Orchestra (Pearl)

Lyric Movement for Viola and Small Orchestra; I. Holst, English Chamber Orchestra (Lyrita LP)

Brook Green Suite for String Orchestra; I. Holst, English Chamber Orchestra (Lyrita LP)

8:00 pm SUNDAY NIGHT AT THE OPERA

Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin; Vishnevskaya, Lemeshev, Belov, Petrov, Khaikin, Chorus and Orchestra of the Bolshoi Theatre (Melodiya)

Monday, December 5

5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM

12:00 pm SWING OF THE 1920s AND 30s

1:00 pm AFTERNOON CONCERT

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

Dittersdorf: String Quartet No. 1 in D; Oistersek String Quartet (Philips LP)

Holst: Suite de ballet in E-flat, Op. 10; Hickox, Northern Sinfonia (Chandos)

Babbitt: Composition for Four Instruments (flute, clarinet, violin, cello); Reskin, Hill, M. Levin, Thomas (Golden Crest LP)

Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 2 in b, S. 1067; Casals, Marlboro Festival Orchestra (Sony)

Schumann: Andante and Variations for Two Pianos, Two Cellos, and Horn, Op. 73; Argerich, Rabinovitch, Gutman, Maisky, Neunecker (EMI)

Dutilleux: Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, "Tout un monde lointain"; Rostropovich, Baudo, Orchestre de Paris (EMI)

Donizetti: String Quartet No. 15 in F; Revolutionary Drawing Room (cpo)

Respighi: Gli Uccelli (The Birds); Gee, Australian Chamber Orchestra (Omega)

Boccherini: Quartet for Oboe and Strings in A, Op. 33, No. 6, G. 206; Vogel, members of the Sequoia Quartet (Nonesuch LP)

Grainger: The Warriors; Gardiner, Philharmonia Orchestra (DG)

Wieniawski: Légende for Violin and Piano, Op. 17; Mordkovitch, Kirby (Chandos)

Molter: Concerto for Trumpet and String Orchestra (transcription by Langendoen of Clarinet Concerto); Ghitalla, Perry, Cappella Istropolitana (Opus)

Debussy: Sonata for Violin and Piano in g; Grumiaux, Hajdu (Philips)

Haydn: Symphony No. 86 in D; Bernstein, New York Philharmonic Orchestra (Sony)

6:00 pm CHILDHOOD CLASSICS

Ravel: Ma Mère l’Oye; Boulez, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (DG)

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

7:00 pm SPECIAL CONCERT

Schütz: Weihnachtshistorie; Bloecher, Hess, Matthen, Arthur Mendel (Harvard ’25, 1905-1979), Cantata Singers and Orchestra (R•E•B LP)

Gigout (d. December 9, 1925): Scherzo and Toccata for Organ; Alain (Erato/MHS LP)

Sidonie Goossens, the last of a famous family of musicians, died a year ago at the age of 105. Tonight we present recordings of her, her sister Marie (1894-1991), and her brothers, conductor Eugene (1893-1962) and oboist Leon (1897-1988).

Traditional: Londonderry Air; Primrose, Sidonie (Columbia 78 — Pearl)

Fauré: Pièce (Vocalise); Leon, Raybould (Columbia 78 — Oboe Classics)

Mozart: Quartet for Oboe and Strings; Leon, Léner Quartet (Columbia 78s — EMI)

Marcello, A.: Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra in c; Leon, Susskind, Philharmonia Orchestra (EMI/Oboe Classics)

Elgar: The Saga of King Olaf, Op. 30, exc.; Davies, Eugene, orchestra (HMV 78 — Dutton)

Glinka: Song, "The Midnight Review"; Chaliapin, orchestra (HMV 78 — EMI LP)

Gounod: Faust, Act I, scene I; Hislop, Chaliapin, Covent Garden Orchestra (live performance, 1927 — EMI LP)

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 2 in c, Op. 17; Eugene, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (Victor 78’s — Beulah)

Krein: Serenade for Oboe and Two Harps; Leon, Marie, Sidonie (Chandos)

Schubert: Ave Maria (arr. for harp accompaniment); Primrose, Sidonie (Columbia 78 — Pearl)

Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21 in C, K. 467; Dinu Lipatti (d. December 2, 1950), Karajan, Lucerne Festival Orchestra (concert performance August 23, 1950, EMI)

10:00 pm RECORD HOSPITAL: TOP TWENTY COUNTDOWN

 

Tuesday, December 6

5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM

1:00 pm AFTERNOON CONCERT

Massenet: Scènes de férie: Suite No. 6 for Orchestra; Gardiner, Orchestre National de l’Opera de Monte Carlo (Erato)

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

Anon. (17th C.): Sonata No. 54 of the Charamela real for 24 Trumpets and Tympani; Tarr, Bengt Eklund’s Baroque Ensemble (BIS LP)

Pärt: Song, "My Heart’s in the Highlands", for countertenor and organ ; Wallace, Owens (Black Box)

Mendelssohn: String Symphony No. 9 in C; Masur, Leipzig Gewandhaus (Berlin Classics)

Frescobaldi: Fantasia No. 3 on a single subject; Leonhardt (Philips)

Varèse: Arcana; Chailly, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (London)

Franck: Grand Caprice; Hough (Hyperion)

Adams: The Chairman Dances: Foxtrot for Orchestra; Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (EMI)

Tchaikovsky: Song, "Pimpinella", Op. 38, No. 6; Kazarnovskaya, Orfenova (Naxos)

Haydn: Symphony No. 65 in A, Hob. I: 65; Pinnock, English Concert (Archiv)

Kirchner: Trio No. II for Piano, Violin, and Cello; Kalichstein, Laredo, Robinson (Arabesque)

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

Mozart: String Quintet in C, K. 515; Tokyo String Quartet, Zukerman (RCA)

Dukas: Symphony in C; Tortelier, BBC Philarmonic Orchestra (Chandos)

6:00 pm 20th CENTURY PIANO MUSIC

Tippett: Piano Concerto; Shelley, Hickox, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (Chandos)

6:50 pm HARVARD MEN’S HOCKEY

Harvard vs. Quinnipiac

10:00 pm RECORD HOSPITAL

Wednesday, December 7

5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM

12:00 pm THE ABCs OF FREE JAZZ

1:00 pm AFTERNOON CONCERT

Rubbra: Variations on "The Shining River"; Newsome, John Foster Black Dyke Mills Band (Chandos)

Widor: Symphony for Organ No. 10 "Romane", Op. 73; Roth (Motette)

Monteverdi: Missa da Capella, "In illo tempore"; Patterson, Gloriae Dei Cantores (Gloriae Dei Cantores)

Beethoven: Piano Trio in E flat, Op. 1, No. 1; Barenboim, Zukerman, Du Pre (EMI)

Bach: Cantata No. 7, "Christ Unser Herr Zum Jordan Kam"; Markert, Prégardien, Mertens, Koopman, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and Choir (Erato)

Bartók: Contrasts for Clarinet, Violin, and Piano; R. Stoltzman, L. Stoltzman, Goode (RCA Victor)

Schumann: Piano Concerto in a, Op. 54; Argerich, Rabinovitch-Barakovsky, Orchestra della Svizzera italiana (EMI)

Telemann: Trio Sonata in g for Oboe, Violin, and Continuo; Chandos Baroque Players (Hyperion LP)

Dvorak: The Wood Dove, Op. 110; Inbal, Philharmonia Orchestra (Teldec LP)

Ravel: String Quartet in F; Juilliard String Quartet (Sony LP)

Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3 in a, Op. 56, "Scottish"; Abbado, London Symphony Orchestra (DG)

6:00 pm AS ONE, IN FOUR: STRING QUARTET ENSEMBLES

Endellion String Quartet

Bridge: String Quartet No. 3 (Virgin)

Rubbra: Amoretti; Hill (Virgin)

Barber: Dover Beach; Allen (Virgin)

Ades: Arcadiana (EMI)

Britten: String Quartet No.3 (EMI)

Britten: Three Divertimenti (EMI)

8:00 pm NEW RELEASES

10:00 pm RECORD HOSPITAL

Thursday, December 8

5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM

1:00 pm AFTERNOON CONCERT

Schnittke: Concerto No. 3 for Violin and Chamber Orchestra; Kremer, Nelsson, Berlin Philharmonic Chamber Ensemble (Eurodisc LP)

Schubert: String Quintet in C, Op. 163, D. 956; Frank, Galimir, Tenenbon, Wiley, Lichten (Sony)

Handel: Chandos Anthem No. 8, "O come, let us sing unto the Lord"; Kwella, Bowman, Partridge, Christophers, The Sixteen Choir and Orchestra (Chandos)

Liszt: Rhapsodie espagnole, S. 254; Perahia (Sony)

Boyce: Symphony No. 8 in d; Boughton, English String Orchestra (Nimbus LP)

Satie: Three Pieces in the form of a Pear, for Piano Four Hands; R. and G. Casadesus (Sony)

Berwald: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in c-sharp, Op. 2; Tellefsen, Björlin, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (EMI)

Tcherepnin, A.: Sonata for Cello and Piano in D; Heled, Zak (MMG)

Vanhal: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in B; Zenaty, Vlcek, Virtuosi di Praga (Discover)

Glass: Mad Rush, for Organ; Joyce (Catalyst)

Rachmaninoff: Six Songs, Op. 38; H. G. Murphy, K. Murphy (Arabesque)

Hummel: Piano Trio in E-flat, Op. 22; Trio Parnassus (MD+G)

Kodály: Háry János, Suite, Op. 35a; Comissiona, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (Vox)

6:00 pm THE RECORDED VIOLA

Hindemith: Trauermusik; Walther, Blomstedt, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra (London)

Britten: Lachrymae; Kashkashian, Davies, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra (ECM)

Shostakovich: Sonata; Bashmet, Richter (Melodiya)

6:50 pm HARVARD MEN’S HOCKEY

Harvard at New Hampshire

10:00 pm RECORD HOSPITAL

Friday, December 9

5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM

10:00 am JAZZ PIANO MASTERS

11:00 am WHAT’S HAPPENIN’

1:00 pm AFTERNOON CONCERT

Enescu: Romanian Rhapsody No. 2 in D, Op. 11, No. 2; Golschmann, Vienna State Opera Orchestra (Vanguard)

Yannatos: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano (1962); Hill, Berman (Sonory)

Bach: Concerto for Violin, Oboe, and Strings No. 1 in c, S. 1060; Stern, Tabuteau, Casals, Prades Festival Orchestra (Sony)

Schubert: Piano Trio in E-flat, D. 929, Op. 100; Beaux Arts Trio (Philips)

Carter: Mirror on Which to Dwell, for Soprano and Chamber Orchestra; Bryn-Julson, Boulez, Ensemble InterContemporain (Erato)

Fauré: String Quartet in e, Op. 121; Guarneri String Quartet (SurroundedBy Entertainment)

Monteverdi: Ballo delle Ingrate; Ermolli, Dominguez, Carnovich, Alessandrini, Concerto Italiano (Opus 111)

Schumann: Fantasiestücke for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 73; Ma (cello), Ax (CBS LP)

Prokofiev: The Love for Three Oranges, Suite, Op. 33a; Järvi, Scottish National Orchestra (Chandos)

Beethoven: String Quartet No. 8 in e, Op. 59, No. 2 (Rasumovsky No. 2); Tokyo String Quartet (RCA Victor)

Vivaldi: Concerto for Two Trumpets and Orchestra in C, RV 537; Hogwood, Academy of Ancient Music (Oiseau-Lyre)

Bruch: Piano Trio in c, Op. 5; Yuval Trio (Centaur)

Copland: El Salón México; Bernstein, New York Philharmonic Orchestra (DG)

6:00 pm EVENING CONCERT: REQUEST NIGHT

Join WHRB as we explore our classical library with your help. Call 617-495-WHRB to make requests.

10:00 pm RECORD HOSPITAL

 

 

Saturday, December 10

5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM

9:00 am HILLBILLY AT HARVARD

1:00 pm AFTERNOON CONCERT

6:00 pm CLASSICAL MUSIC INTERLUDE

6:50 pm HARVARD WOMEN’S HOCKEY

Harvard vs. Connecticut

9:30 pm THE DARKER SIDE

Sunday, December 11

7:00 am BLUES HANGOVER

Start your Sunday mornings with Boston’s best blues mix. Requests are welcome–call 617-495 WHRB.

11:00 am MEMORIAL CHURCH SERVICE

Preacher: The Reverend Dr. Sarah B. Drummond, Director of Field Education and Assistant Professor of Ministerial Leadership, Andover Newton Theological School, Newton Centre, Massachusetts; Affiliated Minister in the Memorial Church. Music includes Paul Manz’s "E’en So Lord Jesus" and Matthew Orlovich’s "Lo, There is a Light."

12:30 pm FROM ACROSS THE YARD

1:00 pm CRIMSON SPORTSTALK

1:45 pm BLUES EXPERIMENTS

4:00 pm SUNDAY SERENADE

Beach: Symphony in e, Op. 32, "Gaelic"; Järvi, Detroit, Symphony Orchestra (Chandos)

Liszt: Paraphrases on Themes from Verdi’s Rigoletto; Ax (Sony)

Bartók: Divertimento for String Orchestra, Sz. 113; Boulez, Chicago Symphony Orchestra (DG)

Mendelssohn: Four String Quartet Movements, Op. 81; Ysaÿe Quartet (Decca)

Bernstein: Olympic Hymn (for 1981 Olympics); Williams, Tanglewood Festival Chorus, Boston Pops Orchestra (Sony)

6:00 pm HISTORIC PERFORMANCES

In honor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s 125th season: Serge Koussevitzky conducting the Boston Symphony Orchestra, part I

Rachmaninoff: Isle of the Dead; rec. 1945 (RCA, reissue EMI)

Foote: Suite in E for String Orchestra, Op. 63; rec. 1940 (Pearl)

Copland: Appalachian Spring, Suite; rec. 1945 (Dutton)

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in e, Op. 64; rec. 1944 (RCA, reissue EMI)

8:00 pm SUNDAY NIGHT AT THE OPERA

Strauss: Salome; Behrens, Bohme, Baltsa, Van Dam; Karajan, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (EMI)

Monday, December 12

5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM

12:00 pm SWING OF THE 1920s AND 30s

1:00 pm AFTERNOON CONCERT

Schuller: String Quartet No. 3 ; Emerson String Quartet (DG)

Haydn: Cello Concerto in C, Hob. VIIb:1; Monighetti, Mai, Academy for Ancient Music of Berlin (Harmonia Mundi)

Dohnányi: Sonata for Violin and Piano in c-sharp, Op. 21; Weilerstein Duo (Arabesque)

Fasch: Sonata for Strings in d; ten Have, Amsterdam Bach Soloists (RNM Classics)

Shostakovich: Sonata for Cello and Piano, Op. 40; Turovsky, Edlina (Chandos)

Josquin: Missa Ave maris stella; Parrott, Taverner Consort, Choir (EMI)

Quantz: Sonata for Flute, Recorder, and Continuo in C; Ricercar Ensemble (Ricercar)

Schreker: Symphony in a, Op. 1; Gülke, Cologne Radio Chorus, Cologne Radio Orchestra (Capriccio)

Biber: Sonata for Violin Solo (and continuo) No. 6, from Eight Sonatas (1681); Romanesca (Harmonia Mundi)

Britten: Cantata Academica, Op. 62; Vyvyan, Watts, Pears, Brannigan, Malcolm, London Symphony Chorus and Orchestra (London)

Alkan: Trois Etudes de bravoure - Scherzi, Op. 16; Smith (Arabesque)

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

6:00 pm CHILDHOOD CLASSICS

Music of Sir Edward Elgar

Nursery Suite; Boughton, English String Orchestra (Nimbus)

Wand of Youth, First Suite, Op. 1a; Elgar, London Symphony Orchestra (EMI)

Dream Children, Op. 43 (see tomorrow at 6 pm for piano version); Del Mar, Bournemouth Sinfonietta (Chandos)

7:00 pm SPECIAL CONCERT

A tribute to Peter Warlock (real name, Philip Heseltine), who died December 17, 1930, at the age of 36, possibly a suicide. We include songs with Benjamin Luxon (Chandos), Kathleen Ferrier (London), Janet Baker (Saga, EMI), Parry Jones (EMI LP), Norman Bailey (Decca), John Shirley-Quirk (Saga), and others, plus:

Benedicamus Domino: As Dew in Aprylle (1918); Bunney, Elizabethan Singers (Pearl LP)

Serenade for Strings for Delius’s 60th birthday (1922); Del Mar, Bournemouth Sinfonietta (EMI)

The Curlew (1920-22); Partridge, Music Group of London (EMI)

Thre Dirges from Webster (1923); Bunney, Elizabethan Singers (Pearl LP), Baccholian Singers of London, J. Partridge (EMI)

The Lady’s Birthday (Derby Day, 1925); Baccholian Singers of London, J. Partridge (EMI)

Capriol Suite (October, 1926); Dilkes, English Sinfonia (EMI)

I saw a fair maiden (1927); D. Guest, Westminster Abbey Choir (EMI)

Bethlehem Down (1927); Rose, Choir of Guilford Cathedral (EMI)

10:00 pm RECORD HOSPITAL: TOP TWENTY COUNTDOWN

Tuesday, December 13

5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM

1:00 pm AFTERNOON CONCERT

Saint-Saëns: Six Etudes for Piano, Left Hand, Op. 135; Fleisher (Sony)

Walton: Symphony No. 1 in b-flat; Handley, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (EMI)

Bach, C.P.E.: Trio Sonata, Wq. 161/2; Hazelzet, Ogg (Channel Classics)

Dohnányi: Violin Concerto No. 2, Op. 43; Ehnes, Bamert, BBC Philharmoic Orchestra (Chandos)

Schubert: Sonata in E-flat, D. 568; Schiff (London)

Respighi: Belkis, Queen of Sheba, Suite; Oué, Minnesota Orchestra (Reference Recordings)

Mozart: String Quintet No. 5 in D, K. 593; Hausmusik (EMI)

Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 2, Op. 129; Vengerov, Rostropovich, London Symphony Orchestra (Teldec)

Boccherini: Trio for Violin, Viola, and Cello, Op. 14, No. 2 in c; Yamagata, Swierstra, Suzuki (Channel Classics)

Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 1 in f-sharp, Op. 1; Zimerman, Ozawa, Boston Symphony Orchestra (DG)

6:00 pm 20th CENTURY PIANO MUSIC

Elgar: Dream Children, Op. 43; Golub (Arabesque)

Janacek: In the Mist; Moravec (Hänssler)

Rautavaara: Piano Concerto No. 3, "Gift of Dreams"; Ashkenazy, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra (Ondine)

7:00 pm THE DAVIDSBUND

Florestan: The Orchestral Works of Schumann

Schumann: Introduction and Allegro appassionato for Piano and Orchestra in G, Op. 92; Perahia, Abbado, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (Sony)

Schumann: Konzertsatz for Piano and Orchestra in d; Eley, Stone, English Chamber Orchestra (Koch)

Schumann: Symphony No. 1 in B-flat, Op. 38, "Spring"; Stock, Chicago Symphony Orchestra (RCA Victor)

8:00 pm DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
IN CONCERT

Miguel Harth-Bedoya conducting.

Ravel: Alborada del gracioso

Berlioz: Les Nuits d’été, Op. 7; Katarina Karneus, mezzo-soprano

C. Matthews: Pluto (written as addition to The Planets)

Holst: The Planets; women of the Detroit Concert Choir

10:00 pm RECORD HOSPITAL

 

Wednesday, December 14

5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM

12:00 pm THE ABCs OF FREE JAZZ

1:00 pm AFTERNOON CONCERT

Schoenfield: Sparks of Glory for Narrator, Violin, Clarinet, Cello, and Piano; Meyer, Kang, Liberson, Fayroian, Conway (Albany)

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

Offenbach: Serenade in C for Strings; Stárek, RIAS Sinfonietta (Koch-Schwann)

Bax: Symphony No. 6; Thomson, London Philharmonic Orchestra (Chandos)

Lutoslawski: String Quartet (1964); Hagen Quartet (DG)

Hoffmeister: Concerto for Flute and Orchestra in G; Rampal, Guschlbauer, Vienna Baroque Ensemble (RCA)

Llobet: Variations on a Theme of Sor; Christensen (Paula)

Wagner: Siegfried Idyll; Gould, ensemble (Sony)

Cage: Six Melodies for Violin and Keyboard; Gratovich, Flynn (Finnadar)

Pleyel: Sinfonia Concertante (Symphony No. 5) for Flute, Oboe, Bassoon, Horn, and Orchestra in F; Möhring, Passin, Gode, Lexutt, Müller-Brühl, Cologne Chamber Orchestra (Koch-Schwann)

Miaskovsky: Sonata No. 7 in C, Op. 82; McLachlan (Olympia)

Arne: Concerto for Organ and Strings No. 3 in A; Williams, Shepherd, Cantilena (Chandos)

Sibelius: Symphony No. 7 in C, Op. 105 (1924-5); Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (DG)

6:00 pm AS ONE, IN FOUR: STRING QUARTET ENSEMBLES

Quatuor Mosaïques

Selections from their Haydn and Mozart cycles (Astrée)

6:50 pm HARVARD WOMEN’S HOCKEY

Harvard vs. Dartmouth

10:00 pm RECORD HOSPITAL

 

Thursday, December 15

5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM

1:00 pm AFTERNOON CONCERT

Ligeti: Trio for Violin, Horn, and Piano; Gawriloff, Neunecker, Aimard (Sony)

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)

Bax: Octet for Horn, Piano, and String Sextet; Fingerhut, Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemble (Chandos)

Donizetti: La Favorite, ballet music; Almeida, Philharmonia Orchestra (Philips)

Giuliani: Gran Duetto Concertante for Flute and Guitar in A, Op. 52; Galway, Yamashita (RCA Victor)

Lloyd: Symphony No. 10, "November Journeys"; Lloyd, BBC Philharmonic Brass (Albany)

Bach: Suite for Solo Cello No. 3 in C, S. 1009; Starker (Mercury)

Hoffmeister: Concerto for Two Clarinets and Orchestra in E-flat; W. Boeykens, A. Boeykens, Caeyers, New Belgian Chamber Orchestra (Harmonia Mundi)

Rachmaninoff: Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42; Pletnev (DG)

Carter: To Music; Hilbish, University of Michigan Chamber Choir (New World)

Mendelssohn: Allegro Brillant in A, Op. 92; Smith, Sellick (Nimbus)

Rósza: Theme and Variations for Violin, Cello, and Orchestra, Op. 29a; McDuffie, Harrell, Levi, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (Telarc)

Corelli: Sonta for Recorder and Continuo in C, Op. 5, No. 9; Petri, Malcolm (Philips)

Mozart: Concerto for Three Pianos and Orchestra in F, K. 242, "Lodron"; Gold, Fizdale, Bernstein, New York Philharmonic Orchestra (Sony)

6:00 pm THE RECORDED VIOLA

Stravinsky: Élégie; Giuranna (Pearl)

Rochberg: Sonata; Basrak, Koenig (Cedille)

Walton: Viola Concerto; Riddle, Walton, London Philharmonic Orchestra (Pearl)

Grainger: Sussex Mummer’s Carol; Coletti, Howard (Hyperion)

Grainger: Arrival Platform Humlet, Coletti (Hyperion)

7:00 pm LATIN AMERICAN COMPOSERS

Revueltas: Homenaje a Federico Garcia Lorca; Salonen, Los Angeles Philharmonic New Music Group (Sony)

Orbon: Tres Versiones Sinfonicas; Mata, Simon Bolívar Symphony Orchestra (Dorian)

Villa-Lobos: String Quartet No. 14; Cuarteto Latino Americano (Dorian)

8:00 pm SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
IN CONCERT

Michael Tilson Thomas conducting.

Strauss, R.: Four Songs; Barbara Bonney, soprano

Mahler: Symphony No. 9 in D

10:00 pm RECORD HOSPITAL

 

Friday, December 16

5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM

10:00 am JAZZ PIANO MASTERS

11:00 am WHAT’S HAPPENIN’

1:00 pm AFTERNOON CONCERT

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

Françaix: L’Heure du Berger; Cantin, Bourgue, Portal, Cazalet, Rogé (London)

Mendelssohn: Overture, The Fair Melusina, Op. 32; Abbado, London Symphony Orchestra (DG)

Quilter: Four Songs, Op. 14; Luxon, Willison (Chandos)

Vivaldi: Concerto for Oboe in a, RV 461; Anderson, Wright, Philarmonia Orchestra (Nimbus)

Takemitsu: Quatrain II; Tashi (Stoltzman, Serkin, Kavafian, Sherry) (RCA)

Delius: Florida Suite; Lloyd-Jones, English Northern Philarmonia (Naxos)

Paganini: Sonata Concertata; Shaham, Sollscher (DG)

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

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

Respighi: Sonata in b for Violin and Piano; Heifetz, Bay (RCA)

Mozart: Symphony No. 13 in F, K. 112; Hogwood, Academy of Ancient Music (Oiseau-Lyre)

Grieg: Lyric Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 68; Järvi, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra (DG)

Bach: Sonata No. 1 in b for Violin and Harpsichord, S. 1014; Ross, Ponsford (ASV)

Walton: Belshazzar’s Feast; Stone, Shaw, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus (Telarc)

6:00 pm EVENING CONCERT: REQUEST NIGHT

7:50 pm HARVARD MEN’S HOCKEY

Harvard at Dartmouth

10:00 pm RECORD HOSPITAL

 

Saturday, December 17

5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM

9:00 am HILLBILLY AT HARVARD

1:00 pm CLASSICAL MUSIC INTERLUDE

1:30 pm THE METROPOLITAN OPERA

Verdi: Rigoletto; Anna Netrebko, Nancy Fabiola Herrera, Rolando Villazon, Carlo Guelfi, Eric Halfvarson, Asher Fisch conducting.

4:40 pm (time approx.) POST-MET VOCAL PROGRAM

6:00 pm EVENING CONCERT

9:00 pm THE DARKER SIDE

Sunday, December 18

7:00 am BLUES HANGOVER

11:00 am MEMORIAL CHURCH SERVICE

Preacher: The Most Reverend Frank Tracy Griswold ‘59, Presiding Bishop and Primate, The Episcopal Church, U.S.A. Music includes Vaughan Williams’ "Wither’s Rocking Hymn" and William Ballet’s "Lute-Book Lullaby."

12:30 pm FROM ACROSS THE YARD

1:00 pm CRIMSON SPORTSTALK

1:45 pm BLUES EXPERIMENTS

4:00 pm SUNDAY SERENADE

Reger: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Mozart, Op. 132a (version for two pianos); I. and J. von Vintschger (Jecklin-Disco)

Barber: Souvenirs, Op. 28; Levi, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (Telarc)

Vivaldi: Sonata for Cello and Continuo No. 1 in B-flat, RV 47; Coin, Hogwood, Zweistra, Ferré (Oiseau-Lyre)

Sibelius: Cassazione, Op. 6; Ollila, Tapiola Sinfonietta (Ondine)

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

6:00 pm HISTORIC PERFORMANCES

Serge Koussevitzky conducting the Boston Symphony Orchestra, II

Liszt: Mephisto Waltz No. 1; rec. 1936 (RCA, reissue EMI)

Debussy: La Mer; rec. 1938-9 (Pearl)

Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra; rec. Dec. 30, 1944 (month of premiere by BSO) (BSO)

8:00 pm SUNDAY NIGHT AT THE OPERA

 

Monday, December 19

5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM

12:00 pm SWING OF THE 1920s AND 30s

1:00 pm AFTERNOON CONCERT

Wirén: Suite miniature for Cello and Piano, Op. 8b; Thedéen, Bojsten (BIS)

Danzi: Sinfonia Concertante for Flute, Oboe, Horn, Bassoon, and Orchestra in E-flat; Wanausek, Schaeftlein, Mühlbacher, Cermak, Scherchen, Vienna Radio Orchestra (Westminster LP)

Granados: Six Pieces on Popular Spanish Songs; de Larrocha (Epic LP)

Dahl: The Tower of St. Barbara; Whitney, Louisville Orchestra (Louisville First Editions LP)

Charpentier: Oratorio de Noël, "In nativitatem Domini canticum," H. 416; Christie, Les Arts Florissants (Harmonia Mundi LP)

Gounod: Petite Symphonie for Winds; Faldner, Sinfonia Orchestra of Chicago (Koch)

Geminiani: Sonata No. 1 in e; Dombrecht, W. Kuijken, Kohnen (Accent)

Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-flat, Op. 107; H. Schiff, M. Shostakovich, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (Philips)

Paganini: Sonata concertata for Guitar and Violin in A, M.S. 2; Söllscher, Shaham (DG)

Corelli: Concerto Grosso in g, Op. 6/8, "per la notte di Natale (Christmas Concerto)"; Collegium Aureum (Deutsche Harmonia Mundi)

Hummel: Piano Trio in E, Op. 83; Trio Parnassus (MD+G)

Vaughan Williams: Cantata, Dona Nobis Pacem for Soprano, Baritone, Chorus, and Orchestra; Kenny, Terfel, Hickox, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra (EMI)

6:00 pm CHILDHOOD CLASSICS

Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals (chamber version); Entremont, G. Casadesus, Marion, Arrigon, Cals, Cerutti, Pasquier, Y-P Tortelier, Caussé, Ma, Lauridon (Sony)

Copland: The Red Pony, Suite; Copland, New Philharmonia Orchestra (CBS)

7:00 pm SPECIAL CONCERT

WHRB’s annual Christmas Program, with carols, spoken word, and classical music for the season. Includes Lionel Barrymore as Scrooge in Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol. During this week other programs will include, but not be limited to, Christmas-related classical music.

10:00 pm RECORD HOSPITAL: TOP TWENTY COUNTDOWN

 

Tuesday, December 20

5:00 am JAZZ SPECTRUM

1:00 pm AFTERNOON CONCERT

Mozart: Sonata for Two Pianos in D, K. 448; Perahia, Lupu (CBS LP)

Korngold: Baby Serenade, Op.24; Albert, Northwest German Philharmonic Orchestra (cpo)

Vivaldi: Sonata for Cello No. 5 in e, RV 40; Coin, Hogwood, Zweistra, Ferre (L’Oiseau Lyre)

Berwald: Festival of the Bayaderes; Bjorlin, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (EMI)

Elgar: Piano Quintet in a; Schiller, Coull String Quartet (ASV)

Taverner: Western Wind Mass; Phillips, Tallis Scholars (Gimmel)

Bax: Conceto for Flute, Oboe, Harp and String Quartet; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemble (Chandos)

Bach: Suite for Orchestra No. 2 in b , S. 1067; Pearlman, Boston Baroque (Telarc)

Debussy: Cinq Poemes de Baudelaire; Cuenod, Isepp (Nimbus)

Haydn: Concerto for Organ and Orchestra in C, Hob. XVIII:1; Hogwood, Academy of Ancient Music (Oiseau-Lyre)

Martinu: String Trio No. 2; Domus (Virgin)

Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 in B flat, Op. 60; Bernstein, New York Philharmonic (Sony)

6:00 pm 20th CENTURY PIANO MUSIC

Debussy: L’isle joyeuse; Thibaudet (London)

Ravel: Gaspard de la Nuit; Argerich (EMI)

Bartók: Piano Concerto No. 3, Sz. 119; Sándor, I. Fischer, Hungarian State Orchestra (Sony)

7:00 pm THE DAVIDSBUND

Schumann: Fantasiestücke for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 73; Brunner, Levin (ECM)

Schumann: Fantasie for Violin and Orchestra in C, Op. 131; Mutter, Masur, New York Philharmonic Orchestra (DG)

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

8:00 pm DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
IN CONCERT

Roberto Abbado conducting.

Berio: Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra; Katia and Marielle Labèque

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

10:00 pm RECORD HOSPITAL

 

 

Here is some of the programming to be heard during the next ten days. Between these specific programs there will be the usual lineup of types of music: Jazz, 5 am - 1 pm; Classical, 1 pm - 10 pm; and Rock, 10 pm - 5 am. Some of the classical programming will include Christmas music.

 

Saturday, December 24

9:00 am HILLBILLY AT HARVARD

1:00 pm CLASSICAL MUSIC INTERLUDE

1:30 pm THE METROPOLITAN OPERA

Picker: An American Tragedy: Patricia Racette, Susan Graham, Jennifer Larmore, Dolora Zajick, Nathan Gunn, Richard Bernstein, James Conlon conducting.

4:50 pm POST-MET VOCAL PROGRAM (time approx.)

Includes a section of great singers in Christmas music.

Saturday, December 31

9:00 am HILLBILLY AT HARVARD

1:00 pm CLASSICAL MUSIC INTERLUDE

1:30 pm THE METROPOLITAN OPERA

Berg: Wozzeck; Katarina Dalayman, Graham, Alan Held, James Levine conducting.

c. 3:15 pm NEW AND NEWER VIENNA

Berg: Wozzeck, excerpts; Curtin, Leinsdorf, Sacred Heart Boychoir of Roslindale, Boston Symphony Orchestra (RCA Victor LP)

Schwertsik: Vienna Chronicles 1848, Book I; Gruber, Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra (Largo)

4 pm NEW YEAR’S EVE IN (OLD) VIENNA

A special program of traditional Viennese music, featuring, at 4, a celebration of an operetta’s centenary:

Lehar: The Merry Widow (world premiere, December 31, 1905); Schwarzkopf, Loose, Gedda, Kunz, Ackermann, Philharmonia Chorus and Orchestra (EMI)

followed by other music of old Vienna, as well as Eddie Lawrence’s reminiscences about Old, Old, Old Vienna (Coral LP)

6:30 pm (approx.)

Johann Strauss, Jr.: Die Fledermaus; Gueden, Köth, Resnik, Kmentt, Berry, Wächter, Zampieri, Klein, Kunz, von Karajan, Chorus and Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera (Decca)

 

The WHRB Sports Department presents radio and internet broadcasts of Harvard football, men’s and women’s hockey, and men’s and women’s basketbal. In addition, a weekly digest program, "Crimson SportsTalk," airs Sundays at 1:00 pm and provides entertaining coverage of Harvard sports and the world of sport at large.

Internet-only games:

11/04 (Fri) Women's Hockey vs. Quinnipiac (6:50 pm)

11/05 (Sat) Women's Hockey vs. Princeton (3:50 pm)

11/12 (Sat) Women's Hockey vs. Clarkson (1:50 pm)

11/13 (Sun) Women's Hockey vs. St. Lawrence (1:50 pm)

12/02 (Fri) Women's Hockey vs. Union (6:50 pm)

12/03 (Sat) Women's Hockey vs. Union (3:50 pm)

12/09 (Fri) Women's Hockey vs. New Hampshire (6:50 pm)

12/10 (Sat) Women's Hockey vs. Connecticut (6:50 pm)

as well as coverage of Men's and Women's Basketball

 

 

Mahler in concert performance on WHRB

Symphony No. 4 — Järvi, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, November 1, 8 pm

Symphony No. 1 — R. Abbado, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, November 29, 8 pm

Symphony No. 6 — Järvi, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, December 13, 8 pm

Symphony No. 9 — Thomas, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, December 15, 8 pm