Chen Pei Xun: Symphony No. 2 "Ching Ming"; Li, China Philharmonic Orchestra of Beijing (HK)

Wang Xi Lin: "Yunnan Scenes"; Yuan, Central Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra of Beijing (HK)

Fisherman’s Evening Song; Lu (Podium)

Unlikely Composers, Inventive Arrangements, in performances by violinist Fritz Kreisler.

Cadman: From the Land of the Sky-Blue Water

Queen Liliuokalani: Aloha Oe

Cadman: At Dawning

Friml: Indian Love Call

Berlin: Blue Skies

Debussy: Girl with the Flaxen Hair

Ravel: Habanera

Dawes: Melody in A Major

Scott: Lotus Land

Logan: Pale Moon

Openshaw: Love Sends a Little Gift of Roses

Seitz: The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise

Tonight’s featured recording: The Essential Giuliani, Vol. 1, with guitarist Richard Savino (Koch CD)

A selective survey of English music from the Plantagenets to Purcell. This week: the Middle Ages, up to the early fifteenth century.

Takemitsu: From me flows what you call Time

Holst: The Planets, Op. 32; women of the San Francisco Symphony Chorus

Harvard vs. Clarkson.

Harvard v. Columbia.

Harvard vs. St. Lawrence.

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Preacher: The Reverend Peter J. Gomes Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Pusey Minister in The Memorial Church. Music includes Victoria’s Mass and Motet "O quam gloriosum."

Gyorgy Cziffra (1921-1994) .

Tchaikovsky: Pique Dame; Guleghina, Borodina, Arkhipova, Grigorian, Chernov, Putilin, Gergiev, Kirov Opera (Philips)

Gustav Holst (1874-1934)

Suite for Band No. 1 in E-flat, Op. 28, No. 1; Fennell, Eastman Wind Ensemble (Mercury)

Suite for Band No. 2 in F, Op. 28, No. 2; Fennell, Eastman Wind Ensemble (Mercury)

Hammersmith: Prelude and Scherzo; Wick, London Wind Orchestra (Resonance)

A Moorside Suite; Dunn, Dallas Wind Symphony (Reference)

Walmisley (1814-56): Psalms; Willcocks, King’s College Choir, Cambridge (EMI LP), Guest, St. John’s College Choir, Cambridge (Argo LP)

Preview of upcoming concert by Blue Heron (music of John Dunstable, 8 pm November 11, First Church Congregational, Cambridge; www.blueheronchoir.org or 617-924-7501 ) with music director Scott Metcalfe. (See also Thursday at 6 pm, below.)

Buxtehude: Praeludium in g, BuxWV 148; Christie (concert performance, October 16, 2006)

Preview of upcoming concert by the Chameleon Arts Ensemble (8 pm November 11, Goethe Institut, 170 Beacon St., Boston; www.chameleonarts.org or 617-427-8200) with director Deborah Boldin.

Ravel: Daphnis et Chloë; Munch, New England Conservatory Chorus, Boston Symphony Orchestra (RCA Victor)

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 8 in c, Op. 65, Adagio movement; Koussevitzky, Boston Symphony Orchestra (Biddulph)

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

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

Bach: Partita for Solo Violin No. 2 in d, S. 1004; Milstein (Bridge)

Zemlinsky: Incidental Music for Shakespeare's Cymbeline, Suite; Kuebler, Conlon, Gürzenich Orchestra/Cologne Philharmonic Orchestra (EMI)

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

Glazunov: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in f, Op. 92; Richter, Kondrashin, Moscow Youth Orchestra (Melodiya)

Yun: Images for Flute, Oboe, Violin, and Cello; Nicolet, Holliger, Schneeberger, Demenga (ECM)

Balakirev: Symphony No. 2 in d; Rozhdestvensky, Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra (Melodiya-Columbia LP)

Haydn: String Quartet Op. 20, No. 1 in E-flat; Quatuor Mosaïques (Astrée)

Villa-Lobos: Concerto Grosso for Woodwind Quartet and Wind Orchestra; Stopler, Morgan, J. DeRoche, Kirk, D. DeRoche, DePaul University Wind Ensemble (Albany)

Miaskovsky: String Quartet No. 13 in a, Op. 86; Leningrad Taneyev Quartet (Melodiya)

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

Paganini: Guitar Sonata in A; Fernández (London)

Harvard vs. Boston College.

Analysis of election returns by the WHRB News team and a group of insightful experts, with live reports.

Three Variations on Plum Blossom; Wang (Wenya)

Tian Feng : Last Night, Symphonic Poem; Yao, China Philharmonic Orchestra of Beijing (HK)

The Moon is High in the Sky; Wang (Wenya)

The Besiege on All Sides; unnamed lute performer (Meika)

Li Sao; unnamed qin performer (Meika)

Kreisler the Chamber Musician

Rachmaninoff: When Night Descends

Beethoven: Sonata, Op. 30, No. 3 in G

Grieg: Sonata, Op. 45 in c

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Rachmaninov, Glinka: Songs; Vishnevskaya, Rostropovich (DG reissue)

The fifteenth century, from John Dunstable to William Cornysh.

Vanhal: Viola Sonatas in D and F, Op. 5, Nos. 2 and 3: Spelina, Hala (Supraphon)

Foerster: Zbiroh Suite for Viola and Piano, Op. 167: Suk, Hala (Supraphon)

Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in c; Isabel Bayrakdarian, Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, San Francisco Symphony Chorus

Brahms: Scherzo in e-flat, Op. 4; Zimerman (DG)

Bach: Cantata, "Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen," S. 56; Schopper, Leonhardt, Hannover Boys Choir, Leonhardt Consort (Teldec)

Bennett: Three Romances, Op. 14; Hobson (Arabesque)

Hindemith: Concerto for Organ and Chamber Orchestra, Op. 46, No. 2; Marshall, Abbado, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (EMI)

Diabelli: Sonata for Guitar in A; Glise (Dorian)

Françaix: L' Horloge de Flore, for Oboe and Orchestra; Anderson, Wright, Philharmonia Orchestra (Nimbus)

Haydn: Divertimento No. 2 in F; Brymer, London Wind Soloists (London LP)

Tallis: Spem in Alium; Phillips, Tallis Scholars (Gimell)

Scriabin: Piano Sonata No. 1 in f, Op. 6; Hamelin (Hyperion)

Glass: Company; Kronos Quartet (Nonesuch)

Pachelbel: Partia for Strings and Continuo No. 6 in B-flat; Paillard, Paillard Chamber Orchestra (MHS LP)

Mendelssohn: Magnificat, "Mein Herz erhebet Gott, den Herrn"; Meier-Schmid, Wille, Kaplan, Seidel, Bernius, Stuttgart Chamber Choir (Carus)

Elgar: Promenades for Winds, Six; Athena Ensemble (Chandos)

Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a; Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (DG)

Britten: Cello Suite No. 2, Op. 80; Rostropovich (London)

Chopin: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in e, Op. 11; Argerich, Abbado, London Symphony Orchestra (DG)

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Harvard at Cornell.

Harvard at Penn.

Harvard at Colgate.

Preacher: The Reverend Canon Dr. Samuel Wells, Dean of the Chapel and Research Professor of Christian Ethics, Duke University Chapel, Durham, North Carolina Music includes Lee Hoiby’s "At the Round Earth’s Imagined Corners" and Philip Moore’s "Morning Prayers."

Violinist Yehudi Menuhin (1916-1999).

Wagner: Lohengrin; Grümmer, Ludwig, Thomas, Fischer-Dieskau, Frick, Wiener, Kempe, Vienna State Opera Chorus, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (EMI)

Ravel: Trois Poèmes de Stephane Mallarmé; Upshaw, ensemble (Nonesuch)

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

Tartini: Sonata for Violin and Continuo in g, Op. 2, No. 1; Biondi, Europa Galante (Virgin)

Prokofiev: Sinfonia Concertante for Cello and Orchestra in e, Op. 125; Rostropovich, Sargent, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Seraphim LP)

Berlioz: Song, " La Belle Voyageuse" from Irlande, Op. 2, No. 4; von Otter, Garben (DG)

Palestrina: Magnificat primi toni; Herreweghe, Ensemble Vocal Européen de la Chapelle Royale (Harmonia Mundi)

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

Holst: Egdon Heath, Op. 47; Boult, London Philharmonic Orchestra (London)

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

Debussy: Images pour orchestre; Boulez, Cleveland Orchestra (DG)

Vanhal: Sonata for Viola and Harpsichord in F, Op. 5, No. 3; Spelina, Hála, Pospisil (Supraphon)

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

Schumann: Five Lieder, Op. 40; Hampson, Parsons (Teldec)

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

Toccata Marziale; Hunsberger, Eastman Wind Ensemble (CBS)

Sea Songs; Graham, United States Air Force Band (USAF)

English Folk Song Suite; Wick, London Wind Orchestra (Resonance)

Elgar: Severn Suite, Op. 87; Newsome, John Foster Black Dyke Mills Band (Chandos)

Clarinettist Reginald Kell (1906-1981):

Saint-Saëns: Clarinet Sonata, Op. 167; Smith (Decca LP)

Brahms: Clarinet Quintet in b, Op. 115; Busch Quartet (EMI)

Templeton: Pocket Size Sonata for Clarinet and Piano; Smith (Decca LP)

Guest: cellist Alexander Baillie, who will be performing the Schumann Cello Concerto with the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra along with Mahler’s Symphony No. 5, Benjamin Zander conducting (7:30 November 16 and 3 pm November 19 in Sanders Theater, 8 pm November 18 in Jordan Hall; tickets/info: bostonphil.org or 617-236-0999). Tonight we’ll hear a concerto with Baillie from a past Boston Philharmonic Orchestra concert.

Mendelssohn: Symphony for Strings No. 2 in D; Goodman, Hanover Band (RCA Victor)

Lôbo: Requiem for Six Voices; Phillips, Tallis Scholars (Gimell)

Bernstein: Serenade after Plato's Symposium for Violin, String Orchestra, Harp, and Percussion; Kremer, Bernstein, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (DG)

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 10 in G, Op. 14, No. 2; Gilels (DG)

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

Buxtehude: Toccata in d, BuxWV 155; Vogel (MD&G)

Barber: Medea's Meditation and Dance of Vengeance, Op. 23a; Järvi, Detroit Symphony Orchestra (Chandos)

Schoenberg: String Quartet No. 1 in d, Op. 7; LaSalle Quartet (DG)

Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 43; Bernstein, New York Philharmonic Orchestra (Sony)

Poulenc: Trois Mouvements perpétuels; Rogé (Decca)

Liszt: Totentanz for Piano and Orchestra; Zimerman, Ozawa, Boston Symphony Orchestra (DG)

Poulenc: Clarinet Sonata; Kishihara, Takae (Arts Music)

Saint-Saëns: Clarinet Sonata, Op. 167; Morales, Chertock (Boston Records)

Milhaud: La Création du monde

Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 25 in C, K. 503; Emanuel Ax, piano

Bartók: The Wooden Prince

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

Copland: Symphonic Ode; Thomas, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra (RCA Victor)

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

Stewart: Scherzo for Orchestra; Válek, Czech Radio Symphony Orchestra (MMC)

Haydn: String Quartet Op. 64, No. 5 in D, "The Lark"; Budapest String Quartet (Bridge)

Fauré: Pelléas et Melisande, Incidental Music, Op. 80; (suite) Mehta, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (Sony)

Gesualdo: Motet, "In monte Oliveti"; Rahe, Youth Choir of Osnabrück (Carus)

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

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

Leclair: Sonata for Violin and Continuo in D, Op. 9, No. 3; Grumiaux, Hajdu (Philips LP)

Schumann: Symphony No. 4 in d, Op. 120 (first version, 1841); Schmöhe, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (Koch Schwann)

Harbison: Variations for Clarinet, Violin, and Piano; Satz, R. Harbison, Oppens (Northeastern)

Mozart: Symphony No. 35 in D, K. 385, "Haffner"; Casals, Marlboro Festival Orchestra (Sony)

Purcell: In Nomine, for Seven Parts, Z. 747; Harnoncourt, Concentus Musicus Wien (Vanguard)

Melartin: Symphony No. 3 in F, Op. 40; Grin, Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra (Ondine)

Sheng Li: Ocean Symphony; Han, Central Philharmonic Orchestra of Beijing (HK)

Moonlit Night on the Chun River; unnamed lute performer (Meika)

Galloping Horses; Lu (Podium); unnamed performer (Meika); Huang (Wenya)

Kreisler the Chamber Musician

Schubert: Violin Sonata in A, D. 574

Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 9 in A, Op. 47, "Kreutzer"

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Weill: Symphonies 1 and 2; Beaumont, German Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra of Breman (Chandos)

Tippett: Symphony No. 2; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (Chandos)

Beethoven: Quartet in A Major, Op. 18, No. 5; Takacs Quartet (Decca)

Berg: Violin Concerto, "To the memory of an angel"; Perlman, Ozawa, Boston Symphony Orchestra (DG)

Schumann: Papillons, op. 2; Freire (Decca)

Haydn. M.: Flute Concerto in D; Pahud, Schellenberger, Haydn Ensemble Berlin (EMI)

Ropartz: Quatre Poemes d'apres l’"intermezzo" de Henri Heine; van Dam, Collard (EMI)

Haydn: Symphony No. 47 in G; Goodman, Hanover Band (Hyperion)

Rachmaninov: Cello Sonata in g, Op. 19; G. Capuçon, Zilberstein (EMI)

Bach: Cantata, S. 21, "Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis"; de Reyghere, Prégardien, Lika, S. Kuijken, Netherland Chamber Choir, La Petite Bande (Virgin)

Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No. 6 in A, Op. 82; Pogorelich (DG)

The sixteenth century, part I, featuring Taverner, Sheppard, and Henry VIII.

Novak, V.: Sonata in D minor for Violin and Piano; Suk, Panenka (Supraphon)

Nedbal: Violin Sonata in b, Op. 9; Suk, Panenka (Supraphon LP)

Janacek: Dumka in c for Violin and Piano; Suk, Panenka (Supraphon LP)

Reich: For Strings, Winds, and Brass

Schubert: Songs; Thomas Quasthoff, bass-baritone

Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 43

Beethoven: String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat, Op. 74, "Harp" (1809); Alban Berg Quartet (EMI)

Corigliano: Oboe Concerto; Lucarelli, Akiyama, American Symphony Orchestra (RCA Victor)

Respighi: String Quartet in D; Brodsky Quartet (Challenge Classics)

Tcherepnin, A.: Divertimento, Op. 90; Rudin, Musica Viva Orchestra (Olympia)

Dussek: Piano Sonata in E-flat, "The Farewell"; Hobson (Arabesque)

Prokofiev: Semyon Kotko, Symphonic Suite from the Opera, Op. 81 bis; Järvi, Scottish National Orchestra (Chandos)

Scarlatti: Sonata in C, K. 132, L. 457; di Bonaventura (Titanic)

Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in e, Op. 64; Midori, Jansons, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (Sony)

Satie: En habit de cheval; Alexander and Daykin (Connoisseur Society)

Liszt: Tasso, Lamento e Trionfo, Symphonic Poem No. 2; Masur, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra (Angel LP)

Bartók: Rhapsody for Solo Piano, Op. 1; Gabos (Hungaroton LP)

Weber: Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in E-flat, Op. 74, J. 118; Johnson, Schwarz, English Chamber Orchestra (ASV)

Arensky: Piano Trio No. 2 in f, Op. 73; Borodin Trio (Chandos)

Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 11 in F, K. 413; Levin, Hogwood, Academy of Ancient Music (London)

Taverner: O splendor gloriae; Christophers, The Sixteen (Linn)

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Harvard vs. Yale.

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Preacher: The Very Reverend Gilleasbuig Macmillan, Minister of St. Giles’ Cathedral and The High Kirk of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. Music includes Howard Hanson’s "A Prayer of the Middle Ages" and Egil Hovland’s "Be with Us."

Harvard vs. Brown.

Furtwangler (1886-1954) and Toscanini (1867-1957): A special program focusing on a comparison of the different interpretive styles of these two conductors, with attention to recordings of Beethoven symphonies. 

Mascagni: L’amico Fritz; Freni, Pavarotti, Sardinero, Gavazzeni, Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (EMI).

Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana; Bruna Rasa, Marcucci, Simoniato, Gigli, Bechi, Mascagni, Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala (HMV 78’s/Naxos).

Chopin: Barcarolle in F-sharp, Op. 60; Ashkenazy (London)

Carter: Concerto for Orchestra; Gielen, Southwest German Radio Orchestra (Arte Nova)

Czerny: Variations on a Theme by Rode, "La Ricordanza", Op. 33; Horowitz (RCA Victor)

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

Bloch: String Quartet No. 3; Portland String Quartet (Arabesque)

Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 in d, Op. 15; Curzon, Szell, London Symphony Orchestra (London)

Falla: Four Spanish Pieces; Rodriguez (Élan)

Stockhausen: Spiel for Orchestra; Stockhausen, Southwest German Radio Orchestra of Baden-Baden (DG LP)

Fux: Motet, "Alma redemptoris mater", K. 187; Schreier, Knothe, Capella Sagittariana (Capriccio)

Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 3 in F, Op. 73; Borodin String Quartet (EMI)

Borodin: Symphony No. 2 in b; Tjeknavorian, National Philharmonic Orchestra (RCA)

Mozart: String Quartet in d, K. 173; Sequoia String Quartet (Nonesuch)

Bartók: Piano Concerto No. 3, Sz. 119; Schiff, Fischer, Budapest Festival Orchestra (Teldec)

Grainger: Lincolnshire Posy; Graham, United States Air Force Band (USAF)

Jacob: Suite "William Byrd"; Fennell, Eastman Wind Ensemble (Mercury)

Bennett: Symphonic Songs for Band; Fennell, Eastman Wind Ensemble (Mercury)

Violinist Henri Temianka (1906-92).

Beethoven: String Quartet No. 5 in A, Op. 18, No. 5; Paganini Quartet (RCA Victor LP)

Wieniawski: Polonaise in a; Topilin (Gramplasttrest 78/Biddulph)

Pugnani: Violin Sonata in E, Op. 6, No. 1; Graudan (Parlophone 78/Biddulph)

Saint-Saëns: Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 28; Graudan (Parlophone 78/Biddulph)

Fauré: Piano Quartet No. 1 in c, Op. 15; Rubinstein, members of Paganini Quartet (RCA Victor)

Bridge: Cradle Song; Graudan (Parlophone 78/Biddulph)

Tenor Aksel Schiøtz (1906-1975).

Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795; Moore (Danacord)

Zwilich: Thanksgiving Song; Clurman, New York Concert Singers (New World)

Thanksgiving Hymn: Mengelberg, Concertgebouw Orchestra

Debussy: Pour le piano; Thibaudet (London)

Kraus: Symphony in E-flat, VB 144; Sundkvist, Swedish Chamber Orchestra (Naxos)

Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Piano Trio No. 2 in G; Marsh, Honigberg, Holt (Albany)

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

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

Bax: Tone Poem, The Happy Forest; Thomson, Ulster Orchestra (Chandos)

Boulez: Piano Sonata No. 2; Pollini (DG)

Weber: Concertino for Horn and Orchestra in E, Op. 45; Halstead, Goodman, Hanover Band (Nimbus)

Sibelius: Kyllikki, Three Lyric Pieces for Piano, Op. 41; Gould (Columbia LP)

Bolcom: Concerto-Serenade for Violin and String Orchestra; George, Pensis, Miramar Sinfonietta (Albany)

Brahms: Four Ballades, Op. 10; Brendel (Philips)

Handel: Concerto for Harp and Strings, Op. 4, No. 6; Robles, Brown, Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (London)

Poulenc: Sextet for Piano and Wind Quintet; New York Woodwind Quintet, Kalish (Nonesuch LP)

Rimsky-Korsakov: Symphony No. 3 in C, Op. 32; Kitajenko, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra (Chandos)

Harvard at Boston University

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

Hosokawa: Cloudscapes - Moon Night; Hussong, Miyata (Wergo)

Hosokawa: Ichikotsucho no choshi; Hussong, Miyata (Wergo)

Satoh: Ruika; Kanda, Sato, Uzuka, String Ensemble Endless (New Albion)

Kreisler the Virtuoso.

Paganini: Concerto in One Movement (arr. Kreisler)

Brahms: Concerto in D minor

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Dvorak, Symphonies No. 8 in G, Op. 88, and 9 in e, Op. 95, "New World"; Kertesz, London Symphony Orchestra (reissues on Decca)

The sixteenth century, part II, highlighting the work of Thomas Tallis and William Byrd.

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

Zelenka: Sonata No. 2 in g for Oboe, Bassoon, and Continuo; Dombrecht, Ponseele, Bond, Kohnen (Accent)

Haas: Suite for Oboe and Piano; Rombout, Snijders (RN Classics)

Haas: Wind Quintet, Op. 10; Aulos Wind Quintet (Koch)

Stravinsky: The Firebird, excerpts

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 2 in c, Op. 17, "Little Russian"

Stravinsky: Le Sacre du printemps

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Preacher: The Reverend Dr. Dorothy A. Austin, Sedgwick Associate Minister and Chaplain to the University. Music includes Nehemiah Shumway’s "Schenectady" and Jeremiah Inglall’s "The Appletree."

Wanda Landowska (1879-1959) 

Albeniz: Merlin; Álvarez, Domingo, Henschel, Martínez, Eusebio, Symphony Orchestra of Madrid (Decca).

Holst: Planets Op. 32; Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir Women's Voices, Philharmonia Orchestra (DG)

Josquin: Missa L'homme armé super voces musicales; Phillips, Tallis Scholars (Gimell)

Kancheli: Symphony No. 4, In memoria di Michelangelo; Kakhidze, Georgian National Orchestra (Nonesuch)

Kozeluch: Sextet for Winds No. 3 in E-flat; Consortium Classicum (Orfeo)

Stravinsky: Symphony in Three Movements; Bernstein, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (DG)

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

Liszt: Fantasy on Themes from Beethoven's Ruins of Athens, for Piano and Orchestra; Jando, A. Ligeti, Budapest Symphony Orchestra (Laserlight)

Lutoslawski: Funeral Music for String Orchestra; Rowicki, National Philharmonic Orchestra in Warsaw (Polskie Nagrania)

Sibelius: Symphony No. 1 in e, Op. 39; Bernstein, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (DG)

Haydn: String Quartet Op. 76, No. 2 in d, "Quinten" or "Fifths"; Amadeus Quartet (DG)

Walton: Symphony No. 2; Ashkenazy, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (London)

Milhaud: Suite Française; Reynish, Royal Northern College of Wind Music (Chandos)

Reed, H.O.: La Fiesta Mexicana; Fennell, Eastman Wind Ensemble (Mercury)

Khachaturian: Armenian Dances; Fennell, Eastman Wind Ensemble (Mercury)

Rogers: Three Japanese Dances; Fennell, Eastman Wind Ensemble (Mercury)

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (1915-2006).

Lieder recital, Carnegie Hall, November 25, 1956. Music of Mozart, Schubert, Gluck, Strauss, R., Wolf, et al., with pianist George Reeves (EMI)

Strauss, R.: Four Last Songs; Karajan, Philharmonia Orchestra (concert performance, June 20, 1956, EMI)

Janacek: Taras Bulba, Rhapsody for Orchestra; Gardiner, North German Radio Symphony Orchestra (DG)

Monteverdi: Madrigal, "Mentre vaga Angioletta"; Fouchécourt, Padmore, Christie (Harmonia Mundi)

Danzi: Concertante for Flute, Clarinet, and Orchestra in B-flat, Op. 41; Becker, Meyer, Faerber, Württemberg Chamber Orchestra of Heilbronn (MDG)

Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 14 in F-sharp, Op. 142; Borodin String Quartet (EMI)

Widor: Mass for two choirs and two organs; O'Donnell, Westminster Cathedral Choir (Hyperion)

Mozart: Piano Sonata in c, K. 457; Brendel (Philips)

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

Hasse: Sonata in F for chalumeau, oboe, bassoon, and continuo; Epoca Barocca (Chandos Chaconne)

Bax: The Garden of Fand; Thomson, Ulster Orchestra (Chandos)

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

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

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

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

Harvard v. Vermont

Haydn: Violin Concerto in C, Hob. VIIa:1; Spivakov, Moscow Virtuosi (RCA)

Lawes: Royall Consort Suite No. 3 in d; Purcell Quartet, North, O'Dette (Chandos)

Tcherepnin: The Enchanted Kingdom, Op. 39; Pletnev, Russian National Orchestra (DG)

Couperin: Préludes; Leonhardt (Philips)

Brahms: Motets, Two, Op. 74; Creed, RIAS Chamber Choir (Harmonia Mundi)

Biber: Ballettae for Strings; Harnoncourt, Concentus musicus Wien (Teldec)

Górecki: Totus Tuus, Op. 60; Shaw, Robert Shaw Festival Singers (Telarc)

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-flat, Op. 26, "Funeral March"; Kempff (DG)

Britten: Illuminations, Les, Op. 18; Rolfe-Johnson, Glover, London Mozart Players (ASV)

Bach: Suite for Lute in g, S. 995; Lislevand (Astrée Naïve)

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 1 in F, Op. 10; Järvi, Scottish National Orchestra (Chandos )

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

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

Elgar: The Music Makers; Baker, Boult, London Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir (Vanguard LP)

Yun: Images; Holliger, Nicolet, Demenga, Schneeberger (ECM)

Kim: Where Grief Slumbers; Upshaw, Zori, Chang, Hu, Rinehart, Clarke, Poy, Bartlett, Coppock, Allen (Nonesuch)

Hwang: Allegory; Kobayashi, Gray (Albany)

Hoeshim-Kuk; Bichwi (Seven Seas)

Kim: Violin Concerto; Perlman, Ozawa, Boston Symphony Orchestra (Angel)

Kreisler the Musician

Beethoven: Concerto in D major

Mendelssohn: Concerto e minor

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Shostakovich: String Quartet 3 in F, Op. 78, 7 in f-sharp, Op. 108, and 8 in c, Op. 110; St. Lawrence String Quartet (EMI)

Honegger: Three Pieces for Piano; Middelbeek (Koch Schwann)

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

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

Zemlinsky: Lyric Symphony, Op. 18; Marc, Hagegard, Chailly, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (London)

Ligeti: Sonata for Solo Viola; T. Zimmermann (Sony)

Bach: Cantata, S. 42, "Am Abend aber desselbigen Sabats"; Schlick, Lesne, Crook, Harvey, Kooy, Collegium Vocale, La Chapelle Royale (Harmonia Mundi France)

Fauré: Impromptu No. 3 in A-flat, Op. 34; Rogé (London)

Sheppard: Reges Tharsis; Phillips, Tallis Scholars (Gimell)

Taneyev: String Quartet No. 9 in A; Leningrad Taneyev Quartet (Melodiya)

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

Korngold: Piano Sonata No. 1; Tozer (Chandos)

Marais: Chaconne for Two Viols and Continuo in G; Savall, Coin, Koopman, Smith (Astrée)

Bartók: Three Rondos on Folk Tunes, Sz. 84; Sándor (Sony)

Schumann: Symphony No. 1 in B-flat, Op. 38, "Spring"; Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (DG)

The sixteenth century, part III, emphasizing the wide range of composers who flourished in the time of Shakespeare.

Foerster: Violin Sonata in b, Op. 10; Suk, Hala (Supraphon)

Janacek: Violin Sonata; Suk, Panenka (Supraphon LP)

Foerster: Ballad for Violin and Piano, Op. 92; Suk, Hala (Supraphon)

Foerster: Sonata quasi fantasia for Violin and Piano, Op. 177; Suk, Hala (Supraphon LP)

Mahler: Symphony No. 9 in D

Delius: Brigg Fair: An English Rhapsody; Beecham, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (EMI)

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

Suk: Fantastic Scherzo, Op. 25; Belohlavek, Prague Symphony Orchestra (Supraphon LP)

Czerny: Andante e Polacca for Horn and Piano; Baumann, Hokanson (Philips)

Purcell: My heart is inditing; Jennings, Chanticleer, Capriccio Stravagante (Teldec)

Holmboe: String Quartet No. 18, Op. 153, "Giornata"; Kontra Quartet (Dacapo)

Webern: Passacaglia for Orchestra, Op. 1; Boulez, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (DG)

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

Takemitsu: November Steps; Ozawa, Toronto Symphony Orchestra (RCA LP)

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

Mozart: Symphony No. 5 in B-flat, K. 22; Graf, Salburg Mozarteum Orchestra (Laserlight)

Corelli: Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord Op. 5, No. 12 in d, "La Folia"; Grumiaux, Castagnone (Phillips LP)

Miaskovsky: Cello Concerto, Op. 66; Rostropovich, Sargent, Philharmonia Orchestra (EMI LP)

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Live from Sanders Theater at Harvard University, with conductor James Yannatos.

Verdi: Overture to La Forza del Destino

Brahms: Double Concerto in a for Violin, Cello, and Orchestra, Op. 102; Emily Bruskin, violin, Julia Bruskin, cello

Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40

Preacher: The Reverend Canon John L. Peterson, Canon for Global Justice and Reconciliation, Washington National Cathedral, Washington, D.C. Music includes Byrd’s "Mass for Four Voices" and Guerrero’s "Canite Tuba."

Vladimir Sofronitsky (1901-1961) 

Massenet: Werther; Gorr, Mesplé, Lance, Bacquier, Giovannetti, Andreozzi, Mars, Etcheverry, French Radio Chorus and Orchestra (Adès)

Massenet: Manon (highlights); Teyte, Nash, Noble, Walker, Henderson, Robinson, BBC Theatre Orchestra and Chorus (1939 BBC broadcast – Dutton)

Hovhaness: Magnificat, Op. 157; Pearson, Choirs and Orchestra of St. John's Cathedral, Denver (Delos)

Purcell: Sonnata [sic] of Three Parts No. 1 in g, Z. 790; Beznosiuk, Podger, Coin, Hogwood (Oiseau-Lyre)

Karlowicz: Lithuanian Rhapsody, Op. 11; Tortelier, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra (Chandos)

Thomas: String Quartet in e; Daniel String Quartet (Discover)

Stanford: Clarinet Concerto in a, Op. 80; King, Francis, Philharmonia Orchestra (Hyperion)

Haydn: Piano Trio in D, Hob. XV/16; Canino, A. Nicolet, Filippini (Novalis)

Barber: Symphony No. 1, Op. 9; Slatkin, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra (RCA Victor)

Lassus: Prophetiae Sibyllarum; Hilliard Ensemble (ECM)

Schubert, J.: Viola Concerto in C; Caussé, Les Solistes de Montpellier-Moscou (EMI)

Sibelius: Piano Sonata, Op. 12; Tawaststjerna (BIS)

Glinka: Symphony on Two Russian Themes; Svetlanov, U.S.S.R. Symphony Orchestra (Chant du monde)

Bach: Sonata for Solo Violin No. 1 in g, S. 1001; Podger (Channel Classics)

Copland: Appalachian Spring; Bernstein, New York Philharmonic Orchestra (Sony)

Stravinsky: Symphonies of Wind Instruments; Salonen, London Sinfonietta (Sony)

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

Shostakovich: Festive Overture, Op. 96; Williams, Boston Pops Orchestra (Sony)

Husa: Music for Prague 1968; Kolman, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Naxos)

Music of Benjamin Britten (d. December 4, 1976).

Simple Symphony, Op. 4; Gosman, Leningrad Chamber Orchestra (Melodiya – Eurodisc LP)

French folksong arrangements; Wyss, Britten (EMI), Palmer, Whitfield, Endymion Ensemble (EMI)

Nocturne for Tenor, Seven Obligato Instruments, and Strings, Op. 60; Ainsley, Cleobury, Britten Sinfonia (EMI)

String Quartet No. 2 in C, Op. 36; Amadeus String Quartet (Decca LP)

Four Sea Interludes and Passacaglia from Peter Grimes, Opp. 33a and 33b; Boult, London Philharmonic Orchestra (EMI)

Lachrymae – Reflections on a song of Dowland for Viola and Piano, Op. 48; Bashmet, Richter (Russia Revelation)

Canticle II: Abraham and Isaac, Op. 51; Baker, Pears, Johnson (Aldeburgh performance, 1977 – CBS LP)

Serenade for Tenor, Horn, and Strings, Op. 31; Ainsley, Pyatt, Cleobury, Britten Sinfonia (EMI)

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

Lutoslawski: Concerto for Oboe, Harp, and Chamber Orchestra; H. Holliger, U. Holliger, Lutoslawski, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (Philips)

C. P. E. Bach: Trio Sonata in A for Flute, Violin and Continuo; Kuijken, Kuijken, Kuijken, Kohnen (Accent)

MacDowell: Suite No. 1, Op. 42; Johnson, Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic Orchestra (Albany)

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

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

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

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

Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Toccata for Cello and Piano, Op. 83; Green, Moyer (Biddulph)

Mendelssohn: Symphony for Strings No. 10 in b; Masur, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra (Berlin Classics)

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

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

Mozart: Quintet for Piano and Winds in E-flat, K. 452; Horsley, Dennis Brain Wind Ensemble (EMI)

Dvorak: Symphony No. 8 in G, Op. 88; Szell, Cleveland Orchestra (Sony)

Debussy: Première Rhapsodie for Clarinet and Orchestra; Cohen, Boulez, Cleveland Orchestra (DG)

Nielsen: Clarinet Concerto, Op. 57; Drucker, Bernstein, New York Philharmonic Orchestra (Sony)

Copland: Concerto for Clarinet and String Orchestra, with Harp and Piano; Stoltzman, Vaughan, Noble, Smith, London Symphony Orchestra (RCA)

Mahler: Symphony No. 6 in a, "Tragic"

Korngold: Symphonic Overture, "Sursum Corda", Op. 13; Albert, Northwest German Philharmonic Orchestra (cpo)

Anon. 13th: Lasse, pour quoi refusai; Binkley, Early Music Quartet (Teldec)

Glazunov: Rêverie orientale from Two Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 14; Svetlanov, USSR Symphony Orchestra (Melodiya)

Messiaen: Quatre etudes de rythme; Jacobs (Arbiter)

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

Ives: Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1; Fulkerson, Shannon (Bridge)

Kodály: Háry János, Suite, Op. 35a; Fischer, Budapest Festival Orchestra (Philips)

Frescobaldi: Fantasias (12): Fantasia nona, sopra trè soggetti (No. 9, on three subjects); Leonhardt (Philips)

Rorem: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra; Kremer, Bernstein, New York Philharmonic Orchestra (DG)

Spohr: Fantasia for Harp in c, Op. 35; Yoshino (Philips)

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

Mozart: Violin Sonata in e, K. 304 (300c); Goldberg, Lupu (London)

Prokofiev: Scythian Suite, Op. 20 (from Ala et Lolly); Järvi, Scottish National Orchestra (Chandos)

Handel: Sonata for Recorder and Continuo in d, HWV 367a; Petri, Jarrett (RCA Victor)

Schumann: Symphony No. 3 in E-flat, Op. 97, "Rhenish"; Sawallisch, Staatskapelle Dresden (EMI)

Tan Dun: music for the film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Tan Dun: music for the film Hero

Shigeri Umebayashi: music for the film House of Flying Daggers

Kreisler the Composer

Kreisler: Andantino

Kreisler: Aubade provencale

Kreisler: Aucassin and Cicolette

Kreisler: La Gitana

Kreisler: The Old Refrain

Kreisler: Schon Rosmarin

Kreisler: Tambourin Chinois

Kreisler: Liebesleid

Kreisler: Liebesfreud

Kreisler: Caprice Viennois

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Beethoven: Thirty-three Variations in C on a Waltz by Diabelli, Op. 120; Demidenko (ASV)

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

Delius: Violin Sonata No. 1; G. Heifetz, Wehr (Connoisseur Society)

Monteverdi: Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda; Rogers, Kwella, Thomas, Goebel, Musica Antiqua Köln (DG Archiv)

Chopin: Fantaisie-Impromptu in c-sharp, Op. 66; Rubinstein (RCA Red Seal)

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

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

Haydn: Symphony No. 97 in C; Szell, Cleveland Orchestra (Sony)

Dvorak: String Quartet in E-flat, Op. 51; Alban Berg Quartet (EMI)

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

Bach: Partita No. 5 in G, S. 829; Schiff (London)

Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2 in g, Op. 63; Stern, Bernstein, New York Philharmonic Orchestra (Sony)

The Baroque Era begins.

Reicha: Oboe Quintet in F, Op. 107; Francis, Allegri String Quartet (Helios)

Hurnik: Sonata da Camera; Rembrandt Chamber Players (Cedille)

Janacek: Mladi ("Youth"); Aulos Wind Quintet (Koch)

Karel Husa: Persisting Bells, from Les Couleurs Fauves; New England Conservatory Wind Ensemble (Albany)

Turnage: Three Screaming Popes

Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 27 in B-flat, K. 595; Emanuel Ax, piano

Britten: Spring Symphony, Op. 44; Mary Dunleavy, soprano, Susanne Mentzer, mezzo-soprano, John Mark Ainsley, tenor

Wolf-Ferrari: Quintet for Piano and Strings in C, Op. 24; Munich Piano Trio (MD+G)

Ligeti: Melodien for Orchestra; Atherton, London Sinfonietta (DG)

Taneyev: Trio for Two Violins and Viola No. 2 in D, Op. 21; Gostelradio Quartet (Vox)

Benda: Flute Concerto in e; Rampal, Wallez, Ensemble Orchestral de Paris (CBS LP)

Beach: Theme and Variations for Flute and String Quartet, Op. 80; E. Zukerman, Shanghai Quartet (Delos)

Mozart: Divertimento in D, K. 251; Abbado, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (Sony)

Kabalevsky: 22 Pieces for Children Op. 27; Gresko (London LP)

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

Berlioz: Le Mort de Cléopâtre; Minton, Boulez, BBC Symphony Orchestra (Sony)

Tippett: Fantasia Concertante on a Theme of Corelli; Menuhin, Masters, Simpson, Tippett, Bath Festival Orchestra (EMI)

Weber: Lieder, Op. 13, 1-4; Schreier, Ragossnig (guitar) (DG Archiv)

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

Scarlatti: Sonata in a for Recorder, Two Violins, and Continuo; Brüggen, M. Leonhardt, van den Hombergh, Bylsma, G. Leonhardt (Telefunken)

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

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Mozart: Idomeneo; Dorothea Röschmann, Alexandra Deshorties, Magdalena Kozena, Kobie van Rensburg, James Levine conducting.

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Preacher: The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes, Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Pusey Minister in the Memorial Church. Music includes Victoria’s "Magnificat" and Pierre Villette’s "Hymne à la Vierge."

Clara Haskil (1895-1960) 

Dvorak: Rusalka; Fleming, Urbanová, Zajick, Heppner, Hawlata, Mackerras, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra (Decca)

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

Arensky: Piano Trio No. 1 in d, Op. 32; Beaux Arts Trio (Philips)

Hovhaness: Mysterious Mountain (Symphony No. 2), Op. 132; Reiner, Chicago Symphony Orchestra (RCA Victor)

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

Morley: Fifth Pavan (My Lady Nevell's Book); Tilney (Dorian)

Françaix: Wind Quintet No. 1; Syrinx Quartet (MD+G)

Vanhal: Symphony in d (Bryan No. d2); Watkinson, City of London Sinfonia (Naxos)

Wolf: Italian Serenade in G; Takács Quartet (London)

Adams: Shaker Loops; Adams, Orchestra of St. Luke's (Nonesuch)

Telemann: Trio Sonata in g for oboe, violin, and continuo; Chandos Baroque Players (Hyperion)

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

Szymanowski: Masques, Op. 34; Roscoe (Naxos)

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

Shostakovich: Piano Quintet in g, Op. 57; Richter, Borodin Quartet (EMI)

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

Hindemith: Symphony for Band in B-flat; Hindemith, Philharmonia Orchestra (EMI)

Schoenberg: Theme and Variations, Op. 43a; Corporon, University of Cincinnati Wind Symphony (Klavier)

Arnold: Symphony for Brass Instruments, Op. 123; Snell, Philip Jones Brass Ensemble (Decca)

Pianist, composer, and raconteur Oscar Levant (December 27, 1906 - August 14, 1972). Levant performs in all music below except the film music, the second song, and his Caprice.

Honegger: Concertino for Piano and Orchestra; Reiner, Columbia Symphony Orchestra (Columbia LP)

Albéniz: Tango in D (Columbia LP)

Debussy: Les Collines d’Anacapri (Columbia 78)

Debussy: The Little Shepherd (Columbia LP)

Debussy: Jardins sous la pluie (Columbia 78)

Jelobinsky: Two Etudes (Nos. 2, 1) (Columbia 78)

Levant: Piano Sonatina (drg)

Levant: music for the film Charlie Chan at the Opera; T. Williams, Ricardi, Elmassian, Kaylen, orchestra (drg)

Levant: Songs, "Young in Heart"; Oxford (drg), "Lady, Play Your Mandolin" (tba)

Gershwin: Preludes for Piano (Columbia LP)

Gershwin portrait: reminiscences and solo performances by Levant, plus Rhapsody in Blue with unknown orchestra and conductor (drg)

Gershwin: Piano Concerto in F; I: C. Previn, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra (Gershwin memorial, September 8, 1937, Citadel LP); II: Toscanini, NBC Symphony Orchestra (1944, Arkadia LP); III: Daly, orchestra, November 19, 1934, drg)

Levant: Piano Concerto; Wallenstein, NBC Symphony Orchestra (drg)

Levant: Caprice for Orchestra; Marin, Concordia (EMI)

Glass: String Quartet No. 2 (Company); Kronos Quartet (Nonesuch)

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

Buxtehude: Prelude and Fugue in E, BuxWV 141; Chapuis (Valois)

Ives: The Unanswered Question; Slatkin, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra (RCA)

Vivaldi: Concerto for Mandolin, Strings, and Harpsichord in C, RV 425; Orlandi, Scimone, I Solisti Veneti (Erato)

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

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

Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kijé, Suite, Op. 60; Reiner, Chicago Symphony Orchestra (RCA)

Mozart: String Quintet No. 3 in C, K. 515; Amadeus Quartet, Aronowitz (DG)

Copland: Symphony for Organ and Orchestra; Biggs, Bernstein, New York Philharmonic Orchestra (Sony)

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

Chopin: Etude in G-flat, Op. 10, No. 5, "Black Key"; Ashkenazy (London)

Tippett: Symphony No. 4; Solti, Chicago Symphony Orchestra (London)

Boulez: Domaines for Clarinet Solo; Meyer (Denon)

Messaien: Quartet for the End of Time; Tashi (RCA)

Verdi: Overture to I Vespri Siciliani

Busoni: Violin Concerto in d; Frank Peter Zimmerman, piano

Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in c, Op. 67

Albéniz: Suite Española, No. 1; Osorio (Cedille)

Gesualdo: Responsory, "Caligaverunt Oculi Mei"; Poole, BBC Singers (Odyssey LP)

Boccherini: String Quartet in g, Op. 24, No. 6, G. 194; Europa Galante (Virgin Veritas)

Bolcom: Symphony No. 4; Morris, Slatkin, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra (New World LP)

Purcell: Sonata in Four Parts No. 5 in g, Z. 806; Purcell Quartet (Chandos)

Tchaikovsky: Serenade for String Orchestra in C, Op. 48; Dorati, London Symphony Orchestra (Mercury)

Ligeti: Bagatelles for Wind Quintet, Six; London Winds (Sony)

Brahms: Schicksalslied (Song of Destiny) for Chorus and Orchestra, Op. 54; Abbado, Chorus of Central German Radio of Leipzig, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (Sony)

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

Revueltas: La Noche de los Mayas, (The Night of the Mayas, film score), Suite, arr. Lomantour; de la Fuente, Orquesta Sinfónica de Xalapa (RCA Red Seal)

Schubert: Piano Sonata in C, D. 840, "Reliquie"; Uchida (Philips)

Respighi: Feste Romane (Roman Festivals); Gatti, Santa Cecilia Orchestra (Conifer)

Kreisler’s Legacy: Various artists play Kreisler’s compositions and arrangements.

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Holst, The Planets, Op. 32; Rattle, Berlin Radio Chorus, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (EMI CD)

Bridge: The Sea; Hickox, BBC National Orchestra of Wales (Chandos)

Mozart: Piano Sonata in B-flat, K. 333 (315c); Brendel (Philips)

Boulez: Notations I-IV; Abbado, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (DG)

Marais: Sonate à la Marésienne; Medlam, London Baroque (Harmonia Mundi)

Bruckner: Symphony No. 3 in d; Szell, Dresden State Symphony Orchestra (Sony)

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

Hellendaal: Solo for Cello and Bass Continuo, Op. 5, No. 4; Linden, Koopman, Zweistra (Radio Nederland)

Berio: Sequenza VIII for Violin Solo; Chiarappa (Denon)

Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 1 in c, Op. 11; Abbado, London Symphony Orchestra (DG)

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

Paganini: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 1 in D, Op. 6; Midori, Slatkin, London Symphony Orchestra (Philips)

Ravel: Piano Trio; Beaux Arts Trio (Philips LP)

The late seventeenth century, particularly the work of Henry Purcell.

Janacek: Romance in e for Violin and Piano; Suk, Panenka (Supraphon LP)

Martinu: Elegy for Violin and Piano; Matousek, Adamec (Supraphon)

Martinu: Violin Sonata in d; Matousek, Adamec (Supraphon)

Martinu: Sonatina for Two Violins and Piano; Osostowicz, Kovacik, Tomes (Hyperion)

Foerster: Impromptu No. 1 for Violin and Piano; Suk, Hala (Supraphon)

Copland: Orchestral Variations

Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 in c, Op. 18; Leif Ove Andsnes

Debussy (orch. Holloway): En blanc et noir

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 9 in E-flat, Op. 70

Ives: Robert Browning Overture; Stokowski, American Symphony Orchestra (CBS LP)

Schumann: Humoreske, Op. 20; Lupu (London)

Rameau: Dardanus, Suite; Brüggen, Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century (Philips)

Scriabin: Sonata No. 10, Op. 70; Hamelin (Hyperion)

Takemitsu: Fantasma/Cantos for Clarinet and Orchestra; Stoltzman, Otaka, BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra (RCA Victor)

Beethoven: Piano Trio No. 6 in E-flat, Op. 70, No. 2; Barenboim, Zukerman, du Pré (EMI)

Monteverdi: Lamento d'Arianna; Laurens, Sempé, Capriccio Stravagante (Deutsche Harmonia Mundi)

Stravinsky: Octet for Winds; Chailly, members of London Sinfonietta (London)

Bach: Partita for Violin Solo No. 3 in E, S. 1006; Gringolts (DG)

Dvorak: Piano Quartet in E-flat, Op. 87; Pressler, members of Emerson String Quartet (DG)

Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4; López-Cobos, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (Telarc)

Dussek: Piano Sonata in f, Op. 77, "L'Invocation"; Firkusny (Candide LP)

Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Christmas Carols; Allen, Willcocks, Choir of King's College, Cambridge, London Symphony Orchestra (London)

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Verdi: Rigoletto; Ekaterina Siurina, Nancy Fabiola Herrera, Joseph Calleja, Carlos Alvarez, Robert Lloyd, Friedrich Haider conducting.

Harvard vs. Dartmouth.

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Preacher: The Reverend Dr. Matthew Myer Boulton, Assistant Professor of Worship and Preaching, Andover Newton Theological School, Newton, Massachusetts. Music includes Otto Goldschmidt’s "A Tender Shoot" and Palestrina’s "Alma redemptoris."

Leonid Kogan (1924-1982)

Monteverdi: Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria; Prégardien, Fink, Högman, Hill, Hunt, Jacobs, Concerto Vocale (Harmonia Mundi).

Mozart: Symphony No. 20 in D, K. 133; Hogwood, Academy of Ancient Music (Oiseau-Lyre)

Dunstable: Motets "Veni sancte spiritus," "Albanus roseo rutilat," "Specialis virgo," "Preco preheminencie"; Orlando Consort (Metronome)

Tubin: Concerto for Balalaika and Orchestra; Sheynkman, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jarvi (BIS)

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

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

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

Rautavaara: True and False Unicorn; Kortekangas, Rissanen, Salomaa, Nuoranne, Finnish Radio Chamber Choir, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Ondine)

Reicha: Grand Quintet for Bassoon and String Quartet; Smith, Coull String Quartet (ASV)

Copland: Quiet City; Stacy, Smith, Bernstein, New York Philharmonic Orchestra (DG)

Rimsky-Korsakov: Song Cycle, By the Sea, Op. 46; Savenko, Dussek (Meridian)

Persichetti: Symphony for Band (Symphony No. 6); Fennell, Eastman Wind Ensemble (Mercury)

Copland: Emblems; Graham, Air Combat Command Heritage of America Band (ACC)

Schuman: New England Triptych; M. Gould, Juilliard Wind Ensemble (New World)

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. Over the next seven days, other programs will include, but not be limited to, Christmas-related classical music.

Beethoven: String Quartet No. 6 in B-flat, Op. 18, No. 6; Alban Berg Quartet (EMI)

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

Tallis: Missa "Salve intemerata virgo"; Shaw, Guest, Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge (ASV)

Tchaikovsky: Suite for Orchestra No. 1 in d, Op. 43; Svetlanov, USSR Academic Symphony Orchestra (Melodiya)

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

Elgar: In the South (Alassio), Op. 50; Gardiner, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (DG)

Dutilleux: Ainsi la Nuit for String Quartet; Juilliard String Quartet (Sony)

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

Corelli: Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord, Op. 5, No. 1 in D; Grumiaux, Castagnone (Phillips LP)

R. Strauss: Burleske for Piano and Orchestra in d, Op. 11; Serkin, Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra (Sony)

Mozart: String Quartet No. 17 in B-flat, K. 458, "The Hunt"; Salomon Quartet (Hyperion)

Szymanowski: Symphony No. 3, Op. 27, "Song of the Night"; Ochman, Semkow, Polish Radio Chorus of Cracow, Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra (EMI)

Brahms: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano No. 1 in f, Op. 120, No. 1; Wright, Serkin (Boston Records)

Brahms: Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in b, Op. 115; Shifrin, Emerson Quartet (DG)

Les Nuits d’été, Op. 7

Le Chant des Bretons

La mort d’Ophélie

Romeo et Juliette, Op. 17, excerpts

Verdi: Don Carlo; Patricia Racette, Olga Borodina, Johan Botha, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, René Pape, Samuel Ramey, James Levine conducting.

Includes a section of great singers in Christmas music.

Featured work: Honegger: Christmas Cantata; Michel Roux, Paul Sacher (1906-1999), Petits Chanteurs de Versailles, Elisabeth Brasseur Choir, Lamoureux Orchestra, Duruflé (Epic LP)

Bach: Christmas Oratorio; Rolfe Johnson, Argenta, von Otter, Blochwitz, Bär, Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists (DG Archiv)

Von Herzogenberg: Die Geburt Christi (The Birth of Christ); Schudel, Eggers, Maus, Schramm, Grube, Berlin Hochschule der Künste Chamber Chorus, National and Cathedral Choir of Berlin, Ensemble Oriol (Hännsler)

Mozart: The Magic Flute, in an abbreviated version in English (one of the Met’s ideas to bring in new audiences, presumably with shorter attention spans); Isabel Bayrakdarian, Cornelia Götz, Matthew Polenzani, Nathan Gunn, Morris Robinson, James Levine conducting.

Humperdinck: Hansel and Gretel; Elisabeth Grümmer, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Else Schürhoff, Anny Felbermayer, Josef Metternich, Maria von Ilosvay, Herbert von Karajan, Choirs of Loughton High School for Girls, Essex, and Bancroft School, Philharmonia Orchestra (EMI)

A special program of traditional Viennese music, featuring, beginning at about 7:00 pm:

Johann Strauss, Jr.: Die Fledermaus; Gueden, Streich, Wächter, Kunz, Stolze, Berry, Zampieri, Klein, Meinrad, von Karajan, Chorus and Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera (recorded during a performance in the house, December 31, 1960; RCA Red Seal)