Tuesday, May 8
Today's selection of new and recent releases culminates in an hour with a folksy cast, including a recent piece for the five-stringed viola pomposa. There's only one in the world quite like the amoeba-shaped exemplar that belongs to University of Illinois professor Rudolf Haken, who performs his own concerto for the thing.
11 AM
- Infante: Danzas Andaluzas. Lechner, Tiempo (EMI 58472)
- Gershwin: Piano Concerto in F. Jon Nakamatsu, Rochester Phil, Tyzik (Harmonia Mundi 807441)
- Ravel: Jeux d'eau. Tzimon Barto (Ondine 1095)
- Cherubini: Faniska, Overture. Sanremo Sym, Bellugi (Naxos 8.557908)
- Medtner: Russian Round Dance. Bakke, Kafarova (Centaur 2822)
- Grieg: Ballade, Op. 24 (orch. Tveitt). Royal Scottish National Orch, Engeset (Naxos 8.557854)
- Mozart: Abduction from the Seraglio, highlights for winds. Moonwinds, Lluna (Harmonia Mundi 987071)
- Hoyer, G.: Vignettes from an American Life: Front Porch Rondo. Hartford Virtuosi, LaReau (ERM 6808)
- Powell, J.: In the South, Op. 16. Nicholas Ross (Centaur 2828)
- Haken, R.: Concerto for Five-String Viola. Haken, orch, Benichou (Centaur 2826)
