Tuesday, July 31

Among the choicest morsels in today's smorgasbord: Mozart's final quartet, Vaughan Williams' poetic lark in flight, Holst's jolly "Jupiter," a Schumannesque quintet by Louise Farrenc,



fresh-squeezed Vivaldi, elegaic Rachmaninoff and orchestral Grieg.



11 AM

• Mendelssohn: Overture for Winds. United States Marine Band, Colburn (USMB 22)
• Mozart: String Quartet in F major, K. 590. American String Quartet (MusicMasters)
• Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending. Hilary Hahn, London Sym, Davis (DG 3026)
• Bach: Lute Sonata in G minor: Siciliana. Paul O'Dette (Harmonia Mundi 907438)

12 N

• Holst: The Planets: Jupiter. Berlin Phil, Rattle (EMI 69690)
• Handel: Saul: Act I Sinfonia. Concerto Koln, Jacobs (Harmonia Mundi 901877.78)
  
• Farrenc: Piano Quintet No. 1 for piano, violin, viola, cello and bass. Schubert Ensemble of London (ASV 1122)
• Vivaldi: Trio Sonata in G minor. Rolf Lislevand and friends (Naive 30429)

1 PM

• Rachmaninoff: Trio Elegaique No. 1 for piano, violin and bass. Gina, Gary and Eugene Levinson (Cala 0507)
  
• Britten: Simple Symphony. Norwegian Chamber Orch, Brown (Virgin 45121)
  
• Grieg: Sigurd Jorsalfar: Orchestral Pieces. Malmo Sym, Engeset (Naxos 8.557991)
• Chopin: "Minute Waltz" in D-flat, Op. 64/1. David Northington (Centaur 2791)