Wednesday, August 29



Today's lineup - see mug shots above - includes a sparkling Telemann orchestral suite, a mellifluous new recording of the Dvorak Piano Quintet, Haydn's most famous (infamous?) variations, George McKay's evocation of the coastal Pacific Northwest, Saint-Saens's Flood and Mozart's Oboe Concerto.

11 AM

  • Telemann: Orchestral Suite in B-flat. La Stagione Frankfurt (CPO 999 994)
  • Dvorak: Piano Quintet in A major, Op. 81. Ensemble Explorations, Frank Braley (Harmonia Mundi 901880)
12 N
  • Marschner: Hans Heiling Overture. Vienna Phil, Thielemann (DG 474 5022)
  • Haydn: "Emperor" Quartet, Op. 76/3: Variations. Leipzig String Quartet (MDG 307 1362)
  • McKay: Harbor Narrative (1934). National Sym of Ukraine, Williams (Naxos 8.559052)
  • Saint-Saens: Le Deluge, Prelude. Yan Pascal Tortelier, City of Birmingham Sym, Fremaux (EMI 75871)
1 PM
  • Mozart: Oboe Concerto in C major, K. 314. Alexei Ogrintchouk, Concertgebouw Chamber Orch (PentaTone 5186 079)
  • Francaix: Wind Quintet. Imani Wind Quintet (Imani 6227)
  • Liszt: Liebestraum No. 3 in A-flat. Jorge Bolet (London 425 689)