Late but not forgotten, below are condensed Midday Music playlists from the past week. In addition to the works listed, I also sprinkled in many selections from CDs offered as thank-you gifts: Handel's Messiah (with Boston Baroque on Telarc) and the Menus and Music CD-and-cookbook sets.
Friday, October 12
Falla: Suite Populaire Espagnole. Yuli Turovsky, I Musici de Montreal (Analekta 9897)
Ravel: Tzigane. Maxim Vengerov, Philharmonia Orch, Pappano (EMI 57593)
Infante: Danzas Andaluzas. Lechner, Tiempo (EMI 58472)
Saint-Saens: Organ Symphony, second half. Bastille Opera Orch, Chung (DG 435 854)
Schumann: Piano Quintet in E-flat. Zacharias, Cherubini (EMI 50819)
Monday, October 15
Borodin: Prince Igor, Overture. Russian National Orch, Pletnev (DG 439 892)
Elgar: Froissart Overture. New Zealand Sym, Judd (Naxos 9.557577)
Wagner: Flying Dutchman, Overture. Berlin Phil, Karajan (EMI 76896)
Joplin: Magnetic Rag. Benjamin Loeb (Naxos 8.559277)
Bach: Violin Concerto in E major. Wallfisch, Orch of Age of Enlightenment (Virgin 59319)
Bax: Nympholept. Royal Scottish National Orch, Lloyd-Jones (Naxos 8.555343)
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Music based on the Lutheran chorale tune "A mighty fortress is our God":
- Bach: Cantata No. 80, "Ein' feste Burg ist unser Gott," choruses. English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir, Gardiner (SDG 110)
- Jarnefeldt: Korsholm Castle. Finnish Radio Sym, Soderblom (YLE 9701)
- Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 5, "Reformation": Finale. New Philharmonia Orch, Muti
- Bach: Cantata No. 80, opening chorus, for brass and organ. Empire Brass, Kuhlman (Telarc 80614)
Pachelbel: Canon in D. Tafelmusik, Lamon (Reference 2101)
Copland: Rodeo, Four Dance Episodes. Cincinnati Pops, Kunzel (Telarc 80339)
Albeniz: Sevilla; Asturias. Jason Vieaux (Azica 71224)
Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker: start of second tableau. Cincinnati Pops, Kunzel (Telarc 80674)
Kabalevsky: Colas Breugnon, Overture. Minnesota Orch, Oue (Reference 92)
Horovitz: Clarinet Sonata. Peyer, Pryor (Chandos 8549)
Mussorgsky: Night on Bald Mountain. Bournemouth Sym, Serebrier (Naxos 8.557645)
Scriabin: Divine Poem: Divine Game. Royal Concertgebouw, Kondrashin (RCO 06004)
Mozart: Don Giovanni, Overture. Lausanne Chamber Orch, Menuhin (Virgin 363284)
Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante, K. 364: Mvts 2-3. Majeske, Venon, Cleveland Orch, Dohnanyi (london 443 175)
Mozart: Concerto for Flute and Harp: Mvt 2. Pahud, Langlamet, Berlin Phil, Abbado (EMI 57128)
Wednesday, October 17
Bach: Wachet Auf, orch. Bantock. BBC Phil, Slatkin (Chandos 9835)
Dvorak: Wind Serenade, second half. Oslo Wind Phil Soloists (Naxos 8.554173)
Elgar: Cockaigne (In London Town). Scottish National Orch, Gibson (Chandos 6652)
Albeniz: Cadiz. Jason Vieaux (Azica)
Brahms: F.A.E. Sonata, mvt 3. Zukerman, Barenboim (DG)
Bantock: Celtic Symphony for strings and harps. Royal Phil, Handley (Hyperion 66450)
Liszt: Totentanz. Zimerman, Boston Sym, Ozawa (DG 423 571)
Lyadov: Polonaise, Op. 55. BBC Phil, Sinaisky (Chandos 9911)
Brahms: Haydn Variations, Op. 56a. Atlanta Sym, Levi (Telarc 80349)
Svendsen: Symphony No. 2: mvt 1. Oslo Phil, Jansons (EMI 115616)
Thursday, October 18
Vierdanck: Pazzamezzo in A minor. Parnassi Musici (CPO 777 205)
Chaminade: Flute Concertino. Robison, Charleston Sym, Stahl (Pergola 1032)
Bottesini: Grand Duo Concertant. Bell, Meyer, St. Paul Chamber Orch, Wolff (Sony 60956)
Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana: Regina Coeli. Brewer, Atlanta Sym Orch & Chorus, Shaw (Telarc 80333)
Galbraith: Concerto for Piano and Wind Ensemble: mvt 1. Amato, Cargenie Mellon Wind Ens, Colwell.
Aston: Gaude, virgo mater Christi. Stile Antico (Harmonia Mundi 907419)
Vivaldi: Four Seasons: Autumn. Kremer, Kremerata Baltica (Nonesuch 79568)
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 23, "Appassionata": mvts 2-3. Jonathan Biss (EMI 85894)
Sibelius: Finlandia. Philadelphia Orch, Ormandy (Sony 47281)
Debussy: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun. National Orch of Lyon, Krivine (Denon 78774)
Friday, October 19
Rain music in hopes of torrents of precipitation and donation
Liszt: Years of Pilgrimage: Pastorale; By a Stream; Storm. Berman (DG 437 206)
Britten: Four Sea Interludes: Moonlight; Storm. BBC Sym, Davis (Teldec 73126)
Beethoven: Pastoral Symphony: mvts 3-5. Rev & Rom Orch, Gardiner (Archiv 439 900)
Alfven: Mountain King: Summer Rain. Royal Stockholm Phil, Jarvi (BIS 585)
Rossini: William Tell, Overture. Atlanta Sym, Levi (Telarc 80334)
Novak: In the Tatra Mountains. Royal Liverpool Phil, Pesek (Virgin 45251)
Bridge: The Sea: Storm. Royal Liverpool Orch, Groves (EMI 66855)
Debussy: Gardens in the Rain. Jacobs (Nonesuch 71365)
Beethoven: Tempest Sonata: Finale. Paul Lewis (Harmonia Mundi 901902)
Grieg: Peer Gynt: var. incl. Stormy Evening. Estonian National Sym, Jarvi (Virgin 45722)
Vivaldi: Four Seasons: Summer. Lin, Sejong (Naxos 8.557920)
Monday, October 22
Handel: Messiah: segments from parts 1, 2 and 3. Boston Baroque, Pearlman (Telarc)
Dining and the Opera in Manhattan (Menus and Music CD/cookbook set): selections featuring Leontyne Price, Jussi Bjorling, Beverly Sills and others
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 4. Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (Delos 3185)
Guastavino: Guitar Sonata No. 1. Villadangos (Naxos 8.55058)
Mozart: Symphony No. 27 in G. Amsterdam Baroque Orch, Koopman (Erato 45544)
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