Tuesday, January 15

Mentioned on air: The LaGrange Symphony presents Brass 5 and the Lafayette Youth Orchestra in a concert Thursday, January 17 at LaGrange College billed as "The Art of Fun: Something for Everyone!"

Friday in Albany, Moscow Nights performs Russian folk fare, while the Brazilian Guitar Quartet (who conclude Midday Music) is on stage Friday in Augusta. The Savannah Sinfonietta offers Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 23 (heard in hour 3 of this show) Saturday and Sunday on the coast. For details on those events, please see yesterday's post below, and I'll have a fresh batch of Georgia weekend goings-on for you tomorrow.

11 AM

  • Brahms: Academic Festival Overture, arr. brass band. Black Dyke Band, Childs. Naxos 8.570726.
  • Brahms: Variations on a Hungarian Song, Op. 21/2. Constantin Lifschitz. Denon 78773.
  • Brahms: Symphony No. 3 in F major. London Phil, Alsop. Naxos 8.557430.
12 N
  • Myslivecek: Il Demetrio, Overture. L'Orfeo Baroque Orch, Gaigg. CPO 777 050.
  • Chabrier: Souvenirs of Munich. Georges Rabol, Sylvie Dugas. Naxos 8.553080.
  • Buchner: Sonata No. 5 from Plectrum Musicum. Parnassi Musici. CPO 777 132.
  • Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D major. Arthur Grumiaux, New Philharmonia Orch, Krenz. PentaTone 117.
1 PM
  • Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major. Malcolm Bilson, English Baroque Soloists, Gardiner. Archiv 423 595.
  • Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 1, arr. guitars. Brazilian Guitar Quartet. Delos 3245.