Midday Music Monday 12/08/08
11 AM
- Handel: Messiah: Comfort ye...Ev'ry valley. Ian Bostridge, Orch of Age of Enlightenment, Bicket. EMI 82243.
 - Bizet: L'Arlesienne, Suite No. 1. Musiciens du Louvre, Minkowski. Naive 5130.
 - Praetorius, M.: Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming. Atlanta Sym Orch & Chorus, Shaw. Alto 1051.
 - Albeniz: La Vega. Marc-Andre Hamelin. Hyperion 67476/7.
 - Melani: Sonata a 5 for trumpets, violins and continuo. L'Arte del Mondo, Ehrhardt. Phoenix Edition 149.
 
- Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker: Waltz of the Flowers. Cincinnati Pops, Kunzel. Telarc 80625.
 - Boismortier: Concerto for Five Flutes in D major. Stephen Schultz (playing all five flute parts). Dorian 90803.
 - Praetorius, H.: Ab oriente venerunt Magi. Weser-Renaissance Bremen, Cordes. CPO 777 245.
 - Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor. Trio Wanderer. CPO 777 245.
 - Corea: La Fiesta, arr. cellos, percussion and strings. Hecker, Kharadze, Pushkarev, Baltica.
 
- Rautavaara: Christmas Hymn. YL Male Voice Choir, Hyokki. Ondine 1125.
 - Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat. Evgeny Kissin, London Sym, Davis. EMI 06311.
 - Telemann: In dulci jubilo (Christmas cantata). Collegium Musicum 90, Standage. Chandos 0754.