Midday Music, Monday 2/2/09

Yes, there's a lot of Mendelssohn on the playlist, and no, it's not because our database is stuck at M.

Felix Mendelssohn was born February 3, 1809. He began cranking out masterpieces as a teen, so though he didn't live to see his 40th birthday he left more than enough gems to sprinkle across a week. On GPB's Midday Music we'll observe his bicentennial all week with highlights.

11 AM

• Mendelssohn: Sweet Remembrance. Itzhak Perlman, Samuel Sanders. EMI 56602.
• Mendelssohn: String Quartet No. 1 in E-flat, Op. 12. Juilliard String Quartet. Sony 60579.
• Marcello: Oboe Concerto in D minor. John Abberger, Tafelmusik, Lamon. Analekta 9811.
• Strauss: Capriccio: Prelude (sextet arr. string orchestra). New Stockholm Chamber Orch, Salonen. CBS 44702.

12 N

• Saint-Saens. Oboe Sonata, Op. 166. Ensemble Villa Musica. MDG 304 395.
• Mendelssohn: "Italian" Symphony (No. 4 in A major). Berlin Phil, Levine. DG 427 670.
• Geminiani: Concerto Grosso No. 12 in D minor, Variations on "La Follia," based on Corelli's Violin Sonata Op. 5/12. Boston Baroque, Pearlman. Telarc 80698.

1 PM

• Hanson: Symphony No. 2, "Romantic." Saint Louis Sym, Slatkin. EMI 47850.
• Mendelssohn: Andante and Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 14. Lydia Artimiw. Chandos 8326.
• Mahler: Adagietto from Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp minor. Cleveland Orch, Dohnanyi. London 425 438.