Midday Music, Tuesday 6/30/09

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11 AM

• Schmelzer: Sonata No. 4 from Book 1 of A Desire for the Choicest Sonatas (1672). Chatham Baroque. Dorian 90706.
• Beethoven: "Tempest" Sonata (Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31/2). Maurizio Pollini. DG 427 642.
• Korngold: Violin Concerto in D major. Nikolaj Znaider, Vienna Phil, Gergiev. RCA 88697 10336.

12 N

• Mozart: Serenade No. 11 in E-flat for winds, K. 375. Consortium Classicum, Kloecker. CPO 999 822.
• Grieg: Norwegian Dances, Op. 35. Estonian National Sym, Jarvi. Virgin 44722.
• Shalit: Divertimento '72 for piano trio. Yuval Trio. Centaur 2374.

1 PM

• Rimsky-Korsakov: The Tsar's Bride, Overture. Russian National Orch, Pletnev. DG 439 892.
• Mussorgsky/Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition. Vienna Phil, Gergiev. Philips 289 468 526.
• Tchaikovsky: Andante Cantabile. Moscow Chamber Orch, Orbelian. Delos 3244.