September 2009 Concert Calendar

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9/5	New Trinity Baroque Atlanta	Music of Haydn, Mozart, and Their Contemporaries	Celebrating Haydn’s 200th anniversary
9/10	Columbus State University Legacy Live! Columbus	Paul Galbraith, guitar	Galbraith performs on a special 8-string guitar he plays in the position of a cello
9/10	Falany Performing Arts Center Waleska	D'Amore Duo	Young virtuoso American guitarist William Feasely and Russian oboist Vladimir Lande
9/12	Ocmulgee Symphony Orchestra Hawkinsville	Mozart: A Little Night Music Glazunov: Saxophone Concerto Copland: Appalachian Spring	Griffin Campbell, saxophone Adrian Gnam, guest conductor
9/12, 19 & 26	Cultural Arts Council Douglasville	Fall Concerts on the Plaza: Latin Rhythms
9/13	Georgia Philharmonic Rabun Gap	Classical Pops Summer Fling	Dvorak, Mozart, Strauss, Rodgers & Hammerstein and more at the Rabun Music Festival
9/13	Falany Performing Arts Center Waleska	Un-Reconstructed Band	A four-piece string band with Civil War-era tunes plus Irish and Scottish folk music
9/13	Concerts with a Cause Augusta	Dame Gillian Weir, concert organist	Free concert at Saint John Church. An offering will be taken for the Kroc Center.
9/15-27	Fox Theatre Atlanta	The Color Purple	A musical about love, starring Fantasia
9/17-26	Westobou Festival Augusta & North Augusta	Westobou Festival	Ten days of arts and entertainment featuring local, regional and national artists in dance, music, theater and visual arts
9/17-30	Springer Opera House Columbus	Footloose	A big city kid moves to a small town where dancing is illegal. Based on the 1980s hit movie.
9/11-13, 18-20. 24-26	Augusta Players Augusta	Steel Magnolias	Follows the lives of six Southern women as they share triumphs, tragedies and gossip
9/18	Spivey Hall Morrow	Daniel Pyle, organ	Music by Bach and Alain
9/18-20	Sacred Heart Cultural Arts Center Augusta	Silent Movie Night	The General, with theater organist Ron Carter
9/19	Greater Augusta Arts Council Augusta	Arts in the Heart Festival	Showcases visual and performing arts and celebrates Augusta's ethnic groups. Plus entertainers.
9/19	Augusta Choral Society Augusta	Carmina Burana by Carl Orff	200 choristers and instrumentalists (Augusta Choral Society, other groups, soloists, orchestra)
9/19	Rome Symphony Orchestra Rome	Featuring Mendelssohn’s Concerto in D minor for Violin and Piano, plus string music by Vaughan Williams and Grieg	David Kim, violin (Philadelphia Orchesta), William Ransom, piano (Emory University), Richard Prior, conductor
9/19	Plaza Arts Center, Eatonton	The Manhattan String Quartet's return to Georgia	Mendelssohn, Schubert, Shostakovich
9/20	Columbus State University Columbus	Barry Snyder, international concert pianist, recording artist, Cliburn prize winner and Eastman professor	Free recital in the Schwob School of Music’s Studio Theater
9/21	University of West Georgia Carrollton	Violnist Alfonso Lopez (concertmaster, Venezuela Symphony) and pianist Michelle Tabor	Free recital in Kathy Cashen Recital Hall including Mozart, Schumann, Dvorak, Albeniz, Sas, Lopez
9/22	LaGrange Symphony Orchestra LaGrange	A Merry Gathering Patricio Cobos conducts	Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6 (“Pastorale”), a Rossini overture, Verdi’s Triumphal March from Aida, and tenor arias with LaGrange’s Adam Kirkpatrick
9/24, 26-27	Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Atlanta	Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6, “Pathétique”	Opening night 2009-2010, with pianist Garrick Ohlsson and conductor Robert Spano
9/25	Symphony Orchestra Augusta Augusta	Video Games Live! The first major U.S. video game music concert tour. Think concert, theatrical stage show, and interactive video game all wrapped into one, featuring the best music and video clips from the beginning of video gaming to the present.	Augusta’s orchestra is back with a new name, a new music director, Shizuo Kuwahara, and a new concert concept
9/25	Covenant College Lookout Mountain	Boston Brass	“Boston Brass...has pioneered a new generation of music that sets out to achieve one simple goal: entertain at all costs with blistering precision.”
9/25	Ferst Center for the Arts Atlanta	Keiko Matsui	Iconic jazz keyboardist Keiko Matsui’s music blends Western and Eastern musical influences.
9/25	Harry Jacobs Chamber Music Society Augusta	New York Chamber Soloists	At Augusta State’sMaxwell Theatre and part of the Westobou Festival
9/26	Albany Symphony Orchestra Albany	Romantic Russia Glinka: Russlan & Ludmilla, Overture Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5	Ran Dank, piano (first prize winner, Young Concert Artist Auditions) Claire Fox Hillard, conductor
9/26	Columbus Symphony Orchestra Columbus	Handel: Royal Fireworks Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D minor Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, “Pastorale”	Adele Anthony, violin George Del Gobbo, conductor
9/29	Grand Opera House Macon	Cirque Dreams Illumination	“An all-new journey of nighttime dreamers ... a landscape of towering buildings … world-class acrobats, athletes, musicians.” For all ages. 4:00, 7:30.

Friday, September 4

11 AM

• Mendelssohn: Octet in E-flat, Op. 20. Daniel Hope, Chamber Orch of Europe Soloists. DG 477 6634.
• Bernstein: West Side Story, Symphonic Dances. Florida Phil Orch, Judd. Naxos 8.559099.

12 N

Special Concert Broadcast

Cellist Yo-Yo Ma and conductor Miguel Harth Bedoya with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in music of Argentina and Brazil

recorded at a sold-out, one-time concert May 28, 2009 in Atlanta's Symphony Hall

• Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4, outer movements.
• Piazzolla: Tangazo (Great Tango)
• Benzecry: Colores de la Cruz del Sur (Colors of the Southern Cross)
• Golijov: Azul (Blue) with Yo-Yo Ma, cello

Thursday, September 9

11 AM

• Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite. BBC Scottish Sym, Maksymiuk. Naxos 8.550864.
• Schumann: Fantasy in C major, Op. 17. Jonathan biss. EMI 65391.
• Mendelssohn: Elijah: Lift Thine Eyes; Franck: Panis Angelicus; Faure: Ave Maria. Boys of King's College Choir Cambridge, Cleobury. EMI 57812.

12 N

• Vieuxtemps: Souvenir d'Amerique (Variations on "Yankee Doodle"). Caroline Goulding, Christopher O'Riley. Telarc 80744.
• Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B-flat. Linde Consort, Linde. Virgin 61154.
• Lalo: Symphonie Espagnole. Howard Zhang, Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia, Yuasa. Naxos 8.555093.

1 PM

• Monteverdi: Messa a 4. Choir of the King's Consort, King's Consort, King. Hyperion 67428.
• Beethoven: Twelve Variations on a Theme from Handel's Judas Maccabeus, "See the Conquering Hero Comes," WoO 45. Zuill Bailey, Simone Dinnerstein. Telarc 80740.
• Kodaly: Dances of Galanta. Philharmonia Hungarica Orch, Dorati (1958). Mercury 432 005.
• Kodaly

Wednesday, September 2

11 AM

• Atterberg: Horn Concerto, Op. 28 (1926). Martin Hackleman, CBC Vancouver Orch, Bernardi. SMCD 5186.
• Dvorak: String Quintet in G major, Op. 77 for string quartet and bass. Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Delos 3152.
• Scriabin: Etude in Thirds, Op. 8/10. Shannon Lee, Pamela Mia Paul. Telarc 80695.

12 N

• Borodin: music as popularized in Kismet (excerpts from String Quartet No. 2, Overture to Prince Igor, Petite Suite and Polovtsian Dances). Cincinnati Pops Orch, Kunzel. Longtime Cincinnati Pops conductor Erich Kunzel died Tuesday at the age of 74.
• Sheng: Never Far Away: Moonlight Shadows. Yolanda Kondonassis, San Diego Sym, Ling. Telarc 80719.
• Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15. Evgeny Kissin, London Sym, Davis. EMI 06311.

1 PM

• Grieg: Symphony in C minor. Gothenburg Sym, Jarvi. DG 427 321.
• Brahms: Scherzo (Sonatensatz) in C minor from F.A.E. Sonata. Anne-Sophie Mutter, Lambert Orkis. DG 445 826.
• Handel: Concerto Grosso in B-flat, Op. 3/1. Linde Consort, Linde. Virgin 699472.

Tuesday, September 1

11 AM

• Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25. Murray Perahia, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Marriner. CBS 42401.
• Dornel: Oboe Sonata. Debra Nagy, Les Delices. Les Delices.
• Mozart: Quintet in E-flat for piano and winds, K. 452. Rosenberger, Vogel, Shifrin, Graham, Munday. Delos 3024.

12 N

• York: Quiccan. Los Angeles Guitar Quartet. Delos 3163.
• Schumann: Violin Sonata No. 2 ("Grand Sonata") in D minor. Renaud Capucon, Martha Argerich. EMI 67051.
• Vivaldi: Concerto in C major for two oboes, RV 534. Zefiro Baroque Orch. Naive 30409.
• Bach, V.: Hungarian Melodies for trumpet and piano. Richard Byrd, Gregory Partain. RB7137.

1 PM

• Schmidt: Notre Dame: Intermezzo. Berlin Phil, Karajan. EMI 65914.
• Janacek: String Quartet No. 1, after Tolstoy's "Kreutzer Sonata." Emerson String Quartet. DG 12770.
• R0setti: Notturno for flutes, horns and strings. Wallendorf, Willis, Bavarian Chamber Phil, Moesus. CPO 999 734.
• Bach: Motet "Komm, Jesu, Komm," BWV 229. Taverner Consort, Parrott. Sony 60155.

Midday Music, Monday 8/31/09

11 AM

• Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 4. Concerto Italiano, Rinaldo Alessandrini. Naive 30412.
• Brahms: Violin Concerto in D major. Joshua Bell, Cleveland Orch, Dohnanyi. London 444 811.

12 N

• Josquin Des Pres: Ave Maria. Tallis Scholars, Phillips. Gimell 206.
• Vivaldi: Cello Concerto in B-flat, RV 408. Christophe Coin, Il Giardino Armonico, Antonini. Naive 30457.
• Schubert/Liszt: Du bist die Ruh (You are my rest). Oxana Yablonskaya. Naxos 8.553062.
• Strauss: Violin Sonata in E-flat, Op. 18. Gidon Kremer, Oleg Maisenberg. DG 289 453 440.

1 PM

• Rimsky-Korsakov: Fantasia on Serbian Themes, Op. 6. Moscow Sym Orch, Golovchin. Naxos 8.553513.
• Ravel: String Quartet in F major (1903). Lindsay String Quartet. Resonance 404.
• Handel: Concerto Grosso in F major, Op. 3/4A. Linde Consort, Linde. Virgin 699472.

Midday Music, Thursday 8/27/09

Quotation of the day: "One man's vermin is another's prize gerbil." - Violinist Andrew Manze, on personal taste in ornamenting and embellishing Corelli's music.

On another note, please tune in TONIGHT (9-11 p.m.) and again Sunday (10 p.m.-midnight) for a special GPB broadcast! It's the Estonian National Symphony and Van Cliburn medalist Joyce Yang, recorded live in concert in Columbus, Georgia.

The RiverCenter for the Performing Arts and GPB presented these artists March 12, 2009, playing Rachmaninoff's Second Piano Concerto, Sibelius's Second Symphony and Summa by Estonia's own Arvo Pärt, and I was honored to introduce the orchestra from the stage. Now we're thrilled to bring you Joyce Yang and the Estonians tonight, only on GPB!

11 AM

• Corelli: Violin Sonata in D minor, "La Follia," Op. 5/12. Andrew Manze, Richard Egarr. Harmonia Mundi 907298.99.
• Strauss: Aus Italien (From Italy). Scottish National Orch, Jarvi. Chandos 10218.

12 N

• Part: Da pacem Domine (2004). Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Hillier.
• Infante: Danzas Andaluzas. Karin Lechner, Sergio Tiempo. EMI 58472.
• Fasch: Overture (Suite) in G major. La Stravaganza Cologne. CPO 777 015.

1 PM

• Liszt
• Mozart
• Lasso

Midday Music, Wednesday 8/26/09

11 AM

• Traditional American: Wayfaring Stranger. Anonymous 4. Harmonia Mundi 907400.
• Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 3 in D major. Royal Phil, Levine. Telarc 80454.

12 N

• Lerdahl: Waves (1988). Orpheus Chamber Orch. DG 435 389.
• Koechlin: Bassoon Sonata, Op.71. Dag Jensen, Midori Kitagawa. MDG 603 0585.
• Mozart: Symphony No. 28 in C major, K. 200. Berlin Phil, Abbado. Sony 48063.
• Schubert: Staendchen (Serenade). Bryn Terfel, Macolm Martineau. Marquis 81257.

1 PM

• Bizet: Carmen Suite No. 2: Habanera; Song of the Toreador. Cincinnati Pops, Kunzel. Telarc 80703.
• Shchedrin: Carmen Suite (after Bizet). Russian National Orch, Pletnev. DG 289 471 136.

Midday Music, Tuesday 8/25/09

11 AM

• Rachmaninoff: Prelude in G-sharp minor, Op. 32/12. Gila Goldstein. Independent/Patrych.
• Mozart: Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, K. 478. Bilson, Wilcock, Schlapp, Mason. Archiv 423 404.
• Arnold: Tam O'Shanter. Minnesota Orch, Oue. Reference 82.
• Salzedo: Variations on a Theme in the Old Style. Yolanda Kondonassis. Telarc 80691.

12 N

• Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109. Mitsuko Uchida. Philips 6379.
• Berlioz: Lelio, or The Return to Life: Fantasy on Shakespeare's Tempest. San Francisco Sym & Chorus, Thomas. RCA 60859.
• Piazzolla: Tanti Anni Prima. Gidon Kremer, Oleg Maisenberg. Teldec 17222.
• Zelenka: Trio Sonata No. 1 in F major for oboes, bassoon and continuo. Holliger, Bourgue, Thunemann, Buccarella, Jaccottet. Archiv 423 937.

1 PM

• Dohnanyi: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D minor. Michael Ludwig, Royal Scottish National Orch, Falletta. Naxos 8.570833.
• Rachmaninoff: Vocalise. Eroica Trio. EMI 56673.

Midday Music, Monday 8/24/09

11 AM

• Gliere: Horn Concerto, Op. 91. Hermann Baumann, Gewandhaus Orch, Masur. Philips 416 380.
• Glazunov: Five Novelettes, Op. 15: Alla Spagnuola. Fine Arts Quartet. Naxos 8.570256.
• Dohnanyi: Concert Piece in D major for cello and orchestra, Op. 12. Alban Gerhardt, BBC Sym, Kalmar. Hyperion 67544.

12 N

• Bach: Italian Concerto in F Major, BWV 971. Murray Perahia. Sony 87326.
• Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36. London Classical Players, Norrington. EMI 47698.
• Glass: The Secret Agent. Angele Dubeau, La Pieta. Analekta 8727.
• Whitacre: What If. Conspirare, Johnson. Harmonia Mundi 907354.

1 PM

• Poulenc: Gloria (1959). Chicago Sym Orch & Chorus, Jessica Rivera, Haitink. CSO Resound 901 906.
• Rameau: Pieces de Clavecin en Concerts, No. 1. Baroque Nouveau. Reference 118.
• Castenuovo-Tedesco: Sonatina for recorder and guitar, Op. 205 (1965). Michala Petri, Lars Hannibal. OUR 8.226800.

Midday Music, Thursday 8/20/09

11 AM

• Bach: Trio Sonata No. 5 in C major, BWV 529, with trumpet. Alison Balsom et al. EMI 58047.
• Collins: Piano Trio, Op. 1. Arnaud Sussmann, Julie Alberts, Anna Polonsky. Troy 1086.
• Negri: Brando per Quattro Pastore e Quattro Ninfe. Andrew Lawrence-King. Hyperion 66229.

12 N

• Wagner: Entrance of the Gods into Valhalla, from Das Rheingold. Berlin Phil, Tennstedt. EMI 86248.
• Berlioz: Harold in Italy, symphony with viola solo. Gerard Causee, Revolutionary and Romantic Orch, Gardiner.
• Bach: Bist du bei mir, from the Anna Magdalena Bach Notebook, BWV 508, for trumpet. Alison Balsom et al. EMI 58047.
• Korngold: Marietta's Song, from Die Tote Stadt. Kate Royal, Orch of English National Opera, Gardner. EMI 68192.

1 PM

• Fibich: Poeme, Op. 41/14. Philip Martin. Hyperion 67379.
• Benedict: Piano Concerto in E-flat, Op. 89. Howard Shelley, Tasmanian Sym Orch. Hyperion 67720.
• Elgar: Salut d'Amour, Op. 12. Midori, Robert McDonald. Sony 88697 301112.
• Bellinati: Carlo's Dance; A Furiosa. Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, Katisse Buckingham, Kevin Ricard. Telarc 80686.

Midday Music, Wednesday 8/19/09

11 AM

• Rodrigo: Concierto Andaluz for four guitars and orchestra. EntreQuatre Guitar Quartet, Asturias Sym, Valdes. Naxos 8.555841.
• Joplin: Rose Leaf Rag. Benjamin Loeb. Naxos 8.559277.
• Brahms: Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op. 38. Truls Mork, Helene Grimaud. DG 389 477 5719.

12 N

• Humperdinck: Hansel and Gretel, Overture. Berlin Phil, Karajan. EMI 65914.
• Dvorak: From the Bohemian Forest, Op. 68, for piano four-hands. Yaara Tal, Andreas Groethuysen. Sony 47199.
• Handel: Saul: Act I Sinfonia. English Concert, Pinnock. Archiv 419 219.
• Sierra: Sinfonia No. 3, "La Salsa": Tumbao. Frost Sym Orch, Sleeper. Albany 942.

1 PM

• Gershwin: Preludes for Piano. Michael Tilson Thomas. CBS 44798.
• Bolling: Suite No. 1 for Flute and Jazz Piano (Jazz Suite No. 1). Baroque and Blue. Profil 08012.
• Harbison: Three City Blocks. Cincinnati Conservatory-College Wind Sym, Corporon. Klavier 11059.

Midday Music, Tuesday 8/18/09

11 AM

• Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466. Malcolm Bilson, English Baroque Soloists, Gardiner. Archiv 419 609.
• Rosheger: Good Luck Waltz. David Russell. Telarc 80707.
• Ippolitov-Ivanov: Caucasian Sketches. Baltimore Sym, Zinman. Telarc 80378.

12 N

• Dornel: Suitte en Trio in A major. Musica Barocca. Naxos 8.570826.
• Hartke: Gradus. IRIS Chamber Orch, Stern. Naxos 8.559201.
• Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor. Trio Wanderer. Harmonia Mundi 901961.
• Barber: Agnus Dei. Atlanta Sym Orch Chamber Chorus, Spano. Telarc 80673.

1 PM

• O'Connor: Appalachia Waltz. Mark O'Connor, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg. OMAC-8.
• Schubert: Wanderer Fantasy. Maurizio Pollini. DG 447 451.
• Daugherty: Red Cape Tango. North Texas Wind Sym, Corporon. Klavier 11121.
• Bernstein: Candide, Overture. Augusta Sym Orch, Portnoy. Recorded in concert by Alan Cooke, September 16, 2006.

Midday Music, Monday 8/17/09

11 AM

• Veracini: Violin Sonata No.5 in C. John Holloway et al. ECM 1889.
• Dvorak: Serenade for Strings in E major, Op. 22. Metamorphosen Chamber Orch, Yoo. Archetype 60105.
• Traditional (Norwegian): Gjendine's Lullaby; The Thieves. Trio Mediaeval. ECM 2003.
• Boismortier: Concerto for Five Flutes in D major, Op. 15/3. Stephen Shultz, five times. Dorian 90803.

12 N

• Sarasate: Zapateado, Op. 23. James Ehnes, Eduard Laurel. CBC 1168.
• Bermel: Dust Dances (1994). Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Rose. BMOP 1008.
• Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21. Lang Lang, Vienna Phil, Mehta. DG 289 47779841.

1 PM

• Corbetta: Caprice de Chaconne. Les Delices, Nagy. Les Delices.
• Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis. Atlanta Sym, Spano. Telarc 80676.
• Bach: Partita No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826. Piotr Anderszewski. Virgin 50999 267291.

Midday Music, Thursday 8/13/09

11 AM

• Tchaikovsky: Suite No. 3 in G. Russian National Orch, Jurowski. PentaTone 061.
• Monteverdi: Zefiro torna e'l bel tempo. Delitiae Musicae, Longhini. Naxos 8.555312-13.
• Ysaye: Ecstasy, Op. 21. David Oistrakh, Vladimir Yampolsky. EMI 62915.

12 N

• Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor. Nikolaj Znaider, Israel Phil, Mehta. RCA 69216.
• Bax: Water Music. Ashley Wass. Naxos 8.557592
• Guridi: In a Phoenician Vessel. Bilbao Sym, Mena. Naxos 8.557110.
• Merula: Canzon, La Pighetta. Maurice Steger et al. Harmonia Mundi 902024.

1 PM

• Beethoven: String Quartet in F major, Op. 59/1. Tokyo String Quartet. Harmonia Mundi 907423.
• Glass: Echorus. Angele Dubeau, La Pieta. Analekta 8727.

Midday Music, Wednesday 8/12/09

11 AM

• Vivaldi: Concerto for Two Mandolins in G major, RV 532. Rolf Lislevand (twice) et al. Naive 30429.
• Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25. Trio Wanderer, Christophe Gaugue. Harmonia Mundi 901915.16.
• Uccellini: Aria sopra la Bergamasca. Maurice Steger et al. Harmonia Mundi 902024.

12 N

• Smetana: The Moldau (Vltava). Cleveland Orch, Szell. Sony 47283.
• Higdon: Piano Trio (2003). Anne Akiko Meyers, Alisa Weilerstein, Adam Neiman. Naxos 8.559298.
• Mozart: Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K. 183. Concentus Musicus Vienna, Harnoncourt. DHM 75736.

1 PM

• Saint-Saens: Clarinet Sonata, Op. 167. Ensemble Villa Musica (Rodenhaueser, Hokanson). MDG 0395.
• Martinu: Symphony No. 2. Cincinnati Sym, Jarvi. Telarc 80616.
• Fontana: Sonata 2. Maurice Steger et al. Harmonia Mundi 902024.

Midday Music, Tuesday 8/11/09

11 AM

• Wagner: Dawn and Siegfried's Rhine Journey. Chicago Sym, Barenboim. Erato 45786.
• Peterson-Berger: "Lapland" Symphony (No. 3 in F minor). Norkopping Sym, Jurowski. CPO 999 632.

12 N

• Jarnefeldt: Praeludium. Finnish Radio Sym, Soderblom. YLE 9504.
• Bach: Cantata No. 183: Ich fuerchte nicht, arr. cello and harpsichord. Audrey & Paul Cienniwa. Whaling City Sound 046.
• Ravel: Piece in the Form of an Habanera, arr. saxophone and orchestra. Theodore Kerkezos, London Phil, Minczuk. Naxos 8.557454.
• Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491. Mitsuko Uchida, English Chamber Orch, Tate. Philips 422 331.
• Purcell: I attempt from love's sickness to fly; Bess of Bedlam. Emma Kirkby, Christopher Hogwood. L'Oiseau-Lyre 417 123.

1 PM

• Massenet: Scenes of Alsace (Orchestral Suite No. 7). New Zealand Sym, Ossonce. Naxos 8.553125.
• Neusidler: Der Fuggering Dantz; Ricercar Secondo. Paul O'Dette. Harmonia Mundi 907388.
• Beethoven: Heilige Dankgesang from String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132. Orion String Quartet. Koch 7683.

Midday Music, Monday 8/10/09

11 AM

• Barber: School for Scandal, Overture. Saint Louis Sym, Slatkin. EMI 49463.
• Mozart: "Linz" Symphony (No. 36 in C, K. 425). English Baroque Soloists, Gardiner. Philips 422 419.
• Monti: Csardas. I Salonisti. DHM 77377.

12 N

• Piazzolla: Tango Suite: Andante, Allegro. Yo-Yo Ma, Sergio & Odair Assad. Sony 63122.
• Telemann: Oboe d'Amore Concerto in G, TWV G3. Thomas Stacy, Toronto Chamber Orch, Mallon. Naxos 8.570735.
• Medtner: Skazki (Tales), Op. 51. Hamish Milne. Hyperion 67491/2.
• Secunda: Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen. Quartet San Francisco. ViolinJazz JCCD 105.

1 PM

• Tallis: Spem in alium. Oxford Camerata, Summerly. Naxos 8.667770.
• Hindemith: Mathis der Maler (Mathias the Painter). Basel Sym, Mackerras. Novalis 150 118.
• Valentine: Sonata Prima. Rubato Appassionato. m a recordings M075A.

Midday Music, Thursday 8/6/09

11 AM

• Grieg: Violin Sonata No. 1 in F major. Alexander Vinnitsky, Vladmir Ovchinnikov. Saison Russe/CDM 288 042/44.
• Cesarini: Poema Alpestre (1999). University of North Texas Wind Ensemble, Corporon. Klavier 11153.
• Mussorgsky: Mlada: Festive March. Berlin Phil, Abbado. Sony 62034.

12 N

• Sierra: Fandangos (2000). Sinfonia da Camera, Hobson. Albany 1078.
• Janacek: In the Mists. Leif Ove Andsnes. Virgin 91222.
• Mozart: Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra in E-flat, K. 365. Alexandre Rabinovitch, Martha Argerich, Padua and Veneto Orch. Teldec 4509-98407.

1 PM

• Bryant: Stampede (2003). University of North Texas Wind Ensemble, Corporon. Klavier 11153.
• Godard: Concerto Romantique for violin and orchestra, Op. 35. Chloe Hanslip, Slovak State Phil, Trevor. Naxos 8.570554.
• Tchaikovsky: Album for the Young, Op. 39, on marimba. Leigh Howard Stevens. Delos 3142.

Midday Music, Wednesday 8/5/09

11 AM

• Khatchaturian: Armenian Dances. Univ of Massachusetts Amherst Wind Ensemble, Rowell. Albany 206.
• Khatchaturian: Violin Concerto in D minor (1940). Itzhak Perlman, Israel Phil, Mehta. EMI 47087.
• Tchaikovsky: Marche Slave. New York Phil, Bernstein. Sony 47282.

12 N

• Rodrigo: Concierto Serenata for harp and orchestra (1952). Nancy Allen, Royal Phil, Batiz. EMI 50999 2 37681.
• Handel: Sonata in G minor, Op. 1/2, for recorder. Academy of Ancient Music (Rachel Brown, Richard Egarr). Harmonia Mundi 907465.66.
• Grunfeld: Romanze. Philip Martin. Hyperion 67379.
• Rosetti: Concerto in E-flat for two horns and orchestra. Wallendorf, Willis, Bavarian Chamber Orch, Moesus. CPO 999 734.

1 PM

• Nielsen: Symphony No. 2, "The Four Temperaments" (choleric, phegmatic, melancholy, sanguine) (1902). San Francisco Sym, Blomstedt. London 430 280.
• MacDowell: To a Wild Rose. Philip Martin. Hyperion 67379.
• Risher: Andante Religioso; Berceuse; Mazurka; From the West. Rawlins Piano Trio. Albany 1125.

Midday Music, Tuesday 8/4/09

11 AM

• Haydn: String Quartet in E-flat, Op. 64/6. Linsay String Quartet. Resonance 404.
• Saint-Saens: "Organ" Symphony (No. 3 in C minor). Rotterdam Phil, Daniel Chorzempa, de Waart. Philips 420 899.

12 N

• Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in G minor, Op. 8/8, RV 332. Fabio Biondi, Europa Galante. Virgin 45465.
• Mouquet: Suite (1910). Atlanta Chamber Winds, Ambrose. Albany 1127.
• Ravel: Sonatine. Lise de la Salle. Naive 4936.
• Assad, C.: Impressions - Suite for Chamber Orchestra. New Century Chamber Orch, Salerno-Sonnenberg. NSS Music.

1 PM

• Dvorak: Terzetto for two violins and viola, Op. 74. Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (Keefe, Sussmann, Guterman). CMS.
• Brahms: Six Pieces for Piano, Op. 118. Dejan Lazic. Channel 27609.
• Floyd: Susannah: The Trees on the Mountains. Kate Royal, Orch of English National Opera, Gardner. EMI 68192.

Midday Music, Thursday 7/30/09

Opera star and Augusta native Jessye Norman is in conversation with GPB's Mary Ellen Cheatham at 12:10! Hear their extended conversation at gpb.org/news under Media Features.

11 AM

• Handel: Concerto a Due Cori No. 1 in B-flat. Tafelmusik, Lamon. Sony 63073.
• Dvorak: "Dumky" Piano Trio in E minor, Op. 90. Trio con Brio Copehagen. Azica 71240.
• Puccini: Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro, arr. trombone and harp. Joseph Alessi, Barbara Allen. Naxos 8.570232.
• Legrand: The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, Theme. Jessye Norman, Michel Legrand. Philips 289 456 654.

12 N

• Purcell: Dido and Aeneas: Dido's Lament (When I am laid in earth). Jessye Norman, English Chamber Orch, Leppard. Philips 416 299.
• Interview with Jessye Norman
• Bach/Gounod: Ave Maria. Jessye Norman et al. Philips 432 731.
• Mozart: String Quintet No. 2 in C major, K. 515. Takacs Quartet, Gyorgy Pauk. London 430 772.

1 PM

• Mussorgsky/Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition. Cincinnati Sym, Jarvi. Telarc 80705.
• Strauss: Capriccio: Sextet (Overture) and Intermezzo (Moonlight Music). Scottish National Orch, Jarvi. Chandos 8758.

Midday Music, Wednesday 7/29/09

11 AM

• Mozart: Divertimento in E-flat for string trio, K. 563. Crow, McNabney, Haimovitz. Oxingale 2008.
• Chabrier: Espana. St. Louis Sym, Slatkin. RCA 09026-68511.

12 N

• Dvorak: Rusalka: Song to the Moon. Kate Royal, Orchestra of English National Opera, Gardner. EMI 68182.
• Bach: Viola da Gamba Sonata No. 1 in G, BWV 1027, on violoncello piccolo. Audrey Cienniwa, Paul Cienniwa. Whaling City Sound 046.
• D'Albert: Piano Concerto No. 2 in D major, Op. 12. Piers Lane, BBC Scottish Sym, Francis. Hyperion 66747.
• Bartok: Rumanian Folk Dances. New Century Chamber Orch, Salerno-Sonnenberg. NSS Music.
• Gershwin: Porgy and Bess: Bess, You Is My Woman Now. Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, New Century Chamber Orch. NSS Music

1 PM

• Beethoven: Leonore, Overture No. 3. Atlanta Sym Orch, Levi. Telarc 80358.
• Saint-Saens: Le Deluge, Prelude. Yan Pascal Tortelier, City of Birmingham Sym, Fremaux. EMI 75871.
• Chausson: Poeme for violin and orchestra. Nicola Benedetti, London Sym, Harding. DG 987 057.
• Tallis: The Lamentations of Jeremiah I. Choir of King's College Cambridge, Cleobury. Argo 425 199.

Midday Music, Tuesday 7/28/09

11 AM

• Bach/Howe: Sheep May Safely Graze. Angela Hewitt. Hyperion 67309.
• Haydn: Horn Concerto No. 1 in D major. Dmitri Babanov, Cologne Chamber Orch, Muller-Bruhl. Naxos 8.570482.
• Grasse: Second Trio in A major. Rawlins Piano Trio. Albany 1125.
• Bach/Hess: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring. Angela Hewitt. Hyperion 67309.

12 N

• Pascal: Wind Octet (1944). Atlanta Chamber Winds, Ambrose. Albany 1127.
• Stenhammar: Excelsior! Symphonic Overture. Gothenburg Sym Orch, Jarvi. DG 445 857.
• Beethoven: String Quartet Op. 135 (Quartet No. 16 in F major). Cypress String Quartet. Cypress Vol. 1.

1 PM

• Schubert/Liszt: The Earl King. Antti Siirala. Naxos 8.555997.
• Glazunov: Symphony No. 8 in E-flat. Royal Scottish National Orch, Serebrier. Warner 2564 61939.

Midday Music, Monday 7/27/09

11 AM

• Bach: Cantata No. 175: Es duenket mich, arr. violoncello piccolo and harpsichord. Andrey Cienniwa, Paul Cienniwa. Whaling City Sound 046.
• Chausson: Vivane, symphonic poem after the legend of the Round Table. Basel Sym, Jordan. Erato 88169.
• Bach: Viola da Gamba Sonata No. 2 in D, played on violoncello piccolo. Andrey Cienniwa, Paul Cienniwa. Whaling City Sound 046.
• Prokofiev: Sinfonietta, Op. 48. Scottish National Orch, Jarvi. Chandos 10312.

12 N

• Sinding: Rustle of Spring. Rubinstein: Melody in F. Philip Martin. Hyperion 67379.
• Smetana: The Bartered Bride: Three Dances. Cleveland Orch, Szell. CBS 36716.
• Handel: Oboe Sonata in G minor, Op. 1/6. Academy of Ancient Music (Bruine, Egarr). Harmonia Mundi 907465.66.
• Piazzolla: Four Seasons in Buenos Aires. Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, New Century Chamber Orch. NSS Music.

1 PM

• Three Italian Renaissance pieces played on harp. (Trabaci: Gagliarda Quarta, alla Spagnola. Negri: Brando per Quattro Pastore e Quattro Ninfe. Anonymous: Gagliarda Prima.) Andrew Lawrence-King. Hyperion 66229.
• Ravel: Daphnis and Chloe, Suite No. 2. Cincinnati Sym Orch, Jarvi. Telarc 80601.
• Schumann: Papillons, Op. 2. Dejan Lazic. Channel 27609.

Midday Music, Thursday 7/23/09

11 AM

• Liszt: Geharnischte Lieder (Songs in Armor), S. 511. Leslie Howard. Hyperion 66995.
• Telemann: La Changeante, Orchestral Suite in G minor. Collegium Musicum, Standage. Chandos 0519.
• Handel: Semele: Where'er you walk. Ian Bostridge, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Bicket. EMI 82243.
• Brahms: Clarinet Sonata in E-flat, Op. 120/2. Jonathan Cohler, Randall Hodgkinson. Ongaku 024-102.

12 N

• Puccini: Suor Angelica: Intermezzo. Berlin Phil, Karajan. EMI 65914.
• Schmelzer/Wallfisch: Sonata Quarta in D major for solo violin. Elizabeth Wallfisch. Hyperion 67238.
• Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Florence, string sextet in D minor. Ying Quartet, James Dunham, Paul Katz. Telarc 80685.
• Mendelssohn: Elijah: Lift Thine Eyes. Boys of King's College Choir, Cleobury. EMI 57812.

1 PM

• Chopin: Nocturne in B major, Op. 32/1. Angela Hewitt. Hyperion 67371.
• Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor. Yefim Bronfman, Philharmonia, Salonen. Sony 47183.

Midday Music, Wednesday 7/22/09

11 AM

• Dvorak: Romance in F minor for violin and orchestra. Issaac Stern, Philadelphia Orch, Ormandy. Sony 66827.
• Schubert: "Trout" Quintet for piano and strings. Thomas Ades, Belcea Quartet (members), Corin Long. EMI 57664.

12 N

• Wagner: Lohengrin: Preludes to Acts 1 and 3. Philadelphia Orch, Thielemann. DG 289 453 485.
• Fasch: Bassoon Sonata in C major. Bassoon Sonata in C major. Epoca Barocca. CPO 777 204.
• Joplin: Solace, A Mexican Serenade, arr. mandolins. Raffaele Calace Plectrum Quintet. Naxos 8.557999.
• Schoenfield: Cafe Music. James Ehnes, Edward Arron, Andrew Russo. Black Box 1109.
• George: A Frangesa. Ugo Orlandi, Alessandro Bono. Naxos 8.557999.

1 PM

• Bizet/Loeb: The Pearl Fishers: "Au fond du temple saint." Livia Sohn, Geoff Nutall, Benjamin Loeb. Naxos 8.570202.
• Golijov/Prutsman: Ainadamar: "Desde mi ventana." Livia Sohn, Benjamin Loeb. Naxos 8.570202.
• Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor. Olli Mustonen, Tapiola Sinfonietta. Ondine 1123.

Midday Music, Tuesday 7/21/09

11 AM

• Telemann: Violin Concerto in A minor. Simon Standage, Collegium Musicum 90. Chandos 0519.
• Borodin: Symphony No. 2 in B minor. Royal Stockholm Phil, Rozhdestvensky. Brilliant 93348.
• Hovhaness: Meditation on Orpheus. Seattle Sym, Schwarz. Delos 3168.
• Zarzycki: Mazurka, Op. 26. David Oistrakh, Vladimir Yampolsky. EMI 62915.

12 N

• Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1. Denis Matsuev, St. Petersburg Phil, Temirkanov. RCA 88697002332.
• Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C major. Boston Baroque, Pearlman. Telarc 80619.

1 PM

• Howells: Gadabout. Margaret Fingerhut. Chandos 9273.
• Vaughan Williams: Phantasy Quintet. Music Group of London. EMI 65100.
• Mendelssohn: "Reformation" Symphony (Symphony No. 5 in D major). Vienna Phil, Gardiner. DG 289 459 156.

Midday Music, Monday 7/20/09

Hello! If you're looking for playlists from last week, check here. Great to be back with you. And now here's what we're listening to today:

11 AM

• Ibert: Suite Elisabethaine. Manhattan Chamber Orch, Clark. Newport Classics 85531.
• Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 19. Jeffrey Swann. Denon/Music & Arts 245.
• Haydn: Organ Concerto, Hob. VXIII:1. Christopher Hogwood, Academy of Ancient Music. L'Oiseau-Lyre 417 610

12 N

• Anonymous: Istampita "Tre Fontane." Amsterdam Loeki Stardust Quartet. L'Oiseau-Lyre 414 277.
• Hovhaness: Exile Symphony. Seattle Sym, Schwarz. Delos 3168.
• Schubert: Ave Maria. Vinson Cole, Patrick Stephens. Delos 3138.
• McKay: From a Moonlit Ceremony. National Sym Orch of Ukraine, Williams. Naxos 8.559052.
• Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5: Aria (arr. panpipe & guitar). Alexandre Lagoya, Simion Stanciu. Erato 2292-45616.

1 PM

• York: Pacific Coast Highway. Los Angeles Guitar Quartet. Delos 3163,
• Warlock: Capriol Suite. English Sinfonia, Dilkes. EMI 65101.
• Beethoven: "Moonlight" Sonata (Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor). Paul Lewis. Harmonia Mundi 901906.08.
• Ravel: Bolero. Netherlands Phil, Kreizberg. PentaTone 5186 058.

Midday Music, Thursday 7/9/09

11 AM

• Roentgen: Serenade, Op. 14: mvt 1. Viotta Ensemble. NM Classics 92035.
• Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622. Charles Neidich, Orpheus Chamber Orch. DG 423 377.
• Debussy: Suite Bergamasque: selections for two guitars. Sergio & Odair Assad. Nonesuch 278140.
• Turina: Three Andalusian Dances, Op. 8: Zapateado. Jordi Maso. Naxos 8.557150.

12 N

• Cavalli: Salve Regina. Monteverdi Choir, Gardiner. Erato 88087.
• Mendelssohn: "Italian" Symphony (Symphony No. 4 in A major). London Sym, Wordsworth. Virgin 391372.
• Popper: Vito; Gnomes' Dance; Spanish Carnival. Janos Starker, Shigeo Neriki. Delos 3065.
• Chabrier: Joyous March. Montreal Sym, Dutoit. London 421 527.

1 PM

• Dukas: The Sorcerer's Apprentice. St. Petersburg Phil, Temirkanov. EMI 11272.
• Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 1 in G major, Op. 78. Josef Suk, Julius Katchen. London 421 092.
• Bach, J.C.: Symphony in D major, Op. 3/1. Hanover Band, Halstead. CPO 999 268.

Midday Music, Wednesday 7/8/09

11 AM

• Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F major. Swiss Baroque Soloists, Gabetta. Naxos 8.557755-56.
• Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor. Trio Wanderer. Harmonia Mundi 901961.
• Wagner: Parsifal: Good Friday Music. New York Phil, Mehta. Sony 45749.

12 N

• Albeniz: Malaguena, Op. 165/3 (from Espana); Sevilla, Op. 47/3 (from Suite Espanola). Alicia de Larrocha. Decca 289 467 687.
• Handel: Alcina: instrumental music from the prelude & Act I. English Baroque Soloists, Gardiner. Erato 88084.
• Roentgen: Serenade for seven winds, Op. 14: mvts 2-4. Viotta Ensemble. NM Classics 92035.
• Respighi: Brazilian Impressions: Song and Dance. Cincinnati Sym, Lopez-Cobos. Telarc 80356.
• Handel: Terpsichore: ballet music. English Baroque Soloists, Gardiner. Erato 88084.

1 PM

• Debussy: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun. Los Angeles Phil, Previn. Philips 426 255.
• Tuma: Sinfona a tre in B-flat. Concerto Italiano, Alessandrini. Naive 30436.
• Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 7 in C minor. Julian Rachlin, Itamar Golan. Warner 2564 61949.

Midday Music, Tuesday 7/7/09

11 AM

• Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 12 in A major, K. 414. Alfred Brendel, Scottish Chamber Orch, Mackerras. Philips 6594.
• Schumann: Piano Sonata No. 2 in G minor. Vladimir Ashkenazy. London 425 940.
• Weill: Little Threepenny Music: Selections. London Sym Orch members, Tilson Thomas. CBS 44529.

12 N

• Dvorak: Bagatelles for String Trio and Harmonium. Domus. Virgin 61904.
• Albinoni: Violin Sonata in C, Op. 6/1. Locatelli Trio (Elizabeth Wallfisch et al.). Hyperion 66831/32.
• Brahms: Clarinet Trio in A minor. Schmidl, Dolezal, Schiff. London 410 114.

1 PM

• Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings in C major. A Far Cry. Independently produced by A Far Cry.
• Gliere: The Zaporozhy Cossacks. Czech-Slovak Radio Sym, Clark. Naxos 8.550899.

Midday Music, Monday 7/6/09

11 AM

• Debussy: Arabesque No. 1. Carol Rosenberger. Delos 3179.
• Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D major. Hilary Hahn, Baltimore Sym, Zinman. Sony 60584.
• Tavener: Song for Athene. Choir of King's College, Cleobury. Decca 466 075.

12 N

• Khatchaturian: The Adventures of Ivan, arr. marimba. Leigh Howard Stevens. Delos 3142.
• Mozart: Variations in D major on a Minuet by Duport, K. 573. Zeynep Ucbasaran. Eroic 3222.
• Villa-Lobos: Fantasia for Cello and Orchestra. Janos Starker, Paraiba Sym Orch, Carvalho. Delos 1017.
• Palestrina: Alma Redemptoris Mater. Voices of Ascension, Keene. Delos 3138.
• Liszt: Consolation No. 3. Jorge Bolet. Philips 456 814.

1 PM

• Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in E minor. Bournemouth Sym Orch, Litton. Virgin 91140.

Midday Music, Thursday 7/2/09

In Augusta, the 13th annual Star Spangled Concert takes place July 4 at 8 p.m. at Saint Paul's Church, presented by the Riverwalk Series. The 85-member Independence Day Chorus and Orchestra perform Sousa marches, "God Bless America" and more; the city's Riverwalk fireworks display follows.

The Atlanta Symphony is also playing a July 4 extravaganza - an outdoor All-American Celebration with fireworks at the end. That's Saturday 8 p.m. at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Alpharetta.

Happy holiday weekend! (Friday's Midday Music comes to you from WSVH Savannah.) - Sarah

11 AM

• Telemann: Trumpet Concerto in D. John Thiessen, New York Collegium. New York Collegium independently produced CD.
• Debussy: Cello Sonata. Jean-Guihen Queyras, Alexadre Tharaud. Harmonia Mundi 902012.
• Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor. Vienna Phil, Abbado. DG 423 590.

12 N

• Bach: Sinfonias from cantatas 29, 156 & 31. Taverner Players, Parrott. Virgin 391340.
• Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor. Yefim Bronfman, Philharmonia Orch, Salonen. Sony 47183.
• Poulenc: Cavatine, from Cello Sonata. Jean-Guihen Queyras, Alexadre Tharaud. Harmonia Mundi 902012.
• Kabalevsky: Colas Breugnon, Overture.

1 PM

• Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A minor, Op. 50. Argerich, Kremer, Maisky. DG 459 326.

Midday Music, Wednesday 7/1/09

11 AM

• Mendelssohn: The Fair Melusina, Overture. Montreal Sym, Dutoit. London 417 541.
• Poulenc: Clarinet Sonata. Paul Meyer, Eric Le Sage. Denon 9282.
• Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major, K. 453. Maria Joao Pires, Chamber Orch of Europe, Abbado. DG 439 941.

12 N

• Glazunov: Solemn Overture, Op. 73. Russian National Orch, Pletnev. DG 439 892.
• Brahms: Cello Sonata No. 2 in F major, Op. 99. Jacqueline du Pre, Daniel Barenboim. EMI 86233.
• Fasch: Concerto in C minor for two oboes, two violins, viola and bassoon. La Stravaganza Cologne. CPO 777 015.
• Monteverdi: Si dolce e 'l tormento. Delitiae Musicae. Naxos 8.555312-13.

1 PM

• Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier, Suite. Bavarian Radio Sym, Maazel. BMG RCA 68225.
• Farrenc: Variations on a Russian Theme. Konstanze Eickhorst. CPO 999 879.
• Vivaldi: Concerto in G major for two cellos, RV 531. Tafelmusik Baroque Orch, Lamon. Analekta 9811.

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.

Midday Music, Monday 6/29/09

11 AM

• Schubert: Symphony No. 5 in B-flat. Chamber Orch of Europe, Abbado. DG 423 654.
• Grieg: Norwegian Dances, Op. 35, for piano four-hands. Elizabeth Buccheri & Richard Boldret. Cedille 7002.
• Chauvon: Sixth Suite. Les Delices, Nagy. Les Delices.
• Saint-Saens: Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 28. Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, New York Chamber Sym, Schwarz. EMI 49276.

12 N

• Falla: La Vida Breve: Spanish Dance. Asturias Sym, Valdes. Naxos 8.557800.
• Dvorak: Piano Quintet in A major, Op. 81. Andreas Haefliger, Takacs Quartet. London 466 197.
• Wagner: Rienzi, Overture. Malaga Phil, Rahbari. Naxos 8.557055.

1 PM

• Winstin: Taliban Dances for violin and orchestra. Galyna Hornostai, Kiev Phil, Winstin. ERM 5555.
• Tansman: Sonatine for bassoon and piano (1952). Dag Jensen, Midori Kitagawa. MDG 603 0585.
• Bach: Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, BWV 1015. Lucy van Dael, Bob van Asperen. Naxos 8.554614.

Midday Music, Thursday 6/25/09

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra continues its second summer at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, Encore Park, Alpharetta, with an all-Mozart program. Acclaimed pianist Pedja Muzijevic performs Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 2. Grant Llewellyn (of the North Carolina Symphony) also conducts the Marriage of Figaro Overture and Mozart's "Jupiter" Symphony.

11 AM

• Fesch: Concerto No. 2 in G minor for two flutes and strings. Musica ad Rhenum. NM Classics 92054.
• Saint-Saens: Clarinet Sonata, Op. 167. Sabine Meyer, Oleg Maisenberg. EMI 79787.
• Bruch: Scottish Fantasy for violin and orchestra. Cho-Liang Lin, Chicago Sym, Slatkin. CBS 42315.

12 N

• Schumann: Carnival Jest from Vienna, Op. 26. Piotr Anderszewski. Virgin 267291.
• Tallis: I call and cry out to thee, O Lord. Oxford Camerata, Summerly. Naxos 8.557770.
• Guridi: Ten Basque Melodies. Bilbao Sym, Mena. Naxos 8.557110.
• Purcell: Fantazia upon One Note. Fretwork. Harmonia Mundi 907502.

1 PM

• Mozart: Symphony No. 39 in E-flat, K. 543. Camerata Salzburg, Kavakos. Sony BMG 842412.
• Gershwin/Heifetz: Porgy and Bess Suite. Leila Josefowicz, John Novacek. Philips 462 948.

Midday Music, Wednesday 6/24

11 AM

• Alwyn: Piano Concerto No. 1 (1930). Peter Donohoe, Bournemouth Sym, Judd. Naxos. 8.557590.
• Bloch: Baal Shem Suite: Nigun. Angele Dubeau, La Pieta. Analekta 8724.
• Mendelssohn: String Quintet

12 N

• Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major. Evgeny Kissin, Philharmonia Orch, Ashkenazy. EMI 64536.
• Koechlin: Bassoon Sonata, Op. 71. Dag Jensen, Midori Kitagawa. MDG 603 0585.
• Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1. New Zealand Sym, Judd. Naxos 8.557273.
• Albeniz: Sevilla. Jason Vieaux. Azica 71224.

1 PM

• Chadwick: Symphony No. 2 in B-flat. National Radio Orch of the Ukraine, Kuchar. Naxos 8.559213.
• Corelli: Concerto Grosso in C major, Op. 6/10. Brandenburg Consort, Goodman. Hyperion 66741.

Midday Music, Tuesday 6/23/09

11 AM

• Balakirev: Suite for Piano Four-Hands. Elizabeth Buccheri & Richard Boldrey. Cedille 7002.
• Haydn: Symphony No. 96 in D major, "Miracle." Cleveland Orch, Szell. Sony BMG 88697489042.
• Ravel: Violin Sonata in G major (1897). James Ehnes, Wendy Chen. CBC 1138.

12 N

• Rabaud: Marouf, Cobbler of Cairo: Dances. Minnesota Orch, Oue. Reference 71.
• Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 6 in F major, Op. 10/2. Andrew Rangell. Bridge 9297.
• Holst: St. Paul's Suite. English Sinfonia, Griffiths. Naxos 8.570339.
• Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude and Fugue No. 2 in C minor. Andras Schiff. London 414 388.
• Henderson: Dixie Bach (based on Bach's Fugue No. 2 in C minor from the Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1). Canadian Brass. Opening Day 7371.
• Armstrong/Dedrick: Swing That Music. Canadian Brass. Opening Day 7371.

1 PM

• O'Connor: String Quartet No. 3, "Old-Time" (2008). Kavafian, O'Connor, Neubauer, Haimovitz. OMAC-14.
• Kodaly: Variations on a Hungarian Folksong, "The Peacock." Vienna Phil, Solti. London 452 853.

Midday Music, Monday 6/22/09

11 AM

• Handel: Sonata in F major, Op. 1/11 for recorder. Rachel Brown, Richard Egarr. Harmonia Mundi 907465.66.
• Martin: Petite Symphonie Concertante for harp, harpsichord, piano and orchestra. Guibentif, Jaccotet, Ruttimann, Orch de la Suiss Romande, Jordan. Erato 2292-45694.
• Faure: Piano Trio in D minor (Op. 120); Apres un reve (After a Dream). Gil Shaham, Brinton Smith, Akira Eguchi. Canary 1239.

12 N

• Wolf-Ferrari: The Jewels of the Madonna: Intermezzo. Minnesota Orch, Oue. Reference 99.
• Mouton & Gallot: La Malassise; La Lucrece; Gavotte; Le Mouton. Rolf Lislevand. Naive 8880.
• Assad: Concerto Originis: Finale. Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, Sergio & Odair Assad, Sao Paolo Sym, Neschling. NSS 07.
• Debussy: Syrinx (Pan's Flute). Irena Grafenauer. Philips 426 248.
• Schubert: Rosamunde, Incidental Music, D. 797. Orpheus Chamber Orch. DG 437 782.
• Brahms: Academic Festival Overture. Scottish Chamber Orch, Mackerras. Telarc 80450.

1 PM

• D'Indy: Piano Quartet in A minor. Prometheus Piano Quartet. Centaur 2625.
• Tcherepnin: The Enchanted Kingdom. Russian National Orch, Pletnev. DG 447 084.
• Bazzini: Le Ronde des Lutins. James Ehnes, Eduard Laurel. Onyx 4038.

Midday Music, Thursday, 6/18/09

11 AM

• Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor. Leif Ove Andsnes, Berlin Phil, Jansons. EMI 94399.
• Holst: A Song of the Night, for violin and orchestra. Janice Graham, English Sinfonia, Griffiths. Naxos 8.570339.
• Handel: Recorder Sonata in C, Op. 1/7. Rachel Brown, Richard Egarr (Academy of Ancient Music). Harmonia Mundi 907465.66.

12 N

• Mozart: Piano Quartet No. 2 in E-flat. Bronfman, Zukerman, Marks, Forsyth. Sony BMG 88697 160442.
• Strauss, R.: Der Rosenkavalier, Suite. Houston Sym, Eschenbach. RCA 82876 59408.

1 PM

• Monteverdi: Vespers of the Blessed Virgin: Magnificat. Boston Baroque, Pearlman. Telarc 80453.
• Granados: The Gondola. Douglas Riva. Naxos 8.557141.
• Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances, Second Suite. Sinfonia 21, Hickox. Chandos 9415.

Midday Music, Wednesday 6/17/09

11 AM

• Beach: Fire-flies. Joel Fan. Reference 119.
• Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending. Hilary Hahn, London Sym, Davis. DG 3026.
• Bernstein/Dedrick: Candide: Make Our Garden Grow. Canadian Brass. RCA 68633.
• Beethoven: Piano Trio in C minor, Op. 1/3. Gryphon Trio. Analekta 3170.

12 N

• Rosetti: Concerto in E-flat for Two Horns and Orchestra. Wallendorf, Willis, Bavarian Chamber Phil, Moesus. CPO 999 734.
• Weiss: Lute Sonata No. 20 in D minor for baroque lute and mandolin. Birgit Schwab, Daniel Ahlert. Naxos 8.557716.
• Holst: Hammersmith. London Sym, Hickox. Chandos 9420.
• Bach: Sonata No. 2 in A minor for Solo Violin: Andante. Viktoria Mullova. Onyx 4040.

1 PM

• Schumann: Konzertstuck (Concert Piece) for Four Horns and Orchestra. Montgomery, Edwards, Dent, Maskell, Revolutionary & Romantic Orch, Gardiner. Archiv 289 457 591.
• Tchaikovsky: Valse-Scherzo, Op. 34; Valse Sentimentale, Op. 51/6. Yossif Ivanov, Itamar Golan. Ambroisie 136.
• Stravinsky: The Firebird, Suite (1919 version). Cincinnati Sym, Jarvi. Telarc 80587.

Midday Music, Tuesday 6/16/09

11 AM

• Enescu: Symphony No. 1. BBC Phil, Rozhdestvensky. Chandos 9507.
• Enescu: Cantabile and Presto for flute and piano. Irena Grafenauer, Michael Grandt. Philips 426 248.
• Enescu: First Rumanian Rhapsody. Cincinnati Pops Orch, Kunzel. Telarc 80606.

12 N

• Bolcom: The Serpent's Kiss for piano duo. Elizabeth & Marcel Bergmann. Naxos 8.559244.
• Vivaldi: Concerto in A minor for Two Violins, Op. 3/8. Jeanne Lamon & Genevieve Gilardeau, Tafelmusik. Analekta 9811.
• Brahms: Symphony No. 3. London Classical Players, Norrington. EMI 56118.
• Sanz: Canarios for guitar. Narciso Yepes. DG 459 613.

1 PM

• Alfven: Swedish Rhapsody No. 1, "Midsummer Vigil." Stockholm Phil, Jarvi. BIS 385.
• Saint-Saens: Piano Quartet in B-flat, Op. 41. Prometheus Piano Quartet. Centar 2625.

Midday Music, Monday 6/15/09

11 AM

• Purcell: Fantazia in 7 parts "In Nomine." Fretwork. Harmonia Mundi 907502.
• Herbert: Cello Concerto No. 2 in E minor. Gautier Capucon, Frankfurt Radio Sym, Jarvi. Virgin 519035.
• Dvorak: Slavonic Dances for piano duo: Opp. 46/1, 72/4, 46/7, 72/2. Lily Maisky & Karin Lechner. EMI 50999 2 67051.
• Gershwin: Cuban Overture. Cincinnati Pops Orch, Kunzel. Telarc 80445.

12 N

• Handel: Oboe Sonata in C minor, HWV 366, Op. 1/8. Academy of Ancient Music (Frank de Bruine, Richard Egarr). Harmonia Mundi 907465.66.
• Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 14 in A minor, Op. 143. D. 784. Paul Lewis. Hamonia Mundi 911755.
• Enescu: Symphony No. 1 in E-flat: Vif et rigoreux. Monte Carlo Phil, Forster. EMI 10036.
• Shostakovich: Four Waltzes for flute, clarinet and piano. Nash Ensemble. Virgin 59312.

1 PM

• Foote: Suite for Strings in E major, Op. 63. London Sym, Klein. Albany 325.
• Sibelius: Symphony No. 6 in D minor. Iceland Sym Orch, Sakari. Naxos 8.554387.

Midday Music, Tuesday 6/9/09

Note: I'll be away the rest of this week. Wednesday through Friday please join hosts Russell Wells and Eric Nauert for the coastal edition of Midday Music from WSVH Savannah. For details on rep and recordings: WSVH's playlists.

11 AM

• Mahler: Symphony No. 1 in D major. Cleveland Orch, Dohnanyi. London 425 718.

12 N

• Bach: Oboe d'Amore Concerto in G major, after arias from cantatas nos. 100, 170 & 130. John Abberger, Tafelmusik, Lamon. Analekta 9815.
• Schumann: Piano Quintet in E-flat, Oop. 44. Menahem Pressler, Emerson String Quartet. DG 445 848.
• Albeniz: Iberia, Book 1: El Corpus en Sevilla (Fete-Dieu a Seville). Cincinnati Sym, Lopez-Cobos. Telarc 80470.

1 PM

• Piazzolla: Auscencias. Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, Sergio & Odair Assad. NSS 07.
• Assad, C.: Three Sketches. Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, Sergio & Odair Assad. NSS 07.
• Rachmaninoff: Isle of the Dead. Royal Phil, Litton. Virgin 90830.
• Hamilton: Concerto for Jazz Trumpet. John Wallace, BBC Scottish, Wright. WhiteLine 2159.

Midday Music, Monday 6/8/09

11 AM

• Koehne: Elevator Music. Sydney Sym, Yuasa. Naxos 8.555847.
• Handel: Concerto Grosso in A major, Op. 6/11. Boston Baroque, Pearlman. Telarc 80688.
• Rachmaninoff: Suite No. 1 for Two Pianos, "Fantaisie-Tableaux." Lilya Zilberstein, Martha Argerich. EMI 67051.
• Lheritier: Nigra Sum. Stile Antico. Harmonia Mundi 807489.

12 N

• Bach: Italian Concerto in F major: Presto. Corona Guitar Quartet. Albany 1084.
• Piazzolla: Flora's Game. Joel Fan. Reference 119.
• Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 in B-flat. London Classical Players, Norrington. EMI 49656.
• Webern: Langsamer Satz. Borodin Quartet. Onyx 4002.

1 PM

• Tsintsadze: Miniatures. Lisa Batiashvili, Georgian Chamber Orch. Sony 88697334002.
• Turina: Piano Trio No. 2 in B minor. Trio Solisti. Bridge 9296.
• Krommer: Concerto for Two Clarinets and Orchestra. Stanley & Naomi Drucker, Bohuslav Martinu Phil, Tiboris. Elysium 714.

Midday Music, Thursday 6/4/09

11 AM

• Piazzolla/Assad: Milonga per Tre. Salerno-Sonnenberg, Assad, Assad. NSS 07.
• Telemann: Concerto in A minor for recorder, viola da gamba and strings. Pickett, Levy, New London Consort. L'Oiseau-Lyre 433 043.
• Mendelssohn: Piano Quartet No. 3 in B minor, Op. 3 (written when Mendelssohn was 15 years old). Domus Ensemble. Virgin 91183.

12 N

• Traditional American: Where We'll Never Grow Old. Anonymous 4. Harmonia Mundi 907400.
• Chopin: Preludes, Op. 28: Nos. 1-5. Stefan Vladar. Harmonia Mundi 905260.
• Converse: Flivver Ten Million (about the creation and adventures of a Ford motorcar, complete with factory noises and road trip music). Buffalo Phil, Falletta. Naxos 8.559116.
• Dvorak: String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat, Op. 51. Alban Berg Quartet. EMI 57013.

1 PM

• Bermel: Thracian Echoes (2002, inspired by contrastings musics of Bulgaria). Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Rose. BMOP 1008.
• Rachmaninoff: How fair this spot, Op. 21/7, arr. cello and piano. Mischa Maisky, Pavel Gililov. DG 5831.
• Ippolitov-Ivanov: Caucasian Sketches. BBC Phil, Gluschenko. Chandos 9321.

Midday Music, Wednesday 6/3/09

11 AM

• Sibelius: Symphony No. 3. Iceland Sym Orch, Sakari. Naxos 8.505179.
• Fibich: Souvenirs, Op. 41, Part 4. William Howard. Chandos 9381.
• Albinoni: Violin Sonata in E minor, Op. 6/8. Locatelli Trio. Hyperion 66831/2.

12 N

• Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 18 in B-flat, K. 456. Malcolm Bilson, English Baroque Soloists, Gardiner. Archiv 415 111.
• Ravel: Violin Sonata (posthumous). Leonidas Kavakos, Peter Nagy. ECM 1824.
• Bermel: Dust Dances (1994). Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Rose. BMOP 1008.

1 PM

• Tennant & Jeffes: Celtic Fare. Los Angeles Guitar Quartet. Sony 89100.
• Strauss: Duet-Concertino for Clarinet and Bassoon with Strings and Harp. Robert Plane, Stephen Reay, Northern Sinfonia, Hickox.
• Rota: The Godfather, Suite. Phil Orch of La Scala, Muti. Sony 63359.

Midday Music, Tuesday 6/2/09

11 AM

• Wiren: Serenade in G major. Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Studt. Naxos 8.553106.
• Godard: Piano Trio No. 2, Op. 72. Trio Ma Non Troppo. Koch 1545.
• Tchaikovsky: Marche Slave. Minneapolis Sym Orch, Dorati. Mercury 434 305 (recorded 1958).

12 N

• Galindo: Sones de Mariachi. Festival Orch of Mexico, Batiz. Naxos 8.550838.
• Joplin: Peacherine Rag; Stoptime Rag. Benjamin Loeb. Naxos 8.559277.
• Bach, C.P.E.: Cello Concerto in A major. Alison McGillivray, English Concert, Manze. Harmonia Mundi 907403
• Glazunov: Violin Concerto in A minor. Maxim Vengerov, Berlin Phil, Abbado. Teldec 4509-90881.

1 PM

• Dukas: Piano Sonata in E-flat minor. Marc-Andre Hamelin. Hyperion 67513.
• Gossec/Meyer: Gavotte. Kyung-Wha Chung, Philip Moll. London 417 289.

Midday Music, Monday 6/1/09

Franz Josef Haydn (a.k.a. simply Josef Haydn) died in Vienna 200 years ago yesterday - on May 31, 1809 - leaving behind hundreds of symphonies, string quartets and other expertly crafted, high-spirited pieces. In honor of one of classical music's most prolific and influential composers, today we hear mostly Haydn.


11 AM

• Haydn: Symphony No. 88. Berlin Phil, Rattle. EMI 94237.
• Haydn: Piano Trio in F major. Trio 1790. CPO 777 243.
• Haydn: Piano Concerto in F major. Sebastian Knauer, Cologne Chamber Orch, Muller-Bruhl. Naxos 8.570485.

12 N

• Haydn: Saint Cecilia Mass: Kyrie; Sanctus & Benedictus. Chorus & Orch of the Gulbenkian Foundation, Corboz. Virgin 266356.
• Strauss: Horn Concerto No. 1 in E-flat. Gerd Seifert, Berlin Phil, Mehta. Sony 45800.
• Haydn: String Quartet in D major, Op. 64/5. Buchberger Quartet. Brilliant 93863.

1 PM

• Mendelssohn: The Fair Melusina, Overture. London Sym, Abbado. DG 423 104.
• Haydn: Piano Sonata No. 62 in E-flat. Malcolm Bilson. Bridge 9263.
• Hadley: The Ocean. National Sym Orch of Ukraine, Williams. Naxos 8.559064.