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12:07am
Holberg Suite, Op. 40
Edvard Grieg
Norwegian Chamber Orchestra
Iona Brown, conductor
Virgin 45224
12:26am
Lamento d'Orfeo
Sigismondo D'India
Nigel Rogers, tenor
Paul O'Dette, chitarrone
Andrew Lawrence-King, double harp
Virgin 59231
12:35am
Three Songs for Pipa and Cello
Bright Sheng
Wu Man, pipa
Nicholas Tzavaris, cello
BIS 1138
12:44am
Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro
Giacomo Puccini
Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Lamberto Gardelli, conductor
Renata Tebaldi, soprano
London/Decca 470280
12:46am
Electric Guitar Phase
Steve Reich
Dominic Frasca, electric guitar
Nonesuch 79546
1:02am
La valse
Maurice Ravel
London Symphony Orchestra
Claudio Abbado, conductor
Deutsche Grammophon 427314
1:15am
Caniad of the chamber
Traditional Welsh
William Taylor, harp
Dorian 90260
1:25am
Terpsichore: Dance Suite
Michael Praetorius
Early Music Consort of London
David Munrow, conductor
Angel/EMI 69024
1:48am
Variations on a Theme by Mozart, Op. 9
Fernando Sor
Alexander Ramirez, guitar
Denon 75715
1:56am
"I Hate Music"
Leonard Bernstein
Jennie Tourel, mezzo-soprano
Leonard Bernstein, piano
CBS/Sony 60697
2:03am
Piano Quintet in A, Op. 114, D. 667, The Trout
Franz Schubert
Alfred Brendel, piano
Thomas Zehetmair, violin
Tabea Zimmermann, viola
Richard Duven,cello
Peter Riegelbauer, double bass
Philips 446001
2:48am
Lincolnshire Posy
Percy Aldridge Grainger
Cleveland Symphonic Winds
Frederick Fennell, conductor
Telarc 80099
3:03am
Island Prelude
Joan Tower
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Peter Bowman, oboe
Nonesuch 79245
3:13am
Polonaise in C, Op. 89
Ludwig van Beethoven
Andras Schiff, piano
Hungaroton 11885
3:19am
The Marriage of Figaro: E Susanna non vien... Dove sono
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Sir Neville Marriner, conductor
Cheryl Studer, soprano
Philips 426721
3:26am
Fandango
Antonio Soler
de Falla Trio
Concord Concerto 42011
3:37am
"Quiet City"
Aaron Copland
City of London Sinfonia
Richard Hickox, conductor
Crispian Steele-Perkins, trumpet
Helen McQueen, english horn
Virgin 90766
3:48am
Lord Fitzwilliam Suite
William Byrd
Boulder Brass
Dorian 93204
3:59am
Mandoline
Claude Debussy
Renee Fleming, soprano
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
London/Decca 467697
4:02am
Scheherazade, Op. 35
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
New York Philharmonic
Yuri Temirkanov, conductor
Glen Dicterow, violin
RCA 61173
4:50am
Piano Sonata No. 15 in C, K. 545, Sonata facile
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Maria Joao Pires, piano
Philips 456928
5:03am
Hermit Songs, Op. 29
Samuel Barber
Sanford Sylvan, baritone
David Breitman, piano
Nonesuch 79259
5:19am
Far East Suite: A Tone Parallel to Harlem
Edward K. (Duke) Ellington
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Sir Simon Rattle, conductor
John Barclay, trumpet
Simon Gardner, high trumpet
Mark Goodchild, double bass
Geri Allen, piano
Lewis Nash, drums
Angel/EMI 57014
5:33am
"Set for Theatre Orchestra"
Charles Ives
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Gilbert Kalish, piano
Deutsche Grammophon 439869
5:41am
Carmen Suite
Georges Bizet
Kalmen Opperman Clarinet Choir
Kalmen Opperman, conductor
Richard Stoltzman, clarinet
RCA 68817
5:52am
Rhapsody in Blue
George Gershwin
Paul Whiteman's Orchestra
Paul Whiteman, conductor
George Gershwin, piano
North American Classics 4002
6:02am
Swan Lake: Suite, Op. 20
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
London Symphony Orchestra
Richard Williams, conductor
MCA 25207
6:22am
Lhistoire du soldat: Suite
Igor Stravinsky
Richard Stoltzman, clarinet
Richard Goode, piano
Lucy Chapman Stoltzman, violin
RCA 60170
6:37am
Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b
Ludwig van Beethoven
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Kurt Masur, conductor
Philips 454038
6:51am
La Spagna
Anonymous
La Capella Reial de Catalunya
Jordi Savall, conductor
Alia Vox 9816
6:53am
The Planets: Jupiter, Bringer of Jollity
Gustav Holst
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Davis, conductor
Angel/EMI 64300
7:02am
Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F, BWV 1046
Johann Sebastian Bach
Il Giardino Armonico
Giovanni Antonini, conductor
Teldec 98442
7:20am
Mignon: Overture
Ambroise Thomas
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Paul Paray, conductor
Mercury 434321
7:29am
Lachrimae antiquae pavan
John Dowland
Les Voix Humaines
Daniel Taylor, countertenor
Andreas Martin, lute
ATMA 2228
7:42am
Suite rococo
Andre-Ernest-Modeste Gretry
I Fiamminghi
Rudolf Werthen, conductor
France Springuel, cello
KOCH/Schwann 311197
7:52am
Spartacus: Grande adagio
Aram Khachaturian
Hideko Udagawa, violin
Boris Berezovsky, piano
KOCH International 7571
8:01am
Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Ralph Vaughan Williams
English String Orchestra
William Boughton, conductor
Susan Lynn, violin
Pierre Joubert, violin
Helen Roberts, viola
Thomas Waddington, cello
Nimbus 5210
8:16am
Indian Queen: Incidental Music
Henry Purcell
Tafelmusik
Jeanne Lamon, conductor
CBS/Sony 66169
8:29am
"On the Waterfront": Symphonic Suite
Leonard Bernstein
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
CBS/Sony 47154
8:49am
Clocks
Joan Tower
Sharon Isbin, guitar
Virgin 45024
8:58am
An die Musik, D. 547
Franz Schubert
Dame Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano
Geoffrey Parsons, piano
Angel/EMI 69389
9:01am
Cello Concerto in B Minor, Op. 104
Antonin Dvorak
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Mariss Jansons, conductor
Truls Mork, cello
Virgin 59325
9:41am
Prayers of Kierkegaard, Op. 30
Samuel Barber
Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
Andrew Schenck, conductor
KOCH International 7125
10:01am
Caprice No. 24 in A Minor, Op. 1
Nicolo Paganini
Midori, violin
CBS/Sony 44944
10:06am
Sonata X
Dario Castello
Il Giardino Armonico
Teldec 82536
10:12am
The Marriage of Figaro: Non piu andrai
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
English Baroque Soloists
James Levine, conductor
Bryn Terfel, baritone
Deutsche Grammophon 445866
10:16am
Pavane for a Dead Princess
Maurice Ravel
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor
CBS/Sony 66832
10:24am
Concerto for Wind Quintet
Valerie Coleman
Imani Winds
KOCH International 7599
10:40am
Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in E-flat, Op. 74
Carl Maria Von Weber
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Antony Pay, clarinet
Virgin 90720
11:03am
Gloria in D, RV. 589
Antonio Vivaldi
The English Concert
Trevor Pinnock, conductor
Nancy Argenta, soprano
Jennifer Smith, soprano
Catherin Wyn Rogers, contralto
Archiv 437834
11:34am
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43
Sergei Rachmaninoff
The Philadelphia Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
Andrei Gavrilov, piano
Angel/EMI 49966
11:56am
Aires Tropicales: Habanera
Paquito D'Rivera
Imani Winds
KOCH International 7599
11:59am
Russlan and Ludmilla: Overture
Mikhail Glinka
Berlin Symphony Orchestra
Claus Peter Flor, conductor
RCA 60119
12:06pm
Rig Veda: Third Group, Op. 26
Gustav Holst
Holst Orchestra
Hilary Davan Wetton, conductor
The Holst Singers
Hyperion 66175
12:19pm
Violin Concerto in D, Op. 35
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Kirov Orchestra, St.Petersburg
Valery Gergiev, conductor
Vadim Repin, violin
Philips 473343
12:54pm
Excursions for Piano, Op. 20
Samuel Barber
John Browning, piano
Music Masters 67122
12:57pm
Fanfare for the Common Man
Aaron Copland
San Francisco Symphony
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
RCA 63719
1:00pm
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp Minor, Op. 27/2, Moonlight
Ludwig van Beethoven
Andre Watts, piano
Angel/EMI 73285
1:17pm
Symphony No. 2
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich
Louisville Orchestra
Lawrence Leighton Smith, conductor
Louisville 10
1:27pm
Suite pastorale
Emmanuel Chabrier
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
Deutsche Grammophon 447751
1:46pm
Lachrimae antique pavan
John Dowland
Fretwork
Virgin 90795
1:50pm
Serenade to Music
Ralph Vaughan Williams
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Vernon Handley, conductor
Chandos 8330
2:02pm
Guitar Quintet No. 4 in D, G. 448, Fandango
Luigi Boccherini
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble
Pepe Romero, guitar
Philips 438769
2:19pm
Guitar Concerto
Heitor Villa-Lobos
New York Philharmonic
Jose Serebrier, conductor
Sharon Isbin, guitar
Warner Classics 60296
2:38pm
Little Fugue in G Minor, BWV 578
Johann Sebastian Bach
Canadian Brass
Omega 3014
2:41pm
Variations on Ah! Vous dirai-je, Maman, K. 265
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Andras Schiff, piano
London 421369
2:55pm
Mandoline
Claude Debussy
Renee Fleming, soprano
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
London/Decca 467697
2:56pm
Grand galop chromatique
Franz Liszt
Leslie Howard, piano
Hyperion 66811
3:01pm
Trumpet Concerto in E-flat, Hob. VIIe:1
Franz Joseph Haydn
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Raymond Leppard, conductor
Wynton Marsalis, trumpet
CBS/Sony 37846
3:16pm
Orchestral Variations
Aaron Copland
Aaron Copland, conductor
CBS/Sony 47236
3:28pm
"Fantasy on Porgy and Bess"
George Gershwin
London Symphony Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
CBS/Sony 60659
3:49pm
Armide: Overture
Jean-Baptiste Lully
La Petite Bande
Sigiswald Kuijken, conductor
Accent 96122
3:51pm
Mandolinato
Jean Sibelius
Havard Gimse, piano
Naxos 554808
3:52pm
"Set for Theatre Orchestra"
Charles Ives
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Gilbert Kalish, piano
Deutsche Grammophon 439869
4:01pm
"Harmonium"
John Adams
San Francisco Symphony
John Adams, conductor
San Francisco Chorus
Nonesuch 79549
4:33pm
Symphony No. 8 in B Minor, D. 759, Unfinished
Franz Schubert
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
James Levine, conductor
Deutsche Grammophon 439862
4:58pm
Lachrimae coactae Pavan
John Dowland
Fretwork
Virgin 90795
5:02pm
Duet
Steve Reich
Karlsruhe Ensemble
Andreas Weiss, conductor
Edna Michell, violin
Ulf Hoelscher, violin
Angel/EMI 57179
5:06pm
Xerxes: Ombra mai fu
George Frederick Handel
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Roger Norrington, conductor
David Daniels, countertenor
Virgin 45326
5:10pm
Piano Sonata No. 21 in C, Op. 53, Waldstein
Ludwig van Beethoven
Richard Goode, piano
Nonesuch 79391
5:34pm
Island Rhythms
Joan Tower
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
St.LouisSO 51205
5:42pm
Souvenirs de Boheme en forme de polka, Op. 13
Bedrich Smetana
Andras Schiff, piano
Teldec 21261
5:50pm
Balada mexicana
Manuel Ponce
State of Mexico Symphony
Enrique Batiz, conductor
Eva Suk, piano
ASV 926
6:02pm
Serenade for Strings in C, Op. 48
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Netherlands Chamber Orchestra
David Zinman, conductor
Philips 438748
6:32pm
Sinfonia concertante in E-flat, K. 364
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
Gidon Kremer, violin
Kim Kashkashian, viola
Deutsche Grammophon 453043
7:04pm
Mother Goose Suite (Ma mere l'oye)
Maurice Ravel
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor
CBS/Sony 66832
7:24pm
Rose Without a Thorn Suite
Henry VIII of England
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
London 417524
7:36pm
Mandolin Concerto in C, RV 425
Antonio Vivaldi
Toulouse Chamber Orchestra
Louis Auriacombe, conductor
Aimee Auriacombe, mandolin
Angel/EMI 69143
7:44pm
The Lark Ascending
Ralph Vaughan Williams
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir Adrian Boult, conductor
Hugh Bean, violin
Angel/EMI 66226
7:58pm
Sonata in D for Eight Viols and One Trumpet
Alessandro Stradella
Tafelmusik
Jeanne Lamon, conductor
Crispian Steele-Perkins, natural trumpet
CBS/Sony 53365
8:08pm
William Tell: Overture
Gioacchino Rossini
Royal Opera, Covent Garden
Carlo Rizzi, conductor
Conifer 55004
8:20pm
Keyboard Concerto No. 5 in F Minor, BWV 1056
Johann Sebastian Bach
Vienna State Opera Orchestra
Sir Neville Marriner, conductor
Andre Gavrilov, piano
Angel/EMI 65173
8:30pm
Symphony No. 3 "The Camp Meeting"
Charles Ives
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Deutsche Grammophon 439869
8:53pm
Middle Passage
Anthony Davis
Ursula Oppens, piano
Music & Arts 699
9:01pm
"Three Latin-American Sketches"
Aaron Copland
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Aaron Copland, conductor
CBS/Sony 47236
9:12pm
Kinderszenen, Op. 15 (Scenes from Childhood)
Robert Schumann
Vladimir Horowitz, piano
Philips 456838
9:29pm
Concerto soiree
Nino Rota
Orquesta Ciudad de Granada
Josep Pons, conductor
Benedetto Lupo, piano
Harmonia Mundi 901864
9:50pm
Gosteg of Master David
Traditional Welsh
William Taylor, harp
Dorian 90260
9:57pm
Farewell to Arms, Op. 9
Gerald Finzi
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Vernon Handley, conductor
Toby Spence, tenor
Conifer 51285
10:07pm
Symphony No. 9 in C, D. 944, The Great
Franz Schubert
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
CBS/Sony 37239
10:53pm
Summer Music, Op. 31
Samuel Barber
Arioso Wind Quintet
KOCH International 7206
11:07pm
Canon and Gigue in D
Johann Pachelbel
Hesperion XXI
Jordi Savall, conductor
Alia Vox 9820
11:11pm
Candide: Glitter and be gay
Leonard Bernstein
Uncredited Orchestra
Eric Stern, conductor
Dawn
Nonesuch 79345
11:17pm
Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64
Felix Mendelssohn
London Symphony Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
Itzhak Perlman, violin
Angel/EMI 69863
11:46pm
The Threepenny Opera: Foxtrot Potpourri
Kurt Weill
Das Palast Orchester
H. K. Gruber, conductor
RCA 63513
11:51pm
Suite espanola: No. 5, Asturias (leyenda)
Isaac Albeniz
John Williams, guitar
CBS/Sony 44794
11:57pm
Der Freischutz: Overture
Carl Maria Von Weber
Philharmonia Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
Chandos 9066
Wordless Music
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Music from the 92nd Street Y
Sara Fishko digs into the audio archives of the 92nd Street Y to bring us the greatest live performances from the stage of the Y's Kaufmann Concert Hall.
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Concerts from the Frick Collection
For over sixty years, the series Concerts from The Frick Collection has delighted WNYC listeners with the finest in keyboard recitals, chamber groups, and early music ensembles.
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The New Americans
WNYC announces The New Americans, an ongoing station-wide celebration of foreign-born artists now residing in the United States.
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