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A guide for music played on WNYC-2
12:05am
Symphony No. 1, La nuit des tropiques
Louis Moreau Gottschalk
Utah Symphony Orchestra
Maurice Abravanel, conductor
Vanguard 09
12:23am
Siegfried Idyll
Richard Wagner
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble
Kenneth Sillito, conductor
Philips 426298
12:42am
Rakes Progress: No word from Tom...
Igor Stravinsky
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
James Levine, conductor
Renee Fleming, soprano
London 460567
12:50am
Carmina burana: Drinking and Eating Songs
Anonymous
Clemencic Consort
Rene Clemencic, conductor
Harmonia Mundi 190336
1:00am
Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, "From the New World"
Antonin Dvorak
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
CBS/Sony 60563
1:44am
Lachrimae antiquae pavan
John Dowland
Les Voix Humaines
Daniel Taylor, countertenor
Andreas Martin, lute
ATMA 2228
1:57am
Danza
Francisco de la Torre
Joseph Iadone, lute
Lyrichord 8020
1:59am
Big Country
Bela Fleck
Edgar Meyer, double bass
Mike Marshall, mandolin
Bela Fleck, banjo
CBS/Sony 62891
2:04am
Violin Sonata No. 1
Charles Ives
Gregory Fulkerson, violin
Robert Shannon, piano
Bridge 9024
2:27am
Symphony No. 41 in C, K. 551 (Jupiter)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
London Classical Players
Roger Norrington, conductor
Angel/EMI 54090
3:05am
West Side Story: Cool
Leonard Bernstein
Katia and Marielle Labeque, piano
CBS/Sony 45531
3:09am
It Don't Mean a Thing
Edward K. (Duke) Ellington
Canadian Brass
RCA 63455
3:13am
Celebration
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
John Nelson, conductor
New World 336
3:21am
Vocalise, Op. 34/14
Sergei Rachmaninoff
American Symphony Orchestra
Leopold Stokowski, conductor
Anna Moffo, soprano
RCA 62600
3:28am
Fantasy on Porgy and Bess
George Gershwin
London Symphony Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
CBS/Sony 60659
3:49am
Liebesleid
Fritz Kreisler
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
Patricia Zander, piano
CBS/Sony 37280
4:04am
Theme and Variations
Alec Wilder
Manhattan Chamber Orchestra
Richard Auldon Clark, conductor
Newport 85570
4:09am
Carmen Suite
Georges Bizet
Kalmen Opperman Clarinet Choir
Kalmen Opperman, conductor
Richard Stoltzman, clarinet
RCA 68817
4:20am
Sorochinsky Fair: Hopak
Modest Moussorgsky
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Valery Gergiev, conductor
Philips 468526
4:21am
Six Pianos
Steve Reich
Piano Circus
Argo 430380
4:43am
Symphony No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 120
Robert Schumann
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
CBS/Sony 62349
5:09am
Symphony No. 3 in D, Op. 29, "Polish"
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Claudio Abbado, conductor
CBS/Sony 45939
5:54am
School for Scandal Overture, Op. 5
Samuel Barber
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Angel/EMI 49463
6:03am
Clarinet Concerto
Joan Tower
Louisville Orchestra
Joseph Silverstein, conductor
David Shifrin, clarinet
D'Note 51016
6:23am
Symphony No. 7 in A, Op. 92
Ludwig van Beethoven
Philharmonia Orchestra
Benjamin Zander, conductor
Telarc 80471
7:03am
Gymnopedie No. 1
Erik Satie
Angel Romero, guitar
Telarc 80134
7:05am
Suite bergamasque: Clair de lune
Claude Debussy
Dubravka Tomsic, piano
Stradavari 6065
7:11am
Neruda Songs: Love, love, the clouds went up the towers of the sky
Peter Lieberson
Boston Symphony Orchestra
James Levine, conductor
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, mezzo-soprano
Nonesuch 79954
7:17am
Trumpet Concerto, "From the Wreckage"
Mark-Anthony Turnage
Gothenberg Symphony Orchestra
Peter Eotvos, conductor
Hakan Hardenberger, trumpet
Deutsche Grammophon 4776150
7:32am
Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043
Johann Sebastian Bach
New York Philharmonic
Zubin Mehta, conductor
Itzhak Perlman, violin
Isaac Stern, violin
CBS/Sony 38487
7:48am
Duo Sonata
Dave Soldier
Laura Seaton, violin
Erik Friedlander, cello
Mulatta Records 014
8:09am
Seven Pastorales
Lou Harrison
Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra
Dennis Russell Davies, conductor
Music Masters 67089
8:28am
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
8:44am
Misa Media Vita: Gloria
Nicolas Gombert
Hilliard Ensemble
ECM 1884
8:51am
Chansons madecasses
Maurice Ravel
Jan DeGaetani, mezzo-soprano
Paul Dunkel, flute
Donald Anderson, cello
Gilbert Kalish, piano
Nonesuch 71355
9:05am
Concert for Violin, Piano, and Quartet in D, Op. 21
Ernest Chausson
Amernet String Quartet
James Tocco, piano
Yehonatan Berik, violin
Gasparo 320
9:47am
Cello Concerto in C, Hob.VIIb:1
Franz Joseph Haydn
Florilegium
Pieter Wispelwey, cello
Channel Classics 7395
10:11am
Fearful Symmetries
John Adams
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Nonesuch 79218
10:39am
Essay for Orchestra No. 1, Op. 12
Samuel Barber
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Angel/EMI 49463
10:48am
La Spagna
Anonymous
La Capella Reial de Catalunya
Jordi Savall, conductor
Alia Vox 9816
10:50am
Der Freischutz: Overture
Carl Maria Von Weber
Philharmonia Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
Chandos 9066
11:00am
Three Rivers
Derek Bermel
Kitchen House Blend
Derek Bermel, conductor
WNYC Commission n/a
11:14am
Holberg Suite, Op. 40
Edvard Grieg
Norwegian Chamber Orchestra
Iona Brown, conductor
Virgin 45224
11:33am
Divertimento in A
George Phillip Telemann
Musica Antiqua Koln
Reinhardt Goebel, conductor
Archiv 463074
11:44am
Madrigal
Agustin Barrios Mangore
Berta Rojas, guitar
Dorian 93167
11:48am
Three Equali for Four Trombones, WoO 30
Ludwig van Beethoven
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
Deutsche Grammophon 453779
1:00pm
Ode on St. Cecilia's Day
Henry Purcell
English Chamber Orchestra
Sir Charles Mackerras, conductor
Simon Woolf, treble
Paul Esswood and Roland Tatnell, countertenors
Alexander Young, tenor
Michael Rippon and John Shirley-Quirk, basses
Tiffin Boy's Choir and The Ambrosian Singers
Archiv 4036
1:56pm
Billy the Kid: Orchestral Suite
Aaron Copland
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
CBS/Sony 63082
2:17pm
Violin Sonata No. 3
Charles Ives
Gregory Fulkerson, violin
Robert Shannon, piano
Bridge 9024
2:47pm
Chaconne, Op. 32
Carl Nielsen
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
Virgin 45129
2:56pm
It Don't Mean a Thing
Edward K. (Duke) Ellington
Canadian Brass
RCA 63455
3:01pm
West Side Story: I Feel Pretty
Leonard Bernstein
Katia and Marielle Labeque, piano
CBS/Sony 45531
3:04pm
Ave verum corpus, K. 618
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
Stockholm Chamber Choir
Swedish Radio Chorus
Angel/EMI 69748
3:07pm
Symphony No. 3
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich
Louisville Orchestra
James Sedares, conductor
KOCH International 7278
3:27pm
Scherzo and Marsch
Franz Liszt
Leslie Howard, piano
Hyperion 66811
3:39pm
Farewell to Arms, Op. 9
Gerald Finzi
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Vernon Handley, conductor
Toby Spence, tenor
Conifer 51285
3:48pm
Liebesleid
Fritz Kreisler
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
Patricia Zander, piano
CBS/Sony 37280
3:52pm
Pavane for a Dead Princess
Maurice Ravel
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor
CBS/Sony 66832
4:01pm
Symphony, Op. 21
Anton Webern
Staatskapelle Dresden
Giuseppe Sinopoli, conductor
Teldec 22902
4:10pm
Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G, BWV 1049
Johann Sebastian Bach
Taverner Players
Andrew Parrot, conductor
Angel/EMI 49806
4:25pm
Browning in five parts
William Byrd
Fretwork
Virgin 90795
4:29pm
Proverb
Steve Reich
Theatre of Voices
Paul Hillier, conductor
Steve Reich Ensemble
Nonesuch 79430
4:52pm
The Isle of the Dead, Op. 29
Sergei Rachmaninoff
The Philadelphia Orchestra
Sergei Rachmaninoff, conductor
RCA 62532
5:11pm
Violin Concerto No. 2, SZ 112
Bela Bartok
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Pierre Boulez, conductor
Gil Shaham, violin
Deutsche Grammophon 459639
5:51pm
Four Seasons: Winter, Op. 8, RV 297
Antonio Vivaldi
Kremerata Baltica
Gidon Kremer, violin
Nonesuch 79568
5:59pm
For No Good Reason at All
Cliff Edwards
Hesperus
Golden Apple Records 7553
6:03pm
Symphony No. 2
Kurt Weill
Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen
Antony Beaumont, conductor
Chandos 5046
6:30pm
Symphony No. 7 in A, Op. 92
Ludwig van Beethoven
London Symphony Orchestra
Bernard Haitink, conductor
LSO Live 0598
7:09pm
Gymnopedie No. 2
Erik Satie
English Chamber Orchestra
Nigel Kennedy, violin
Angel/EMI 56890
7:11pm
Lachrimae antique novae Pavan
John Dowland
Fretwork
Virgin 90795
7:15pm
A Quiet Afternoon
Ned Rorem
Sahan Arzruni, piano
New World 80590
7:25pm
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
7:42pm
Cello Sonata, Op. 6
Samuel Barber
Steven Honigberg, cello
Kathryn Brake, piano
Albany 82
8:01pm
Jazz Suite No. 1
Dmitri Shostakovich
The Philadelphia Orchestra
Mariss Jansons, conductor
Angel/EMI 55601
8:09pm
Introduction and Allegro
Maurice Ravel
Tokyo String Quartet
Nancy Allen, harp
Ransom Wilson, flute
David Shifrin, clarinet
Angel/EMI 47520
8:20pm
Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro
Giacomo Puccini
Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Lamberto Gardelli, conductor
Renata Tebaldi, soprano
London/Decca 470280
8:23pm
Noon Dance (1982)
Joan Tower
Members of Collage
CRI 582
8:40pm
Symphony No. 6 in D Major, Hob. 1:6, "Le matin" (Morning)
Franz Joseph Haydn
St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble
Arabesque 6756
9:04pm
Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40
Richard Strauss
Staatskapelle Dresden
Giuseppe Sinopoli, conductor
Deutsche Grammophon 435790
9:52pm
Prelude / Long Cold Nights
John Playford Collection
David Douglass, violin
Paul O'Dette, Baroque guitar
Andrew Lawrence-King, harp
Harmonia Mundi 3957186
10:02pm
Harmonium
John Adams
San Francisco Symphony
John Adams, conductor
San Francisco Chorus
Nonesuch 79549
10:33pm
Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Minor, Op. 23
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Bavarian Radio Symphony
Kirill Kondrashin, conductor
Martha Argerich, piano
Philips 411057
11:06pm
Carmen: Entr'acte IV
Georges Bizet
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
Deutsche Grammophon 435852
11:09pm
Crystal Silence
Chick Corea
Uncredited Orchestra
Chick Corea, piano
MNJ 001
11:18pm
The Bartered Bride: Overture
Bedrich Smetana
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic
Libor Pesek, conductor
Virgin 59285
11:25pm
Il gattopardo: Dances
Nino Rota
La Scala Philharmonic
Riccardo Muti, conductor
CBS/Sony 66279
11:41pm
Sicilienne, Op. 78
Gabriel Faure
Jean-Pierre Rampal, flute
Marielle Nordmann, harp
CBS/Sony 44552