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A guide for music played on WNYC-2
12:00am
Joey
Nick Drake
Christopher O'Riley, piano
World Village 468066
12:06am
Dancetudes
Randall Woolf
Kathleen Supove, piano
CRI 653
12:20am
Poema
Henri Lazarof
Seattle Symphony Orchestra
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
Delos 3069
12:34am
Clarinet Quintet in A, K. 581
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Hagen Quartet
Sabine Meyer, clarinet
Philips 434032
1:07am
Songs of Travel
Ralph Vaughan Williams
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Sir Simon Rattle, conductor
Thomas Allen, baritone
Angel/EMI 64731
1:31am
Drumming: Part IV
Steve Reich
So Percussion
Rebecca Armstrong, vocals
Jay Clayton, vocals
Erin Lesser, piccolo
Cantaloupe 21026
1:47am
Trouble in Tahiti
Leonard Bernstein
Columbia Wind Ensemble
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
Nancy Williams, mezzo-soprano
Julian Patrick, baritone
Antonia Butler, soprano
Michael Clarke, tenor
Mark Brown, bass
CBS/Sony 60969
2:32am
Souvenirs de Boheme en forme de polka, Op. 13
Bedrich Smetana
Andras Schiff, piano
Teldec 21261
2:40am
we are malleable, even though they seem to own us
itsnotyouitsme
itsnotyouitsme
Caleb Burhans, electric violin, voice
Grey McMurray, electric guitar
New Amsterdam n/a
2:51am
Kleines Requiem fur eine Polka Op. 66
Henryk Gorecki
London Sinfonietta
David Zinman, conductor
Nonesuch 79362
3:16am
Sonata for Harp and Piano
Carlos Salzedo
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp
Katherine Brown, piano
Telarc 80691
3:30am
Blue Nile
Alice Coltrane
Impulse 201
3:37am
Guitar Concerto
Heitor Villa-Lobos
New York Philharmonic
Jose Serebrier, conductor
Sharon Isbin, guitar
Warner Classics 60296
3:56am
"Stop Searching" (Ne Nehledej)
Iva Bittova
Iva Bittova, voice and violin
Nonesuch 79455
4:10am
One, Two, Three
Norman Yamada
Norman Yamada, organ, shortwave radio
JD Foster, guitar
Chris Lightcap, bass
Christine Bard, percussion
Jim Pugliese, percussion
Tzadik 7035
4:24am
Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 56
Herman D. Koppel
Odense Symphony Orchestra
Paul Mann, conductor
Michaela Fukacova, cello
Da Capo 8.226032
4:52am
Six Variations for Two Pianos
Ned Rorem
Clinton-Narboni Duo, pianos
Vanguard 106
5:00am
Chanson Medieval
Erik Satie
Sabine Meyer, voice
Marco Dalpane, piano
ants AG13
5:01am
"Suenserlen harandah ul"
Mongolian Folk Music
Hungaroton 18013/14
5:04am
Three Preludes
George Gershwin
Pro Arte Guitar Trio
ASV 2099
5:10am
Four Proverbs
Michael Torke
Argo Band
Michael Torke, conductor
Catherine Bott, soprano
Argo 443 528-2
5:24am
Sekel
Sylvie Courvoisier
Sylvie Courvoisier, piano
Eric Friedlander, cello
Mark Feldman, violin
ECM 1839
5:26am
Septet in E-flat, Op. 20
Ludwig van Beethoven
Nash Ensemble
Virgin 61409
6:06am
Oboe Concerto
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich
Louisville Orchestra
James Sedares, conductor
John Mack, oboe
KOCH International 7278
6:23am
Rites V
Burnt Sugar
Burnt Sugar
Lawrence Butch Morris
Avantgroid 0301
6:29am
Echo
Lee Gannon
Downtown Chamber & Opera Players
Mimi Stern-Wolfe, conductor
Mimi Stern-Wolfe, piano
Sarah Young, mezzo soprano, psaltery
Downtown Music Productions 01
6:34am
Promise
Ken Schaphorst
Ken Schaphorst Big Band
Ken Schaphorst, conductor
Donny McCaslin, tenor saxophone
JCA Recordings ACCU-4201
6:40am
One For Tom
Paquito D'Rivera and David Samuels
New York Voices
Claudio Roditi, trumpet
Paquito D' Rivera, alto saxophone, clarinet
mcg jazz MCGJ1010
6:45am
Sheherazade
Maurice Ravel
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor
Susan Graham, mezzo-soprano
Warner Classics 61938
7:02am
Pastorale
William Bolcom
Philip Ficsor, violin
Constantine Finehouse, piano
Albany Records TROY 959/60
7:09am
Rock Blood
P. Q. Phan
The University of Illinois Percussion Ensemble
William Moersch, conductor
New World
7:15am
Damunt de tu nomes les flors
Frederic Mompou
Joseph Kaiser, tenor
Michael Barrett, piano
Bridge 9228
7:19am
throne built for the past
itsnotyouitsme
itsnotyouitsme
Caleb Burhans, electric violin, voice
Grey McMurray, electric guitar
New Amsterdam n/a
7:27am
Valse No. 1, Op. 44
Fernando Sor
Jordi Codina, guitar
Josep Mangado, guitar
Ensayo 3430
7:28am
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2
Herman D. Koppel
Odense Symphony Orchestra
Paul Mann, conductor
Ulrich Staerk, piano
Da Capo 8.226032
8:02am
Color Music
Michael Torke
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
David Zinman, conductor
Argo 433071
8:55am
"Goethe-Lieder"
Hugo Wolf
Ian Bostridge, tenor
Antonio Pappano, piano
Angel/EMI 42256
9:05am
Concerto for Pipa with String Orchestra
Lou Harrison
The New Professionals Orchestra
Rebecca Miller, conductor
Wu Man, pipa
Mode 140
9:32am
Me
Anat Fort
Anat Fort, piano
Andreas Henze, bass
Heinrich Koebberling, drums
Aaron Stewart, tenor saxophone
Dan Nadel, guitar
Anat Fort ANAf001
9:38am
Hypno-germ
Patrick Burke
NOW Ensemble
New Amsterdam n/a
9:45am
Chickchi
Loop 2.4.3
Loop 2.4.3
Thomas Kozumplik, percussion
Lorne Watson, percussion
Loop 2.4.3 2007 Loop 2.4.3 2007
9:52am
A Night in Tunisia
John Gillespie, John Hendricks, Frank Paparelli
The Jazz Chamber Trio
Chesky 293
9:58am
The Letter
Harry Partch
Harry Partch Ensemble
Harry Partch, intoning voice
New World Records 80622
10:01am
"ear for EAR" (Antiphonies)
John Cage
Vocal Arts Group Nova
Tamas Veto, conductor
mode 71
10:04am
Eighteen Courtly Masquing Ayres
John Adson
Musica Aurea
David Munrow, recorder and various Renaissance instruments
Don Smithers, recorder and various Renaissance instruments
Michael Morrow, crumhorn
Boston Skyline 138
10:31am
Cathedral Cave
Ronn McFarlane
Ronn McFarlane, lute
James Blanchly, bass
Mindy Rosenfeld, flute
Danny Mallon, percussion
Dorian DSL 90701
10:35am
Plorate
Giacomo Carissimi
Die 12 Cellisten Der Berliner Philharmoniker
Simon Halsey, conductor
Berlin Rundfunkchor
Sylke Schwab, soprano 1
Beate Thiemann, soprano 2
Uta Damm-Kuhner, alto
Rene VoBkuhler, tenor 1
Thomas Kober, tenor 2
EMI 57030
10:41am
Mors sui
Guillaume Machaut
Orlando Consort
Archiv 477 6731
10:46am
"Gambit"
Esa-Pekka Salonen
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
CBS/Sony 89158
10:55am
Dialogue for Viola and Orchestra
Laurent Petitgirard
Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine
Laurent Petitgirard, conductor
Gerard Causse, viola
Naxos 8.557602
11:18am
Piano Sonata no. 33 in c minor
Franz Joseph Haydn
Zoltan Kocsis, piano
Hungaraton 11618
11:33am
Conversation in the Mountains
Dan Kaufman
Barbez
Tzadik 8119
11:47am
Consort of Four Trombones
Charles Wuorinen
Stentorian Consort
David Begnoche, trombone
Barney McCollum, trombone
Brent Phillips, trombone
Jonathan Whitaker, trombone
Albany Records TROY 948
11:53am
Sweet Lorraine
Carter Burwell
Stephane Grappelli, violin
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
CBS/Sony 45574
12:59pm
Fiestas lejanas - seis piezas para piano
Federico Mompou
Carmen Bravo, piano
EMI 7 64470 2
1:00pm
Duet
Steve Reich
Karlsruhe Ensemble
Andreas Weiss, conductor
Edna Michell, violin
Ulf Hoelscher, violin
Angel/EMI 57179
1:05pm
Mania (for cello and 14-piece ensemble)
Esa-Pekka Salonen
London Sinfonietta
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Anssi Karttunen, cello
CBS/Sony 89158
1:22pm
Symphony No. 3
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich
Louisville Orchestra
James Sedares, conductor
KOCH International 7278
1:43pm
Song Without Words: Op 8/1 in B Minor
Fanny Mendelssohn
Tzimon Barto, piano
Angel/EMI 54900
1:49pm
Piano Sonata No. 5 in F-sharp, Op. 53
Alexander Scriabin
Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano
Hyperion 67131
2:02pm
Sinfonia Sacra
Andrzej Panufnik
Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra
John Storgards, conductor
Ondine ODE 1101-5
2:29pm
Millenium Designs for violin
Ralph Shapey
Miranda Cuckson, violin
Blair McMillen, piano
Centaur 2900
2:49pm
"The Cusp of Magic": 'Emily and Alice'
Terry Riley
Kronos Quartet
Wu Man, pipa
Nonesuch 360508
2:53pm
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, "Auld Swaara"
Stephen Hartke
Riverside Symphony
George Rothman, conductor
Michelle Makarski, violin
New World Records 80533-2
3:23pm
For Jim
Phillip Schroeder
Stentorian Consort
David Begnoche, trombone
Barney McCollum, trombone
Brent Phillips, trombone
Jonathan Whitaker, trombone
Albany Records TROY 948
3:28pm
Double Bass Concerto in D
Edgar Meyer
St. Paul Chamber Orchestra
Hugh Wolff, conductor
Edgar Meyer, double bass
CBS/Sony 60956
3:46pm
Music on the Floor
Michael Torke
London Sinfonietta
Lothar Zagrosek, conductor
Argo 443 528-2
4:08pm
Flute Concerto
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich
London Symphony Orchestra
James Sedares, conductor
Doriot Anthony Dwyer, flute
KOCH International 7142
4:26pm
"Plotinus (Ennead V. 8.4)"
Ezequiel Vinao
Absolute Ensemble
Kristjan Jarvi, conductor
Janet Youngdahl, soprano
Bis 1187
4:29pm
Les yeux clos II (1988)
Toru Takemitsu
Kotaro Fukuma, piano
Naxos 570261
4:36pm
L'Arbre des Songes
Henri Dutilleux
Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
Myung-Whun Chung, conductor
Renaud Capucon, violin
Virgin Classics 7243 5 45502 2 5
5:00pm
The Hundred Buddhas of Tushita
Gaden Lhagyama
Loseling Dratsang of Drepung Monastery
Ellipsis Arts 4050
5:13pm
Instrumental, CSM 361
Alfonso X "El Sabio"
Ensemble Unicorn, Vienna
Naxos 553133
5:18pm
Villa
Glauco Sagebin
Glauco Sagebin, piano
Santi Debriano, bass
Paulo Braga, drums
Blue Toucan Music N/A
5:24pm
Driving the Mule Team Chinese Folk Song (Shaanxi)
Zhou Long
Shanghai String Quartet
Delos 3233
5:26pm
Mood Food
Charles Sibirsky
The Queen's Chamber Band
Elaine Comparone, harpsichord
Capstone 8733
5:32pm
U.S. Highball
Harry Partch
Gate 5 Ensemble
New World Records 80622
5:57pm
Hymn to St. Cecilia
Benjamin Britten
London Symphony Chorus
George Malcolm, conductor
London 425 153-2
6:08pm
Duo Fantasia
Marshall Coid
The Queen's Chamber Band
Marshall Coid, violin
Elaine Comparone, harpsichord
Capstone 8733
6:18pm
Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage, Op. 112
Ludwig van Beethoven
Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
Monteverdi Choir
Deutsche Grammophon 453798
6:25pm
Drum and Gong
Tan Dun
Ying Quartet
Telarc 80690
6:26pm
9/11
Yungchen Lhamo
Yungchen Lhamo, vocals
Rufus Cappadocia, cello
Anders Bostrom, bamboo flute
Real World 333300
6:31pm
This House of Blues
Laurie Anderson
Laurie Anderson, vocals and keyboards
Cyro Baptista, percussion
Joey Baron, percussion
Greg Cohen, bass
Brian Eno, drum treatments
WNYC Commission 01
6:34pm
Tableaux (after Kandinsky) for piano & orchestra
Henri Lazarof
Seattle Symphony Orchestra
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
Delos 3069
7:04pm
String Quartet Set
Lou Harrison
Kronos Quartet
CRI 613
7:30pm
Cantata No. 23, "Du wahrer Gott und Davids Sohn," BWV 23
Johann Sebastian Bach
Stuttgart Bach Collegium
Helmut Rilling, conductor
Arlene Auger, soprano
Helen Watts, alto
Aldo Baldin, tenor
Niklaus Tuller, baritone
Gachinger Kantoriei, Stuttgart
Hanssler 98879
7:49pm
Oh, how we wish that we were kids again
Friedrich Hollaender
Matrix Ensemble
Robert Ziegler, conductor
Ute Lemper, vocalist
Jeff Cohen, piano
London/Decca 452 849-2
7:53pm
Now is a Ship
Judith Weir
Young People's Chorus of New York
Francisco J. Nunez, conductor
Perspectives Ensemble
Vital Records VR2017
7:54pm
King Charles' Fancy
Traditional Welsh
William Taylor, harp
Dorian 90260
7:56pm
Trio for Heckelphone,Viola, and Piano, Op. 47
Paul Hindemith
Lajos Lencses, heckelphon
Gunter Teuffel, viola
Shoshana Rudiakov, piano
CPO 999332
8:10pm
Eros Piano
John Adams
Paul Crossley, piano
Elektra/Nonesuch 979249-2
8:25pm
Sonnante
Sylvie Courvoisier
Sylvie Courvoisier, piano
Eric Friedlander, cello
Mark Feldman, violin
ECM 1839
8:29pm
Remind Me Of You
Wayne Horvitz
Wayne Horvitz, piano and drum machine
Butch Morris, cornet, marimba and drum machine
Robert Previte, drums, marimba and piano
Sound Aspects 014
8:33pm
Jardim Abandonado
Antonio Carlos Jobim
Sergio and Odair Assad, guitars
nonesuch 278140-2
8:35pm
Sechs polyphone Etuden fur elektrisches Klavier
Gerhart Munch
player piano
Musikproduktion Dabringhaus und Grimm 645 1404-2
8:43pm
Three Places in New England
Charles Ives
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Gilbert Kalish, piano
Deutsche Grammophon 439869
9:03pm
"Made in America"
Joan Tower
Nashville Symphony
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Naxos 559328
9:16pm
Recuerdos de viaje
Isaac Albeniz
Guillermo Gonzalez, piano
Naxos 8.570553
9:46pm
"Five for Ten Small Fingers"
Dave Brubeck
John Salmon, piano
Naxos 559301
9:48pm
Se la face ay pale
Anonymous
Ciaramella Instrumental and Vocal Ensemble
Adam and Rotem Gilbert, conductor
Naxos 8.557627
9:50pm
Blessed is he that fears the Lord
William Byrd
Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford
Bill Ives, director
Stefan Roberts, treble
Rogers Covey-Crump, tenor
harmonia mundi 907440
9:55pm
FuXiang Pattern
He Xuntian
Images of Sound Ensemble
He Xuntian
Seven Fingers Percussion Group
ZaTu Vocal Ensemble
Wind Music 9177
10:03pm
Sonata for Violin and Organ
Carson Cooman
Rachel Gough, violin
Rupert Gough, organ
Naxos 559329
10:24pm
Masques et bergamasques, Op. 112
Gabriel Faure
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Deutsche Grammophon 449186
10:38pm
"Tossed As It Is Untroubled (Meditation)"
John Cage
Philipp Vandre, piano
Mode 180
10:41pm
The Lavender Song
Mischa Spoliansky
Matrix Ensemble
Robert Ziegler, conductor
Ute Lemper, vocalist
Jeff Cohen, piano
London/Decca 452 849-2
10:44pm
Languisce al fin
Carlo Gesualdo
The Consort of Musicke
Anthony Rooley, conductor
Emma Kirkby, soprano
Evelyn Tubb, soprano
Mary Nichols, alto
Joseph Cornwell, tenor
Andrew King, tenor
Richard Wistreich, bass
Decca 475 9110
10:47pm
The Hague Part I
Michael Gordon
Alarm will Sound
Alan Pierson, conductor
Cantaloupe CA21044
10:56pm
"Dance Suite: Sonata No. 3"
Avner Dorman
Eliran Avini, piano
Naxos 579001
11:11pm
The Apple Tree
Ludovico Einaudi
Carlo Boccadoro, conductor
Paolo Fre, flute and piccolo
Mirco Ghirardini, clarinet and blass clarinet
Thomas Schrott, violin
Andrea Rebaudengo, piano
Marco Decimo, cello
Cantaloupe 21030
11:22pm
String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat, Op. 74, "Harp"
Ludwig van Beethoven
Emerson String Quartet
Deutsche Grammophon 453764
11:51pm
Barcarola per grande orchestra
Hans Werner Henze
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Sir Simon Rattle, conductor
EMI 754762 2