Thanks to listeners from Lexington, Onekama, Cedar, and many more for your requests this week!
1. Telemann: Flute sonata in d minor, TWV 42:d10; Fabio Biondi, Tripla Concordia
2. Beethoven: Leonore Overture No. 3; George Szell, Cleveland Orchestra
3. George Gershwin: Catfish Row (Symphony Suite from Porgy and Bess) I: Erich Kunzel; Cincinnati Pops
4. Alfred Reed: Hounds of Spring for wind band; Jack Stamp, The Keystone Wind Ensemble
5. The King’s Singers: “You are the new day” (John David) and “Hush little baby, don’t say a word” (Trad.)
6. A mighty fortress is our God (Luther): The American Boychoir, James Litton, cond., The St. Luke’s Chamber Ensemble
7. Vangelis: Conquest of Paradise; John Williams, Boston Pops Orchestra, Tanglewood Festival Chorus
8. Leopold Mozart: Toy Symphony; Berlin Chamber Orchestra, Helmut Koch
9. Richard Strauss: Serenade in E-flat for 13 wind instruments, op. 7; Edo de Waart; Minnesota Orchestra
10. Klaus Badelt: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl; (The Medallion Calls, The Black Pearl, He’s a Pirate); Erich Kunzel; Cincinnati Pops
11. Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2: III Finale; Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Cleveland Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy
12. Bedrich Smetana: The Moldau; Czech Philharmonic, Libor Pesek
13. John Rutter: I believe in Springtime; Cambridge Singers and City of London Sinfonia
14. J. S. Bach: Toccata and Fugue in d minor BWV 565; E. Power Biggs
15. PDQ Bach (Peter Schickele): Bach Portrait; Walter Bruno, The Greater Hoople Area Off-Season Philharmonic
16. Brahms: Waltzes 13 and 14 from Waltzes for Piano, Four Hands Op. 39; Yaara Tal and Andreas Groethuysen
17. Faure: Sicilienne (from Pelleas et Melisande); James Galway, London Mozart Players
18. Tchaikovsky: Capriccio Italien; Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Antal Dorati
19. Frederick Delius: Intermezzo from Fennimore and Gerda; Richard Hickox, Northern Sinfonia of England
20. Johann Strauss II: Waltz: Where the Lemon Trees Blossom; Franz Welser-Most, Vienna Philharmonic
21. Puccini: “Recondita armonia” from Tosca, “Nessun dorma” from Turandot; Jussi Bjoerling, tenor; Rome Opera Orchestra, Erich Leinsdorf
22. Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band: Mozart’s 40th Symphony in G minor (arranged)
23. Camille Saint-Saens: Aquarium from Carnival of the Animals; Leonard Berstein, conductor and narrator; New York Philharmonic
24. Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf (Introduction, The Story Begins, The Bird); Boris Karloff, narr., Mario Rossi, Vienna State Opera Orchestra
25. J. S. Bach: Aria variata (air and variations) in A minor; Alison Balsom, trumpet; Alistair Ross, harpsichord
26. Jean Sibelius: The Fiddler from Five Characteristic Impressions, Op. 103; Risto Lauriala