Playlist for Friday, January 30, 2026

Ernest Bloch: "From Jewish Life"

#1, "Prayer"

Christian-Pierre La Marca, vc; Paris Orchestra/Nathanaël Gouin
Ernest Bloch

Naïve V-7362

Ernest Bloch: Violin Sonata No. 2, "Poème mystique"

Weilerstein Duo
Complete Music For Violin And Piano (Volume II)

Arabesque Z-6606

Anthony Ritchie: "Poems of Spring," Op. 6

No. 3, "Gigue"

Tom McGrath, p
Anthony Ritchie

Ode CDMANU-5098

Franz Liszt: "Les préludes," Symphonic Poem No. 3

Rotterdam Phil/James Conlon
Liszt: Les Préludes, Procession Nocturne, Méphisto-Valse, 2 Légendes

Erato ECD-88235

Johann Jakob Froberger: Suite XV in a

Eliot Fisk, g
Virtuoso Guitar

Musicmasters 67128-2

Johann Jakob Froberger: Suite VIII in A

"Sarabande"

Ludger Rémy, hc
The Strasbourg Manuscript

CPO 999750-2

Zdenek Fibich: Romance in B-Flat, Op 10

Josef Suk, v; Prague Sym/Vaclav Smetacek
Romance * Josef Suk

Supraphon SU-4000-2

Franz Krommer: Flute Quintet in C, Op 63

Bruno Meier, f; Stamitz String Quartet
Krommer: Flute Quintets Op. 49, 63, 101

Koch 3-1097-2

Viteslava Kapralova: "April Preludes," Op 13

No. 4

Antonio Oyarzábal, p
Things Lived and Dreamt

IBS Classical IBS-52021

Josef Suk: Symphonic poem, "Prague," Op 26

Czech Phil/Libor Pesek
Suk: Praga, A Fairy-Tale

Supraphon 33C37-7509

Bohuslav Martinu: "Borova" (Seven Czech Dances) (1929-30)

#5

Radoslav Kvapil, p
Anthology of Czech Piano Works, Vol. 3: Bohuslav Martinu

Unicorn-Kanchana DKPCD-9140

William Grant Still: "Incantation and Dance"

Stephen Caplan, ob; Carol Urban-Stivers, p
Get on Board: American Music for Woodwinds by William Grant Still

Cambria CD-1083

Johann Sebastian Bach: Oboe d'Amore Concerto in A, BWV 1055

Heinz Holliger, ob; Camerata Bern/Erich Höbarth
Johann Sebastian Bach * Concertos and Sinfonias for Oboe

ECM 2229

Antonio Vivaldi: Viola d'amore Concerto in d, R 395

Rachel Barton Pine, vida; Ars Antigua
Vivaldi: The Complete Viola d’Amore Concertos

Cedille CDR-90000159

Johann Jakob Froberger: Suite XXVII in e

"Courante"

Ludger Rémy, hc
The Strasbourg Manuscript

CPO 999750-2

Serge Prokofiev: Cello Sonata in C, Op. 119

Bruno Philippe, vc; Tanguy de Williencourt, p
Prokofiev: Cello Sonata, Sinfonia Concertante / Bruno Philippe/Tanguy de Williencourt

Harmonia Mundi HMM-902608

Serge Prokofiev: "Cinderella," Op. 87

No. 39, "The Prince and the Cobblers"

Cleveland Orch/Vladimir Ashkenazy
Sergei Prokofiev: Cinderella / Mazurka

London 410162-2 (2)

Berthold Goldschmidt: "Comedy of Errors" (1925)

Overture

City of Birmingham Sym/Berthold Goldschmidt
Goldschmidt

London 452599-2

Otto Nicolai: "The Merry Wives of Windsor"

Overture

St Martin's Academy/Sir Neville Marriner

EMI/Ang CDC7-49043-2

Otto Nicolai: "The Merry Wives of Windsor"

Chorus, "O süsser Mond"

Leipzig Radio Cho, Dresden Staatskapelle/Silvio Varviso
German Opera Choruses

Philips 422410-2

William Walton: "Henry V" Suite

Overture (The Globe Playhouse)

London Phil Cho, London Phil/Carl Davis

EMI/Ang CDC7-47944-2

Hermann Goetz: "The Taming of the Shrew" Overture

Monte Carlo National Opera Orch/Van Remoortel
GOETZ: The Complete Orchestral Works

Genesis GCD-105

Thomas Linley: "Ode on the Witches and Fairies of Shakespeare"

Chorus, "What Howling Winds"

Musicians of the Globe
A Shakespeare Ode On The Witches And Fairies

Philips 446689-2

Berthold Goldschmidt: "Chronica" (1932)

Berlin Komische Opera Sym/Yakov Kreizberg
Goldschmidt

London 452599-2

Hans Gál: Twenty-Four Preludes, Op 83 (1960)

#20 in d

Leon McCawley, p
Gal: The Complete Works For Solo Piano

Avie AV-2064 (3)

Henryk Wieniawski: "L'Ecole moderne," Op 10

#9, "Variations on the Austrian National Anthem"

Ruggiero Ricci, v
Violin Recital: Ruggiero Ricci

Dynamic CDS-28

Louis Moreau Gottschalk: "The Union"

Eugene List, p; Vienna State Opera Orch/Igor Buketoff

Vox CDX-5009 (2)

Ludwig van Beethoven: Six National Airs and Variations, Op 105

Olli Mustonen, p
Beethoven: Variations, Dances and Bagatelles

London 452206-2

Wage Rudolf Supratman: Indonesian National Anthem

Millar Brass Ensemble/Stephen Squires
MILLAR BRASS ENSEMBLE: World Anthems

Delos DE-3199

Aaron Copland: "Appalachian Spring"

Detroit Sym Orch/Antal Dorati
Appalachian Spring, Salon, Rodeo

London 414457-2

George Gershwin: "Porgy and Bess"

"Oh Lord, I'm on My Way"

William Warfield, br; Orch/Skitch Henderson
Porgy And Bess Highlights

RCA 5234-2

Ralph Vaughan Williams: March, "Sea Songs "

Trinity College Cho, Cambridge/Richard Marlow; Christopher Allsop, o
The Vaughan Williams Hymnal

Conifer 51249-2

Ralph Vaughan Williams: Five Variants of "Dives and Lazarus"

Utah Sym/Maurice Abravanel
Music of Ralph Vaughan Williams

Vanguard OVC-4053

Ralph Vaughan Williams: Six Studies in English Folksong (1926)

No. 3

Eugene Dowling, tuba; Edward Norman, p

Pro Arte TBCDD-595

Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 in c minor, Op.37

Murray Perahia, p; Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orch/Bernard Haitink
Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 4

CBS MK-39814

Max Schönherr: Austrian Peasant Dances, Op 14

#3, "Guggu Polka"

Philharmonia Promenade Orch/Henry Krips
Champagne And Laughter: The Music Of Johann Strauss II

Angel 35664

Alessandro Scarlatti: String Sonata No. 22 in A

Musica Pacifica
Alessandro Scarlatti: Concerti da Camera

Dorian DOR-93192

Anonymous 16th-century: Suite of Dances

Piffaro
Canzoni e Danze: Wind Music from Renaissance Italy

Archiv 445883-2

Johannes Brahms: Serenade No. 1 in D, Op. 11

VI. Finale, Rondo, "Allegro"

London Sym Orch/István Kertész
Weekend Serenade - Serenades 1 & 2

Decca 421628-2

Gretchen Yanover: "Willow Waltzes On"

Gretchen Yanover, vc's
Bridge Across Sound

Gretchen Yanover (2021)

Scott Joplin: "Weeping Willow"

William Albright, p
The Complete Rags of Scott Joplin

Musicmasters 7061-2-C (2)

Edwin Finckel: Variations on a theme "Willow Weep for Me"

David Finckel, vc, Wu Han, p
Edwin Finckel: Music For Cello

ArtistLed 19902-2

George Butterworth: "The Banks of Green Willow"

English String Orch/William Boughton
Butterworth, Parry & Bridge: Music for String Orchestra

Nimbus NI-5068

Domenico Scarlatti: Clavier Sonata in D minor, Kk 90 (L 106)

Monica Huggett, v; Scott Ross, hc; Christophe Coin, vc
Domenico Scarlatti: Complete Keyboard Works

Erato 45309-2 (34)

Airat Ichmouratov: Concerto grosso No. 3, "Lichtenstein," Op. 68

I. "Allegro agitato"

LGT Young Soloists/Alexander Gilman
Schubert: String Quartet No. 14; Ichmouratov: Concerto Grosso No. 3

Naxos 8.579165

Antonín Dvořák: String Serenade in E, Op. 22

II. "Tempo di valse"

Bavarian Radio Sym Orch/Colin Davis
Tchaikovsky & Dvořák: Serenades for Strings

Philips 422031-2

Franz Joseph Haydn: Cello Concerto No. 1 in C

I. "Moderato"

Lynn Harrell, vc; St Martin's Academy/Neville Marriner
Haydn, Vivaldi: Cello Concertos

EMI CDM7-64326-2

Johann Strauss II: Waltz, "Wine, Women and Song," Op. 333

Canadian Chamber Ensemble/Raffi Armenian
Canadian Chamber Ensemble, Raffi Armenian - Wine Women & Song · Aimer, Boire Et Chanter

Radio Canada Int'l SMCD-5164

Leopold Godowsky: "Alt Wien"

Lorin Maazel, v; Barton Weber, p
Virtuoso Violin

RCA 68414-2

Agustín Barrios Mangoré: "La Catedral"

Manuel Barrueco, g
Cantos y Danzas

Warner 5565782

Richard Wagner: "Lohengrin"

Elsa's Procession to the Cathedral

Northwestern U Sym Wind Ensemble/Mallory Thompson
Heroes, Dreams, & Icons: A Tribute to John P. Paynter

Summit DCD-294

Jennifer Higdon: "All Things Majestic"

IV. "Cathedrals"

Nashville Sym/Giancarlo Guerrero
Jennifer Higdon: All Things Majestic

Naxos 8.559823

Claude Debussy: Two Arabesques

Richard Stoltzman, cl; Nancy Allen, h
Romance

RCA 60198-2

Henry Charles Litolff: "Concerto symphonique" No. 4 in D minor, Op. 102

IV. Finale, Allegro impetuoso

Peter Donohoe, p; Bournemouth Sym Orch/Andrew Litton
Litolff: Concerto symphonique No. 2 in B minor, Concerto symphonique No. 4 in D minor

Hyperion CDA-66889

Fela Sowande: "African Suite"

I. "Joyful Day"

London Sym Orch Strings/Paul Freeman
Black Composers Series 1974-1978, Vol. 7

Sony 19075862152 (10)

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