Playlist for Wednesday, July 29, 2026

Hajime Komatsu: "Four Japanese Folk Songs" Suite No. 2

II. "Nanbu Ushioi Uta"

Apollo Chamber Players
Blurred Boundaries

Navona Records NV-6038

Erik Satie: "Le Fils des Étoiles" (1891)

Gidon Kremer, v; Naoko Yoshino, h
Insomnia * Gidon Kremer * Naoko Yoshino

Philips 456016-2

Toru Takemitsu: "For Lenny's Birthday" (after Bernstein's "New York, New York")

São Paulo Sym Orch/Marin Alsop

Naxos 8.508018 (8)

Ralph Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 2, "A London Symphony" (1912-13)

Rochester Phil Orch/Christopher Seaman
Vaughan Williams: Symphony No 2

Harmonia Mundi HMU-807567

Gordon Jacob: Five Pieces

#3, "Country Dance"

Tommy Reilly, harmonica; St Martin's Academy/Neville Marriner
Tommy Reilly - Vaughan Williams/ Moody/Jacob: Classical Music For Harmonica

Chandos CHAN-8617

Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata No. 208, "Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd! (Hunt)"

Aria, "Schafe können sicher weiden (Sheep May Safely Graze)"

John Ogdon, p; Brenda Lucas, p

MCA Classics MCAD-25891

Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata No. 49, "Ich geh und suche mit Verlangen (I go and seek with longing)"

Sinfonia

E Power Biggs, o; Orch/Zoltan Rosznyai
Bach: Music of Jubilee

CBS MK-42646

Wilhelm Friedemann WF Bach: Two-Clavier Concerto in E-Flat

Andreas Staier, hc; Robert Hill, hc; Musica Antiqua Köln/Reinhard Goebel
Konzerte Für 2 Cembali / Concertos For 2 Harpsichords / Concertos Pour 2 Clavecins

DG Archiv 419256-2

Johann Sebastian Bach: "Klavierbüchlein für Wilhelm Friedemann Bach"

"Fantasia" No. 6

Joseph Payne, hc
Klavierbüchlein for Wilhelm Friedemann

Hänssler Classic CD-92.137 (2)

Ferde Grofé: "Hudson River Suite"

Bournemouth Sym/William Stromberg
GROFE: Death Valley Suite / Hudson River Suite / Hollywood Suite

Naxos 8.559017

Burleigh: "Six Fancies" (1917)

"Woodbine"

Zina Schiff, v; Mary Barranger, p
BURLEIGH: Music for Violin and Piano

Naxos 8.559061

Charles Villiers Stanford: "Festal Communion Service," Op. 128

"Gloria in excelsis"

Westminster Abbey Choir/James O'Donnell
STANFORD: Anthems and Services

Hyperion CDA-68259

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Four African Dances, Op. 58

Samuel Nebyu, v; Bethany Brooks, p
Music by Composers of African Descent

BCM+D Records

Gordon Jacob: "Music for a Festival"

Interludes

Locke Brass Consort/James Stobart
Locke Brass Consort - Fanfare: British Music for Symphonic Brass Ensemble

Chandos CHAN-6573

Gordon Jacob: "William Byrd" Suite

#3, "Jhon come kisse me now"

Eastman Wind Ensemble/Frederick Fennell
British And American Band Classics

Mercury 432009-2

Camille Saint-Saëns: "Le carnaval des animaux (Carnival of the Animals)"

Pittsburgh Sym Orch/André Previn
Carnaval Des Animaux / Ma Mère L'Oye

Philips 400016-2

Camille Saint-Saëns: Song, "Le vent dans la plaine"

François Le Roux, br; Graham Johnson, p
Songs By Camille Saint-Saëns

Hyperion CDA-66856

Johannes Brahms: Two Rhapsodies, Op 79

#2 in g

Radu Lupu, p
Two Rhapsodies, Op. 79; Piano Pieces, Opp. 117-119

London 417599-2

Luigi Boccherini: Cello Concerto in C, G 477

Anner Bylsma, vc; Concerto Amsterdam/Jaap Schröder

Teldec 77624-2

William Walton: "Facade" (1922)

"Fanfare and Scotch Rhapsody"

Chicago Pro Musica
Façade - An Instrumental Suite In The Original Scoring

Reference Recordings RR-16-CD

Charles Loeffler: Two Rhapsodies

Alex Klein, ob; Richard Young, vi; Ricardo Castro, p
Poetic Inspirations: Works for Oboe, Viola & Piano

Cedille CDR-90000102

Herbert Howells: "Pastoral Rhapsody"

London Sym/Richard Hickox
Howells: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1

Chandos CHAN-9410

English ANON: Ah, Silly Poor Joas

Alfred Deller, ct, Wenzinger Viol Consort
William Byrd and His Age: Alfred Deller Edition, Vol. 2

Vanguard OVC-8101

Edward Little White: "Yankee Doodle with Variations"

Marian Metson, o
Yankee: Come Home- Historic Organs Of Newburyport, Mass

Raven OAR-190

Henri Vieuxtemps: "Souvenir d'Amerique," Op 17

Leila Josefowicz, v; John Novacek, p
Leila Josefowicz: Americana

Philips 462948-2

Charles Ives: Variations on "America" (1891)

Seattle Sym Orch/Gerard Schwarz
Out West!- Tone Poems of the American West

Delos DE-3115

Dudley Buck: Concert Variations on "The Star Spangled Banner"

Marian Metson, o
Yankee: Come Home- Historic Organs Of Newburyport, Mass

Raven OAR-190

Stephen Foster: "Camptown Races"

Robert Shaw Chorale
Stephen Foster Songbook * Robert Shaw Chorale

MHS 514489-H

Earl Wild: "Doo-Dah" Variations

Earl Wild, p; Des Moines Sym Orch/Joseph Giunta
Wild: 'Doo-Dah Variations' & Gershwin: Piano Concerto

Chesky CD-98

Reynaldo Hahn: "Le rossignol éperdu"

#2, "Androméde résignée"

Earl Wild, p
Earl Wild: Reynaldo Hahn - Le Rossignol Eperdu

Ivory Classics 72006 (2)

Edward Elgar: "Pomp and Circumstance" Marches, Op. 39

No. 1 in D

Mormon Tabernacle Cho, Philadelphia Orch/Eugene Ormandy
Around the World: A Musical Journey of Best-Loved Favorites

Sony SMK-61980

Edward Elgar: "Cockaigne" Overture ("In London Town"), Op. 40

Philharmonia/Sir John Barbirolli
Elgar: Enigma Variations, Pomp and Circumstance Marches, Cockaigne Overture

Seraphim 69022-2

Edward Elgar: "Salut d'amour," Op 12

Moscow Virtuosi/Vladimir Spivakov
Encore!

RCA 68185-2

Edward Elgar: "Chanson de Matin," Op 15/2

Bournemouth Sinfonietta/Norman Del Mar
Elgar: The Black Knight and Scenes from the Bavarian Highlands

Chandos CHAN-6544

Edward Elgar: Duet for Trombone and Double Bass

Sue Addison, tb, Sally Goodworth, p
Elgar's Trombone

Cala CACD-77016

Edward Elgar: Violin Sonata in e, Op 82

Nigel Kennedy, v; Peter Pettinger, p
Salut D'Amour & Other Elgar Favourites

Chandos CHAN-8380

Edward Elgar: "The Music Makers," Op 69

"With wonderful deathless dities"

Three Choirs Festival Cho, London Sym Orch/Elgar

EMI/Ang CDS7-54560-2 (3)

Antonio Vivaldi: Flute Concerto in D, R. 428, "The Goldfinch"

New Irish Chamber Orch/James Galway, f
James Galway plays Vivaldi* - 6 Concerti, Op. 10

RCA 61351-2

Aldemaro Romero: Suite for Strings No. 1

"Fuga con Pajarillo"

Sphinx Virtuosi
Songs for Our Times

DG 4865014

Traditional Catalan: "Song of the Birds"

Avi Avital, m; Between Worlds
Song of the Birds

DG 4867526

Peter Tchaikovsky: "Sleeping Beauty," Op. 66

"Bluebird" pas de deux

Scottish National Orch/Neeme Järvi
Stravinsky: Le Baiser de la Fée & Tchaikovsky: 'Bluebird' Pas de deux

Chandos CHAN-8360

Michael Torke: "Unseen"

No. 7

East Coast Chamber Orch; Michael Torke Orch/Michael Torke
Unseen - Michael Torke

Ecstatic Records ER-092402

Edward Joseph Collins: Irish Rhapsody

Royal Scottish National Orch/Marin Alsop
Music Of Edward Collins: Vol. 7

Albany TROY-657

Meyer/Thile/Duncan: "Attaboy"

Stuart Duncan, v; Chris Thile, man; Yo-Yo Ma, vc; Edgar Meyer, db
Edgar Meyer, double bass,
The Goat Rodeo Sessions

Sony 84118-2

Franz Liszt: "Hungarian Rhapsody" No. 9 in E-flat, "Carnival in Pest"

Philharmonia Hungarica/Willi Boskovsky
Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies Nos.1-6, Rákóczy March, Hungarian Battle March / Willi Boskovsky

EMI CDM7-64627-2

Doppler Brothers: Fantasy on Verdi's "Rigoletto," Op. 38

Daniel Ottensamer & Andreas Ottensamer, cl's; Ernst Ottensamer, basset hn; Vienna Virtuosi
The Clarinotts

DG 4811917

Luigi Denza: Song, "Funiculi-Funiculà"

Diabolicus/Dietrich Henschel
A nos amours

Naïve AM-137

Sigmund Romberg: "The Desert Song"

Title Song, "The Desert Song"

Beverly Sills, s; Sherrill Milnes, br; New York City Opera Orch/J Rudel
Up in Central Park - Duets from Operetta and Musical Comedy

EMI CDC7-47203-2

Andrea Zani: Cello Concerto No. 3 in D

Martin Rummel, vc; Cologne Academy/Michael Alexander Willens
Zani: Complete Cello Concertos Nos. 1-12

Capriccio C-5145 (2)

Jean Sibelius: "Scènes historiques" Suite No. 1, Op. 25

Finale, "Festivo"

Scottish National Orch/Alexander Gibson
Sibelius: Scènes historiques I & II

Chandos CHAN-6591

Aram Khachaturian: "Gayaneh"

Gopak; Sabre Dance; Ayesha's Dance; Dance of the Rose Maidens

Royal Phil Orch/Yuri Temirkanov
Khachaturian: Suites From The Ballets

EMI CDC7-47348-2

Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

III. "Allegro giocoso"

London Phil Orch/Marin Alsop
Brahms: Symphony No. 4, Hungarian Dances Nos. 2, 4-9

Naxos 8.570233

Paul Bowles: "Music for a Farce"

I. "Allegro rigoroso"; II. "Presto"; V. "Lento"; III. "Allegretto"; IV. "Allegro"

Chicago Pro Musica
The Medinah Sessions

Reference RR-2102 (2)

Federico Moreno Torroba: "Sonatina trianera"

Los Romeros; Angelita Romero, castanets
Los Romeros Golden Jubilee Celebration

Decca 4780192 (2)

Evaristo Dall'Abaco: Concerto in D "a più istrumenti," Op. 5, No. 6

Concerto Köln
Evaristo Felice Dall'Abaco: Concerti / Concerto Köln

Teldec 22166-2

Ottorino Respighi: "Trittico botticelliano"

I. "La Primavera"

St. Paul Chamber Orch/Hugh Wolff
Respighi

Teldec 18970-2 (2)

Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 2, "Moonlight"

Evgeny Kissin, p
Paganini Variations

RCA 68910-2

Erwin Schulhoff: "Die Mondsüchtige (Moonstruck)"

Leipzig Gewandhaus Orch/Lothar Zagrosek
Tanz Grotesk

Decca 444182-2

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