9:08 AM / Johann Melcior Molter / Symphony in C for 4 Trumpets
Neal Berntsen and Friends, Trumpets
Four Winds FW 3026

9:15 AM / Vittorio Gianni / Dedication Overture
Tom Bennett, Conductor
University of Houston Wind Ensemble
Naxos 8.570130

9:23 AM / Trad. Irish, Scottish or English / Believe Me, If All Those Endearing Young Charms
Wynton Marsalis, Cornet
Donald Hunsberger, Director
Eastman Wind Ensemble
CBS Records Masterworks MK 42137

9:30 AM / Terence J. Thompson / Suite: City Scenes
Clarinet Quartet of the Belgian National Orchestra
Naxos 8.557407

9:35 AM / J. S. Bach / Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G
Jacques Loussier Trio
Telarc CD-83644

9:49 AM / Ignaz Pleyel / Allegro: from String Quartet in B-flat, Op. 2, No. 5
Enso Quartet
Naxos 8.557497

10:01 AM / NPR Newscast

10:06 AM / Dr. Sue Ann Martin / Arts Almanac

10:11 AM / Michio Mamiya / Five Finnish Folksongs (No. 3 & No. 5)
Yo-Yo Ma, Cello
Joel Fan, Piano
Sony Classical SK 89782

10:17 AM / Eric Ewazen / Down a River of Time
Andrea Gullickson , Oboe
Lucia Matos, Conductor
Czech Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra
Cala Records CACD 1037

10:45 AM / Domenico Scarlatti, Trans. Vincenzo Tommasini / The Good-Humored Ladies
Robert Irving, Conductor
Concert Arts Orchestra
EMI Classics 7243 5 65911 2 7

11:01 AM / NPR Newscast

11:06 AM / Community Notes

11:08 AM / F. Chopin / Nocturne, Op. 27, No. 2
Jorge Bolet, Piano
London  421 363-2

11:16 AM / Luigi Cherubini / Neris’ Aria from Medea
Mary Sue Hyatt, Mezzo-soprano
David DeBolt, Bassoon
Jan Meyer Thompson, Piano
Crystal Records CD841
*Luigi Cherubini died on this date in 1842 at the age of 82 in Paris.  Five years earlier in 1797 (same date – 3/13) his opera Medea was first performed in Paris.

11:24 AM / F. Mendelssohn / Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in e, Op. 64
Midori, Violin
Mariss Jansons, Conductor
Berlin Philharmonic
Sony Classical SK 87740
*First performed on 3/13/1845 featuring soloist Ferdinand David.  Niels Gade conducted the Gewandhaus Orchestra in Leipzig.

11:53 AM / P. Tchaikovsky / Melody in E-flat
Bela Fleck, Banjo
Edgar Meyer, Piano
Sony Classical SK 89610

9:09 AM / Johann Strauss Sr. / Chinese Galop
Erich Kunzel, Conductor
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc CD-80314
*Born 3/14/1804 in Vienna.

9:11 AM / G. P. Telemann / Cantata 72
The Plymouth Trio
Crystal Records CD641
*Born 3/14/1681.

9:16 AM / C. P. E. Bach / String Symphony No. 5 in b
Gustav Leonhardt, Conductor
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Virgin 7243 5 611822 5
*Born 3/14/1714 (possibly the 8th) in Vienna.

9:30 AM / J. S. Bach / Flute Sonata in g, BWV 1020
James Galway, Flute
Christopher O’Riley, Piano
NPR Classics PT CD0002

9:43 AM / Pietro Mascagni / Cavalleria Rusticana (excerpts)
Quartetto Gelato
Marquis Classics MARD 601
*Quartetto Gelato perform this Saturday at the Midland Center for the Arts.  More information at MCFTA.ORG.

9:56 AM / Johann Strauss Sr. / Radetzky March, Op. 228
Erich Kunzel, Conductor
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc CD-80547

10:01 AM / NPR Newscast

10:06 AM / Dr. Sue Ann Martin / Arts Almanac

10:10 AM / W. S. Gilbert & Arthur Sullivan/ Overture: from the Mikado
Carl Davis, Conductor
(studio orchestra)
*The opera Mikado was first performed at the Savoy Theatre of London on 3/14/1885. This performance comes from the soundtrack to the film Topsy-Turvy.

10:20 AM / Joseph Curiale / Tea in Chinese Camp
Karen Han, Erhu (Chinese Violin)
Derek Watkins, Trumpet
Joseph Curiale, Conductor
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

10:33 AM / Trad. Japanese / Sakura Sakura!
Little Singers of Tokyo
Mesa R2 79026

10:41 AM / Maurice Ravel / Rhapsodie Espagnole
Andre Previn, Conductor
London Symphony Orchestra
Deutsche Grammophon 457 590-2

11:01 / NPR Newscast

11:07 AM / Franz Schubert / Quartet No. 13 in a, D. 804
Cleveland Quartet
Telarc CD-80225
*First performed on 3/14/1824 in Vienna.  The selection is also noted as the only chamber work composed during the composers life.

11:44 AM / G. P. Telemann / Concerto in D for horn, strings and continuo
Iona Brown, Conductor
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
Philips 412 226-2

11:51 / Josef Strauss / Magic Bullets Polka
Erich Kunzel, Conductor
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc CD-80314

“Beware the Ides of March.”

9:09 AM / Kurt Weill / Casars Tod (Caesar’s Death)
Ute Lemper
John Mauceri, Conductor
Rias Berlin Chamber Ensemble
London 425 204-2

9:13 AM / G. F. Handel / Julius Caesar (excerpts)
Ruth Ann Swenson, Soprano
Sir Charles MacKerras, Conductor
The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
EMI Classics 7243 5 56672 2 9

9:38 AM / J. Brahms / Intermezzo in A, Op. 118, #2
Modern Mandolin Quartet
Windham Hill Records WD-1091

9:44 AM / B. Gulland / Spring Came Early
Michael Conn, Guitar
Leslie Williams, Conductor
English Chamber Orchestra
London 425 201-2

9:50 AM / Virtuoso Voices / Yolanda Kondanassis

9:51 AM / Marcel Grandjany / Rhapsodie
Yolanda Kondanassis, Harp
Telarc CD-80581

10:01 AM / NPR Newscast

10:07 AM / Dr. Sue Ann Martin / Arts Almanac

10:10 AM / Ede Poldini / Dancing Doll
Kyung Wha, Violin
Phillip Moll
London 417 289-2

10:13 AM / Giuseppe Mercadante / Flute Concerto in D
Andrea Griminelli, Flute
Jean-Pierre Rampal, Conductor
English Chamber Orchestra
London 421 438-2

10:36 AM / O’Riada & Paddy Moloney / Love Theme from Barry Lyndon
The Chieftains
BMG Classics 60412 2 RC

10:44 AM / Gustav Holst / Three Pieces for Oboe and String Quartet
Sarah Francis, Oboe
English String Quartet
Chandos CHAN 8392

10:53 AM / J. C. Bach / Allegro: from Quartet in B-flat
Quartetto Gelato
Marquis Classics ERAD 600
*Performing this Saturday at the Midland Center for the Arts.  More info online... MCFTA.ORG.

11:01 AM / NPR Newscast

11:07 AM / Community Notes

11:09 AM / W. A. Mozart / Symphony No. 36 in C, K.425 “Linz”
Sir Charles MacKerras, Conductor
Prague Chamber Orchestra
Telarc CD-80148

11:44 AM / Traditional Irish / Women of Ireland
Paul Bateman, Conductor
The City of Prague Philharmonic
Silva America SSD 1097

11:48 AM / G. F. Handel / Sarabande
Paul Bateman, Conductor
The City of Prague Philharmonic
Silva America SSD 1097

(St. Patrick’s Day Eve!?!)

9:09 AM / Traditional Irish / Outer Hebrides
Paul Halley, Organ
Pelagos PEL 1003

9:18 AM / Mauro Giuliani / Three Irish Pieces
David Russell, Guitar
Telarc CD-80492

9:28 AM / Sir Hamilton Harty / The Fair Day: from An Irish Symphony
Keith Lockhart, Conductor
The Boston Pops Orchestra
BMG Classics 09026-68901-2

9:34 AM / ATC Feature from NPR News / Alan Gilbert, Conductor

9:40 AM / J. S. Bach / Toccata and Fugue
Leopold Stokowski, Conductor
His Orchestra
EMI Classics 7243 5 65614 2 7
*This composition was played last night by the New York Philharmonic under the direction of Alan Gilbert.

9:51 AM / ATC Feature from NPR News / Classical Music Sales Jump

9:53 AM / John Dowland / Come Again
Sting, Vocal
Edin Karamazov, Lutes
Deutsche Grammophon B0007220-02

9:56 AM / John Dowland / Wilt thou unkind thus reave me
Sting, Vocal
Edin Karamazov, Lutes
Deutsche Grammophon B0007220-02

10:01 AM / NPR Newscast

10:07 / Dr. Sue Ann Martin / Arts Almanac`

10:12 AM / Paddy Moloney / The Irish March: March of the Mayomen
Rauri Somers, Bagpipes
The Chieftans
Proinnsias O Duinn, Conductor
RTE Concert Orchestra
Shanachie 79036
*Thanks, Tom B.

10:16 AM / arr. Leroy Anderson / Irish Suite
Richard Hayman and His Orchestra
Naxos 8.555016

10:40 AM / David Munnelly / Between the Tides
Kieran Munnelly, Flute
David Munnelly, Piano Box
Paul Kelly, Mandolin
Gavin Ralston, Keyboard and Guitar
Island Heart MWCD 4051
*More info about the artist at davidmunnelly.com

10:46 AM / Traditional Irish / Deluded Love
Theresa Schroeder-Sheker, Harp and Voice
Celestial Harmonies  13034-2

10:55 AM / Traditional, arr. Tom Kochan / Danny Boy
James Galway, Flute
and Friends
BMG Classics 09026-68393-2

11:01 AM / NPR Newscast

11:09 AM / Sir Malcolm Arnold / Symphony No. 5, Op.74
Andrew Penny, Conductor
National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland
Naxos 8.505178

11:44 AM / Lix Knowles / Lake Skybelow
Ensemble Galiliei
Telarc CD-80536
*Inspired by Lake Bennan in the Upper Peninsula.

11:50 AM / Traditional / Irish Tune from Country Derry
Richard Hayman and His Orchestra
Naxos 8.555016

11:55 AM / Victor Herbert / The Irish Have a Great Day Tonight, from the operetta Eileen
Richard Hayman and His Orchestra
Naxos 8.555016