9:07 AM / Joan Albert Amargos / Tango Catala
Michala Petri, Recorder
Lars Hannibal, Guitar
OUR Recordings 8.226900

9:13 AM / Edino Krieger / Prelude and Fugue
Alexandre Dossin, Piano
Blue Griffin Recordings BGR 125

9:20 AM / Giuseppe Tartini / Violin Concerto in A, D.96
Ariadne Daskalakis, Violin
Helmut Muller-Bruhl, Conductor
Cologne Chamber Orchestra
Naxos 8.570222

9:37 AM / Charlie Chaplin / Smile from: Modern Times
I Salonisti
Sony Classical SK 61731
*Charlie Chaplin was born 4/16/1889.

9:42 AM / Henry Mancini / Theme from Breakfast at Tiffany’s
Erich Kunzel, Conductor
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Henry Mancini Chorus
Telarc CD-80183
*Mancini was born in Cleveland on 4/16/1924.

9:45 AM / Henry Mancini / Theme from The Pink Panther
Erich Kunzel, Conductor
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc CD-80183

9:49 AM / F. Schubert / German Dances with Two Trios and Two Landlers, D.618
Duo Turgeon, Pianos
Marquis Classics 7 7471-81241-2 8

9:55 AM / O. Respighi / The Birth of Venus from: Three Botticelli Pictures
Geoffrey Simon, Conductor
Philharmonia Orchestra
Cala CACDS 4028

10:01 AM / NPR Newscast

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

10:10 AM / Antonin Dvorak / String Quartet in A-flat, Op. 105
Alban Berg Quartet
EMI Classics 7243 5 57013 2 9
*Four students from the Prague Conservatory are the first to perform this work, at Dvorak’s request, following his return from America.  4/16/1896.

10:42 AM / Samuel Barber / Second Essay, Op. 17
Leonard Slatkin, Conductor
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
EMI CDC 7 49463 2
*First performed in New York City on 4/16/1942.

10:54 AM / Edgar Meyer / Sliding Down
Mike Marshall, Mandola and Guitar
Bela Fleck, Papoose Guitar-Banjo and Mandolin
Edgar Meyer, Piano-Mandocello and Bass
Sony Classical SK 62891

11:01 AM / NPR Newscast

11:06 AM / Community Notes

11:10 AM / W. A. Mozart / Symphony No. 40 in g, KV 550
James Levine, Conductor
Vienna Philharmonic
Deutsche Grammophon 429 731-2
*Re-scored for 2 Clarinets and first performed in Vienna on 4/16/1791 with Antonio Salieri conducting.

11:49 AM / G. F. Handel / Sonata, Op. 1, No. 11 in F
Gary Shocker, Flute
Dennis Helmrich, Harpsichord
Ted Hoyle, Cello
Chesky Records CD 46

(Today’s program is “For the Birds,” so to speak.)

9:06 AM / Johann Strauss Jr. / Nightingale Polka, Op. 222
Erich Kunzel, Conductor
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc CD-80547

9:11 AM / Engelbert Humperdink / The Blue Bird
Karl Anton Rickenbacher, Conductor
Bamberger Symphony
Virgin Classics 7243 5 61128 2 7

9:20 AM / Tristan Keuris / Aria for Flute and Piano
Jacques Zoon, Flute
Bernd Brackman, Piano
NM Classics 92059

9:33 AM / Gioacchino Rossini / The Thieving Magpie Overture
Yoel Levi, Conductor
The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Telarc CD-80443

9:44 AM / J. S. Bach / Sonata No. 1 in b for Violin and Harpsichord
Giuliano Carmignola, Baroque Violin
Andrea Marcon, Harpsichord
Sony Classical S2K 89469

10:01 AM / NPR Newscast

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

10:10 AM / Antonio Vivaldi / Concerto No. 3,  Op. 13 in D, R. 428 The Goldfinch
Jean-Claude Veilhan, Recorder
Jean-Claude Malgoire, Conductor
La Grande Ecurie et la Chambre du Roy
CBS Records Masterworks MLK 45810

10:21 AM / P. Tchaikovsky / Nightingale
Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Baritone
Oleg Boshniakovich, Piano
Philips 432 119-2

10:27 AM / Ottorino Respighi / The Birds
Louis Lane, Conductor
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Telarc CD-80443

10:48 AM / Boris Pillin / Three Pieces for Double-Reed Septet
Members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic
Crystal Records CD871

11:01 AM / NPR Newscast

11:06 AM / Community Notes

11:10 AM / Claude Debussy / Arabesque No. 1
Zoltan Kocsis, Piano
Philips 422 404-2
*Actress Tippi Hedren aka Melanie Daniels performs this selection in the 1963 Hitchcock film The Birds.

11:15 AM / Maurice Ravel / Mother Goose
The 14 Berlin Flutists
MDG Gold MDG 308 1114-2

11:25 AM / Igor Stravinsky / The Firebird Suite
Paavo Jarvi, Conductor
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Telarc CD-80587

11:47 AM / Traditional Irish / The Lark in the Clear Air
Anne Roos, Celtic Harp
Steve McArthur, Accordion
Cala CACD55005

11:49 AM / R. Carlos Nakai / Raven Dreams
R. Carlos Nakai, Flutes
Canyon CR-7060

9:07 AM / George Frederick McKay / An April Suite, Op. 3
William Bolcom, Piano
Naxos 8.559143

9:15 AM / Sir Edward Elgar / Suite: The Spanish Lady, Op. 89
Gavin Sutherland, Conductor
Royal Ballet Sinfonia
White Line CD WHL 2136

9:30 AM / Gustav Holst / A Fugal Concerto, Op. 40, No. 2
Amy Porter, Flute
Nancy Ambrose King, Oboe
Andrew George, Conductor
Uncredited Orchestra
Boston Records BR1055CD

9:38 AM / Jean Marie Leclair / Sonata, Op. 9, No.3
The Weiss Duo
Crystal Records CD835

9:52 AM / Leone Sinigaglia / Romanza for Horn and String Orchestra
Meir Rimon, Horn
David Amos, Conductor
Members of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Crystal Records CD513

10:01 AM / NPR Newscast

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

10:10 AM / Georges Ivanovitch Gurdjieff / Chant from a Holy Book, Var. 1
Anja Lechner, Cello
Vassilis Tsabropoulos, Piano
ECM 1888

10:19 AM / Sergei Rachmaninov / The Isle of the Dead, Op. 29
Mariss Jansons, Conductor
St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra
EMI Classics 7243 5 56754 2 2
*Rachmaninov was inspired by a painting of the same name by Arnold Bocklin. The tone poem received its first performance on 4/18/1909.

10:41 AM / Gioachino Rossini / Quartet No. 5 in D
Michael Thompson Wind Quartet
Naxos 8.554098

10:55 AM / Sir Francesco Paolo Tosti / Aprile
Luciano Pavarotti, Tenor
Antonio Tonini, Conductor
National Philharmonic Orchestra
London 433 513-2

11:01 AM / NPR Newscast

11:06 AM / Community Notes

11:10 AM / Oliver Jones / Stolen Moments
The Turtle Island String Quartet
Windham Hill Records WD-0110

11:17 AM / Leonard Bernstein / Fancy Free
Andrew Litton, Conductor
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Virgin Classics 7243 5 61119 2 9
*Bernstein conducted the first performance at the MET in New York on 4/18/1944.

11:47 AM / Percy Grainger / The Brisk Young Sailor from: Lincolnshire Posy
Richard and John Contiguglia, Pianos

11:49 AM / George Gershwin / Three Preludes
Heartland of America Band Percussion Ensemble
ACC-994

9:06 AM / S. Rachmaninoff / Tears from: Suite No. 1, Op. 5, for Two Pianos
The Haddens
Cambria CD-1065

9:14 AM / Ernest Chausson / The Tempest
Yan Pascal Tortelier, Conductor
BBC Philharmonic
Chandos CHAN 9650

9:24 AM / A. Vivaldi / Concerto in C for Piccolo, Strings and Continuo, RV. 443
Jean-Claude Veilhan, Sopranino Recorder
Jean-Claude Malgoire, Conductor
The Grand Chamber Orchestra of the King
Sony Classical SB2K 63284

9:35 AM / Joan Ambrosio Dalza, et al. / A Set of Renaissance Dance Music
Konrad Ragossnig, Lute
Josef Ulsamer, Director
Ulsamer-Collegium
Archiv 415 294-2

9:46 AM / Ronald Lo Presti / Suite for Five Trumpets
John Holt and Friends, Trumpets
Crystal Records CD762

9:53 AM / G. F. Handel / Concerto in F
American Horn Quartet
Dariusz Wisniewski, Conductor
Sinfonia Varsovia
Naxos 8.557747

10:01 AM / NPR Newscast

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

10:07 AM / William Walton / Crown Imperial
Claude Lemmer, Conductor
Central Michigan Area Concert Band
*A performance from November 10th, 2002 on the campus of CMU.  You can hear them perform this Sunday, April 22nd at 3pm in the First United Methodist Church.  Among the selections to be performed, the world premiere of CMU School of Music professor - Scott Harding’s - “Fanfare and Overture.”  The CMACB commissioned the work in honor of Conductor Claude Lemmer.  More information at cmacb.org.

10:20 AM / Luigi Boccherini / Cello Concerto in B-flat
Jacqueline du Pre, Cello
Daniel Barenboim, Conductor
English Chamber Orchestra
EMI Classics 7243 5 66948 2 8

10:44 AM / Antoni Pasculli / Duo for Cor Anglais and Harp
Heinz Holliger, Cor Anglais
Ursula Holliger, Harp
Philips 426 288-2

10:53 AM / Robert Washburn / Suite for Woodwind Quintet
Members of the ACC Heritage of America Band

11:01 AM / NPR Newscast

11:07 AM / L. V. Beethoven / Piano Trio in D, Op. 70, No. 1 “Ghost”
Jos van Immerseel, Fortepiano
Vera Beths, Viola
Anner Bylsma, Cello
Sony Classical SK 51353

11:36 AM / J. S. Bach / Keyboard Concerto No. 2 in E, BWV 1053
Murray Perhia, Piano & Conductor
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
Sony Classical SK 89245
*Perhia celbrates a birthday today – born 4/19/1947 in New York City.

9:07 AM / P. Tchaikovsky / Song without Words, Op.2, No. 3
Alexander Sitkovetsky, Violin
Olga Sitkovetsky, Piano
Angel 7243 5 57025 2 4

9:10 AM / Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov / The Tale of the Young Prince and the Young Princess
Zubin Mehta, Conductor
Israel Philharmonic
CBS Records Masterworks MLK 45811

9:22 AM / Nikolai Miaskovsky / Dramatic Overture, Op. 60
John Boyd, Conductor
Vienna Philharmonic
ELF ELFCD1010
*Russian composer, Miaskovsky, was born in Poland on 4/20/1881.  He also taught a young Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov.

9:38 AM / J. S. Bach / Suite No.3 in D, BWV 1068
Martin Pearlman, Conductor
Boston Baroque
Telarc CD-80619

9:58 AM / Duke Ellington / I’m Beginning to See the Light
The Chestnut Brass
Newport Classic NPD 85557

10:01 AM / NPR Newscast

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

10:11 AM / Billy Strayhorn / Valse
Bill Charlap, Piano
Blue Note Records 73550

10:15 AM / D. Ellington and B. Strayhorn / Sophisticated Ladies: A Tribute to Duke Ellington
John Williams, Conductor
Boston Pops
Philips 412 132-2

10:25 AM / William Grant Still / Blues from “Lennox Avenue”
Denver Oldham, Piano
Koch 3-7084-2 H1

10:30 AM / Richard Danielpour / Urban Dances
Zdenek Macal, Conductor
The Philharmonia Orchestra
Sony Classical SK 60779

11:01 AM / NPR Newscast

11:06 AM / Community Notes

11:10 AM / W. A. Mozart / Divertimento in B-flat, K. 186
Lowell Graham, Conductor
National Chamber Players
Klavier KCD -11104

11:24 / Johann Hoffmann / Sonata in d
Daniel Ahlert, Mandolin
Brigit Schwab, Archlute
Naxos 8.557716

11:39 AM / Joseph Curiale / The Music of Life
Joseph Curiale, Conductor
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Orchard Road 7156

11:56 AM / Albert W. Ketelby / Bells Across the Meadow
Alexander Faris, Conductor
London Promenade Orchestra
Philips 400 011-2
*People across Virginia and the Nation will ring bells at noon to remember the victims of the Virginia Tech shootings.