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Broadcast #1 KOCH International SELECTIONS heard in our program:

MDG 335 0817 - Burgmuller: Symphony #2 , Concerto for Piano op.1 and Overture op. 5 - Schmalfub cond. ****

MDG 601 0832 - Nicolai: Symphony WoO 99, Fantasy on Norma for Piano and Orch. - Stern cond.****

MDG 337 0826 - Beethoven:Leonore second version (the1806 version) 2 cd set. Very Good sound. - Soustrot cond.****

Koch 365502 - Paderewski: Piano Concerto and Fantasie Polonaise with - E.Kupiec, Wolff cond.*****

Koch 365572 - Bruch: Odysseus 2 cd set - Botstein cond.***

Koch 364502 - Czerny and Abeille Concertos for Piano Duet and Orchestra - Merz cond. Great sound ...nice conducting.****

Koch 315142- Joachim: Overtures and Marches for Orchestra - Bader cond.****

Koch 373762 - Tribute to Alfred Newman suites from Wuthering Heights, Prince of Foxes, David and Bathsheba etc.

Dragonwyck, Prisoner of Zenda and selection heard: Brigham Young March ***** Excellent sound and conducting by Richard Kaufman and the New Zealand Symphony.

ASV 1037 - "ARMENIA" 17 selections by various composers web selection heard: Dances of the Fisherman by Yeghiazarian - Tjeknavorian cond. (composers include: Babadzhanian and Tjeknavorian, Spendiarian, Mirzoyan etc.)****

ASV 2116 - "BRITISH LIGHT MUSIC" 17 World Premieres by M. Arnold:Roots of Heaven Ovt., C. Parker, J.Langley, G. Jacobs, M. Johnstone, A. Langford, R.R. Bennett, W.Alwyn and the selection heard: An Impression on a Windy Day by Sir Malcolm Sargent all works cond. by Gavin Sutherland with Royal Ballet Sym. ****

Chandos 9709 - Glazunov: Coronation Cantata.- Polyanski cond. ****

Broadcast #1 HARMONIA MUNDI USA SELECTIONS heard in our program:

Hyperion 67038 - Linley:Song of Moses and Let God Arise- Holman cond ***** One of the Finest Hyperion recordings ever!

Hyperion 67241/2 - Handel: Alexander Balus 2 cd set - King cond. ***

Hyperion 67006 - Jones:The Geisha light opera cond R. Corp **** Nearly as good as the greatest G&S!

Hyperion 67067 - American Light Music Classics ***** a must have CD cond R. Corp includes 22 great selections -heard on web third movement "Scherzofrenia" from Don Gillis 'Symphony No. 5 1/2 "

Hyperion 67053 - Handel in Hamburg Suites from operas Almira, Nero, G minor, Oboe Concerto, Florindo and Daphne, Rodrigo - Holman cond .***

Hyperion 67069 - Brull:Concerto #1 and #2 plus Andante and Allegro for piano - Roscoe, Brabbins cond .... selection heard from third movement of Piano Concerto #2. Our highest recommendation*****

Hyperion 67401/2 - Liszt Complete Music for Piano and Orchestra Vol 1. (2 CD set) *****

Hyperion 67403/4 - Liszt Complete Music for Piano and Orchestra Vol 21. (2 CD set) with bonus 3rd CD.*****

Web selection heard is finale from Hungarian Zigeunerweisen - the world premiere recording of work written by Franz Liszt and Sophie Menter and orchestrated by no less than Tchaikovsky! Finest DDD versions of these works both familiar and unknown Leslie Howard piano with excellent highly idiomatic "Hungarian" sounding Budapest Symphony Orchestra conducted by Karl Rickenbacher.

Hyperion 67086 - Kullak and Dreyschock (3rd mvt. on web) Piano Concertos. - Lane, Willen cond. BBC. Excellent ****

Hyperion 67283/4 - Handel:L'Allegro, Il Penseroso ed Il Moderato (absolutely uncut version) - King cond. Very fine sound. Performance a bit rushed at times and soloists leave me a bit wanting. ***

Opera Rara ORC 14 - Rossini: Riccardo e Zoraide. 3 CD set. Seldom in the history of recording has there been such exciting and committed conducting of in complete Rossini opera. Heroic, grand and filled with fire. David Parry... cond. bravo!

One of the greatest neglected operas of the 19th century.****

Broadcast #1 ALLEGRO IMPORTS SELECTIONS heard in our program:

Jay 1302- Sullivan & Co. - The Operas That Got Away selections from: The Martyr of Antioch, Ivanhoe, Haddon Hall, The Chieftain, The Beauty Stone, The Emerald Isle, The Rose of Persia. - Steadman cond. Excellent CD both sound and performance - played again and again and again -- vast enjoyment and variety. Highest Recommendation *****

Scannan Film Classics SFC1502 - The Flame and the Arrow - plus other classic film music of Max Steiner. Selections also include: Ice Palace, Spencers Mountain, FBI Story, Sergeant York, Now Voyager, The Hanging Tree, Parrish, Johnny Belinda, Life With Father, Dark at the Top of the Stairs. - Kenneth Alwyn cond. Excellent sound and performance ****

Intuition INT 3103 - Theodorakis:Zorba Ballet. Fantastic sound and performance Composer conducts the Hungarian State Orchestra and Choir. Highest recommendation... a CD filled with the greatest joy music can give! Grab it before it goes *****

Arts 47396 - Richard Strauss: Complete Music for Winds and Brass. A CD filled with seldom recorded: Festive Marches, Fanfares, and suites. Web sample: "De Brandenburgsche Mars" - Schmidt cond. ****