midnight–6am  |  6am–12pm  |  12pm–7pm  |  7pm–midnight

Classics in the Morning 9am–noon, WGBH 89.7

Listed by composer: title of the piece, performers (label)

9:00am Fauré, Gabriel: Impromptu, Op. 86 Yolanda Kondonassis, harp (Telarc 80418) Buy this CD 9:10am Ernst, Heinrich Wilhelm: Der Erlkönig (Schubert) Vadim Repin, violin (Erato 25487) Buy this CD 9:16am Wieniawski,, Henryk: Variations on an original theme, Op. 15 Vadim Repin, violin (Erato 25487) Buy this CD 9:30am Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93 Saarbrücken Radio Symphony Orchestra/Stanislaw Skrowaczewski (OEHMS 524) Buy this CD 9:56am Bach/Busoni: Nunn komm' der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659 Alfred Brendel, piano (Philips 475 7760) Buy this CD 10:05am Coleridge-Taylor, Samuel: Clarinet Quintet in F-sharp minor The Nash Ensemble (Hyperion 67590) Buy this CD 10:38am Ben-Haim, Paul: Symphony No. 2, OP. 36 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Kenneth Alwyn (Stradivari 8003) Buy this CD 11:18am Folksongs and Spirituals: Swing Low, sweet chariot; The Oak and the Ash; Blow the wind southerly; Shenandoah The Choir of New College, Oxford/Edward Higginbottom (Erato 19065) Buy this CD 11:34am Mozart: Symphony No. 38 in D, "Prague", K. 504 Ensemble Orchestral de Paris/Armin Jordan (Erato 45581) Buy this CD

Classical Performances noon–4pm, WGBH 89.7

Cathy Fuller, host.

12:01pm Tchaikovsky: Melody Vadim Repin, violin; Alexander Markovich, piano (Erato 25487) Buy this CD 12:05pm Balakirev, Mily: Grand Fantasia on Russian Folksongs, Op. 4 Joseph Banowetz, piano; Russian Philharmonic Orchestra/Konstantin Krimets (Toccata 0018) Buy this CD 12:30pm Takemitsu: Hika Ida Kavafian, violin; Peter Serkin, piano (Deutsche Grammophon 447 380) Buy this CD 12:38pm Mozart: Exultate, Jubilate K.165 Barbara Schlick, soprano; Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra/Ton Koopman (Erato 10705) Buy this CD 12:53pm Bazzini, Antonio: La Ronde des lutins Vadim Repin, violin; Alexander Markovich, piano (Erato 25487) Buy this CD

Boston Symphony Orchestra 1pm–4pm, WGBH 89.7

Mark Elder's Symphony Hall debut; A Tribute to Roger Voisin

1:04pm Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major, BWV. 1047 Ferdinand Gillet, oboe; Georges Laurent, flute; Richard Burgin, violin; Roger Voisin, piccolo trumpet; Boston Symphony Orchestra/Serge Koussevitzky (Pearl GEMS 0103) Buy this CD 1:17pm Ravel: La Valse (recorded April 1950) Boston Symphony Orchestra/Charles Munch (RCA Japan Promotional copy CTB-1007) Buy this CD 1:35pm Sibelius: Violin Concerto, Op. 47 Vadim Repin, violin; Boston Symphony Orchestra/Mark Elder (Live broadcast, not commercially available) Buy this CD 2:10pm Encore: The Carnival of Venice Vadim Repin, violin; Strings of the Boston Symphony (Live broadcast, not commercially available) Buy this CD 2:45pm Shostakovich: Symphony No. 4 in C minor, Op. 43 Boston Symphony Orchestra/Mark Elder (Live broadcast, not commercially available) Buy this CD

Jazz from Studio Four 8pm–midnight, WGBH 89.7

CELEBRATING AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH: THE ALTO SAXOPHONISTS

Listed by artist: selection, album (label)

8:00pm THEME: Horace Parlan Quintet: Wadin', Speakin' My Piece (Blue Note) 8:05pm Charlie Parker: My Old Flame; Out of Nowhere; Don't Blame Me; How Deep is The Ocean, The Complete Dial Sessions (Stash) 8:22pm Gary Bartz: Samuel, Monsoon (Steeplechase) Pete Brown: Jim's Idea, Pete Brown 1942-1945 (Classics) Benny Carter: Blues in My Heart, Benny Carter and The Jazz Giants (Pablo) 8:43pm Earl Bostic: The Man I Love, Earl Bostic 1945-1948 (Classics) Doanld Harrison: Nouveau Swing, The Survivor (Nagel Heyer) Charles McPherson: Primal Urge, Manhattan Nocturne (Arabesque) 9:05pm Sonny Stitt: It's Hipper Than That, How High The Moon (Chess/MCA) Johnny Hodges: Squatty Roo, Passion Flower 1940-46 (RCA Bluebird) Cannonball Adderley: Arriving Soon, Quintet Plus (Riverside) 9:25pm Frank Morgan: Easy Living, Easy Living (Contemporary) Arthur Blythe: Light Blue, Blythe Byte (Savant) Bunky Green: The Thrill is Gone, Healing The Pain (Delos) 9:49pm Oliver Nelson: Man With A Horn, Nocturne (Prestige Moodsville) Oliver Nelson; Eric Dolphy: Alto-itis, Screamin' The Blues (Prestige New Jazz) Eric Dolphy: Tenderly, Far Cry (Prestige New Jazz) 10:06pm Charlie Parker: Barbados; Ah-Leu-Cha; Constellation; Parker's Mood , Bird (Savoy) 10:19pm Ornette Coleman: Jayne, Something Else!!!! (Contemporary) Ken McIntyre: Say What, The Complete United Artists Sessions (Blue Note) Roscoe Mitchell: Zero, Hey Donald (Delmark) 10:39pm Greg Osby: The Sidewinder, New Directions (Blue Note) Jaleel Shaw: My Future Just Passed, PErspective (Fresh Sound) Steve Wilson: Easy Going Evening, Soulful Song (MaxJazz) 10:59pm Vi Redd: This Love of Mine, Lady Soul (Atco LP) Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson: I Want A Little Girl, I Want A Little Girl (Pablo) Sonny Criss: Saturday Morning, Saturday Morning (Prevue/Xanadu) 11:19pm James Moody: It Might As Well Be Spring, At The Jazz Workshop (Chess/MCA) Marshal Royal; The Ellington All Stars: I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good), For Duke (Drive) Hank Crawford: Angel Eyes, More Soul (Atlantic ) 11:38pm Benny Waters: Blues Amore, Live At 95 (Enja) Lou Donaldson: Sweet Slumber, The Best of Lou Donaldson Volume 1 (Blue Note) 11:50pm Charlie Parker: The Hymn; Bird of Paradise; Embraceable You, The Complete Dial Sessions (Stash)

Airtimes are approximate.

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