- Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England-born Gustav Holst's "Jupiter" from his seven-movement The Planets, performed by the Berlin Philharmonic, Sir Simon Rattle conducting, on the EMI label (#69690). Audio. This is another from my "Lord of the Rings or some-other-composer" series; jump to about the three-minute mark of the audio to see what I am reacting to.
- Glendale, California-born Paul Cantelon's "The Other Bolyn Girl: Original Soundtrack", performed by the Czech Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra, Paul Cantelon conducting, on the Varese Sarabande label. CD. I am not sure which piece, specifically. x_x
- Litomyšl-born (east of Prague, near the traditional border between Bohemia and Moravia, then provinces of the Habsburg Empire) Bedřich Smetana's "Má vlast: Vltava (The Moldau)", performed by the London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis conducting, on the LSO Live label (#0061). Audio (note: not the recording heard on KDFC).
- Anonymously written "Woodycock", performed by the Ensemble Galilei, on the Telarc label (#80556). Audio (note: not the recording heard on KDFC).
- Semyonovo, Russia-born (near Veliky Novgorod, in north-western Russia) Sergei Rachmaninoff's "Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini, Op.43", performed by the Budapest Symphony Orchestra, with pianist Jeno Jando, Gyorgy Lehel conducting, on the Erato label (#26388). Audio (note: not the recording heard on KDFC).
- New York City, New York-born Elmer Bernstein's "The Magnificent Seven", performed by the Cincinnati Pops orchestra, Erich Kunzel conducting, on the Telarc label (#80600). Audio.
- Moscow-born Alexander Scriabin's "Two Waltzes" ("Waltz for Piano in D flat major", and "Waltz for Piano no 1 in F minor Op. 1"), performed by Xiayin Wang, piano, on the Naxos label (#8.570472).
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Radio Songs
Via KDFC, 102.1 FM, out of San Francisco, CA:
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