Radio Songs

Via KDFC, 102.1 FM, out of San Francisco, CA:

• Raiding, Sopron County, Kingdom of Hungary-born Franz Liszt's "La Campanella" (translated as "The Little Bell"), with primary soloist Li Yundi, on the Deutsche Grammophon label (#B0000851). Video. An amazing tour de force; the ending reminds me of Star Wars' Dual of the Fates.
  
  
• Santa Cruz de Galeana, Guanajuato, Mexico-born Juventino Rosas' "Sobre las olas" (translated as "Over the Waves"), performed by the Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas, Alondra de la Parra conducting, on the Sony label (#75555). Audio (note: not the recording heard on KDFC).
  
  
• Lucca, Tuscany, Italy-born Giacomo Puccini's "La Boheme: Musetta's Waltz", performed by the BBC Concert Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth conducting, on the Decca label (#473371). Video (note: not the recording heard on KDFC).
  
  
• Nagano, Japan-born Joe Hisaishi's "Summer", performed by the La Pieta orchestra, featuring Angèle Dubeau on violin, on the Analekta label (#28725). This piece is from the soundtrack to the 1999 Japanese movie "Kikujiro". Audio. Note: Mr. Hisaishi has composed many pieces for Hayao Miyazaki's movies.
  
  
• Semyonovo, Russia-born (near Veliky Novgorod, in north-western Russia) Sergei Rachmaninoff's "Piano Concerto #3 in d minor, Op. 30", performed by the Rochester Philharmonic, featuring Jon Nakamatsu on piano, Christopher Seaman conducting, on the Harmonia Mundi label (#907286). Audio (note: not the recording heard on KDFC; but it is Rachmaninoff himself). Note: I would listen to this in college over and over again; just an amazing piece.
  
  
• Ipswich, England-born Magnus Fiennes' "Hymn" performed by the Bond string quartet on their 2000 album "Born" Decca label (#467091). Audio.
  
  
• Eisenach, Saxe-Eisenach (in what is present-day Germany)-born Johann Sebastian Bach's "Double Violin Concerto in D minor", performed by the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, featuring Daniel Hope on violin, on the Warner label (#62545). Audio (note: not the recording heard on KDFC).
  
  
• Abingdon, Oxfordshire, UK-based Radiohead's "No Surprises", performed by Christopher O'Riley on piano, from his 2003 album "True Love Waits: Christopher O'Riley Plays Radiohead" on the World Village label (#468034). Audio.

Via KDVS 90.3 FM, out of Davis, CA:

• San Jose, California-born DJ Shadow & Los Angeles-born Cut Chemist's "Brainfreeze Part 1" from their 1999 album "Brainfreeze: A Nonstop Live Mix of Strictly 45's and Exercise in Vinyl Destruction" on the Sixty7 Recordings label. Listen to it live at the KDVS archive; it starts at minute 71. I think. The part I heard was the part where the singers say "Everybody out to join in...Put it in the ground...put it in the air....". Great stuff.
  

Via KXPR 88.9 FM, out of Sacramento, CA:

• Worcester, Massachusetts-born John Adams' "China Gates", performed by Gloria Cheng-Cochran on piano, on the Telarc label (#CD-80513). Audio (note: not the recording heard on KXPR).