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Saturday Afternoon Classical

Today, Beethoven's 7th Symphony and the "Bourgeois Gentilhomme" suite by Richard Strauss. Also, a string sextet by Anton Wranitzky and a serenade for string orchestra by Samuel Barber.

Featured today: an incomplete Mozart work, along with music by several composers who are virtually unknown today: Anton Wranitzy; Robert Fuchs; and Joseph Martin Kraus. Also, a symphony by Franz Berwald and music by Villa-Lobos.

As we try to raise some money for KSMU programs as part of our Spring Pledge Drive, you'll hear music by Mendelssohn, Benda, Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov and Arthur Foote.

Featured this afternoon: a piano trio by Mendelssohn; Schubert's "Unfinished" Symphony; Schumann's 4th Symphony; and "Gaspard de la nuit" for piano by Ravel.

This week, we have Mozart's Piano Concerto No.18; the "Arpeggione" Sonata by Schubert; a piano concerto by Villa-Lobos; Beethoven's String Quartet No.12; and symphonies by Ignaz Holzbauer and Howard Hanson.

Today's show features Rachmaninoff's "Paganini Rhapsody", the Violin Sonata by Lekeu, a piano concerto by Anton Eberl, a clarinet sonata by Mendelssohn, and a symphony by Haydn.

This week, a rarely heard symphony by Heitor Villa-Lobos; the Sonata for Cello and Piano by Rachmaninoff; Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto; and Beethoven's "Waldstein" Sonata.

This week, a piano concerto by a nearly-forgotten friend of Mozart's, Anton Eberl; a Sinfonia by Boccherini; the "Dumky" piano trio by Dvorak; a string quartet by Spohr; and the debut recording of British pianist Benjamin Grosvenor.

This week, a double concerto for piano and violin by 12-year-old Felix Mendelssohn; Rachmaninoff's Symphony No.3; and Schubert's "Rosamunde" string quartet. Also: a violin sonata by Franz Benda; a symphonic poem by Chausson; and an opera overture by Rimsky-Korsakov.

Featured today, Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto; a symphony by Carl Czerny; and a Schubert piano sonata.

Today's show includes a guitar concerto by Giuliani; Brahms' 3rd Symphony; and the "Symphonic Suite" by American composer George W. Chadwick. Also: Falla's 7 Popular Spanish Songs accompanied by the composer, courtesy of a "Zenph Studios Re-Performance."

Featured: the Symphony No.6 by Dvorak; Franck's Violin Sonata; music by Bach, a keyboard work and a violin concerto; and music by Haydn and Rimsky-Korsakov.

This week, one of Mozart's biggest piano concertos, No.22 in E-flat. Also, an overture-suite by Telemann; Brahms' Serenade No.2; a string quartet by Arensky; piano music by Ravel; and a flute sonata by Philippe Gaubert.

This week: piano music by John Ireland; Rimsky-Korsakov's "Capriccio Espagnol;" a late Beethoven Quartet; symphonies by Bizet and William Grant Still; and a violin sonata by Saint-Saens.

This week, symphonies by Howard Hanson, Luigi Boccherini, and Sergei Taneyev, as well as Richard Strauss's early four-movement tone poem "Aus Italien."

Featured this week: the Suite from Rimsky-Korsakov's "Le Coq d'or;" the Symphony No.2 ("Song of a New Race") by William Grant Still; the Piano Quintet by Arensky; and Mendelssohn's Second Piano Concerto.

Today, music for the Christmas season by Locatelli, Liszt, Howard Hanson, William Henry Fry, Otto Nicolai and Conrad Susa. Also, music set on or around Christmas by Rimsky-Korsakov and Sir Arnold Bax.

Today, a string quartet by Mozart; a piano concerto by Stenhammar; Beethoven's Septet for strings and winds; and Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker" Suite.

Some novelties this week: the first movement of a new ballet score for orchestra by Paul McCartney, "Ocean's Kingdom"; Mahler's 4th Symphony arranged for chamber ensemble; and a violin sonata by Frank Bridge. Also: music by Bach and Boccherini, and Rachmaninoff's Piano Sonata No.2.

This week, music for the Thanksgiving weekend including Telemann's "Banquet Music" and the traditional "Prayer of Thanksgiving" with the Boston Pops. Also: piano concertos by John Ireland and Tchaikovsky; a string quartet by Mozart; a symphony by Boccherini; and the concert overture "In Autumn" by Grieg.

Today, music by Bach; a symphony by Boccherini; Brahms' Cello Sonata No.1; a string quartet by Arensky; and a piano concerto by Stenhammar.

Featured this week, Tchaikovsky's 4th Symphony; also, Bettine Clemen playing a Baroque flute concerto; a clarinet concerto by Crusell; a piano trio by Mendelssohn; and cellist Zuill Bailey is accompanied in music of Falla by the composer himself(!) (actually a Zenph Studios re-creation thereof...).

Randy was out of town this Saturday--for program listings see the "Classical 24" website at http://classical24.publicradio.org/listings/calendar.php
--click on the listing for October 29.

This week, a new Clarinet Concerto by Rick Sowash; also, Schubert's 3rd Symphony; a piano sonata by Ries; and one of Mozart's "Prussian" string quartets.