The Listener Connection
Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or
Flash plugin.
Images reflecting musical selections that struck a chord with our listeners
Have you been delighted or moved by a piece of music—perhaps a striking performance of a familiar work—or one that’s brand new to you? Well, tune in, because in this hour, we'll feature music that prompted our listeners to share the sometimes surprising reasons why it meant so much to them.
FEATURED RECORDINGS
| CD Title |
Group/Artist |
Catalog # |
UPC |
| Michael Tilson Thomas: Gershwin [for Rhapsody in Blue] |
Los Angeles Philharmonic, Michael Tilson Thomas |
Sony MK 39699 |
0074643969925 |
| Vaughan Williams Collector’s Edition [for English Folk Song Suite] |
Central Band of the Royal Air Force. |
EMI Classics 7243 5 75308 2 8 |
7243 5 75308 2 8 |
| This Is... Martin Carthy[for “Blow Away the Morning Dew”] |
Martin Carthy |
Topic Records TSCD340 |
501627234002 |
| Nottamun Town: British and American Folksongs and Ballads [for "High Germany"] |
John Langstaff, Martin Best |
CD out of print, but available as Amazon download - ASIN: B000QQYUPO |
738871200327 |
| Gottschalk Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2 [for A Night in the Tropics] |
Hot Springs Festival Symphony, Richard Rosenberg |
Naxox 8.559320 |
636943932025 |
| Glass: Orphee Suite |
Paul Barnes |
Orange Mountain Music OMM-0008 |
0801837000825 |
| Stravinksy: The Firebird |
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle |
EMI Classics 7243 5 85538 2 6 |
724358553826 |
| Saint-Saens - Piano Concertos [for Wedding Cake, Valse-Caprice for piano and strings, op. 76] |
Stephen Hough, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo |
Hyperion CDA67331/2 |
034571173313 |
| |
|
|
|
| Ravel/Gershwin: Piano Concertos |
Helene Grimaud, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, David Zinman |
Erato 0630 19571-2 |
706301957127 |
| Reflections [for Carroll’s Winter Dances: January] |
Philharmonia à Vent Wind Orchestra, John Boyd |
Klavier K 11166 |
019688116620 |
| Diva! A Soprano at the Movies [for Dvorak’s Rusalka: Song to the Moon] |
Lesley Garrett |
Silva America 1007 |
738572100728 |
| Lewenthal Concerto Recordings [for "Funeral March for a Dead Parrot"] |
Metropolitan Opera Studio, Raymond Lewenthal. |
Elan 744198-2284-2 |
744198228425 |
