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Performer: Orpheus C O

ANDREAS SCHOLL: WAYFARING STRANGER: I am a poor wayfaring stranger. The salley gardens. My life is like a red, red rose. Wild mountain thyme. Henry Martin. Charming beauty bright. I will give my love an apple. She moved through the fair. Blow the wind southerly. The wife of Usher’s Well. I loved a lass. Pretty Saro. Down in yon forest. Barbara Allen. The wraggle taggle gypsies, o! Annie Laurie. Black is the color (Review by Henry Fogel)

ensemble or orchestra 

FAURÉ PANORAMA: Masques et bergamasques (Review by Adrian Corleonis)

ensemble or orchestra 

SHADOW DANCES: STRAVINSKY MINIATURES: Tango. Suites Nos. 1 and 2 for Small Orchestra. Concerto in D. Concertino for 12 Instruments. Octet. 3 Pieces for String Quartet. Praeludium for Jazz Ensemble. Ragtime for 11 Instruments. Duet for 2 Bassoons. Fanfare for a New Theater. Scherzo à la Russe (Review by James H. North)

ensemble or orchestra 

MENDELSSOHN, FELIX: Violin Concerto in e... (Augustin Dumay) (Review by Huntley Dent)

ensemble or orchestra 

POINTS OF DEPARTURE: (Review by Scott Wheeler)

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ALBINONI/GIAZOTTO: Adagio in G Minor (Review by Michael Ullman)

ensemble or orchestra 

BACH, JOHANN SEBASTIAN: Cantata No. 147 (Review by Michael Ullman)

ensemble or orchestra 

BACH, JOHANN SEBASTIAN: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring, BWV 147 (arr. strings). Suite No. 3 in D (Review by John D. Wiser)

ensemble or orchestra 

BARTÓK: Divertimento for String Orchestra, Sz 113. Romanian Folk Dances, Sz 68 (Review by ROGER DETTMER)

ensemble or orchestra 

BARTÓK: Divertimento for String Orchestra. Romanian Folk Dances (Review by John D. Wiser)

ensemble or orchestra 

BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN: Romance No. 1 in G, op. 40; Romance No. 2 in F, op. 50 (Review by Robert Maxham)

ensemble or orchestra 

BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN: Symphonies Nos. 5 and 7 (Review by Steven Kruger)

ensemble or orchestra 

BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN: Symphonies Nos. 5 and 7 (Review by Steven Kruger)

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BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN: The Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43 (Review by Mortimer H. Frank)

ensemble or orchestra 

BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN: The Creatures of Prometheus—Ballet, op. 43 (Review by John D. Wiser)

ensemble or orchestra 

BERLIOZ: Rêverie et Caprice for Violin and Orchestra (Review by John D. Wiser)

ensemble or orchestra 

BIZET: Symphony in C (Review by George Chien)

ensemble or orchestra 

BIZET: Symphony in C (Review by Ron McDonald)

ensemble or orchestra 

BIZET: Symphony in C (Review by John D. Wiser)

ensemble or orchestra 

BIZET: Symphony in C (Review by Ron McDonald)

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BOCCHERINI, LUIGI: String Quintet in E, op. 11, no. 5 (Review by Tom Moore)

ensemble or orchestra 

BOLCOM, WILLIAM: Orphée-Sérénade (Review by Scott Wheeler)

ensemble or orchestra 

BRITTEN: A Simple Symphony, op. 4 (Review by John D. Wiser)

ensemble or orchestra 

BRITTEN: Simple Symphony (Review by Ron McDonald)

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BRITTEN: Simple Symphony, op. 4 (Review by George Chien)

ensemble or orchestra 

BRITTEN: Simple Symphony, op. 4 (Review by Ron McDonald)

ensemble or orchestra 

COPLAND, AARON: Appalachian Spring (Review by John D. Wiser)

ensemble or orchestra 

COPLAND, AARON: Appalachian Spring (Review by John D. Wiser)

ensemble or orchestra 

CORELLI, ARCANGELO: Concerto in G Minor, op. 6, no. 8 (“Christmas Concerto') (Review by Michael Ullman)

ensemble or orchestra 

CORELLI, ARCANGELO: Concerto in G Minor, op. 6, no. 8 (“Christmas Concerto“) (Review by John D. Wiser)

ensemble or orchestra 

DEBUSSY: Children’s Corner (Review by Michael Fine)

ensemble or orchestra 

DEBUSSY: The Little Shepherd; Golliwog’s Cake-Walk (Review by Michael Fine)

ensemble or orchestra 

DRUCKMAN, JACOB: Nor Spell Nor Charm (Review by Scott Wheeler)

ensemble or orchestra 

DVOŘÁK, ANTONIN: Nocturne in B, op. 40 (Review by John D. Wiser)

ensemble or orchestra 

DVOŘÁK, ANTONIN: Romance in F Minor, op. 11 (Review by Robert Maxham)

ensemble or orchestra 

DVOŘÁK, ANTONIN: Serenade in E for Strings, Op. 22. Serenade in D minor for Two Oboes, Two Clarinets, Two Bassoons, Three Horns, Cello, and Double Bass, Op. 44 (Review by George Chien)

ensemble or orchestra 

DVOŘÁK, ANTONIN: Serenade in E for Strings, op. 22. Serenade in D Minor for Winds, Cello, and Double Bass, op. 44 (Review by John D. Wiser)

ensemble or orchestra 

ELGAR: Introduction and Allegro for Strings, Op. 47. Serenade in E minor for String Orchestra, Op. 20. Elegy for String Orchestra, Op. 58 (Review by John D. Wiser)

ensemble or orchestra 

ELGAR: Introduction and Allegro (Review by Peter J. Rabinowitz)

ensemble or orchestra 

ELGAR: Introduction and Allegro, op. 47. Serenade in E Minor, op. 20. Elegy, op. 58 (Review by John D. Wiser)

ensemble or orchestra 

ELGAR: Salut d'amour, op. 12 (Review by Robert Maxham)

ensemble or orchestra 

ELGAR: Salut d’amour (Review by Peter J. Rabinowitz)

ensemble or orchestra 

FAURÉ, GABRIEL: Pelléas et Mélisande (Review by James Miller)

ensemble or orchestra 

FAURÉ, GABRIEL: Requiem (Review by Michael Fine)

ensemble or orchestra 

GANDOLFI: Points of Departure (Review by Scott Wheeler)

ensemble or orchestra 

GRIEG, EDVARD: Holberg Suite, Op. 40. Two Elegaic Melodies, Op. 34 (Review by Michael Ullman)

ensemble or orchestra 

GRIEG, EDVARD: Suite for Strings in Olden Style, op. 40 (“From Holberg's Time“). Two Elegiac Melodies, op. 34 (Review by John D. Wiser)

ensemble or orchestra 

GROS: Concerto in D for Trumpet and Strings (Review by John Bauman)

ensemble or orchestra 

HANDEL, GEORGE FRIDERIC: Concerti grossi, op. 6 (Review by Michael Carter)

ensemble or orchestra 

HANDEL, GEORGE FRIDERIC: Concerti grossi (Review by Bernard Jacobson)

ensemble or orchestra 

HANDEL, GEORGE FRIDERIC: Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV351. Water Music, HWV 348-350 (Review by Heuwell Tircuit)

ensemble or orchestra 

HANDEL, GEORGE FRIDERIC: Solomon (Review by Michael Ullman)

ensemble or orchestra 

HANDEL, GEORGE FRIDERIC: Solomon (Review by John D. Wiser)

ensemble or orchestra 

HANDEL, GEORGE FRIDERIC: Twelve Grand Concertos (Concerti grossi), op. 6 (Review by Bernard Jacobson)

ensemble or orchestra 

HAYDN, FRANZ JOSEPH: Symphonies.- No. 48 in C (“Maria Theresia“); No. 49 in F minor (“La Passione“) (Review by David Johnson)

ensemble or orchestra 

HAYDN, FRANZ JOSEPH: Symphonies (Review by John D. Wiser)

ensemble or orchestra 

HAYDN, FRANZ JOSEPH: Symphonies (Review by John D. Wiser)

ensemble or orchestra 

HAYDN, FRANZ JOSEPH: Symphonies (Review by John D. Wiser)

ensemble or orchestra 

HAYDN, FRANZ JOSEPH: Symphonies (Review by John D. Wiser)

want list ensemble 

HAYDN, FRANZ JOSEPH: Symphonies (Review by John D. Wiser)

ensemble or orchestra 

HAYDN, FRANZ JOSEPH: Symphonies (Review by John D. Wiser)

ensemble or orchestra 

HERSCH, MICHAEL: Violin Concerto. end stages (Review by Karl F. Miller)

ensemble or orchestra 

HERTEL, JOHANN WILHELM: Concerto a cinque in D for Trumpet, Two Oboes, and Two Bassoons. Concerto No. 3 in D for Trumpet and Strings (Review by John Bauman)

ensemble or orchestra 

HUMMEL, JOHANN NEPOMUK: Concerto in E for Trumpet and Orchestra (Review by John Bauman)

ensemble or orchestra 

IBERT: Concertino da Camera for Alto Sax (Review by Michael Fine)

ensemble or orchestra 

JANÁČEK, LEOŠ: Mládí (Suite for wind sextet) (Review by ROGER DETTMER)

ensemble or orchestra 

JANÁČEK, LEOŠ: Mládí— Suite for Wind Sextet (Review by John D. Wiser)

ensemble or orchestra 

JOFRE: Double Concerto No. 1 for Violin and Bandoneón. Before the Curtains. Como el Agua. Sweet Dreams (Review by Raymond Tuttle)

ensemble or orchestra 

JOFRE: Double Concerto No. 1 for Violin and Bandoneón. Before the Curtains. Como el Agua. Sweet Dreams (Review by Phillip Scott)

ensemble or orchestra 

KODÁLY: Hungarian Rondo. Summer Evening (Review by Peter J. Rabinowitz)

ensemble or orchestra 

KREISLER, FRITZ: (orch. McAlister) Schön Rosmarin. Liebesfreud. Liebesleid (Review by Robert Maxham)

ensemble or orchestra 

KREISLER, FRITZ: Concerto in C for Violin, String Orchestra, and Organ in the Style of Vivaldi (Review by Nils Anderson)

ensemble or orchestra 

LERDAHL: Marches. Oboe Quartet (Review by Phillip Scott)

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LERDAHL: Time after Time (Review by Phillip Scott)

want list ensemble 

LERDAHL: Time after time. Marches. Oboe Quartet. Waves (Review by Phillip Scott)

ensemble or orchestra 

LERDAHL: Waves (Review by Scott Wheeler)

ensemble or orchestra 

LERDAHL: Waves (Review by Robert Carl)

ensemble or orchestra 

LERDAHL: Waves (Review by Phillip Scott)

want list ensemble 

MENDELSSOHN, FELIX: Concerto in D Minor for Violin, Piano, and Strings (Gidon Kremer, Martha Argerich). Concerto in D Minor for Violin and Strings (Kremer) (Review by John D. Wiser)

ensemble or orchestra 

MENDELSSOHN, FELIX: Concerto in D Minor lor Violin, Piano, and String Orchestra. Concerto in D Minor for Violin and String Orchestra (Review by David K. Nelson)

ensemble or orchestra 

MENDELSSOHN, FELIX: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 (Review by Huntley Dent)

ensemble or orchestra 

MENDELSSOHN, FELIX: Rondo capriccioso in E, op. 14 (Review by Huntley Dent)

ensemble or orchestra 

MENDELSSOHN, FELIX: Songs without Words, Book 1 (Review by Huntley Dent)

ensemble or orchestra 

MENDELSSOHN, FELIX: Symphonies for Strings (Review by John D. Wiser)

ensemble or orchestra 

MENDELSSOHN, FELIX: Variations sérieuses, op. 54 (Review by Huntley Dent)

ensemble or orchestra 

MIGNONE, FRANCISCO: Concertino. 16 Waltzes for solo bassoon (Review by Paul Ingram)

ensemble or orchestra 

MILHAUD: La Creation du monde. Saudades do Brasil; Nos. 1, 7, 9, 11 (Review by Michael Fine)

ensemble or orchestra 

MILHAUD: Scaramouche (Review by Michael Fine)

ensemble or orchestra 

MOZART: Clarinet Concerto. Flute and Harp Concerto. Horn Concerto No. 4, K 495 (Review by Michael Ullman)

ensemble or orchestra 

MOZART: Concerto No. 1 in G for Flute and Orchestra, K. 313. Andante in C for Flute and Orchestra, K. 315. Concerto in C for Flute, Harp, and Orchestra, K. 299 (Review by Jon Tuska)

ensemble or orchestra 

MOZART: Concerto No. 1 in G for Flute and Orchestra, K. 313; Andante in C, K. 315 (Susan Palma). Concerto in C for Flute, Harp, and Orchestra, K. 299 (Susan Palma, Nancy Allen) (Review by John D. Wiser)

ensemble or orchestra 

MOZART: Concerto in A for Clarinet and Orchestra, K. 622 (Charles Neidich). Concertos for Horn and Orchestra (Review by John D. Wiser)

ensemble or orchestra 

MOZART: Concerto in A for Clarinet and Orchestra, K. 622. Concertos for Horn and Orchestra (Review by John D. Wiser)

ensemble or orchestra 

MOZART: Concertos for Horn and Orchestra (Review by John D. Wiser)

ensemble or orchestra 

MOZART: Concertos for Horn and Orchestra (Review by John D. Wiser)

ensemble or orchestra 

MOZART: Concertos for Piano and Orchestra (Review by Bernard Jacobson)

ensemble or orchestra 

MOZART: Concertos for Piano and Orchestra (Review by Linda Sanders)

ensemble or orchestra 

MOZART: Divertimentos (Review by John D. Wiser)

ensemble or orchestra 

MOZART: Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K 525 (Review by Michael Ullman)

ensemble or orchestra 

MOZART: Piano Concertos (Review by Michael Ullman)

ensemble or orchestra 

MOZART: Piano Concertos (Review by Mortimer H. Frank)

want list ensemble 

MOZART: Piano Concertos (Review by Mortimer H. Frank)

ensemble or orchestra 

MOZART: Piano Concertos (Review by Bernard Jacobson)

ensemble or orchestra 

MOZART: Piano Concertos (Review by Bernard Jacobson)

ensemble or orchestra 

MOZART: Piano Sonata No. 11, K 331 (Review by Michael Ullman)

ensemble or orchestra 

MOZART: Rondo in a, K 511 (Review by Michael Ullman)

ensemble or orchestra 

MOZART: Serenade No. 10 in B♭ for Twelve Winds and Double Bass, K. 361 (370a) (Review by John D. Wiser)

ensemble or orchestra 

MOZART: Serenade No. 10 in B♭, for 12 winds and double bass, K. 361 (Review by John D. Wiser)

ensemble or orchestra 

MOZART: Serenade No. 13 in G, K. 525 (“Eine kleine Nachtmusik“). Divertimentos (Review by John D. Wiser)

ensemble or orchestra 

MOZART: Serenade No. 13 in G, K. 525 (“Eine kleine Nachtmusik“). Divertimentos (Review by Mortimer H. Frank)

ensemble or orchestra 

MOZART: Serenade No. 6 in D, K. 239 (“Serenata Notturna“). Divertimentos (Review by Michael Ullman)

ensemble or orchestra 

MOZART: Serenade in D, K 239, "Serenata notturna" (Review by Michael Ullman)

ensemble or orchestra 

MOZART: Serenades for Two Oboes, Two Clarinets, Two Horns, and Two Bassoons (Review by John D. Wiser)

ensemble or orchestra 

MOZART: Sinfonia Concertante in E-Flat for Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, and Orchestra, K. 297b. Idomeneo (Review by Paul Turok)

ensemble or orchestra 

MOZART: Sinfonia concertante in E♭ for Violin, Viola, and Orchestra, K. 364 (320d). Sinfonia concertante In E♭ for Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon, and Orchestra, K. App. C14.01 (297tif (Review by John D. Wiser)

ensemble or orchestra 

MOZART: String Quartet No. 17, K 458, "Hunt" (Review by Michael Ullman)

ensemble or orchestra 

PACHELBEL, JOHANN: Canon in D (Review by Michael Ullman)

ensemble or orchestra 

PACHELBEL, JOHANN: Canon in D. ALBINONI (attr.; arr. Giazotto) (Review by John D. Wiser)

ensemble or orchestra 

PROKOFIEV, SERGEI: Classical Symphony (Review by Ron McDonald)

want list ensemble 

PROKOFIEV, SERGEI: Symphony No. 1 in D, op. 25 (“Classical“) (Review by George Chien)

ensemble or orchestra 

PROKOFIEV, SERGEI: Symphony No. 1 in D, op. 25 (“Classical“) (Review by Ron McDonald)

ensemble or orchestra 

PROKOFIEV, SERGEI: Symphony No. 1 in D, op. 25 (“Classical“) (Review by John D. Wiser)

ensemble or orchestra 

PUCCINI II, GIACOMO: Crisantemi (Review by John D. Wiser)

ensemble or orchestra 

PURCELL, HENRY: Chacony in G Minor (Review by John D. Wiser)

ensemble or orchestra 

RAVEL: Le Tombeau de Couperin. Pavane pour une infante défunte (Review by James Miller)

ensemble or orchestra 

RAVEL: Pavane for a Dead Princess (Review by Michael Fine)

ensemble or orchestra 

RESPIGHI, OTTORINO: Ancient Airs and Dances (Review by Ron McDonald)

want list ensemble 

RESPIGHI, OTTORINO: The Birds. Ancient Airs and Dances (Review by Raymond Tuttle)

ensemble or orchestra 

RODRIGO: Concierto de Aranjuez, for Guitar and Orchestra. Fantasia para un gentilhombre, for Guitar and Orchestra (Review by John D. Wiser)

ensemble or orchestra 

RODRIGO: Concierto de Aranjuez. Fantasía para un gentilhombre (Review by William Zagorski)

ensemble or orchestra 

ROSSINI: Eight Overtures (Review by ROGER DETTMER)

ensemble or orchestra 

ROSSINI: Introduction, Theme, and Variations in E♭ for Clarinet and Orchestra (Review by James H. North)

ensemble or orchestra 

ROSSINI: Overtures (Review by John D. Wiser)

ensemble or orchestra 

ROSSINI: Tancredi. L'Italiana in Algeri. L'inganno felice. La scala di seta. Il barbiere di Siviglia. Il Signor Bruschino. La cambiale di matrimonio. Il Turco in Italia (Review by ROGER DETTMER)

ensemble or orchestra 

SARASATE: (orch. Hohn) Romanza Andaluza, op. 22, no. 1 (Review by Robert Maxham)

ensemble or orchestra 

SATIE-DEBUSSY: Gymno-pédies (Review by James Miller)

ensemble or orchestra 

SATIE: Gymnopédie No. 3 (Review by Michael Fine)

ensemble or orchestra 

SCHOENBERG, ARNOLD: Verklärte Nacht, op. 4 (version for string orchestra). Chamber Symphony No. 1, for Fifteen Solo Instruments, op. 9. Chamber Symphony No. 2, op. 38 (Review by John D. Wiser)

ensemble or orchestra 

SCHOENBERG, ARNOLD: Verklärte Nacht. Chamber Symphonies (Review by John D. Wiser)

want list ensemble 

SCHUMANN: Adagio and Allegro, op. 70. 3 Fantasiestücke, op. 73. 3 Romanzen, op. 94 (Review by Michael Jameson)

ensemble or orchestra 

SCHUMANN: Cello Concerto in a, op. 129 (Review by Michael Jameson)

ensemble or orchestra 

SCHUMANN: Märchenbilder, op. 113 (Review by Michael Jameson)

ensemble or orchestra 

SIBELIUS: Valse triste, op. 44, no. 3 (Review by John D. Wiser)

ensemble or orchestra 

STRAUSS, RICHARD: Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme (Review by James Miller)

ensemble or orchestra 

STRAUSS, RICHARD: Sonatinas for Sixteen Wind Instruments (Review by John D. Wiser)

ensemble or orchestra 

STRAVINSKY, IGOR: Orpheus. Danses concertantes (Review by James H. North)

ensemble or orchestra 

STRAVINSKY, IGOR: Pulcinella (Review by John D. Wiser)

ensemble or orchestra 

STRAVINSKY, IGOR: Pulcinella (Review by John D. Wiser)

ensemble or orchestra 

STRAVINSKY, IGOR: Pulcinella (Review by John D. Wiser)

ensemble or orchestra 

SUK: Serenade for Strings, op. 6 (Review by Peter J. Rabinowitz)

ensemble or orchestra 

SVENDSEN: Romance in G, op. 26 (Review by Robert Maxham)

ensemble or orchestra 

TCHAIKOVSKY: Serenade in C for Strings, op. 48 (Review by John D. Wiser)

ensemble or orchestra 

TCHAIKOVSKY: Serenade in C, for String Orchestra, Op. 48 (Review by Michael Ullman)

ensemble or orchestra 

TCHAIKOVSKY: Sérénade mélancholique In B Minor, op. 26 (Review by Robert Maxham)

ensemble or orchestra 

TCHAIKOVSKY: Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra, op. 33. Eugene Onegin (Review by Michael Ullman)

ensemble or orchestra 

TURINA: La oracion del torero (Review by John D. Wiser)

ensemble or orchestra 

VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Fantasia on “Greensleeves. “. Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis (Review by John D. Wiser)

ensemble or orchestra 

VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Fantasia on “Greensleeves.“ Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis (Review by John D. Wiser)

ensemble or orchestra 

VILLA-LOBOS, HEITOR: Bachianas brasilieras No. 5 (Review by Paul Ingram)

ensemble or orchestra 

VILLA-LOBOS, HEITOR: Concerto for Guitar and Small Orchestra (Göran Söllscher) (Review by John D. Wiser)

ensemble or orchestra 

VILLA-LOBOS, HEITOR: Concerto for Guitar and Small Orchestra (Review by William Zagorski)

ensemble or orchestra 

VIVALDI, ANTONIO: Concerto in B Minor for Four Violins and Strings, op. 3, no. 10 (Review by John D. Wiser)

ensemble or orchestra 

VIVALDI, ANTONIO: Concertos for Cello and Orchestra (Review by Tom Moore)

ensemble or orchestra 

VIVALDI, ANTONIO: Concertos (Review by Nils Anderson)

ensemble or orchestra 

VIVALDI, ANTONIO: Four Concertos for Violin, Strings, and Continuo, op. 8, nos. 1-4 (“The Four Seasons“) (Review by Nils Anderson)

ensemble or orchestra 

VIVALDI, ANTONIO: L'estro armonico (Review by Michael Ullman)

ensemble or orchestra 

VIVALDI, ANTONIO: Six Concertos for Flute, Strings, and Continuo, op. 10 (Review by Nils Anderson)

ensemble or orchestra 

VIVALDI, ANTONIO: The Four Seasons (Review by Robert Maxham)

ensemble or orchestra 

VIVALDI, ANTONIO: Violin Concerto in g, RV 317 (Review by Robert Maxham)

ensemble or orchestra 

WAGNER, RICHARD: Siegfried Idyll (Review by John D. Wiser)

ensemble or orchestra 

WEBER, CARL MARIA VON: Concertos for Clarinet and Orchestra (Review by James H. North)

ensemble or orchestra 

WOLF, HUGO: Italian Serenade (Review by John D. Wiser)

ensemble or orchestra 

 

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