Nov. 27: Famous Last Words
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J. S. Bach (d. 1750, age 75): Contrapunctus I (from the Art of Fugue)
Kenneth Gilbert, harpsichord
Archiv 427 673-2
J. S. Bach: Contrapunctus III (Inversion) (from the Art of Fugue)
Fretwork (Viol Consort)
Harmonia Mundi HMU 907296
Franz Schubert (d. 1828, age 31): Der Dopperganger (from Schwanengesang)
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone; Gerald Moore, piano
DGG 437 235-2
Richard Strauss (d. 1949, age 85): Im Abendrot (In the Gloaming) (from Vier letzte Lieder)
Gundula Janowitz, soprano; Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic
DGG 423 888-2
Dmitri Shostakovich (d. 1975, age 69): Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 147, 2nd mvmt
Tabea Zimmermann, viola; Hartmut Holl, piano
EMI CDC 7 54394 2
Brown/Tobias/Stept: Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree
Miller/Parish: Moonlight Serenade
Glenn Miller (d. 1944, age 40): The Ultimate Glenn Miller
BMG 7432113137 2
Scott Joplin (d. 1917, age 49): Treemonisha (excerpts)
Aunt Dinah Has Blowed the Horn
Prelude
I Want to See My Child
Betty Allen, Willard White, Gunther Schuller, Houston Grand Opera
DGG 435 709-2
Giuseppe Verdi (d. 1901, age 88): Falstaff (excerpts)
Ogni sorta di gente dozzinale
Facciamo il parentado
Giuseppe Taddei, Herbert von Karajan, Vienna Philharmonic, Vienna State Opera Chorus
Philips 412 263-2
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Richard Strauss: Beim Schlafengehen (Going to Sleep) (from Vier letzte Lieder)
Gundula Janowitz, soprano; Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic
DGG 423 888-2
W. A. Mozart (d. 1791, age 35): Lacrimosa (from Requiem)
Istvan Kertesz, Vienna Philharmonic, Vienna State Opera Chorus
Decca 433 323-2
Ludwig van Beethoven (d. 1827, age 57): String Quartet #16, Op. 135; 4th mvmt.
(Der schwer gefasste Entschluss?the Hard-won Decision)
Guarneri Quartet
Philips 420 926-2
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J. S. Bach: Contrapunctus VI, in Stylo Francese (from the Art of Fugue)
Reinhard Goebel, Musica Antiqua Koln
Archiv 447 293-2
J. S. Bach: Contrapunctus VII, per Augentationem et Diminutionem
(from the Art of Fugue)
Laubin Brass Ensemble
DGG 432 988-2
Gustav Mahler (d. 1911, age 51): Symphony #10 in F# minor, 5th mvmt
(Original Performing Version by Deryck Cooke)
Eugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra
CBS MPK 45 882