Classical Mornings, August 22 - 26

Monday, August 22

A Tropical Jam, a Turkish March, Grieg’s Holberg Suite

Composer’s Datebook: Handel at work on "Messiah"

LAGQ: a group that performed in Skaneateles over the weekend

Pieces by Schubert, Holst, and Frank Bridge’s brilliantly conceived Dance Rhapsody

Tuesday, August 23

Works by Gershwin, Borodin, and a new recording from the WXXI library

Composer’s Datebook: Hadley, Thompson, et. al. in the Berkshires

A Bach concerto performed by a fearless violinist

Wednesday, August 24

Pieces by Stephen Paulus, Ron Nelson, and Herman Goetz

Composer’s Datebook: Claude Goudimel, Huguenot

“Taco Bell’s Canon”

Thursday, August 25

Alpine Echoes, a splashy prelude and fugue, a sentimental waltz

Composer’s Datebook: Bernstein asks a musical question in Moscow

A Rochester favorite (Jon Nakamatsu) who’s performing next week in Skaneateles

Friday, August 26

Music by Prokofiev, Monteverdi, and Max Bruch

Composer’s Datebook: Martinu's "Frescoes"

A piece by a brilliant and eclectic musician who, it seems, could do anything (Britten)