December 15th, 2008 · < mtheo >
- John Field: Nocturne no. 2 in C minor (1812)
- John O’Conor pf (Telarc CD-80199)
- John Harbison: Oboe concerto (1990-91)
- William Bennett ob / San Francisco Symphony / Herbert Blomstedt cond (London 443 346-2)
- Arnold Schoenberg: Chamber symphony no. 2 (1906/1939)
- Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin / John Mauceri cond (London 448 619-2)
- John Field: Nocturne no. 1 in E-flat major (1812)
- John O’Conor pf (Telarc CD-80199)
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November 17th, 2008 · < Renée >
- Henry Wolff: Ascension of the subtle body
- Henry Wolff tin’sha bells / Nancy Hennings singing bowl, thilbu (Celestial Harmonies 13027-2)
- Peter Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Florence, op. 70
- The Chamber Orchestra of Europe / Gerard Korsten cond (Deutsche Grammophon D 110467)
- Jake Heggie: Winter Roses: Three Songs
- Frederica von Stade ms / Jake Heggie pf (Flesh and Stone, Songs of Jake Heggie) (Classical Action)
- John Cage: Ryoanji
- Jeffrey Krieger elec vc (CRI 750)
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November 10th, 2008 · < mtheo & renée >
- Ursula Mamlock: From my garden (1983)
- Roger Zahab vn (Truemedia D93317)
- Aram Khachaturian: Trio (1932)
- Strata (James Stern va / Nathan Williams cl / Audrey Andrist pf) (Arizona University Recordings 3097)
- Henry Cowell: Three works for piano: Aeolian Harp (1923) / The Banshee 1925) / The Lilt of the Reel (1925)
- Henry Cowell pf (CRI 750)
- Harry Partch: Ulysses at the edge of the world (1960)
- The Gate Five Ensemble of the University of Illinois (CRI 750)
- Egon Wellesz: Symphony no. 7, op. 102 (1968)
- Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien / Gottfried Rabi cond (cpo/ORF 999 808-2)
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October 20th, 2008 · < Renée >
- Michael Torke: Monday (1992)
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- London Sinfonietta / Lothar Zagrosek cond (Ecstatic 092204)
- Nikolai Medtner: Forgotten melodies, op. 38 (1922)
- Evgeny Svetlanov pf (Russian Disc 10 045)
- Aaron Copland: Twelve poems of Emily Dickinson (1950)
- Phillis Curtin sop / Aaron Copland pf (VAI 1194)
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October 6th, 2008 · < Renée >
- Karen Tanaka: Crystalline II (1996)
- Xak Bjerken pf (CRI 855)
- Igor Stravinsky: Apollo (1947)
- City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Simon Rattle cond (EMI D 163864)
- Samuel Barber: String quartet op. 11 (1936)
- Emerson String Quartet (Philip Setzer vn / Eugene Drucker vn / Lawrence Dutton va / David Finckel vc) (Deutche Grammophon 101392)
- Johannes Brahms: He, zigeuner, from Zigeunerlieder op. 103 (1888)
- Anne Sofie von Otter mz / Bengt Forsberg pf (Deutche Grammophone 429 727-2)
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September 30th, 2008 · < Renée >
- George Gershwin: Three preludes for piano (1926)
- Michael Tilson Thomas pf (CBS Masterworks 42516)
- Michael Tippett: Fantasia concertante on a theme of Corelli (1953)
- The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra / Christopher Hogwood cond (London D102952)
- Antonín Dvořák: Mĕsíčku na nebi hlubokém (O moon high up in the deep sky) from Rusalka (1900)
- Frederica von Stade mz / Boston Symphony Orchestra / Seiji Ozawa cond (Sony 46687)
- Johannes Brahms: Intermezzi op. 117 (1892)
- Ivo Pogorelich pf (Deutche Grammophon 437460-2)
- Antonín Dvořák: Humoresque in E-flat minor, op. 101, no. 1 (1894)
- Rudolf Firkušný pf (Sony 46687)
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September 16th, 2008 · < Renée >
- John Charlillo: Self-similarity (1992)
- Roger Zahab vn / John Charlillo etronics (Truemedia D93317)
- Terry Riley: The cusp of magic (2004)
- Kronos Quartet (David Harrington, vn; b dm; peyote rattle; toys / John Sherba vn; perc / Hank Dutt va; toys / Jeffrey Zeigler vc; toys) / Wu Man pipa; toys (Nonesuch 360508)
- Ram Narayan, arr. Kronos Quartet: Alap from Raga mishra bhairavi (1989)
- Kronos Quartet (David Harrington shruti box / John Sherba tambura / Hank Dutt va / Jeffrey Zeigler vc) Terry Riley tambura / Wu Man electric sitar (Nonesuch 360508)
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September 2nd, 2008 · < mtheo & renée >
- Hugo Wolf: Abschied (Farewell) (1888)
- Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau Bar / Svjatoslaw Richter pf (Deutsche Grammophon 2530 584)
- Lou Harrison: Concerto for pipa with string orchestra (1997)
- Wu Man pipa / The New Professionals Orchestra / Rebecca Miller cond (Mode 140)
- Joaquin Nin-Culmell: Tonadas, volume 1, nos. 1-8 (1956)
- Maria Luisa Cantos pf (Marco Polo 8.223534)
- Joaquin Nin-Culmell: Tonadas, volume 2, nos. 22, 24 (1956)
- Alicia de Larrocha pf (London CS 6677)
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August 26th, 2008 · < Renée >
- Somei Satoh: From the depth of silence (2001)
- Janácek Philharmonic / Petr Kotik cond (Mode 135)
- Somei Satoh: Burning meditation (1993)
- Janácek Philharmonic / Thomas Buckner Bar / Petr Kotik cond (Mode 135)
- John Adams: Gnarly buttons (1996)
- Michael Collins cl / London Sinfonietta / John Adams cond (Nonesuch 79465)
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July 15th, 2008 · < Renée >
- Benjamin Britten: Young Apollo, Op. 16 (1939)
- I Musici de Montréal / Yuri Turovsky cond (Chandos 241-2)
- Henryk Górecki: Harpsichord concerto, Op. 40 (1980)
- I Musici de Montréal / Yuri Turovsky cond (Chandos 9590)
- Benjamin Britten: Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10 (1937)
- English Chamber Orchestra / Benjamin Britten cond (London 417 509-2)
- Samuel Barber: Ballade, Op. 46 (1977)
- John Browning pf (MHS 513597L)
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