Listen to the program

BELA BARTOK (1881-1945): Preludio, fr Four Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 12
--SW German Radio Orchestra, Baden-Baden/Michael Gielen, conductor
Hänssler Classic CD-93.127 (www.haenssler.de)

FRANZ LISZT (1811-1886): Les jeux d'eaux a la Villa d'Este
--Jay Hershberger, piano
Barking Dog CD-026 (www.barkingdogrecords.com)

AMY BEACH (1867-1944): Sea Fever
GORDON LIGHTFOOT )b. 1938): Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
EDIE HILL (b. 1962): A true heart is waiting (premiere recording)
--Cantus (vocal ensemble); Charles Kemper, piano; Alan Dunbar, baritone; Mira Frisch, cello
Cantus CD-1206 (www.cantusonline.org)

"Portsmouth Remembers"
HERBERT SUMSION (1899-1995): They that go down to the sea in ships
SIR HENRY WALFORD DAVIES (1869-1941): Psalm 121
--Choir of Portsmouth Cathedral/Anthony Forggatt and David Price, conductors;
David Thorne and Christopher Eastwood, organists
Guild Music CD-7271 (www.guildmusic.com)

BENJAMIN BRITTEN (1913-1976): "Paul Bunyan" Overture
--London Symphony Orchestra/Steuart Bedford, conductor
Naxos CD-8.557197 (www.naxos.com)

BENJAMIN BRITTEN: Burlesque (4th mvt.), fr String Quartet No. 3, Op. 94
--Auryn Quartet
Tacet CD-15 (www.tacet.de) (www.tacet.de)

BENJAMIN BRITTEN: War Requiem, Op. 66 (Introit, Agnus Dei, Libera me)
--Christine Brewer, soprano; Anthony Dean Griffey, tenor; Gerald Finley, baritone;
Tifin Boys' Choir; London Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir/Kurt Masur, cond.
London Philharmonic Recordings CD-10 (www.lpo.org.uk) (www.lpo.org.uk)