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KBAQ CD of the Week

Perlman, Ma, & Ax play Mendelssohn


Sony 752192
Sony 752192

KBAQ Music Director Sterling Beeaff reviews a new CD of Mendelssohn's piano trios in a surprising first-time recording collaboration between three classical music superstars. Cellist Yo-Yo Ma, violinist Itzhak Perlman, and pianist Emanuel Ax joined forces to commemorate the Mendelssohn bicentennial.

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Previous CDs of the Week

2010/02/07 : Perlman, Ma, & Ax play Mendelssohn
 Sony 752192
2010/01/31 : Leonard Slatkin conducts the Detroit Symphony Orchestra in works by Rachmaninoff
 Naxos 8.572458
2010/01/24 : American clarinetist Jon Manasse plays music by Mozart & Spohr
 Harmonia Mundi 907516
2010/01/17 : Israeli composer Avner Dorman's concertos for mandolin, piccolo, piano, and concerto grosso
 Naxos 8.559620
2010/01/10 : Nikolaj Znaider tackles Elgar's violin concerto
 RCA 760588
2009/12/27 : KBAQ CD of the Week Retrospective
2009/12/20 : The Manchester Carols -- verse by Carol Ann Duffy; music by Sasha Johnson Manning
 Naxos 572469
2009/12/13 : 'A Chatman Christmas' -- choral music of Stephen Chatman
 Centredisques 15509
2009/12/06 : 'Virtuose' -- Violinist Angele Dubeau
 Analekta 8729
2009/11/29 : Vladimir Ashkenazy conducts the Basel Symphony Orchestra in music of Bohuslav Martinu with pianist Robert Kolinsky
 Ondine 1158
2009/11/22 : Pianist Martha Argerich plays Beethoven & Mozart
 BR Klassik 900701
2009/11/15 : A German Bouquet from Trio Settecento
 Cedille 114
2009/11/06 : Benjamin Britten's orchestral music
 Reference 120
2009/11/01 : The Chopsticks Variations
 Oglio 81619
2009/10/25 : Haydn quartets performed on original instruments by the Smithson String Quartet
 Dorian 90905
2009/10/18 : Concerti by Telemann performed by the Musica Angelica Baroque Orchestra
 NCA 60194
2009/10/11 : Pianist Louis Lortie conducts music by Mendelssohn from the keyboard
 ATMA 2617
2009/10/04 : Sandor Vegh conducts four Schubert symphonies
 Phoenix Edition 437
2009/09/20 : KBAQ CD of the Week retrospective
2009/09/13 : Johan Svendsen's lovely Norwegian Rhapsodies
 Naxos 570322
2009/09/06 : Pianist Murray Perahia plays J.S. Bach's keyboard partitas
 Sony 744361
2009/08/30 : A fresh look at Mozart with Adam Fischer and the Danish National Chamber Orchestra
 Dacapo 220542
2009/08/23 : The Cypress String Quartet looks at Beethoven's late quartets
 CSQ 20091
2009/08/09 : Giuseppe Martucci's second piano concerto
 Naxos 8.570932
2009/08/01 : Favorites from past KBAQ CDs of the Week
2009/07/19 : Franz Xaver Richter's 'Grandes Symphonies'
 Naxos 8570597
2009/07/12 : Lara St. John -- the Four Seasons of Vivaldi and Piazzolla
 Ancalagon 134
2009/07/05 : Ruthanne Schempf's 'American Mirage'
 MSR Classics 1313
2009/06/28 : Flute sonatas by Swiss composer Kaspar Fritz
 Guild 7330
2009/06/21 : Fiddler/composer Mark O'Connor plays his own quartets
 OMAC 14
2009/06/14 : Clarinetist Kari Kriikku's 'Bizarre Bazaar'
 Ondine 1140
2009/06/07 : Music by Edward Joseph Collins
 Albany Troy 1086
2009/05/31 : Music by American composer Jonathan Leshnoff
 Naxos 559398
2009/05/24 : Stile Antico performs medieval and Renaissance music
 Harmonia Mundi 807489
2009/05/17 : Christoph Eschenbach conducts the Orchestre de Paris in music by Albert Roussel
 Ondine 1107
2009/05/10 : Songs of Lee Hoiby
 Albany 1102
2009/05/03 : Trio Solisti performs music by Piazzolla, Schoenfield, Turina, and Gershwin
 Bridge 9296
2009/04/26 : Guitarist Sharon Isbin's "Journey to the New World"
 Sony 745456
2009/04/19 : Leon Fleisher performs Paul Hindemith's Concerto for Piano Left-hand
 Ondine 1141
2009/04/11 : KBAQ CD of the Week: James Levine conducts "A German Requiem" by Johannes Brahms
 BSO 200901
2009/04/05 : KBAQ CD(s) of the Week: Cellist Sol Gabetta
 RCA 735961 & 735962
2009/03/29 : KBAQ CD of the Week: Paavo Järvi conducts Beethoven
 RCA 733835
2009/03/22 : KBAQ CD of the Week: Violinist Nikolaj Znaider
 RCA 710336
2009/03/14 : KBAQ CD of the Week: Mark O'Connor's "Americana" Symphony
 Omac 12
2009/03/07 : Mahler's Symphony No. 1, "Titan"
 CSO Resound 901902
2009/03/01 : Ensemble Baroque Nouveau performs music by Rameau
 Reference 118
2009/02/22 : Beethoven's String Quartets Op.74 & Op.95 -- Tokyo String Quartet
 Harmonia Mundi 807460
2009/02/15 : "Russian Masterpieces for Cello" -- Zuill Bailey
 Telarc 80724
2009/02/07 : Violinist Anne Akiko Meyers and pianist Akira Eguchi -- "Smile"
 Koch International 7762
2009/02/01 : Sterling Beeaff reviews violinist Julia Fischer's recording of music by Bach
 Decca 478065
2009/01/25 : Murray Perahia returns to Beethoven's piano sonatas
 Sony 732646
2009/01/18 : Einojuhani Rautavaara's "Manhattan Trilogy" and Symphony No. 3
 Ondine 1090-5
2009/01/11 : Pianist Barry Douglas performs Rachmaninoff's first and third concertos
 Barry Douglas on RCA 279722
2009/01/04 : Colin Currie plays Jennifer Higdon's Percussion Concerto
 London Philharmonic Orchestra 0035
2008/12/28 : Retrospective featuring CDs of the Week from 2008
 Caio Pagano -- The Ying Quartet -- The Eroica Trio
2008/12/21 : Sterling Beeaff reviews a CD from John Rutter creating new musical Christmas traditions
 Collegium Records 133
2008/12/14 : The GRAMMY-nominated Phoenix Chorale performs hymns to the Virgin Mary
 Chandos 5066
2008/12/07 : Pianist Caio Pagano creates a musical memoir
 Soundset Recordings 1025
2008/11/30 : Robert Schumann's violin sonatas
 ECM New Series 2047 (001221902)
2008/11/23 : Vassily Primakov performs Chopin's two piano concerti
 Bridge 9278
2008/11/16 : Bach's Goldberg Variations performed by string trio
 Oxingale 2014
2008/11/09 : András Schiff plays piano sonatas by Beethoven
 András Schiff on ECM New Series 1948
2008/11/01 : The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
 AASR003
2008/10/25 : Music by Mussorgsky
 Telarc 80705
2008/10/11 : Symphonies by Fritz Brun
 Guild 7320
Composer Fritz Brun
Conductor Adriano
2008/10/11 : The Eroica Trio: "An American Journey"
 Angel/EMI 7351
2008/10/05 : KBAQ's Sterling Beeaff reviews two new flute recordings
 RCA 88697-32164 & Dorian 90803
2008/09/28 : John O'Conor performs three piano concertos by Beethoven
 Telarc 80704
2008/09/21 : Two Beethoven symphonies performed by the Minnesota Orchestra with conductor Osmo Vanska
 BIS 1816
2008/09/14 : Vocal music by British composer Tarik O'Regan
 Harmonia Mundi 807490
2008/09/07 : Joshua Bell plays Vivaldi's "Four Seasons" and Tartini's "Devil's Trill"
2008/08/31 : Pianist Enrique Graf performs music by Bach, Mendelssohn, and Mussorgsky
2008/08/24 : Past Favorite CDs of the Week III
2008/08/17 : Past Favorite CDs of the Week II
2008/08/10 : Past Favorite CDs of the Week I
2008/08/03 : Simone Dinnerstein -- The Berlin Concert
2008/07/27 : X Over Trombone
2008/07/20 : Rachel Barton Pine plays concerti by Beethoven & Clement
2008/07/13 : Shakespeare's "Tempest"
2008/07/06 : Chris Walden's Symphony No. 1, "The Four Elements"
2008/06/29 : The Runaway Bunny
 The Runaway Bunny
2008/06/22 : Caracas Clarinet Quartet (CCQ)
 Caracas Clarinet Quartet
2008/06/15 : Midori plays Bach & Bartok
 Midori plays Bach & Bartok
2008/06/08 : 40 Degrees North
2008/06/01 : The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
2008/04/27 : String Poetic
 String Poetic
2008/04/13 : Dmitri Shostakovich's Symphony No. 5 & "Seven Romances"
 Ondine 1109
2008/03/09 : Beethoven Sonatas - Volume 5
 Bridge Records - 9250
2008/03/03 : Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5
 Telarc Classics - 80683
2008/02/24 : Handel Concerti Grossi
 Telarc Classics - 80688
2008/02/17 : Dvorak From The Marlboro Music Festival
 Bridge - 9242
2008/02/10 : February 10, 2008 - Check Back Soon
2008/02/03 : February 3, 2008 - Grammy Retrospective
 2007 Grammy Retrospective - Part 3
2008/01/27 : January 27, 2008 - Grammy Retrospective
 2007 Grammy Retrospective - Part 2
2008/01/20 : January 20, 2008 - Grammy Retrospective
 Grammy Retrospective - Part 1
2008/01/13 : Rheinberger Sacred Choral Works
 Chandos Records - 5055
2008/01/06 : Dim Sum - Ying Quartet
 Telarc Classics - 89690
2007/12/16 : Karolju - Sony Classics
2007/12/09 : Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
 EMI Classics - 94431
2007/12/02 : Elgar/Walton - CMS Recordings
 CMS Studio Recordings - AASR002
2007/11/25 : Kate Royal Reprise from 10/14/07
 From the 10/14/07 CD of the Week
2007/11/18 : Crown Imperial - Jerry Junkin/Mary Preston
 Reference Recordings - 112
2007/11/11 : Mozart/Stallman - New Quintets
 Bogner's Cafe - BOCA 102
2007/11/04 : Reprise of Past Selections
 Simone Dinnerstein
2007/10/28 : Beethoven & Dvorak Piano Quartets
 Chamber Music Society - CMS 82503
2007/10/21 : October 21, 2007 - CD of the Week
 Telarc Classics - 80691
2007/10/14 : October 14, 2007 - CD of the Week
 EMI Classics - 94419
2007/10/07 : October 7, 2007 - CD of the Week
 Norman Krieger - Artisie 4
2007/09/30 : September 30, 2007 - CD of the Week
2007/09/23 : September 23, 2007 - CD of the Week
 Kim Cook on her self-titled label
2007/09/16 : September 16, 2007 - CD of the Week
 Telarc Classics - 80675
2007/09/09 : September 9, 2007 - CD of the Week
 Telarc Classics 80692
2007/09/02 : September 2, 2007 - CD of the Week
2007/08/26 : August 26, 2007 - CD of the Week
2007/08/19 : August 19, 2007 - CD of the Week
2007/08/12 : August 12, 2007 - CD of the Week
 Cantilena Records - 66034
2007/08/05 : August 5, 2007 - CD of the Week
 Telarc Classics - 80682
2007/07/29 : July 29, 2007 - CD of the Week
 Hilliard Ensemble - ECM 000884702
2007/07/22 : Colors
 DuoZona - Emeritus 20071
2007/07/15 : July 15, 2007 - CD of the Week
 Mahler's Symphony No. 2 - RCA 87157
2007/07/08 : July 8, 2007 - CD of the Week
2007/07/01 : July 1, 2007 - CD of the Week
2007/06/24 : June 24, 2007 - CD of the Week
 Volkmar Andreae - Guild GMCD 7307
2007/06/17 : June 17, 2007 - CD of the Week
 Rachel Barton-Pine - Cedille Records #97
2007/06/10 : June 10, 2007 - CD of the Week
 Berlin Philharmonic - EMI Classics 65393
2007/06/03 : June 3, 2007 - CD of the Week
 Camerata Salzburg - Sony Classics 84241
2007/05/27 : May 27, 2007 - CD of the Week
 Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra - RCA 87156
2007/05/20 : May 20, 2007 - CD of the Week
 Trio con Brio - Azica 71240
2007/05/06 : May 6, 2007 - CD of the Week
 Paul Galbraith - Delos 3250
2007/04/29 : April 29, 2007 - CD of the Week
 Telarc Classics - 80685
2007/04/22 : April 22, 2007
 Telarc Classics - 80576
2007/04/15 : April 15, 2007 - CD of the Week
 PentaTone Classics - PTC 5186-066
2007/04/08 : April 8, 2007 - CD of the Week
 ASIN: B000N39HC6 - Chandos 5044
2007/04/01 : April 1, 2001 - CD of the Week
 A Classical Humor Collection
2007/03/25 : March 25, 2007 - CD of the Week
 Alexander Viazovtsev - Titanic 268
2007/03/18 : March 18, 2007 - CD of the Week
 Emanuel Ax - Sony 8869705310
2007/03/11 : March 11, 2007 - CD of the Week
 Naxos 8.557999
2007/03/04 : March 4, 2007 - CD of the Week
 Appassionato - Sony Classics 702668
2007/02/25 : February 25, 2007 - CD of the Week
 The Lark Quartet - Endeavour Classics 1018
2007/02/11 : February 11, 2007 - CD of the Week
 Lang Lang, DG B0008233
2007/02/04 : February 4, 2007 - CD of the Week
 Telarc Classics - 80670
2007/01/28 : January 28, 2007 - CD of the Week
 EMI Classics 69690
2007/01/14 : January 14, 2007 - CD of the Week
 Harmonia Mundi, HMU 907419
2007/01/07 : January 7, 2007 - CD of the Week
 The Claremont Trio - Tria Records
2006/12/31 : December 31, 2006 - CD of the Week
 Available at bso.org and cdbaby.com
2006/12/17 : December 17, 2006 - CD of the Week
 Details: Mormon Tabernacle Choir Website
2006/12/03 : December 3, 2006 - CD of the Week
 Summit Records DCD 466
2006/11/26 : November 26, 2006
 Naxos 8559240
2006/11/19 : November 19, 2006
 Chandos Records 5045
2006/11/12 : November 12, 2006
 The Blair Quartet - Naxos 8.559178
2006/11/04 : November 4, 2006
 Guild Music, GMCD 7292
2006/10/29 : October 29, 2006
 Naxos 8.570243
2006/10/22 : October 22, 2006
 CD of the Week, October 22, 2006
2006/09/03 : CD of the Week, September 3, 2006
 CD of the Week, James Galway
2006/08/27 : August 27, 2006
 Peabody Winds, CD of the Week
2006/08/20 : August 20, 2006
 CD of the Week, August 20, 2006
2006/08/13 : August 13, 2006
 Emerson Quartet - Retrospective
2006/07/30 : July 30, 2006
 Karen Kushner - CD of the Week
2006/07/23 : July 23, 2006
 David Russell, CD of the Week
2006/07/16 : July 16, 2006
 The Queen's Chamber Band
2006/07/09 : July 9, 2006
2006/07/02 : July 2, 2006
 Grant Park Orchestra
2006/06/25 : June 25th, 2006
 Ivan Khandoshkin: 3 Violin Sonatas, Op. 3 / 6 Russian Songs
2006/06/18 : June 18th, 2006
 Bartok and Lutoslawski: Concertos for Orchestra
2006/06/11 : June 11th, 2006
2006/06/04 : June 4th, 2006
 Robert Hamilton performs Mozart
2006/05/28 : May 28th, 2006
 Vivaldi's Gloria and Bach Magnificat
2006/05/21 : May 21st, 2006
 Emerson String Quartet: Intimate Voices
2006/01/01 : October 15, 2006
 Donald Runnicles & Christine Brewer
2006/01/01 : October 8, 2006
 KBAQ CD of the Week, October 8, 2006
2006/01/01 : October 1, 2006
 Andrew Manze & The English Concert
2006/01/01 : September 24, 2006
 Carl Reinecke