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Donald E. Westlake as Richard Stark – Lemons Never Lie (Hard Case Crime) — Grofield novel

Ludwig van Beethoven – Quartet for Strings No.13 in B flat major Op.130 – Grosse Fuge for String Quartet in B flat major Op.133 — Sandy Wilson (cello), Paul Yarbrough (viola), Frederick Lifsitz (violin), Ge-Fang Yang (violin) – Alexander String Quartet (Arte Nova—Sony Music GmbH)

The Complete Duke Ellington 1936-1940 Variety, Vocalion and Okeh Small Group Sessions (Vocalion / Mosaic) Johnny Hodges and his Orchestra – CD 6e [(DD) – June 1939] — With Cootie Williams, Lawrence Brown / Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney / Duke Ellington, Billy Taylor, Sonny Greer Barney Bigard and his Orchestra – CD 6f [(EE) – June 1939] — With Rex Stewart, Juan Tizol / Barney Bigard, Harry Carney / Duke Ellington, Fred Guy, Billy Taylor, Sonny Greer / two of the tracks feature the Quintones vocal group; includes "Barney Goin' Easy" (which became "I'm Checking Out - Go'om Bye") Cootie Williams and His Rug Cutters – CD 6g [(FF) – June 1939] — With Cootie Williams / Barney Bigard, Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney / Duke Ellington, Fred Guy, Billy Taylor, Sonny Greer; includes "Night Song"

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Ludwig van Beethoven – Sonata for Piano No.9 in E major Op.14/1 – Sonata for Piano No.11 in B flat major Op.22 – Sonata for Piano No.12 in A flat major Op.26 "Funeral March" – Sonata for Piano No.27 in E minor Op.90 Sviatoslav Richter (piano) (Decca)

Frédéric Chopin – 24 Preludes for Piano Op.28 – Prelude for Piano in C sharp minor B.141 Op.45 – Prelude for Piano in A flat major B.86 Op.posth. Martha Argerich (Deutsche Grammophon)

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Tough choice, but I pick "B".

I'm going to Saturday's concert: Saturday-Sunday in Philadelphia | The music of John Zorn! Ars Nova Workshop presents: Saturday, February 20 - 8:00pm JAMIE SAFT TRIO performs JOHN ZORN’S MASADA with Jamie Saft, Fender Rhodes; Trevor Dunn, bass; Ben Perowsky, drums + HOLLENBERG-MILLEVOI QUARTET performs JOHN ZORN’S BAGATELLES with Matt Hollenberg, guitar; Nick Millevoi, guitar; Johnny DeBlase, bass; and Jeff Eber, drums Ars Nova Workshop is pleased to present four extraordinary ensembles performing the work of maverick composer John Zorn over two nights. Tonight, Jamie Saft Trio and the Hollenberg-Millevoi Quartet! “I used to look at composing music as problem solving. But as I get older, it’s not about problem solving anymore. There are no solutions, because there are no problems. You just turn the tap and it flows out.” -John Zorn Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 N. Frankford Avenue $15 / $25 for both nights Details and ticketing: http://www.arsnovaworkshop.com/events/jamie-saft-trio-john-zorn’s-masada-02-20-2016 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Sunday, February 21 - 8:00pm CLERIC performs JOHN ZORN’S MASADA with Matt Hollenberg , guitar; Dan Kennedy, bass; Nick Shellenberger, voice + keyboards; and Larry Kwartowitz, drums + URI CAINE performs JOHN ZORN’S MASADA Uri Caine, Fender Rhodes Ars Nova Workshop is pleased to present four extraordinary ensembles performing the work of maverick composer John Zorn over two nights. Tonight, Cleric and Uri Caine perform the music of John Zorn's Masada! Zorn began composing Masada in the early ’90s, exploring his own roots and expanding the idea of Jewish music through a songbook that linked the language of klezmer and the rollicking free-jazz of Ornette Coleman. Now totaling 613 compositions, the Masada Songbook is a masterwork of overwhelming proportions. Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 N. Frankford Avenue $15 / $25 for both nights Details and ticketing: http://www.arsnovaworkshop.com/events/cleric-john-zorns-masada-02-21-2016 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ http://www.arsnovaworkshop.org/

Johannes Brahms – Piano Concerto No.2 in B flat, Op.83 — Arthur Rubinstein – RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra – Josef Krips (RCA Victor Living Stereo / Red Seal Records – Sony Music), CD 67 in the album collection.

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Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No.21 in C Op.53 "Waldstein", Piano Sonata No.18 in E flat Op.31 No.3 "The Hunt" — Arthur Rubinstein (RCA Victor Red Seal Records – Sony Music), CD 65.

Jean Sibelius – Symphony No.1 in E minor Op.39 – Karelia Suite Op.11 – Symphony No.4 in A minor Op.63 — Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra – Lorin Maazel (Decca Records)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Concerto for Violin No.4 in D major K 218 (cadenzas: Kreisler) — Fritz Kreisler (violin) – Orchestra – Landon Ronald Ludwig van Beethoven – Concerto for Violin in D major Op.61 (cadenzas: Kreisler) — Fritz Kreisler (violin) – Berlin State Opera Orchestra – Leo Blech (EMI Classics)

The Complete Duke Ellington 1936-1940 Variety, Vocalion and Okeh Small Group Sessions (Vocalion / Mosaic) Johnny Hodges and his Orchestra – Small Group Sessions CD 5f [(X) – Feb 1939] — With Cootie Williams, Lawrence Brown / Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney / Duke Ellington, Billy Taylor, Sonny Greer / Jean Eldgridge, arr: Billy Strayhorn; — Titles include: Dooji Wooji Cootie Williams and His Rug Cutters – Small Group Sessions CD 6a [(Y) – Feb 1939] — With Cootie Williams / Barney Bigard, Johnny Hodges, Otto Hardwick, Harry Carney / Duke Ellington, Billy Taylor, Sonny Greer — Titles include: Beautiful Romance, Boudoir Benny, Ain't the Gravy Good, She's Gone Duke Ellington – Small Group Sessions CD 6b [(Z) – Mar 1939] — piano solos Rex Stewart and his Orchestra – Small Group Sessions CD 6c [(AA) – Mar 1939] — With Rex Stewart, Louis Bacon, Joe Nanton / Barney Bigard / Duke Ellington, Billy Taylor, Sonny Greer / arr: Brick Fleagle — Titles include: San Juan Hill, Fat Stuff Serenade Johnny Hodges and his Orchestra – Small Group Sessions CD 6d [(BB,CC) – Mar 1939] — With Cootie Williams, Lawrence Brown / Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney / Duke Ellington, Billy Taylor, Sonny Greer /arr: Billy Strayhorn of 1 tune — Titles include: Rent Party Blues, Good Gal Blues, Dance of the Goons

Igor Stravinsky – Le baiser de la fée: Divertimento for Orchestra — Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra – Gennadi Rozhdestvensky Morton Feldman – Coptic Light — Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra – Peter Eötvös Luciano Berio – Sinfonia for Eight Voices and Orchestra — Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Swingle Singers – Luciano Berio (RCO Live)

Edvard Grieg – Cello Sonata Op.36, Piano Sonata Op.7, Intermezzo in A minor for Cello and Piano — Øystein Birkeland (cello), Håvard Gimse (piano) (Naxos)

Dmitri Shostakovich – Symphony No.4 in C minor Op.43 — Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra – Kiril Kondrashin (RCO Live), from:

Jean Sibelius – Symphony No.7 in C major Op.105 — Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra – Eugene Ormandy (RCO Live), from: Thought I'd play something from the North for this 10 degree F. morning

Franz Liszt – Sonata for Piano in B minor S.178 Robert Schumann – Sonata for Piano No.2 in G minor Op.22 — Martha Argerich (piano) (Deutsche Grammophon), CD 6 from the DG box.

Maurice Ravel – Daphnis et Chloé Suite No.2 Albert Roussel – Bacchus et Ariane Op.43: Suite No.2 — Chicago Symphony Orchestra – Jean Martinon (RCA Victor Red Seal Records / Sony Classical)