On this last day of Black History Month, we hear the African-hinting "Once Upon a Time," from Five Movements in Color by Mary D. Watkins, and Yamekraw, subtitled "A Negro Rhapsody," by James P. Johnson. Also on this new-releases show, back in Central European repertoire Simone Dinnerstein plays Bach and Mariss Jansons conducts Brahms.
| Artist | Title | Album | Label | Help Support GPB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watkins, M.D. | Five Movements in Color (1994): Once Upon a Time | New Black Music Repertory Ensemble, Dunner | Albany 1200 | iTunes Link |
| Turina, J. | Circulo, Fantasy Trio (Sunrise, Midday, Twilight) | Icicle Creek Piano Trio | Con Brio 21048 | iTunes Link |
| Bach, J.S. | English Suite No. 3 in G minor | Simone Dinnerstein | Sony 81742 | iTunes Link |
| Mozart, W.A. | String Quartet in C major, K. 157 | Jerusalem Quartet | Harmonia Mundi 902076 | iTunes Link |
| Johnson, J.P. / Still, W.G. | Yamekraw, A Negro Rhapsody | Gary Hammond, Hot Springs Music Festival, Rosenberg | Naxos 8.559647 | iTunes Link |
| Palestrina, G.d. | Cantatibus Organis | The Cardinall's Musick, Carwood | Hyperion 67860 | |
| Schubert, F. | Wanderer Fantasy | Vassily Primakov | Bridge 9322 | iTunes Link |
| Pann, C. | Slalom | Cincinnati Sym, Jarvi | Cincinnati 945 | iTunes Link |
| Vivaldi, A. | Oboe Concerto in C major | Alex Klein, New Brandenburg Collegium, Newman | Cedille 7003 | iTunes Link |
| Brahms, J. | Symphony No. 3 in F major | Bavarian Radio Sym, Jansons | BR Klassik 90011 | iTunes Link |