This list reflects the programming of WUNC Radio: All Things Considered, Morning Edition, Talk of the Nation, Weekend Edition Saturday and Sunday, Fresh Air, Monitor Radio Early Edition, The People's Pharmacy and Soundings. NPR (TM) ALBUM REVIEWS FROM WUNC RADIO 3/11 - 3/17/96 March 15, 1996: Irish musician Seamus Egan talked Bob Edwards about his music, including the soundtrack to "The Brothers McMullen" (Shanachie 007822188032) and the solo album "When Juniper Sleeps" (Shanachie Records). March 15, 1996: A look at the Irish musical "Riverdance" which has finally come to the U.S. The soundtrack is available now (Atlantic/Celtic Heartbeat 82816-2). March 17, 1996: From the Voices in the News, a clip from the new Beatles album: "The Beatles Anthology Volume 2" (Capitol Records CDP 7243 8 34448 2). March 17, 1996: A profile of rock guitarist Richie Furay by Scott Schlegel. His most recent album is "Dance a Little" (002073283202). March 10, 1996: Liane Hansen and Andy Trudeau spoke about the Oscar-nominated soundtracks to "Apollo 13" (MCA Records-MCA3P-3432) and "Braveheart" (London Records -- 448 295-2) both composed by James Horner. Albums profiled on Monitor Radio (R): March 15, 1996: A profile of Seamus Egan. His newest CDs are "When Juniper Sleeps" (Shanachie Records) and "Traditional Music of Ireland" (001635134152). Albums profiled on Fresh Air with host Terry Gross: March 15, 1996: An interview and concert with Shirley Horn. She performed on the soundtrack "For Love of Ivy" (MS 677) and her latest album is "The Main Ingredient" (Verve 073145295552). COMING UP ON NPR's PERFORMANCE TODAY - MARCH 11 - 18, 1996 Monday, March 11 Hour 1--Host Martin Goldsmith talks with Alexander Blachly (BLAHTCH-lee), founder and conductor of the Renaissance choral group Pomerium. The ensemble has just recorded a recently rediscovered work by 15th-century composer Guillaume Dufay, a Mass for St. Anthony of Padua. ["Mass for St. Anthony of Padua"/Archiv Produktion 447 772-2]. ...Plus, listeners sound off about PT's March 8 interview with in-your-face cyber-musician "The Great Kat." Tuesday, March 12 Hour 1--Thirty-six-year-old Aaron Jay Kernis (KUR-niss) has been hailed as one of his generation's leading classical composers. He talks with Martin about two new CDs of his works: "Colored Field," a concerto for English horn and orchestra, along with the mournful "Still Movement with Hymn," and "100 Greatest Dance Hits," a compilation of some of the composer's lighter works. ["100 Greatest Dance Hits"/New Albion NA 083CD; "Colored Field/Still Movement with Hymn"/Argo 448 174-2] Wednesday, March 13 Hour 1--The Library of Congress, one of the world's most important sound archives, is now in the record business. The Library has signed an exclusive contract with the Bridge label to release some of the greatest performances given under its dome since 1937. PT historic recordings critic Leslie Gerber reviews the first trio of these CDs, featuring violin virtuoso Nathan Milstein, pianists Artur Balsam and George Szell, and the Budapest String Quartet. ["Nathan Milstein: The 1946 Library of Congress Recital"/BRIDGE 9064; "Sergei Rachmaninoff: String Quartets and Elegiac Trio"/Artur Balsam and The Budapest String Quartet/BRIDGE 9063; "Brahms: Piano Quartet & Schubert: 'Trout' Quintet"/George Szell and The Budapest String Quartet"/BRIDGE 9062] Thursday, March 14 Hour 1--The clarinet is the most "American" of woodwinds, claims Richard Stoltzman, one of the world's foremost masters of the instrument. Stoltzman and pianist Irma Vallecillo (VEYE-yeh-SEE-yoh) pay a visit to NPR's Studio 4A to perform music from their new CD, "Amber Waves," an all-American collection of clarinet works by 20th-century composers ranging from Leonard Bernstein and George Gershwin to jazzmasters Dick Hyman and Jimmy Rowles. ["Amber Waves: American Clarinet Music"/RCA Victor Red Seal 09026-62685-2] Hour 2--Basic Telemann: PT critic Ted Libbey and Martin pay a visit to the "Georg Philipp Telemann" section of the Basic Record Library to choose three CDs featuring the music of this prolific composer. [Music Antiqua Koln/Reinhard Goebel (Archiv 413 788-2) ["Water Music" and Concertos in B flat, F and A minor]; New London Consort/Philip Pickett (Oiseau-Lyre 433 043-2) [Suite in A minor and other works for recorder and strings]; Trio Sonnerie/Wilbert Hazelzet (Virgin Classics Veritas VC7 91450-2) [Paris Quartets for Flute and Strings]] Friday, March 15 Hour 1--In ancient times, "Berserkers" were Viking and Celtic warriors who prepared for battle by working themselves into a frenzy with mead, mushrooms, and hyperventilation. Their legend--and a parallel "misplaced energy" so rampant in the modern world--inspired composer/conductor James MacMillan to write "The Berserking," a concerto for piano and orchestra. Martin talks with the young Scottish composer about his latest CD recording. ["The Berserking"/RCA Victor Red Seal 09026-68328-2] FOR MORE PROGRAM INFORMATION, COME AND BROWSE PERFORMANCE TODAY'S WORLD WIDE WEB PAGE.... http://www.npr.org/programs/PerformanceToday/pt.html Album Lists are now available on the internet via anonymous ftp (ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/academic/literature/book-reviews) and by gopher (gopher sunsite.unc.edu under the NEWS! then Books from WUNC Radio option). This text is Copyright (c) 1996 by WUNC Radio (WUNCRADIO@UNC.EDU) and Erika Grams (compiler). All Rights Reserved. Permission is granted by the copyright holder to distribute this file electronically or otherwise in full as long as attribution is made.