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 3/25 - 3/31 1996 March 25, 1996: Tom Manoff reviewed the new CD featuring the music of 19th century composer Fanny Mendelssohn who was discouraged from music in her own lifetime. The CD is "Das Jahr", performed by Sarah Rothenberg (Arabesque 26666). March 27, 1996: A review of Cibo Matto's new CD "Viva La Woman" (Warner Brothers 009362459892). Cibo Matto consists of a group of Japanese women who live in NY and love to sing about food. March 29, 1996: Indian classical musician Vishwa Mohan Bhatt has invented his own instrument which he uses to collaborate with Western musicians. His latest recording is with Jerry Douglas. "Bourbon and Rosewater" (070772300472). March 30, 1996: George Carlin spoke with Daniel Zwerdling about his act and pieces were played from two of his albums: "Parental Advisory Explicit Lyrics" (Eardrum Records 7 91593-2) and "Jammin' in New York" (Eardrum Records 7 92221-2). March 31, 1996: Singer Dar Williams spoke with Liane Hansen about her new album "Mortal City" (Razor and Tie RT 2821-2). She also has a web page: http://www.panix.com/~tneff/dar. March 31, 1996: The founder of Alligator Records, Bruce Iglauer, talked with Daniel Zwerdling about his work as producer of blues artists such as Koko Taylor and Hound Dog Taylor. The new collection is "The Alligator Records 25th Anniversary Collection" (Alligator Records 110/11). Albums featured on Monitor Radio (R): March 26, 1996: A review of Dar Williams' new album "Mortal City" (Razor and Tie RT 2821-2). March 28, 1996: Steve Delaney spoke with pianist and educator Virginia Eskin about the works of female composers. She plays a sampling. No titles or composers listed. Albums profiled on Fresh Air with host Terry Gross: March 25, 1996: REVIEW by Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead: "Episteme" by Anthony Davis (Gramavision 0798398795082). March 26, 1996: An interview with singer/lyricist Rosanne Cash. Her newest album is "Ten-Song Demo" (Capitol Records). March 29, 1996: REVIEW by Rock Critic Ken Tucker: "Resident Alien" by Spacedog (007559618342), "It's Great When You're Straight" by Black Grape (000881112242), and "Different Class" by Pulp (073145241652). COMING UP ON PERFORMANCE TODAY - MARCH 27 - APRIL 1, 1996 Wednesday, March 27 Hour 1--The Shanghai Quartet visits Studio 4A to perform the Chinese "Song of the Ch'in," as well as music by Beethoven and Mozart. Martin talks with the Chinese/American foursome about musical life in the U.S., Europe, and China, plus the quartet's performance with Eugenia Zuckerman on the 1995 Disney CD, "Heigh-Ho! Mozart." Hour 2--Born the same year as Handel and J.S. Bach, Domenico Scarlatti was a native of Italy. So how did he write his Keyboard Sonata in A major (K. 24)--a "sensuous, brilliant" piece of music that is "vibrant with the snap and sway of Spanish flamenco"? Pianist and PT critic Rachel Franklin explores Scarlatti's Spanish mystery as she reviews Mikhail Petnev's new recording, "Scarlatti Keyboard Sonatas." [Virgin Classics 5 45123] Thursday, March 28 Hour 1--Violinist Leila Josefowicz hasn't even graduated from high school at the Curtis Institute of Music, but she's already recorded her first CD and has performed on one of the world's great concert stages. Martin talks with the teenaged musician about her Carnegie Hall debut and her first recording sessions with conductor Sir Neville Marriner. [Leila Josefowicz/Tchaikovsky, Sibelius Violin Concertos, Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields/Sir Neville Marriner/Philips 446 131-2] Hour 2--In this week's visit to the Performance Today Basic Record Library, PT critic Ted Libbey and Martin choose three top recordings of Carl Nielsen's Symphony No. 1. [Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra/Salonen/CBS Masterworks MK 42321 (with Little Suite, Op. 1); Royal Danish Orchestra/Paavo Berglund/RCA Red Seal 7701-2-RC (with Symphony No. 4); San Francisco Symphony/Blomstedt/London 425 607-2 (with Symphony No. 6). 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.