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 4/15 - 4/21 1996 April 17, 1996: Reporter Marcie Sillman looked at the CD "Home Alive: The Art of Self-Defense" (Sony E2K 67486) which is also the name of a Seattle self-defense organization founded after the rape and murder of rock singer Mia Zapata. Proceeds from the sale of the CD will fund self-defense classes. It features music from a variety of Seattle bands including Nirvana, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, and Posies. April 20, 1996: Andy Griffith talked to Daniel Zwerdling about his new CD "I Love to Tell the Story" (Sparrow Records 072438514402). April 21, 1996: The Balanescu Quartet was featured in a report by Dean Olsher. Their newest CD is "The Last Days" (Argo 448 175-2). The quartet's leader scored the film "Angels and Insects" (Mute CDSTUMM147). Albums profiled on Fresh Air with host Terry Gross: April 15, 1996: REVIEW by Rock Critic Ken Tucker: "I Feel Alright" by Steve Earle (Warner Brothers 9 46201-2). April 17, 1996: REVIEW by Classical Music Critic Lloyd Schwartz: "Four Saints in Three Acts" by Virgil Thompson (RCA Victor 09026-68163-2). April 18, 1996: REVIEW by Jazz Critic Kevin Whitehead: "Lighter" by Dutch musician Guus Janssen (Geestgronden label, distributed by BVHaast Records, Amsterdam). April 19, 1996: REVIEW by Rock Critic Ken Tucker: "Score" by Fugees (Ruff House 44 78194). COMING UP ON PERFORMANCE TODAY - APRIL 15 - 22, 1996 Monday, April 15 Hour 1--The performance of a concerto on stage is the culmination of years of planning and negotiations. Leonard Slatkin, music director-designate of the National Symphony Orchestra, and regular PT guest, talks with Martin about the state of the American concerto and the commitment it demands from musicians and directors alike. And we'll preview Performance Today's second CD: "JS Bach in Performance," with a concert performance by Christopher Hogwood and the Academy of Ancient Music of the Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D by Bach. Tuesday, April 16 Hour 1--He's not a quarterback, Olympic gymnast, or decathlon winner, but last year conductor Eiji Oue [AY-jee OH-ay] received the ultimate all-American honor: His picture made the front of the Wheaties box. Oue, the new music director of the Minnesota Orchestra, talks with Martin about his orchestra's two new CDs and the status he was accorded by local cereal manufacturer General Mills. [Stravinsky: "The Song of the Nightingale," "The Firebird Suite," "The Rite of Spring"; Minneosta Orchestra/Oue (Reference Recordings RR-70CD; 1-800-336-8866 to order). "Exotic Dances from the Opera"; Minneosta Orchestra/Oue (Reference Recordings RR-71CD; 1-800-336-8866).] Wednesday, April 17 Hour 2--When a great musician's career is cut short by tragedy, every recording he or she leaves behind becomes a meaningful part of her legacy. So it is with the new release of previously unpublished recordings by Jacqueline du Pre [doo-PRAY] (1945-1978), the masterful cellist struck by multiple sclerosis at what should have been the peak of her career. PT historic recordings critic Leslie Gerber reviews du Pre's performance of Richard Strauss's Don Quixote and Edouard Lalo's Cello Concerto in D minor on a new compact disc. [EMI Classics CDC 5 55528 2] Thursday, April 18 Hour 2--PT critic Ted Libbey and host Martin Goldsmith add three recordings of Mozart's charming opera "Cosi fan Tutti" to the Performance Today Basic Record Library. [Lott, McLaughlin, Focile, Hadley, Corbelli, Cachemaille; Scottish Chamber Orchestra and Edinburgh Festival Chorus/Sir Charles Mackerras (Telarc CD-80360) [3 CDs] Fleming, von Otter, Scarabelli, Lopardo, Baer, Portusi; Chamber Orchestra of Europe and London Voices/Sir George Solit (London 444 174-2) Roocroft, Mannion, James, Gilfing, Trost, Feller; Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists/John Eliot Gardiner (Archiv 437 829-2) [3 CDs]] Friday, April 19 FOR MORE PROGRAM INFORMATION, COME AND BROWSE PERFORMANCE TODAY'S WORLD WIDE WEB PAGE.... http://www.npr.org/programs/PerformanceToday/pt.html NOTE: SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE. CONSULT YOUR LOCAL NPR STATION FOR EXACT BROADCAST TIMES, OR CALL PERFORMANCE TODAY: 1-202-414-2370. 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.