The Record Shelf
KPBX 91.1fm, Thursday, 7pm-8pm
 Host
Jim Svejda creates witty, meticulously crafted essays on diverse composers,
conductors and artists.
Program Listings
September 2, 2010
In the second of two programs, historic recordings of Bach piano transcriptions.
September 9, 2010
A conversation with the controversial director Tony Palmer, who discusses
his various films on musical subjects.
September 16, 2010
"The Commissar" -- Nikolai Golovanov's electrifying 1945 recording
of the Second Symphony of Sergei Rachmaninoff.
September 23, 2010
The Record Shelf Record Reviews -- critical reactions to the latest compact
discs.
September 30, 2010
"O Mistress Mine" -- recordings by Sir Arnold Bax's mistress
and muse, the English pianist Harriet Cohen.
October 7, 2010
THE BEST OF THE RECORD SHELF. A second airing of the first of two programs
about one of the inventors of film music, Franz Waxman, with his son John
Waxman.
October 14, 2010
THE BEST OF THE RECORD SHELF. In the second of two programs, John Waxman
discusses the work of his father, film music giant, Franz Waxman.
October 21, 2010
"Coppola of Paris" -- the Italian conductor Piero Coppola (grandfather
of Francis Ford Coppola) in historic recordings of French music. (The
first of two programs)
October 28, 2010
In the second of two programs, Piero Coppola in many first recordings
of French music.
November 4, 2010
A Buyer's Guide to the Classical Music of Australia -- a survey of the
best of the readily available recordings.
November 11, 2010
A conversation with pianist Simone Dinnerstein.
November 18, 2010
A comparative survey of the best recordings of Schumann's "Spring"
Symphony.
November 25, 2010
"The Men Who DIDN'T Invent Beethoven" -- historic recordings
of Beethoven piano sonatas that WEREN'T made by Artur Schnabel.
December 2, 2010
The Record Shelf Guide to Gift Recordings -- our annual public service
for the befuddled holiday shopper.
December 9, 2010
A conversation with the English conductor Stephen Layton.
December 16, 2010
THE BEST OF THE RECORD SHELF. Our annual rebroadcast of a seasonal favorite,
"A Collector's Christmas," featuring Christmas music in recordings
by the great singers of the past.
December 23, 2010
THE BEST OF THE RECORD SHELF. Our annual airing of "Hallelujah, Take
1" -- featuring historic recordings of Handel's Messiah.
December 30, 2010
A Chopin Year Post Mortem -- reviewing the highlights (and bombs) of the
composer's Bicentennial.
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