“Now the woods put forth their blossoms, and the year puts on its bright attire.”
So wrote the Roman poet, Virgil, some 2000 years ago.
In other words--as one humorist put it more recently--“Spring is nature's way of saying, ‘Let's party!’”
In the next hour, a celebration of the season with music of Morley, Vivaldi, Schumann, Debussy, Sibelius, Orff, and Strauss.
FEATURED RECORDINGS
| Title | Group/Artist | Catalog # | UPC |
| The Four Seasons | Venice Baroque Orch. | Sony SK 51352 | 5099705135228 |
| Sibelius | Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra | DGG 289 457 654-2 | 028945765426 |
| Schumann Complete Symphonies | Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra | Archiv 289 457 591-2 | 028945759128 |
| A Distant Mirror | Folger Consort | Delos DE1003 | 0013491100326 |
| Berlioz Romeo et Juliette, etc. | Baker, New Philharmonia Orchestra | EMI Classics 72640 | 724357264020 |
| Carmina Burana | Derwinger, Pontinen | BIS 5179739 | 71779479732 |
| New Year’s Concert | Battle, Vienna Philharmonic | DGG 419 616-2 | 028941961624 |
| Songs Without Words | Barenboim | DGG 437 470-2 | 0028945306124 |
| Debussy Orchestral Music | Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra | Philips 438 742-2 | 028943874229 |
| Finzi Clarinet Concerto, etc. | Stoltzman, Guildhall String Ensemble | RCA 60437 {Arkiv CD] | 090266043729 |
