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The state of Virginia will have first chance to try sniper suspects John Allen Muhammad, 41, and John Lee Malvo, 17. Meanwhile, ballistics tests now link the sniper suspects to a Sept. 21 shooting in Atlanta. Hear NPR's Larry Abramson and Joshua Levs.

Bach in Bremen: It's the group known as Sonnerie (saw-neh-RHEE), in concert. They're led by violinist Monica Huggett. It's a performance the ensemble gave last fall as part of the Bremen Music Festival in Germany. We'll hear Sonnerie play the last two movements of Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major. (Bremen Radio and the European Broadcasting Union)

The Knight of the Guitar: Spanish guitarist Pepe Romero joins conductor Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos (RAH-fay-el FROO-bek deh BOOR-gohss) and the National Orchestra of Spain on tour in Worcester, Massachusetts. We'll hear a the piece that changed how people think about the classical guitar. It's the passionate Concierto de Aranjuez (kohn-thee-AIR-toh day ah-rahn-HWAYTH) by Joaquin Rodrigo (hwah-KEEN rohd-REE-goh). It's a fine performance by one of the true masters of the classical guitar. (Joseph Chilorio)

Robert Siegel reads some of the letters All Things Considered received from listeners this week. (3:30) To contact All Things Considered , write to All Things Considered Letters, 635 Massachusetts Avenue Northwest, Washington, D.C., 20001. The e-mail address is atc@npr.org.

Ives in New England: From the orchestral set called "Three Places in New England" by Charles Ives, we'll hear the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and conductor Michael Stern perform the section called "From the Housatonic (HOO-sah-TAH-nik) at Stockbridge." Ives was inspired by a walk he took along the banks of the Housatonic River in Massachusetts. The concert was recorded in the fall of 1999. Ives won a Pulitzer in 1947. (ACA Digital/Horton Systems)

Nights in Southern Spain: Spanish guitarist Pepe Romero joins conductor Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos (RAH-fay-el FROO-bek deh BOOR-gohss) and the National Orchestra of Spain on tour in Worcester, Massachusetts. We'll hear a piece written for Romero which evokes the nights in southern Spain. It's called "Andalusian Nocturnes." It's by contemporary Spanish composer Lorenzo Palomo (pah-LOH-moh). (Joseph Chilorio)

Robert Siegel reads some of the letters All Things Considered received from listeners this week. (3:30) To contact All Things Considered, write to All Things Considered Letters, 635 Massachusetts Avenue Northwest, Washington DC 20001. The e-mail address is atc@npr.org.

Music suppressed by the 3rd Reich: Last weekend in Charlottesville, Virginia scholars and musicians from around the world gathered for a conference about the music that was suppressed during Hitler's reign in Germany. The conference was organized by a senior at the University of Virginia, Benjamin Levy. He joins Fred to explain what motivated him to become such an active promoter of this music.

A Fairytale by Ravel: Maurice Ravel wrote his "Mother Goose" Suite for two kids to play at one piano. We'll hear two adults take on the music at the Ludwigsburg (LOOD-vigz-boorg) Castle Festival in Germany. Martha Argerich teams up with Lilya Zilberstein (LILL-yuh ZILL-ber-steyen). The concert was recorded last June. (Soutwest German Radio/EBU)

While Anton Bruckner (BROOK-ner) is best known as the creator of massive, hour-plus symphonies, he also wrote some chamber music. We'll hear an Intermezzo for String Quintet, performed by the period-instrument group L'Archibudelli (lahr-kee-boo-DEH-lee). (Sony Classical SK 66251)