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Kreisler's vibe: Percussionist Evelyn Glennie has played with Gamelan orchestras in Java, Samba bands in Brazil, and Kodo ensembles in Japan. We'll hear her ear-opening rendition of a classic of the violin recital repertoire--the "Praeludium (pray-LOO-dyoom) and Allegro" by Fritz Kreisler. Pianist Philip Smith accompanies her at the piano. It's from a concert they gave in July at the Kissinger (KISS-ing-er) Summer Festival, in Germany. (Bavarian Radio/European Broadcasting Union).

Double Bach: Bach's Concerto for Two Violins in D-minor is often referred to as the Double Concerto. From a concert in Germany last spring, we're going to hear Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos (RAH-feye-el FRU-beck day BOOR-gohss) and the Berlin Radio Symphony perform the work along with violinists Matthias Wollong (mah-TEE-ahs VOH-long) and Rainer Wolters (REYE-ner VOHL-ters). (German Radio/European Broadcasting Union)

We're devoting this hour to the music of three 20th-century American composers--Charles Ives, Anthony DiLorenzo (dee loh-REN-zoh) and Samuel Barber. We begin with Ives, who is widely regarded today as the founder of the modern American musical tradition. Ives was a cutting edge composer who began experimenting with such modern techniques as bi-tonality and polyrhythms long before they became fashionable. He was also an early champion of ragtime. From a concert last May in Saarbrucken (zhar-BROO-ken), Germany, we're going to hear Michael Stern and the Saarbrucken Radio Symphony Orchestra perform Three Ragtime Dances by Ives. (Saarland Radio/EBU)

Schubert's Tragedy: From a concert recorded a few weeks ago in Germany, conductor Christoph Poppen leads the Saarbruecken (zar-BROOK-en) Radio Symphony Orchestra in a performance of Franz Schubert's "Tragic" symphony--the Symphony No. 4 in C minor. (Saarland Radio/EBU)

Mediterranean Mendelssohn: The Saarbruecken (zahr-BROOK-en) Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Michael Stern, performs Felix Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 4, the "Italian" Symphony. Recorded last season in Saarbruecken, Germany. (Saarland Radio/European Broadcasting Union)

Russian romance: From a concert just three weeks ago at Congress Hall in Saarbrucken, Germany, we're going to hear a performance of the Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Pianist Konstantin Lifschitz (KAHN-stan-teen LIFF-schits) teams up with conductor Andrei Boreiko (bor-AY-koh) and the Saarbrucken Radio Symphony Orchestra. (Saarland Radio/EBU

Mozart in Germany: From a concert last January at Congress Hall in Saarbruecken (zar-BROO-ken), Germany, we're going to hear pianist Oleg Maisenberg along with Salvador Mas Conde (MAHSS kohn-DAY) and the Saarbruecken Radio Symphony Orchestra in a performance of the Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. (Saarland Radio/European Broadcasting Union)

Berlioz in Italy: We'll hear a symphony of mountain wandering by Hector Berlioz, "Harold in Italy." From a concert in Saarbrucken, Germany, last winter, we'll hear Zoltan Resko lead the Saarbrucken Radio Symphony Orchestra. Werner Ehrbrecht plays the solo viola part. (Saarland Radio via the European Broadcasting Union)

Bavarian Bach: We'll hear J.S. Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in a performance by the Munich Bach Collegium, directed by violinist Florian Sonnleitner (FLOH-ree-ahn ZOHN-leyet-ner). It began a concert last summer in Memmingen (MEM-ing-en), Germany that was part of the European Musicale 2000. We'll also hear the encore: the Air from the Orchestral Suite No. 3. (Bavarian Radio/European Broadcasting Union)

Seven Brasses Blowing: The Pittsburgh Symphony Brass play three Central European carols. We'll hear "The Call of the Angels," from Austria; "The Merry Bells of Speyer" (SHPEYE-er) from Germany; and "Infant Holy" from Poland. (FOUR WINDS 3017)