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Fiddling with the Finns: It's a celebration of music from Finland at the European Musicale concert in Munich, Germany. We'll hear the Ostrobothnian (OH-stroh-BAWTH-nee-an) Chamber Orchestra perform Three Pieces for String Orchestra by Jean Sibelius, then an encore called "The Fiddlers" by Einojuhani Rautavaara (EYE-noh-yoo-HAH-nee ROUW-tah-vah-rah). (Bavarian Radio/EBU)

Beethoven in the homeland: From this summer's international music festival in Bad Kissigen (BAHD KISS-ing-en) Germany, Philippe Auguin (fee-LEEP oh-GAH) leads the BBC Symphony in a performance of the "Leonore (lay-oh-NOR-eh) Overture No. 3" by Beethoven. (Bavarian Radio/EBU)

A recent issue of "Strings" magazine described violist Kim Kashkashian as "a rare phenomenon -- a star solo violist." From a concert two weeks ago at the New England Conservatory of Music's Jordan Hall in Boston, Massachusetts, we're going to hear Kashkashian and guitarist Eliot Fisk perform the the Suite Popular Espanol by Manuel de Falla . (NEC Audio Institute)

In the late 18th century, the Mannheim Orchestra in Germany was the world's premiere ensemble. One of the band's Danzi. From a concert in June at the Lugano Festival in Switzerland, we're going to hear the Vienna-Berlin Ensemble perform Danzi's Quintet in G minor. (Swiss Radio/EBU)

Strauss in the Night: From a concert last month at the New England Conservatory of Music's Jordan Hall in Boston, Massachusetts, we're going to hear flutist Paula Robison and pianist Jeremy Denk in a performance of two works by Richard Strauss: Die Nacht, Op. 10, No. 3, and Cacilie, Op. 27, No. 2. (NEC Audio Institute)

Ted Libbey had an early personal encounter with Bernstein when he sang in one of the first performances of Bernstein's "Mass." We'll hear the final moments of the 1971 recording of the piece, with Bernstein conducting the orchestra and the Norman Scribner Choir. (Sony Classical SM2K 63089)

Maazel conducts a love letter: From a concert this summer in Ingolstadt (IN-gohl-shtatt), Germany, Conductor Lorin Maazel (mah-ZEL) leads the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in the "Siegfried Idyll" by Richard Wagner. It's a work Wagner presented to his wife as a Christmas and birthday present in 1870. (Bavarian Radio/European Broadcasting Union)

Bernstein Legacy Contest: Another call to enter PT's Bernstein Legacy Contest: To mark the tenth anniversary of the passing of Leonard Bernstein on October 14th, our contest asks listeners to describe in 40 words or fewer how Bernstein influenced their appreciation of music. Send postcards to Bernstein Legacy, Performance Today, NPR, 635 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20001. To enter by e-mail, complete the form on the Performance Today Website, www.npr.org/programs/pt. All entries must include name, address and daytime phone number. The grand prize is "Bernstein Live," a new collection of 10 CDs from the New York Philharmonic. First, second and third prizes will be selections from Sony Classical's "Bernstein Century" series of CDs. Winners will be selected in a drawing to be held on PT on Friday. Full contest description and rules are posted on the Performance Today Website.

Another call to enter PT's Bernstein Legacy Contest: To mark the tenth anniversary of the passing of Leonard Bernstein on October 14th, our contest asks listeners to describe in 40 words or fewer how Bernstein influenced their appreciation of music. Send postcards to Bernstein Legacy, Performance Today, NPR, 635 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20001. To enter by e-mail, complete the form on the Performance Today Website, www.npr.org/programs/pt. All entries must include name, address and daytime phone number. The grand prize is "Bernstein Live," a new collection of 10 CDs from the New York Philharmonic. First, second and third prizes will be selections from Sony Classical's "Bernstein Century" series of CDs. Winners will be selected in a drawing to be held on PT on October 13th. Full contest description and rules are posted on the Performance Today Website.

Classic Haydn: Pianist Roland Batik performs the first movement of Franz Joseph Haydn's Piano Sonata No. 39 in G major. It's from a recent CD recorded in Germany. (Camerata 25CM-548)