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Big, Brassy Christmas: The eleven players of the New York Big Brass gave a holiday concert December 6th at The American Theatre in Hampton, Virginia. We'll hear selections from that concert, including "In Dulci Jubilo" (een DOOL-chee YOO-bee-loh) by Michael Praetorius (pray-TOH-ree-us); "Alleluia" by Randall Thompson, and a taste of "Farandole" from the "L'arlesienne (lahr-lay-ZYEH(N)) Suite" by Georges Bizet (zhorzh bee-ZAY). (Recorded by Harvey Jernegan)

Holiday music from the New York Big Brass Ensemble: From a concert it gave on December 6th at the American Theatre in Hampton, Virginia, we'll hear the ensemble perform "Ding Dong Merrily on High" and a Christmas Music Suite. (Harvey Jernegan Recordings)

Last spring, the Orion String Quartet performed all of Beethoven's string quartets in a series of free concerts in New York City. From Alice Tully Hall, we're going to hear the ensemble's rendition of the String Quartet No. 6 in B-flat major, Op. 18. (Leszek Wojcik Recordings)

Nielsen Miniatures: We'll hear five toy-sized pieces by Danish composer Carl Nielsen. Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes (LAYF OH-veh AHNDZ-ness) plays Nielsen's five "Humoresque Bagatelles." (VIRGIN 7243 5 45129 2 6)

Since winning a top prize in the 1966 Tchaikovsky Piano Competition, pianist Misha Dichter has devoted a lot of time to performing--and recording--Franz Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsodies. We're going to hear him play one of them, the Hungarian Rhapsody No. 4 in E-flat major. (Philips 416 463-2)

Manze in performance: British violinist Andrew Manze and his orchestra, the Academy of Ancient Music, took a tour of the U.S. this fall. From a stop they made in Boston, we'll hear them play the Paduan and Courant Dolorosa (PAH-doo-ahn & koo-RAHNT doh-loh-ROH-sah) by Samuel Sheidt (SHITE), and the opening movement from Handel's Concerto Grosso Op. 6, No. 10. (WGBH, Boston)

Corelli Concerto: From the Concerto Grosso in C minor, Op. 6, by Arcangelo Corelli (ahr-KAHN-jel-loh koh-REL-lee), we'll hear conductor Nicholas McGegan (mig-GEE-gan) conduct members of the Philharmonia Baroque in the final two movements. (Harmonia Mundi HMU 907014)

At age 33, violinist Joshua Bell is very much on top of his game. He is an excellent athlete, a dapper young man, and a remarkable musician. From a concert earlier this year at the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center in New York, we'll hear him team up with pianist Frederic Chiu (Choo) to play two of the Three Gershwin Preludes, arranged by Jascha Heifetz (YAH-shah HEYE-fetz's). (WNYC Radio, New York)

We're going to begin this hour with music from a new CD by Russian pianist Arcadi Volodos (AR-kah-dee VOH-loh-dohss). We'll hear two works by Sergei Rachmaninoff: the Prelude in F minor, Op. 32, No. 6, and the Etude-Tableau (ay-tood tah-BLOH) in C-sharp minor, Op. 33, No. 6. (Sony Classical SK 64384)

>From one of Ted's top picks, we'll hear the second movement from Dvorak's "New World" Symphony. Nicholas Harnoncourt conducts the Royal Concertgebouw (kon-SAIRT-geh-bouw) Orchestra, on the Teldec label. (Teldec 25254-2)