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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)

Dancin' with Dvorak: The piano Duo of Thorson and Thurber perform the Slavonic Dance No. 6 in A-flat by Antonin Dvorak. It's from a new release on the Olympia label. (Olympia 708)

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

>From one of Ted's top picks, we'll hear the final movement from Dvorak's "New World" Symphony. Nicholas Harnoncourt conducts the Royal Concertgebouw (kohn-SAIRT-geh-bow) Orchestra. (Teldec 3984-25254-2)