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Mozart Winds: Nachtmusic plays two arias from Mozart's opera "The Magic Flute," arranged for winds. The arias we'll hear are "O Isis and Osiris" and "A Sweetheart or a Wife." (Glossa GCD 2K0601)

Pickin' with Paul: Lutenist Paul O'Dette breaks out his Baroque guitar for a set of dance tunes by adventurous Spanish composer Santiago de Murcia (sahn-tee-YAH-goh deh moor-SEE-ah). From a February recital at the University of Georgia, in Athens, O'Dette performs Canarios, (kah-NAH-ree-ohss) Passacaglia, and Fandango. (ACA Digital Recording/Horton Systems Co.)

Summerfest Fairy Tale: From this summer's chamber music festival in California called Summerfest La Jolla (HOY-ya), cellist Carter Brey (BRAY) and pianist Christopher O'Riley perform "Fairy Tale" by Czech composer Leos Janacek (LAY-ohsh YAH-nah-check). (Seetoo Productions)

NPR's Anne Garrels reports from Belgrade that Yugoslavia's new president Vojislav Kostunica met with a special U.S. envoy, James O'Brien, today and expressed hope for a normalization in relations. In Washington, President Clinton announced a lifting of sanctions against Serbia, including an oil embargo and flight ban. His moves were welcomed not only by president Kostunica but by ordinary Serbs, who will face a long, cold winter without help from the international community.

Copland concerto: Marin Alsop conducts the Colorado Symphony Orchestra in jazz-inflected music by Aaron Copland. From a concert earlier this year, Christopher O'Riley plays the solo part in Copland's 1926 Concerto for Piano. (Leslie Gaston Recordings)

Cellist Carter Brey (BRAY) and pianist Christopher O'Riley perform "Corcovado" (KOR-koh-VAH-doh) and "Ipanema" (EE-pah-NEE-mah), two selections from "Saudades do Brasil" (sow-DAH-dess doh brah-SEEL) by French composer Darius Milhaud (dah-ree-ooss mee-YOH). (Helicon HE 1025)

>From one of Ted Libbey's recommended recordings, we'll hear three selections from Ravel's "Mother Goose": Hop'o My Thumb, Laideronette and Empress of the Pagodas. Jean Martinon conducts Chicago Symphony. (RCA 09026-63683-2)

Beethoven Marches: From the Bard Music Festival in upstate New York, we'll hear two marches for military band, WoO 18 and 19, by Beethoven. The Bard Music Festival Players gave the performance on the 18th of August at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. (Squires Music Productions)

O.K. Mozart: From this summer's OK Mozart Festival in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, Ransom Wilson leads the Solisti (soh-LEE-stee) New York Orchestra in Mozart's popular Serenade No. 6 in D-major, the "Serenata Notturna" (sair-eh-NAH-tah noh-TOOR-nah). (Paul Blakemore)

Bach in Santa Fe: From a concert on August 12th at the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, we'll hear music by the "London" Bach...Johann Christian, son of Johann Sebastian. The piece is J.C. Bach's Quintet No. 4 and it's performed by Flutist Tara Helen O'Connor, oboist Allan Vogel, violinist Daniel Phillips, violist Kirsten Johnson, cellist Timothy Eddy, and harpsichordist Kathleen McIntosh. (Alpine Recordings)