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Romanian romp: From a concert on July 14th at the Kissinger (KISS-ing-er) Summer Festival in Germany, we'll hear conductor Lawrence Foster and the French National Orchestra in a performance of the Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 by Georges Enesco (zhorzh en-NESS-koh). (Bavarian Radio/European Broadcasting Union)

"Classical" Prokofiev: From a concert on July 29th at the Grand Teton Music Festival in Wyoming, we're going to hear conductor Ling Tung (TOONG) and the Teton Festival Orchestra in a performance of the Symphony No. 1 in D major, the "Classical" Symphony, by Sergei Prokofiev (SAIR-gay proh-KOH-fee-eff). (Richard Mintel Recordings)

A Jolly Good March: From concert in July at the Kissinger (KISS-ing-er) Summer festival in Germany, we're going to hear Lawrence Foster and the French National Orchestra perform the Pomp and Circumstance March No. 5 by Edward Elgar. (Bavarian Radio/European Broadcasting Union)

Bach at The Elms: Australian pianist Daniel Martyn Lewis plays Bach's English Suite No. 4. The performance we'll hear was recorded in a mansion called The Elms during Lewis's first North American concert this July, at the Newport Music Festival in Rhode Island. (Benchmark Recordings)

Poulenc (poo-LANK) on the Champs-Elysees: Pianist Alexandre Tharaud (ah-lek-sah(n)d(reh) tah-ROH) is the soloist in a performance of the Piano Concerto by Francis Poulenc (frah(n)-seess poo-LANK). Georges Pretre (zhorzh PRET(reh)) leads the French National Orchestra, recorded in July of last year at the Theatre of the Champs-Elysees (shah(n)-zay-lee-ZAY) in Paris. (French Radio/European Broadcasting Union)

Bellwether Brahms: From a July concert at the Aspen Music Festival in Colorado, we're going to hear violinist Joshua Bell and pianist Simon Mulligan in a performance of the Violin Sonata in A major by Johannes Brahms. We'll also hear Bell's encore: the Romance by Clara Schumann. (Aspen Music Festival Audio Recording Institute)

We're beginning this hour of French music with two piano works by Camille Saint-Saens (kah-mee(yeh) sa(n)-SAH(N)Z). From a concert on July 14th at the Newport Music Festival in Rhode Island, pianist Mirian Conti performs the composer's Gavotte in C minor, Op. 23 and Mazurka No. 1 in G minor, Op. 21. (Benchmark Recordings)

Czech Variations: From a July concert a medieval town set on the banks of the Moldau River, young Czech pianist Karel Kosarek (KA-rel KOH-sah-rek) plays Beethoven's 32 Variations in c minor, for piano. (Czech Radio/EBU)

In July, the musicians at the International Festival-Institute at Round Top, Texas performed a concert that was "Basically Beethoven." From that performance, Michelle Reed Baker, horn, and Matthew Everett, piano, perform the composer's Sonata in F major for Horn and Piano, Op. 17. (Matthew Snyder Recordings)

Pianist Carlo Grante plays Ferruccio Busoni's (feh-ROOTCH-yoh boo-ZOH-nee's) piano transcription of Johann Sebastian Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor. Recorded in concert last July at the Newport Music Festival in Rhode Island. (Benchmark Recordings)