SUNDAY SESSIONS

These Saint Paul Sunday "Sunday Sessions" CDs are available for purchase from American Public Media:

Alfresco
(from the liner notes)
My friends, each one of the wonderful performances you'll find here on ALFRESCO--the latest in our "Sunday Sessions" series of CDs--began in the studio as part of a Saint Paul Sunday program. These performances were meant for you, and it's a real pleasure to know you've enjoyed them and our other recordings as much as I have. Alfresco includes a number of my own favorites, and I hope they become some of your favorites, too. —Bill McGlaughlin

Master Play
What happens when a high-spirited piano virtuoso and a composer with a fiendish Lisztian wit join forces for a musical romp down the Yellow Brick Road? You get Jon Kimura Parker playing William Hirtz's "Wizard of Oz Fantasy"-a dazzling re-imagination of Harold Arlen's beloved film score. It was an instant hit with Saint Paul Sunday listeners, and it's now available on the series' latest CD, Master Play. Along with the "Oz" (which only Mr. Parker could pull off), Master Play includes a who's who of favorite performers playing some of the most captivating music in the entire SUNDAY SESSIONS recording series: pianist Lang Lang playing Brahms, violinist Gil Shaham playing Fauré, guitarist Pepe Romero playing Milán, and many others-including flutist Jeffrey Khaner, violist Paul Coletti, violinist Ilya Gringolts, the Dorian Wind Quintet, the Lafayette String Quartet, LAGQ, and more. Master Play follows the beautiful package design of Saint Paul Sunday's previous CDs and includes liner notes by host Bill McGlaughlin, who offers personal and musical insights into each performance.

Mixed Company
A classic compilation with music by Schubert, Haydn, and a romantic duet by Rachmaninov. Artists featured include: the Juilliard String Quartet, violinist Gil Shaham, bassist Edgar Meyer, and violist Kim Kashkashian.