The American Composers Orchestra served its customary function on Sunday afternoon, offering a loose collection of home-grown pieces at Carnegie Hall.

As usual, the indispensable American Composers Orchestra is offering another interesting program at Carnegie Hall.

In the conservative classical-music world, the prospect of a recital for unaccompanied violin, which Maxim Vengerov offered at Carnegie Hall on Friday night, raised eyebrows.

In 1978, he was offered return concerts at Carnegie Hall, but he declined.

Naturally, recitals also figure in the party plans, and Mr. Brendel offered one at Carnegie Hall on Thursday evening.

The Cleveland Orchestra offered two specimens of natural abridgment at Carnegie Hall on Thursday night.

Mr. Schiff offers a solo recital of Bach, Beethoven and Bartok tomorrow evening at Carnegie Hall.

That said, Mr. de Waart and his orchestra offered a rather peculiar, uninvolving concert Friday night at Carnegie Hall.

Eve Queler's Opera Orchestra of New York offered a reminder at Carnegie Hall on Tuesday night.

The program it offered at Carnegie Hall, a conglomerate of pieces with no perceptible connection, resembled less a concert than a variety show.