Archive for June, 2012
POWER OUTAGE – Station on low power~
Hi listeners! Last night’s storms knocked out power at both our transmitter and studio sites. Engineer Bob and Jonathan Palevsky have managed to scale downed trees and get the transmitter back on low-power. The studios remain on generator back-up (and we have no internet, so we are unable to update the playlist until I get … Read More »
Playlist: Jun/30/12
8:55 PM Franz Schubert — Die Nacht The King’s SingersRCA/BMG, 68646 8:03 PM Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Requiem Mass Key: dConductor: Robert ShawEnsemble: Atlanta Symphony OrchestraAtlanta Symphony ChorusArleen Auger, sopranoDelores Ziegler, mezzo-sopJerry Hadley, tenorTom Krause, bassTelarc, 80128 8:00 PM Friedrich von Flotow — Martha: M’appari tutt’amor Enrico Caruso, tenorRCA/BMG, 5911 4:29 PM Felix Mendelssohn — … Read More »
Brandenburg Contest ends in 1 week!
Don’t forget to enter to win dinner for two at the Elkridge Furnace Inn, a pair of tickets to the BSO and sedan service for the evening! More details here: http://www.wbjc.com/wbjc-contest-2/
Playlist: Jun/29/12
11:33 PM Jean-Philippe Rameau — Dardanus-suite Conductor: Nicholas McGeganEnsemble: Philharmonia Baroque OrchestraConifer, 51313 10:47 PM Ludwig van Beethoven — Violin Concerto Key: DOpus: 61Conductor: Wilhelm FurtwanglerEnsemble: Lucerne Festival OrchestraLord Yehudi Menuhin, violinTestament, 1109 10:22 PM Edvard Grieg — Lyric Pieces Book V Opus: 54Einar Steen-Nokleberg, pianoNaxos, 8553395 9:34 PM Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky — Symphony No. … Read More »
6-28-12 Word On Wine All That Glass Part deux!
Crystal Fans! This is the second in my Chats with Maximilian Riedel of Riedel Crystal of America! This week we talk about three different wine glasses and how each is formed to suit the individual grape they are designed for. Check out the interview for more surprising and interesting glass info! Related posts: 03/08/12 Word … Read More »
Thursday 06/28/12 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
11:00 PM Conductor: Yan Pascal Tortelier Violinist: Nicola Benedetti TOWER: Tambor CHAUSSON: Poeme for Violin and Orchestra RAVEL: Tzigane for Violin and Orchestra STRAVINSKY: The Firebird (1945 version) Fill: Dvorak: Serenade for Winds Related posts: Tuesday 11/29/11 Chicago Symphony Orchestra Thursday 03/29/12 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Thursday 04/26/12 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Playlist: Jun/28/12
10:55 PM Sergei Rachmaninoff — Prelude Key: c-Sharp Opus: 3Jean-Yves Thibaudet, pianoLondon, 458930 10:03 PM Sergei Rachmaninoff — Symphony No. 2 Key: eOpus: 27Conductor: Mikhail PletnevEnsemble: Russian National OrchestraDG/Archiv, 439888 9:25 PM Richard Wagner — Tristan and Isolde: Symphonic Synthesis Conductor: Jose SerebrierEnsemble: Bournemouth Symphony OrchestraNaxos, 570293 9:03 PM Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Piano Trio … Read More »
Sounds of Summer
There are certain pop songs or classical pieces that will always make me think of summer. One is Prince’s “Raspberry Beret”, which I heard on my way to work this morning & thought – perfect! Not only do the song’s flippant lyrics & upbeat tempo seem appropriate for warm weather & sunny skies, the album … Read More »
Wednesday 06/27/12 Live! At The Concertgebouw
11:00 PM Conductor: Mikhail Pletnev Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra soloist: Alexander Gavrylyuk, piano PROKOFIEV: Piano Concerto no.2 RACHMANINOV: The Isle of the Dead SCRIABIN: Symphony no. 4, (Le Poème de l’extase) Fill: TISHCHENKO: Yaroslavna, op.58, ballet suite (1974) [22:30] Prokofiev: Visions fugitives op. 22 for strings Related posts: Tuesday 10/02/12 Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Playlist: Jun/27/12
11:00 PM Sergei Prokofiev — Visions Fugitives, piano Opus: 22John Lill, pianoASV, 753 11:00 PM Alexander Scriabin — The Poem of Ecstasy Opus: 54Conductor: Evgeny MravinskyEnsemble: Leningrad Philharmonic OrchRussian di, 10900 11:00 PM Sergei Rachmaninoff — The Isle of the Dead, Opus: 29Conductor: Edo de WaartEnsemble: Rotterdam Philharmonic OrchestPhilips, 438383 11:00 PM Sergei Prokofiev — … Read More »
