Archive for March, 2013
the healing properties of music
We often hear how Mozart can make us smarter, but this article talks about the ways that music can make us feel better too! www.care2.com/greenliving/4-ways-to-use-music-as-medicine.html Of particular interest: “Classical compositions have calming cardiovascular effects: German researchers discovered that people recovering from open-heart surgery had lower levels of the stress hormone, cortisol, after listening to classical […]
Playlist: Mar/22/13
11:40 PM Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Piano Concerto No. 18 Key: B-Flat Conductor: Andras LigetiEnsemble: Concentus HungaricusJeno Jando, pianoNaxos, 8550205 11:36 PM John Philip Sousa — The Washington Post March (1889) Conductor: Eugene CorporonEnsemble: Lone Star Wind OrchestraNaxos, 570968 11:27 PM Camille Saint-Saens — Samson and Delilah: “Mon coeur s’ouvre Conductor: Leopold StokowskiEnsemble: NBC Symphony […]
Simon Trpceski’s Impressions of Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 4
Simon Trpceski, who will play Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 4 with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra this weekend, talked with me about the performance. Heading out of the WBJC studios, Trpceski expressed regret over omitting in the interview that he thought Rachmaninoff’s underheard and underperformed concerto was, “sexy!” Actually, his impressions of the concerto are quite […]
3-21-13 Word On Wine…Taming The Wild Wine Expo!
Recently Mary and I attended the Harford County Wine Expo. This can be a great experience if you have a plan and an overwhelming one if you don’t. We offer some quick suggestions for your next mammoth tasting…(Mammoths are very tasty after all)…to help you stay sane and sober…and get the best out of the […]
Thursday 3/21/13 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
11:00 PM Leonard Slatkin, conductor Sir James Galway, flute HAYDN: Symphony No. 67 HOVHANESS: Symphony No. 2, “Mysterious Mountain” MOZART: Flute Concerto No. 2 BIZET: Carmen Fantasy
Playlist: Mar/21/13
10:17 PM Alexander Glazunov — Symphony No. 5 Key: B-Flat Opus: 55Conductor: Alexander AnissimovEnsemble: Moscow Symphony OrchestraNaxos, 8553660 10:12 PM Richard Wagner — Lohengrin: Prelude to Act III Conductor: Franz Welser-MostEnsemble: Vienna Philharmonic OrchestraCBS/Sony, 88765 9:55 PM Johann Baptist Vanhal — Symphony Key: dConductor: Andrew WatkinsonEnsemble: City of London SinfoniaNaxos, 8554138 9:38 PM Ernest Chausson […]
Groupie update
If you’re a long-time member of WBJC, you may remember that, back in the dark ages before we went electronic, I wrote an article once for the old WBJC program guide in which I admitted that I was an Emanuel Ax groupie. Well, we may be up to minute with blogs and Twitter and a […]
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Wednesday 3/20/13 Live! At The Concertgebouw
11:00 PM Ludovic Morlot Ian Bostridge, tenor Jasper de Waal, horn RAVEL – Ma mère l’oye BRITTEN – Serenade ROUSSEL – Bacchus et Ariadne Suite No. 2 RAVEL – La valse Encore: R. Strauss – Der RosenKavalier Suite
Playlist: Mar/20/13
10:52 PM Friedrich Kuhlau — Sonatina No. 4 Key: FOpus: 55Jeno Jando, pianoNaxos, 570710 10:40 PM Gioacchino Rossini — Journey to Rheims Overture Conductor: Riccardo ChaillyEnsemble: National Philharmonic Orch.London, 400049 10:12 PM Reinhold Gliere — The Red Poppy: Ballet Suite Opus: 70Conductor: Zdenek MacalEnsemble: New Jersey Symphony OrchestraDelos, 3178 10:09 PM Anatoly Liadov — The […]
