Archive for December, 2013
Tuesday 12/24/13 Chicago Symphony Orchestra
11:00 PM The Chicago Symphony Orchestra will return next Tuesday night. Please enjoy WBJC’s 2-Hour Christmas Special.
Playlist: Dec/24/13
11:46 PM Gerald Finzi — In Terra Pax-Christmas Scene Conductor: Hilary Davan WettonEnsemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestraand ChorusJulia Doyle, sopranoRoderick Williams, baritoneNaxos, 572102 11:20 PM Felix Mendelssohn — Magnificat Conductor: Dietrich KnotheEnsemble: Staatskapelle BerlinCarola Nossek, sopranoElisabeth Wilke, contraltoJurgen Freier, baritoneBerliner SingakademieCapriccio, 10149 11:10 PM Igor Stravinsky — Vom Himmel Hoch Conductor: Robert CraftEnsemble: Orchestra of St. […]
Monday 12/23/13 New York Philharmonic This Week
11:00 PM All Britten Alan Gilbert, conductor Kate Royal, soprano Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano Paul Appleby, tenor Philip Myers, horn New York Choral Artists, Joseph Flummerfelt, director Brooklyn Youth Chorus, Dianne Berkun, director Britten: Serenade for Tenor, Horn, and Strings, Op 31 Britten: Spring Symphony, Op 44
Playlist: Dec/23/13
9:02 PM Benjamin Britten — Saint Nicholas Opus: 42Conductor: Matthew BestEnsemble: English Chamber OrchestraCorydon SingersChoir of St. Georges ChapelWarwick Univ. Girls ChoirHyperion, 66333 8:56 PM Traditional — Coventry Carol Ensemble: The Saint James Brass QuintetSaintJames, 1 8:05 PM Franz Schubert — Symphony No. 9 Key: CConductor: Istvan KerteszEnsemble: Vienna Philharmonic OrchestraLondon, 4758544 7:59 PM Johannes […]
12/22/13 – Toccata Rundown
6:25 PM Franz Liszt — Christmas Tree Suite Leslie Howard, piano Hyperion, 66388 6:18 PM Johann Sebastian Bach — In Dir ist Freude Marie-Claire Alain, organ Erato, 10703 6:16 PM Johann Sebastian Bach — Das alte Jahr vergangen ist Marie-Claire Alain, organ Erato, 10703 6:14 PM Johann Sebastian Bach — In Dulci […]
WBJC Choral Hour 12-22-13
8:00 AM Johann Sebastian Bach — Christmas Oratorio: Parts 1-3 Conductor: Philippe Herreweghe Ensemble: Collegium Vocale Barbara Schlick, soprano Michael Chance, countertenor Howard Crook, tenor Peter Kooy, bass Virgin, 90781
Playlist: Dec/22/13
8:48 PM Traditional — Christmas Medley Conductor: Leonard SlatkinEnsemble: Orchestra of St. Luke’sKathleen Battle, sopranoNew York Choral ArtistsBoys’ Choir of HarlemAngel/EMI, 47587 8:27 PM Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky — The Nutcracker: Suite Opus: 71Ensemble: Los Angeles Guitar QuartetDelos, 3132 8:06 PM Sir Edward Elgar — Wand of Youth suite no 1 Opus: 1Conductor: James JuddEnsemble: New […]
12/21/13 Vocalise Rundown
8:00 PM Traditional — To Bethlehem Conductor: Tecwyn Evans Ensemble: Welsh National Opera Orchestra Bryn Terfel, baritone Gwawr Edwards, soprano DG/Archiv, 14914 8:03 PM John Rutter — Brother Heinrich’s Christmas Conductor: John Rutter Ensemble: London Sinfonia Cambridge Singers Brian Kay , narrator Collegium, 115 8:22 PM Traditional — There stood in heaven a linden tree […]
12-21-13 FTM Listings!
This week we all didn’t care for the Martinu…The panel thought the Messiah was odd…though I liked it and am playing most of it on Past Masters later tonight! So There! We liked the Mendelssohn and loved the Schumann! Here are the listings….Enjoy PLAY DATE: Sat, 12/21/2013 5:00 PM 10135 Bohuslav Martinu Piano Trio (1930) […]
12/28/13 – Tosca – 1:00PM
Metropolitan Opera Tosca by Giacomo Puccini Libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa Sung in Italian Approximate running time 3 hrs. 10 min. Puccini’s timeless verismo score is well served by two exceptional casts. Patricia Racette and Sondra Radvanovsky share the title role of the jealous diva, opposite two leading tenors—Roberto Alagna and Marcello Giordani. George Gagnidze […]
