Archive for January, 2015
1/31/15 – Vocalise Rundown
8:00 PM Franz Schubert Die Nacht D 534 RCA/BMG 68646 SOLO The King’s Singers ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8:02 PM Franz Schubert Gretchen am Spinnrade Op 2 D 118 DG/Archiv 437784 SOLO Cheryl Studer, soprano SOLO Irwin Gage, piano ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8:06 PM Franz Schubert Schwanengesang (Complete) D 957 Philips 411051 SOLO Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone SOLO Alfred Brendel, piano
1-31-15 Face The Music Listings
This week we celebrate the birthday of Franz Schubert with a great program. Our panel was musicologist John Gingerich, Pianist Eva Mengelkoch and conductor Julien Benichou. Here are the listings…hope you enjoyed the show. PLAY DATE: Sat, 01/31/2015 5:00 PM 36122 Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky The Seasons: January – By the Hearth OpHyperion 68028 SOLO Pavel […]
1-31-15 Music in Maryland Chamber Music by Candlelight
This week we feature a concert with musicians from the Baltimore Symphony. The concert took place on October 5, 2014 at Second Presbyterian Church in Baltimore. After the concert we aired a recording of Tchaikovsky’s Francesca Da Rimini with David Zinman conducting the Baltimore Symphony. Here is the program… TRIO FOR FLUTE, CELLO AND PIANO, […]
Playlist: Jan/31/15
8:06 PM Franz Schubert — Schwanengesang (Complete) Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, bar.Alfred Brendel, pianoPhilips, 411051 8:02 PM Franz Schubert — Gretchen am Spinnrade Opus: 2Cheryl Studer, sopranoIrwin Gage, pianoDG/Archiv, 437784 8:00 PM Franz Schubert — Die Nacht The King’s SingersRCA/BMG, 68646 7:30 PM Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky — Francesca da Rimini Key: eOpus: 32Conductor: David ZinmanEnsemble: Baltimore Symphony […]
Playlist: Jan/30/15
11:27 PM Gustav Holst — The Planets Opus: 32Conductor: Charles DutoitEnsemble: Montreal Symphony OrchestraLondon, 417553 11:21 PM Jacques Offenbach — Tales of Hoffmann: “Elle a fui…” Conductor: Julius RudelEnsemble: London Symphony OrchestraBeverly Sills, sopranoJohn Alldis ChoirDG/Archiv, 471766 11:17 PM John Philip Sousa — El Capitan (1896) Conductor: Major Rodney BashfordEnsemble: Band of the Grenadier GuardsLondon, […]
02/28/15 – Die Zauberflöte – 1:00pm
Metropolitan Opera The Magic Flute by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder Approximate running time 3 hrs. 10 min. Julie Taymor’s transcendent production of Mozart’s magical composition, seen this season in its full-length German version, features a youthful cast led by Miah Persson as Pamina, Kathryn Lewek as the Queen of the Night, Toby Spence as Tamino, Markus […]
02/21/15 – Don Giovanni – 1:00PM
Metropolitan Opera Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte Approximate running time 3 hrs. 20 min. The magnetic Peter Mattei is Don Giovanni, performing alongside the starry ensemble of Elza van den Heever, Emma Bell, and Luca Pisaroni. New York Philharmonic Music Director Alan Gilbert crosses the Lincoln Center Plaza to conduct. Sung in Italian Cast […]
02/14/15 – Iolanta/Bluebeard’s Castle – 1:00pm
Metropolitan Opera Iolanta by Pyotr Tchaikovsky Libretto by Modest Tchaikovsky Bluebeard’s Castle by Béla Bartók Libretto by Béla Balázs Approximate running time 3 hrs. 15 min. On the heels of her triumphant Met performances as Tatiana in Eugene Onegin, soprano Anna Netrebko takes on another Tchaikovsky heroine in the first opera of this intriguing double bill, consisting of an enchanting […]
02/07/15 – Macbeth – 1:00pm
Metropolitan Opera Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave Approximate running time 2 hrs. 55 min. Anna Netrebko moves boldly into Verdi with her searing portrayal of Lady Macbeth, the mad and murderous mate of Željko Lucic’s doomed Macbeth. Adrian Noble’s chilling production also stars Joseph Calleja as the noble Macduff and René Pape as Banquo. […]
Thursday 01/29/15 The Cleveland Orchestra
11:00 PM Franz Welser-Möst, conductor Malin Hartelius, soprano Simon Keenlyside, baritone Vienna Friends of Music Chorus BRAHMS “Song of Destiny” BRAHMS “A German Requiem” Mozart “Musical Joke”