Archive for January, 2015

Jan. 31 2015

1/31/15 – Vocalise Rundown

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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

Jan. 31 2015

1-31-15 Face The Music Listings

By Jonathan Palevsky | Posted in Face the Music, Host Blogs | Comments Off on 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 […]

Jan. 31 2015

1-31-15 Music in Maryland Chamber Music by Candlelight

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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, […]

Jan. 31 2015

Playlist: Jan/31/15

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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 […]

Jan. 30 2015

Playlist: Jan/30/15

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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, […]

Jan. 29 2015

02/28/15 – Die Zauberflöte – 1:00pm

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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 […]

Jan. 29 2015

02/21/15 – Don Giovanni – 1:00PM

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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 […]

Jan. 29 2015

02/14/15 – Iolanta/Bluebeard’s Castle – 1:00pm

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 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 […]

Jan. 29 2015

02/07/15 – Macbeth – 1:00pm

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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. […]

Jan. 29 2015

Thursday 01/29/15 The Cleveland Orchestra

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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”

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