Archive for May, 2017
Wednesday 05-31-17 SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY
11:00 PM CONDUCTOR: Michael Tilson Thomas SOLOIST: Susan Graham, mezzo-soprano Brahms Variations of a Theme by Haydn, Opus 56a Berlioz La Mort de Cléopâtre Berlioz “L’Île inconnue,” from Les Nuits d’été, Opus 7, no.6 Schumann Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Opus 120 Brahms Serenade […]
Playlist: May/31/17
10:48 PM Felix Mendelssohn — String Symphony No. 1 Key: CConductor: Nicholas WardEnsemble: Northern Chamber OrchestraNaxos, 8553161 10:22 PM Franz Berwald — Piano Quartet Key: E-Flat Arion Wind QuintetMembers of…Joakim Kallhed, pianoNaxos, 553714 10:10 PM Zoltan Kodaly — Hungarian Rondo Ensemble: Orpheus Chamber OrchestraDG/Archiv, 447109 9:55 PM Bedrich Smetana — Ma Vlast:From Bohemia’s Woods and […]
Tuesday 05/30/17 Chicago Symphony Orchestra
11:00 PM Alice Sara Ott plays Bartok with Pablo Heras-Casado / Boulez Tribute Boulez: Figures-Doubles-Prismes Stravinsky: Four Studies for Orchestra Bartók: Piano Concerto No. 3 (Alice Sara Ott, piano) Debussy: Ibería Boulez: Notations VII (Daniel Barenboim, conductor) Bartók: Divertimento for String Orchestra (Ferenc Fricsay, conductor)
Playlist: May/30/17
10:41 PM Antonin Dvorak — Violin Sonatina Key: GOpus: 100James Ehnes, violinEduard Laurel, pianoAnalekta, 3191 9:52 PM J. Michael Haydn — Serenade Key: DConductor: Ludwig GuttlerEnsemble: Saxony VirtuosiCapriccio, 10197 9:44 PM Giacomo Puccini — Madama Butterfly: Act III Prelude Conductor: Erich KunzelEnsemble: Cincinnati Pops OrchestraTelarc, 80260 9:18 PM Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky — The Tempest Key: […]
Monday 05/29/17 New York Philharmonic This Week
11:00 PM CONDUCTOR: Alan Gilbert SOLOISTS: Robert Langevin, flute; Nikolaj Znaider, violin NIELSEN: Flute Concerto NIELSEN: Violin Concerto TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 2, “Little Russian”
5-29-17 Word On Wine 2 Worthy Alsatians!
This week Mary and I reviewed these two lovely sparkling wines from Alsace! The Meyer Fonne Brut Extra was a little extra but really lovely. The Willm was a bit cheaper…still solid but not as interesting. Both are nice deals at $17 and $14! Here’s our show…Enjoy!
Playlist: May/29/17
10:49 PM Joachim Andersen — The Babbling Brook Opus: 24Paula Robison, flute/piccoloSamuel Sanders, pianoArabesque, 6668 10:19 PM Camille Saint-Saens — Piano Concerto No. 3 Key: E-Flat Opus: 29Conductor: Louis de FromentEnsemble: Orchestra of Radio LuxembourgGabriel Tacchino, pianoVox/MMG, 3028 10:13 PM Astor Piazzolla — Primavera Portena Conductor: Eduardo MarturetEnsemble: Simon Bolivar Youth OrchestraLara St.John,violinAncalagon, 134 9:55 […]
Music From Movies 5-28-17
7:00 PM Aaron Copland Our Town RCA/BMG 61699 COND Leonard Slatkin ORCH St Louis Symphony Orchestra ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 7:10 PM Ralph Vaughan Williams Story of a Flemish Farm: Suite M Polo/HK 8223665 COND Andrew Penny ORCH RTE Concert Orchestra, Dublin ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 7:37 PM Maurice Jarre Ghost: End Credits Silva 1047 COND Paul Bateman ORCH City of […]
Choral Hour 5-28-17
8:00 AM Arvo Part Te Deum ECM 439162 COND Tonu Kaljuste ORCH Tallinn Chamber Orchestra SOLO Estonian Phil.Chamber Choir ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8:32 AM Gabriel Faure Fishermen’s Mass Harm Mundi 901292 COND Philippe Herreweghe ORCH Orch de la Chapelle Royale SOLO La Chapelle Royale Chorus ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8:51 AM Johannes Brahms German Requiem: Herr, lehre doch mich…Angel/EMI 47238 […]
Playlist: May/28/17
8:44 PM Manuel de Falla — Suite Populaire Espagnole Jacqueline du Pre, celloErnest Lush, pianoAngel/EMI, 86236 8:00 PM Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Serenade No.9 Key: DConductor: Claudio AbbadoEnsemble: Berlin PhilharmonicCBS/Sony, 53277 7:42 PM Aaron Copland — The North Star (film music) Conductor: Jonathan ShefferEnsemble: Eos OrchestraThe Collegiate ChoraleTelarc, 80583 7:37 PM Maurice Jarre — Ghost: […]