Archive for January 19th, 2018
Opera Goes to the Theater
These days, it’s not at all uncommon for symphony orchestras or even opera companies to present musical theater works. However, the reverse – doing an opera – is a daring move for a theater company! Earlier this week, I spoke with Music Director Ben Shaver about Stillpointe Theatre’s current production of Leonard Bernstein’s “Trouble in […]
2-3-18 Music In Maryland…Celebrating Stephen Hough!
This weekend Stephen Hough returns to Baltimore to play some Mendelssohn. It’s a good excuse to play some of his recordings. Actually Stephen Hough like Mendelssohn has amazing talents in a wide variety of disciplines…We have interesting repertoire…the mostly forgotten Hummel b minor concerto and also the premiere recording of the Scharwenka fourth concerto. A […]
1-27-18 Music In Maryland Mozart Mania!
W. A. Mozart was born on this very day in 1756 and we are thrilled to celebrate him for most of the day! Wonderful for weddings fabulous for funerals there isn’t a part of our lives that Mozart’s music doesn’t fit into and enhance. We have fabulous local artists to play these amazing pieces…Hillary Hahn, […]
1-20-18 Music in Maryland
A bit of everything this evening! BSO Music Director Marin Alsop conducting two orchestras other than the BSO in Bartok and Prokofiev. Sounds nice! It was time to revisit the very fine live recording of Mahler 6 with David Zinman and the BSO and add a small twist. When Zinman recorded the work it had […]
Toccata listings 1/21/18
On tonight’s program, poetry for the piano (not Chopin), a major organ sonata, and a suite for 2 pianos and orchestra. Thanks for listening, and enjoy! 6:00 PM 49355 Alexander von Zemlinsky Fantasy on poems of Richard Dehmel Steinway 300032 SOLO Stanislav Khristenko, piano 12:06 C 1 5-8 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6:15 PM 48784 Josef Rheinberger […]
Playlist: Jan/19/18
10:24 PM Sir Edward Elgar — Piano Quintet Key: aOpus: 84Ensemble: The Maggini QuartetPeter Donohoe, pianoNaxos, 553737 10:20 PM Hector Berlioz — Benvenuto Cellini: Sextet & Pope’s Aria Conductor: John NelsonEnsemble: French National OrchestraRenaud Delaigue, bassGregory Kunde, tenorPatrizia Ciofi, sopranoJoyce di Donato, sopranoAnd various soloistsVirgin, 45706 10:04 PM Wilhelm Friedemann Bach — Harpsichord Concerto Key: […]