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Music From Movies 5-05-24
7:00 PM John Addison Theme from “Tom Jones” RCA/BMG 60393 COND Arthur Fiedler ORCH Boston Pops Orchestra 7:05 PM Anthony Newley/ Leslie BricussWilly Wonka: Main Title MCA 37124 ORCH Studio Orchestra 7:07 PM Anthony Newley/ Leslie BricussWilly Wonka: Pure imagination MCA 37124 ORCH Studio Orchestra […]
Vocalise 5-04-24
8:00 PM George Frederich Handel Ariodante: “Il primo ardor Avie 2350 COND Jeannette Sorrell ORCH Apollo’s Fire SOLO Amanda Forsythe, soprano 8:05 PM Joaquin Rodrigo Cuatro Madrigales Amatorios: Coplillas Angel/EMI 56175 SOLO Placido Domingo, tenor SOLO Manuel Barrueco, guitar 8:06 PM Joaquin Rodrigo “Coplas del Pastor enamorado” Angel/EMI 56175 SOLO Placido Domingo, tenor SOLO Manuel […]
New on the Bookshelf at The Walters
Last June, The Walters Art Museum inaugurated a new exhibition space to introduce rare books and manuscripts added to the Walters permanent collection in recent years, many of which have never been on view. I invited Lynley Anne Herbert, the Robert and Nancy Hall Curator of Rare Books and Manuscripts, into the BookNotes studio […]
Reimagining Shakespeare
We speak often on WBJC about the composers who were inspired by Shakespeare—from Mendelssohn and A Midsummer Night’s Dream to the 20th century version of Romeo and Juliet in the form of West Side Story. What is perhaps not as well known is how Shakespeare himself was inspired by other creatives. With a genius like […]
Toccata listings for 5/5/24
On tonight’s program, a harpsichord partita by a contemporary of J.S. Bach, and music for Bandoneon and orchestra. Thanks so much for listening, and enjoy! 6:01 PM 43474 Christoph Graupner Harpsichord Partita No. 7 in e GWV 107 Analekta 9116 SOLO Genevieve Soly, harpsichord 26:12 C 1 14-21 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6:31 PM 46781 Astor Piazzolla Five […]
Wednesday 5/01/24 SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY
11:00 PM CONDUCTOR: Esa-Pekka Salonen SOLOIST: Bertrand Chamayou, piano* Modest Mussorgsky (ed. Kikor, G; rev. Mcalister, Clark): A Night on Bald Mountain Franz Liszt: Totentanz* Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14
A swansong for Mark Cudek
Having founded the Peabody Renaissance Ensemble thirty-six years ago in 1988, Mark Cudek will conduct the group for the last time in a concert called “Music for Joan the Mad,” inspired by Marjorie Sandor’s book “The Secret Music at Tordesillas,” at Peabody and St. David’s Roland Park. Please click on the link below […]
Music From Movies 4-28-24
7:00 PM Dave Grusin On Golden Pond, Main Theme Telarc 80243 COND Erich Kunzel ORCH Cincinnati Pops Orchestra SOLO William Tritt, piano 7:06 PM Dave Grusin The Firm: Mitch and Abby Zoho 2007 SOLO Dave Grusin, piano 7:10 PM John Barry Deadfall: Romance for Guitar & Orchestra Silva 1055 COND Nic Raine […]
Vocalise 4-27-24
8:00 PM Leonard Bernstein One Hand, One Heart Warner Clas 33485 COND Patrick Summers ORCH BBC Symphony Orchestra SOLO Ailyn Perez, Soprano SOLO Stephen Costello, tenor 8:06 PM Richard Strauss Four Last Songs London 4834883 COND Esa-Pekka Salonen ORCH Philharmonia Orchestra SOLO Lise Davidsen, soprano 8:31 PM Sir Arnold Bax Enchanted Summer from “Prometheus Unbound […]
Toccata listings for 4/28/24
On tonight’s program, two works written for the pedal piano–one played on the pedal piano, the other on the organ, plus a piano concerto by an American composer. Thanks so much for listening, and enjoy! 6:01 PM 47966 Robert Schumann Fugue on B-A-C-H for pedal piano in B-Fl ArsProd 38011 SOLO Martin Schmeding, pedal […]
