Archive for March, 2012
04/07/12 – Manon – 1:00pm
By Jules Massenet Librettist: Henri Meilhac and Philippe Gille Sung in French Approximate running time 3 hrs. 55 min. Anna Netrebko’s dazzling portrayal of the tragic heroine in Laurent Pelly’s new production travels to the Met from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Piotr Beczala and Paulo Szot also star, with the Met’s Principal Conductor […]
Whereto?
Jonathan Palevsky asked if he could host tonight’s Vocalise, and out of the goodness of my heart, I said yes! Actually it’s nice to have a little break and to hear what Jonathan has in store. In the past Jonathan has had a theme when he hosted Vocalise. Once he put together an all English […]
Playlist: Mar/31/12
8:53 PM Ludwig van Beethoven — Adelaide Opus: 46Fritz Wunderlich, tenorHubert Giesen, pianoDG/Archiv, 435145 8:37 PM George Butterworth — Six Songs from “A Shropshire Lad” Conductor: Richard HickoxEnsemble: City of London SinfoniaStephen Varcoe, baritoneChandos, 8743 8:32 PM Emmerich Kalman — Countess Maritza: “Auch ich war einst Conductor: Hans MoltkauEnsemble: Bavarian State OrchestraFritz Wunderlich, tenorAngel/EMI, 62993 […]
Playlist: Mar/30/12
8:00 PM Louis Spohr — Violin Concerto No. 14 Key: aOpus: 110Conductor: Christian FrohlichEnsemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orch.Ulf Hoelscher, violinCPO, 999403 7:19 PM Robert Schumann — Symphony No. 2 Key: COpus: 61Conductor: Franz Welser-MostEnsemble: London Philharmonic OrchestraAngel/EMI, 54898 6:57 PM Max Bruch — Suite on Russian Themes Opus: 79Conductor: Manfred HoneckEnsemble: Hungarian State OrchestraM Polo/HK, […]
Awakened Spirit, An Interview with Dr. William Kaufman
“High in the Andes,” “The Transforming Power of Illness,” “An Exploration of Truth,” and “That Which Flows as One” are all books written by Psychotherapist, William Kaufman. Recently Dr. Kaufman talked with me about these books, and you can catch the interview right here! William Kaufman Interview
Thursday 03/29/12 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
11:00 PM Conductor: Leonard Slatkin Pianist: Olga Kern TOWER: For the Uncommon Woman TOWER: Made in America RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No. 1 DVORAK: Symphony No. 6
Playlist: Mar/29/12
10:54 PM Johann Strauss II — The Slumbering Gables: Polka-Mazurka Opus: 474Conductor: Christian PollackEnsemble: Slovak Radio SO, BratislavaM Polo/HK, 8223276 10:20 PM Johann Sebastian Bach — Cello Suite No. 4 Key: E-Flat Tanya Tomkins, CelloAvie, 2212 9:49 PM Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Piano Concerto No. 20 Key: dEnsemble: Orpheus Chamber OrchestraRichard Goode, pianoNonesuch, 79439 9:16 […]
Poulenc plays!
I went along to the Candlelight Concert at Second Presbyterian Church on Sunday evening especially to hear Francis Poulenc’s Sextet for Piano and Winds with members of the Baltimore Symphony and Sylvie Beaudoin. Poulenc was pretty much self taught, and he learned from the music that he liked. He said his gods were Bach, Mozart, […]
New Transmitter Building Project
WBJC is in the process of installing a new precast building to house two new transmitters and ancillary equipment for analog and HD transmission. Here you see the preliminary work on the slab foundation for the new building. Here’s the completed foundation. The building to the right houses WBJC’s […]
Website wrinkles
We’re going through some growing pains! But don’t fret, we’re aware of the gremlins our tech gurus at G.1440 are working hard to exterminate them for us. Please bear in mind we might have to take down the site for major tweaking at an inconvenient time. It’s temporary and we will try our hardest not […]
