Archive for May 19th, 2012
05/26/12 – Boris Godunov – 1:00pm
Lyric Opera of Chicago Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky Approximate Running Time: 2 hours, 41 minutes, sung in Russian It’s one of the most searing lyric dramas of all time, featuring arguably the greatest bass role ever created. The magnificent Ferruccio Furlanetto is Boris, who’s haunted by the specter of the child he murdered to become […]
Playlist: May/19/12
8:48 PM Johannes Brahms — German Requiem: Herr, lehre doch mich… Opus: 45Conductor: Otto KlempererEnsemble: Philharmonia Orchestraand ChorusDietrich Fischer-Dieskau, bar.Angel/EMI, 47238 8:00 PM Franz Schubert — Schwanengesang (Complete) Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, bar.Alfred Brendel, pianoPhilips, 411051 7:49 PM Frederic Chopin — Nocturne No. 8 Key: D-Flat Opus: 27Leon Fleisher, pianoVanguard, 1551 7:01 PM Johannes Brahms — Piano […]
