Archive for September, 2013
Playlist: Sep/14/13
8:31 PM Richard Strauss — Six Songs Conductor: Neeme JarviEnsemble: Royal Scottish National OrchesEileen Hulse, sopranoChandos, 9166 8:07 PM Ralph Vaughan Williams — Songs of Travel Gerald Finley, baritoneStephen Ralls, pianoCBC(RCI), 1115 8:00 PM Sergei Rachmaninoff — Vocalise Opus: 34Conductor: Leopold StokowskiEnsemble: American Symphony OrchestraAnna Moffo, sopranoRCA/BMG, 70931 7:10 PM Ludwig van Beethoven — Symphony […]
Very superstitious
So, it’s Friday the 13th, supposedly a day of bad luck, yet nothing awful has happened to me thus far. Well, traffic was pretty hairy on my morning commute, but it was raining, so that was to be expected. Two black cats crossed my path at home this morning, one of whom bit me on […]
Playlist: Sep/13/13
11:26 PM Antonin Dvorak — Symphony No. 9 Key: eOpus: 95Conductor: Jiri BelohlavekEnsemble: Czech Philharmonic OrchestraSupraphon, 111987 11:03 PM Richard Rodgers — Victory at Sea Suite Conductor: Erich KunzelEnsemble: Cincinnati Pops OrchestraTelarc, 80175 10:56 PM Richard Strauss — Der Rosenkavalier: Trio from Act Three Conductor: James LevineEnsemble: Metropolitan Opera OrchestraRenee Fleming, sopranoAnne Sofie von Otter, […]
09/12/13 Word on Wine – Port Primer!
This week’s web Word on Wine contains an expanded version of our on air Port Primer! If you’ve ever gone to the port shelf of a good wine store and couldn’t tell port from starboard, this should be just the ticket. Just what are rubies and tawnies! What the heck is LBV and is 20 […]
Thursday 9/12/13 Cleveland Orchestra
11:00 PM James Feddeck, conductor John Clouser, bassoon Cleveland Orchestra Chorus MENDELSSOHN: “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” Suite, Op.61 MOZART: Bassoon Concerto in Bb, K. 191 BERLIOZ: “Romeo and Juliet,” Op. 17 – Love Scene RAVEL: “Daphnis and Chloe” Suite No. 2
Playlist: Sep/12/13
10:54 PM Franz Joseph Haydn — Armida: Overture Ensemble: Orpheus Chamber OrchestraDG/Archiv, 437783 10:28 PM Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Piano Sonata No. 14 Key: cMaria Joao Pires, pianoDenon, 8074 10:16 PM Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Fantasia Key: cMaria Joao Pires, pianoDenon, 8074 9:57 PM Edward MacDowell — Hamlet and Ophelia Opus: 22Conductor: Karl KruegerEnsemble: Royal […]
Wednesday 9/11/13 Live! At The Concertgebouw
11:00 PM Mariss Jansons Christine Brewer, soprano Camilla Nylund, soprano María Espada, soprano Stephanie Blythe, mezzo soprano Mihoko Fujimura, alto Robert Dean Smith, tenor Tommi Hakala, baritone Stefan Kocán, bass Netherlands Radio Choir State Choir Latvija Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks National Boys’ Choir National Children’s Choir National Children’s Choir JUNIOR MAHLER – Symphony No. 8
Yo Lassus! Long time no see.
Revisiting a great work of art years after one’s first acquaintance with it is like revisiting an old friend. The passage of time changes people but not art, so our reacquaintance with a work beloved in our past tells us as much about ourselves as it does about the art object. Of course, the […]
Playlist: Sep/11/13
9:55 PM Hector Berlioz — Symphonie Fantastique Opus: 14Conductor: Leonard SlatkinEnsemble: National Orchestra of LyonNaxos, 572886 9:28 PM Andreas Romberg — Flute Quintet No. 1 Key: eOpus: 41Vladislav Brunner, fluteViktor Simcisko,violinMilan Telecky, violaJan Cut, violaJuraj Alexander, celloNaxos, 8554765 9:22 PM Hans Christian Lumbye — Rosa & Rosita Waltz (1872) Conductor: Giordano BellincampiEnsemble: Tivoli Symphony OrchestraM […]
Tuesday 9/10/13 Chicago Symphony Orchestra
11:00 PM Mei-Ann Chen conducts during the Rivers Festival. Mendelssohn: The Fair Melusina Overture Price: Mississippi River Suite Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade (Robert Chen, violin) Chopin: Piano Concerto No 1 in E Minor, Op 11 (Lang Lang, piano; Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor)
