Archive for June, 2014
WBJC Choral Hour 6-22-14
8:00 AM Many thanks to Jonathan P. who filled in for me today! 🙂 Gerald Finzi — Seven partsongs Opus: 17 Conductor: Paul Spicer The Finzi Singers Chandos, 8936 8:22 AM Giovanni Battista Pergolesi — Magnificat Key: B-Flat Conductor: Martin Sieghart Ensemble: Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra Prague Chamber Choir Orfeo, 338941 8:34 AM […]
6/22/14 TOCCATA
6:39 PM George Frederich Handel — Organ Concerto No. 16 Key: F Conductor: Lothar Seyfarth Ensemble: Weimar Staatskapelle Kammerorc Johannes-Ernst Kohler, organ ArsVivendi, 176 6:21 PM Franz Liszt — Venice and Naples Agi Rado, piano WUFT, 1 6:00 PM Percy Aldridge Grainger — Fantasy on Gershwin’s “Porgy & Bess” Ensemble: Duehlmeier/Gritton Duo Centaur, 2249
6-22-15. Word On Wine Review. One SB From NZ and a Minervois!
This week we review two white wines…One from France and one from New Zealand. 1)2012 Chateau CoupRoses Champ Du Roy. Vin de Pays Des Cotes Du Brian. This was a blend of Viognier, Grenache Blanc and Marsanne. Cotes Du Brian is in the Languedoc appellation of Minervois. $14. Not Mary’s usual thing but she really […]
Playlist: Jun/22/14
8:00 PM Maurice Ravel — Daphnis et Chloe: Complete Conductor: Gerard SchwarzEnsemble: Seattle Symphonyand ChorusDelos, 3110 6:39 PM George Frederich Handel — Organ Concerto No. 16 Key: FConductor: Lothar SeyfarthEnsemble: Weimar Staatskapelle KammerorcJohannes-Ernst Kohler, organArsVivendi, 176 6:21 PM Franz Liszt — Venice and Naples Agi Rado, pianoWUFT, 1 6:00 PM Percy Aldridge Grainger — Fantasy […]
6/28/14 – Barber of Seville – 1:00pm
Lyric Opera of Chicago THE BARBER OF SEVILLE (in Italian) COMPOSER: Gioachino Rossini Approx. Length: 3 hours 15 minutes Figaro! Figaro! Figaro! Rossini’s music sparkles like sunshine with one hit tune after another. Not only is Figaro the Barber of Seville, he’s also the ultimate Mr. Fix-It! This time he’s out to ensure that Count Almaviva […]
6-21-14 Face The Music Listings!
This week FTM goes all Russian. Our panelists were Jed Gaylin from the Hopkins SO and organist and composer John Bowen one of our finest panelists! One of us wasn’t Russian…Guess who! We loved the Symphonic Dances the most! Go Petrenko. By the way the tune used in the Glazunov is the completely incorrect J’ai […]
6/21/14 – Vocalise Rundown
Happy first day of summer! Here is an interesting piece on Knoxville: Summer of 1915 and the men behind it. The great summer idyll will be performed by soprano Dawn Upshaw on tonight’s Vocalise. http://www.gramophone.co.uk/features/focus/knoxville-summer-of-1915
Playlist: Jun/21/14
8:25 PM Hector Berlioz — Les Nuits d’Ete (Summer Nights) Opus: 7Conductor: Nicholas McGeganEnsemble: Philharmonia Baroque OrchestraLorraine Hunt, sopranoPBO, 1 8:10 PM Samuel Barber — Knoxville:Summer of 1915 Conductor: David ZinmanEnsemble: Orchestra of St. Luke’sDawn Upshaw, sopranoNonesuch, 79187 8:06 PM Felix Mendelssohn — A Midsummer Night’s Dream: “You spotted Conductor: Sir Neville MarrinerEnsemble: Philharmonia OrchestraAnn […]
Playlist: Jun/20/14
11:28 PM Antonin Dvorak — Violin Concerto Key: aOpus: 53Conductor: William SteinbergEnsemble: Pittsburgh Symphony OrchestraNathan Milstein, violinAngel/EMI, 64830 11:00 PM Arrigo Boito — Mefistofele: Prologue in Heaven Conductor: Riccardo MutiEnsemble: Orchestra of La Scala, Milanand ChorusSamuel Ramey, bassRCA/BMG, 68284 10:39 PM Ottorino Respighi — Pines of Rome Conductor: Leopold StokowskiEnsemble: Symphony of the AirAngel/EMI, 65921 […]
Thursday 06/19/14 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
MOZART: Serenade No. 6 in D Major, “Serenata notturna” MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 15 BARTOK: Concert for Orchestra Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos, conductor; Shai Wosner, piano
