Archive for February, 2016
Monday 02/29/16 New York Philharmonic This Week
11:00 PM CONDUCTORS: Bramwell Tovey (overture); Lorin Maazel (cello concerto); Andrei Boreyko (4th Symphony) SOLOIST: Lynn Harrell, cello SHOSTAKOVICH: Festive Overture SHOSTAKOVICH: Cello Concerto No. 1 SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 4
Playlist: Feb/29/16
10:56 PM Alexander Glazunov — Les Ruses d’amour Conductor: Horia AndreescuEnsemble: Romanian State OrchestraNaxos, 572447 10:17 PM Leos Janacek — From the House of the Dead: Suite Conductor: Peter BreinerEnsemble: New Zealand Symphony OrchestraNaxos, 570706 10:08 PM Bedrich Smetana — Bartered Bride: Overture Conductor: Rudolph KempeEnsemble: Royal Philharmonic OrchestraAngel/EMI, 68736 9:26 PM Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart […]
Mystery solved!
On Reed’s Sunday show, he played the Waldteufel’s Estudiantina Waltz and mentioned that it was associated with a beer from ‘before his time’ but couldn’t recall which beer. A helpful listener called in and identified the beer as Rheingold Beer, and even sang us the jingle! See if you can’t stop yourself from singing along… […]
Toccata 02-28-16
I hope you can join me for a survey of the keyboard! Peter Donohoe plays Sir William Walton 6:00 PM Francois Couperin Harpsichord Suite No.1 Harm Mundi 901450 SOLO Christophe Rousset,harpsichord ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Sir William Walton Sinfonia Concertante (1927 version) Naxos 553869 COND Paul Daniel ORCH English Northern Philharmonia SOLO Peter Donohoe, piano
Music From Movies and a Star Trek Ticket Contest! 2-28-16
Alexander Courage, Jerry Goldsmith and James Horner were among the composers who wrote music for Star Trek in its TV and movie manifestations. Some of that music will be on tonight’s Music From Movies. I’ll also be giving away a pair of tickets for Star Trek, The Ultimate Voyage 50th Anniversary Concert Tour in one […]
Choral Hour 2-28-16
8:00 AM Johann Sebastian Bach Cantata No. 75: “Die Elenden sollen BWVTeldec 242573 COND Gustav Leonhardt ORCH Leonhardt-Consort SOLO and Chorus SOLO Markus Klein, treble SOLO Paul Esswood, countertenor SOLO Adalbert Kraus, tenor SOLO Max van Egmond, bass ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8:36 AM Henry Purcell Hear my prayer, O Lord Collegium 107 COND John Rutter SOLO Cambridge […]
Playlist: Feb/28/16
8:34 PM Richard Strauss — Death and Transfiguration Opus: 24Conductor: Erich LeinsdorfEnsemble: Los Angeles PhilharmonicAngel/EMI, 65425 8:03 PM Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Piano Concerto No. 24 Key: cConductor: Sir Colin DavisEnsemble: English Chamber OrchestraAlicia de Larrocha, pianoRCA/BMG, 60989 7:46 PM James Horner — Suite fr: Star Trek II The Wrath of Khan Conductor: Erich KunzelEnsemble: […]
Vocalise 2-27-16
8:00 PM Giacomo Puccini Madama Butterfly: “Un Bel Di” DG/Archiv 445773 COND Giuseppe Sinopoli ORCH Philharmonia Orchestra SOLO Mirella Freni, soprano ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8:05 PM Gustav Mahler Des Knaben Wunderhorn Youth’s Magic HornVirgin 61507 COND Sir Charles Mackerras Sir Charles Muh KAIR ehs ORCH London Philharmonic Orchestra SOLO Ann Murray,alto SOLO Thomas Allen, baritone ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8:55 […]
Playlist: Feb/27/16
8:55 PM Alessandro Scarlatti — Aria della Pace (Peace’s Aria) Conductor: Marc MinkowskiEnsemble: Musicians of the LouvreCecilia Bartoli, mezzo-sopranoLondon, 5151 8:05 PM Gustav Mahler — Des Knaben Wunderhorn Conductor: Sir Charles MackerrasEnsemble: London Philharmonic OrchestraAnn Murray,altoThomas Allen, baritoneVirgin, 61507 8:00 PM Giacomo Puccini — Madama Butterfly: “Un Bel Di” Conductor: Giuseppe SinopoliEnsemble: Philharmonia OrchestraMirella Freni, […]
The “1831 YORK” locomotive comes home
The Smithsonian’s B&O Railroad Museum in Baltimore has made an important acquisition recently. The museum’s Executive Director, Courtney Wilson, came in to tell us about it.
