Archive for February, 2018
Wednesday 02-28-18 CARNEGIE HALL LIVE!
11:00 PM MUNICH PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA Performer/Ensemble: Munich Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Valery Gergiev Soloist: Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Piano Guest Host: Elliott Forrest RAVEL: La valse RAVEL: Piano Concerto in G Major BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 3, “Eroica”
Playlist: Feb/28/18
10:59 PM Benjamin Britten — Fanfare “The Eagle has Two Heads” Ensemble: Philip Jones Brass EnsembleLondon, 470501 10:05 PM Gustav Mahler — Symphony No. 1 Key: DConductor: Pierre BoulezEnsemble: Chicago Symphony OrchestraDG/Archiv, 459610 9:51 PM Jacques Ibert — Concertino da Camera for Saxophone/Orch Conductor: Donald BarraEnsemble: San Diego Chamber OrchestraMichael Whitcombe, alto saxKoch Intl., 7094 […]
Tuesday 02/27/18 Chicago Symphony Orchestra
11:00 PM Alain Altinoglu conducts the Saint Cecilia Mass Prokofiev: Suite from The Love for Three Oranges, Op. 33a Poulenc: Gloria (Sandrine Piau, soprano; Chicago Symphony Chorus) Gounod: Messe solennelle en l’honneur de Sainte-Cécile (Sandrine Piau, soprano; Michael Schade, tenor; Andrew Foster-Williams, bass-baritone; Chicago Symphony Chorus) Ravel: Mother Goose Suite (Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor)
Playlist: Feb/27/18
10:50 PM Charles Tomlinson Griffes — Two Sketches Based on Indian Themes Ensemble: Cypress String QuartetCypress, 73662 9:45 PM Richard Strauss — Josephslegende (Complete Ballet) Opus: 63Conductor: Giuseppe SinopoliEnsemble: Staatskapelle DresdenDG/Archiv, 463493 9:24 PM Ludwig van Beethoven — Piano Sonata No. 8 Key: cOpus: 13Andras Schiff, pianoECM, 1942 9:16 PM Gustav Holst — Planets: Jupiter, […]
03/10/18 – Semiramide – 1pm
METROPOLITAN OPERA GIOACHINO ROSSINI Semiramide This masterpiece of dazzling vocal fireworks makes a rare Met appearance—its first in nearly 25 years—with Maurizio Benini on the podium. The all-star bel canto cast features Angela Meade in the title role of the murderous Queen of Babylon, who squares off in breathtaking duets with Arsace, a trouser role […]
03/03/18 – Madama Butterfly – 1pm
METROPOLITAN OPERA GIACOMO PUCCINI Madama Butterfly Anthony Minghella’s stunning production of Puccini’s heartbreaking opera, an instant Met classic since its 2006 premiere, returns with Hui He and Ermonela Jaho in the tragic title role of the trusting geisha. Roberto Aronica and Luis Chapa alternate as her callous American lover, Pinkerton, and Jader Bignamini and Marco […]
Playlist: Feb/26/18
10:57 PM Igor Stravinsky — Piano Rag Music James Tocco, pianoKoch Intl., 7211 10:18 PM Robert Schumann — Symphony No. 2 Key: COpus: 61Conductor: David ZinmanEnsemble: Baltimore Symphony OrchestraTelarc, 80182 9:59 PM Johann Sebastian Bach — Violin Sonata No. 5 Key: fAndrew Manze,baroque violinRichard Egarr, harpsichordHarm Mundi, 907250 9:33 PM Joseph Haydn — Symphony No. […]
Monday 02/26/18 New York Philharmonic This Week
David Robertson Conducts Ravel, Barber, and Bartok RAVEL: Suite from Ma Mère l’Oye (Mother Goose) BARBER: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 14 Gil Shaham, violin BARTÓK: The Wooden Prince: A Dancing-Play in One Act, to a Libretto by Béla Balázs, Op. 13
Music From Movies 2-25-18
7:00 PM 7:00 PM Leo Delibes Les filles de Cadiz The girls of Cadiz CBS/Sony 39669 COND Steven Mercurio ORCH Prague Chamber Orchestra SOLO Ana Maria Martinez, soprano 7:04 PM Heitor Villa-Lobos A lenda do caboclo (Legend of a Native) CBS/Sony 39669 SOLO Sergio & Odair Assad, guitars SOLO Yo-Yo Ma, cello 7:08 PM John […]
Choral Hour 2-25-18
8:00 AM 8:00 AM Adolphus Hailstork I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes BSO Class. 1 COND Daniel Hege ORCH Baltimore Symphony Orchestra SOLO Thomas Young, tenor SOLO Morgan State College Choir 8:21 AM Sir Edward Elgar Coronation Ode Op 44 Chandos 8430 COND Sir Alexander Gibson ORCH Scottish National Orchestra SOLO Scottish National Orch Chorus […]
