Archive for September, 2018
Choral Hour 9-23-18
8:00 AM 8:00 AM George Frederich Handel Dixit Dominus Avie 2270 COND Jeannette Sorrell ORCH Apollo’s Fire SOLO and Chorus ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8:33 AM Carl Nielsen Hymnus amoris (Cantata) London 452486 COND Ulf Schirmer ORCH Danish National Radio Orchestr SOLO and Chorus SOLO Barbara Bonney, soprano SOLO John Mark Ainsley, tenor SOLO Lars Pedersen, tenor SOLO […]
Playlist: Sep/23/18
8:36 PM Maurice Ravel — Piano Concerto Key: GConductor: Lionel BringuierEnsemble: Tonhalle Orchestra ZurichYuja Wang, pianoDG/Archiv, 23931 8:00 PM Alexander Borodin — Prince Igor: Suite Conductor: Geoffrey SimonEnsemble: Philharmonia OrchestraBBC Symphony ChorusCala, 1011 7:55 PM Alex North — Unchained Melody Conductor: Erich KunzelEnsemble: Cincinnati Pops OrchestraTelarc, 80243 7:44 PM Johann Strauss II — On the […]
9-22-18 Word On Wine September Quiz and 2 Out of the Shower Whites.
Two interesting and inexpensive whites. When we tasted the Crossings SB we were not too impressed. We took it home and put it in the fridge for a day and it was amazing! I am going to buy more. Enjoy the shows!
9-22-18 Music In Maryland Chamber Music by Candlelight and Other Fine Things
This week we have an interesting potpourri of great things. We have two recordings and two live performances. Netanel Draiblate is performing with the Baltimore Chamber Orchestra as one of four candidates to become concert master! The concert is on 9/30 at Goucher College. Should be great. The two middle pieces are from Chamber Music […]
Vocalise – 9/22/18
8:00 PM 8:00 PM Ola Gjeilo Tundra 2L 2 COND Anita Brevik ORCH Trondheim Soloists SOLO Nidaros Cathedral Girls’ Choir ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8:03 PM Edvard Grieg Peer Gynt: Solveig’s Song Op 23 No.19 Angel/EMI 47003 COND Sir Neville Marriner ORCH Academy of St Martin in Fields SOLO Lucia Popp, soprano ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8:06 PM Kim Andre Arnesen […]
The Embassy Series honors Nelson Mandela
The Embassy Series in D.C. will open its 25th Anniversary Season with a concert dedicated to the Centenary Celebration of Nelson Mandela at the Embassy of South Africa. The featured performer will be South African cellist, Jacques-Pierre Malan.
Playlist: Sep/22/18
8:46 PM Edvard Grieg — Two Choruses from Sigurd Jorsalfar Opus: 22Ensemble: Malmo Symphony OrchestraNaxos, 573045 8:06 PM Kim Andre Arnesen — Magnificat Conductor: Anita BrevikEnsemble: Trondheim SoloistsNidaros Cathedral Girls’ Choir2L, 2 8:03 PM Edvard Grieg — Peer Gynt: Solveig’s Song Opus: 23Conductor: Sir Neville MarrinerEnsemble: Academy of St Martin in FieldsLucia Popp, sopranoAngel/EMI, 47003 […]
Are new violins easier to fiddle with?
Sorry, I couldn’t resist that one. In all seriousness, violinist Netanel Draiblate has some very interesting reasons for preferring to play a new instrument rather than an antique. We chatted about new vs. old, cadenzas, and more recently. Mr. Draiblate will be the Baltimore Chamber Orchestra’s featured soloist on Sunday, September 30. […]
Toccata listings 9/23/18
On tonight’s program, music for 2 pianos by Rachmaninoff and a concerto by C.P.E. Bach. thanks for listening, and enjoy! 6:00 PM 2063 Sergei Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances Op 45 London 444845 SOLO Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano VLAH dee meer AHSH keh nah zee SOLO Andre Previn, piano AHN dray PREH vihn 34:15 C 2 1-3 […]
Playlist: Sep/21/18
11:54 PM Igor Stravinsky — Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments Conductor: H. Robert ReynoldsEnsemble: Detroit Chamber WindsJames Tocco, pianoKoch Intl., 7211 11:17 PM Sir Hubert Parry — Symphony No.2 Key: FConductor: Andrew PennyEnsemble: Scottish National OrchestraNaxos, 8553469 10:45 PM Gerald Finzi — Earth and Air and Rain Stephen Varcoe, baritoneClifford Benson, pianoHyperion, 66161 10:19 […]
