Archive for April, 2019
Playlist: Apr/24/19
10:51 PM Henriette Renie — Piece Symphonique (1913) Xavier de Maistre, harpHarm Mundi, 911692 10:15 PM Jean-Philippe Rameau — Suite from Les Indes Galantes Ensemble: Aulos EnsembleCentaur, 2970 10:07 PM Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Magic Flute: Overture Key: E-Flat Conductor: Sir Colin DavisEnsemble: BBC Symphony OrchestraPhilips, 422272 9:42 PM Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky — Sleeping Beauty: […]
Tuesday 04/23/19 Chicago Symphony Orchestra
11:00 PM Conductor Bernard Haitink and Pianist Paul Lewis Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat Major, Op. 19 (Paul Lewis, piano) Bruckner: Symphony No. 6 in A Major Kodály: Dances of Galánta (Neeme Järvi, conductor)
Playlist: Apr/23/19
10:57 PM David Lang — light moving Hilary Hahn, violinCory Smythe, pianoDG/Archiv, 19103 10:35 PM Francois-Adrien Boieldieu — Harp Concerto Key: CConductor: Bernard LabadieEnsemble: Les Violons du Roy, QuebecValerie Milot, harpAnalekta, 9990 9:54 PM Johannes Brahms — Symphony No. 3 Key: FOpus: 90Conductor: Daniel BarenboimEnsemble: Chicago Symphony OrchestraErato, 95193 9:35 PM Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — […]
St. Louis Concert Series
I had a chance to chat with Heather Adlesberger about the final concerts of the season for the St. Louis Concert Series.
Monday 04/22/19 New York Philharmonic
11:00 PM Gerald Finley sings Mendelssohn’s Elijah MENDELSSOHN: Elijah Alan Gilbert, conductor Twyla Robinson, soprano Alice Coote, mezzo‐soprano Allan Clayton, tenor Gerald Finley, bass‐baritone Jennifer Johnson, mezzo‐soprano Benjamin P. Wenzelberg, boy soprano New York Choral Artists Joseph Flummerfelt, director
Playlist: Apr/22/19
10:57 PM Jennifer Higdon — Echo Dash Hilary Hahn, violinCory Smythe, pianoDG/Archiv, 19103 10:41 PM Gerald Finzi — Five Bagatelles Opus: 23Thea King, clarinetClifford Benson, pianoHyperion, 66014 10:15 PM Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — Nonet for Winds, Strings, & Piano Key: fOpus: 2Mary Ashley Barret, oboeKelly Burke, clarinetJohn Fadial, violinCraig Brown, double bassAndrew Harley, pianoCentaur, 2691 9:50 […]
Music From Movies/Civilization IV 04-21-19
Classical music is part of the canon in movies, and classical music has also been featured in video games such as Civilization IV. Here are just a few pieces that show up in my husband’s favorite video game. 🙂 7:00 PM 7:00 PM Johannes Brahms Hungarian Dance No. 16 in f Chandos 8885COND Neeme Jarvi […]
Choral Hour 04-21-19
8:00 AM Johann Sebastian Bach Easter Oratorio BWV 249 Harm Mundi 901513COND Philippe Herreweghe ORCH Collegium Vocale SOLO Barbara Schlick, soprano SOLO Kai Wessel, alto (countertenr)SOLO James Taylor, tenor SOLO Peter Kooy, bass ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________8:43 AM Pietro Mascagni Cavalleria Rusticana: Easter Hymn RCA/BMG 3091ORCH Metropolitan Opera Orchestra SOLO Ambrosian Singers SOLO Renata Scotto, soprano ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________8:50 AM […]
Playlist: Apr/21/19
8:04 PM Gustav Holst — The Planets Opus: 32Conductor: Sir Simon RattleEnsemble: Berlin PhilharmonicAngel/EMI, 69690 7:53 PM Michael Praetorius — Terpsichore Suite No. 2 Key: GEnsemble: New York Renaissance BandArabesque, 6531 7:49 PM Traditional — Song of the Volga Boatmen Conductor: Stanley BlackEnsemble: London Festival Orchestraand ChorusLondon, 452492 7:44 PM Ernesto Lecuona — Andalucia Suite: […]
Vocalise 4/20/19
8:00 PM 8:00 PM Ludwig van Beethoven Mount of Olives: Hallelujah Op 85 Telarc 80119COND Robert Shaw ORCH Atlanta Symphony Orchestra SOLO Atlanta Symphony Chorus ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________8:05 PM Ernest Bloch Sacred Service CBS/Sony 47533COND Leonard Bernstein ORCH New York Philharmonic SOLO Robert Merrill, baritone SOLO and Chorus
