Archive for May, 2019

May. 19 2019

Choral Hour 05-19-19

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8:00 AM 8:00 AM Antonin Dvorak Requiem Op 89 Naxos 572874 COND Antoni Wit ORCH Warsaw Philharmonic SOLO Warsaw Philharmonic Choir SOLO Christiane Libor, soprano SOLO Ewa Wolak, alto SOLO Daniel Kirch, tenor SOLO Janusz Monarcha, bass ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8:52 AM Eric Whitacre i thank you God for most this amazing Naxos 559677 COND Noel Edison […]

May. 19 2019

Playlist: May/19/19

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8:22 PM Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky — Piano Concerto No. 1 Key: b-Flat Opus: 23Conductor: Juraj ValcuhaEnsemble: Italian Radio/Television Orch.Behzod Abduraimov, pianoLondon, 4785360 8:01 PM Jerome Moross — Symphony No.1 Conductor: JoAnn FallettaEnsemble: London Symphony OrchestraKoch Intl., 7188 7:19 PM Rachel Portman — The Cider House Rules Conductor: David SnellEnsemble: Studio OrchestraCBS/Sony, 89031 7:03 PM Ennio […]

May. 18 2019

Vocalise 5/18/19

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8:00 PM 8:00 PM Anonymous Vuestros son mis ojos RCA/BMG 63519 COND Andrew Lawrence-King ORCH The Harp Consort SOLO The King’s Singers ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8:01 PM Anonymous Otro tal miscantano RCA/BMG 63519 COND Andrew Lawrence-King ORCH The Harp Consort SOLO The King’s Singers ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8:05 PM Manuel de Falla Seven Popular Spanish Songs Angel/EMI 54456 SOLO […]

May. 18 2019

Playlist: May/18/19

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8:26 PM Hector Berlioz — Les Nuits d’Ete (Summer Nights) Opus: 7Conductor: Nicholas McGeganEnsemble: Philharmonia Baroque OrchestraLorraine Hunt, sopranoPBO, 1 8:19 PM Roger Quilter — Three Shakespeare Songs Opus: 6Bryn Terfel, baritoneMalcolm Martineau,pianoDG/Archiv, 4216 8:05 PM Manuel de Falla — Seven Popular Spanish Songs Manuel Barrueco, guitarAnn Monoyios, sopranoAngel/EMI, 54456 8:01 PM Anonymous — Otro […]

May. 17 2019

06/22/19 – The Queen of Spades (Royal Opera) – 1pm

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The Royal Opera House’s Queen of Spades Title: Queen of Spades The penniless soldier Gherman has fallen in love with Liza, even though she is engaged to his friend Yeletsky. Gherman learns that Liza’s grandmother the Countess knows a winning three-card formula. Gherman determines to wrest the secret from the Countess, gain a fortune through […]

May. 17 2019

06/15/19 – Simon Boccanegra (Royal Opera) – 1pm

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The Royal Opera House’s Simon Boccanegra Title: Simon Boccanegra Verdi’s tragedy about the ill-fated Doge of Genoa Simon Boccanegra returns in Elijah Moshinsky’s handsome Renaissance production. Hosts: Martin Handley, Lisa Flynn Broadcast Producer: BBC WFMT Series Producer: Daniel Goldberg Conductor: Henrik Nánási Cast (in order of vocal appearance): Paolo Albani – Mark Rucker Pietro – […]

May. 17 2019

06/08/19 – Siegfried (Royal Opera) – 1pm

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The Royal Opera House’s Siegfried Title: Siegfried The third opera in Richard Wagner’s epic cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen revels in its depiction of heroism even as it sets up the cycle’s dramatic conclusion. Hosts: Tom Service, Lisa Flynn Broadcast Producer: BBC WFMT Series Producer: Daniel Goldberg Conductor: Antonio Pappano Cast (in order of vocal […]

May. 17 2019

06/01/19 – Die Walküre (Royal Opera) – 1pm

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The Royal Opera House’s Die Walküre Title: Die Walküre Hosts: Tom Service, Lisa Flynn Broadcast Producer: BBC WFMT Series Producer: Daniel Goldberg Conductor: Antonio Pappano Cast (in order of vocal appearance): Siegmund – Stuart Skelton Sieglinde – Emily Magee Hunding–Ain Anger Wotan – John Lundgren Brunnhilde – Nina Stemme Fricka – Sarah Connolly Gerhilde – […]

May. 17 2019

Toccata listings 5/19/19

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On tonight’s program, music by Bohemian composer Jan Vaclav Vorisek played on a “Military Piano,” and a piano concerto by Castelnuovo-Tedesco performed by the same artists that gave the work its US premier.  Thanks for listening, and enjoy!   6:00 PM 33105 Jan Vaclav Vorisek Impromptus Op 7 Natl Music 1 SOLO Susan Skyrm, Piano […]

May. 17 2019

Peter Oundjian Illuminates Shostakovich!

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This Saturday and Sunday, conductor Peter Oundjian will lead the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra in Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 11, “The Year 1905,” and BSO Concertmaster Jonathan Carney will perform the iconic Violin Concerto by Brahms. Recently Peter Oundjian joined me to illuminate one of Shostakovich’s most powerful and compelling symphonies. https://www.bsomusic.org/calendar/events/2018-2019-events/brahms-violin-concerto/

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