Archive for March, 2020
3-28-20 Music in Maryland Candlelight Concerts…Behzod Abdurahimov
This very evening the excellent pianist from Uzbekistan, Behzod Abdurahimov, was supposed to have performed as part of the Candlelight Concert Society. We are fortunate that he did a recital in October of 2016 at Candlelight and we have two pieces by Bach and a Prokofiev Sonata for you. We are also delighted to air […]
3-28-20 Face The Music Listings.
This week we are re-running a show from April of 2016! Our guests were Dave Donovan, FTM panelist emeritus, Phil Greenfield from the American Record Guide and Jim Harp from Maryland Opera. Here’s what we played. Enjoy and stay safe! PLAY DATE: Sat, 03/28/2020 5:00 PM 3845 Robert Schumann Carnaval Op 9 Naxos 573124 COND […]
Vocalise 3/28/20
8:00 PM 8:00 PM Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Marriage of Figaro: “Non piu andrai” K London 410150 COND Sir Georg Solti ORCH London Philharmonic Orchestra SOLO Samuel Ramey, bass 8:04 PM Giacomo Puccini Tosca: Te Deum DG/Archiv 431775 COND Giuseppe Sinopoli ORCH Philharmonia Orchestra SOLO Chorus of the Roy. Opera House SOLO Samuel Ramey, bass 8:10 […]
Playlist: Mar/28/20
8:53 PM Gioacchino Rossini — Barber of Seville: La calunnia Conductor: Jacques DelacoteEnsemble: Munich Radio OrchestraSamuel Ramey, bassAngel/EMI, 49582 8:36 PM Ralph Vaughan Williams — Serenade to Music Conductor: Robert SpanoEnsemble: Atlanta Symphony Orchestraand ChorusTelarc, 80676 8:10 PM Richard Strauss — Four Last Songs Conductor: Kurt MasurEnsemble: Gewandhausorchester LeipzigJessye Norman, sopranoPhilips, 4758507 8:04 PM Giacomo […]
The magic of a smile
Staying connected to each other is so important while we’re physically being isolated. I have several craft groups that meet every month… spinning, knitting weaving, bobbin lace, as well as a few other specialized social groups and over the last few months, I’ve just been too busy in many cases to hang out on a […]
Music in the time of COVID-19
“It’s the one thing we can do, you know. I’m not a doctor, I’m not a rescue worker. All I can do is provide something for people to hold on to.” This is what the pianist, Emanuel Ax, said to me during an interview when he was in town to play a concert with the Baltimore […]
Playlist: Mar/27/20
11:46 PM Carl Reinecke — Cello Sonata No.3 Key: GOpus: 238Claudius Herrmann,celloSaiko Sasaki,pianoCPO, 999342 11:12 PM Igor Stravinsky — Le Sacre Du Printemps Conductor: Riccardo ChaillyEnsemble: Cleveland OrchestraLondon, 430709 10:45 PM Bernard Herrmann — Clarinet Quintet, “Souvenirs de Voyage” David Shifrin, clarinetPamela Frank, violinWalter Trampler, violaTheodore Arm, violinWarren Lash, celloDelos, 3088 10:16 PM Ottorino Respighi […]
A few thoughts during an uncertain time.
The coronavirus pandemic has changed a lot of things for many of us. some are staying indoors, others have little choice but to go to work, and many of things we have been taking for granted are sorely missed. It has changed the way many organizations have to do business, as well. Some are operating […]
Thursday 3/26/20 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
11:00 PM BRAHMS: Variations on a Theme by Haydn BLACHER: Orchestral Variations on a Theme of Niccolo Paganini TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 5 Emmanuel Krivine, conductor
Playlist: Mar/26/20
10:58 PM Alexander Scriabin — Feuillet d’album Opus: 45Vladimir Horowitz, pianoCBS/Sony, 89765 10:22 PM Ludwig van Beethoven — Symphony No. 5 Key: cOpus: 67Conductor: Leonard BernsteinEnsemble: Vienna Philharmonic OrchestraDG/Archiv, 474924 9:58 PM Igor Stravinsky — Pulcinella Suite (1949) Conductor: Pierre BoulezEnsemble: New York PhilharmonicCBS/Sony, 45843 9:17 PM Antonin Dvorak — String Quintet Key: GOpus: 77Ensemble: […]
