Archive for May, 2022
Thursday 05/26/22 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
11:00 PM HAYDN: The Creation Manfred Honeck, conductor; Sam Helfrich, stage director; Rachele Gilmore, soprano; Werner Gura, tenor; Alexander Elliott, bass; The Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh of Pittsburgh; Matthew Mehaffey, director
Playlist: May/26/22
10:53 PM Jean Sibelius — Valse Triste Opus: 44Conductor: William BoughtonNimbus, 7717 10:00 PM Joachim Raff — Symphony No. 5 Key: E major Opus: 177Conductor: Urs SchneiderM Polo/HK, 8223455 9:40 PM Johann Sebastian Bach — Cello Suite No. 2 Key: D minor Yo-Yo Ma, celloCBS/Sony, 85465 9:01 PM Aram Khachaturian — Spartacus: Highlights from the […]
Amplifying the voices of women and other marginalized composers
The Boulanger Initiative was founded four years ago with the objective of promoting the work of women and gender marginalized composers. Recently, I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Laura Colgate, Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Boulanger Initiative, to discuss the 2022 WoCo Festival, which is taking place this weekend.
Wednesday 05/25/22 San Francisco Symphony
11:00 PM CONDUCTOR: Esa-Pekka Salonen Anna Thorvaldsdottir: Metacosmos Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra, Opus 30 Sibelius: Four Legends from the Kalevala, Opus 22
Playlist: May/25/22
10:57 PM George Frederich Handel — March from Floridante Vox/MMG, 7100 10:25 PM Sir Arthur Bliss — A Colour Symphony Conductor: Barry WadsworthNimbus, 5294 10:01 PM Camille Saint-Saens — Piano Concerto No. 2 Key: G minor Opus: 22Conductor: Marin AlsopEnsemble: BBC Philharmonic OrchestraKathryn Stott,pianoBBC, 90 9:51 PM Carl Maria von Weber — Euryanthe: Overture Key: […]
Tuesday 05/24/22 Chicago Symphony Orchestra
11:00 PM Rachlin Plays The Four Seasons Vivaldi: The Four Seasons Julian Rachlin, violin Mozart: Divertimento in D Major, K. 136 Piazzolla/Desyatnikov: The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires Julian Rachlin, violin Hindemith: Nobilissima visione Jean Martinon, conductor
Playlist: May/24/22
10:25 PM Luigi Cherubini — String Quartet No. 4 (1835) Key: E major CPO, 999949 10:00 PM Alexander Glazunov — Suite “From the Middle Ages” Key: E major Opus: 79Conductor: Neeme JarviChandos, 8804 9:48 PM George Frederich Handel — Concerto Grosso No. 1 Key: G major Opus: 6Conductor: Sir Neville MarrinerLondon, 4758673 9:01 PM Sergei […]
Spring Drive wrap-up
I know it must seem silly to read and hear us saying over and over how amazed, how humbled and how grateful we all are for our outstanding supporters. But really, WE ARE! Once again, all of you who stepped up and supported this wonderful format just leave us in awe! The numbers: pre-drive “buyback” […]
Monday 05/23/22 New York Philharmonic
11:00 PM Lorin Maazel Conducts Mahler’s Symphony No. 8 MAHLER: Symphony No. 8 Christine Brewer, soprano Nancy Gustafson, soprano Jeanine De Bique, soprano Mary Phillips, mezzo‐soprano Nancy Maultsby, mezzo‐soprano Anthony Dean Griffey, tenor Wolfgang Schöne, bass Jason Grant, bass‐baritone New York Choral Artists The Dessoff Symphonic Choir Brooklyn Youth Chorus Lorin Maazel, conductor
Playlist: May/23/22
10:26 PM Domenico Scarlatti — 15 Sonatas John Browning, pianoNimbus, 2544 10:01 PM Aaron Copland — Appalachian Spring Conductor: Gerard SchwarzDelos, 3154 9:29 PM Antonin Reicha — Wind Quintet No. 4 Key: D minor Opus: 88Crystal, 262 9:00 PM Henryk Wieniawski — Violin Concerto No. 1 Key: F sharp minor Opus: 14Conductor: Lawrence FosterEnsemble: London […]
