Archive for December, 2022
Thursday 12/22/22 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
11:00 PM HANDEL: Messiah Manfred Honeck, conductor; Rachele Gilmore, soprano; Andrey Nemzer, countertenor; Werner Gura, tenor; Alexander Elliott, bass; The Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh; Matthew Mehaffey, director
Playlist: Dec/22/22
10:33 PM Ludwig van Beethoven — Piano Sonata No. 32 Key: C minor Opus: 111Maurizio Pollini, pianoDG/Archiv, 4794120 10:00 PM Ludwig van Beethoven — String Quartet No. 9 Key: C major Opus: 59London, 470847 9:51 PM Ludwig van Beethoven — Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage: Cantata Opus: 112Conductor: Claudio AbbadoEnsemble: Vienna Philharmonic OrchestraVienna State Opera […]
Wednesday 12/21/22 Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
11:00 PM CONDUCTOR: Ken-David Masur SOLOIST: Aizuri Quartet* Felicia Moore, soprano; Deborah Nansteel, mezzo-soprano; Andrew Haji, tenor; Nathan Berg, bass-baritone; Milwaukee Symphony Chorus; Cheryl Frazes Hill, director** Adams: Absolute Jest for String Quartet and Orchestra* Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, “Choral”**
Playlist: Dec/21/22
9:25 PM Jean Sibelius — Symphony No. 5 Key: E flat major Opus: 82Conductor: Jukka-Pekka SarasteRCA/BMG, 7822 9:09 PM Ludwig van Beethoven — 12 German Dances Jeno Jando, pianoNaxos, 553795 9:02 PM Traditional — Christmas Celebration (Medley) Conductor: Colonel Jack H. GroganUS ARMY, 50251 8:33 PM Samuel Barber — Cello Concerto Opus: 22Conductor: David ZinmanEnsemble: […]
Tuesday 12/20/22 Chicago Symphony Orchestra
11:00 PM Muti Conducts Bates, Franck & Mozart Music Director Riccardo Muti leads the CSO in Honegger’s Pacific 231, the world premiere of former Mead Composer-in-Residence Mason Bates’s Alternative Energy, and Franck’s Symphony in D Minor. Music by Mozart completes the broadcast, with the composer’s Symphony No. 35 and Divertimento in F Major. […]
Pilot Metropolitan Ballpoint refills
12/20/22 UPDATE – if you’re looking for a local place to purchase refills, I recommend Pen Boutique in Columbia, MD. Great folks! Here’s the direct link to the refills, and they do ship: https://www.penboutique.com/collections/pilot-namiki-ballpoint-refill —————————– I’m not sure how many of you have used your pens enough to be searching for refills, but I’ve found […]
Playlist: Dec/20/22
9:43 PM Franz Gruber — Silent Night Conductor: Colonel Jack H. GroganUS ARMY, 50251 9:13 PM George Whitefield Chadwick — Symphonic Sketches Conductor: Neeme JarviChandos, 9334 8:39 PM Antonin Dvorak — String Quintet Key: E flat major Opus: 97Ensemble: Emerson String QuartetPaul Neubauer, violaDG/Archiv, 14106 8:35 PM Leroy Anderson — Sleigh Ride Conductor: Colonel Jack […]
Monday 12/19/22 New York Philharmonic
11:00 PM Handel’s Messiah The New York Philharmonic’s annual presentation of Handel’s Messiah is one of its most loved traditions. In this performance from 2004, then Music Director Alan Gilbert is joined by soprano Celena Shafer, mezzo-soprano Nancy Maultsby, tenor Kurt Streit, bass-baritone Jonathan Lemalu, and the Westminster Symphonic Choir. Alec Baldwin is your host […]
Playlist: Dec/19/22
9:34 PM Johannes Brahms — Clarinet Trio Key: A minor Opus: 114Emanuel Ax, pianoRichard Stoltzman, clarinetYo-Yo Ma, celloCBS/Sony, 57499 9:30 PM Traditional — O Come All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fidelis) SaintJames, 1 9:26 PM Franz Gruber — Silent Night SaintJames, 1 9:22 PM Traditional — Jingle Bells SaintJames, 1 9:12 PM Richard Wagner — Siegfried: […]
Playlist: Dec/18/22
8:12 PM Dmitri Tiomkin — It’s a Wonderful Life Conductor: David NewmanTelarc, 88801 7:12 PM Alexandre Desplat — Grand Budapest Hotel: Soundtrack , 7181302 7:07 PM Danny Elfman — The Nightmare Before Christmas: XMAS EVE , 1 7:04 PM Danny Elfman — Nightmare Before Christmas: What’s This? Ensemble: Studio OrchestraDanny Elfman, tenor , 1 7:03 […]
