Archive for July, 2025
Tuesday 7/08/25 Chicago Symphony Orchestra
11:00 PM Igor Stravinsky Four Studies for Orchestra Pierre Boulez conductor Richard Strauss Don Juan, Op. 20 Esa-Pekka Salonen Sinfonia Concertante for Organ and Orchestra Aivars Kalejs Toccata on the Chorale “Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr” Iveta Apkalna organ Béla Bartók Concerto for Orchestra […]
Playlist: Jul/08/25
10:28 PM Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Sinfonia Concertante Key: E flatConductor: Alexander SchneiderEnsemble: Chamber Orchestra of EuropeDouglas Boyd, oboeRichard Hosford, clarinetRobin O’Neill,bassoonJonathan Williams, hornASV, 242 10:20 PM Johann Sebastian Bach — Sheep May Safely Graze Leon Fleisher, pianoVanguard, 1551 10:07 PM Zhou Long — The Rhyme of Taigu Conductor: Darrell AngNaxos, 570611 9:39 PM Joseph […]
Monday 07/07/25 New York Philharmonic
11:00 PM MOZART: Overture to The Magic Flute, K. 620 COPLAND: Concerto for Clarinet, Strings, Harp, & Piano Stanley Drucker, clarinet MAHLER: Adagietto from Symphony No. 5 BARBER: Second Essay for Orchestra SHCHEDRIN: Mischievous Folk Ditties BERNSTEIN: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story Alan Gilbert, conductor BEETHOVEN: […]
Playlist: Jul/07/25
10:03 PM Gustav Mahler — Symphony No. 1 Key: D major Conductor: Claudio AbbadoDG/Archiv, 431769 9:47 PM Johann Strauss II — Tales from the Vienna Woods Opus: 325Conductor: Leonard BernsteinCBS/Sony, 47627 9:07 PM Antonin Reicha — Wind Quintet No. 19 Key: F major Opus: 100Crystal, 270 8:46 PM Franz Liszt — Piano Concerto No. 1 […]
Music From Movies 7-06-25
7:00 PM 7:00 PM 3375 Bill Conti Music from the “Right Stuff” Telarc 80146 COND Erich Kunzel Erik KUN zl ORCH Cincinnati Pops Orchestra 4:40 C 1 14-14 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 7:06 PM 32626 John Williams Far and Away: End Credits Silva 1046 COND Paul Bateman ORCH City of Prague Philharmonic 6:54 C 1 4-4 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 7:15 […]
Playlist: Jul/06/25
8:02 PM Elmer Bernstein — The Magnificent Seven: Conductor: James SedaresKoch Intl., 7222 7:42 PM Philip Glass — Koyaanisqatsi: The Grid Conductor: Michael RiesmanEnsemble: Glass EnsembleWestern Wind Vocal EnsembleNonesuch, 79506 7:31 PM Max Steiner — Casablanca Suite Conductor: John ScottDenon, 75470 7:26 PM Henry Mancini — Theme from Lifeforce Conductor: Erich KunzelTelarc, 80146 7:20 PM […]
Vocalise 7-05-25
8:00 PM Traditional Deep River Nimbus 7882 SOLO Marian Anderson, contralto SOLO unknown pianist 3:16 C 1 16-16 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8:05 PM 36969 William Billings I am the Rose of Sharon Harm Mundi 2907126 COND Paul Hillier ORCH His Majestie’s Clerkes 4:04 C 1 6-6 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8:09 PM 36976 William Billings Let tyrants shake their iron […]
7-5-25 Face The Music Listings!
This week our panel was Bassoonist Bryan Young from the Poulenc Trio, Ed Polochick, former conductor of the Peabody Chorus and currently the Music Director of the Lincoln Symphony in Lincoln Nebraska and Goucher Pianist Emerita Lisa Weiss. We had some really nice discussions and played some great music! Here are the listings. PLAY DATE: […]
Playlist: Jul/05/25
8:49 PM William Steffe — Battle Hymn of the Republic Conductor: Charles GerhardtEnsemble: National Philharmonic Orch.Sherrill Milnes, baritoneRCA/BMG, 1726 8:43 PM Traditional — Shenandoah Teldec, 49702 8:28 PM Aaron Copland — Canticle of Freedom Conductor: Gerard SchwarzEnsemble: Seattle SymphonySeattle Symphony ChoraleDelos, 3140 8:23 PM Scott Joplin — Treemonisha: A Real Slow Drag Conductor: Gunther SchullerEnsemble: […]
A Pariah on BookNotes!
Dan Fesperman, former foreign correspondent for the Baltimore Sun turned author of intrigue and suspense, is coming out with his thirteenth novel this month. It’s called Pariah, and it was a pleasure to speak to Dan about it.
