Archive for October 28th, 2025
Creating a soundscape for Ibsen’s Wild Duck
Henrik Ibsen’s rarely produced play The Wild Duck is on at the Klein Theatre of the Shakespeare Theatre Company in D.C. through mid-November. The soundscape—or incidental music—has been created by actor-musician Alexander Sovronsky, and I spoke with him by phone.
Tuesday 10/28/25 Chicago Symphony Orchestra
11:00 PM Mikhail Glinka Overture to Ruslan and Ludmilla Fritz Reiner conductor Ludwig van Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b Beethoven Sir Georg Solti conductor Richard Strauss Waltzes from Der Rosenkavalier Fritz Reiner conductor Aaron Copland Suite from The Tender Land Fritz Reiner conductor Pietro Mascagni Intermezzo from Cavalleria rusticana Riccardo Muti conductor Gioachino Rossini Overture to William […]
Playlist: Oct/28/25
10:20 PM Karl Goldmark — Violin Concerto No.1 Key: A minor Opus: 28Conductor: James ConlonEnsemble: Gurzenich OrchestraSarah Chang,violinAngel/EMI, 56955 10:09 PM Johann Strauss II — An Artist’s Life: Waltz Opus: 316Conductor: Mariss JansonsDG/Archiv, 4775566 9:13 PM Franz Schubert — String Quintet Key: C major Opus: 163Ensemble: Emerson String QuartetMstislav Rostropovich, celloDG/Archiv, 431792 8:44 PM Howard […]
