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Toccata listings for 7/12/26
On tonight’s program, a sonata “For The Ladies” by C.P.E. Bach, impromptus played on a military” piano, and a concertino by Romanian pianis and composer Dinu Lipatti. Thanks for listening, and enjoy! 6:01 PM 53765 Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Sonata No. 5 “Damensonaten” in D WQ 545Bis 1088 SOLO Miklos Spanyi, Clavichord 17:39 C […]
Toccata listings for 7/5/26
In honor of our nation’s 250th, Tonight’s program will be an All-American Toccata, featuring music by Charles Ives, Edward MacDowell, and Earl Wild. Thanks so much for listening, and enjoy! 6:01 PM 1504 Charles Ives Variations on “America” Reference 113 SOLO Mary Preston, organ 8:43 C 1 8-8 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6:11 PM 4897 Edward MacDowell […]
The Art of Living History on BookNotes
In celebration of America’s 250th anniversary, my guest on BookNotes this month is the historical novelist and preservationist Sharon Virts, whose six-part saga Fields of Honor, set during the first half of the 1800s, is grounded in historical fact.
Toccata listings for 6/28/26
On tonight’s program, Glen Gould as harpsichordist, Virgil Fox with Marcel Dupre, and a Dramatic Fantasy for piano and orchestra. Thanks for listening, and enjoy! 6:01 PM 5518 George Frederich Handel Harpsichord Suite No.3 in d HWV 428 CBS/Sony 52590 SOLO Glenn Gould,harpsichord (Book 1) 17:01 C 1 9-19 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6:21 PM 1121 Marcel Dupre […]
Toccata listings for 6/21/26
On tonight’s program, a “sad” rondeau by CPE Bach, a concert pieces for the concertina,and a Concerto Symphonique by “the English Liszt.” Thanks for listening, and enjoy! 6:01 PM 29810 Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Farewell to my Silbermann Clavichord Titanic 186 SOLO Bernard Brauchli, clavichord 6:03 C 1 12-12 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6:10 PM 27119 Giulio […]
Toccata listings for 6/14/26
On tonight’s program, a major organ work by Liszt, and the Khachaturian Piano Concerto. Thanks for listening, and enjoy! 6:01 PM 1596 Franz Liszt Fantasy & Fugue on the chorale from Newport 60050 SOLO Anthony Newman, organ The Prophet 20:53 C 1 9-9 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6:25 PM 3739 Aram Khachaturian Piano Concerto in D-Flat Op […]
Music From Movies 06-07-26
7:00 PM Elmer Bernstein National Geographic Theme RCA/BMG 60470 COND Harry Rabinowitz, M.B.E. ORCH United Kingdom Symphony Orch. 2:17 C 1 13-13 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 7:04 PM 54720 John Scott The Blue Whale JRB 106 COND John Scott ORCH Royal Philharmonic Orchestra SOLO Colin Purbrook, organ 15:04 C 1 1-2 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 7:16 PM 34228 Morton Gould CBS […]
Toccata listings for 6/7/26
On tonight’s program, a work written for pedal piano, played on the organ, a Royal Concert for 2 harpsichords, and a piano concerto from Canada. Thanks for listening, and enjoy! 6:01 PM 38892 Charles-Valentin Alkan Impromptu (A Mighty Fortress…) Op 69/Nimbus 5089 SOLO Kevin Bowyer, organ 14:01 C 1 22-22 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6:17 PM 13425 […]
The Goddess of Swizzle on BookNotes
Baltimore poet, Shirley J. Brewer—who says that she earned her MBA from the Maryland Bartending Academy!—is out with her fifth poetry collection. I invited her to read from and talk about it on BookNotes.
A rose by any other name…
On WBJC, we use the terms symphonic poem and tone poem interchangeably, and that tends to lead to confusion on the part of some of our listeners. In fact, they are the exact same thing. Whatever term we use, we are referring to a single-movement orchestral piece that tells a story or paints a musical […]
