Archive for the ‘WBJC Programs’ Category
Toccata listings for 1/12/25
On tonight’s program, Bach on the accordion, Beethoven on a “military” piano, and an American work for organ and orchestra. thanks so much for listening, and enjoy! 6:01 PM 4931 Johann Sebastian Bach Partita No. 2 in c BWV 826 Denon 18031 SOLO Stefan Hussong, accordion 18:57 C 1 10-15 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ […]
Thursday 01/09/25 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
11:00 PM MONTGOMERY: Coincident Dances DAUGHERTY: Songs of the Open Road for Oboe, Horn and Orchestra MAHLER: Symphony No. 5 Manfred Honeck, conductor; William Caballero, horn; Cynthia Koledo DeAlmeida, oboe
Part II of the current Shriver Hall concert season
The good news about the Shriver Hall Concert Series is that we still have much to look forward to in the current season! Executive Director Catherine Cochran came in to talk to me about what is still to come.
Wednesday 01/08/25 European Broadcasting Union!
11:00 PM ORCHESTRA Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra CONDUCTOR Andrés Orozco-Estrada Richard Strauss Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28 Samuel Barber Violin Concerto, Op. 14 Mario Castelnuovo Overture to Giulio Cesare, Op. 7 Richard Strauss Macbeth, Op.23, Symphonic Poem after Shakespeare
Tuesday 1/07/25 Chicago Symphony Orchestra
11:00 PM Johannes Brahms Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn, Op. 56a Sir Georg Solti conductor Nokuthula Ngwenyama Primal Message Edvard Grieg Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16 Simon Trpčeski piano Sergei Prokofiev Symphony No. 6 in E-flat Minor, Op. 111 Xian Zhang conductor
Monday 01/06/25 New York Philharmonic
11:00 PM Conductor: Alan Gilbert Soloist: Thomas Hampson, baritone COPLAND: Suite from Appalachian Spring COPLAND: Selections from Old American Songs, Books 1 & II: The Dodger Simple Gifts The Little Horses The Golden Willow Tree The Boatmen’s Dance COLE PORTER: Selected Songs: Night and Day Who Said […]
Faraway Tables on BookNotes
Fiction and travel writer Eric D. Goodman is out with his first poetry collection: Faraway Tables. He’s my first guest on BookNotes for 2025.
Toccata listings for 1/5/25
Happy New Year! On tonight’s program, Beethoven’s famous Diabelli Variations, and Handel’s final Organ Concerto. Thanks for listening, and enjoy! 6:01 PM 16087 Ludwig van Beethoven 33 variations on a Waltz by Diabelli in C Major Dorian 93176 SOLO Andrew Rangell, piano 46:15 C 1 1-34 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6:50 PM 37282 George Frederich Handel Organ […]
Thursday 01/02/25 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
11:00 PM BRUCKNER: Locus Iste MOUSSA: Adgilis Deda – Hymn for Orchestra BRUCKNER: Ave Maria BRUCKNER: Adagio from String Quintet in F major BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 9 Manfred Honeck, conductor; Martina Russomanno, soprano; Evgenia Asanova, mezzo-soprano; Seungwoo Simon Yang, tenor; Vladyslav Buialski, bass-baritone; Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh
Wednesday 01/01/25 European Broadcasting Union!
11:00 PM ORCHESTRA NDR Radio Philharmonic CONDUCTOR Alan Gilbert SOLOIST Emanuel Ax, piano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Concerto No. 25, K. 503 Gustav Mahler Symphony No. 5