Archive for April, 2020
Programming music in a time of crisis
“The music you offer us has always mattered, but right now it’s even more important.” This wonderful comment from Linda Cades is one of the many we have been receiving from WBJC listeners during the COVID-19 response. Linda was reacting, in part, to the interview I’d done with Dr. Leana Wen about the coronavirus pandemic, […]
Toccata listings for 4/26/20
On tonight’s program, a triosonata by Bach played on a pedal harpsichord, a sonata for 2 pianos by Paul Hindemith (a WBJC premier!) and an organ concerto by Rheinberger. Thanks for listening, and enjoy! 6:00 PM 36604 Johann Sebastian Bach Sonata No.6 in C Major BWV 530 Augustana 1 SOLO Tom Robin Harris 12:00 C […]
Choral Hour 4-26-20
8:00 AM 8:00 AM Johann Sebastian Bach Singet dem Herrn ein Neues Lied BWV 225 COND Douglas Buchanan ORCH Saint David’s Choir ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8:14 AM Steven Sametz in time of Teldec 24570 ORCH Chanticleer ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8:25 AM Felix Mendelssohn Symphony No. 2 in B-Flat Op 52 “Song of Praise Teldec 244178 COND Kurt Masur ORCH […]
Playlist: Apr/26/20
8:50 PM Juventino Rosas — Over the Waves Conductor: Enrique BatizEnsemble: Festival Orchestra of MexicoNaxos, 8550838 8:11 PM Antonin Dvorak — Piano Quintet No. 2 Key: AOpus: 81Ensemble: Emerson String QuartetEvgeny Kissin, pianoDG/Archiv, 4836574 7:28 PM John Williams — The Accidental Tourist Conductor: John WilliamsEnsemble: Studio OrchestraWarnerBros, 5802542 7:05 PM Aaron Copland — The City […]
Vocalise 4/25/20
8:00 PM Charles Gounod Faust: Soldier’s Chorus from Act 4 London 466075 COND Richard Bonynge ORCH London Symphony Orchestra SOLO Ambrosian Opera Chorus ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8:04 PM Gabriel Faure Pavane Op 50 DG/Archiv 445770 COND Seiji Ozawa ORCH Boston Symphony Orchestra SOLO Tanglewood Festival Chorus ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8:10 PM Camille Saint-Saens Carnival of the Animals (Carl Davis […]
Playlist: Apr/25/20
8:51 PM Charles Gounod — Faust: Jewel Song Conductor: Alain LombardEnsemble: Strasbourg Philharmonic OrchRhine Opera ChorusMontserrat Caballe, sopranoErato, 45797 8:51 PM Charles Gounod — Faust: Jewel Song Conductor: Alain LombardEnsemble: Strasbourg Philharmonic OrchRhine Opera ChorusMontserrat Caballe, sopranoErato, 45797 8:45 PM Georges Bizet — Pearl Fishers: “Au fond du temple saint” Conductor: Yannick Nezet-SeguinEnsemble: Orchestre MetropolitainRolando […]
4-25-20 Music in Maryland. Fine Arts Quartet!
Ralph Evans who is the first violinist of the Fine Arts Quartet lives in Baltimore. He was kind enough to send me two new recordings featuring the quartet. Their new disc features Beethoven rarities and an early version of Beethoven’s first string quartet. The other disc features Ignaz Lachner’s arrangements of Mozart piano concertos 23 […]
4-25-20 Face The Music. First Show of A New Era!
This week we have a brand new show and all of our panelists are at home…where they belong! Our panel was FTM panelist Emeritus Dave Donovan, Reviewer for the American Record Guide Phil Greenfield and WBJC’s own morning host Mark Malinowski. For this first show I chose slow movements from odd numbered Beethoven symphonies. It […]
Playlist: Apr/24/20
10:55 PM Orlando Gibbons — This is the Record of John Conductor: Stephen CleoburyEnsemble: FretworkChoir Kings College, CambridgeAngel/EMI, 94430 10:40 PM Carl Loewe — 3 Balladen Opus: 59Hermann Prey, baritoneMichael Endres, pianoCapriccio, 10759 10:29 PM Carl Loewe — 3 Balladen Opus: 20Hermann Prey, baritoneMichael Endres, pianoCapriccio, 10759 9:48 PM Francois Couperin — Pieces de clavecin […]
Thursday 4/23/20 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
11:00 PM SLATKIN: Kinah RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No. 4 ELGAR: Enigma Variations Leonard Slatkin, conductor; Garrick Ohlsson, piano
