Archive for April, 2020
Choral Hour 4-12-20
8:00 AM Johann Sebastian Bach Easter Oratorio Harm Mundi 901513 COND Philippe Herreweghe ORCH Collegium Vocale SOLO Barbara Schlick, soprano SOLO Kai Wessel, alto (countertenr) SOLO James Taylor, tenor SOLO Peter Kooy, bass ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8:43 AM Traditional This joyful Eastertide Collegium 107 COND John Rutter SOLO Cambridge Singers ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8:47 AM Pietro […]
Playlist: Apr/12/20
8:31 PM Antonin Dvorak — The Golden Spinning Wheel Opus: 109Conductor: Neeme JarviEnsemble: Scottish National OrchestraChandos, 8501 8:01 PM Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Flute & Harp Concerto Key: CConductor: Bernard LabadieEnsemble: Les Violons du Roy, QuebecValerie Milot, harpClaire Marchand,fluteAnalekta, 9990 7:52 PM Maurice Jarre — Jesus of Nazareth: Suite from the Film Conductor: Paul BatemanEnsemble: […]
Vocalise 4/11/20
8:00 PM Traditional Hora! Israel Folk Song Telarc 80275 ORCH Quink Vocal Quintet ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8:01 PM Vincenzo Bellini Norma: “Casta Diva” RCA/BMG 63464 COND Carlo Felice Cillario ORCH London Philharmonic Orchestra SOLO Montserrat Caballe, soprano SOLO and Chorus ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8:08 PM Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco Romancero Gitano RCM 19802 COND Peter Rutenberg ORCH Los Angeles Chamber Singers […]
4-11-20 Music In Maryland Morgan State Choir!
I was looking for what to offer you this week on Music in Maryland. Something uplifting for Easter Weekend would be nice. Kati suggested to me that we re-run the show I did with Dr. Eric Conway and the Morgan State Choir from last Fall. It’s a great idea! Here is the text from my […]
Playlist: Apr/11/20
8:31 PM Ludwig van Beethoven — Symphony No.9: 4th Mvt. “Ode to Joy” Opus: 125Conductor: Leonard BernsteinEnsemble: Vienna Philharmonic OrchestraDame Gwyneth Jones,sopranoHanna Schwarz, contraltoRene Kollo,tenorKurt Moll, bassVienna State Opera ChorusDG/Archiv, 474929 8:08 PM Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco — Romancero Gitano Conductor: Peter RutenbergEnsemble: Los Angeles Chamber SingersGregory NewtonRCM, 19802 8:01 PM Vincenzo Bellini — Norma: “Casta Diva” […]
Playlist: Apr/10/20
11:15 PM Juraj Filas — Missa propter gloriam aeternam tuam Conductor: Josef KsicaEnsemble: Prague Cathedral ChoirPremysl Ksica, organNo Label, 2018 11:10 PM Johann Sebastian Bach — Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II Key: b-Flat Glenn Gould, pianoCBS/Sony, 42266 11:04 PM Johann Sebastian Bach — Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II Key: gGlenn Gould, pianoCBS/Sony, 42266 11:00 PM Johann Sebastian […]
Mask maker, mask maker…
You’re probably seeing a lot of people wearing masks these days. Some are using paper ones, others are improvising with bandanas or ski masks, and those of us who sew are rejoicing because we finally have a legitimate use for all that scrap fabric that’s been driving our spouses crazy for years! Last week, Jonathan […]
4-9-20 The Masked Announcer of WBJC!
WBJC’s Mid-day announcer isn’t just another fabulous voice on the radio she also sews with a vengeance and is fiendishly good at it! We asked her to make some masks for the staff and she gratefully obliged! I thought they would be solid colors and medically circumspect…no way. We now have great looking fashionista masks! […]
Thursday 4/09/20 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
11:00PM LESHNOFF: Double Concerto for Clarinet and Bassoon BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 9 Manfred Honeck, conductor; Michael Rusinek, clarinet; Nancy Goeres, bassoon; Christina Landshamer, sopano; Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano; Werner Gura, tenor; Shenyang, bass-baritone; Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh; Matthew Mehaffey, director
Playlist: Apr/09/20
10:15 PM Johannes Brahms — Symphony No. 4 Key: eOpus: 98Conductor: George SzellEnsemble: Cleveland OrchestraCBS/Sony, 45823 9:49 PM Ludwig van Beethoven — Violin Sonata No. 5 Key: FOpus: 24Anne-Sophie Mutter, violinLambert Orkis, pianoDG/Archiv, 457619 9:21 PM Joseph Haydn — Symphony No. 48 Key: CConductor: Antal DoratiEnsemble: Philharmonia HungaricaLondon, 425915 8:58 PM Maurice Ravel — Gaspard […]
