Archive for March, 2021

Mar. 07 2021

Playlist: Mar/07/21

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8:29 PM Sir Arthur Sullivan — The Tempest: Incidental Music Conductor: Micheal SternEnsemble: Kansas City SymphonyReference, 115 8:14 PM Alan Hovhaness — Suite for Harp Opus: 270Yolanda Kondonassis,harpTelarc, 80418 7:58 PM Maurice Ravel — Bolero Conductor: Pierre BoulezEnsemble: Berlin PhilharmonicDG/Archiv, 439859 7:17 PM Rachel Portman — The Cider House Rules Conductor: David SnellEnsemble: Studio OrchestraCBS/Sony, […]

Mar. 06 2021

Vocalise 03/06/21

By Kati Harrison | Posted in Host Blogs, Vocalise | Comments Off on Vocalise 03/06/21

8:00 PM Kurt Weill: The Threepenny Opera: Mack the Knife Decca 159463 SOLO Lotte Lenya SOLO Marc Blitzstein, piano 8:02 PM Joseph Canteloube: Songs of the Auvergne: Series 1,4,5 London 444995 COND Sir Jeffrey Tate ORCH English Chamber Orchestra SOLO Dame Kiri Te Kanawa,soprano  

Mar. 06 2021

3-6-21 Face The Music Listings.

By Jonathan Palevsky | Posted in Face the Music, Host Blogs | 2 Comments

A Pretty impressive show with some great repertoire. Canada’s Analekta lable shines. Our panel was author and pianist Kris Faatz, WBJC’s Operations Director and Weekend Host Kati Harrison and Jack Fishman Executive Director of the Baltimore Choral Arts Society and a bass player in his former life. PLAY DATE: Sat, 03/6/20215:00 PM 93 Frederic Chopin […]

Mar. 06 2021

3-6-21 Music in Maryland BSO & USMB!

By Jonathan Palevsky | Posted in Host Blogs, Music In Maryland | Comments Off on 3-6-21 Music in Maryland BSO & USMB!

  That’s a lot of initials!  I am playing three selections featuring the United States Marine Band and four with The Baltimore Symphony.  Nice to have a piece by Jonathan Leshnoff we haven’t played before! PLAY DATE: Sat, 03/06/2021 6:00 PM 11891 Sir Edward Elgar Fantasia and Fugue (By Bach) in c Op 86 USMB […]

Mar. 06 2021

Booknotes and one of the driving forces behind Folger Shakespeare

By Judith Krummeck | Posted in Booknotes, Host Blogs | Comments Off on Booknotes and one of the driving forces behind Folger Shakespeare

  Janet Alexander Griffin, who has shaped the vision and strategy for all of Folger’s cultural programming including theater performances, music concerts, poetry readings, talks, and other humanities programs, will retire on March 31st. It was my pleasure to reflect on her tenure of 44 years.  

Mar. 06 2021

Playlist: Mar/06/21

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8:38 PM Joseph Canteloube — Songs of the Auvergne: Series 5 Conductor: Sir Jeffrey TateEnsemble: English Chamber OrchestraDame Kiri Te Kanawa,sopranoLondon, 444995 8:18 PM Joseph Canteloube — Songs of the Auvergne: Series 4 Conductor: Sir Jeffrey TateEnsemble: English Chamber OrchestraDame Kiri Te Kanawa,sopranoLondon, 444995 8:02 PM Joseph Canteloube — Songs of the Auvergne: Series 1 […]

Mar. 05 2021

Playlist: Mar/05/21

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7:19 PM Aram Khachaturian — Spartacus: Highlights from the Ballet Conductor: Constantine OrbelianEnsemble: Philharmonia of RussiaDelos, 3328 6:44 PM Ludwig van Beethoven — Symphony No. 4 Key: B-Flat Opus: 60Conductor: Leonard BernsteinEnsemble: Vienna Philharmonic OrchestraDG/Archiv, 474924 6:30 PM Giovanni Punto — Horn Concerto No. 6 Key: E-Flat Conductor: Sir Neville MarrinerEnsemble: Academy of St Martin […]

Mar. 04 2021

Toccata listings for 3/7/21

By Mark Malinowski | Posted in Host Blogs, Toccata | Comments Off on Toccata listings for 3/7/21

On tonight’s program, Bach on a pedal harpsichord, music for piano duo by one of the Scharwenka brothers, and music for piano and orchestra by a Finnish composer.  Thanks for listening, and enjoy!   6:00 PM 4680 Johann Sebastian Bach Prelude & Fugue in G BWV 541 Augustana 1 SOLO Tom Robin Harris 7:02 C […]

Mar. 04 2021

Thursday 03/04/21 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

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11:00 PM Donald Runnicles, conductor Nancy Galbraith: “Euphonic Blues” Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No. 1., Stephen Hough, pianist Wagner: “The Ring of the Nibelungen”  orchestral highlights

Mar. 04 2021

Playlist: Mar/04/21

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10:55 PM Lili Boulanger — D’un Matin de Printemps (1918) Conductor: JoAnn FallettaEnsemble: The Women’s PhilharmonicKoch Intl., 7169 10:21 PM Dora Pejacevic — Piano Trio Key: COpus: 29Oliver Triendl, pianoAndrej Bielow, violinChristian Poltera, celloCPO, 777419 10:11 PM Antonio Vivaldi — Winter Key: fOpus: 8Ensemble: Orpheus Chamber OrchestraSarah Chang,violinAngel/EMI, 94431 9:57 PM William Grant Still — […]

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