Archive for July, 2022
BookNotes Review July 2022
JULY 2022 BOOKNOTES REVIEW LINEUP Joan A Novel of Joan of Arc Katherine J. Chen Agent Josephine American Beauty, French Hero, British Spy Damien Lewis James Patterson by James Patterson The Stories of My Life Rebel with a Clause Tales and Tips from a Roving Grammarian Ellen Jovin
Playlist: Jul/16/22
8:06 PM Sir Edward Elgar — The Dream of Gerontius Part I Conductor: Sir Adrian BoultEnsemble: New Philharmonia OrchestraJohn Alldis ChoirNicolai Gedda, tenorHelen Watts,altoRobert Lloyd, bassAngel/EMI, 66540 8:00 PM Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Magic Flute: Conductor: Sir Georg SoltiEnsemble: Vienna Philharmonic OrchestraHermann Prey, baritoneLondon, 443817 5:53 PM Felice Giardini — String Trio No. 5 Key: […]
Top 10 Desert Island Recordings, for Now…
People sometimes ask who my favorite composer is, or what my favorite piece of music is. I don’t have a favorite anything, so I tend to go blank when asked these questions. There is simply too much to choose from, especially with classical music. I also tend to be in the moment with music. So, […]
Do It Now! Does That Sound Familiar?
William Donald Schaefer held public office in Maryland for decades, serving as Mayor of Baltimore from 1971-1987, Governor of Maryland from 1987-1995, and Comptroller of Maryland from 1999-2007. He was well-known for his attention to detail and also for publicity stunts, including a taking a dip in the seal pool at the National Aquarium when […]
Playlist: Jul/15/22
10:38 PM Peter Mennin — Symphony No. 5 Conductor: David Alan MillerAlbany, 260 10:13 PM Frederic Chopin — Piano Sonata No. 3 Key: B minor Opus: 58Nadia Reisenberg, pianoBridge, 9304 9:51 PM Antonin Dvorak — Rusalka Fantasy Conductor: Manfred HoneckReference, 720 9:24 PM Reinhold Gliere — The Red Poppy: Ballet Suite Opus: 70Conductor: Zdenek MacalDelos, […]
Thursday 07/14/22 Deutsche Welle Festival Concerts
11:00 PM Conductor: Kyrill Petrenko Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Tschaikowsky: Romeo and Juliet Overture-Fantasy, after Shakespeare Rachmaninow: Symphony Nr. 2 E-minor op. 27 Tschaikowsky: Suite 3 G-major op. 55
Playlist: Jul/14/22
10:17 PM Richard Strauss — Symphony Key: F minor Opus: 12Conductor: Neeme JarviChandos, 9166 10:00 PM Emmanuel Chabrier — Suite Pastorale Conductor: Paul ParayMercury, 434303 9:31 PM Anton Arensky — String Quartet No.2 Key: A minor Opus: 35Sono Lum, 92143 9:00 PM Nino Rota — La Strada: Ballet Suite Conductor: Riccardo MutiCBS/Sony, 66279 8:22 PM […]
Wednesday 07/13/22 California Symphony
11:00 PM Conductor: Donato Cabrera Soloist: Annie Wu, Flute American Composer: Kevin Puts Mozart: Symphony No. 1 Puts: Flute Concerto Haydn: Symphony No. 104
Playlist: Jul/13/22
10:22 PM Antonin Reicha — Wind Quintet No. 12 Key: C minor Opus: 91Naxos, 554228 10:02 PM Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov — Mlada: Suite Conductor: Gerard SchwarzNaxos, 8503293 9:33 PM Arnold Schoenberg — Verklarte Nacht Opus: 4Conductor: Donald RunniclesBBC, 214 9:00 PM Edvard Grieg — Piano Concerto Key: A minor Opus: 16Conductor: Sir Simon RattleEnsemble: City of […]
Tuesday 07/12/22 Chicago Symphony Orchestra
11:00 PM Rossini: Overture to L’italiana in Algeri Mozart: Sinfonia concertante for Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, and Horn in E-flat Major, K. 297b Ray Still, oboe; Clark Brody, clarinet; Willard Elliot, bassoon; Dale Clevenger, horn Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1 in D Major, Op. 25 (Classical) Mahler: Symphony No. 1 […]
