Archive for September, 2022
Vocalise 9-17-22
8:00 PM Traditional Balm in Gilead Philips 454640 COND David Robertson ORCH St. Thomas Choir of Men & Boys SOLO Riverside Choir SOLO Saint Barnabas Choir SOLO Jessye Norman, soprano 8:05 PM Johannes Brahms- Two songs for Alto with Viola and Piano DG/Archiv 4594692 SOLO Jessye Norman, soprano SOLO Daniel Barenboim, piano SOLO Wolfram Christ, […]
BookNotes Review September 2022
LUCY BY THE SEA ELIZABETH STROUT LESSONS IAN McEWAN THE MARRIAGE PORTRAIT MAGGIE O’FARRELL MARPLE: TWELVE NEW MYSTERIES VARIOUS AUTHORS
Playlist: Sep/17/22
8:48 PM Giacomo Puccini — Turandot: “Signore, ascolta!” Conductor: Erich LeinsdorfEnsemble: Rome Opera Orchestraand ChorusJussi Bjoerling, tenorRenata Tebaldi, sopranoMario Sereni, baritoneand othersRCA/BMG, 7799 8:20 PM Sir Edward Elgar — Starlight Express Suite Opus: 78Conductor: George HurstEnsemble: Bournemouth SinfoniettaCynthia Glover, sopranoJohn Lawrenson, baritoneChandos, 8428 8:05 PM Johannes Brahms — Two songs for Alto with Viola and […]
2022 – 2023 Music Series at St. David’s
The 47th Bach Marathon, A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, ensembles in residence … these are among the offerings of the upcoming Music Series at St. David’s in Roland Park. I spoke with the Director of Music, Douglas Buchanan.
Playlist: Sep/16/22
11:44 PM Franz Schubert — Five Minuets & Six Trios Conductor: Vladimir SpivakovRCA/BMG, 60452 11:21 PM Robert Kurka — Symphony No. 2 Conductor: Carlos KalmarCedille, 77 10:48 PM Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky — Piano Concerto No. 2 Key: G major Opus: 44Conductor: Grzegorz FitelbergEnsemble: London Philharmonic OrchestraEileen Joyce,pianoLondon, 4826291 10:06 PM Adolph Adam — Giselle Act […]
Thursday 09/15/22 Deutsche Welle Festival Concerts
11:00 PM Orchestra: Kammerorchester Basel Conductor: Sylvain Cambreling Soloists: Carolin Widmann Lorelei Dowling Beethoven: Violin Romance No.1 in G-major Op.40 Violin Romance No.2 in F-major Op. 50 Symphony No.6 F-major Op. 50 (»Sinfonia pastorale«) Georg F.Haas: “Was Beethoven mir erzählt”
Playlist: Sep/15/22
10:31 PM Sergei Rachmaninoff — Piano Concerto No.1 Key: F sharp minor Opus: 1Conductor: Rafael Fruhbeck de BurgosEnsemble: New Philharmonia OrchestraAgustin Anievas, pianoAngel/EMI, 68619 9:40 PM Wilhelm Stenhammar — Symphony No. 1 Key: F major Conductor: Neeme JarviDG/Archiv, 445857 9:13 PM Jeno Hubay — Violin Concerto No. 3 Key: G minor Opus: 99Conductor: Louis de […]
Wednesday 09/14/22 California Symphony
11:00 PM Conductor: Donato Cabrera Soloist: Nathan Chan, Cello American Composer: Viet Cuong Cuong: Next Week’s Trees Elgar: Cello Concerto Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5
Playlist: Sep/14/22
10:20 PM Richard Strauss — Piano Quartet Key: C minor Opus: 13Black Box, 1048 9:51 PM J. Michael Haydn — Zaire (Incidental Music to Voltaire’s Conductor: Johannes GoritzkiCPO, 999512 9:25 PM Luigi Cherubini — String Quartet No. 5 (1835) Key: F major CPO, 999949 9:00 PM Richard Wagner — Tannhauser: Overture Conductor: Riccardo ChaillyLondon, 448155 […]
Tuesday 09/13/22 Chicago Symphony Orchestra
11:00 PM Haydn: Symphony No. 44 in E Minor (Mourning) Strauss: Death and Transfiguration, Op. 24 Brahms: Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90 David Afkham, conductor Prokofiev: Scythian Suite, Op. 20 Claudio Abbado, conductor