Archive for October, 2022
Thursday 10/20/22 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
11:00 PM MUSSORGSKY: Scherzo CHOPIN: Piano Concerto No. 2 RACHMANINOFF: Symphony No. 2 Christoph Konig, conductor; Yulianna Avdeeva, piano
Playlist: Oct/20/22
7:08 PM Johannes Brahms — Piano Concerto No. 2 Key: B flat major Opus: 83Conductor: Bernard HaitinkEnsemble: Boston Symphony OrchestraEmanuel Ax, pianoJules Eskin, celloCBS/Sony, 35102 7:04 PM Henry Purcell — Trumpet Tune and Air London, 807 6:30 PM Franz Schubert — Symphony No. 2 Key: B flat major Conductor: Nikolaus HarnoncourtTeldec, 91184 6:19 PM Domenico […]
Wednesday 10/19/22 Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
11:00 PM CONDUCTOR: William Eddins SOLOIST: Karen Gomyo, violin* Nino Rota: Concerto Per Archi Respighi: Le fontane di Roma [The Fountains of Rome] Shostakovich: Concerto No. 1 in A minor for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 99*
So good to be back!
First off, words cannot express my gratitude for the countless phone calls, emails, and cards from you all concerning my illness and recovery. Your expressions of happiness at my return reflect my own feelings on the same subject. I love my job–I don’t think of it as a “job”– and I love sharing the world’s […]
Playlist: Oct/19/22
10:33 PM Ottorino Respighi — Roman Festivals Conductor: Arturo ToscaniniRCA/BMG, 72374 10:26 PM Dmitri Kabalevsky — Colas Breugnon: Overture Conductor: Mikhail PletnevDG/Archiv, 439892 10:05 PM Gabriel Faure — Piano Trio Key: D minor Opus: 120Gil Shaham, violinAkira Eguchi, pianoBrinton Smith, celloVanguard, 1239 9:57 PM Ludwig van Beethoven — Ruins of Athens Overture Opus: 113Conductor: Frantisek […]
Fall Drive wrap-up!
Thanks you each and every one of you who helped make this Fall Pledge Drive a success! A heartfelt thanks to everyone who donated to shorten the drive, to all the Challengers who helps motivate other donors, to those who donated during the drive and took us over our total goal, to those who came […]
Tuesday 10/18/22 Chicago Symphony Orchestra
11:00 PM Tippett: Little Music for String Orchestra Sir Andrew Davis, conductor Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15 Paul Lewis, piano; Sir Andrew Davis, conductor Tippet: Praeludium for Brass, Bells, and Percussion Sir Andrew Davis, conductor Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. […]
Playlist: Oct/18/22
10:30 PM Antonin Dvorak — The Golden Spinning Wheel Opus: 109Conductor: Sir Simon RattleAngel/EMI, 58019 10:20 PM Igor Stravinsky — Eight Instrumental Miniatures DG/Archiv, 419628 10:00 PM Richard Strauss — Horn Concerto No. 2 Key: E flat major Conductor: Wolfgang SawallischEnsemble: Philharmonia OrchestraDennis Brain, hornAngel/EMI, 47834 9:44 PM Fernando Sor — Six Waltzes for Guitar […]
Monday 10/17/22 New York Philharmonic
11:00 PM CONDUCTOR: Jaap van Zweden ARTISTS: Women of The Crossing, dir. Donald Nally The Young People’s Chorus of New York dir. Francisco Nunez Julia WOLFE: Fire in my mouth SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 8
Playlist: Oct/17/22
7:23 PM Richard Strauss — Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme Suite Opus: 60Conductor: JoAnn FallettaNaxos, 573460 6:49 PM Louise Farrenc — Symphony No. 2 Key: D major Opus: 35Conductor: Christoph KoenigNaxos, 573706 6:30 PM Dave Roylance and Bob Galvin — Ocean Fantasia Conductor: William ConnorConifer, 18309 6:12 PM Amy Marcy Cheney Beach — Four Sketches Opus: 15Joanne […]