Archive for May, 2023
BookNotes experiences Your Brain on Art
The science of neuroaesthetics offers proof for how our brains and bodies transform when we participate in the arts Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross are co-authors of The New York Times Bestseller, Your Brain on Art: HOW THE ARTS TRANSFORM US. Here, Susan talks about the ways we can use arts creatively […]
Playlist: May/05/23
11:52 PM Joseph Haydn — Symphony No. 94 Key: GConductor: Sir Neville MarrinerLondon, 4843214 11:42 PM Vittorio Giannini — Piano Concerto Conductor: Daniel SpaldingEnsemble: Bournemouth Symphony OrchestraGabriela Imreh,pianoNaxos, 8559352 11:29 PM Alan Hovhaness — “And God created great whales” Conductor: Gerard SchwarzDelos, 3157 11:25 PM Giovanni Palestrina — Laudate Dominum RCA/BMG, 77418 11:18 PM Giovanni […]
Thursday 5/04/23 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
11:00 PM TRIANO: amazon RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No. 3 MAHLER: Symphony No. 1 Manfred Honeck, conductor; Yefim Bronfman, piano
Playlist: May/04/23
7:28 PM Johannes Brahms — String Quintet No. 2 Key: G major Opus: 111Ensemble: Juilliard String QuartetWalter Trampler, violaCBS/Sony, 68476 6:46 PM Rodion Shchedrin — Carmen Ballet (after Bizet) Conductor: Gennady RozhdestvenskyMelodiya, 36908 6:30 PM Marianne Martinez — Sinfonia Key: C major Conductor: JoAnn FallettaNewport, 60102 6:10 PM Franz Schubert — Violin Sonatina No. 3 […]
Wednesday 5/03/23 San Francisco Symphony
11:00 PM CONDUCTOR: Esa-Pekka Salonen SOLOISTS: Yefim Bronfman, piano* Anders Hillborg: Kongsgaard Variations Strauss: Symphony in E-flat major for Wind Instruments Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Opus 37*
Playlist: May/03/23
10:22 PM Ottorino Respighi — Piano Concerto in Modo Misolidio Conductor: Myer FredmanEnsemble: Sydney Symphony OrchestraSonya Hanke, pianoM Polo/HK, 8220176 10:02 PM George Frederich Handel — Music for the Royal Fireworks DG/Archiv, 435390 9:52 PM Jacques Offenbach — Orpheus in the Underworld Overture Conductor: Arthur FiedlerRCA/BMG, 5478 9:38 PM Fernando Sor — Six Easy Waltzes […]
Chevalier: Fact or Fiction?
The recent movie Chevalier tells the story of Joseph Boulogne, le Chevalier de Saint-Georges, a biracial composer, conductor, violin virtuoso, and athlete who lived c.1739-1799. Some sources state his birth year as 1745. My husband and I very much enjoyed the film when we saw it, but had some questions as bio-pics are notorious for […]
Celebrating Community Service
The Federation of Jewish Women’s Organizations of Maryland is having their 107th annual convention on Thursday, May 18 at Baltimore Hebrew Congregation. I recently spoke with co-chairs Nina Rosenzwog and Janet Livingston about the event, at which women from numerous organizations will be honored.
Tuesday 5/02/23 Chicago Symphony Orchestra
11:00 PM Great Guest Soloists Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47 Jascha Heifetz, violin; Walter Hendl, conductor Mahler: Songs of a Wayfarer Yvonne Minton, mezzo-soprano; Georg Solti, conductor Strauss: Burleske in D Minor Byron Janis, piano; Fritz Reiner, conductor Dvořák: Concerto in B Minor, Op. 104 […]
Playlist: May/02/23
10:14 PM Sir Arnold Bax — Symphony No. 3 Conductor: David Lloyd-JonesNaxos, 8553608 9:51 PM Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Piano Sonata No. 6 Key: D major Glenn Gould, pianoCBS/Sony, 45612 9:38 PM Ralph Vaughan Williams — English Folk Song Suite Conductor: Jerry JunkinReference, 104 9:10 PM Samuel Barber — Cello Concerto Opus: 22Conductor: David ZinmanEnsemble: […]
