Archive for June 2nd, 2023
6-3-23 Music in Maryland 3 Great Pieces!
This week it’s simple. 1)We continue to celebrate Elgar’s birthday which was 6/2 with the first great English Symphony. 2)Manuel Barrueco plays the second violin partita by Bach which ends with the Chaconne. 3)Leon Fleisher plays the Beethoven first piano concerto with the Cleveland Orchestra and George Szell! PLAY DATE: Sat, 06/03/2023 6:00 PM […]
A cellist traces her Holocaust history on BookNotes
Janet Horvath is the former associate principal cello of the Minnesota Orchestra, and she is the daughter of two professional musicians who were Holocaust survivors. She recounts their story, and her link to it, in The Cello Still Sings — A Generational Story of the Holocaust and of the […]
Toccata listings for 6/4/23
On tonight’s program, we start with a little accordion music, then a sonata for 2 pianos, and a piano concerto by one of the great rivals of Franz Liszt. Thanks so much for listening, and enjoy! 6:00 PM 10461 Antonio Soler Sonata No. 45 in G Denon 78841 SOLO Stefan Hussong,accordion 4:01 C 1 […]
Playlist: Jun/02/23
11:55 PM Sir Edward Elgar — Chanson de Nuit, Op.15,No.1 Opus: 15Conductor: Sir Andrew DavisTeldec, 92374 11:43 PM Vincent Persichetti — Serenade No.10 Judith Hall, flutistElinor Bennett, harpNimbus, 5247 10:53 PM Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Requiem Mass Key: D minor Conductor: Claudio AbbadoEnsemble: Berlin PhilharmonicSwedish Radio ChoirKarita Mattila, sopranoSara Mingardo, contraltoMichael Schade, tenorBryn Terfel, baritoneDG/Archiv, […]