Archive for October, 2023
10-28-23 Face The Music Listings!
This week we had a great panel. The Bassoon Duo of Bryan Young from the Poulenc Trio and Dave Donovan from Pratt Library Fine Arts. Also on the panel Jose Luis Novo from The Annapolis Symphony. Great job by everyone with some fine music and performances. PLAY DATE: Sat, 10/28/2023 5:00 PM 60 Ludwig van […]
Simone Dinnerstein & Awadagin Pratt Sharing One Piano
Washington Performing Arts presents pianists Simone Dinnerstein and Awadagin Pratt in a piano 4-hands concert at the Kennedy Center on Monday, October 30 at 7:30 PM. Simone Dinnerstein spoke with WBJC’s Kati Harrison about a few of the pieces on the program such as piano 4-hands arrangements of Beethoven’s challenging Symphony No. 6 “Pastoral,” Schubert’s […]
Thursday 10/26/23 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
11:00 PM ELGAR: Symphony No. 1 TCHAIKOVSKY: Variations on a Rococo Theme STRAUSS: Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks Sir Mark Elder, conductor; Anne Martindale Williams, cello
Playlist: Oct/26/23
10:17 PM Ralph Vaughan Williams — Symphony No. 5 Key: D major Conductor: Sir Andrew DavisBBC, 294 10:04 PM Mauro Giuliani — Three Polonaises Concertantes Opus: 137Robin Hill, guitarPeter Wiltschinsky, guitarASV, 2094 9:53 PM Gioacchino Rossini — The Thieving Magpie: Overture Conductor: Leonard BernsteinCBS/Sony, 47606 9:34 PM Domenico Scarlatti — 3 Sonatas in D (K490-492) […]
Wednesday 10/25/23 Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
11:00 PM Iman Habibi: Jeder Baum spricht Robert Schumann: Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 38, “Spring” Johannes Brahms: Gesand der Parzen, Op. 89 Johannes Brahms: Schicksalslied for Chorus and Orchestra, Op. 54 Johannes Brahms: Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80 (arr. Ken-David Masur)
Playlist: Oct/25/23
10:30 PM Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Flute Concerto No. 1 Key: G major Conductor: Sir James GalwayEnsemble: Chamber Orchestra of EuropeSir James Galway, fluteRCA/BMG, 7861 10:19 PM Johann Strauss II — An Artist’s Life: Waltz Opus: 316Conductor: Herbert von KarajanDG/Archiv, 439518 9:55 PM Leos Janacek — Lachian Dances Conductor: James ConlonErato, 88095 9:35 PM Samuel […]
Tuesday 10/24/23 Chicago Symphony Orchestra
11:00 PM We celebrate Sir Georg Solti and Barbara Hendricks’ birthdays in Final Alice by Del Tredici. The broadcast opens with Berlioz’s Overture to Les Francs-juges, continues with Dohnányi’s Variations on a Nursery Song and Weber’s Overture to Oberon. Hector Berlioz Overture to Les Francs-juges, Op. 3 Ernő Dohnányi Variation on a Nursery Song, Op. […]
Playlist: Oct/24/23
10:10 PM Joseph Joachim — Violin Concerto No. 2 Key: D minor Opus: 11Conductor: Carlos KalmarEnsemble: Chicago Symphony OrchestraRachel Barton Pine, violinCedille, 68 10:02 PM Frederic Chopin — Polonaise No. 3 Key: AOpus: 40Idil Biret, pianoNaxos, 8550360 9:37 PM Leonard Bernstein — West Side Story: Symphonic Dances Conductor: Leonard BernsteinDG/Archiv, 439521 9:23 PM Camille Saint-Saens […]
AGRESTE adds Brazilian flavor to Greek Tragedy at Spooky Action Theater
From October 26th through November 19th, Washington’s ever-inventive Spooky Action Theater is home to the opening show of their 2023-24 season, the first entirely programmed and produced by their new artistic director, Elizabeth Dinkova. Director and translator Danilo Gambini helms the world premiere of his own new translation of Agreste (Drylands), a play by celebrated […]
Monday 10/23/23 New York Philharmonic
11:00 PM CONDUCTORS: Leonard Bernstein; José Serebrier; Pierre Boulez SOLOISTS: Sharon Isbin, guitar; Jan DeGaetani, mezzo-soprano; Marilyn Horne, mezzo-soprano Carlos CHÁVEZ: Sinfonia India Manuel PONCE: Concierto de sur Manuel de FALLA: The Three-Cornered Hat Manuel de FALLA: El amor brujo
