Archive for November, 2023
12/24/22 – A FESTIVAL OF 9 LESSONS AND CAROLS – 10AM
WITH REBROADCAST ON CHRISTMAS DAY AT NOON Kings College (MPR Photo / Michael Barone) This is a live stereo music and spoken-word broadcast from the chapel of King’s College in Cambridge, England. The 30-voice King’s College Choir performs the legendary Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols service of Biblical readings and music at 10 a.m. on […]
Toccata listings for 11/5/23
On tonight’s program, an organ and harpsichord duet, a student work by Rachmaninoff, and a concerto by Keith Emerson. Thanks for listening, and enjoy! 6:00 PM 23629 Christoph Schaffrath Duetto No. 1 in C Titanic 185 SOLO Bernard Brauchli, harpsichord SOLO Esteban Elizonndo, organ 15:08 C 1 4-6 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6:18 PM 46760 Sergei Rachmaninoff […]
Playlist: Nov/03/23
11:50 PM Dubois, Theodore — Piano Concerto No. 2 Key: F minor Conductor: Andrew ManzeEnsemble: BBC Scottish Symphony OrchestrCedric Tiberghien, pianoHyperion, 67931 11:33 PM Maurice Ravel — Rapsodie Espagnole Conductor: Leonard SlatkinNaxos, 572887 10:49 PM Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Serenade No.9 Key: D major Conductor: Sir Charles MackerrasEnsemble: Prague Chamber OrchestraZdenek Tylsar, hornTelarc, 80108 10:33 […]
The Venice of the North
In case you wondered where I was for three weeks, this blog post explains it in part. Let me take you on a little trip…
Thursday 11/02/23 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
11:00 PM “Symphony of Bridges” Gala ADAMS: Short Ride in a Fast Machine SMETANA: “The Moldau, No. 2 from Ma vlast MONTGOMERY: Starburst VERDI: Overture to Nabucco TCHAIKOVSKY: Violin Concerto Manfred Honeck, conductor; Joshua Bell, violin
Music at Evergreen turns 70!
Music at Evergreen in the intimate Bakst Theatre at the Evergreen Museum & Library on North Charles Street opens its 70th season this Sunday with a recital by Taiwanese-American harpist Noël Wan. I spoke with Genya Hopkins, secretary of the Evergreen Foundation Board and Artistic Advisor for the music series.
Playlist: Nov/02/23
10:28 PM Joseph Haydn — Cello Concerto No. 1 Key: C major Conductor: Edo de WaartEnsemble: English Chamber OrchestraChristine Walevska, celloPhilips, 438797 10:18 PM Frederic Chopin — Mazurkas Opus: 59Martha Argerich, pianoDG/Archiv, 4794647 9:33 PM Antonin Dvorak — Symphony No. 6 Key: D major Opus: 60Conductor: Vaclav NeumannSupraphon, 3704 9:17 PM Johann Sebastian Bach — […]
The Washington Chorus and National Philharmonic Present Universal Longings/Anhelos Universales
It was a pleasure speaking with Dr. Eugene Rogers, Artistic Director of The Washington Chorus, who will lead both TWC and National Philharmonic for an exciting concert that includes Maryland composer, James Lee III’s Breaths of Universal Longings, and Antonio Estévez’s Cantata Criolla. the performance takes place on Sunday, November 5, at 3 p.m at the Music […]
Wednesday 11/01/23 Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
11:00 PM CONDUCTOR: David Robertson SOLOIST: Orli Shaham, piano* Maurice Ravel: Une Barque sur l’océan Frederic Chopin: Concerto No. 2 in F minor for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 21* Olivier Messiaen: L’Ascension Maurice Ravel: La Valse
Playlist: Nov/01/23
10:33 PM Joseph Haydn — Violin Concerto No.3 Key: A major Conductor: Helmut Muller-BruhlEnsemble: Cologne Chamber OrchestraAugustin Hadelich, violinNaxos, 506019 10:24 PM Frederic Chopin — Waltz No. 1 Key: E flat major Opus: 18Ruth Slenczynska, pianoLondon, 35175 9:35 PM Anton Bruckner — Symphony No. 1 Key: C minor Opus: 77Conductor: Eugen JochumDG/Archiv, 429079 9:17 PM […]
