Archive for January, 2024
BMore Art’s “City of Artists” on BookNotes
Since 2015, BMore Art has been the go-to magazine for arts and culture in Baltimore. Now, they are out with their first full-length book, City of Artists, highlighting personal reflections and portfolios from the city’s writers and artists. I spoke to BMore Arts Founder and Editor-in-Chief, Cara Ober.
Toccata listings for 1/7/24
Happy New Year! On this first “Toccata” of 2024, we have piano music by Georges Enescu, an organ sonata by Mendelssohn, and a concerto by “The London Bach.” Thanks for listening, and enjoy! 6:00 PM 43074 Georges Enescu Suite No. 2 for Piano in D Op 10 Analekta 29129 SOLO Charles Richard-Hamelin, piano 22:53 […]
Playlist: Jan/05/24
10:49 PM Anton Bruckner — Symphony No. 4 Key: E flat major Conductor: Claudio AbbadoDG/Archiv, 153330 10:25 PM Arrigo Boito — Mefistofele: Act 4 Conductor: Riccardo MutiEnsemble: Orchestra of La Scala, MilanSamuel Ramey, bassVincent La Scola, tenorMichele Crider, sopranoand ChorusRCA/BMG, 68284 9:49 PM Sergei Rachmaninoff — Piano Concerto No. 2 Key: C minor Opus: 18Conductor: […]
Thursday 1/04/24 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
11:00 PM ORTIZ: Kauyumari RACHMANINOFF: Symphony No. 2 Manfred Honeck, conductor
Playlist: Jan/04/24
10:21 PM Karl Goldmark — Violin Concerto No.1 Key: A minor Opus: 28Conductor: Esa-Pekka SalonenEnsemble: Los Angeles PhilharmonicJoshua Bell, violinCBS/Sony, 65949 10:10 PM John Field — Nocturne No. 16 Key: F major Elizabeth Joy Roe, PianoLondon, 4789672 9:28 PM Jean Sibelius — Symphony No. 1 Key: E minor Opus: 39Conductor: Pietari InkinenNaxos, 572305 9:15 PM […]
Wednesday 1/03/24 Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
11:00 PM CONDUCTOR: Ken-David Masur SOLOIST: Jessica Rivera, soprano; Anna Larsson, mezzo-soprano; Milwaukee Symphony Chorus/ Cheryl Frazes Hill, director* Benjamin Britten: “Four Sea Interludes” from Peter Grimes, Op. 33a Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C minor, “Resurrection”*
Playlist: Jan/03/24
10:23 PM Sir Edward Elgar — Cello Concerto Key: E minor Opus: 85Conductor: Daniel BarenboimEnsemble: The Philadelphia OrchestraJacqueline du Pre, celloCBS/Sony, 60789 10:16 PM Frederic Chopin — Waltz No. 7 Key: C sharp minor Opus: 64Ruth Slenczynska, piano , 1016 9:45 PM Joseph Haydn — Symphony No. 86 Key: D major Conductor: Leonard BernsteinCBS/Sony, 47550 […]
Tuesday 1/02/24 Chicago Symphony Orchestra
11:00 PM Blomstedt Conducts Dvořák 8 Conductor: Herbert Blomstedt Soloist: Andrei Ioniță, cello* Antonín Dvořák: Cello Concerto in B Minor, Op. 104* Antonín Dvořák: Symphony No. 8 in G Major, Op. 88
Playlist: Jan/02/24
10:35 PM Johann Sebastian Bach — Violin Concerto No. 2 Key: E major Conductor: Jeffrey KahaneEnsemble: Los Angeles Chamber OrchestraHilary Hahn, violinDG/Archiv, 986 10:12 PM Johannes Brahms — Clarinet Sonata No. 2 Key: E flat major Catalog No.: 2 Opus: 120David Shifrin, clarinetCarol Rosenberger, pianoDelos, 3025 10:05 PM Gioacchino Rossini — Silken Ladder Overture Conductor: […]
Monday 1/01/24 New York Philharmonic
11:00 PM Winter Holiday Playlist This week we bring you a selection of winter-themed highlights from the New York Philharmonic’s storied discography. You will hear sleigh bells from Mozart, Mahler, and Leroy Anderson, Concertmaster Frank Huang leading Winter from Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons, and selections from Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker. Johann STRAUSS II: Die […]
