Archive for February, 2024
Playlist: Feb/03/24
8:44 PM Felix Mendelssohn — Psalm 42 Wie der Hirsch schreit! Opus: 42Conductor: Richard HickoxEnsemble: City of London SinfoniaDame Janet Baker,mezzo-sopranoLondon Symphony ChorusVirgin, 91123 8:06 PM Felix Mendelssohn — Symphony No. 2 Key: B flat major Opus: 52Conductor: Kurt MasurEnsemble: Gewandhausorchester LeipzigLeipzig Radio ChorusBarbara Bonney, sopranoEdith Wiens, sopranoPeter Schreier, tenorTeldec, 244178 8:00 PM Felix Mendelssohn […]
BookNotes marks Black History Month
The poet and speechwriter, Terry Edmonds, whose latest collection is Question Marks published by DARKLIGHT PUBLISHING, has had a life journey from the projects in Baltimore, to being chief speechwriter for President Bill Clinton, and beyond. I invited him to be my guest for this edition of BookNotes during Black History […]
Toccata listings for 2/4/24
On tonight’s program, we’ll hear J.S. Bach best known organ work, and duet by his son played on Square Pianos, and a Heroic piano concerto from Spain. Thanks so much for listening, and enjoy! 6:00 PM 77 Johann Sebastian Bach Toccata & Fugue in d BWV 565 Meridian 84148 SOLO Christopher Herrick,organ 8:29 C […]
Playlist: Feb/02/24
11:10 PM Franz Schubert — Piano Quintet Key: A major Opus: 114Ensemble: Takacs QuartetAndreas Haefliger, pianoJoseph Carver, double bassLondon, 460034 11:00 PM Peteris Vasks — Cantabile for String Orchestra Conductor: Kriss RusmanisConifer, 51236 10:16 PM Antonin Dvorak — Symphony No. 9 Key: E minor Opus: 95Conductor: Marin AlsopNaxos, 570714 10:10 PM Franz von Suppe — […]
Thursday 2/01/24 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
11:00 PM MOZART: Symphony No. 34 in C Major SCHUBERT: Symphony No. 3 in D Major STRAUSS, JR.: Voices of Spring Mariss Jansons, conductor
Playlist: Feb/01/24
10:28 PM Sergei Rachmaninoff — Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Opus: 43Conductor: Yannick Nezet-SeguinEnsemble: The Philadelphia OrchestraDaniil Trifonov, pianoDG/Archiv, 4794970 10:16 PM Johann Strauss II — On the Beautiful Blue Danube: Waltz Opus: 314Conductor: Riccardo MutiCBS/Sony, 77002 9:42 PM Jean Sibelius — Symphony No. 5 Key: E flat major Opus: 82Conductor: Sir Simon RattleAngel/EMI, […]
