Archive for December, 2024
Thursday 12/19/24 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
11:00 PM NIELSEN: Symphony No. 1 HUMMEL: Trumpet Concerto GRIEG: Suite from Peer Gynt Arild Remmereit, conductor; George Vosburgh, trumpet
Playlist: Dec/19/24
9:37 PM Joseph Haydn — Violin Concerto No. 1 Key: CConductor: Pinchas ZukermanEnsemble: Los Angeles PhilharmonicPinchas Zukerman, violinPentatone, 5186224 9:26 PM Amilcare Ponchielli — La Gioconda: Dance of the Hours Peter Nagy, pianoNaxos, 8550216 9:14 PM Witold Lutoslawski — Five Polish Christmas Carols Conductor: David ZinmanEnsemble: BBC Symphony OrchestraPhilharmonia ChorusJulia Doyle, sopranoRCA/BMG, 11561 8:41 PM […]
How Shakespeare Invented the Villain
All The Devils Are Here: How Shakespeare Invented the Villain is an award-winning one-man show written and performed by Patrick Page. It’s at the Shakespeare Theatre Company until December 29th, and I spoke to Patrick Page by phone from D.C.
Wednesday 12/18/24 European Broadcasting Union!
11:00 PM In Switzerland with Mäkelä and Andsnes A journey to Switzerland with the Lucerne Festival Orchestra begins with the lush Hebrides Overture by Felix Mendelssohn. Then Leif Ove Andsnes tackles Grieg’s famous Piano Concerto before the program concludes with Schumann’s Symphony No. 2. The fast-rising Finnish conductor Klaus Mäkelä conducts. ORCHESTRA Lucerne Festival […]
Playlist: Dec/18/24
9:26 PM Joseph Haydn — Symphony No.104 Key: D major Conductor: Sir Jeffrey TateAngel/EMI, 9015 9:10 PM Traditional — Suite of Christmas Hymns For Orchestra Conductor: Morton GouldCBS/Sony, 60800 9:03 PM Frederic Chopin — Polonaise No. 3 Key: AOpus: 40Vladimir Ashkenazy, pianoLondon, 452167 8:41 PM Edward MacDowell — Orchestral Suite No.1 Opus: 42Conductor: Takuo YuasaNaxos, […]
Tuesday 12/17/24 Chicago Symphony Orchestra
11:00 PM Reiner Rarities This broadcast celebrates the CSO’s sixth music director Fritz Reiner! Starting out the broadcast is Kabalevsky’s Colas Breugnon Overture, followed by Haydn’s Symphony No. 88. Next on the program are Weinberger’s Polka and Fugue from Schwanda the Bagpiper and Liebermann’s Concerto for Jazz Band and Orchestra. Concluding the broadcast, Lisa Della […]
Playlist: Dec/17/24
9:22 PM Karl Goldmark — Violin Concerto No.1 Key: A minor Opus: 28Conductor: Yu LongEnsemble: Razumovsky SinfoniaVera Tsu, violinNaxos, 553579 9:12 PM Gordon Langford — A Christmas Fantasy Conductor: Brian KayEnsemble: Sellers Engineering BandHuddersfield Choral SocietyChandos, 4530 8:44 PM Ludwig van Beethoven — Symphony No. 8 Key: F major Opus: 93Conductor: Leonard BernsteinDG/Archiv, 474924 8:36 […]
Monday 12/16/24 New York Philharmonic
11:00 PM Handel: Messiah Ton Koopman, conductor Sunhae Im, soprano Andreas Scholl, countertenor Jörg Dürmüller, tenor Detlef Roth, baritone Westminster Symphonic Choir, chorus Joe Miller, director
Playlist: Dec/16/24
9:38 PM Johann Sebastian Bach — Oboe Concerto Key: F major Conductor: Sir Neville MarrinerEnsemble: Academy of St Martin in FieldsNeil Black, oboeBoston Sky, 127 9:19 PM Ludwig van Beethoven — Piano Sonata No. 14 Key: C sharp minor Opus: 27Maria Joao Pires, pianoDG/Archiv, 453457 9:14 PM Leroy Anderson — Sleigh Ride Conductor: Colonel Jack […]
Playlist: Dec/15/24
8:35 PM Robert Schumann — Cello Concerto Key: A minor Opus: 129Conductor: Claudio CruzEnsemble: Royal Northern SinfoniaAntonio Meneses, celloAvie, 2373 8:26 PM Traditional — Festive Cheer Teldec, 46443 8:24 PM Traditional — Gabriel’s Message Teldec, 46443 8:19 PM Traditional — Quem pastores laudavere Teldec, 46443 8:00 PM Ernest Tomlinson — English Folk Dances: Suite No.2 […]
