Archive for February, 2025
Maurice Ravel, 150
One of the things in which I take great pride—and for which I can take no credit—is that I share my birthday with that most refined and enigmatic of French composers, Maurice Ravel. This month, we celebrate the 150th anniversary of his birth on March 7, 1875. Some quick and random facts: Maurice […]
Toccata listings for 3/2/25
On tonight’s program, Liszt has his way with a familiar tune, Moszkowski on the accordion, and a symphony for organ and orchestra. Thanks for listening, and thanks for your support during our short membership awareness campaign! enjoy! 6:01 PM 39320 Franz Liszt Grande Fantasie di bravura Hyperion 67408 SOLO Leslie Howard, piano sur la […]
Playlist: Feb/28/25
11:37 PM Antonin Dvorak — Piano Trio No. 4 Key: E minor Opus: 90Arabesque, 6726 11:05 PM Carl Nielsen — Symphony No. 2 Opus: 16Conductor: Bryden ThomsonChandos, 9163 10:35 PM Ludwig van Beethoven — Piano Concerto No. 2 Key: B flat major Opus: 19Conductor: Hans VonkEnsemble: Staatskapelle DresdenChristian Zacharias, pianoAngel/EMI, 63937 10:15 PM Johann Sebastian […]
Thursday 02/27/25 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
11:00 PM BARTOK: Suite from The Miraculous Mandarin MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 24 SIBELIUS: Symphony No. 4 Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductor; Stephen Kovasovich, piano
Playlist: Feb/27/25
10:11 PM Wilhelm Peterson-Berger — Symphony No.2 Key: E flat major Conductor: Michail JurowskyCPO, 999564 9:42 PM Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Piano Concerto No. 21 Key: C major Conductor: Claudio AbbadoEnsemble: Chamber Orchestra of EuropeMaria Joao Pires, pianoDG/Archiv, 439941 9:10 PM Felix Mendelssohn — String Quartet No.5 Key: E flat major Opus: 44Accord, 200682 9:01 […]
The cure for what ails you at Best Medicine Rep
Best Medicine Rep proposes the promising notion that Comedy helps levels life’s sometimes bumpy, uneven playing field–and that “the comic theater is the cure for what ails us.” It’s hard to argue with the claim that “theater brings a community together, eliciting pride and engagement, a sense of ownership and cooperation” as well as fostering empathy, […]
Wednesday 02/26/25 The Cleveland Orchestra
11:00 PM CONDUCTOR: Franz Welser-Möst ARTISITS: Daniil Trifonov, piano* Johannes Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor Op 15* Sergei Prokofiev: Symphony No. 6 in E-flat minor Op 111
Playlist: Feb/26/25
10:19 PM Ludwig van Beethoven — Piano Concerto No. 1 Key: C major Opus: 15Conductor: Sir Simon RattleEnsemble: Vienna Philharmonic OrchestraAlfred Brendel, pianoPhilips, 462781 9:52 PM Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — String Quartet No. 17 Key: B flat major Pro Arte, 427 9:21 PM Elliott Carter — Symphony No. 1 (1942) Conductor: Kenneth SchermerhornNaxos, 559151 9:08 […]
Tuesday 2/25/25 Chicago Symphony Orchestra
11:00 PM Glover & Jacobs Jane Glover makes her CSO subscription debut, leading the orchestra in a program bookended by Haydn’s Symphony No. 71 and Mozart’s Symphony No. 29. Also on the program, Principal Oboe William Welter solos in Mozart’s Oboe Concerto in C Major, and Paul Jacobs performs Handel’s Organ Concerto No. 4 […]
Playlist: Feb/25/25
10:20 PM Carl Nielsen — Symphony No. 4 Opus: 29Conductor: Sir Simon RattleAngel/EMI, 64737 9:48 PM Antonin Reicha — Wind Quintet No. 13 Key: C major Opus: 91Naxos, 8554227 9:40 PM Emmanuel Chabrier — Espana Conductor: Enrique BatizASV, 6026 8:57 PM Antonin Dvorak — Cello Concerto Key: B minor Opus: 104Conductor: Jun MarklEnsemble: Indianapolis Symphony […]
