Archive for April, 2025
The Four W’s: Guest blog post by Douglas Blackstone
I’m always happy to hear the Strauss Oboe Concerto on WBJC, as it’s a wonderful piece, one of Richard Strauss’ best works, classical in form and free of the operatic dissonance that characterized his later works. It’s also a pleasure to hear the Philadelphia Orchestra recording with Richard Woodhams as soloist. Richard (Dick) Woodhams was […]
Shorten the Spring Drive!
WBJC’s final fundraiser of Fiscal Year 25 happens in May and now is your chance to shorten the drive! If we can raise $60,000 before May 13th, we will drop a whole day from the drive! Instead of 4 days of pitching, you will reclaim a day of the music you love. And who doesn’t […]
Toccata listings for 4/6/25
On tonight’s program, a major organ work by Franck, C.P.E Bach with a sad good bye, and a concerto for pedal piano. thanks for listening, and enjoy! 6:01 PM 10854 Cesar Franck Grande Piece Symphonique Op 17 Telarc 80234 SOLO Michael Murray, organ 26:26 C 2 2-2 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6:32 PM 29810 Carl Philipp Emanuel […]
Playlist: Apr/04/25
2:14 PM Frederic Chopin — Bolero Key: C major Opus: 19Cyprien Katsaris, pianoCBS/Sony, 53355 1:40 PM Edvard Grieg — Symphony Key: C minor Conductor: Bjarte EngesetNaxos, 557991 1:26 PM Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco — Sonatina Opus: 205Gunilla von Bahr, pic./fluteDiego Blanco, guitarrBis, 60 12:48 PM Frederick Delius — Florida Suite Conductor: David Lloyd-JonesNaxos, 8553535 12:24 PM Sergei […]
Thursday 04/03/25 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
11:00 PM ESMAIL: RE-Member FAURE: Cantique de Jean Racine BRAHMS: Schicksalslied HAILSTORK: Lachrymosa FAURE: Requiem Manfred Honeck, conductor; Jeanine DeBique, soprano; Joshua Hopkins, baritone; Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh
Playlist: Apr/03/25
10:24 PM Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco — Violin Concerto No. 1 (1924) Opus: 31Conductor: Pieter-Jelle de BoerEnsemble: SWR Radio Orch. KaiserslauternTianwa Yang, ViolinNaxos, 573135 10:00 PM Johannes Brahms — Clarinet Sonata No. 1 Key: F minor Catalog No.: 1 Opus: 120Anthony McGill, clarinetGloria Chien, PianoCedille, 207 9:52 PM Claude Debussy — Suite Bergamasque: Clair de Lune Conductor: […]
Wednesday 04/02/25 The Cleveland Orchestra
11:00 PM CONDUCTOR: Franz Welser-Möst Ernst Krenek: Kleine Symphonie Op 58 Gustav Mahler: Adagio from Symphony No. 10 (arr. Ernst Krenek) Béla Bartók: String Quartet No. 3 for String Orchestra (arr. Konopka) Béla Bartók: Suite from The Miraculous Mandarin Op 19
Playlist: Apr/02/25
7:28 PM Antonin Reicha — Wind Quintet No. 15 Key: A major Opus: 99CPO, 999030 7:00 PM Ludwig van Beethoven — Symphony No. 1 Key: C major Opus: 21Conductor: Leonard BernsteinDG/Archiv, 474924 6:33 PM Ottorino Respighi — Roman Festivals Conductor: Lorin MaazelCBS/Sony, 66843 6:16 PM Johann Sebastian Bach — Harpsichord Concerto No. 4 Key: A […]
Tuesday 4/01/25 Chicago Symphony Orchestra
11:00 PM Paul Dukas The Sorcerer’s Apprentice Francis Poulenc Concerto in G Minor for Organ, Strings, and Timpani Johann Sebastian Bach Variation No. 20 from Goldberg Variations Camille Saint-Saëns Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 78 Cameron Carpenter organ Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider conductor Maurice Ravel […]
Playlist: Apr/01/25
9:56 PM Sergei Rachmaninoff — Symphony No. 2 Key: E minor Opus: 27Conductor: David ZinmanTelarc, 80312 9:39 PM Fernando Sor — Six Divertimenti for Guitar Opus: 13Marc Teicholz,guitarNaxos, 8553354 9:25 PM Richard Wagner — Flying Dutchman: Overture Conductor: Seiji OzawaPhilips, 426271 9:07 PM Joseph Haydn — Piano Trio No. 28 Key: EPhoenix, 162 8:39 PM […]
