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Toccata listings for 1/5/25
Happy New Year! On tonight’s program, Beethoven’s famous Diabelli Variations, and Handel’s final Organ Concerto. Thanks for listening, and enjoy! 6:01 PM 16087 Ludwig van Beethoven 33 variations on a Waltz by Diabelli in C Major Dorian 93176 SOLO Andrew Rangell, piano 46:15 C 1 1-34 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6:50 PM 37282 George Frederich Handel Organ […]
Music From Movies 12-29-24
John Williams Fiddler on the Roof: Theme and TraditionAngel/EMI 46091 COND John Williams ORCH Studio Orchestra SOLO Isaac Stern, violin EYE zihk Stern SOLO Topal, speaker 11:16 C 1 1-1 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 7:25 PM 670 Irving Berlin White Christmas No Label 2023 ORCH Swingle Singers 2:00 C 1 2-2 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 7:31 PM 54518 Charlie Chaplin The […]
Vocalise 12-28-24
PLAY DATE: Sat, 12/28/2024 8:10 PM 54517 Herbert Fromm Chanukah Variations Zamfir 901 ORCH Zamir Chorale of Boston 1:20 C 15 15-0 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8:13 PM 2466 Johann Strauss II On the Beautiful Blue Danube: Waltz Op Angel/EMI 54057 SOLO The King’s Singers SOLO Manuel Barrueco, guitar SOLO Georg Hortnagel, double-bass GAY org HORT nah gehl […]
Toccata listings for 12/29/24
On tonight’s program, an orchestral work arranged for organ, and a concerto for 2 pianos. Thanks for listening, and enjoy! 6:01 PM 51903 Johann Christoph Pez Overture in g Centaur 2700 SOLO Laura Cerutti, Organ 20:48 C 1 22-28 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6:24 PM 43530 Jan Ladislav Dussek Concerto for 2 Pianos and Orchestra in BCentaur […]
Music From Movies 12-22-24
7:00 PM 49913 Albert Hague You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch Mercury 1966 ORCH Studio Orchestra 3:00 C 1 1-1 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 7:03 PM 50814 Danny Elfman Nightmare Before Christmas: Overture Disney 1 ORCH Studio Orchestra 1:48 C 1 1-1 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 7:04 PM 50815 Danny Elfman Nightmare Before Christmas: What’s This?Disney 1 ORCH Studio Orchestra SOLO […]
Vocalise 12-21-24
8:00 PM 50823 John David Born on a New Day Collegium 133 COND John Rutter John Rutter as in “shutter” ORCH London Philharmonic Orchestra SOLO Cambridge Singers Cambridge Singers 2:43 C 1 11-11 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8:04 PM 6557 Traditional This Christmastide Philips 420180 SOLO Jessye Norman, soprano JEH see NOR man 5:16 C 1 10-10 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ […]
Toccata listings for 12/22/24
On tonight’s program, a piano arrangement of The Nutcracker, Chorale preludes for the Christmas Season, and a modern concerto in an ancient style. thanks for listening, and have a Merry Christmas! 6:01 PM 2917 Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker: Suite Op 71 Melodiya 25181 SOLO Mikhail Pletnev, piano 16:32 C 1 1-7 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6:21 […]
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.
12-14-24 Music in Maryland takes a Messiah Break!
Tis the season and tis Messiah season! I love Handel’s Messiah and I love playing the Beecham version of Messiah every year on WBJC! I see no reason why this tradition shouldn’t continue. So sit back and enjoy the fabulous Beecham Messiah recorded in 1959. PLAY DATE: Sat, 12/14/2024 6:00 PM 114 George Frederich Handel […]
12-24-24 Face The Music Listings!
This week composer/pianist John Bowen visits us from Chicago and we pay tribute to tuba player the late Ed Goldstein who adds his usual magic as we re-run an oldie but a goodie for the holidays! PLAY DATE: Sat, 12/14/2024 5:00 PM 9398 Johann Sebastian Bach Nun Freut Euch, Liebern Christen, G’MeinDG/Archiv 4835022 SOLO Vikingur […]
