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Toccata listings for 7/14/24
On tonight’s program, left hand magic from the great Leon Fleischer, an organ work by Bach that is better known as an orchestral piece, and Villa-Lobos pays tribute to Bach. thanks for listening, and enjoy! 6:01 PM 27468 Leopold Godowsky Symphonic Metamorphoses of the “TreasureCBS/Sony 48081 SOLO Leon Fleisher, piano 12:01 C 1 13-13 […]
7-6-24 Face The Music Listings!
This week Face the Music is all about endings. We have finales from 4 symphonies. Our panel was composer and organist John Bowen and Jed Gaylin from Hopkins Symphony. Here’s the listings hope you enjoyed the show. PLAY DATE: Sat, 7/6/2024 5:00 PM 57 Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A Op 92 CBS/Sony […]
BookNotes takes a Slow Time in Baltimore
Antje Rauwerda is a Professor of British and Postcolonial Literatures at Goucher College, and she published a novel with Spuyten Duyvil earlier this year called Slow Time. I spoke to Antje for BookNotes.
7-6-2024 Mu8sic in Maryland…David Zinman and Mahler!
Mahler’s birthday is 7/7 and David Zinman’s is 7/9! It makes sense to play some Mahler and a classic Tchaikovsky recording with the BSO. PLAY DATE: Sat, 07/06/2024 6:00 PM 200 Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 in f Op 36 Telarc 80228 COND David Zinman David ZIHN mihn ORCH Baltimore Symphony Orchestra 42:33 […]
Toccata listings for 7/7/24
On tonight’s program, and sonata by CPE Bach “for the ladies,” a major orgran work by Elgar, and a “Piano Concertette” by Morton Gould. Thanks for listening, and enjoy! 6:01 PM 53761 Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Sonata No. 1 “Damensonaten” in F WQ 541 Bis 1088 SOLO Miklos Spanyi, Clavichord 10:25 C 1 1-2 […]
The Scandinavian Sound
Composers have long been enamored with the landscapes of the Scandinavian countries. Sibelius saw swans taking flight outside his cottage window in Northern Finland, resulting in the Swan Theme in his Symphony #5. Similarly, Wilhelm Peterson-Berger used the images of Northern Sweden in his Symphony #3, “Lapland”. During a musical time dominated by European composers […]
6-29-24 Face The Music Listings!
This week our panelists were FTM Panelist Emeritus Dave Donovan, musicologist and author John Gingerich, and pianist Eva Mengelkoch from Towson University. Of everything played on the show we liked the Cage the most! 🙂 Enjoy the listings! PLAY DATE: Sat, 06/29/2024 5:00 PM 49422 John Cage Three Dances For Prepared Pianos (1945) Naxos 559727 […]
Toccata listings for 6/30/24
On tonight’s program, music by two great organists of the late 19th century. First, an organ sonata by Guilmant, and then a piano concerto by the 13 year old Cesar Franck. Thanks for listening, and enjoy! 6:01 PM 16709 Alexandre Guilmant Sonata No. 6 in b Op 86 MD+G 3341 SOLO Ben van Oosten, […]
Music From Movies 6-23-24
7:00 PM 27747 Bernard Herrmann Citizen Kane: Prelude: Xanadu; Snow PictDenon 75470 COND John Scott ORCH Royal Philharmonic Pops Orch. 2:24 C 1 12-12 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 7:02 PM 27749 Bernard Herrmann Citizen Kane: Rosebud and Finale Denon 75470 COND John Scott ORCH Royal Philharmonic Pops Orch. 2:47 C 1 13-13 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 7:07 PM 6686 Bernard Herrmann […]
Vocalise 6-22-24
8:00 PM 2666 Heitor Villa-Lobos Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 for voice & CBS/Sony 32232 COND Leopold Stokowski LEE uh poled Stoh KOV skee ORCH American Symphony Orchestra SOLO Anna Moffo, soprano 11:37 C 8 8-9 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8:13 PM 39652 Sir Edward Elgar As Torrents in Summer Naxos 570541 COND Christopher Robinson ORCH Cambridge University Ch. […]
