Archive for the ‘Host Blogs’ Category
Music From Movies 5-26-24
7:00 PM John Williams Saving Private Ryan: Hymn Silva 1098 COND Paul Bateman ORCH City of Prague Philharmonic SOLO The Crouch End Festival Chorus 7:08 PM Samuel Barber Adagio for Strings Op 11 Telarc 80673 COND Robert Spano ORCH Atlanta Symphony Orchestra 7:18 PM John Williams Born on the Fourth of July: Suite CBS/Sony 64147 […]
Vocalise 5-25-24
11:00 PM Douglas Moore Gold is a Fine Thing (Ballad of Baby Doe) DG/Archiv 2469 COND Emerson Buckley ORCH New York City Opera Orchestra SOLO Beverly Sills, soprano 8:06 PM Gustave Charpentier Louise: “Depuis le jour…” DG/Archiv 471766 COND Sir Charles Mackerras Sir Charles Muh KAIR ehs ORCH Royal Philharmonic Orchestra SOLO Beverly Sills, soprano […]
5-25-24 Music in Maryland…Listings…
Some American music for Memorial Day Weekend and some personal favorites! Have a meaningful and safe Memorial Day. 6:06 PM 3476 Johannes Brahms Piano Trio No. 1 in B Op 8 Chandos 8334 ORCH Borodin Trio 38:06 C 1 1-4 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6:45 PM 3044 Joseph Haydn Symphony No. 45 in f-Sharp HOB 1 “FarewDG/Archiv 4793609 […]
5-25-24 Face The Music…A Long and Great show!
This week we were joined by conductor of the Bay Atlantic and Hopkins Symphonies Jed Gaylan, Phil Greenfield from The American Record Giude and WBJC’s Kati Harrison. We had some amazing music with incredible performances. Truly some oldies and goodies! PLAY DATE: Sat, 05/25/2024 5:00 PM 56 Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F […]
Toccata listings for 5/26/24
First of all, thanks so much for your support during our recently completed, and very successful Spring fundraiser. Your financial support will keep classical music alive in the Baltimore/Washington region for years to come, and your kind words inspire us to make this station even better. Thank you so much! Now on tonight’s program, a […]
Music From Movies 5-19-24
7:00 PM Dmitri Tiomkin The Alamo: The Green Leaves of Summer Denon 75470 COND John Scott ORCH Royal Philharmonic Pops Orch. 7:06 PM Michael Nyman The Diary of Anne Frank London 20135 SOLO Valentina Lisitsa, piano 7:24 PM Bernard Herrmann The Three Worlds of Gulliver London 443899 COND Bernard Herrmann […]
Vocalise 5-18-24
8:00 PM Giuseppe Verdi Nabucco: “Va, pensiero, sull’ali dorate” Telarc 80397 COND Robert Shaw ORCH Atlanta Symphony Orchestra SOLO and Chorus 8:06 PM Robert Schumann Dichterliebe Op 48 CBS/Sony 46743 SOLO Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, SOLO Vladimir Horowitz, piano ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8:35 PM Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco Romancero Gitano RCM 19802 COND Peter Rutenberg ORCH Los Angeles Chamber Singers SOLO […]
BookNotes Review May 2024
Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me Whoopi Goldberg Coming Home Britney Griner The Situation Room: The Inside Story of Presidents in Crisis George Stephanopoulos Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space Adam Higginbotham
5-18-24 Music in Maryland! Some BSO and Some Brian Ganz!
6:00 PM 183 Robert Schumann Symphony No. 1 in B-Flat Op 38 “SpringTelarc 80230 COND David Zinman David ZIHN mihn ORCH Baltimore Symphony Orchestra 31:45 C 1 1-4 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6:33 PM 5910 Frederic Chopin Preludes Op 28 Maestoso 3008 SOLO Brian Ganz,piano 45:17 C 1 1-24 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 7:20 PM 242 Antonin Dvorak Symphony No. 7 […]
5-18-24 Face The Music Listings!
This week we have another new show with a great panel. Joining me…WBJC’S Kati Harrison, Former NPR Producer Steve Mencher and musicologist John Gingerich. We liked most things! PLAY DATE: Sat, 05/18/2024 5:00 PM 4454 Joseph Haydn Symphony No. 48 in C HOB 1 “Maria TheresDG/Archiv 4793609 COND Trevor Pinnock TREH vor PIH nuk […]
