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Toccata listings for 7/23/23
On tonight’s program, Bach on a pedal harpsichord, a work by Moscheles for 2 pianos and 8 hands, and a piano concerto by Ralph Vaughan-Williams. Thanks so much for listening, and enjoy! 6:00 PM 4039 Johann Sebastian Bach Prelude & Fugue in e BWV 548 “Wedge” Augustana 1 SOLO Tom Robin Harris 11:16 C […]
Music From Movies 7-16-23
7:00 PM Elmer Bernstein- The Man With the Golden Arm: Theme Denon 75288 COND Elmer Bernstein ORCH Royal Philharmonic Pops Orch. 7:06 PM Ludwig van Beethoven- String Quartet No. 15: 3rd Movement DG/Archiv 4775705 ORCH Hagen Quartet 7:23 PM Miklos Rozsa- El Cid: Music from the Film Koch Intl. 7604 COND James Sedares ORCH New […]
Vocalise 7-15-23
8:00 PM Giuseppe Verdi- Aida: “O patria mia” RCA/BMG 6198 COND Erich Leinsdorf ORCH London Symphony Orchestra SOLO Leontyne Price, soprano 8:07 PM Hector Berlioz- Romeo et Juliette Op 17 SanFranSym 821936 COND Michael Tilson Thomas ORCH Sofia Symphony Orchestra SOLO Nicholas Phan, tenor SOLO Luca Pisaroni, baritone
Toccata listings for 7/16/23
On tonight’s program, organ music by Durufle, piano music by dukas, and a concerto by American composer Bryce Dessner. Thanks for listening, and enjoy! 6:00 PM 4235 Maurice Durufle Prel & Fugue on Name of Alain Op 7 Delos 3047 SOLO Todd Wilson, organ 12:09 C 1 5-5 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6:14 PM 7214 Paul Dukas […]
Music From Movies 7-09-23
8:00 PM Louis Bonfa- Manha de Carnaval from “Black Orpheus” CBS/Sony 61731 ORCH I Salonisti 7:06 PM Michael Nyman “The Piano” (based on the Film) Angel/EMI 57022 ORCH The Ahn Trio 7:11 PM James Horner “Titanic” Medley CBS/Sony 61731 ORCH I Salonisti 7:25 PM 43432 Ennio Morricone Sergio Leone Suite CBS/Sony 93456 COND Ennio Morricone […]
Vocalise 7-08-23
8:00 PM Giuseppe Verdi- Falstaff: Finale Act 3 CBS/Sony 42535 COND Leonard Bernstein ORCH Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra SOLO Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, bar. SOLO and Chorus 8:06 PM Gustav Mahler- Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder CBS/Sony 61647 SOLO Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, SOLO Leonard Bernstein, piano 8:09 PM Gustav Mahler- Ich atmet’ einen linden Duft Erato 646515 COND […]
On BookNotes, garden restoration as a metaphor for restoring familial bonds
Following on from her prize-winning novel in short stories, The Balcony, Jane Delury has just released her second book, Hedge, about a strong and creative woman at an emotional cross-roads in her life.
7-8-23 Music in Maryland David Zinman on the day before his 87th birthday!
David Zinman turns 87 on Sunday 7/9! His years with the BSO from 1985 – 1998 were some of the best years of the Baltimore Symphony. After he left here (never to return to conduct the BSO again) he conducted the Tonhalle Orchestra in Zurich and did great work there. It is worth celebrating the […]
7-8-23 Face The Music Listings!
This week it’s an all new and most excellent show! Our panel was Steve Mencher formerly of NPR’s Performance Today, Phil Greenfield of the American Record Guide and Bryan Young the Bassoonist of the Poulenc Trio. Three of the composers have connections to Leipzig (I’ve just returned from the WBJC trip to Leipzig and Dresden) […]
Toccata listings for 7/9/23
On tonight’s show, music by Mozart originally written for a mechanical clock, played on an organ with porcelain pipes, a sonata for piano 4-hands by a contemporary of Offenbach, and a piano concert from Norway. Thanks for listening, and enjoy! 6:00 PM 21366 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Andante in C K 616 el-ton 1 SOLO […]
