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Vocalise 11-12-22
8:00 PM Hector Berlioz Requiem Op 5 RCA/BMG 62544 COND Seiji Ozawa ORCH Boston Symphony Orchestra SOLO Tanglewood Festival Chorus SOLO Vinson Cole, tenor
Toccata listings for 11/13/22
On tonight’s program, chamber music for organ, and piano music by Italian composers, one famous for his operas, and one who didn’t write opera at all! Thanks for listening, and enjoy! 6:00 PM 9743 Marcel Dupre Quartet for Violin,Viola,Cello & Organ Prezioso 820202 SOLO Clemens Quatacker,violin SOLO Kris Van Severen,viola SOLO Carlo Schmitz,cello SOLO […]
A Celebration of Women Composers
Pianist Sarah Cahill has compiled a three volume set of recordings called “The Future is Female” featuring over 70 compositions by women composers from the past to the present. Ms. Cahill spoke with me about her marathon journey through the vast piano repertoire by composers such as Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre, Hélène de Montgeroult, […]
Music From Movies 11-06-22
7:00 PM Henry Mancini Charade from the movie “Charade” Telarc 80183 COND Erich Kunzel ORCH Cincinnati Pops Orchestra 7:03 PM Dave Grusin On Golden Pond, Main Theme Telarc 80243 COND Erich Kunzel ORCH Cincinnati Pops Orchestra SOLO William Tritt, piano 7:09 PM John Barry The James Bond Suite Epic 66401 […]
Vocalise 11-05-22
8:00 PM Giuseppe Verdi Aida: “Celeste Aida” London 443818 COND Leone Magiera ORCH Vienna Volksopera SOLO Luciano Pavarotti, tenor 8:05 PM Camille Saint-Saens Carnival of the Animals (Carl Davis arr)Angel/EMI 47708 COND Carl Davis ORCH Scottish Chamber Orchestra SOLO The King’s Singers SOLO Howard Shelley, piano SOLO Hilary Macnamara, piano 8:40 PM Jacques Mangeant Jean […]
A Passion for Flamenco
It was a big pleasure to talk with guitarist Grisha Goryachev about his passion for flamenco music. You can catch that conversation right here! The Baltimore Classical Guitar Society presents virtuoso flamenco guitarist Grisha Goryachev in a concert tonight at 8:00, at UMBC’s Linehan Concert Hall. Tickets and information at bcgs.org https://www.bcgs.org/event/andrea-gonzalez-grisha-goryachev/
A cautionary tale for democracy on BookNotes
The French Revolution is celebrated as a founding moment of modern representative government. But in her book Last Revolutionaries: The Conspiracy Trial of Gracchus Babeuf and the Equals Laura Mason, a teaching professor in history at Johns Hopkins University, explains how an elected government’s assault on popular democracy and social justice destroyed the republic, and […]
Songs My Mother Taught Me
On Sunday, November 14, 1943, something remarkable happened. The 25-year-old Leonard Bernstein stepped in, at the last minute, to fill in for Bruno Walter and conduct the New York Philharmonic. Leonard Bernstein’s New York Philharmonic conducting debut had a profound impact on music. The door was opened for Bernstein’s legacy to be planted as […]
Toccata listings for 11/6/22
On tonight’s program, a work for four hands by Liszt, an organ work written in tribute to a great friend, and a concerto for harpsichord and pianoforte. Thanks for listening, and enjoy! 6:00 PM 1596 Franz Liszt Fantasy & Fugue on the chorale from the Hyperion 66571 SOLO Leslie Howard, piano opera “La Prophete” […]
Bass-baritone Davóne Tines’ Baltimore debut at Shriver Concerts
Devóne Tines originated the leading role in the world premiere of Terence Blanchard’s opera, Fire Shut Up in My Bones, and The New Yorker claims that “Davóne Tines is changing what it means to be a classical singer.” Now, he is making his Baltimore debut on the Shriver Hall Concert Series. […]
