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BookNotes Review October 2022
DEMON COPPERHEAD BARBARA KINGSOLVER LIBERATION DAY GEORGE SAUNDERS OUR MISSING HEARTS CELESTE NG THE PASSENGER CORMAC McCARTHY THE LAST CHAIR JOHN IRVING AND THERE WAS LIGHT: ABRAHAM LINCOLN AND THE AMERICAN STRUGGLE JON MEACHAM THE REVOLUTIONARY SAMUEL ADAMS STACY SCHIFF MADLY, DEEPLY THE DIARIES OF ALAN RICKMAN THE EXTRAORDINARY LIFE OF AN ORDINARY MAN, A […]
Toccata listings for 10/23/22
On tonight’s program, a major organ work from England, and an American concerto. Thanks for listening, and enjoy! 6:00 PM 45355 Sir Hubert Parry Toccata and Fugue “The Wanderer” Pro Organo 7059 SOLO Robert Benjamin Dobey, organ 16:17 C 1 3-3 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6:20 PM 23843 Ernest Bloch Concerto Symphonique for piano & orch. Laurel […]
Cellist Steven Isserlis plays the The Piatigorsky Memorial Concert
British cellist, Steven Isserlis, and his longtime collaborator, the Canadian pianist, Connie Shih, will end their nine-concert tour of North America with a recital for the Shriver Hall Concert Series this Sunday. It was my great pleasure to speak with him by phone beforehand.
So good to be back!
First off, words cannot express my gratitude for the countless phone calls, emails, and cards from you all concerning my illness and recovery. Your expressions of happiness at my return reflect my own feelings on the same subject. I love my job–I don’t think of it as a “job”– and I love sharing the world’s […]
Music From Movies 10-16-22
7:00 PM John Morris Young Frankenstein: Transylvanian Lullaby DG/Archiv 463483 SOLO Gil Shaham, violin SOLO Jonathan Feldman, piano 7:05 PM Basil Poledouris Lonesome Dove: Suite Silva 1061 COND Nic Raine ORCH City of Prague Philharmonic 7:16 PM John Williams Escapades (Catch Me If You Can) Bis 1644 COND […]
Frederica von Stade at T.U. Music
As part of the Ruth & Arno Drucker Fund 25th Anniversary Guest Artist Residency, mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade is taking part in a public masterclass and vocal concert for the Towson University Music Department. It was my great pleasure to speak with her beforehand.
Music From Movies 10-09-22
7:00 PM Charlie Chaplin- Modern Times: Smile CBS/Sony 60773 COND John Williams ORCH Boston Pops Orchestra SOLO Itzhak Perlman, violin 7:05 PM Nielsen/Cohen Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Conviction ThAnalekta 8734 COND Angele Dubeau ORCH La Pieta SOLO Angele Dubeau, violin 7:07 PM Ari Pulkkinen Angry Birds Theme Analekta 8734 COND Angele […]
Vocalise 10-01-22
8:00 PM As the days grow shorter and the nights grow longer, tonight I’ll explore “light” in choral music. Sir Edward Elgar- Nimrod-Lux Aeterna London 88053 ORCH Voces 8 8:05 PM Morten Lauridsen- Lux aeterna Hyperion 67449 COND Stephen Layton ORCH Britten Sinfonia SOLO Polyphony 8:34 PM George Frederich Handel- Eternal source of light […]
10-8-2022 Music in Maryland Brentano Quartet!
Sunday 10/9 @ 4 The Brentano Quartet will be performing for the Candlelight Concert Society in Columbia. https://candlelightconcerts.org/ I thought it would be nice to hear their Schubert Cello Quintet and threw in some Baltimore Symphony and Leon Fleisher for good measure. 6:01 PM 1832 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Sonata No. 10 in C K […]
10-8-2022 Face The Music Listings!
This week our panel was Phil Greenfield from the American Record Guide and WBJC’s Kati Harrison. It was a really nice show with some excellent recordings! PLAY DATE: Sat, 10/08/2022 5:00 PM 831 Ernest Chausson Poeme for Violin & Orchestra Op 25 DG/Archiv 4860462 COND Yannick Nezet-Seguin Jah-NEEK Nay-zay-Say-ga(n) ORCH The Philadelphia Orchestra SOLO Lisa […]
