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Do It Now! Does That Sound Familiar?
William Donald Schaefer held public office in Maryland for decades, serving as Mayor of Baltimore from 1971-1987, Governor of Maryland from 1987-1995, and Comptroller of Maryland from 1999-2007. He was well-known for his attention to detail and also for publicity stunts, including a taking a dip in the seal pool at the National Aquarium when […]
7-23-22 Music In Maryland: Leon Fleisher Remembered!
Leon Fleisher was born on this day 7/23 in 1928. It’s our pleasure to pay tribute to him today. Here is a copy of the final interview I did with him during his 90th year. PLAY DATE: Sat, 07/23/2022 6:00 PM 398 Johann Sebastian Bach Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring BWV 147 Vanguard 1551 SOLO […]
Music From Movies 7-10-22
7:00 PM Nino Rota The Godfather: Waltz Silva 5006 COND Carmine Coppola ORCH Milan Philharmonic Orchestra 7:03 PM Johann Sebastian Bach Toccata & Fugue in d BWV 565 DG/Archiv 19032 COND Yannick Nezet-Seguin ORCH The Philadelphia Orchestra 7:15 PM Ennio Morricone The Mission: Suite from the Film Silva 1057 […]
Vocalise At the Movies 7-09-22
8:00 PM Carl Orff- Carmina Burana: O Fortuna! Telarc 80575 COND Donald Runnicles ORCH Atlanta Symphony Orchestra SOLO and Chorus 8:03 PM Patrick Doyle- Non nobis, Domine/Henry V Angel/EMI 49919 COND Sir Simon Rattle ORCH City of Birmingham Symph Orch SOLO Steven Hill Singers 8:08 PM Vincenzo Bellini- Norma: “Casta […]
7-9-22 Music In Maryland David Zinman Turns 86!
David Zinman turns 86 today! Why not celebrate with some the great recorded legacy from his 14 years as Music Director of the Baltimore Symphony. PLAY DATE: Sat, 07/09/2022 6:00 PM 289 Mikhail Glinka Russlan and Ludmilla: Overture Telarc 80378 COND David Zinman David ZIHN mihn ORCH Baltimore Symphony Orchestra 4:51 C 1 1-1 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ […]
Classical Music Connections
Years ago while watching the TV series Breaking Bad, I was introduced to the actor John de Lancie. He played the tired and on the edge of a nervous breakdown father of Jesse Pinkman’s troubled girlfriend, Jane. First I realized that John de […]
Music From Movies 7-03-22
7:00 PM John Williams American Collection Theme CBS/Sony 89667 COND John Williams ORCH Recording Artists Orch of L.A. SOLO Yo-Yo Ma, cello 7:05 PM Bernard Herrmann North by Northwest: Suite Unicorn 2080 COND Laurie Johnson ORCH Studio Orchestra 7:23 PM Jerome Moross The Big Country: Music from the Film Silva 1048 […]
Vocalise 7-02-22
8:00 PM Aaron Copland- The Tender Land: The Promise of Living Virgin 91113 COND Phillip Brunelle ORCH Plymouth Music Series SOLO Elisabeth Comeaux, soprano SOLO Dan Dressen, tenor SOLO Janis Hardy, alto SOLO LeRoy Lehr, bass SOLO James Bohn, Baritone 8:07 PM Samuel Barber- Knoxville:Summer of 1915 RCA/BMG 68153 COND Thomas Schippers ORCH New Philharmonia […]
7-2-22 Music in Maryland BSO – USA!
What could be better than three great American composers and some great performances by the BSO! PLAY DATE: Sat, 07/02/2022 6:00 PM 4153 Samuel Barber Cello Concerto Op 22 CBS/Sony 44900 COND David Zinman David ZIHN mihn ORCH Baltimore Symphony Orchestra SOLO Yo-Yo Ma, cello 26:58 C 1 1-3 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6:27 PM 1004 […]
