Archive for the ‘Music In Maryland’ Category
4-3-21 Music In Maryland: BSO and International Guitar Month!
This week we have Handel’s Messiah ‘Easter’ part to enjoy as well as Elgar’s first symphony. To celebrate International Guitar Month…some Granados! 6:00 PM 51157 George Frederich Handel Messiah: Part 3 Naxos 573798 COND Edward Polochick ORCH Baltimore Symphony Orchestra SOLO Concert Artists of Baltimore S SOLO Jennifer O’loughlin, soprano SOLO Diana Moore, alto SOLO […]
3-27-21 Music In Maryland Takes a break for Passover!
This week in honor of the first night of Passover I though I would share some of my favorite pieces of Jewish concert music with you. If you celebrate, which is challenging this year…I wish you a happy and kosher Passover. PLAY DATE: Sat, 03/27/2021 6:00 PM 32521 Kurt Weill Kiddush Cala 106 COND Geoffrey […]
3-13-21 Music in Maryland. Hillary Hahn, Paris!
This week we play some selections from Hillary Hahn’s New CD Paris. I also couldn’t resist playing something from Yannick Nezet Seguin’s new CD of Rachmaninoff with the Philadelphia Orchestra…definite a traiff thing to do on Music in Maryland. 6:00 PM 1778 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Violin Concerto No. 5 in A K 219 “TurQing […]
3-6-21 Music in Maryland BSO & USMB!
That’s a lot of initials! I am playing three selections featuring the United States Marine Band and four with The Baltimore Symphony. Nice to have a piece by Jonathan Leshnoff we haven’t played before! PLAY DATE: Sat, 03/06/2021 6:00 PM 11891 Sir Edward Elgar Fantasia and Fugue (By Bach) in c Op 86 USMB […]
2-20-21 Music In Maryland…Russia Russia Russia!
This week it’s all Russian music and some great scores! I am teaching a course on Russian music for Iliad and really enjoying it. You will to comrade! 6:00 PM 296 Igor Stravinsky Petrushka Telarc 80270 COND David Zinman David ZIHN mihn ORCH Baltimore Symphony Orchestra 33:21 C 1 2-2 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6:34 PM 2010 […]
2-13-21 Music In Maryland
Lots of things this week…For Black History Month the BSO playing music by Adolphus Hailstork. For Valentine’s Day the weirdest love story of all Symphonie Fantastique! Manuel Barrueco and the Beijing Guitar duo playing Bach…just Because! Finally always nice to give Jonathan Leshnoff and the Baltimore Chamber Orchestra a bit of love! Enjoy! Jp […]
2-6-21 Music In Maryland Awadagin Pratt & 2 great violin concertos!
This week I am pleased to play some recordings by Awadagin Pratt who went to Peabody. For some reason I paired his recordings with some great violin concertos with the Baltimore Symphony. 6:00 PM 635 Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Op 10 No. 3 Angel/EMI 55290 SOLO Awadagin Pratt,piano 21:40 C […]
1-30-21 Music In Maryland Celebrating Schubert and a bit of Elgar!
Sunday 1/31 is Schubert’s birthday! He did so much in a mere 30 years! We have some of the amazing late piano music written during his last year of 1828. As for the Elgar…we’ve been watching lots of PBS lately and enjoying England! 6:00 PM 1199 Sir Edward Elgar Salut d’amour (Love’s Greeting) Op 12 […]
1-23-21 Music in Maryland. More American Music plus some Schubert?
I have been trying to feature some great American music these weeks as we are in the midst of inauguration season and just about everything else…these are great pieces which can’t be heard enough…as for the Schubert…who wouldn’t want to hear Leon Fleisher play the Wanderer Fantasy. PLAY DATE: Sat, 01/23/2021 6:00 PM 589 Samuel […]
1-16-21 Music In Maryland…Americana at its Best!
Many people really enjoyed the selections last week so here are a few more American symphonic gems. Some of my personal favorites and I hope perhaps yours. Enjoy! 6:00 PM 13244 Arthur Foote Suite for Strings in E Op 63 Naxos 559365 COND Gerard Schwarz Gerard SHWARTS ORCH Seattle Symphony 15:43 C 1 8-10 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ […]
