Archive for the ‘Vocalise’ Category
5/10/14 – Vocalise Rundown
8:00 PM Giuseppe Verdi I Vespiri Siciliani: Mercè, dilette amiche Angel/EMI 55016 COND Tullio Serafin Philharmonia Orchestra Maria Callas, soprano 8:03 PM Joseph Canteloube Songs of the Auvergne: Virgin 90714 COND Yan Pascal Tortelier English Chamber Orchestra Arleen Auger, soprano 8:55 Michael W. Balfe I dreamt I dwelt in marble halls London 4758089 COND Richard […]
5/03/14 – Vocalise Rundown
8:00 PM Water has many associations whether it is the sea, a brook or a fountain. Listen for the many symbols of water on tonight’s Vocalise. John Ireland Sea Fever DG/Archiv 4776686 Bryn Terfel, baritone Malcolm Martineau,piano 8:02 PM Claude Debussy Le Jet d’Eau DG/Archiv 212102 Pierre Boulez, conductor Cleveland Orchestra Alison Hagley, soprano […]
4/26/14 – Vocalise Rundown
8:00 PM Many thanks to Jonathan Palevsky who will fill in for me tonight with his own celebration of the voice! Igor Stravinsky — Symphony of Psalms Conductor: Sir Georg Solti Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus London, 458898 Igor Stravinsky — Vom Himmel Hoch Conductor: Robert Craft Ensemble: Orchestra of St. Luke’s Gregg Smith […]
4/19/14 – Vocalise Rundown
Many of us who have never been to Spain probably romanticize it or imagine certain things about it in our own personal way. Spain, for me, conjures the aroma of oranges and orange blossoms. There are a lot of orange trees in Spain and some fragrant tributes to the Citrus aurantium in the form of perfume. […]
4/12/14 – Vocalise Rundown
8:00 PM Happy Birthday Montserrat Caballe! She will be joined by a special guest at the end of Vocalise! Giacomo Puccini: La Boheme: “Si, mi chiamano Mimi” COND: Sir Charles Mackerras London Symphony Orchestra Montserrat Caballe, soprano Angel EMI 67782 8:05 PM Maurice Ravel: Sheherazade COND Pierre Boulez Cleveland Orchestra Anne Sofie von Otter, alto […]
4/05/14 – Vocalise Rundown
8:00 PM A wondering miller follows a brook to love and a bad end. Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin (The Lovely Maid of the Mill) Baritone, Bo Skovhus Pianist, Helmut Deutsch CBS/Sony 63075
3/29/14 – Vocalise Rundown (laugh a little)
8:00 PM Jacques Offenbach: Tales of Hoffmann: Doll Song DG/Archiv 471766 COND Julius Rudel ORCH London Symphony Orchestra SOLO Beverly Sills, soprano SOLO John Alldis Choir 8:05 PM Gioacchino Rossini: Duetto buffo di due gatti: Bis 17 Elisabeth Soderstrom, soprano Kerstin Meyer, mezzo-soprano Jan Eyron, pianist 8:09 PM Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Magic Flute: K 620 […]
3/22/14 – Bachalise Rundown
8:00 PM Get ready to Swingle with J.S. Bach! There’s also profound and moving music by “The Boss” on tonight’s Vocalise. Johann Sebastian Bach: 1st movement from the Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Virgin 61472 ORCH Swingle Singers 8:02 PM Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata No. 29: Wir danken Gott BWV 29 Teldec 835034 COND […]
3/15/14 – Vocalise Rundown
8:00 PM John Rutter — Gloria Conductor: John Rutter Ensemble: Philip Jones Brass Ensemble Cambridge Singers Collegium, 100 8:17 PM Felix Mendelssohn — Symphony No. 2 Key: B-Flat Opus: 52 Conductor: Kurt Masur Ensemble: Gewandhausorchester Leipzig Leipzig Radio Chorus Barbara Bonney, soprano Edith Wiens, soprano Peter Schreier, tenor Teldec, 244178
3/08/14 Vocalise Rundown
8:00 PM In anticipation of spring we’ll enjoy Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana on this edition of Vocalise. Carl Orff: Carmina Burana DG/Archiv 447437 COND Eugen Jochum ORCH Orchester der Deutschen Oper SOLO Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin SOLO Gundula Janowitz, soprano SOLO Gerhard Stolze,tenor […]
