May. 05 2024

Music From Movies 5-05-24

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7:00 PM John Addison Theme from “Tom Jones” RCA/BMG 60393 COND Arthur Fiedler ORCH Boston Pops Orchestra               7:05 PM Anthony Newley/ Leslie BricussWilly Wonka: Main Title MCA 37124 ORCH Studio Orchestra 7:07 PM Anthony Newley/ Leslie BricussWilly Wonka: Pure imagination MCA 37124 ORCH Studio Orchestra       […]

May. 04 2024

Vocalise 5-04-24

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8:00 PM George Frederich Handel Ariodante: “Il primo ardor Avie 2350 COND Jeannette Sorrell ORCH Apollo’s Fire SOLO Amanda Forsythe, soprano 8:05 PM Joaquin Rodrigo Cuatro Madrigales Amatorios: Coplillas Angel/EMI 56175 SOLO Placido Domingo, tenor SOLO Manuel Barrueco, guitar 8:06 PM Joaquin Rodrigo “Coplas del Pastor enamorado” Angel/EMI 56175 SOLO Placido Domingo, tenor SOLO Manuel […]

May. 03 2024

New on the Bookshelf at The Walters

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  Last June, The Walters Art Museum inaugurated a new exhibition space to introduce rare books and manuscripts added to the Walters permanent collection in recent years, many of which have never been on view. I invited Lynley Anne Herbert, the Robert and Nancy Hall Curator of Rare Books and Manuscripts, into the BookNotes studio […]

May. 03 2024

Reimagining Shakespeare

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We speak often on WBJC about the composers who were inspired by Shakespeare—from Mendelssohn and A Midsummer Night’s Dream to the 20th century version of Romeo and Juliet in the form of West Side Story. What is perhaps not as well known is how Shakespeare himself was inspired by other creatives. With a genius like […]

May. 03 2024

Toccata listings for 5/5/24

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On tonight’s program, a harpsichord partita by a contemporary of J.S. Bach, and music for Bandoneon and orchestra.  Thanks so much for listening, and enjoy! 6:01 PM 43474 Christoph Graupner Harpsichord Partita No. 7 in e GWV 107 Analekta 9116 SOLO Genevieve Soly, harpsichord 26:12 C 1 14-21 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6:31 PM 46781 Astor Piazzolla Five […]

May. 02 2024

Thursday 5/02/24 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

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11:00 PM TCHAIKOVSKY: Polonaise from Eugene Onegin SIBELIUS: Finlandia VON SUPPE: Overture to Light Cavalry RAVEL: “The Enchanted Garden” from the Mother Goose Suite HIGDON: Fanfare Ritmico SAINT-GEORGES: Violin Concerto No. 2 WILLIAMS: “Nice to Be Around” from Cinderella Liberty STRAUSS: Final Waltz from the Suite from Der Rosenkavalier   Manfred Honeck, conductor; Anne-Sophie Mutter, […]

May. 01 2024

Wednesday 5/01/24 SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY

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11:00 PM CONDUCTOR:             Esa-Pekka Salonen SOLOIST:                    Bertrand Chamayou, piano*   Modest Mussorgsky (ed. Kikor, G; rev. Mcalister, Clark):    A Night on Bald Mountain Franz Liszt:                  Totentanz* Hector Berlioz:             Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14  

Apr. 30 2024

Tuesday 4/30/24 Chicago Symphony Orchestra

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11:00 PM Conductor:                               Pierre Boulez*; Jakub Hrůša   Gustav Mahler:                         Totenfeier* Bedřich Smetana:                      Vysehrad, No. 1 from Má vlast Bedřich Smetana:                      The Moldau, No. 2 from Má vlast Bedřich Smetana:                      Sárka, No. 3 from Má vlast Bedřich Smetana:                      From Bohemia’s Fields and Groves, No. 4 from Má vlast Bedřich Smetana: […]

Apr. 29 2024

A swansong for Mark Cudek

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    Having founded the Peabody Renaissance Ensemble thirty-six years ago in 1988, Mark Cudek will conduct the group for the last time in a concert called “Music for Joan the Mad,” inspired by Marjorie Sandor’s book “The Secret Music at Tordesillas,” at Peabody and St. David’s Roland Park. Please click on the link below […]

Apr. 29 2024

Crossing borders and breaking boundaries with Spooky Action Theater

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Spooky Action Theater’s artistic director, Elizabeth Dinkova, joined me by phone to unpack some of the humor, humanity, and heart at play in the latest production from this inventive DC-based theater compnay. She spoke with extra authority and insight having known the playwright, Philip Howze, since overlapping at drama school; having selected and programmed the […]

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