Computer Hi-jinx This is Matt three days before he boarded a plane to accompany The Chicago Symphony Orchestra on their tour of China. Matt DeStefano and Andrew Patner were to journal about this tour, reporting home to keep us up on all the happenings. All of this communication had to go through this old malfunctioning more…
Archive for December, 2009
Perlman & Ashekazy & Harrell Play Beethoven
Monday, December 28, 2009 by Louise Frank
Shortly after 1pm on Monday, December 28 WFMT will air the Beethoven Piano Trio in B Flat, Opus 11 in a performance by Rudolph Serkin, Richard Stoltzman, and Alain Meunier. Here is an excerpt from a performance of a later Beethoven trio, Opus 70, #2, played at Covent Garden in 1977 by Vladimir Ashkenazy, Itzhak Perlman, and more…
Happy Anniversary Shostakovich Cello Sonata Op. 40
Friday, December 25, 2009 by Louise Frank
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q350N0Y9KyE Cellist Mstislav Rostropovich and his wife, pianist Elena Rostropovich, (piano) Olga Rostropovich
Stravinsky’s “The Firebird “
Wednesday, December 23, 2009 by Louise Frank
On December 23 at 3pm WFMT will play The Firebird Suite by Igor Stravinsky in a performance by the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra under the direction of Riccardo Chailly. Here is a video of the composer on the podium with the Royal Philharmonia Orchestra in a 1965 performance which was broadcast by the BBC. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tGA6bpscj8 In more…
Merry Christmas
Tuesday, December 22, 2009 by Carolyn Paulin
Just in time for the holidays, this little bit of fun. If you love Handel and the Hallelujah Chorus from “Messiah,” you’ll enjoy this. have a wonderful holiday, and a very Happy New Year. Carolyn
Bach Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248
Tuesday, December 22, 2009 by Louise Frank
At 3pm on December 22, WFMT will play Part 3 of the Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 by Bach. Nikolaus Harnoncourt leads the Vienna Concentus Musicus, the Arnold Schoenberg Choir, and soloists Bernarda Fink, Christine Schäfer, Gerald Finley, Werner Güra, and Christian Gerhaher. If you’d like to follow along, you can find a score at Archive.org more…
BEETHOVEN AND I: A LOVE/HATE RELATIONSHIP
Monday, December 14, 2009 by Louise Frank
by Daniel Phillips With the release of their latest CD featuring the late Quartets of Beethoven, the Orion String Quartet has completed their voyage through the entire cycle of Beethoven Quartets. The following article first appeared in the 2007 Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival program book and is reprinted here by gracious permission of the more…
A Beethoven Memory
Friday, December 11, 2009 by Noel Morris
In anticipation of our Beethoven Celebration, we’ve been asking listeners to share their favorite performance memories. Here’s a pretty sweet one from WFMT Music Director Andi Lamoreaux: I was at the newly-restored Semper Opera House in Dresden in March 1985. At that time, Dresden was still part of the GDR: East Germany. The group I more…
Beethoven’s 7th
Wednesday, December 9, 2009 by Noel Morris
Anticipation WE got the roast, bleu cheese, some fruit and a bottle of red. Deb got veggies, dessert, place settings and (more) red. The forecast was perfect. By Friday morning the scramble had begun, “If I can A-B-and-C, I can leave work early, change clothes, pack up my parents, load the car and crawl up more…
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