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2021-12-04 07:23:00
Classical Music News of the Week, December 4, 2021
[…] in the music business.Altogether this is a loving portrait of a lovely man and great artist. The programs will air nightly Monday to Friday at seven pm Central Time on WFMT.com. For a complete listing of stations carrying “Exploring Music,” click this link: https://www.wfmt.com/prog.../exploring-music/where-to-listen--Frank Salomon AssociatesLive Musical Events Incorporated into Young People’s Chorus of NYC’s “AloneTogether”With the holiday season in full swing, the Young People’s Chorus of NYC has been busy performing at events like the Saks holiday light show (which featured special guest, Michelle Obama!) and alongside legendary rock band, Foreigner, at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade! In the midst of this, its new, mixed-media art installation, AloneTogether, has debuted and will run through December 19. A full schedule of live musical events will take place throughout the exhibit’s run, all of which feature performances by the chorus. The lineup for this week includes:Sunday, December 5 at 2 p.m.Composers Tom […]
2021-07-13 00:00:00
Beethoven: Piano Concertos & Choral Fantasia (Emanuel Ax & Andre Previn)
Ludwig van Beethoven:01. - 03. Piano Concerto No.1 in C major, op.15 [39'42]04. - 06. Piano Concerto No.2 in B-flat major, op.19 [30'17]07. - 09. Piano Concerto No.3 in C minor, op.37 [36'30]10. - 12. Piano Concerto No.4 in G major, op.58 [35'00]13. - 15. Piano Concerto No.5 in E-flat major, op.73 'Emperor' [38'36]16. Fantasia in C minor for Piano, Chorus and Orchestra, op.80 * [19'46]Emanuel Ax- piano; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Andre Previn; New York Philharmonic Orchestra and New York Choral Artists conducted by Zubin Mehta* RCA 82876557032 [recorded 1983* and 1985/86; this digital download release 2003] [Digital download; flacs, cover scan - no booklet] Recording venues: Walthamstow Assembly Hall & Abbey Road No.1 Studio, London; Avery Fisher Hall, New York*Recording engineers: Stanley Goodall & Paul Goodman* ; Producer: Jay David Saks & Thomas Z Shepard* Anybody seeking a traditional concert grand and modern […]
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2017-12-27 15:36:08
They're Producing 'Fiddler On The Roof' In Yiddish (What Took So Long?)
Lyricist Sheldon Harnick and director Jerry Saks will consult on the New York production by the National Yiddish Theater Folksbiene. And, evidently, the author of the original Yiddish-language Tevye-the-Dairyman stories will be a character.
2017-12-11 06:00:00
G.F. Handel in his 50s and 60s
[…] Salmon, Tindall, Tusa, PurvesMonteverdi ChoirEnglish Baroque SoloistsJohn Eliot GardinerPhilips 473 304-2 (2003). Recorded 1990, 1993[flac, cue, log, scans] Messiah1750 versionKerstin Avemo, Patricia Bardon, Lawrence Zazzo, Kobie van Rensburg, Neal DavisThe Choir of Clare CollegeFreuburger BarockorchesterRené JacobsHarmonia Mundi HMC 901928.29 (2006)[flac, cue, log, scans with libretto] SemeleNorma Burrowes, Patrizia Kwella, Elisabeth Priday, Della Jones, Catherine Denley, Timothy Penrose, Anthony Rolf-Johnson, Maldwin Davies, Robert Lloyd, David ThomasMonteverdi ChoirEnglish Baroque SoloistsJohn Eliot GardinerErato 2292-45982-2 (1983)[flac, cue, log, scans] HerculesGidon Saks, Anne Sofie von Otter, Richard Croft, Lynne Dawson, David DanielsChoeur des Musiciens du LouvreLes Musiciens du LouvreMarc MinkovskiDeutsche Grammophon 469 532-2 (2002)[flac, cue, log, scans] Alexander's FeastDonna Brown, Carolyn Watkinson, Ashley Stafford, Nigel Robson, Stephen VarcoeMonteverdi ChoirEnglish Baroque SoloistsJohn Eliot GardinerPhilips 422 053-2 (1988)[flac, cue, log, scans with libretto] SolomonAndreas Scholl, Susan Gritton, Paul Agnew, Peter Harvey, Inger Dam-Jensen, Alison Hagley, Susan BickleyGabrieli Consort and PlayersPaul McCreeshDeutsche Grammophon 459 688-2 (1999)[flac, cue, log, scans] TheodoraSophie […]
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