Author: Jonathan Palevsky

This week we have an all new show with pianist Lisa Weiss, music producer Steve Menscher and Phil Greenfield from The American Record Guide.

PLAY DATE: Sat, 04/26/2025
5:00 PM 1232
Gabriel Faure Pelleas et Melisande Op 80 DG/Archiv 4866008
COND Daniel Barenboim Daniel BAIR ehn boym
ORCH Berlin Philharmonic
17:36 C 1 4-7
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5:15 PM 22587
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky The Seasons: Complete Op 37 a DG/Archiv 4866050
SOLO Bruce liu
47:44 C 1 1-12
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5:30 PM 1034
Claude Debussy Danse Sacree et Danse Profane Sacred andCBS/Sony 8869756
COND Pierre Boulez Pee AIR Boo LEHZ
ORCH Cleveland Orchestra
SOLO Alice Chalifoux, harp
10:09 C 2 8-9
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5:40 PM 7042
George Frederich Handel Dixit Dominus Angel/EMI 69753
COND Sir David Willcocks
ORCH English Chamber Orchestra
SOLO Choir Kings College, Cambridge
36:58 C 1 14-21
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5:47 PM 6141
George Frederich Handel Zadok the Priest Angel/EMI 69753
COND Philip Ledger
ORCH English Chamber Orchestra
SOLO Choir Kings College, Cambridge
6:07 C 1 6-6
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Our guests this week…the late Dave Donovan and Phil Greenfield from The American Record Guide…Some nice music…The Brahms we would rather hear on the cello.

 

 

PLAY DATE: Sat, 04/19/2025
5:00 PM 10457
Camille Saint-Saens Symphony in A (1850) Naxos 573139
COND Marc Soustrot
ORCH Malmo Symphony Orchestra
26:30 C 1 5-8
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5:15 PM 787
Johannes Brahms Cello Sonata No. 1 in e Op 38 Bridge 9442
SOLO Barbara Westphal, viola
SOLO Christian Ruvolo, piano
24:47 C 1 5-7
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5:30 PM 43909
Johann Sebastian Bach Goldberg Variations (complete) BWV 988 Azica 71300
ORCH The Catalyst Quartet
40:19 C 1 1-32
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5:45 PM 1769
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Concerto No. 23 in A K 488 ICA 600375
COND Sir Adrian Boult AY dree ehn Bolt
ORCH Philharmonia Orchestra
SOLO Annie Fischer, piano
25:49 C 2 4-6
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This week was a really fun show.  With the exception of the Dvorak everything was vintage and donated by Dave Donovan!  I figured why not use them since Dave has excellent taste!  Our panel was Phil Greenfield of The American Record Guide, Tuba Player Ed Goldstein and conductor Ernie Green from the Annapolis Chorale and Chamber Orchestra.  Here are the listings, hope you enjoyed the show.

Play Report
PLAY DATE: Sat, 4/12/2025
5:00 PM 2380
Jean Sibelius Night Ride & Sunrise Op 55 DG/Archiv 4775484
COND Eugen Jochum Eugene YOH come
ORCH Bavarian Radio Symphony
13:35 C 1 3-3

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5:15 PM 1487
Gustav Holst Planets: Uranus, the Magician DG/Archiv 439446
COND William Steinberg
ORCH Boston Symphony Orchestra
5:28 C 1 21-21
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5:21 PM 1488
Gustav Holst Planets: Neptune, the Mystic DG/Archiv 439446
COND William Steinberg
ORCH Boston Symphony Orchestra
SOLO New England ConservatoryChorus
6:46 C 1 22-22
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5:30 PM 4440
Dmitri Shostakovich Symphony No. 15 in A Op 141 London 417581
COND Bernard Haitink Bernard HIGH tihnk
ORCH Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
45:53 C 1 1-4
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5:45 PM 1145
Antonin Dvorak Slavonic Dance No. 4 in F Op 46 London 4789458
COND Jiri Belohlavek Bella-LAH-veck
ORCH Czech Philharmonic Orchestra Check Philharmonic
7:17 C 1 4-4
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5:52 PM 1148
Antonin Dvorak Slavonic Dance No. 7 in c Op 46 London 4789458
COND Jiri Belohlavek Bella-LAH-veck
ORCH Czech Philharmonic Orchestra Check Philharmonic
3:38 C 1 7-7
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This week our panel was Phil Greenfield from The American Record Guide, Ernie Green from The Annapolis Chorale and WBJC’s own Kati Harrison.  We celebrated Rachmaninoff’s Birthday which was on April 1 and had a fabulous time.  Here are the listings!

Enjoy!

Play Report
PLAY DATE: Sat, 04/5/2025
5:00 PM 169
Sergei Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3 in d Op 30 DG/Archiv 4794647
COND Riccardo Chailly Ree KARD oh Shy EE
ORCH Berlin Radio Symphony Orch.
SOLO Martha Argerich, piano MAR tuh AR gihr ihk
40:44 C 16 1-3
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5:15 PM 2063
Sergei Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances Op 45 ASO 1003
COND Robert Spano
ORCH Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
36:38 C 1 4-6
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5:30 PM 28284
Sergei Rachmaninoff Liturgy of St.John Chrysostom Op 31 Nimbus 5497
COND Charles Bruffy
ORCH Kansas City Chorale
95:11 C 1 1-10
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5:45 PM 172
Sergei Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 2 in e Op 27 BSOrch 1
COND Yuri Temirkanov Yuri Teh MEER kuh nawf
ORCH Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
51:43 C 1 1-4
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Greetings!

Some really nice recordings this week…We loved the Handel and the Hahn…The others not so much!  composer pianist John Bowen  and Dave Donovan FTM Panelist Emeritus were our guests!

5:00 PM            16368
Kurt Weill                    Concerto for Violin & Wind Orchestra  OpConcerto   2071
COND Jeffrey Tate
ORCH San Carlo Theatre soloists
SOLO Gabriele Pieranunzi, violin
31:10    C  1 1-5
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5:15 PM            7042
George Frederich Handel       Dixit Dominus                           Avie       2274
COND Owen Rees
ORCH Choir of Queens College Oxford
32:50    C  1 12-19
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5:30 PM            22202
Reynaldo Hahn                 A Chloris                               Opus Arte  9013
SOLO Ailyn Perez, Soprano
SOLO Iain Burnside, piano
2:49    C  1 1-1
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5:34 PM            22193
Reynaldo Hahn                 L’Heure exquise                         Opus Arte  9013
SOLO Ailyn Perez, Soprano
SOLO Iain Burnside, piano
2:11    C  1 2-2
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5:38 PM            20710
Reynaldo Hahn                 Le Printemps The Spring                 Opus Arte  9013
SOLO Ailyn Perez, Soprano
SOLO Iain Burnside, piano
1:47    C  1 3-3
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5:41 PM            22185
Reynaldo Hahn                 Si mes vers avaient des ailes: If my poeOpus Arte  9013
SOLO Ailyn Perez, Soprano
SOLO Iain Burnside, piano
1:46    C  1 21-21
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5:44 PM            2031
Emmanuel Chabrier             Bourree Fantasque                       Chandos    5122
COND Neeme Jarvi                   NAY muh  YAIR vee
ORCH Orchestre de la Suisse RomandeSwiss Romande Orchestra
6:44    C  1 6-6
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This week our panelists were the late Ed Goldstein tuba player from the Peabody Ragtime Ensemble and Baltimore Jazz Orchestra, Ernie Green from the Annapolis Chorale and Chamber Orchestra and Face The Music Panelist Emeritus the late Dave Donovan.  I miss Dave and Ed so much.  They did wonderful work on Face the Music.

We all loved the Marimba Concerto…big disagreement on the Bandoneon!  Haydn was a success.  The Mozart…not so much.  Here are the listings…hope you enjoyed the show!

PLAY DATE: Sat, 3/8/2025
5:00 PM            1834
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart       Piano Sonata No. 12 in F K   332        DG/Archiv  4794342
SOLO Grigory Sokolov,piano
27:04    C  1 4-6
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5:15 PM            49659
Roberto Di Marino             Concerto For Bandoneon and Strings      Naxos      573315
COND Miran Vaupotic
ORCH Croatian Philharmonic Orch.
SOLO Cesare Chiacchiaretta, bandone
22:12    C  1 1-3
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5:30 PM            5106
Joseph Haydn                  Seven Last Words of Christ  Op 51 HOB 3 Azica      71299
ORCH Attacca Quartet
63:00    C  1 1-11
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5:45 PM            49660
Anders Koppel                 Marimba Concerto No.  1 (1995)          DaCapo     220595
COND Henrik Vagn Christensen
ORCH Aalborg Symphony
SOLO Marianna Bednarska, marimba
17:36    C  1 1-3
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This week we liked the Schumann and loved the Mendelssohn and Dvorak!  The Bach Not so much…well not at all!  Our panelists were FTM Panelist Emeritus  Dave Donovan and composer and ace panelist John Bowen.  Here are the listings!

PLAY DATE: Sat, 03/11/2025
5:00 PM            183
Robert Schumann               Symphony No.  1 in B-Flat  Op 38 “SpringAvie       2233
COND Kenneth Woods
ORCH Orchestra of the Swan
29:25    C  1 5-8
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5:15 PM            4886
Johann Sebastian Bach         Partita No. 1 in B-Flat  BWV 825        Steinway   30024
SOLO Andrew Rangell, piano
18:24    C  2 1-7
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5:30 PM            234
Felix Mendelssohn             Symphony No. 4 in A Op 90 “Italian”     Tafelmusik 1019
COND Bruno Weil                    like composer kurt
ORCH Tafelmusik                    Tah-FELL-myew-ZEEK
28:58    C  1 1-4
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5:45 PM            11508
Antonin Dvorak                Symphony No.  2 in B-Flat  Op 4         WarnerClas 64527
COND Jose Serebrier
ORCH Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
51:13    C  1 4-7
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A really great show this week with pianist Lisa Weiss, musicologist John Gingerich and reviewer from the American Record Guide Phil Greenfield.  The first selection by Appolo’s Fire was amazing the Bach concerto not so much.  Nice to hear Ozawa and Leontyne Price continues to amaze.

PLAY DATE: Sat, 02/15/2025
5:00 PM 54549
Barbara Strozzi Che si puo fare Op 8 Avie 2544
COND Jeannette Sorrell Sore-RELL
ORCH Apollo’s Fire
SOLO Amanda Powell, soprano
4:21 C 1 12-12
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5:04 PM 13289
Claudio Monteverdi Quel squardo sdegnosetto Avie 2544
COND Jeannette Sorrell Sore-RELL
ORCH Apollo’s Fire
SOLO Amanda Crider, mezzo-soprano
2:29 C 1 13-13
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5:06 PM 54550
Virgilio Mazzocchi Sdegno, campion audace Avie 2544
COND Jeannette Sorrell Sore-RELL
ORCH Apollo’s Fire
SOLO Amanda Forsythe, soprano
3:18 C 1 14-14
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5:15 PM 219
Gustav Mahler Symphony No. 1 in D “The Titan” Berlin Phi 13781
COND Seiji Ozawa SAY gee Oh ZOW uh
ORCH Berlin Philharmonic
52:55 C 4 1-4
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5:45 PM 5505
Giuseppe Verdi La Forza del Destino: “Pace,Pace Mio DioRCA/BMG 24609
COND James Levine James Luh VINE
ORCH Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
SOLO Leontyne Price, soprano LAY ahn teen Price
5:41 C 2 2-2
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5:50 PM 6946
Giacomo Puccini La Rondine: “Chi il Bel Sogno di DorettaRCA/BMG 68883
COND Oliviero de Fabritis Oh LEE vee ehr oh DAY Fah BREE tee
ORCH Rome Opera Orchestra
SOLO Leontyne Price, soprano LAY ahn teen Price
2:43 C 1 10-10
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This week our panel was Tuba Player Ed Goldstein, FTM Panelist Emeritus Dave Donovan and WBJC’s Kati Harrison. We had amazing recordings the whole show. Frankly we all had a great time.

PLAY DATE: Sat, 02/8/2025
5:00 PM 1813
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Quartet No. 1 in g K 478 DG/Archiv 4836574
ORCH Emerson String Quartet
SOLO Evgeny Kissin, piano yeff GYAY nee kee SEEN
26:33 C 1 1-3
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5:15 PM 5902
Anton Bruckner Symphony No. 6 in A DG/Archiv 4836659
COND Andris Nelsons
ORCH Gewandhausorchester Leipzig Geh VAHNT house Orchestra of Lipezig
59:39 C 1 2-5
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5:30 PM 2065
Sergei Rachmaninoff Vocalise Op 34/14 Reference 147
ORCH Hermitage Piano Trio
7:00 C 1 5-5
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5:45 PM 34086
Robert Schumann Piano Trio No.3 in g Op 110 Avie 2405
ORCH Horszowski Trio
26:48 C 2 1-4
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This week we have a show with WBJC’S Kati Harrison, Phil Greenfield from The American Record Guide and also clarinetist Robert DiLutis from the University of MD College Park and also the Annapolis Symphony.  We had lots of fun!

PLAY DATE: Sat, 02/1/2025

5:00 PM 2753
Richard Wagner Lohengrin: Prelude to Act I DG/Archiv 4778773
COND Franz Welser-Most
ORCH Cleveland Orchestra
7:17 C 1 4-4
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5:10 PM 4242
Richard Wagner Lohengrin: Prelude to Act III DG/Archiv 4778773
COND Franz Welser-Most
ORCH Cleveland Orchestra
3:16 C 1 3-3
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5:15 PM 1435
Joseph Haydn Cello Concerto No. 1 in C HOB 7b No. 1 Naive 7259
COND Julien Chauvin
ORCH Le Concert De La Loge
SOLO Christian-P,la Marca, cello
24:35 C 1 1-3
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5:30 PM 53940
Fritz Kreisler Concerto in the Style of Paganini in oneNaive 5344
COND Jean Jacques Kantorow Zhan(n) Zhahk KANT or awv (N) soft
ORCH Paris Chamber Orchestra
SOLO Laurent Korcia, violin
16:10 C 1 1-1
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5:53 PM 43676
Erich Wolfgang Korngold Die Tote Stadt: Mariettas Lied Gluck dasLondon 4853569
COND James Levine James Luh VINE
ORCH Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
SOLO Renee Fleming, soprano
6:32 C 2 17-17