Author: Jonathan Palevsky

This week composer/pianist John Bowen visits us from Chicago and we pay tribute to  tuba player the late Ed Goldstein who adds his usual magic as we re-run an oldie but a goodie for the holidays!

PLAY DATE: Sat, 12/14/2024
5:00 PM 9398
Johann Sebastian Bach Nun Freut Euch, Liebern Christen, G’MeinDG/Archiv 4835022
SOLO Vikingur Olafsson, piano
1:51 C 1 2-2
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5:01 PM 10178
Johann Sebastian Bach Nun Komm’ Der Heiden Heiland BWV 659 DG/Archiv 4835022
SOLO Vikingur Olafsson, piano
5:04 C 1 8-8
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5:06 PM 3424
Johann Sebastian Bach Violin Partita No. 3 in E BWV 1006 DG/Archiv 4835022
SOLO Vikingur Olafsson, piano
2:48 C 1 26-26
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5:15 PM 30747
Conrad Susa Three Mystical Carols Nimbus 5413
COND Charles Bruffy
ORCH Kansas City Chorale
11:40 C 1 1-3
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5:30 PM 39268
Igor Stravinsky Vom Himmel Hoch MusicMaste 67113
COND Robert Craft
ORCH Orchestra of St. Luke’s
SOLO Gregg Smith Singers Gregg Smith Singers
10:07 C 1 44-49
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5:45 PM 30831
Peter Warlock Tyrley,Tyrlow Naxos 572102
COND Hilary Davan Wetton
ORCH Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
SOLO and Chorus
2:01 C 1 7-7
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5:47 PM 43144
Peter Warlock Balulalow Naxos 572102
COND Hilary Davan Wetton
ORCH Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
SOLO and Chorus
2:20 C 1 8-8
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5:49 PM 48833
Peter Warlock As I Sat Under A Sycamore Tree Naxos 572102
COND Hilary Davan Wetton
ORCH Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
SOLO and Chorus
1:44 C 1 9-9
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5:51 PM 48834
Kenneth Leighton A Hymn of the Nativity Naxos 572102
COND Hilary Davan Wetton
ORCH Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
SOLO and Chorus
6:14 C 1 10-10
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This week we have all new show with WBJC’S Kati Harrison, Bryan Young from the Poulenc Trio and Phil Greenfield from The American Record Guide.  Some really nice music and performances!

Play Report

PLAY DATE: Sat, 09/21/2024
5:00 PM 618
Ludwig van Beethoven String Quartet No. 7 in F Op 59 “RazumoSignum 872
ORCH Calidore String Quartet
39:38 C 1 1-4
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5:15 PM 54403
Heinrich [Ignaz Franz] Biber Mystery Sonata No. 4: The Presentation Avie 2656
COND Jeannette Sorrell Sore-RELL
ORCH Apollo’s Fire
SOLO Alan Choo, violin
7:57 C 1 9-9
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5:30 PM 2373
Dmitri Shostakovich Symphony No. 1 in f Op 10 Angel/EMI 65427
COND Leopold Stokowski LEE uh poled Stoh KOV skee
ORCH Symphony of the Air
33:48 C 2 1-4
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5:45 PM 54416
Reynaldo Hahn C’est tres vilain d’etre infidele Hyperion 67141
SOLO Felicity Lott, soprano
SOLO Graham Johnson, piano
2:53 C 2 22-22
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5:47 PM 54417
Reynaldo Hahn La Derniere Valse Hyperion 67141
SOLO Felicity Lott, soprano
SOLO Graham Johnson, piano
4:14 C 2 24-24
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This week we are fortunate to have a fabulous all female panel.  Long overdue and will be repeated!  Our two pianists Kris Faatz and Lisa Weiss were joined by WBJC’s Kati Harrison.  There was much to like this week.  The Elgar, Mozart and Stravinsky were first rate.

PLAY DATE: Sat, 9/14/2024
5:00 PM 10004
Sir Edward Elgar “Falstaff” – Symphonic Study in c Op 68 Orchid Cla 100103
COND Andrew Constantine
ORCH BBC National Orch. of Wales
35:28 C 2 1-6
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5:15 PM 1765
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Concerto No. 17 in G K 453 Avie 2404
ORCH English Chamber Orchestra
SOLO Benjamin Hochman, piano
29:07 C 1 1-3
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5:30 PM 32531
Antonio Vivaldi Cello Concerto in C RV 400 Naive 30574
ORCH L’Onda Armonica
SOLO Christophe Coin, cello KREE-stoff KWANN
9:14 C 1 1-3
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5:45 PM 8912
Igor Stravinsky Petrushka: Three Movements WarnerClas 11091
SOLO Beatrice Rana, piano
17:00 C 1 9-11
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We have a great repeat show this week!  Our panel was the late Ed Goldstein, FTM panelist emeritus the late Dave Donovan and Phil Greenfield from The American Record Guide.  Both Yo Yo Ma and Daniil Trifonov were awesome and the Sibelius was special!  Mozart was not too shabby either!

PLAY DATE: Sat, 9/7/2024
5:00 PM 2388
Jean Sibelius Symphony No. 6 in d Op 104 CBS/Sony 53268
COND Lorin Maazel Lorin Mah ZEHL
ORCH Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
27:21 C 1 5-8
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5:15 PM 37999
Johann Sebastian Bach Prelude, Gavotte, & Gigue from Violin PaDG/Archiv 2
SOLO Daniil Trifonov, piano
8:15 C 1 4-6
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5:30 PM 2965
Johann Sebastian Bach Cello Suite No. 5 in c BWV 1011 CBS/Sony 85465
SOLO Yo-Yo Ma, cello
24:58 C 2 7-12
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5:45 PM 1763
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Concerto No. 14 in E-Flat K 449Steinway 30099
ORCH Borromeo String Quartet
SOLO Thomas van Dyck, double bass
SOLO David Deveau,piano
22:56 C 1 1-3
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This week we had great music and a great panel sadly 2 of the three are no longer with us.  We remember them fondly.  We had the pleasure of former FTM Sr. panelist the late Dave Donovan, the late Allen Whear cellist and former Artistic Director of Pro Musica Rara and  Jed Gaylin from the Bay Atlantic and Hopkins Symphony also paid us a visit.  The St. Georges was a bit lame but the rest of the music was spectacular.

PLAY DATE: Sat, 08/31/2024
5:00 PM 51507
Chevalier de Saint-Georges Symphonie Concertante in G Op 13 CBS/Sony 62152
COND Paul Freeman
ORCH London Symphony Orchestra
SOLO Jaime Laredo, violin
SOLO Miriam Fried, violin
15:29 C 1 6-7
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5:15 PM 10771
Giuseppe Verdi Don Carlos: “Ella giammai m’amo” (King PDG/Archiv 4836096
COND Yannick Nezet-Seguin Jah-NEEK Nay-zay-Say-ga(n)
ORCH Metropolitain Symphony Orch.
SOLO Ildar Abdrazakov, bass
10:56 C 1 4-5
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5:30 PM 25176
William Grant Still Symphony No. 1 “Afro-American” CBS/Sony 62152
COND Paul Freeman
ORCH London Symphony Orchestra
24:38 C 2 1-4
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5:45 PM 2574
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 2 in c Op 17 “Little RussiLondon 4834942
COND Semyon Bychkov
ORCH Czech Philharmonic Orchestra Check Philharmonic
37:25 C 1 5-8
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