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June 2004
Something for Everyone!
Wednesday, June 30, 2004
There’s something to please everyone this evening, from Handel and Haydn to Mozart and Mahler. We’ve even got Bach back to back with Bach (J.S. and P.D.Q. that is!).
Music for Strings
Tuesday, June 29, 2004
From the lovely Ahn Trio to the legendary Dave Brubeck, we’ve got music for strings tonight. Also, it’s the birthday of a real “psycho” composer. Any guesses? Try not to get “vertigo” figuring out who it is!
A Right Royal Evening!
Monday, June 28, 2004
Overbearing tyrant; heartless executioner; religious heretic...and talented composer? Well, nobody’s perfect, least of all England’s King Henry VIII. He did, however, leave us with some jolly good compositions, and we’ll hear a few of them tonight.
Appalachian Folk Tunes
Sunday, June 27, 2004
Appalachian folk tunes and dreams of perfect love await us this evening as we bring the weekend to a close.
Bach meets Brubeck
Saturday, June 26, 2004
Bach meets Brubeck in tonight’s show, where we’ll hear variations on Johann Sebastian Bach from jazz musician and composer Chris Brubeck.
Guitar lovers rejoice!
Friday, June 25, 2004
Guitar lovers rejoice! Tune up your strings and grab your picks as we strum our way through a Guitar-filled whirlwind tour of Spain (with bonus stopovers in Germany and Austria). Don’t fret; we’ll have you back safe and sound by nightfall.
JS Bach Goes Job-hunting
Thursday, June 24, 2004
Johann Sebastian Bach goes job-hunting and we get six concertos. Plus, what do JSB and contemporary composer Terry Riley have in common? Answer: they both wrote “in C”.
Mixurtrautonium?
Wednesday, June 23, 2004
Ever hear of a Mixurtrautonium? Well, If you’ve seen Alfred Hitchcock’s movie “The Birds”, then you’ve definitely heard the sounds of this unusual and fascinating electronic instrument. Oskar Sala (who wrote “The Birds” soundtrack and developed the mixurtrautonium from an earlier version) performs Paul Hindemith’s “Seven Trios for Three Trautoniums” on tonight’s program.
Priests Gone Wild!
Tuesday, June 22, 2004
Drink, eat, gamble and dance the night away as we explore the profane (and the profound) with Carl Orff’s “Carmina Burana,” in a raucous performance from the Deutsche Oper Berlin, conducted by Christian Thielemann.
Summer Solstice
Monday, June 21, 2004
Tonight we celebrate the Summer Solstice. From Gershwin’s “Summertime” to Prokofiev’s “Summer Day,” we’ll get you in a summer state of mind with beautiful seasonal music from around the world.
Sunday Evening Serenade
Sunday, June 20, 2004
The Beau Hunks (what a hunky name for chamber ensemble made up of string quartet, flute, and clarinet!) open the evening with Edward MacDowell’s appropriately titled “Told at Sunset.”
Fiddle Traditions
Saturday, June 19, 2004
Mark O’Connor’s “String and Threads” suite is not about weaving or sewing, but about connecting some musical dots, tracing American fiddle traditions from early to late.
A Hunky-Dory Hungarian Evening
Friday, June 18, 2004
It’s a hunky-dory Hungarian evening, so gather round the camp fire, serve up some goulash, sprinkle on the paprika, and prepare to dance!
Happy Birthday, Igor Stravinsky!
Thursday, June 17, 2004
It’s Stravinsky’s birthday, so we’re presenting his “Rite of Spring,” some piano excerpts from “L’histoire du soldat,” and the Duo concertant. Great music from a great composer.
River of Time
Wednesday, June 16, 2004
Time and time again“Down a River of Time” and “Time Will Announce.” Two beautiful works of music inspired by daunting subjects of personal loss and senseless killings.
Music Potpourri
Tuesday, June 15, 2004
Evening Music brings you a veritable potpourri of good music, from early European Renaissance to late 20th-century Japanese, with many familiar masterpieces in between.
Piano and Sax
Monday, June 14, 2004
Two piano concertos and two works for saxophone will compete for your favor this evening. And, of course, other works from usual and unusual suspects...
Lira Organizzata
Sunday, June 13, 2004
King Ferdinand IV of Naples and Sicily played the weird lira organizzata, and ordered Haydn to write some works for it. Haydn complied…sort of!
Mendelssohn Magic
Saturday, June 12, 2004
Robert Schumann said that Felix Mendelssohn was “the Mozart of the 19th century,” while Franz Liszt claimed he was “Bach reborn.” Hmmm. What do you think?
Celebrating Strauss
Friday, June 11, 2004
If Richard Strauss were alive today, he’d be celebrating his 140th birthday. But we are happy to celebrate for him, as we hear excerpts from his opera “Capriccio.”
An Evening for Cellos
Thursday, June 10, 2004
It’s an evening for cellos, at least at the beginning and end of the evening. Two cheery Baroque works and one 20th-century jazz-inflected grief-stricken memorial.
Saxophone à la Glass
Wednesday, June 09, 2004
When is a Concerto for Saxophone and Orchestra really a Saxophone Quartet? When Philip Glass writes a piece that can be played either way. Tonight it’s the Quartet version.
Birthdays!
Tuesday, June 08, 2004
Boy, do we have birthdays to celebrate this evening! Three of them: composers Robert Schumann and Erwin Schulhoff, plus pianist Emanuel Ax. Ice cream with the cake, anyone?
Carmen Fantasy
Monday, June 07, 2004
You may think you know “Carmen,” but wait till you hear Franz Waxman’s take on tunes from the opera in his “Carmen Fantasy” for piano and virtuosic trumpet!
Brahms's Rhapsody
Sunday, June 06, 2004
Regarding Brahms’s “Alto Rhapsody,” Clara Schumann wrote, “This piece seems to me neither more nor less than the expression of his own heart's anguish.”
Summer Nights
Saturday, June 05, 2004
Berlioz set the six songs of “Les nuits d’ete” to poems by Theophile Gautier. Since sumer is icumin in ere long, we thought this work most appropriate!
Cakewalks, Ballet & Bullfights
Friday, June 04, 2004
Remember the ‘Golliwogg’s Cakewalk’ and ‘Jimbo’s Lullaby’? They are just two of six evocative piano miniatures comprising Debussy’s “Children’s Corner.” Aldo Ciccolini gives them life this evening.
Tune in and Enjoy!
Thursday, June 03, 2004
If you are a Branford Marsalis fan, you won’t want to miss his brilliant saxophone playing in Milhaud’s “Scaramouche” this evening. Tune in and enjoy!
Put on Your Thinking Caps
Wednesday, June 02, 2004
Put on your thinking caps, everyone. You’ll need one as you listen to Gavin Bryars’s “Farewell to Philosophy,” Haydn’s “The Philosopher” Symphony, and Terry Riley’s “The Philosopher’s Hand.”
The Divine Boccherini
Tuesday, June 01, 2004
“If God wanted...to listen to music Himself, He would choose Boccherini,” said Jean-Baptiste Cartier back in 1798. Luigi’s String Quintet in D is heavenly...
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