Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Friday April 3, 2009

Charley talks with Mahlerfest conducter Robert Olson about this year's festival.
Mahler: Symphony No. 8 in E flat major (Symphony of a Thousand)
Oksana Krovytska, soprano; Sheila Smith, soprano; Shauna Southwick, soprano; Julie Simson, contralto; Kristine Jepson, contralto; Kurt R. Hansen, tenor; Brian Steele, baritone; Eugene Green, bass; Colorado MahlerFest Chorale/ Mary Louise Burke; Colorado Mormon Chorale/ J.C. Cook; Colorado Children’s Chorale/ Duain Wolfe; Colorado MahlerFest Orchestra/ Robert Olson (1/14-15/95)
Charley talks with Telling Stories director Jennie Dorris about their “A Night on the Red Carpet” show tomorrow.
Maurice Ravel: “Assez vif—Très rhythmé” (2nd movement) from String Quartet in F
Telling Stories String Quartet (Emily Lewis, Heidi Farr, violins; Megan Tipton, viola; Megan Titensor, cello)
KVOD Performance Studio 040209
Also, Charley anticipates Mountain Music Duo's appearance tomorrow afternoon.
Marcia Marchesi: Ciranda (Colorado premiere)
Mountain Music Duo (James Cline, guitar and Tenly Williams, oboe)
KVOD Performance Studio 101708

Thursday April 2, 2009

Charley talks with CSO conductor Jeffrey Kahane about the Verdi Requiem performances this weekend.
Colorado Symphony Orchestra
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Cho-Liang Lin, violin
Gioacchino Rossini: The Barber of Seville Overture
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 4 in G major, K.218 (2/6-7/09)
Also, Charley talks with Kantorei conductor Richard Larson about their "Midnight Sun" concert Saturday.
Edvard Grieg: Last Spring, Op.33 No. 2 & Psalm, “In Heav'n Above,” Op.74 No. 1
Norwegian Soloists' Choir/ Grete Pedersen
Bis 1661 8,10 11:41
And, Jeffrey Kahane's personal reminiscence of his days with Robert Shaw.

Wednesday April 1, 2009

Colorado Music Festival Orchestra
Michael Christie, conductor
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op.36 34:01 (7/11/08)
Also, Charley talks with Boulder Chamber Orchestra conductor Bahman Saless about their concerts with weekend with violist Geraldine Walther.
Bohuslav Martinů: Madrigals
Stefan Hersh, violin; Geraldine Walther, viola 16:23
Colorado College Summer Music Festival (7/7/03) [From COC 22]
Dvorak: Gavotte
Martin Chalifour, violin; Stefan Hersh, violin; Geraldine Walther, viola) 2:19
Colorado College Summer Music Festival 7/8/02) [From COC 14]

Tuesday March 31, 2009

Friends of Chamber Music
Trio con Brio Copenhagen
Johannes Brahms: Piano Trio in C major, Op.87
Felix Mendelssohn: “Andante con molto tranquillo” (2nd movement) from Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op.49 (4/23/08)
Charley anticipates Ingrid Fliter's appearance with the Friends of Chamber Music tomorrow.
Ludwig van Beethoven: "Rondo" (4th movement) from Piano Sonata No. 7 in D major, Op.10 No. 3
Ludwig van Beethoven: "Allegro" (1st movement) from Piano Sonata No. 18 in E flat major, Op.31 No. 3
Ingrid Fliter, piano
VAI 1250 4,5 4:02, 8:13
Also, Charley talks with Kantorei conductor Richard Larson about their "Midnight Sun" concert Saturday.

Monday March 30, 2009

Friends of Chamber Music
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
Inon Barnaton, piano; Stephen Taylor, oboe; David Shiffrin, clarinet; Peter Kolkay, bassoon; Stewart Rose, horn
Francis Poulenc: Trio for Oboe, Bassoon and Piano
Wolfgang Mozart: Piano Quintet in E flat major, K. 452 (3/5/08)
Charley anticipates Ingrid Fliter's appearance with the Friends of Chamber Music Wednesday.
Frédéric Chopin: Waltzes in D flat major, Op.42 No. 1, in C sharp minor, Op.64 No. 2, in A flat major, Op.64 No. 3, in F major, Op.34 No. 3, & in A flat major, Op.42 (“Grande Valse”)
Ingrid Fliter, piano
VAI 1250 9-11,14 12:06

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Friday March 27, 2009

Charley anticipates Matt Haimovitz's appearances this weekend.
Jimi Hendrix (arr. Matt Haimovitz): Anthem
Matt Haimovitz, cello)
Oxingale 2004 Track 01 4:48
National Repertory Orchestra,
Robert Moody, conductor; Tallie Brunfeld, violin
Arturo Márquez: Danzón No. 2 10:21
Antonín Dvořák: Violin Concerto in A minor, Opus 53 30:59 (7/27/08)
Wolfgang Mozart: “Allegro” (6th movement) from Divertimento in E flat major, K.563)
Jonathan Crow, violin; Douglas McNabney, viola; Matt Haimovitz, cello
Oxingale 2008 Track 12 6:35

Thursday March 26, 2009

Colorado Symphony Orchestra
Douglas Boyd, conductor; Jane Irwin, mezzo-soprano; Stuart Skelton, tenor
Franz Josef Haydn: Symphony No. 6 in D major (Morning)
Gustav Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde (The Song of the Earth) (1/30-31/09)
Charley talks with Denver Lyric Opera Guild President Carole Cruson about their competition finals concert Saturday, and with one of the contestants, Megan Marino.
Jake Heggie: “Don't say a word” from Dead Man Walking
Megan Marino, mezzo-soprano; Charles Dillard, piano
Denver Lyric Opera Guild Vocal Competition Finals (3/15/08)
Charley talks with CSO principal cellist Jurgen deLemos, who plays the Elgar Cello Concerto with the Littleton Symphony tomorrow. He plays some heroic cello solos from Rossini's William Tell Overture, Richard Strauss's Don Quixote and Ernest Bloch's Schelomo in the KVOD Performance Studio.

Wednesday March 25, 2009

Charley talks with pianist Peter Basquin about his residency at the Lamont School of Music.
Claude Debussy: Prelude No. 4, Book I (Les son et parfums tournent dans l'air du soir) 3:27
Claude Debussy: Prelude No. 5, Book I (Les collines d'Anacapri) 3:14
Robert Schumann (arr. Liszt): Widmung (Dedication), Op.25 No. 1 3:37
Peter Basquin, piano
KVOD Performance Studio 032409
Colorado Music Festival Orchestra
Michael Christie, conductor
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op.92 40:73 (7/10/08)
Also, Charley talks with Colorado Chamber Orchestra conductor Thomas A. Blomster about their “Making Our Garden Grow” benefit this Friday.

Tuesday March 24, 2009

Strings Music Festival
Peter Tchaikovsky: Valse-Scherzo, Op.34
Danielle Belen Nesmith, violin; Katherine Collier, piano (8/6/08) 6:20
Antonín Dvořák: Piano Trio in E minor, Op.90 (Dumky)
Carnegie Mellon Trio (Andres Cardenes, violin; Anne Martindale Williams, cello; David Deveau, piano) (8/6/08) 27:50
Charley talks with Denver Lyric Opera Guild President Carole Cruson about their competition finals concert Saturday, and with one of the contestants, Megan Marino.
Jake Heggie: “Don't say a word” from Dead Man Walking
Megan Marino, mezzo-soprano; Charles Dillard, piano
Giacomo Meyerbeer: Page's Song from Act I The Huguenots
Wendy Buzby, mezzo-soprano; Charles Dillard, piano
Denver Lyric Opera Guild Vocal Competition Finals (3/15/08)
Also, Charley anticipates Peter Basquin's residency at the Lamont School of Music.
Johannes Brahms: Intermezzo in E minor, Intermezzo in C major & Rhapsody in E flat major from Piano Pieces, Op.119
Peter Basquin, piano
NCA 11:59 (3/10/08)

Monday March 23, 2009

Colorado College Summer Music Festival
Felix Mendelssohn: Concert Piece No.1 in F minor, Op.113
Jon Manasse, clarinet; Michael Kroth, bassoon; Susan Grace, piano (7/3/05)
Festival Chamber Orchestra Concert
Scott Yoo, conducting
Johannes Brahms: Double Concerto in A minor, op. 102
Steven Copes, violin; David Ying, cello (6/24/05)
Peter Tchaikovsky: “Finale: Allegro giusto” from String Quartet No. 1 in D major, Op.11
Ying Quartet
Telarc 80685 CD2 Track 4 7:05
Also, Charley talks with Colorado Chamber Orchestra conductor Thomas A. Blomster about their “Making Our Garden Grow” benefit this Friday.

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Friday March 20, 2009

Charley talks with pianist Barry Douglas about his appearances with the CSO this weekend.
Robert Schumann: “Aria” (2nd movement) from Piano Sonata No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op.11
Barry Douglas, piano 2:58
KVOD Performance Studio 031909 MS
Strings Music Festival
Antonín Dvořák: String Sextet in A major, Op.48
Sheryl Staples, Michelle Kim, violin; Rebecca Young, David Harding, violas; David Hardy, Ru-Pei Yeh, cellos (8/2/08) 30:24
Also, David Rutherford talks with Augustana Lutheran Church organist Cindy Lindeen-Martin and guest organist Joseph Galema about the organ competition this weekend.
Stephen Paulus: “Toccata,” “Elegy” & “Finale” from Organ Concerto
Norman Mackenzie, organ; Atlanta Symphony/ George Hanson
Pipedreams 1003 10,12-13 14:36

Thursday March 19, 2009

Colorado Symphony Orchestra
Douglas Boyd, conductor
Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op.98 (1/23-25/09)
Also, Charley talks with Veronika String Quartet violinist Karine Garibova about their concerts this weekend.
Mendelssohn: “Adagio--Allegro vivace” (1st movement) from String Quartet in A minor, Op. 13 (“Ist Es Wahr?")
Veronika String Quartet (Veronika Afanassieva and Karine Garibova, violins, Ekaterina Dobrotvorskaia, viola; Mary Artmann, cello) 8:14
KVOD Performance Studio 031209 MS
Charley talks with the Walden Chamber Music Society's Jo Boatright about their program Sunday.

Wednesday March 18, 2009

From the KVOD Performance Studio, Associate Conductor Scott O'Neil anticipates his concerts with pianist Barry Douglas and the Colorado Symphony Orchestra this weekend. He'll talk about and play excerpts from Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, Opus 73 (Emperor) and Stravinsky's Symphony in Three Movements.

Wednesday March 18, 2009

From the KVOD Performance Studio, Associate Conductor Scott O'Neil anticipates his concerts with pianist Barry Douglas and the Colorado Symphony Orchestra this weekend. He'll talk about and play excerpts from Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, Opus 73 (Emperor) and Stravinsky's Symphony in Three Movements.

Tuesday March 17, 2009

National Repertory Orchestra, Breckenridge Music Festival Orchestra
Gerhardt Zimmermann, conductor
Olivier Messiaen: Forgotten Offerings 11:06
Ottorino Respighi: The Pines of Rome 22:39 (7/23/08)
David Rutherford talks with Augustana Lutheran Church organist Cindy Lindeen-Martin and guest organist Joseph Galema about the organ competition this weekend.
Franz Xaver Brixi: Organ Concerto No. 6 in G Major
Christian Schmitt, organ; European Chamber Soloists
NCA 15:33
Also, Charley talks with Karine Garibova of the Veronika String Quartet about their concerts this weekend.

Monday March 16, 2009

Friends of Chamber Music
Stephen Hough, piano
Felix Mendelssohn: Variations sérieuses, Op. 54 10:04
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111 23:49 (5/2/07)
aLSO, Charley talks with the Walden Chamber Music Society's Jo Boatright about their program Sunday, as well as anticipating Barry Douglas's appearance with the CSO this weekend.
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Finale from Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op.30
Barry Douglas, piano; Russian State Symphony Orchestra/ Evgeny Svetlanov
Sony 79722 Track 6 16:07

Thursday, March 5, 2009

Friday March 13, 2009

National Repertory Orchestra
Carl Topilow, conductor; Henrik Heide, flute; Colin Sieg, trumpet
Antonin Dvořák: Carnival Overture, Op.92 9:33
Franz Josef Haydn: “Allegro” (1st movement from Trumpet Concerto in E flat major 6:51
Jacques Ibert: “Allegro” (1st movement) from Flute Concerto 7:43 (8/2/08)
Also, Charley anticipates the Colorado Music Festival Chamber Players program this Sunday.
Felix Mendelssohn: Octet in E flat, Op.20 31:38
Colorado Music Festival Chamber Players (Calin Lupanu, Joseph Meyer, Rebecca Corruccini, Monica Boboc, violins; Shannon Williams, Matthew Dane, violas; Bjorn Ranheim, Greg Sauer, cellos) (7/22/08)

Thursday March 12, 2009

Colorado Symphony Orchestra
Douglas Boyd, conductor; Anthony Marwood, violin
Franz Josef Haydn:Symphony No. 96 in D major (Miracle)
Thomas Adès: Violin Concerto (Concentric Paths) (1/23-25/09)
Also, Charley anticipates the Colorado Chamber Players' “Felix and Fanny” show tomorrow.
Felix Mendelssohn: “Adagio--Allegro” (1st movement) from String Quartet in A minor, Op.13
Colorado Chamber Players (David Waldman, Paul Primus, violins; Barbara Hamilton-Primus, viola; Katharine Knight, cello)
Boulder Public Library (11/23/08) 8:07

Wednesday March 11, 2009

Colorado Music Festival Orchestra
Michael Christie, conductor
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op.68 (Pastoral) 44:34 (7/6/08)
Also, Charley talks with Boulder Bach Festival Executive Director Carole Whitney and Board President Dan Seger about their concerts this weekend.
Johann Sebastian Bach: Chorale from St. John Passion, BWV 245
Boulder Bach Festival Orchestra & Chorus/ Lawrence Golan
NCA 0:51 (3/15/08)
Johann Sebastian Bach: Finale (3rd movement) from Harpsichord Concerto No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052
Antonio di Cristofano, harpsichord; Boulder Bach Festival Orchestra/ Lawrence Golan
NCA 7:51 (1/20/07)
Jean-Philippe Rameau: “La Joyeuse” from Piéces de Clavecin
Jory Vinikour, harpsichord
Delos 3354

Tuesday March 10, 2009

Strings Music Festival
Camille Saint-Saëns: Fantasy, Op.124
Sheryl Staples, violin; Heidi Krutzen, harp (7/30/08) 13:24
Maurice Ravel: Minuet Antique 5:40
Claude Debussy: Ballade 7:31
Lorna McGhee, flute; David Harding, viola; Heidi Krutzen, harp (8/2/08)
Maurice Ravel: Introduction and Allegro
Lorna McGhee, flute; Mark Nuccio, clarinet; Michelle Kim, Sheryl Staples, violins; Rebecca Young, viola; Ru-Pei Yeh, cello; Heidi Krutzen, harp (8/2/08) 11:58
Also, Charley talks with Colorado Young Sinfonia conductor Basil Vendryes about their concert Friday.
Riccardo Iznaola: Musique du Salon
Basil Vendryes, viola; Riccardo Iznaola, guitar
NCA 3:12
Paul Hindemith: Trauermusik (Mourning Music)
Basil Vendryes, viola; Colorado Young Sinfonia/ Vendryes
NCA 7:33
Wolfgang Mozart: Minuet (3rd movement) from Serenade No. 13 in G major, K.525 (Eine kleine Nachtmusik)
NCA 2:03

Monday March 9, 2009

Colorado College Summer Music Festival
Carl Stamitz: Horn Trio in E-flat Major
Stewart Rose, horn; Stefan Hersh, violin; David Ying, cello (6/22/05)
Festival Chamber Orchestra
Scott Yoo, conducting
Scott Yoo, violin; Phillip Ying, viola
Wolfgang Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat, K. 364 (6/19/05)
Also, Charley anticipates the Colorado Chamber Players' “Insect Fables” at the Butterfly Pavilion tomorrow.
Katrina Wreede: How a Mosquito Operates
Colorado Chamber Players (Daniel Silver, clarinet; Paul Primus, violin; Scott Higgins, vibraphone; Nanette Shannon, piano) 5:50
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: “Flight of the Bumblebee” from Tsar Saltan
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (arr. Higgins): Bumblebee Boogie Colorado Chamber Players (Scott Higgins, vibraphone; Nanette Shannon, piano) 3:00
KVOD Performance Studio 022708 MS
Hollis Taylor: Excerpt from “Samba Beach Flies” from The Crawl Ball
Colorado Chamber Players (Paul Primus & David Waldman, violins; Barbara Hamilton-Primus, viola; Jeffrey Watson, cello)
KVOD Performance Studio 050707