Saturday, June 27, 2009

Friday July 10, 2009

Colorado College Summer Music Festival
Korngold: Four Pieces from Much Ado About Nothing
Scott St. John, violin; William Wolfram, piano (6/28/02)
Martinu: Quartet
Jon Manasse, clarinet; R.J. Kelley, horn; Peter Rejto, cello; John Kinzie, side drum (6/28/02)
Martinu: Flute Sonata No. 1
Michael Parloff, flute; Susan Grace, piano (7/8/02)
Also, Charley anticipates Bil Jackson's playing the Mozart Clarinet Concerto with the Colorado Symphony tomorrow.
Wolfgang Mozart: “Minuetto” (3rd movement) from Clarinet Quintet in A major, K.581
Bil Jackson, clarinet; James Ehnes, violin; Jacques Thibaud Trio
Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival (7/13/04) From Vail 14

Thursday July 9, 2009

Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival
Dmitri Shostakovich: Chamber Symphony, Op.110a
Festival Orchestra (8/2/05)
Wolfgang Mozart: Piano Quartet in G minor, K.478
Adam Neiman, piano; Jennifer Frautschi, violin; Tatjana Mead Chamis, viola; Raman Ramakrishnan, cello (8/2/05)
Also, Charley talks with the Bravo Vail Valley Music Festival's artistic director, Eugenia Zukerman, about tomorrow's Philadelphia Orchestra opening night appearance.
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Prelude in C sharp minor, Op.3 No.2
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
KVOD Performance Studio 052809 MS

Wednesday July 8, 2009

Colorado Music Festival Chamber Players (Jessica Guideri, Dominique Corbeil, violin; Matthew Dane, Ethan Hecht, violas; Judith Glyde, cello)
Frank Bridge: Lament 10:00
Wolfgang Mozart: String Quintet No. 4 in C minor, K.406
(2/24/08) 24:20
Also, Charley talks with music director Michael Christie about the next Colorado Music Festival concerts.
Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov: “Festival at Baghdad, The Sea, The Ship Goes to Pieces Against a Rock Surmounted by a Bronze Warrior” (4th movement) from Scheherazade, Op.35
Colorado Music Festival Orchestra
Michael Christie, conductor 12:30
From CMF 112 (6/27/08)
Moreover, Charley talks with Crested Butte Music Festival music director Alexander Scheirle.
Ralph Vaughan Williams: “lovely on the Water” (1st movement) from Six Studies in English Folk Song
NCA 2:06

Tuesday July 7, 2009

National Repertory Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op.68 41:05 (6/27/07)
Also, Charley talks with conductor JoAnn Falletta about her concert with the National Repertory Orchestra tomorrow.
Franz Schubert (arr. Brian Newbould): “Scherzo” (3rd movement) from Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D.759 (Unfinished)
Franz Schubert (arr.Andy Stein): “Scherzo” (3rd movement) from String Quartet in D minor, D.810 (Death and the Maiden)
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra/ JoAnn Falletta
Naxos 8.572051 Tracks 7 & 3 6:31 + 5:39

Monday July 6, 2009

Strings Music Festival
Catherine Cho, violin; Festival Orchestra
Wolfgang Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K.219 (7/5/08) 30:22
Also, Charley anticipates the chamber music program at the Strings Music Festival Wednesday.
Isaac Albéniz: “Rumores de la Caleta” from Recuerdos de viaje
Jason Vieaux, guitar 3:45
KVOD Performance Studio 100507 MS
Charley talks with pianist Jon Kimura Parker.
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Prelude No. 5 in G major, Op.32
Frédéric Chopin: Prelude No. 24 in D minor, Op.28
Jon Kimura Parker, piano
KVOD Performance Studio NCA 052407 MS & JA
Moreover, Charley talks with conductor JoAnn Falletta about her concert with the National Repertory Orchestra Wednesday.
Franz Schubert (arr.Andy Stein): “Allegro” (1st movement) from String Quartet in D minor, D.810 (Death and the Maiden)
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra/ JoAnn Falletta
Naxos 8.572051 Track 1 11:15

Thursday, June 25, 2009

Friday July 3, 2009

National Repertory Orchestra
Carl Topilow, conductor; Christine Hwang, viola
David Dzubay: Black Diamond 10:26
Michael Mauldin: Fajada Butte: An Epiphany 14:07
Alan Shulman: Theme and Variations for Viola and Orchestra 15:00 (7/2/08)
Also, Charley talks to Assumption Greek Orthodox Cathedral Choir director, James Maniatis, about their concert tomorrow.
Theodore Bogdanos: Excerpts from The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom
Assumption Greek Orthodox Cathedral Choir director, James Maniatis 1/20/01
And, Charley talks with Eugenia Zukerman and Lynn Mazza from the Bravo Vail Valley Music Festival about the Dallas Symphony's concert Sunday.
Eugenia Zukerman: Variations on The Three Ravens 2:23
Eugenia Zukerman, flute
KVOD Performance Studio NCA

Thursday July 2, 2009

Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival
Wolfgang Mozart: Flute Quartet in A major, K.298
Eugenia Zukerman, flute; Anthea Kreston, violin; Tatjana Mead Chamis, viola; Jason Duckles, cello (7/26/05) 11:58
Robert Schumann: Piano Quintet in E flat major, Op.44
Anne-Marie McDermott, piano; Anthea Kreston, Amanda Brown, violins; Tatjana Mead Chamis, viola; Jason Duckles, cello (7/26/05) 29:03
Also, Charley talks with Eugenia Zukerman and Lynn Mazza from the Bravo Vail Valley Music Festival about the Dallas Symphony's in-residency.
C.P.E. Bach: “Poco adagio” (1st movement) from Solo Flute Sonata in A minor 3:53
Eugenia Zukerman, flute
KVOD Performance Studio NCA
Moreover, Charley talks to Assumption Greek Orthodox Cathedral Choir director, James Maniatis, about their concert on July 4th.
Theodore Bogdanos: “Magnificat” from The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom
Assumption Greek Orthodox Cathedral Choir director, James Maniatis 1/20/01

Wednesday July 1, 2009

Colorado Music Festival Chamber Orchestra
Michael Christie, conductor
Gabriela Lena Frank: Leyendas: An Andean Walkabout 22:54
Alberto Ginastera: Variaciones Concertantes 26:31 (7/27/08)
Also, Charley anticipates the next Colorado Music Festival concerts.
Antonín Dvořák: Scherzo (3rd movement) from String Serenade in E major, Op.22 5:40
Colorado Music Festival Chamber Orchestra
Joana Carneiro, conductor (7/20/08)

Tuesday June 30, 2009

Stephanie Wendt, piano
Wolfgang Mozart: Piano Sonata in B flat major, K.333
KVOD Performance Studio 012507 MS
Clara Schumann: Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann, Op.20, Notturno from Soirées Musicales, Op.6, Romance in G minor, Op.21 No. 3, Romance in E flat minor, Op.11 No. 1.
Golden Wattle 440 893
Robert Schumann: “Fable,” “Confused Dreams” & “End of the Song” from Fantasy Pieces, Op.12
Stephanie Wendt, piano
Golden Wattle 440 893 7-9 9:44
Also, Charley talks with the artistic brain-trust at the Bravo Vail Valley Music Festival, Eugenia Zukerman and Lynn Mazza about their opening concert Wednesday.

Monday June 29, 2009

Strings Music Festival
Jean Françaix: Wind Quintet No. 1
Christina Jennings, flute; Peter Cooper, oboe; Jon Manasse, clarinet; Richard Beene, bassoon; William VerMeulen, horn (7/9/08) 21:16
Franz Haydn: Symphony No. 7 in D major (Noon)
Strings Chamber Orchestra (7/5/08) 24:08
Also, Charley anticipates violinist Chee-Yun's appearance at the Strings Music Festival Wednesday.
Fritz Kreisler: Recitativo and Scherzo-Caprice, Op.6
Chee-Yun, violin 4:24
KVOD Performance Studio 022609 JP
George Frideric Handel: Passacaglia from Harpsichord Suite No. 7 in G minor, HWV 432 (Arr. Johan Halvorsen)
Chee-Yun, violin; Alisa Weilerstein, cello
KVOD Performance Studio 102005 MS 6:30

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Friday June 26, 2009

National Repertory Orchestra
Carl Topilow, conductor;
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op.93 26:02 (7/9/08)
Ottorino Respighi: Roman Festivals 26:39 (6/20/08)
Also, Charley talks to Assumption Greek Orthodox Cathedral Choir director, James Maniatis, about their concert on July 4th.
Theodore Bogdanos: “Triumphal Hymn” from The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom
Assumption Greek Orthodox Cathedral Choir director, James Maniatis
1/20/01

Thursday June 25, 2009

Strings Music Festival
Camille Saint-Saëns: Caprice on Danish and Russian Airs, Op.79
Christina Jennings, flute; Peter Cooper, oboe; Jon Manasse, clarinet; Katherine Collier, piano (7/9/08) 12:04
Wolfgang Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante in E flat major, K.297b
Peter Cooper, oboe; Jon Manasse, clarinet; Richard Beene, bassoon; William VerMeulen, horn; Strings Chamber Orchestra (7/5/08) 31:27
Also, Charley anticipates tomorrow's concert by the Colorado Chamber Players.
Wynton Marsalis: "Creole Contradanzas" 3rd movement) from At the Octoroon Balls
Colorado Chamber Players (Paul Primus & David Waldman, violins; Barbara Hamilton-Primus, viola; Katharine Knight, cello)
KVOD Performance Studio 020609 JP
Moreover, Charley anticipates Central City Opera's production of Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor Saturday.
Gaetano Donizetti: “Soffriva nel pianto” from Lucia di Lammermoor
Central City Opera Outreach Ensemble (Annamarie Zmolek, soprano, Kevin Kennedy, piano; Pat Pearce, General and Artistic Director)
KVOD Performance Studio Opera 101 051209 MS

Wednesday June 24, 2009

Colorado Music Festival Orchestra & Chorus
Michael Christie, conductor; Kelley O'Connor, mezzo-soprano; Timothy Krueger, chorus master
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 3 in D minor 1:46:29 (8/1/08)
Also, Charley anticipates the Jubilate Singers' appearance with the Colorado Music Festival Chamber Orchestra this Sunday.
Nathaniel Dett: I Want To Be Ready
David Harris, soloist 1:49
Moses Hogan: Hear My Prayer 2:56
Williametta Spencer: At the Round Earth's Imagined Corners 2:06
Jubilate Sacred Singers
David Harris, conductor
KVOD Performance Studio 041808 MS

Tuesday June 23, 2009

Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival
Beaux Arts Trio
Ludwig van Beethoven: 10 Variations in G major, Op.121a (Kakadu) (7/19/05)
Antonin Dvořák: Piano Trio in E minor, Op.90 (Dumky) (7/19/05)
Dmitri Shostakovich: Scherzo (2nd movement) from Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Opus 67

Monday June 22, 2009

Colorado College Summer Music Festival
Arnold Bax: In Memorium 11:31
Robert Walters, English horn; Courtney Hershey Bress, harp; Steven Copes, Mark Fewer, violins; Phillip Ying, viola; Bion Tsang, cello
Alberto Ginastera: Impresiones de la Puna 9:45
Elizabeth Mann, flute; Mark Fewer and Stefan Hersh, violins; Virginia Barron, viola; David Ying, cello
Béla Bartok: Contrasts
Steven Copes, violin; Jon Manasse, clarinet; Jon Nakamatsu, piano 19:31 (6/15/08)
Also, Charley anticipates tomorrow's chamber recital at the
Colorado College Summer Music Festival.
William Walton: “Andante tranquillo” (1st movement) from Viola Concerto 7:42
Festival Orchestra, Scott Yoo, conducting; Toby Appel, viola (7/1/08)
Moreover, Charley talks with the Intermezzo Chamber Players artistic director Dianne Betkowski about their concert Tuesday.
Franz Schubert: String Trio in B flat major, D.471 5:53
Intermezzo Chamber Players (Stacy Lesartre, violin; Kelly Shanafelt, viola; Dianne Betkowski, cello)
KVOD Performance Studio 061609 MS

Thursday, June 11, 2009

Friday June 19, 2009

Colorado College Summer Music Festival
Carl Maria von Weber: Grand Duo Concertant, Op. 48
Jon Manasse, clarinet; Jon Nakamatsu, piano 15:23 (6/11/08)
Olivier Messiaen: Le merle noir (The Blackbird)
Elizabeth Mann, flute; Susan Grace, piano 10:12 (6/19/08)
Alec Wilder: Suite No. 1 for Horn, Bass Trombone and Piano
Michael Thornton, horn; John Rojak, bass trombone; Susan Grace, piano 17:17 (6/11/08)
Also, Charley talks with members of the Intermezzo Chamber Players, violinist Stacy Lesartre and cellist Dianne Betkowski, about their concert Tuesday.
Franz Schubert: String Trio in B flat major, D.471
Intermezzo Chamber Players (Stacy Lesartre, violin; Kelly Shanafelt, viola; Dianne Betkowski, cello)
KVOD Performance Studio 061609 MS

Thursday June 18, 2009

National Repertory Orchestra
Carl Topilow, conductor
Serena McKinney, 2008 concertmaster
Peter Tchaikovsky: Capriccio Italien, Op.45 15:31
Peter Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D major, Op.35 34:06 (6/20/08)
Also, Charley anticipates the NRO opening concert tomorrow.
Antonín Dvořák: Slavonic Dance No. 7 in C major, Op.72 3:28
National Repertory Orchestra/ Carl Topilow (6/14/08)

Wednesday June 17, 2009

Charley talks with members of the Intermezzo Chamber Players, violinist Stacy Lesartre and cellist Dianne Betkowski, about their concert Tuesday.
Franz Schubert: String Trio in B flat major, D.471
Intermezzo Chamber Players (Stacy Lesartre, violin; Kelly Shanafelt, viola; Dianne Betkowski, cello)
KVOD Performance Studio 061609 MS
Colorado Music Festival
Chamber Players (Calin Lupanu, Joseph Meyer, Rebecca Corruccini, Monica Boboc, violins; Shannon Williams, Matthew Dane, violas; Bjorn Ranheim, Greg Sauer, cellos)
Felix Mendelssohn: Octet in E flat, Op.20 33:34 (7/22/08)
Also, Charley talks with pianist Kevin Ahfat about his appearance at Carnegie Hall.
Maurice Ravel: Jeux d'eau
Kevin Ahfat, piano
KVOD Performance Studio 061609 MS
Maurice Ravel: “Conversations of Beauty and the Beast” (4th movement) from Mother Goose Suite
Colorado College Summer Music Festival Orchestra
Scott Yoo, conducting (7/1/08)

Tuesday June 16, 2009

Colorado College Summer Music Festival
Lowell Liebermann: Fantasy on a Fugue of J.S. Bach
Elizabeth Mann, flute; Frank Rosenwein, oboe; Jon Manasse, clarinet; Michael Kroth, bassoon; Stewart Rose, horn; Susan Grace, piano
KVOD Performance Studio 062607 MS 10:22
Sir Edward Elgar: Piano Quintet in A minor, Op. 84
William Wolfram, piano; Steven Copes, Stefan Hersh, violins; Phillip Ying, viola; Bion Tsang, cello (6/17/07) 24:59
Also, Charley anticipates the Colorado College Summer Music Festival concert on Thursday.
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Romance in A Major, Waltz in A Major
Anne Epperson, John Novacek, Susan Grace 4:59 + 2:20 (6/29/08)

Monday June 15, 2009

Charley anticipates this week's concerts at the Colorado College Summer Music Festival.
Johannes Brahms: “Allegro appassionato” (1st movement) from Clarinet Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op.120 No.1
Jon Manasse, clarinet (barefoot); Jon Nakamatsu, piano (shod), Charley Samson, page-turner (barefoot)
KVOD Performance Studio 050909 MS
Colorado College Summer Music Festival
Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major, BWV 1050
Elizabeth Mann, flute; Mark Fewer, violin; Scott Yoo, Steven Copes, Stefan Hersh, violins; Phillip Ying, Virginia Barron, violas; David Ying, cello; Susan Cahill, bass; Frank Shelton, harpsichord (6/17/07) 22:12
Eric Ewazen: English Horn Quintet
Robert Walters, English horn; Scott Yoo, Mark Fewer, violins; Virginia Barron, viola; David Ying, cello (6/17/07) 17:45
Also, John Novacek: “4th Street Drag” from Four Rags for Two Jo(h)ns
Jon Manasse, clarinet; John Novacek, piano 3:59
KVOD Performance Studio NCA 062507

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Friday June 12, 2009

Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival
Franz Schubert: Octet in F major, D.803
Alan Kay, clarinet; Peter Kolkay, bassoon; Stewart Rose, horn; Henry Gronnier, Timothy Fain, violins; Thomas Diener, viola; Eric Gaenslen, cello; Owen Lee, double bass (7/12/05) 56:45

Thursday June 11, 2009

National Repertory Orchestra
Carl Topilow, conductor; Eri Nakamura, piano
Anthony Plog: Weiter 6:32
Richard Strauss: Don Juan, Op.20 16:52
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op.43 23:28 (6/14/08)

Wednesday June 10, 2009

Colorado Music Festival Chamber Orchestra
Michael Christie, conductor
Glenn Einschlag, bassoon
Wolfgang Mozart: Bassoon Concerto in B flat major, K.191 19:06 (6/29/08)
Franz Schubert: Symphony No. 1 in D major, D.82 29:26 (6/22/08)

Tuesday June 9, 2009

Friends of Chamber Music
St. Lawrence String Quartet (Scott St. John, Geoff Nuttall, violins; Lesley Robertson, viola; Christopher Costanza, cello)
Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet No. 13 in B flat major, Op.130 with Great Fugue in B flat major, Op.133 (1/16/08)

Monday June 8, 2009

Colorado College Summer Music Festival
Albert Roussel: Divertissement, Op.6
Elizabeth Mann, flute; Robert Walters, oboe; Jon Manasse, clarinet; Michael Kroth, bassoon; Michael Thornton, horn; Susan Grace, piano (6/13/07) 8:22
Antonín Dvořák: Dumka, Scherzo & Finale from Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. 81
Anne Epperson, piano; Scott Yoo, violin; Stefan Hersh, violin; Phillip Ying, viola; David Ying, cello (6/13/07) 28:16