September 30, 2007
Posted by on September 30, 2007 at 09:06 AM
Yoav Talmi leads the 2007 National Youth Orchestra of Canada in concert this week on the final edition of Symphony Hall. (As next Sunday the programming changes mentioned in a previous post, R2 Changes do get underway.) The concert includes music by Wagner, Barber, Ravel, Dvorak, Sibelius and Canada’s Kelly-Marie Murphy. btw, you may already know this but in case you don't -- you can continue to hear Katherine Duncan hosting Alberta's contributions to Canada Live.
September 23, 2007
Posted by on September 23, 2007 at 09:00 AM
This morning on Symphony Hall, you can hear violinist Renaud Capucon with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Kent Nagano, with some chestnuts (as the jazzers would have it) of the repertoire -- the program features Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, plus Beethoven’s Pastorale Symphony.
And OnStage presents another outstanding concert from this year’s CBC McGill series, as a bevy of flutes join forces for a programme called Flutissimi!, with music ranging from the Baroque to the 20th century, featuring music by Boismortier, Prokofiev, Delibes, Doppler, Debussy, Villa Lobos and more.
September 16, 2007
Posted by on September 16, 2007 at 08:41 AM
Katherine Duncan, host of Symphony Hall, just emailed me to say there has been a last minute change to their schedule, so you may have been expecting a concert from the VSO, but in its place you can hear a beautiful concert of French music, performed by the CBC Radio Orchestra with soprano Measha Bruggergosman.
And here are the details of that concert:
CBC Radio Orchestra: "Tour de France"
Alain Trudel, conductor
Meahsa Brueggergosman, soprano
Milhaud: Suite Francaise
Ravel: Pavane pour une Infante Defunte
Duparc: Sour Songs
Debussy: Danses Sacree et Profane
Chausson: Poemk de L'Amour et de la Mer
September 09, 2007
Posted by on September 9, 2007 at 08:45 AM
Katherine Duncan is probably taking a wee bit of a rest after hosting CBC's coverage of the Banff International String Quartet Competition, but not too much of one as she's here today with Symphony Hall.
And on today's show, Alexander Mickelthwate, described by the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra as " one of the most exciting, emerging talents on the musical stage today" leads the WSO in music by Beethoven and by John Adams.
More of Adams' music is performed by the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Alain Trudel a little later on the show. This concert also features the Michelle Gregoire Trio, performing Antheil’s Serenade For Strings No. 1 and Gregoire’s Gratitude Suite.
September 02, 2007
Posted by on September 2, 2007 at 08:44 AM
Consists of some mighty fine music.
For instance Symphony Hall's broadcast of the last September's (it's September again already? where does the time go!) Montreal Symphony Orchestra gala to welcome their new maestro, Kent Nagano. Special guests included soprano Erin Wall, alto Marie-Nicole Lemieux, tenor Michael Schade and bass Alan Held.
They were joined by instrumental soloists Louise Bessette on piano, trumpeter Paul Merkelo and percussionist Serge Desgagnes in a programme featuring music by Charles Ives, Galina Ustvolskaya and Ludwig van Beethoven.
August 26, 2007
Posted by on August 26, 2007 at 09:00 AM
There's something special about having the only radio orchestra in North America, as CBC does. (A shame that radio orchestras have all but disappeared, but nice that CBC still has one.) It's kind of classy, don't you think? So is its conductor, appointed last year, trombonist Alain Trudel. And today on Symphony Hall you can hear his debut at the podium with the CBC Radio Orch, with a programme called The Concerto Project featuring three outstanding pianists - Janina Fialkowska, Winston Choi and Jane Coop.
The programme includes the world premiere of Ramona Leungen’s Concerto, plus Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor and Mendelssohn’s Concerto No. 2 in D minor.
August 19, 2007
Posted by on August 19, 2007 at 08:30 AM
This week's Symphony Hall features the world premiere of a work by the late John Wyre, called Remembering Ornulf.
Also featured on the programme, a concert called Eastern Pulse, with Alain Trudel conducting the CBC Radio Orchestra with the Safa Ensemble, flute soloist Kathleen Rudolph and marimba player John Rudolph. (And here's a very favourable review from from the LA Times.) The program also includes Bartok's Romanian Dances, along with works by Amir Koushkani and Witold Lutoslawski.
August 12, 2007
Posted by on August 12, 2007 at 07:00 AM
Sunday morning R2 listeners, take note, much to listen to this a.m.
On Choral Concert Sir Simon Rattle leads the Berlin Radio Choir and the Berlin Philharmonic in Brahms' German Requiem, plus Four Sacred Pieces by Verdi, performed by the Berlin Radio Chorus and the Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra, under the direction of Marek Janowski.
Then on Symphony Hall: A feast for Mozart-lovers as bass-baritone Gerald Finley joins the National Arts Centre Orchestra in an all-Mozart program. Finley sings arias from several of the composer's great operas. And Mario Bernardi conducts the CBC Radio Orchestra in a concert of music by Mozart and his contemporaries - C.P.E. Bach, Salieri, Michael Haydn and Joseph Haydn.
August 05, 2007
Posted by on August 5, 2007 at 09:30 AM
Symphony Hall goes pops this morning, with The Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra and a programme called "Fiddling Around" featuring music by Sir Ernest MacMillan, Leroy Anderson and Irving Berlin.
July 22, 2007
Posted by on July 22, 2007 at 08:44 AM
Today on Symphony Hall, three compositions by Bach - Wedding Cantata, Concerto for harpsichord in D Minor, BWV 1052, and Cantata 51 “Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen.” (Plus excerpts from Tafelmusik “The Thames Revisited,” featuring guest soloist and conductor Richard Egarr.)
Not long ago I was at a performance by Katenen Dioubaté, a Guinean-Canadian singer, and much was made of how she sings at baptisms, weddings and the like, as though this was something only belonging to oral cultures. Obviously not true! Funny how universal that use of music is...weddings, parties, anything.
July 15, 2007
Posted by on July 15, 2007 at 08:45 AM
Tune into Symphony Hall today to hear the Montreal Symphony Orchestra with Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E Flat Major, “Eroica”.
That's the serious bit.
Beethoven serves another purpose in Dudley Moore's Beethoven Sonata Parody, from Moore's years with Brit comedy troupe, Beyond The Fringe.
You know, watching this and some Victor Borge stuff lately makes me wonder what's happened to the musician/comedian. Seems like they're a breed of humorists from a bygone era. True, we've had groups like Moxy Fruvous and The Arrogant Worms, but I can't think of individual musicians who do a contemporary version of what guys like Moore or Borge did.
If you can, lemme know. A good laugh is always appreciated.
July 08, 2007
Posted by Jowi Taylor on July 8, 2007 at 08:08 AM
This morning on Symphony Hall with Katherine Duncan:
Resphighi's "Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite 1"; Samuel Barber's "Adagio for Strings"; and Harry Somers' "North Country".
July 01, 2007
Posted by Jowi Taylor on July 1, 2007 at 08:06 AM
In case you haven't already checked it out on the Concerts On Demand panel, today on Symphony Hall with Katherine Duncan, you'll hear a remarkable project commissioned by the CBC Radio Orchestra in Vancouver.
For "The Great Canadian Songbook", the Orchestra commissioned four Canadian composers to orchestrate songs by four icons of Canadian songwriting: Gordon Lightfoot, Buffy Saint Marie, Joni Mitchell and Serge Fiori (whom you may remember from the band Harmonium).
The arrangements are by Glenn Buhr, Giorgio Magnanensi, Phil Dwyer and the Artistic Director/Conductor of the CBC Radio Orchestra, Alain Trudel.
The songs are given new voice by Ron Sexsmith, Sarah Slean, Veda Hille, and Marc Dery.
June 10, 2007
Posted by Jowi Taylor on June 10, 2007 at 08:14 AM
This morning on Symphony Hall with Katherine Duncan, pianist Anton Kuerti and violinist Jacques Israelievitch join the Toronto Symphony Orchestra under guest conductor Gianandrea Noseda.
The concert includes Sofia Gubaidulina’s "The Rider on the White Horse", "Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54" by Schumann, and Rimsky-Korsakov’s "Sheherazade, Op. 35".
By the way, Jacques is also half of the Israelievitch Duo with his percussionist son Michael. If you ever get a chance to see them, they are suberb.
June 03, 2007
Posted by Jowi Taylor on June 3, 2007 at 09:39 AM
This morning on Symphony Hall with Katherine Duncan there's apparently no Elgar at all.
Trumpeter Richard Simoneau joins Symphony Nova Scotia under the direction of Bernard Gueller. The program features Suite No. 2 from Respighi’s "Ancient Airs and Dances", Malcolm Forsyth’s "Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra" and "Symphony No. 104" by Haydn.
May 27, 2007
Posted by Jowi Taylor on May 27, 2007 at 07:47 AM
Symphony Hall with Katherine Duncan today features Yamandu Costa, master of the 7-string guitar.
He gets a little back up from the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Roberto Minczuk in a concert that includes music by Bizet, Maurilho, Copland and Ginastera.
May 20, 2007
Posted by Jowi Taylor on May 20, 2007 at 07:50 AM
This morning on Symphony Hall with Katherine Duncan, pianist Janina Fialkowska joins Orchestra London in a concert that features music by Edvard Grieg and Jeffrey Ryan.
Later, violinist Stephen Sitarski joins the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony in a program that includes Dvorak's "Violin Concerto in A Minor".
(By the way, you can hear more great music performed by Janina Fialkowska later today on OnStage).
May 13, 2007
Posted by Jowi Taylor on May 13, 2007 at 08:30 AM
I'm sure conducting is challenging and rewarding work but I sometimes wonder what it's like for the great instrumentalists who've picked up the baton to not be in the trenches, as it were.
Clearly there's a calling for some to get back in there just to remind themselves what it's like from the other side of the orchestra.
That's why Pinchas Zukerman hands the baton to guest conductor Gustavo Dudamel, and picks up his viola, today on Symphony Hall with Katherine Duncan, in a concert featuring the National Arts Centre Orchestra in works by Barber, Bartok and Beethoven.
May 06, 2007
Posted by Jowi Taylor on May 6, 2007 at 05:36 AM
Take it easy today and let your radio do all the work.
Start with Choral Concert with Howard Dyck, celebrating the Elektra Women's Choir 20th Anniversary Concert - a festive celebration of 20 years of choral excellence, featuring works by Hasse, Orban and Elgar, plus world premieres by Canadian composers Ramona Luengen and Jeff Ryan. Diane Loomer and Ramona Edmundson share the conducting duties.
Then, on Symphony Hall with Katherine Duncan, pianist Michelle Gregoire joins the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra under conductor/ trombonist Alain Trudel. The concert features the world premiere of a work commissioned from her by CBC, along with works by Michael Daugherty, George Gershwin, John Adams and more.
Then drift into mid-day with Catherine Belyea and The Singer and the Song. Today, Catherine welcomes English soprano Susan Bullock as her special guest. Susan is currently singing the title role in 'Elektra' with the Canadian Opera Company, following her triumph as Brunnhilde in the Ring Cycle last fall. You'll hear some of Susan's favourite singers: Ella Fitzgerald, Tony Bennett and Frank Sinatra, as well as Astrid Varnay and Bryn Terfel. Of course, you'll also hear Susan herself, singing songs by Prokofiev and Ned Rorem.
April 29, 2007
Posted by Jowi Taylor on April 29, 2007 at 08:04 AM
Actually, this really is not to be confused with the Kiefer Sutherland TV show.
It's "A Day With Joseph Haydn", courtesy of Les Violons du Roy this week on Symphony Hall. You'll hear four Haydn symphonies, three of them nicknamed "Morning", "Midday" and "Evening".
No CIA agents, bombs or terrorists involved.
April 22, 2007
Posted by Jowi Taylor on April 22, 2007 at 06:00 AM
Here's your classical music Sunday line-up - it should get you through all 8 pounds of the Sunday New York Times on this Earth Day!
Starting at 8, (8:30 in Newfoundland), check out the latest choral music CDs on Choral Concert with Howard Dyck.
Then, at 10 (10:30NT) on Symphony Hall with Katherine Duncan, soprano Measha Brueggergosman and harpist Rita Costanzi join the CBC Radio Orchestra in a concert titled "Tour de France". The program features works by Milhaud, Ravel, Henri Duparc, Debussy and Chausson.
At noon (12:30NT), Catherine Belyea gives in to Spring Fever on The Singer and The Song. with new releases of music by Mozart and Soler, sung by sopranos Sally Matthews and Maria Bayo, a zarzuela aria from the debut CD featuring Elina Garanca, and from the same disc, the trio from Der Rosenkavalier with Diana Damrau and Canada's own Adrianne Pieczonka. Also, selections from a long-awaited disc titled "Tales of Opera" featuring dashing baritone Simon Keenlyside. All this and Anna Netrebko, too.
And On Stage with Shelley Solmes at 1:00 (1:30NT) hear the heart-stopping voice of Canadian soprano Isabel Bayrakdarian in her return to the Glenn Gould Studio following a series of successes at the Royal Opera, Covent Garden, in London, England, and at the prestigious Salzburg Festival in Austria. This concert features Bayrakdarian joined by a handful of outstanding instrumental soloists, in a program that ranges from 17th-century French love songs and Lieder by Schubert to folk songs from Armenia and Catalonia.
April 15, 2007
Posted by Jowi Taylor on April 15, 2007 at 06:00 AM
You've got the paper, the crossword, some coffee, the dog has been out. Now, here's the rest of your morning:
Choral Concert with Howard Dyck presents Handel's "Israel in Egypt", performed by La Chapelle de Québec and Les Violons du Roy, under the direction of Bernard Labadie.
Then, on Symphony Hall with Katherine Duncan, Kent Nagano leads the Montreal Symphony Orchestra in a programme that includes music by Berlioz, Strauss and more.
April 01, 2007
Posted by Jowi Taylor on April 1, 2007 at 10:16 AM
Jerusalem Ridge is a kickin' bluegrass group from Edmonton, named for the birthplace of bluegrass pioneer Bill Monroe in Jerusalem Ridge Kentucky.
I've seen the band in quite a few places: I've seen them in some bars, I've seen them on folk festival workshop stages and I've seen them in jam-packed hotel rooms in the wee hours at music conferences. But I've never seen them as you'll hear them today on Symphony Hall with Katherine Duncan, where they're backed up by the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra under Claude Lapalme in a concert recorded at the Jack Singer concert hall in Calgary.
The Atlantic region has already had the pleasure but you can follow the concert across the country using the Listen Live panel.
Now, if that turns your crank, you're probably well aware already of Bela Fleck, but you may not be aware of the Creaking Tree String Quartet. I highly recommend that you check them out.
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