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Dutch maestro Edo de Waart, who made his US debut at the Santa Fe Opera back in 1971, has been appointed the company's chief conductor...Edo de Waart (b. June 1, 1941) is a Dutch conductor of opera and symphony orchestras, particularly well-known as an orchestra builder havings elevated the status of a number of orchestras to top-notch ensembles. WIKI BIO
Another premiere recording, of Henryk Górecki's String Quartet No. 3, subtitled ... songs are sung and played by the Kronos Quartet, has been on and off the classical chart every couple of weeks since its debut in late March. It is now back on the chart at no. 17. ...CONSUMER INFO Henryk Mikolaj Górecki's String Quartet No. 3, Piesni Spiewaja ("...Songs Are Sung"), Op. 67--like its predecessors--was especially commissioned for and dedicated to the Kronos Quartet, whose impassioned, sympathetic performance burnishes it to a fare-thee-well. Approximately a decade of fits and starts separated the work's completion from its premiere, which finally took place in the composer's native Poland on October 15, 2005. Fans of his elegiac, incongruously popular Third Symphony likely somewhat startled by the spiky, dissonant virility that informs so much of Górecki's output. But the present piece would be an ideal follow-up for admirers of his more mystical, minimalist style.
The new Strauss recording, entering the chart at no. 20, is of the world premiere performance of the Four Last Songs, recorded live in concert at London's Royal Albert Hall in 1950. Kirsten Flagstad is the soprano soloist, with Wilhelm Furtwängler conducting the Philharmonia Orchestra. The disc also includes orchestral excerpts from Wagner's Tristan und Isolde and Götterdämmerung, along with Brünnhilde's Immolation from the latter opera. ...CONSUMER INFO
The Boston Globe..."Osvaldo Golijov has made his name by shaking up the classical-music landscape and disturbing its boundaries... He has become the composer of the moment." Oceana, arriving on the chart at no. 4, is the third disc of Golijov's music to be recorded by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and conductor Robert Spano for the Deutsche Grammophon label. In addition to the title work, which features Brazilian vocalist Luciana Souza, the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet and the ASO Chamber Chorus, the disc includes the string quartet Tenebrae (performed by the Kronos Quartet) and three songs for soprano and orchestra (sung by Dawn Upshaw). ...CONSUMER INFO
What's the most popular classical work for the cartoon crowd? Is it one by Bach? Beethoven? Mozart? Try Bedrich Smetana's ''The Moldau.'' To J.S. Bach's consolation, his Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor came in a close second. The Czech-born Smetana was the No. 1 pick of preschoolers in research by the television show ''Little Einsteins,'' which airs weekdays on the Disney Channel. The half-hour animated show follows the adventures of four young characters who complete important missions while learning about music and art. ...more
Leon Fleisher is suffering from a bout of tenosynovitis -- an inflammation of the tendon sheath -- in both hands. See all stories on this topic | ...MORE... Leon Fleisher (born July 23, 1928) is an American pianist and conductor.
He was born in San Francisco, California, where he started studying the piano at age 4. He made his public debut at age 8 and played with the New York Philharmonic under Pierre Monteux at 16. He studied with Artur Schnabel. WIKI Bio | Leon Fleisher on CDs
This weekend on the LIVE365 VIP MUSIClassical CONCERT you will be hearing with our selections...a 1944 broadcast of the Bell Telephone program featuring pianist Robert Casadesus. The Bell Telephone Hour was a musical-themed radio series which ran on the NBC radio network from 1940 to 1958, The Bell Telephone Hour showcased the best in classical and Broadway music each week. These weekly 30-minute NBC radio broadcasts, featuring classical and light classical music, began on Apr. 29, 1940 and continued until 1958. In September, 1959, the Bell Telephone Hour made its television debut as a monthly musical special. It remained a regular television program until April 26, 1968. Broadcasts chiefly originated from New York City, sponsored by the Bell Telephone Company (American Telephone and Telegraph). Each 30-minute program generally featured a guest singer or instrumentalist, with the Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra, conducted by Donald Voorhees. The program you will hear on our MUSIClassical CONCERT series this weekend can be heard online via the LIVE365.com network. To subscribe click the "MUSIClassical CONCERT LISTEN LINK" above. ...MORE about Robert Casadesus
Even as the New York Philharmonic has named a young, fast-rising American talent to be its next music director, the orchestra has engaged the services of a top-of-the-profession veteran in the mold of Lorin Maazel and Kurt Masur, the Philharmonic's current music director and his predecessor.
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