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#ClassicsaDay #ClassicalTimeMachine (early LPs) Week 4
Last month the Classics a Day team chose vintage recordings as the theme. Specifically, recordings made before the LP era. This month, the focus moves forward in time a little, to the early LP era. This runs from 1948 to about 1958, with the advent of stereo recording.
Julia Kociuban energizes Tansman and Bacewicz concertos
Julia Kociuban delivers spectacular performances of two 20th Century piano concertos.
Host profile: Sandy Snyder
“While subbing for First Light during this pandemic, I got regular calls from a listener trapped in Colombia, South America because of the virus and felt like the station was a lifeline for him.”
Read more about Sandy Snyder, host of WTJU’s Early Music Show.
Josef Myslivecek Oboe Quintets anticipate Mozart
For anyone who enjoys the chamber music of Mozart and Haydn, give this disc a listen. Myslivecek is an early Classical composer worth exploring.
Poul Ruders avoids categorizations in Volume 15
Ruders picks and chooses from all the various contemporary compositional trends. And he makes it all sound not only cohesive but logical -- as if it simply couldn't be any other way.
Host profile: Brian Simalchik
“The best moments are when someone calls and is excited to share about how something I played spoke to them. That’s the absolute best and brings me the most joy.”
Read more about Brian Simalchik, host of WTJU’s A New Sound.
Classical Interviews – Carrie Finnegan
The director of the Albemarle Orchestras, Carrie Finnegan, spoke with WTJU about her concerts, students, and daily life.
#ClassicsaDay #ClassicalTimeMachine (early LPs) Week 3
In the early LP era (as with other eras of recording) composers conducted their own works, legendary performances were preserved, and occasionally history was made.
Charlottesville Chamber Music Festival presents a virtual mini-festival: Nov 30 - Dec 2
Encouraged by enthusiastic audience response to its virtual September Festival, the Charlottesville Chamber Music Festival is expanding its virtual concert programming with Mini-Festivals in 2020 and 2021. The first Mini-Festival will take place November 30 – December 2, with a single major classical work released at 10:00am each day.
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