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WorldView Episode 40: Violeta Parra
ClassicsaDay #ClassicalChristmas Week 3
The challenge is to post music related to the season. So sacred works for Advent and Christmas, secular works about winter, or even just music written and/or premiered in December.
#ClassicsaDay #ClassicalChristmas Week 1
The challenge is to post music related to the season. So sacred works for Advent and Christmas, secular works about winter, or even just music written and/or premiered in December.
Jan Willem de Vriend gives Mayer symphonies energetic readings
Jan Willem de Vriend leads the NDR Radiophilharmonie in some excellent performances. He keeps the energy level high, and the ensemble sound controlled. Mayer's tutti climaxes lean more towards Mendelssohn than Beethoven. And that's how de Vriend plays it.
Ambitious Oratorios from Georg Philipp Telemann
Michael Alexander Willens and the Kölner Akademie are among the premier practitioners of high German Baroque choral music. Their performances here are fluid and supple.
Join us for WTJU’s first-ever Classical Quiz Show!
“What’s the Score?” is a free event. Compete against other listeners for prizes and glory in this friendly test of your knowledge of classical music, instruments, and history. You can play from home or in-person at WTJU’s Stage (2244 Ivy Road).
Ferdinand Hiller Chamber Works Rescued from Obscurity
Pianist Oliver Trindl is in top form. A good thing, because piano virtuoso Hiller wrote some challenging piano parts. The Minguet Quartett has a seamless ensemble blend. And their collaboration with Trindl is flawless.
Save the Date: WTJU Classical Marathon fills the air Dec 5 - 11
Please join us December 5th through 11th for WTJU’s 2022 Classical Marathon — Music Across Time and Place. It’s a round-the-clock celebration of classical music, specially programmed for your listening pleasure.
WorldView Episode 39: Valentyn Silvestrov (Re-Post 11/28)
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