Beethovenfest Bonn; Debate Simulcast; Beethoven’s “Emperor” Concerto in Cleveland: Evening Concert
This week on the Evening Concert on WILL-FM, it’s the next “Beethovenfest in Bonn” program, then a “Debate Simulcast” from IL Public Media; Wednesday Helene Grimaud is the soloist in Beethoven’s “Emperor” Piano Concerto with the Cleveland Orchestra; Thursday it’s Dvorak's Cello Concerto on “The New York Philharmonic This Week” and Sunday, Chamber Music from Lincoln Center and from Spoleto.
WILL-FM The Evening Concert & Prairie Performances 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. (M – F & SUN)
WEEK OF OCTOBER 20 – 21 – 22 – 23 – 24 & 26, 2014
Monday October 20: Deutsche Welle Festival Concerts (DWF) (#13-22)
BEETHOVENFEST BONN, 7th CONCERT
Borodin Quartet
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827): String Quartet No. 6 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18, No. 6
Dmitry Shostakovich (1906-1975): String Quartet No. 7 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 108
Recorded by Deutsche Welle, Bonn (DW) in the Beethoven House, Bonn on September 28, 2013
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827): String Quartet No. 12 in E-Flat Major, Op. 127, Galitzin
Dmitry Shostakovich (1906-1975): String Quartet No. 12 in D-Flat Major, Op. 133
Recorded by West German Radio, Cologne (WDR) in La Redoute, Bonn on September 30, 2013
Tuesday October 21: Tonight’s Chicago Symphony Orchestra is PRE-EMPTED by simulcast coverage of the Illinois 13th District Congressional Debate (at 7:00) and “Fiesta!” (at 8:00)
***7:00 p.m. Illinois 13th District Congressional Debate (Ann Callis and Rodney Davis) from WUIS
***8:00 p.m. Fiesta! (#14-04): Saudades do Brasil
Respighi: Brazilian Impressions: (Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Eduardo Mata, conductor)
Piazzolla: Deux Xango (Boulouris 5)
Barilari: Brazilian Fantasy (Kaia String Quartet)
Milhaud: Saudades do Brasil (1. Sorocoba; 2. Botafogo; 3. Leme (William Bolcom, piano)
Milhaud: Saudades do Brasil 4. Copacabana; 7. Corcovado; 11. Laranjeiras; 13. Paysandu (The Concert Arts Orchestra, Darius Milhaud, conductor)
Wednesday October 22: Cleveland Orchestra (COR) (#14-08)
Fabio Luisi, conductor; *Hélène Grimaud, piano; ^^Maureen McKay, soprano
*BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor”
^^MAHLER: Symphony No. 4
[COR Encore: TRAD. Arr. SAEGUSA: Zuzizuizukkorobashi; Cleveland Orchestra Sinfonietta]
Thursday October 23: The New York Philharmonic This Week (NYP) (15-03)
Alan Gilbert, conductor; *Carter Brey, cello
*DVORAK: Cello Concerto
TCHAIKOVKSY: Symphony No. 5
J.S. BACH: Suite No. 1 for Unaccompanied Cello
Friday October 24: Prairie Performances with Roger Cooper
This month Prairie Performances salutes and bids a fond farewell to the Prairie Ensemble and Kevin Kelly, founding conductor and driving force behind the group and former WILL-FM colleaugue, classical music host, and host of "Live and Local".
Sunday October 26: The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (CMS): (#14-04)
Britten: Quartet No. 1 in D major for Strings, Op. 25; Belcea Quartet
Prokofiev: Quartet No. 1 in B minor for Strings, Op. 50; Belcea Quartet
Spoleto Chamber Music Festival (#14-04)
Ravel: La Valse (Pedja Muzijevic and Pavel Kaleskinov, piano)
Bartok: Selections from Duo, Op. 44 (Geoff Nuttall and Livia Sohn, violin)
J. S. Bach: Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007, for Solo Cello (Chris Costanza, cello)
Guillame Connesson (b. 1970): Sextet (1998) (James Austin Smith, oboe; Todd Palmer, clarinet; Livia Sohn, violin; Hsin-Yun Huang, viola; Anthony Manzo, double bass; Pedja Muzijevic, piano)