Large works by Brahms, Ravel, Wagner, and others on this week’s “Evening Concerts”
This week on the “Evening Concert” on FM 90.9 you’ll hear Brahms’ “Violin Concerto” on “The New York Philharmonic This Week”, Ravel’s “Piano Concerto for the Left Hand” from Chicago, Act 1 of Wagner’s “Tristan and Isolde” from Cleveland, Mahler’s “Song of the Earth” from Milwaukee” then Sunday, two Hanukkah specials.
WILL-FM: The Evening Concert: WEEK OF DEC 3 – 4 – 5 - 6 & 9, 2018
Monday December 3: “The New York Philharmonic This Week” (NYP 19-10)
Lindberg: Expo. Alan Gilbert, Conductor
Brahms: Violin Concerto in D. Frank Peter Zimmerman, Violin; Alan Gilbert, Conductor
Berlioz: Sinfonie fantastique, Op. 14. Alan Gilbert, Conductor
Tuesday December 4: Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast (CSO 18-49)
Matthias Pintsher and Jean-Yves Thibaudet
Debussy (orch. Ravel): Sarabande and Danse
Ravel: Piano Concerto for the Left Hand (In One Movement). Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
Ravel: Daphnis and Chloe. Chicago Symphony Chorus, Duain Wolfe, director
[CSO fill: Bernstein: Symphonic Suite from On the Waterfront (James Gaffigan, conductor)]
Wednesday December 5: Cleveland Orchestra (COR 18-10)
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor Gerhard Siegel, tenor (Tristan); Nina Stemme, soprano (Isolde); Okka von der Damerau, mezzo-soprano (Brangäne) – Cleveland Orchestra debut; Ain Anger, bass (King Marke); Alan Held, baritone (Kurwenal); Sean Michael Plumb, baritone (Melot); Matthew Plenk, tenor (Young Sailor/Shepherd) Men of the Cleveland Orchestra Chorus
Wagner: Tristan and Isolde (opera in concert) (Act 1)
Thursday December 6: Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra (MSO 18-10)
Conductor: Asher Fisch Soloist: Michelle DeYoung, mezzo soprano; Stuart Skelton, tenor
Foss: Three American Pieces for Violin and Orchestra. Bella Hristova, violin;
Britten: “Four Sea Interludes” from Peter Grimes, Opus 33a
Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde
Sunday December 9: Two Hanukkah Specials (Hanukkah = sunset Dec 2 – sunset Dec 10)
Hanukkah Lights 2018 (from NPR)
A perennial NPR favorite, Hanukkah Lights 2018 features all new Hanukkah stories: Ellis Island Hanukkah, The Magic Candles, The View From Masada, plus more. Written by R.L. Maizes, Lia Pripstein, Elisa Albert, and Ellen Orleans. Read by hosts Susan Stamberg and Murray Horwitz. (No detailed rundown available at press time).
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Candles Burning Brightly (Encore) (from APM)
Mindy Ratner hosts this 2017 encore celebration of Chanukah, the Jewish Festival of Lights. “Candles Burning Brightly” explores Chanukah foods, traditional activities, and plenty of music.
Traditional Yiddish (arr H Netsky) – Oy, Chanukah…New England Conservatory Jewish Music Ensemble
Traditional Sephardic – Los Siete Hijos de Hanna…Western Wind Vocal Ensemble
Solomon Golub (arr Z Mlotek) – Borukh Ate zingt der Tate…Essential Voices USA
Traditional Folk Melody – Lichvod HaChanukah…Ron Raines, baritone; Essential Voices USA Orchestra
Hugo Chaim Adler – Hannerot Hallalu…Carolina Chamber Chorale; Zhou Jin, piano
Folk Melody (arr Clurman, Hochman & Mitchell) – Haneirot Halalu…Essential Voices USA
Traditional Yiddish – Haneyros Halalu…Lissa Schneckenburger, violin; Hankus Netsky, piano
Chaim Parchi (arr J Jacobson) – Aleh Neiri…Chaim Parchi, soloist; Zamir Chorale of Boston
Leo Low (arr L Moore) – Likhtelekh…Coro Hebraeico
Traditional Hebrew – Mi Zeh Hidlik…Counterpoint
Flory Jagoda (arr H Netsky) – Ocho Candelikas…Rebecca Shrimpton, Marissa Steingold & the New England Conservatory Jewish Music Ensemble
Traditional Sephardic – Azeremoz una merenda…Voice of the Turtle
Traditional – Maoz Tsur (English)…Western Wind Vocal Ensemble
Traditional – Maoz Tsur (Hebrew)…Zamir Chorale of Boston
Traditional – Maoz Tsur (Instrumental)…Rachel Van Voorhees, harp
Traditional – My Little Dreydl…Rachel Van Voorhees, harp
Traditional Yiddish – Ich bin a kleyner dreydl…Chicago a Cappella
Traditional Hebrew (arr S Barnett) – S’vivon…New England Conservatory Chorus
Judith Shatin – Nun, Gimel, Hei, Shin…New London Children’s Choir
Avrom Goldfaden (arr E Levine) – Drey Zikh, Dreydele…Western Wind Vocal Ensemble
Abraham Ellstein and Moishe Oysher (arr Ellstein, Jacobson & Netsky) – Drey Dreydele…Cantor Morton Shames; New England Conservatory Jewish Music Ensemble and Chorus