tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130631852940224660Wed, 30 May 2012 11:13:32 +0000HandelFarinellimarathonHoneggerMackeyFainPartpost-romanticalt-classicalByrdAmerican musicPRDMCFerraraStravinskyWylieClassical Music MarathonSchumannWTJU websiteFranckBel CantoChicago Symphony OrchestraJarviStile AnticoBrendelfugueRossiniThomVideooperaBaroqueWeillPerichSaint-SaensrepertoireClassical SunriseRiisagerGergievSallinensoloERMPiazzolaHelvaciogluminimalismJanacekHailstorkReichfestivalCDWangTheofanidisSACDvenuesDvorakpop musicBarberTomkinsHaimovitzIrish musicSalonenSchumansurveymodern musicParamount TheaterTavernerBrucknerPannpianoFund raisingVienna PhilharmonicMendelssohnRichterZelenkaBallminiaturesperformancesMP3MoranAmnercomposerRomantic periodMartinuLenyacopyrightRalphCampionlistenershiporchestrasWTJUcontemporary musicBrittenBellRousselDawn's Early LightDettorieighth blackbirdVerdiSalzburgBabbitthistoric recordingsHDrecordingscantataLisztRautavaaraO'RileyPortrait of the ArtistLiebersonShostakovichKrausRavelSchnittkeconcertGibbonsMutireviewspecial programmingCharlottesvilleCharlottesville Chamber Music FestivalHigdonSchwantnerPhiladelphiaGlasselectronic musicColemanorganNYTimeschamber musicearly musicFuchsSovietmultimediaEccardcatalogingVasksTorkeNaiveVivaldiProkofievviolinDowlandKernisRogierWildHollandclassicsTwitterrenaissancepublic radioOld Cabell Hallmusic newsBolcomdownload#operaplotSumeraHummelconcertoWeinbergchoral musicKalkbrennerMozartFooteclarinetWeberDiamondHindemithvolunteercounterpointInternetclassical musicresearchBachPutsopera. RalphBrahmspoliticsprogrammingPaulaDVD-AudioFoxYouTubeorchestralblogbookPolliniDussekBeethovenHaydnOpera MatineeDanielpourprepared pianoGlazunovmusic and the brainFreireSaariahoconductorZimmerliNews and views from the classical music announcers at WTJU, 91.1 FM, Charlottesville, Virginiahttp://wtjuclassical.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (WTJU Classical Dept.)Blogger191125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130631852940224660.post-6955249484887159849Wed, 30 May 2012 11:11:00 +00002012-05-30T07:13:32.474-04:00KrausreviewRalphclassical music Kraus: Viola Concertos David Aaron Carpenter, viola Tapiola Sinfonietta Ondine David Aaron Carpenter presents three standout viola concertos on his new Ondine release. These concertos by Joseph Martin Kraus, dating from the 1790s, were thought to be lost until fairly recently. Kraus, who spent most of his professional life in the Swedish court, was well-regarded by many musicians of his dayhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WtjuClassicalComments/~3/ctUtaPiB05Y/kraus-viola-concertos-are-no-joke.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ralph Graves)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WtjuClassicalComments/~4/ctUtaPiB05Y" height="1" width="1"/>http://wtjuclassical.blogspot.com/2012/05/kraus-viola-concertos-are-no-joke.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130631852940224660.post-2920235076627059996Fri, 25 May 2012 00:39:00 +00002012-05-25T08:37:45.160-04:00Classical Sunrisechoral musicBrittenWednesday, 30 May 2012, marks the 50th anniversary of the first performance of Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem at the newly built Coventry Cathedral. The cathedral was built adjacent to the ruins of the Gothic cathedral, which was devastated during the bombing of the City of Coventry by the Luftwaffe the night of 14 November 1940. The decision was immediately announced the next morning to rebuild http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WtjuClassicalComments/~3/AiwhZ7jTDk4/benjamin-brittens-war-requiem-op-66.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Deborah Murray)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WtjuClassicalComments/~4/AiwhZ7jTDk4" height="1" width="1"/>http://wtjuclassical.blogspot.com/2012/05/benjamin-brittens-war-requiem-op-66.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130631852940224660.post-5058722147738031912Wed, 23 May 2012 11:00:00 +00002012-05-23T07:00:03.309-04:00SACDreviewcontemporary musicRalph Accordion Concertos Bjarke Mogensen, accordion Danish National Chamber Orchestra Rolf Gupta, conductor Dacapo SACD Mention the accordion, and most people think of Weird Al Yankovic, or a polka band. What they won’t think of is an instrument capable of serious artistic expression. And certainly not one that belongs in the classical world. Bjarke Mogensen is out to change that perception with http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WtjuClassicalComments/~3/DNWCOumG0Qw/mogensen-accordion-concertos-fresh.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ralph Graves)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WtjuClassicalComments/~4/DNWCOumG0Qw" height="1" width="1"/>http://wtjuclassical.blogspot.com/2012/05/mogensen-accordion-concertos-fresh.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130631852940224660.post-7647380028027999682Wed, 16 May 2012 11:26:00 +00002012-05-16T07:26:31.846-04:00Romantic periodFuchsreviewRalph Fuchs: Serenade Nos. 3 & 4 & 5 For String Orchestra  Cologne Chamber Orchestra Christian Ludwig, conductor Naxos Naxos completes its survey of Fuchs' Serenades with this release (the first two were released last year with the same performers). It's a collection well worth owning. Robert Fuchs is perhaps best remembered as a composition teacher. His impressive list of pupils include Gustavhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WtjuClassicalComments/~3/SI5zHcSBHy0/fuchs-serenades-attractive-works-by.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ralph Graves)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WtjuClassicalComments/~4/SI5zHcSBHy0" height="1" width="1"/>http://wtjuclassical.blogspot.com/2012/05/fuchs-serenades-attractive-works-by.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130631852940224660.post-2177507201020831268Wed, 09 May 2012 10:59:00 +00002012-05-09T07:02:43.003-04:00WeinbergSovietmodern musicreviewRalph Weinberg: Symphony No. 6 - Rhapsody on Moldavian Themes    St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra Vladimir Lande, conductor Glinka Choral College Boys' Choir Naxos Mieczyslaw Weinberg was a close personal friend as well as a colleague of Shostakovitch, and that relationship shows in his music. His Sixth Symphony opens in a manner that sounds (to my ears) very much like Shostakovitch. But http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WtjuClassicalComments/~3/HKm_pE6u--0/weinberg-symphony-no-6-russian-composer.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ralph Graves)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WtjuClassicalComments/~4/HKm_pE6u--0" height="1" width="1"/>http://wtjuclassical.blogspot.com/2012/05/weinberg-symphony-no-6-russian-composer.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130631852940224660.post-2807292004502261773Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:11:00 +00002012-04-27T09:47:15.619-04:00orchestrasPhiladelphiaWhen the governing board of the Philadelphia Orchestra, one of this country's great cultural institutions, voted to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on April 16, 2011, the shock waves were felt far beyond Philadelphia. The city could hardly imagine that the Orchestra, ranking with the Art Institute, City Hall, and the Phillies, as defining Philadelphia, had fallen on such hard times. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WtjuClassicalComments/~3/DULVSBI0to0/demise-and-resurgence-of-great.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (WTJU Opera)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WtjuClassicalComments/~4/DULVSBI0to0" height="1" width="1"/>http://wtjuclassical.blogspot.com/2012/04/demise-and-resurgence-of-great.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130631852940224660.post-7847855806540146782Wed, 25 Apr 2012 13:08:00 +00002012-04-26T09:19:22.346-04:00prepared pianoreviewHelvacioglucontemporary music Eleven Short Stories  Erdem Helvacioglu  Innova  Turkish composer Erdem Helvacioglu embarks on a fascinating project with this recording. He writes in the liner notes, “Eleven Short Stories is inspired by the works of film directors Kim Ki-Duk, David Lynch, Krzystof Kielowski, Theodoros Angelopoulos, Jan Campion, Anthony Minthella, Ang Lee, Atom Egoyan, Darren Aronofsky, Alejandro Gonzales http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WtjuClassicalComments/~3/l4SqQFtcDC4/helvacioglu-eleven-short-stories.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ralph Graves)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WtjuClassicalComments/~4/l4SqQFtcDC4" height="1" width="1"/>http://wtjuclassical.blogspot.com/2012/04/helvacioglu-eleven-short-stories.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130631852940224660.post-6612018077662749096Wed, 18 Apr 2012 10:07:00 +00002012-04-26T09:06:39.366-04:00Saariahoreviewcontemporary musicRalph Saariaho: Works for Orchestra Various Artists Ondine The nice thing about listening to a bunch of works by the same composer in quick succession is that I get a glimpse of the broader picture. This new four-disc set of Kaija Saariaho presents the Finnish composer's orchestral works spanning the past  25 years. The pieces are arranged in chronological order, and Ondine's assigned a theme http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WtjuClassicalComments/~3/IOCU7pcl070/ethereal-orchestral-works-by-saariaho.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ralph Graves)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WtjuClassicalComments/~4/IOCU7pcl070" height="1" width="1"/>http://wtjuclassical.blogspot.com/2012/04/ethereal-orchestral-works-by-saariaho.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130631852940224660.post-9114275058346406844Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:31:00 +00002012-04-11T07:31:56.671-04:00orchestralAmerican musicSchumanreviewFooteDiamondcontemporary musicRalphBarber American Stringbook do.gma Chamber Orchestra Berthold Records For their sophomore album, the do.gma chamber orchestra stretches their repertory wings a bit, and come up with an interesting and artistically strong release. American Stringbook features 20th Century chamber orchestra works that, if not quite standard repertoire, certainly should be. It's one thing for Americans to try to http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WtjuClassicalComments/~3/RVvbUkR3-XQ/non-dogmatic-american-music-from-dogma.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ralph Graves)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WtjuClassicalComments/~4/RVvbUkR3-XQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://wtjuclassical.blogspot.com/2012/04/non-dogmatic-american-music-from-dogma.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130631852940224660.post-7479621869636702623Wed, 04 Apr 2012 11:00:00 +00002012-04-04T07:00:03.419-04:00KalkbrennerRomantic periodconcertoreviewRalph Romantic Piano Concerto Vol. 56: Kalkbrenner  Piano Concerto No 2, Op. 85  Piano Concerto No.3, Op. 107  Adagio & Allegro di Bravura, Op. 102  Howard Shelly, piano  Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra  Hyperion I’m a big fan of Hyperion’s Romantic Piano Concerto series. This latest installment – Volume 56 – maintains the same high standards of recording and performance quality as the previous http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WtjuClassicalComments/~3/XD_jZNQZIBU/shelley-makes-case-for-kalkbrenner.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ralph Graves)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WtjuClassicalComments/~4/XD_jZNQZIBU" height="1" width="1"/>http://wtjuclassical.blogspot.com/2012/04/shelley-makes-case-for-kalkbrenner.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130631852940224660.post-3234159345315257679Mon, 02 Apr 2012 14:11:00 +00002012-04-03T09:06:15.766-04:00Romantic periodVerdireviewoperabook  Verdi's Shakespeare Men of the Theater Garry Willis Viking Press Historian Garry Wills' new book, Verdi’s Shakespeare, is a fascinating study of the Italian maestro’s lifelong love of the works of the great English playwright. Even though Verdi neither spoke nor read English (although his wife, the singer Giuseppina Strepponi knew English), he read the plays and poetry in Italian translation http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WtjuClassicalComments/~3/JhW42AtesjA/verdis-shakespeare-historian-garry.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (WTJU Opera)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WtjuClassicalComments/~4/JhW42AtesjA" height="1" width="1"/>http://wtjuclassical.blogspot.com/2012/04/verdis-shakespeare-historian-garry.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130631852940224660.post-4943185807349032524Wed, 28 Mar 2012 10:21:00 +00002012-03-28T06:21:00.358-04:00music newspianoSalzburgMozartclassical musicIt's always big news when a previously unknown work by a major composer is unearthed -- especially if that composer is Mozart. In this case, it was a short Allegro for piano, composed around 1766-1767 by a very young Mozart. According to the Mozarteum Salzburg Foundation, the work was discovered in a 1780 notebook kept by a village music teacher. The book contained a variety of keyboard http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WtjuClassicalComments/~3/-ey5ZufTsdw/newly-disovered-mozart-sonata-premiered.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ralph Graves)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WtjuClassicalComments/~4/-ey5ZufTsdw" height="1" width="1"/>http://wtjuclassical.blogspot.com/2012/03/newly-disovered-mozart-sonata-premiered.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130631852940224660.post-8945960207556111918Fri, 23 Mar 2012 15:16:00 +00002012-03-24T20:38:36.915-04:00conductorGergievOpera MatineeoperaValery Gergiev, born in Moscow in 1953, the year of Stalin's death, is one of the most sought-after conductors in the world. He is currently the Director of the Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg (home to the Kirov Opera and Ballet), Principal Conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic, and Principal Guest Conductor of the Metropolitan Opera. He is equally at home in the operatic and orchestral http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WtjuClassicalComments/~3/zElgf8R_v-0/gergiev-phenomenon-valery-gergiev-born.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (WTJU Opera)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WtjuClassicalComments/~4/zElgf8R_v-0" height="1" width="1"/>http://wtjuclassical.blogspot.com/2012/03/gergiev-phenomenon-valery-gergiev-born.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130631852940224660.post-8039607957240386301Wed, 21 Mar 2012 11:00:00 +00002012-03-21T07:00:07.472-04:00modern musicRautavaaraconcertoreviewcontemporary musicRalph Rautavaara: Towards the Horizon; Modificata; Incantations  Truls Mork, cello Colin Currie, percussion Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra; John Storgards, conductor Ondine This new release sheds some light onto Einojuhani Rautavaara's growth as a composer. The outer two works are  recent concertos, composed in 2008/2009. But the middle work, Modificata, was written in 1957, when Rautavaara  was http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WtjuClassicalComments/~3/o34--B3EOvw/rautavaara-new-concertos-from-finnish.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ralph Graves)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WtjuClassicalComments/~4/o34--B3EOvw" height="1" width="1"/>http://wtjuclassical.blogspot.com/2012/03/rautavaara-new-concertos-from-finnish.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130631852940224660.post-978688587372237329Wed, 14 Mar 2012 11:00:00 +00002012-03-14T07:00:09.993-04:00Ballmodern musicelectronic musicreviewcontemporary musicRalph Lawrence Ball: Method Music Imaginary Sitters/Imaginary Galaxies Navona Records I’m generally suspicious of mathematically-generated music. A lot of what I’ve heard sounds academic, mechanical, and lifeless. Not so with Lawrence Ball’s compositions Imaginary Sitters, and Imaginary Galaxies. The liner note attempt to explain in part the algorithms (harmonic math) behind the music, but it http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WtjuClassicalComments/~3/rAax_rbUJUs/lawrence-ball-theres-no-madness-in-this.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ralph Graves)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WtjuClassicalComments/~4/rAax_rbUJUs" height="1" width="1"/>http://wtjuclassical.blogspot.com/2012/03/lawrence-ball-theres-no-madness-in-this.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130631852940224660.post-2264476899421292711Sat, 10 Mar 2012 20:55:00 +00002012-03-11T22:44:12.024-04:00Classical SunriseBaroqueBach Bach's final unfinished fugue. Over the next three Sunday mornings on my show Classical Sunrise (6 to 9 AM EDT), I will be featuring J.S. Bach’s monumental works: Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080 (The Art of Fugue); the Mass in B minor, BWV 232; and the St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244; three of the greatest classical works of all time. Bach was the undisputed master of fugal writing, and the Art http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WtjuClassicalComments/~3/8WeVqLje5AI/happy-327th-birthday-johann-sebastian.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Deborah Murray)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WtjuClassicalComments/~4/8WeVqLje5AI" height="1" width="1"/>http://wtjuclassical.blogspot.com/2012/03/happy-327th-birthday-johann-sebastian.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130631852940224660.post-5637752832394764388Thu, 08 Mar 2012 17:30:00 +00002012-03-08T12:30:00.638-05:00choral musicJanacekmodern musicDvorakreviewRalph Janacek: Choral Works; Six Moravian Choruses (after Dvorak) Cappella Amsterdam  Daniel Reuss, director  Radio Blazers Ensemble  Harmonia Mundi It's no secret that Czech composer Leos Janacek used the folk traditions of Bohemia and Moravia for the basis of his own musical language. In his most advanced works (like his string quartets), those folk traditions are heard but faintly in the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WtjuClassicalComments/~3/oKTHiEUDRY4/janacek-choral-works-going-back-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ralph Graves)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WtjuClassicalComments/~4/oKTHiEUDRY4" height="1" width="1"/>http://wtjuclassical.blogspot.com/2012/03/janacek-choral-works-going-back-to.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130631852940224660.post-701141927552550514Thu, 01 Mar 2012 17:30:00 +00002012-03-01T12:30:03.342-05:00CampionStile Anticochoral musicByrdAmnerTomkinsrenaissanceGibbonsreviewRalphDowlandTaverner Tune Thy Musicke to Thy Hart  Tudor and Jacobean music for private devotion Stile Antico Fretwork Harmonia Mundi There have been many albums of English renaissance music, but none quite like this. Tune thy Musicke brings to light some truly neglected repertoire -- sacred music for the manor home. From the time of Henry VIII through James I, amateur musicianship flourished to a high degree http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WtjuClassicalComments/~3/LfW-2e4EdSI/tune-thy-musicke-to-thy-hart-music-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ralph Graves)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WtjuClassicalComments/~4/LfW-2e4EdSI" height="1" width="1"/>http://wtjuclassical.blogspot.com/2012/03/tune-thy-musicke-to-thy-hart-music-for.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130631852940224660.post-8477871216025115594Mon, 27 Feb 2012 15:15:00 +00002012-03-02T11:03:45.009-05:00Richterhistoric recordingspianoSviatoslav Richter (1915-1997) is widely recognized as one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century. He was well known for the depth of his interpretations, virtuoso technique, extensive repertoire, and aversion to the recording studio. He is one of the few great solo artists who was not a child prodigy, beginning formal studies at the Moscow Conservatory with Heinrich Neuhaus when he was 22http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WtjuClassicalComments/~3/q0nlAQder3c/listening-to-richter-sviatoslav-richter.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (WTJU Opera)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WtjuClassicalComments/~4/q0nlAQder3c" height="1" width="1"/>http://wtjuclassical.blogspot.com/2012/02/listening-to-richter-sviatoslav-richter.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130631852940224660.post-2657776327474095770Fri, 24 Feb 2012 23:34:00 +00002012-02-27T15:14:25.303-05:00Classical Sunrisecontemporary musicHailstorkAdolphus Hailstork. I admit to being fascinated by the name before I became aware of his music. Dr. Hailstork, born in 1941, received his doctorate in composition from Michigan State University; before that, he studied at the Manhattan School of Music and also with Nadia Boulanger, among others. He is Professor of Music and Eminent Scholar at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. Drhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WtjuClassicalComments/~3/GSgOl71Zim0/adolphus-hailstork.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Deborah Murray)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WtjuClassicalComments/~4/GSgOl71Zim0" height="1" width="1"/>http://wtjuclassical.blogspot.com/2012/02/adolphus-hailstork.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130631852940224660.post-1602578719593609270Thu, 23 Feb 2012 20:37:00 +00002012-02-21T22:07:20.927-05:00soloreviewpianoBaroqueHandel Handel: Eight Great Keyboard Suites Lisa Smirnova, piano ECM As far as I am concerned, the never-ending debate on the appropriateness of playing Baroque keyboard music on harpsichord or piano falls on deaf ears. The embellishment that the modern piano brings to Baroque music adds greatly to its enjoyment. Throughout the years, a host of pianists such as Glenn Gould, Andras Schiff, Angela http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WtjuClassicalComments/~3/_AwJmrrngdQ/new-recording-of-eight-great-keyboard.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (WTJU Classical Dept.)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WtjuClassicalComments/~4/_AwJmrrngdQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://wtjuclassical.blogspot.com/2012/02/new-recording-of-eight-great-keyboard.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130631852940224660.post-3777911412555379564Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:10:00 +00002012-04-27T12:30:51.538-04:00programmingoperaOn Sunday, February 26, at 2 P.M. our Sunday Opera Matinee resumes after the conclusion of our Rock Marathon that achieved fundraising wonders for WTJU. We will be presenting Umberto Giordano's Andrea Chenier (1896), a perennial audience favorite. Chenier is one of those operas that is beloved of audiences but deprecated by critics. Giordano (1867-1948) was possessed of limited compositional http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WtjuClassicalComments/~3/Z4Z9_efMQOw/guilty-pleasures-at-opera-on-sunday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (WTJU Opera)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WtjuClassicalComments/~4/Z4Z9_efMQOw" height="1" width="1"/>http://wtjuclassical.blogspot.com/2012/02/guilty-pleasures-at-opera-on-sunday.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130631852940224660.post-5199912162674782776Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:49:00 +00002012-02-15T13:21:01.949-05:00Romantic periodreviewBruckner Bruckner: Symphonies Nos. 4, 7 & 9 Philharmonia Festiva Gerd Schaller, conductor Live recording Profil/Hannsler Classics It has taken about a century for the symphonies of Austrian composer Anton Bruckner to enter the repertories of major orchestras. One of his champions is German conductor Gerd Schaller, most widely known in Germany as an opera conductor and founder and music director of thehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WtjuClassicalComments/~3/vOIyp1NixiU/bruckner-romantic-it-has-taken-about.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (WTJU Opera)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WtjuClassicalComments/~4/vOIyp1NixiU" height="1" width="1"/>http://wtjuclassical.blogspot.com/2012/02/bruckner-romantic-it-has-taken-about.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130631852940224660.post-1228366364926689250Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:00:00 +00002012-02-08T07:05:23.944-05:00Rousselmodern musicreviewRalph Roussel: Festin De L'Araignee Padmâvatî – Suites 1 & 2 Royal Scottish National Orchestra;  Stéphane Denève, conductor Naxos Stéphane Denève and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra conclude their survey of Roussel’s orchestral music with two important stage works: La festin de l’araignée, and the suites from the opera Padmâvatî. The previous four volumes from Naxos each focused on a  http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WtjuClassicalComments/~3/TLHJCZAF3VE/rousell-spiders-banquet-aural-feast.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ralph Graves)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WtjuClassicalComments/~4/TLHJCZAF3VE" height="1" width="1"/>http://wtjuclassical.blogspot.com/2012/02/rousell-spiders-banquet-aural-feast.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130631852940224660.post-3749434071087488495Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:00:00 +00002012-02-01T07:00:07.723-05:00choral musicEccardrenaissancereviewBaroqueRalph Johannes Eccard: Sacred & Secular Works  Opella Musica Ensemble NOEMA Gregor Meyer, director CPO Although not a household name, Johannes Eccard can hardly be called an obscure composer. Active during the latter half of the 16th century, Eccard's vocal music was held in high regard by other composers -- especially German composers, from Johann Sebastian Bach through Brahms. In his own http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WtjuClassicalComments/~3/FR5hKIrjS70/johannes-eccard-sacred-and-secular.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ralph Graves)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WtjuClassicalComments/~4/FR5hKIrjS70" height="1" width="1"/>http://wtjuclassical.blogspot.com/2012/02/johannes-eccard-sacred-and-secular.html