WHRB's Spring Orgy® Period has begun, with the Warhorse Orgy on May 1. At this writing (1:15 p.m., May 2) the Evolution of Dance Orgy has just started and will continue until about 10:00 p.m. and conclude tomorrow, May 3, after the Metropolitan Opera from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m.
The biggies this year are the C.P.E. Bach 300th Anniversary Orgy, which runs from 1:00 to 10:00 p.m. on May 6 and 7 and then from 5:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on May 8. Apparently it is followed immediately at 1:00 on May 8 by the Dmitri Shostakovich Orgy®, which runs till 10:00 that day. On Friday May 9 it goes from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Then on Saturday May 10 it follows the Metropolitan Opera — from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. It picks up again on Sunday, May 11, and continues through Thursday, May 15, from 1:00 to 10:00 p.m. on each of those day.
Smaller orgies include the Gothic Voices Orgy on Sunday, May 4, from 12:30 to 10:00 p.m. (Gothic Voices is a group that sings mostly mediæval and renaissance music.) May 5 brings the Cinco de Mayo Orgy of Mexican and Mexico-related music from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
After the big orgies, on Friday May 16, they give the Carlos Kleiber Orgy from 1:00 to 10:00 p.m. (Maestro Kleiber died ten years ago.) The final classical music orgy listed in the program is the French Composer Anniversaries Orgy, which will run from3:00 to 10:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 18.
The WHRB program guide, available via the page linked above, gives a brief description of each orgy, as well as a list of the specific works to be played — subject to change; and all timings are approximate. The station homepage also offers a link to listen on line.
WHRB usually plays classical music on weekdays from 1:00 to 10:00 p.m., rock overnight and jazz from 5:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.. They also broadcast the Metropolitan Opera live on Saturdays during the season (roughly December-May) and outside the orgy periods broadcast operas from 8:00 to midnight on Sundays. The classical playlist is broad, perhaps broader than WCRB's. So the station is worth checking out.
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Saturday, January 9, 2010
BSO — 2010/01/09, 16, 23
With the changes in ownership (WGBH bought WCRB and shifted its classical programming to the already all-classical WCRB), WGBH has dropped its broadcasts of Friday afternoon BSO concerts. This means the only broadcast and webstream is on WCRB. Since I'm going to be off the internet for a bit, I thought I'd give you a heads up on today and the next two Saturdays.
Today, January 9 (already the 10th in England and points east) they are giving a concert of Haydn's Symphony No. 98 and Cello Concerto No. 1, with famed virtuoso Yo-Yo Ma as soloist. After intermission they will play C.P.E. Bach's Symphony in G, which they never played before this week, and Schubert's "Unfinished" Symphony in b minor. Conductor is early music specialist Ton Koopman. Reviews were favorable, and I very much enjoyed the performance I attended on Thursday evening. The concert is scheduled for 8:00 p.m., Eastern Time. At 7:00 Ron Della Chiesa begins his "pregame show," which normally includes interviews by his producer with performers as well as other features. You can get the stream through the website at 995allclassical.org It has become unusual for symphony orchestras to perform Haydn since the rise of the early music, "historically informed" movement, but the BSO gives a fine performance.
On January 16, Sir Colin Davis, whose history of guest appearances with the BSO goes way back, will conduct Mozart's Symphony No. 38, "Prague," and Elgar's Violin Concerto with Nikolaj Znaider as soloist.
And on January 23, Sir Colin returns to conduct James MacMillan's "St. John Passion" in the American premiere series of the work which the BSO co-commissioned in honor of Sir Colin's 80th birthday and which had its world premiere under Sir Colin in London in 2008. Baritone Christopher Maltman will sing the part of Jesus, as he did at the world premiere. The Tanglewood Festival Chorus will also sing. James and Bob and I are planning to attend the Thursday performance, which will actually be the American premiere.
Today, January 9 (already the 10th in England and points east) they are giving a concert of Haydn's Symphony No. 98 and Cello Concerto No. 1, with famed virtuoso Yo-Yo Ma as soloist. After intermission they will play C.P.E. Bach's Symphony in G, which they never played before this week, and Schubert's "Unfinished" Symphony in b minor. Conductor is early music specialist Ton Koopman. Reviews were favorable, and I very much enjoyed the performance I attended on Thursday evening. The concert is scheduled for 8:00 p.m., Eastern Time. At 7:00 Ron Della Chiesa begins his "pregame show," which normally includes interviews by his producer with performers as well as other features. You can get the stream through the website at 995allclassical.org It has become unusual for symphony orchestras to perform Haydn since the rise of the early music, "historically informed" movement, but the BSO gives a fine performance.
On January 16, Sir Colin Davis, whose history of guest appearances with the BSO goes way back, will conduct Mozart's Symphony No. 38, "Prague," and Elgar's Violin Concerto with Nikolaj Znaider as soloist.
And on January 23, Sir Colin returns to conduct James MacMillan's "St. John Passion" in the American premiere series of the work which the BSO co-commissioned in honor of Sir Colin's 80th birthday and which had its world premiere under Sir Colin in London in 2008. Baritone Christopher Maltman will sing the part of Jesus, as he did at the world premiere. The Tanglewood Festival Chorus will also sing. James and Bob and I are planning to attend the Thursday performance, which will actually be the American premiere.
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