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SUN. OCTOBER 1 Alessandro Stradella (1644) / Henry Clay Work (1832) / Paul Dukas (1865) / Vladimir Horowitz (1904) / Margaret Hillis (1921) MON. OCTOBER 2 Jeremiah Dencke (1725) / Gunnar Wennerberg (1817) / Henri Fevrier (1875) / Beng Johansson (1914) / Douglas Lilbum (1915) / Kenneth Leighton (1929) / Peter Frankl (1935) 5 pm KARL HAAS «» An Autumn Palette «» Musical expressions of various colors. 6:55 pm Mario Lanza and Friends 7 pm Thursday Evening Piano Concerto 8 pm GREAT PIANISTS OF THE 20TH CENTURY with Mike Shakinovsky «» Cipa & Misha Dichter «» Four-hand piano music of Mozart 9 pm Beethoven: Egmont (Incidental Music), op. 84 (Overture); Lalo: Cello Concerto in D Minor; MacDowell: Suite for Orchestra #1, op. 42 10 pm Vaughan Williams: 5 Mystical Songs; Mozart: Piano Concerto #27 in B-flat Major, K. 595; Shostakovich: Symphony #4 in C Minor, op. 43 TUE. OCTOBER 3 Stanislaw Skrowaczewski (1923) / Steve Reich (1936) / Ruggero Raimondi (1941) 5 pm KARL HAAS «» Make It Fast «» How fast is fast? What are the composer’s tempo directions, and how do they meet the musical requirements of the composer’s time? 8 pm EVENING AT THE OPERA «» Baritone Hans Hotter & His Colleagues WED. OCTOBER 4 Jean-Louis Duport (1749) / Alain Lombard (1940) / John Aler (1949) / Francisco Araiza (1950) 5 pm KARL HAAS «» Rare and Well Done «» Outstanding works that are hardly ever performed. 9 pm Smetana: Má Vlast (#3 “Sarka”); Brahms: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano in E-flat Major, op. 120/#2; Szymanowski: Symphony #3, op. 27 “Song of the Night” 10 pm Mozart: Oboe Concerto in C Major, K. 314; Vaughan Williams: Symphony #8 in D Minor; Schubert: Octet for Winds and Strings in F Major, D. 803 (op. 166) THU. OCTOBER 5 Giuseppe Gazzaniga (1743) / Halfdan Cleve (1879) / Ken Noda (1962) 5 pm KARL HAAS «» From Generation to Generation «» Notable pianists from successive generations. 9 pm GOOD FOLK «» New Folk «» John Gorka: Writing in the Margins; Mary Youngblood: Dancing with the Wind; Cormac McCarthy: Curious Thing; Ginn Sisters: Blood Oranges; Jean Synodinos: Breathe; The Gibson Brothers: Red Letter Day; John Smith: Break Me Open; Penny Lang: Stones & Sand & Sea & Sky 11 pm NEW MUSIC GALLERY «» Jeffrey Gilliam: Dolphin Memories; Lenny LaCroix: Preludes and Pastorals FRI. OCTOBER 6 Johann Decker (1598) / Jenny Lind (1820) / Karol Szymanowski (1882) / Maria Jeritza (1887) / Richard Dyer-Bennett (1913) / Paul Badura-Skoda (1927) 10 am Beethoven: Piano Concerto #5 in E-flat Major, op. 73 “Emperor” 11 am Donizetti: Dom Sébastien (Ballet Music) 5 pm KARL HAAS «» Mozart on My Mind «» Karl Haas shares some of his favorite works by Mozart, discussing their special attraction for him. SAT. OCTOBER 7 William Billings (1746) / Wilhelm Molique (1802) / Gertrude Clarke Whittall (1867) / Alfred Wallenstein (1898) / Shura Cherkassky (1911) / Yaltah Menuhin (1922) / Charles Dutoit (1936) / Yo-Yo Ma (1955) 9 am Bach: Brandenburg Concerto #3 in G Major, S. 1048 10 am Debussy: String Quartet in G Minor, op. 10 11 am Beethoven: Symphony #5 in C Minor, op. 67 6 pm ONE GREAT SONG «» Mack the Knife «» Recordings by Otto Klemperer, Louis Armstrong, Oscar Peterson/Itzhak Perlman, Ella Fitzgerald, Bobby Darin, Barney Kessel, and Kenny Dorham SUN. OCTOBER 8 Heinrich Schütz (1585) / Louis Vierne (1870) / Toru Takemitsu (1930) MON. OCTOBER 9 Johann Wilhelm Hertel (1727) / Pierre Gaveaux (1760) / Camille Saint-Saëns (1835) / John Lennon (1940) 5 pm KARL HAAS «» Visit with Verdi «» Based on contemporary accounts, today’s program reconstructs some discussions with Giuseppe Verdi about his various operas. 6:55 pm Mario Lanza and Friends 7 pm Thursday Evening Piano Concerto 8 pm GREAT PIANISTS OF THE 20TH CENTURY with Mike Shakinovsky «» The 5 Browns 9 pm Mozart: Requiem in D Minor, K. 626 10 pm Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto #2 in G Minor, op. 22; Bruckner: Symphony #7 in E Major TUE. OCTOBER 10 Giuseppe Verdi (1813) / Vernon Duke (1903) / Paul Creston (1906) / Evgeny Kissin (1971) 5 pm KARL HAAS «» Name the Composer «» The monthly mystery composer quiz, challenging you to identify a famous composer by listening to his music, ranging from the unfamiliar to the well-known. 8 pm EVENING AT THE OPERA «» Get Your Head Out of the Score! (guest: Ron Dudak) WED. OCTOBER 11 Simon Sechter (1788) / Fernando de Lucia (1860) / Xaver Leroux (1863) / Robert Nathaniel Dett (1882) / Fritz Stiedry (1883) / Jerome Robbins (1918) 5 pm KARL HAAS «» The Story of the Sonata «» A continuation of the on-going series showing the evolution of the sonata. 9 pm Ravel: Une Barque sur l’océan; Beethoven: Piano Sonata #31 in A-flat Major, op. 110; Bernstein: Fancy Free 10 pm Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet (Overture-Fantasy); Takemitsu: From me flows what you call Time (for Percussion and Orchestra) 11 pm Mozart: Cosě fan tutte (“Soave sia il vento”); Elgar: Symphony #2 in E-flat Major, op. 63 THU. OCTOBER 12 Johann Ludwig Krebs (1713) / Arthur Nikisch (1855) / Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872) / Luciano Pavarotti (1935) 5 pm KARL HAAS «» Is My Face Red? «» Have you ever mistaken one piece of music for another due to similarity of sound? Today’s program features just such music. 9 pm GOOD FOLK «» Seasons «» John McCutcheon: Wintersongs, Springsongs, Summersongs, Autumnsongs; Rachel Buchman: Sing a Song of Seasons; Will Millar: Celtic Seasons of Enchantment 11 pm NEW MUSIC GALLERY «» Silver, Wood and Ivory: Autumn Air; Dan Siegel: Autumn Leaves FRI. OCTOBER 13 Anselm Hüttenbrenner (1794) / Gösta Nystroem (1890) / Hugo Weisgall (1912) / Paul Simon (1941) 10 am Weber: Grand Duo Concertant for Clarinet and Piano in E-flat Major, op. 48 (J. 204) 11 am Chopin: Piano Concerto #2 in F Minor, op. 21 5 pm KARL HAAS «» All in a Day’s Work «» A sampling of instrumental and vocal pieces so inspiring to their composer that they were written in a single day. SAT. OCTOBER 14 Alexander Zemlinsky (1871) / Maurice Martenot (1898) / Gary Graffman (1928) 9 am Haydn: String Quartet in G Minor, Hob. III:33 (op. 20/#3) 10 am Respighi: The Pines of Rome 11 am Schumann: Symphony #2 in C Major, op. 61 6 pm ONE GREAT SONG «» Moon River «» Recordings by Audrey Hepburn, Sonny Red, Charlie Byrd, Dizzy Gillespie, Vince Guaraldi, Andy Williams, and Art Blakey SUN. OCTOBER 15 Samuel Adams Holyoke (1762) / Bernhard Henrik Crusell (1775) / Thomas Hastings (1784) / Friedrich Nietzsche (1844) / Arcady Dubensky (1890) / Dag Wirén (1905) / Karl Richter (1926) MON. OCTOBER 16 Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679) / Pierre van Maldere (1729) / Albert Franz Doppler (1821) / Carlos Pedrell (1878) / Henry Lewis (1932) 5 pm KARL HAAS «» In Love with Lenny «» Today’s program celebrates the world’s love affair with Leonard Bernstein with some of his well-known compositions. 6:55 pm Mario Lanza and Friends 7 pm Thursday Evening Piano Concerto 8 pm GREAT PIANISTS OF THE 20TH CENTURY with Mike Shakinovsky «» Rudolf Serkin «» Music of Beethoven, Mozart, and Schubert 9 pm Gershwin: Piano Concerto in F Major 10 pm Mahler: Des Knaben Wunderhorn 11 pm Delius: Paris (Song of a Great City) TUE. OCTOBER 17 Giovanni Matteo Mario (1810) / Herbert Howells (1892) / Stephen Kovacevich (1940) 5 pm KARL HAAS «» Music for Pleasure «» A goodly helping of works written for the express purpose of inducing pleasure in the listener. 8 pm EVENING AT THE OPERA «» Jan Kiepura & Marta Eggerth (guests: Marjan Kiepura and Jane Knox) WED. OCTOBER 18 Baldassare Galuppi (1706) / Ettore Pinelli (1843) / Miguel Llobet (1875) / Lotte Lenya (1898) / Shin’ichi Suzuki (1898) / Chuck Berry (1926) / Wynton Marsalis (1961) 5 pm KARL HAAS «» Reel Music «» Today’s program goes to the movies. 9 pm Verdi: I Vespri Siciliani (Overture); Haydn: Trumpet Concerto in E-flat Major, Hob. VIIe:1; Chausson: Symphony in B-flat Major, op.20 10 pm Dvorak: The Wood Dove (Symphonic Poem), op. 110; Shostakovich: Sonata for Viola and Piano, op. 147 11 pm Adams: Tromba Lontana (Fanfare for Orchestra); Mozart: Serenade in D Major, K. 320 “Posthorn” THU. OCTOBER 19 Vittorio Giannini (1903) / Karl-Birger Blomdahl (1916) / Emil Gilels (1916) / Benita Valente (1939) 5 pm KARL HAAS «» Robert, Clara, and Johannes «» Music linking the lives of the Schumanns with that of Brahms. 9 pm GOOD FOLK «» Judy Collins—Then and Now «» Judy Collins: Forever—An Anthology; Portrait of an American Girl; Saints and Sinners in New Orleans | Magpie: Give Light; Maggie Sansone: A Traveler’s Dream 11 pm NEW MUSIC GALLERY «» Kitaro: Spiritual Garden FRI. OCTOBER 20 Charles Ives (1874) / Rodolfo Halffter (1900) / Robert Craft (1923) / William Albright (1944) / Thomas Pasatieri (1945) / Ivo Pogorelich (1952) 5 pm KARL HAAS «» Liszt the Virtuoso «» Franz Liszt, the greatest pianist of his time, wrote for his own brilliant performances, and his influence is the subject of today’s program. SAT. OCTOBER 21 Joseph Canteloube (1879) / Alexander Schneider (1908) / Sir Georg Solti (1912) / Malcolm Arnold (1921) / Shulamit Ran (1949) 9 am Shostakovich: Festive Overture, op. 96 10 am Addinsell: Dangerous Moonlight (Film Score) (Warsaw Concerto for Piano and Orchestra) 11 am Gould: American Salute (“When Johnny Comes Marching Home”) 6 pm ONE GREAT SONG «» I’ve Got You Under My Skin «» Recordings by Paul Desmond, Marcus Roberts, Frank Sinatra, Larry Adler, Warne Marsh, and Diana Krall SUN. OCTOBER 22 William of Aquitaine (1071) / Vincenzo Manfredini (1737) / Franz Liszt (1811) / Karl Muck (1859) / Giovanni Martinelli (1885) / Paul Zukofsky (1943) MON. OCTOBER 23 Albert Lortzing (1801) / Jean Absil (1893) / Miriam Gideon (1906) / Ned Rorem (1923) / Manos Hadzidakis (1925) 5 pm KARL HAAS «» No Overtures «» Examples of the concerto literature that feature an immediate entrance of the solo instrument. 6:55 pm Mario Lanza and Friends 7 pm Thursday Evening Piano Concerto 8 pm GREAT PIANISTS OF THE 20TH CENTURY with Mike Shakinovsky «» Marjan Kiepura «» playing and discussing the music of his beloved Chopin 9 pm Handel: Alexander Balus TUE. OCTOBER 24 Ferdinand von Hiller (1811) / Imre Kálmán (1882) / Tito Gobbi (1915) / Luciano Berio (1925) / George Crumb (1929) / Sofia Gubaidulina (1931) 5 pm KARL HAAS «» The Sensuous Touch «» The music on today’s program is more readily enjoyed than defined (yet, we’ll give it a try anyway). 8 pm EVENING AT THE OPERA «» Great Operatic Experts WED. OCTOBER 25 Thomas Weelkes (1576) / Johann Strauss II (1825) / Georges Bizet (1838) / Alexander Gretchaninov (1864) / Peter Lieberson (1946) / Ransom Wilson (1951) 5 pm KARL HAAS «» Music and Architecture «» A program showing the interrelationship of the two arts. 9 pm Strauss II: Tales from the Vienna Woods (Waltz), op. 325; Gershwin: Variations on “I Got Rhythm” (for Piano and Orchestra); Bizet: L’Arlésienne (Incidental Music) (Suites #1 & #2) 10 pm Delius: Dance Rhapsody #2; Claude Debussy: Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp; Mozart: Violin Concerto #5 in A Major, K. 219 11 pm Lieberson: King Gesar THU. OCTOBER 26 Hans Buchner (1483) / Domenico Scarlatti (1685) / Johan Helmich Roman (1694) 5 pm KARL HAAS «» That Favorite Key «» Karl Haas illustrates with piano and recordings Beethoven’s preoccupation with the key of C Minor. 9 pm GOOD FOLK «» Divas «» Malvina Reynolds: Ear to the Ground; Rosalie Sorrells: No Closing Chord; Peggy Seeger: Love Will…Linger On; Liz Carroll: Lost in the Loop; Hazel Dickens: It’s Hard to Tell the Singer from the Song 11 pm NEW MUSIC GALLERY «» 2002: The Emerald Way FRI. OCTOBER 27 Niccolň Paganini (1782) / Conlon Nancarrow (1912) / Dominick Argento (1927) 5 pm KARL HAAS «» Great Cities of Music «» Today’s program takes us on a musical excursion to London. SAT. OCTOBER 28 Howard Hanson (1896) / Cleo Lane 9 am Beethoven: Bagatelle for Piano in A Minor, WoO 59 (“Für Elise”) 10 am Marschner: Der Vampyr (Overture) 11 am Shostakovich (after Youmans): “Tahiti Trot” (Variations on “Tea for Two”), op. 16 6 pm ONE GREAT SONG «» Some Other Time «» Recordings by Comden and Green, Aaron Alexander, Tony Bennett/Bill Evans, Dave Stryker, Bennett Paster, and Warren Vaché SUN. OCTOBER 29 Daniele Amfitheatrof (1901) / Jon Vickers (1926) MON. OCTOBER 30 Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge (1864) / Ezra Pound (1885) / Peter Warlock (1894) / Armin Kaufmann (1902) / Franz Brüggen (1934) / René Jacobs (1946) 5 pm KARL HAAS «» Seasonal Views «» A look at how composers of different persuasions look upon seasonal changes in a variety of ways. 6:55 pm Mario Lanza and Friends 7 pm Thursday Evening Piano Concerto 8 pm GREAT PIANISTS OF THE 20TH CENTURY with Mike Shakinovsky «» György Cziffra «» Music of Rimsky-Korsakov, Khachaturian, Strauss, and Cziffra 9 pm Mendelssohn: Die erste Walpurgisnacht, op. 60 10 pm Beethoven: Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano in D Major, op. 70/#1 “Ghost” 11 pm Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit TUE. OCTOBER 31 Robert Radecke (1830) / Louise Talma (1906) / David Lumsdaine (1931) 5 pm KARL HAAS «» Boo! «» A program of music for Halloween. 8 pm EVENING AT THE OPERA «» Occult Opera |