Classical Music with Walter Parker
10 a.m.-2 p.m. Weekdays
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Friday May 30, 2008
Midday Classical
Aaron Copland's Clarinet Concerto, played by Benny Goodman, for whom it was written; Mendelssohn's Octet for Strings, played by the Emerson Quartet with itself; and Ernst von Dohnanyi's Variations on a Nursery Song.
Thursday May 29, 2008
Midday Classical
Mass in A by Bach, conducted by Helmut Rilling, who is 75 today; Piano Quartet No. 1 of Faure, which will be performed in Northfield on Sunday; the Aladdin Suite of Nielsen; and Sacred and Profane Dances for Harp by Debussy.
Wednesday May 28, 2008
Midday Classical
Sleeping Beauty Suite by Tchaikovsky; duets for violin and cello by Gliere and David Ott, played by Jaime Laredo and Sharon Robinson, who perform tonight in Burlington; the Divine Poem of Scriabin; and the Romantic Symphony of Howard Hanson, which the Vermont Philharmonic will play this weekend.
Monday May 26, 2008
Midday Classical
Music for Memorial Day will include An Outdoor Overture by Aaron Copland, the U.S. Marine Band led by Vermonter Michael J. Colburn; American Ballads by Morton Gould; Requiem by Mozart; Fugue and Chorale on Yankee Doodle by Virgil Thomson; and the Eroica Symphony of Beethoven.
Friday May 23, 2008
Midday Classical
Music for brass and organ by Bach; Goyescas by Granados, played by Alicia de Larrocha, who is 85 today; a recent recording of the Violin Concerto by Sibelius from Lisa Batiashvili; and the Carmen Ballet, Bizet's opera adapted by Rodion Shchedrin.
Thursday May 22, 2008
Midday Classical
We celebrate Wagner's birthday with choruses from his operas; John Browning plays Preludes by Rachmaninoff; and the Symphony No. 10 (!) by Franz Schubert.
Wednesday May 21, 2008
Midday Classical
Symphony No. 1 of Mahler, which the Dartmouth Symphony will play this Saturday; Variations on a hymn tune by John Weaver, who plays organ at Stowe Community Church today at noon; and La Boutique Fantasque by Respighi, based on music of Rossini.
Tuesday May 20, 2008
Midday Classical
Scherzo Capriccioso of Dvorak; Symphony in E flat of the young Stravinsky; and Don Quixote by Richard Strauss, conducted by Fritz Reiner.
Monday May 19, 2008
Midday Classical
Mozart's Piano Quartet in G minor, K. 478; Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto, played by Hilary Hahn; Chopin's Etudes, Op. 25, played by Maurizio Pollini; and the Symphony No. 5 of Prokofiev.
Friday May 16, 2008
Live Performance: Michael Boriskin of Music from Copland House
Friday morning at 11, Walter Parker welcomes pianist Michael Boriskin, Artistic Director of Music
from Copland House, to the performance studio for a preview of
their 'America: Then and Now' concert
at Chandler Music Hall Friday evening. The concert is part of the Hall's centennial anniversary celebration.
Thursday May 15, 2008
Midday Classical
Brahms' String Quartet No. 3, from the Emerson Quartet's recent recording; some of the Requiem of Maurice Durufle, which the Brattleboro Community Chorus will perform Sunday at 4 at Marlboro College; and the Pastoral Suite of Swedish composer Lars-Erik Larsson, born 100 years ago today.
Wednesday May 14, 2008
Midday Classical
Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda by Gustav Holst, which the Bella Voce Women's Chorus of VT will perform this weekend; and Duo for Flute and Piano by Aaron Copland, played by Music from Copland House, whose Artistic Director, pianist Michael Boriskin, will be our guest Friday morning at 11.
Tuesday May 13, 2008
Midday Classical
Franz Liszt's Sonata in B minor, played by pianist (and med student) Naida Cole; and Gershwin's Concerto in F, played by pianist Michael Boriskin, who performs live on VPR Classical Friday at 11am.
Monday May 12, 2008
Midday Classical
2 Fugues for organ by Bach, played by Anthony Newman, who is 67 today; Scenes pittoresques by Massenet; and the Requiem of Gabriel Faure.
Friday May 9, 2008
Michael Hopkins, Director of the new Burlington Chamber Orchestra, speaks with Walter
The Burlington Chamber Orchestra continues its inaugural season Saturday May 10 with music of Mozart, Handel, Dvorak, and Music Director Michael Hopkins himself. Hopkins joins Walter Parker for a discussion live in the VPR Classical studio Friday, May 9 at 11am.
Thursday May 8, 2008
Midday Classical
Preludes and Fugues by Bach and Shostakovich, played by Keith Jarrett, who is 63 today; Symphony No. 6 of Sibelius; piano music of Gottschalk; and Mozart's Posthorn Serenade.
Wednesday May 7, 2008
Midday Classical
The Graceful Ghost Rag of William Bolcom, played by pianist Eugene Barban, who performs in Stowe today; and Brahms' Song of Destiny and Piano Concerto No. 1.
Tuesday May 6, 2008
Midday Classical
The Spring Symphony of Robert Schumann, with orchestration revisions by Gustav Mahler; the Sinfonia Espansive (No. 3) of Carl Nielsen; and Glenn Gould plays Bach's Overture in the French Style.
Monday May 5, 2008
Midday Classical
Mazurkas by Chopin, played by Charles Rosen, who is 81 today; Symphony No. 2 of Beethoven; 3 Nocturnes for Orchestra by Debussy; and the Symphony on a French Mountain Air by Vincent D'Indy.
Friday May 2, 2008
Midday Classical
Schubert's Unfinished Symphony; Sacred choral music of Heinrich Schutz; Rachmaninoff's Second Symphony; Brahms' Double Concerto, and music of Daron Hagen.
Thursday May 1, 2008
Midday Classical
Music for May Day by Fanny Mendelssohn and Tchaikovsky; music depicting the four classical elements (earth, air, fire, water) by Andre Cardinal Destouches; and Appalachian Spring by Copland.
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