Episode 180: 17180 Prokofiev: The Stone Flower
3 LP Set.This is a recording of the American Premier from 1974.Gennady Rozdestvensky, conductorBolshoi Theater Orchestra Purchase the music (without talk) at:http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p1388/Prokofiev%3A_The_Stone_Flower.htmlYour purchase helps to support our show! Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by La Musica International Chamber Music Festival and Uber. @khedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#LaMusicaFestival #CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber Please consider supporting our show, thank you!http://www.classicalsavings.com/donate.html staff@classicalmusicdiscoveries.com
27 Elo 20212h 20min
Episode 187: 17187 With Malice Toward None
The album is a breathtaking collection of globally inspired compositions and collaborations, with each composer sharing their own personal interpretations of folk music. Works include a title track by Vietnam War veteran J. Kimo Williams with a performance by electric violinist Tracy Silverman, Pamela Z’s The Unraveling, What is the Word? by Christopher Theofanidis and Mark Wingate, new arrangements of a trio of Armenian folk songs by pioneering Armenian composer Komitas, and Eve Beglarian’s We Will Sing One Song for duduk, string quartet, percussion, and track. The Pamela Z, Theofanidis and Wingate, and Beglarian pieces are part of Apollo’s 20x2020 project, launched in 2014 with a mission to commission 20 new multicultural works before the end of the decade. With Malice Toward None Track List1. J. Kimo Williams — With Malice Toward None (2020) [13:23]Pamela Z — The Unraveling -- 20x2020 No. 16 (2019) 2. I. Joni [4:11] 3. II. Lord I’m One [3:45] 4. III. Travis [5:10] 5. IV. Microbus [4:45] Pamela Z, voice and electronics Christopher Theofanidis & Mark Wingate — What is the Word? -- 20x2020 No. 11 (2017) 6. “What is the Word” (poem) [1:31] 7. I. Extroverted [2:06] 8. II. Edgy [0:43] 9. III. Mercurial [2:04] 10. IV. Noble [2:20] 11. V. Very Fast [1:42] 12. VI. Euphoric [3:00] Komitas/Aslamazyan (arr. Matthew J. Detrick/Apollo Chamber Players) — Themes of Armenian Folksongs (1915/2021) 13. Festive Song [1:23] 14. The Crane [2:42] 15. Echmiadzin Dance [2:14] Joan DerHovsepian, guest viola16. Eve Beglarian — We Will Sing One Song -- 20x2020 No. 19 (2020) [17:54] Arsen Petrosyan, duduk Pejman Hadadi, percussion (tombak, kuzeh, dayereh, bam-dayereh, senj, kanjira) Joan DerHovsepian, guest viola Eve Beglarian, digital track Purchase the music (without talk) at:http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p1394/With_Malice_Toward_None.htmlYour purchase helps to support our show! Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by La Musica International Chamber Music Festival and Uber. @khedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#LaMusicaFestival #CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber Please consider supporting our show, thank you!http://www.classicalsavings.com/donate.html staff@classicalmusicdiscoveries.com This album is broadcasted with the permission of Katy Solomon from Morahana Arts and Media.
26 Elo 20211h 16min
Episode 171: 17171 Christopher Tin: The Orchestral Sessions (Vol. 1)
Daedalus and IcarusTo the StarsWe Choose to Go to the MoonPurchase the music (without talk) at:http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p1381/Christopher_Tin%3A_The_Orchestral_Sessions_%28Vol._1%29.htmlYour purchase helps to support our show! Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by La Musica International Chamber Music Festival and Uber. @khedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#LaMusicaFestival #CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber Please consider supporting our show, thank you!http://www.classicalsavings.com/donate.html staff@classicalmusicdiscoveries.com This album is broadcasted with the permission of Katy Solomon from Morahana Arts and Media.
25 Elo 202118min
Episode 170: 17170 Verdi: A Masked Ball
Un ballo in maschera (A Masked Ball) is an 1859 opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi. The text, by Antonio Somma, was based on Eugène Scribe's libretto for Daniel Auber's 1833 five act opera, Gustave III, ou Le bal masqué.The plot concerns the assassination in 1792 of King Gustav III of Sweden who was shot, as the result of a political conspiracy, while attending a masked ball, dying of his wounds thirteen days later. Purchase the music (without talk) at:http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p1380/Verdi%3A_A_Masked_Ball.htmlYour purchase helps to support our show! Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by La Musica International Chamber Music Festival and Uber. @khedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#LaMusicaFestival #CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber Please consider supporting our show, thank you!http://www.classicalsavings.com/donate.html staff@classicalmusicdiscoveries.com
22 Elo 20212h 25min
Episode 185: 17185 Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian"
The Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. 90, commonly known as the Italian, is an orchestral symphony written by German composer Felix Mendelssohn. Purchase this 55 CD set at: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08TZ6TD95/?tag=umgklassik-21&ascsubtag=0028948399482_B08TZ6TD95_diverse+k%C3%BCnstler_orpheus+chamber+orchestra+-+complete+recordings+on+dg_www.universal-music.de
21 Elo 202131min
Episode 178: 17178 Shostakovich: Symphony No. 15 in A Major, Op. 141
A true collector's album.World Premiere recording of Symphony No. 15.Conducted by Maksim ShostakovichThe Moscow Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra Purchase the music (without talk) at:http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p1387/Shostakovich%3A_Symphony_No._15_in_A_Major%2C_Op._141.htmlYour purchase helps to support our show! Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by La Musica International Chamber Music Festival and Uber. @khedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#LaMusicaFestival #CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber Please consider supporting our show, thank you!http://www.classicalsavings.com/donate.html staff@classicalmusicdiscoveries.com
20 Elo 202146min
Episode 168: 17168 The Messenger
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZARTFantasia No. 3 in D Minor, K. 397Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, K. 466Fantasia No. 4 in C Minor, K. 475 VALENTIN SILVESTROVThe Messenger (For Piano and Strings)The Messenger (For Piano Solo)Two Dialogues with Postscript3 Bagatelles, Op. 1: III. Moderato Hélène GrimaudCamerata Salzburg Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by La Musica International Chamber Music Festival and Uber. @khedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#LaMusicaFestival #CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber Please consider supporting our show, thank you!http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p1379/The_Messenger.html staff@classicalmusicdiscoveries.com This album is broadcasted with the permission of Katy Solomon from Morahana Arts and Media.
18 Elo 20211h 26min
Episode 165: 17165 Offenbach: The Tales of Hoffman
The Tales of Hoffmann (French: Les contes d'Hoffmann) is an opéra fantastique by Jacques Offenbach. The French libretto was written by Jules Barbier, based on three short stories by E. T. A. Hoffmann, who is the protagonist of the story. It was Offenbach's final work; he died in October 1880, four months before the premiere. Purchase the music (without talk) at:http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p1375/Offenbach%3A_The_Tales_of_Hoffman.htmlYour purchase helps to support our show! Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by La Musica International Chamber Music Festival and Uber. @khedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#LaMusicaFestival #CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber Please consider supporting our show, thank you!http://www.classicalsavings.com/donate.html staff@classicalmusicdiscoveries.com
15 Elo 20212h 48min
