Episode 1: 18001 Voice of Nature: The Anthropocene
Soprano Renée Fleming today releases Voice of Nature: The Anthropocene, her new album with Yannick Nézet-Séguin, on Decca Classics. Inspired by the solace Fleming found while hiking near her Virginia home during lockdown, the album explores the centrality of nature in Romantic-era songs and highlights the peril and fragility of the natural world today. Says Fleming, “This music begins in a time almost two centuries ago, when people had a profound connection to the beauty of nature. Now, in the Anthropocene, we see the effects of our own activity and the fragility of our environment. Nature has been so good to us: we have not been so good to nature.” Stream or Purchase: https://ReneeFleming.lnk.to/VONSo Voice of Nature: The Anthropocene Tracklist 1. Kevin Puts – Evening* 2. Fauré – “Prison” from 2 Mélodies, Op.83 No. 1: 3. Hahn – “Les étoiles,” from 12 Rondels 4. Hahn – “L’Heure exquise,” from 7 Chansons grises 5. Fauré – “En Sourdine,” from 5 Mélodies, Op.58 6. Fauré – Rêve d’amour, Op.5 7. Liszt – S’il est un charmant gazon, S284 8. Nico Muhly – Endless Space* 9. Fauré – “Les berceaux,” from 3 Mélodies, Op.23 10. Fauré – “Au bord de l’eau,” from 3 Mélodies, Op.8 11. Hahn – “L’Énamourée,” from 12 Rondels 12. Liszt – Über allen Gipfeln ist Ruh, S306 Grieg: Sechs Lieder, Op.48 13. No. 3 Lauf der welt 14. No. 5 Zur rosenzeit 15. No. 6 Ein traum 16. Caroline Shaw: Aurora Borealis* *World Premiere Recording 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.
14 Okt 20211h 3min
Episode 197: 17197 Corigliano: The Ghosts of Versailles
The Ghosts of Versailles is an opera in two acts, with music by John Corigliano to an English libretto by William M. Hoffman. The Metropolitan Opera had commissioned the work from Corigliano in 1980 in celebration of its 100th anniversary, with the premiere scheduled for 1983. Corigliano and Hoffman took as the starting point for the opera the 1792 play La Mère coupable (The Guilty Mother) by Pierre Beaumarchais. They took seven years to complete the opera, past the initial deadline. The opera received its premiere on December 19, 1991, at the Metropolitan Opera, with the production directed by Colin Graham. The premiere run of seven performances was sold out. Purchase the music (without talk) at:http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p1402/Corigliano%3A_The_Ghosts_of_Versailles.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
10 Okt 20213h 1min
Episode 195: 17195 Marschner: Der Vampyr
Oct. 30, 2021 - We discovered (thanks to a listener) that the opera was incomplete. We uploaded a COMPLETE version today. Der Vampyr (The Vampire) is a Romantic opera in two acts by Heinrich Marschner. The German libretto by Wilhelm August Wohlbrück (Marschner's brother-in-law) is based on the play Der Vampir oder die Totenbraut (1821) by Heinrich Ludwig Ritter, which itself was based on the short story The Vampyre (1819) by John Polidori. The first performance took place on 29 March 1828 in Leipzig, where it was a hit. For a complete synopsis, please visit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Der_Vampyr Purchase the music (without talk) at:http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p1401/Marschner%3A_Der_Vampyr.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
3 Okt 20212h 13min
Episode 194: 17194 The World's Most Favorite Violin Concertos
The great Jascha Heifetz performs:Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in DMendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor Fritz Reiner conducts the Chicago SymphonyCharles Munch conducts the Boston Symphony Purchase the music (without talk) at:http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p1400/The_World%27s_Most_Favorite_Violin_Concertos.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
29 Sep 202159min
Episode 192: 17192 Glass: Akhnaten
Akhnaten is an opera in three acts based on the life and religious convictions of the Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaten (Amenhotep IV), written by the American composer Philip Glass in 1983. The libretto is by Philip Glass in association with Shalom Goldman, Robert Israel, Richard Riddell, and Jerome Robbins. According to the composer, this work is the culmination of his two other biographical operas, Einstein on the Beach (about Albert Einstein) and Satyagraha (about Mahatma Gandhi). These three people – Akhenaten, Einstein, and Gandhi – were all driven by an inner vision that altered the age in which they lived, in particular Akhenaten in religion, Einstein in science, and Gandhi in politics. Purchase the music (without talk) at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p1399/Glass%3A_Akhnaten.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
26 Sep 20212h 23min
Episode 191: 17191 Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op.64
The Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64 by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was composed between May and August 1888 and was first performed in St Petersburg at the Mariinsky Theatre on November 17 of that year with Tchaikovsky conducting. It is dedicated to Theodor Avé-Lallemant. Purchase the music (without talk) at:http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p1398/Tchaikovsky%3A_Symphony_No._5_in_E_minor%2C_Op.64.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 Sep 202151min
Episode 189: 17189 Mozart: Così fan tutte, ossia La scuola degli amanti (All Women Do It, or The School for Lovers), K. 588
Così fan tutte, ossia La scuola degli amanti (All Women Do It, or The School for Lovers), K. 588, is an opera buffa in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. It was first performed on 26 January 1790 at the Burgtheater in Vienna, Austria. The libretto was written by Lorenzo Da Ponte who also wrote Le nozze di Figaro and Don Giovanni. Purchase the music (without talk) at:http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p1396/Mozart%3A_Cos%C3%AC_fan_tutte%2C_ossia_La_scuola_degli_amanti_%28All_Women_Do_It%2C_or_The_School_for_Lovers%29%2C_K._588.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
19 Sep 20213h 6min
Episode 186: 17183 Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54 and Novelettes, Op. 21, Nos, 1 and 2
A gift to CMD by the Rubenstein family.Performed by Artur RubinsteinConducted by Carlo Maria GiuliniChicago SymphonyRecorded in 1968RCA Red Seal Purchase the music (without talk) at:http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p1393/Schumann%3A_Piano_Concerto_in_A_minor%2C_Op._54_and_Novelettes%2C_Op._21%2C_Nos%2C_1_and_2.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 Sep 202148min
