055 - Odds and Ends
This program we feature some works we haven't played before, including selections from Ashmont, Con Brio, VGo Recordings, and Musica Rediviva.
Date:
10/24/2008
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054 - An Orchestral Omnibus
We present a selection of 20th Century composers and their orchestral works. We play music by Ernest Bloch, Arnold Rosner, and Luciano Simoni, all from Laurel Records.
Date:
10/10/2008
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053 - Violin Solo, Part 2
This podcast we conclude our look at Troubadisc's "Violin Solo" series. We play selections from volumes 2 & 3, as well as a sampling from volume 4.
Date:
9/25/2008
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052 - Violin Solo, Part 1
This podcast is the first of a two-part series. Troubadisc has released four albums in their 20th Century "Violin Solo" series. This program we feature selections from volumes 1 and 4.
Date:
9/10/2008
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051 - Backwards in Time
We journey back through musical history, starting with the romantic period and Dvorak, and ending up in the high baroque period.
Date:
8/25/2008
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050 - Artist-Run Labels
For our 50th program, we return to one of the themes from our earliest episodes -- artist-run labels. This time we feature performances from Mark Gardner, Robert de Gaetano, and Gary Levinson.
Date:
8/10/2008
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049 - American Composers
This program we look at three American composers: Samuel Barber; Arnold Rosner; and Enst Bacon. While not equal in stature, all three created well-crafted music that's equally enjoyable.
Date:
7/24/2008
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048 - Walter Ross Chamber Music
We look at the music of Walter Ross, focussing on his new CD of world premiere recordings for brass trio -- released on DCD Records!
Date:
7/9/2008
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047 - Richar Muczynsky, Part 2
This podcast continues the survey of Muczynksy's career, as recorded on Laurel Records.
Date:
6/25/2008
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046 Robert Muczynski, Part 1
Laurel Records released two discs of this composer/pianist in a recital of his own music. This episode we play selections from the early part of Muczynski's career.
Date:
6/10/2008
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045 Boston GuitarFest
Cristina Perez Madiedo won the last Boston GuitarFest performance competition. We sample selections from one of her prizes, a recital CD from VGo.
Date:
5/26/2008
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043 A Collection of Choirs
We start and finish with selections from the Seattle Pro Musica. We also include a madrigal from Giaches de Wert, and John Biggs conducts his composition "Two Chorals on Poems by Oscar Wilde."
Date:
4/25/2008
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042 Saudade and César
We feature music from the debut recording by Irish guitarist Stephen Reck, and revisit DCD Records' first release, "Music from Bales Organ Recital Hall."
Date:
4/10/2008
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041 Solo Sounds from Musica Rediviva
Two new releases that feature solo artists. We play selections from Ryosuke Sakamoto, lutenist, and Hans Faguis, organist.
Date:
3/27/2008
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040 New Sounds from Musica Rediviva
We play music from two new releases. "Sounds of Transparence" features a contemporary music trio, and "From Castle and Cottage" reinterprets classical music with folk instruments.
Date:
3/14/2008
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039 Piano 4-Hands
This episode we explore the repertoire for piano 4-hands, from the practical arrangements of Schubert and Dvorak, to original works by Persichetti and Reigger.
Date:
3/1/2008
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038 A Clutch of Concerti
This podcast we look at how three different composers treated the concerto form -- Mozart, Rachmaninoff, and Bloch
Date:
2/26/2008
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037 New Year, New Releases
We start off with the new release by guitarist Steve Lin on VGo, and Orthodox Voices, the latest SACD from Troubadisc
Date:
1/12/2008
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036 The DCD Holiday Special: Part 2
In Part 2 of our holiday special, we again sample selections from the Seattle Pro Musica's album "Weihnachten: A German Christmas." We also play selections from Michael Stairs' Christmas recital at the Longwood Gardens, and the Inner Voices
Date:
12/20/2007
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035 The DCD Holiday Special: Part 1
. Part 1 of our holiday special features to selections from the Seattle Pro Musica's album "Weihnachten. a German Christmas." We also play a Charpentier work performed by the Convivium Vocale.
Date:
12/9/2007
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034 Grisha!
We showcase the recordings of Grisha, the amazing young guitar virtuoso who records for VGo Recordings.
Date:
11/14/2007
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033 The "Make Good" Show
This episode of our podcast is a "make good" program. All the works featured were originally intended to be included on previous episodes, but had to be rescheduled for the best of all reasons -- the arrival of new releases.
Date:
10/30/2007
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032 Two from Laurel
Two of three new releases from Laurel Records are featured. These discs are the complete string quartets and piano quintets by Ernest Bloch, performed by Pro Arte.
Date:
10/8/2007
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031 A Cornucopia of Con Brio
This program we showcase new releases from the Con Brio Label. We play music from pianist Noëlle Compinsky Tinturin, tuba virtuoso Barton Cummings, and composer Patrick Bechman.
Date:
9/15/2007
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030 Violin Solo, and Violin in Ensemble
For this podcast we play music from the Troubadisc label, featuring selections from the SACD "Violin Solo, Volume 3."
Date:
8/28/2007
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029 Summertime Fare
This podcast we feature three selections that are light in texture, but not in substance. From VGo Recordings we play a Baroque lute duet. Some short piano works of Brahms follow that, and we begin our survey of the Inedita label with a Baroque work.
Date:
8/11/2007
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028 A Midsummer's Mozart
For the middle of summer, an all-Mozart program. We play a piano sonata for four hands, a duet for violin and cello, and end with the finale to Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 18, K. 456.
Date:
7/30/2007
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027 Biggs, Beethoven and the Barber
This program we present a selection from the Consort Press label, which we've just added to the site. Also on the program is the final installment of our look at Monument Records, and an usual arrangment of "The Barber of Saville" for occarina ensemble.
Date:
7/20/2007
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026 Some American Classics
We continue our sampling of rare Beethoven recordings on Monument Records, but the other selections are all-American. We offer a work by Daron Hagen he wrote for the Madison School of Music, and a work by New York-based composer Sheila Silver
Date:
6/26/2007
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025 We Love Belgium!
We've picked up some new listeners in Belgium, and we celebrate with a selection from native composer Jongens. We also feature music from the new VGo Records classical guitar release and continue our survey of the Monument Records catalog.
Date:
6/10/2007
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024 Bach, Beethoven and Silesu
We continue our survey of the Monument Records catalog, and present the winners of the Boston GuitarFest New Artist competition. We also sample a work by Lao Silesu, a composer of the early 20th century, from an Inedita release.
Date:
5/25/2007
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023 Allegri and Mozart
This program we continue our look at Monument Records and their outstanding catalog of rare Beethoven works. We also play the Allegri "Miserere" by the Seattle Pro Musica, and a Mozart violin sonata by Gary Levinson
Date:
5/2/2007
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022 Milhaud: Early String Quartets and Chamber Mus
We sample performances from Troubadisc's outstanding 3-CD of Milhaud's early music. The releases, available both separately and as a set, include his first eight string quartets, as well as several artsong collections.
Date:
4/16/2007
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021 Beethoven And Beyond
This program we welcome Monument Records to the DCD website. Monument specializes in the unknown and unrecorded works of Beethoven, and we feature an excerpt from Beethoven's own piano transcription for his "Creatures of Prometheus" score.
Date:
4/1/2007
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020 An Estonian Mass
This time we feature selections from the Requiem of Helen Tobias Duesberg (NYLCC), piano music from Blind Boone (Laurel Records), and a guitar arrangement of Schubert (DTR).
Date:
3/6/2007
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019 Philippine Treasures
To celebrate the release of "Philippine Treasures, Volume 2" from VGo, we play selections from both the new release and volume 1. We also continue our feature on releases by the New York Latvian Concert Choir.
Date:
2/15/2007
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018 A Classical Potpourri
This episode we begin a survey of the New York Latvian Concert Choir catalog. We also play music from Laurel Records, VGo, and a new release from Troubadisc.
Date:
1/31/2007
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017 The King of Instruments
This program we showcase a variety of organ recordings, ranging from the French Baroque, through Mozart and on to the 20th Century. Featured are releases from DCD Records, DTR, and Musica Rediviva
Date:
1/15/2007
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016 Holiday Music Special, Part 2
We continue our survey of seasonal offerings with two recordings from the DTR and some Latvian Christmas works.
Date:
12/5/2006
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015 Holiday Music Special, Part 1
In this program we sample some seasonal musical offerings from DTR, Laurel Records, Musica Rediviva and the New York Latvian Concert Choir.
Date:
12/1/2006
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014 From the Renaissance to the 20th Century
This program we continue our survey of the music available from DCD Records. We also play a selection from the top-selling record from the previous month.
Date:
11/12/2006
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013 Ethyl Smythe's Chamber Music
We look at the career of this remarkable English composer through her chamber music, thanks to a four-disc survey released by Troubadisc.
Date:
10/18/2006
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012 Nighttime in Virginia
"Meet My Little Friend." A cricket invades the studio and sneaks onto the podcast. We also feature selections from our top-selling album of August, 2006.
Date:
10/1/2006
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011 The Pro Arte Quartet
This program profiles the Pro Arte String Quartet, through their recordings for UW-Madison School of Music and Laurel Records.
Date:
9/14/2006
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010 A new release, and a new label
We showcase the recordings of the University of Wisconsin's Madison School of Music, as well as a new release from Musica Rediviva
Date:
8/16/2006
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009 Laurel Records -- The Barshai Recordings
Noted conductor Rudolph Barshai is featured in this introduction to the Laurel Records catalog.
Date:
8/3/2006
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008 New releases -- and a new label
We sample selections from the early music label Champignon International and unveil a new release by Grisha on VGo Recordings
Date:
7/16/2006
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007 Music of Tribute, Part 2
This is the second part of our survey of the four releases in Labor Records' "Music of Tribute" series.
Date:
6/5/2006
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006 Music of Tribute, Part 1
This is the first installment of our two-part look at the "Music of Tribute" series from Labor Records.
Date:
5/19/2006
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005 Keyboards — pianos and more!
This program presents a variety of keyboard performances. Selections from pianist Aileen Chanco (Con Brio), organist Ted Alan Worth (DTR) and marimbist Daniel Berg (Musica Rediviva).
Date:
4/9/2006
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004 Contemporary music from America and Latvia
A study in contrasts. A short contemporary work from America, and an extended one from Latvia. Featured is the music of Mark Gardner and Bruno Skulta.
Date:
3/24/2006
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003 Chamber Music
A selection of chamber music from Con Brio Records, the DTR Recording Company, and Troubdisc of Germany.
Date:
3/7/2006
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002 Artist-run Labels
Spotlight on artists who record for their own labels. Selections
from Robert DeGaetano (Crystonyx), Garrett Fischbach, and Patricia McCarty
(Ashmont Music).
Date:
2/15/2006
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001 Presenting DCD Records
This program features music from the DCD Records, Callisto Musica, VGo Recordings and Musica Rediviva labels.
Date:
2/8/2006
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