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camilla tilling soprano ; thomas hampson baritone ; tanglewood festival chorus jorg widmann trauermarsch funeral march brahms a german requiem listen sunday october 16 at 1 p.m. wiener blut by peter fox smith oct 13 2016 join us for the beautiful melodies of johann strauss ii s wiener blut with elisabeth schwarzkopf and nicolai gedda . listen saturday october 15 at 12 noon . vso on vpr classical jonathan biss plays beethoven by walter parker oct 10 2016 www.jonathanbiss.com vermont symphony orchestra anthony princiotti conductormozart marriage of figaro overturerimsky korsakov capriccio espagnol op. 34 jaime laredo conductorjonathan biss pianobeethoven piano concerto no. 3 in c minor op. 37 listen wednesday october 12 at 8 p.m. timeline impressionism by james stewart oct 10 2016 u.s. public domain listen listening ... 3 03 art influences art . the work of one discipline can inform and inspire the work of another . in france at the close of the 19th century a movement known as impressionism left its mark on the world of visual art literature and music . vso on vpr classical schubert s unfinished and schumann s rhenish by walter parker oct 4 2016 vermont symphony orchestra vermont symphony orchestrajaime laredo conductor schubert symphony no. 8 in b minor unfinishedschumann symphony no. 3 in e flat op. 97 rhenish listen wednesday october 5 at 8 p.m. remembering sir neville marriner by walter parker oct 3 2016 academy of st. martin in the fields sir neville marriner died sunday at age 92 . one of the most prolifically recorded conductors in history he founded the academy of st. martin in the fields in 1958 and led it until 2011 when he was named its life president . all this week vpr classical will feature his recordings . here s the new york times obituary . timeline claude debussy by james stewart oct 3 2016 u.s. public domain listen listening ... 3 07 once in a great while an artist steps on to the scene that challenges the status quo and changes the way we look at art forever . at the dawning of the 20th century france saw several of these individuals . stephane mallarme s symbolic poetry and claude monet s impressionistic paintings helped pave the way for new expression in their art forms . in the world of music claude debussy stands as that pivotal figure whose works ushered in new sounds and ideas . last night at the proms by walter parker sep 27 2016 symphonycast the festive final concert of the 2016 bbc proms music festivalbbc symphony orchestra chorus and singerssakari oramo conductorjuan diego florez tenor program details listen friday september 30 at 8 p.m. la voix humaine by peter fox smith sep 26 2016 francis poulenc s la voix humaine with libretto by jean cocteau is preceded by two short 20th century opera tidbits an orchestral excerpt from der rosenkavalier conducted by richard strauss ; and william mayer s very short a brief candle . listen saturday october 1 at 12 noon . vso on vpr classical peter serkin plays brahms by walter parker sep 26 2016 photo kathy chapman cm artists vermont symphony orchestra mozart abduction from the seraglio overture sarah hicks conductor brahms piano concerto no. 1 in d minor op. 15 peter serkin piano ; jaime laredo conductor listen wednesday september 28 at 8 p.m. timeline recording music part 1 by james stewart sep 26 2016 u.s. public domain listen listening ... 3 11 of all the advancements of the 20th century the advent of recording technology has affected the world of music like no other . for centuries classical music was the privilege of the rich and powerful . it was relegated to the church concert hall opera house or salon . but today we can access the masterpieces of any era anytime anywhere played by the world s most talented musicians . daniel barenboim plays and conducts at the proms by walter parker sep 22 2016 bbc proms festival from the bbc promsstaatskapelle berlindaniel barenboim piano and conductor mozart piano concerto no. 24 in c minor k. 491bruckner symphony no. 4 in e flat romanticbritten four sea interludes from peter grimes jiri belohlavek conductor listen friday september 23 at 8 p.m. porgy and bess by peter fox smith sep 20 2016 we mark the september 26 1898 birthday of george gershwin with excerpts from the most successful of all american operas porgy and bess . listen saturday september 24 at 12 noon . vso on vpr classical tchaikovsky s pathetique by walter parker sep 20 2016 vermont symphony orchestra vermont symphony orchestrajaime laredo conductor wagner prelude to act 1 of die meistersingertchaikovsky symphony no. 6 pathetique listen wednesday september 21 at 8 p.m. timeline 20th century music by james stewart sep 19 2016 u.s. public domain listen listening ... 3 01 at the dawning of the 20th century the world stood on the edge of immense change . no one could have guessed what the next hundred years would bring . previous centuries saw most composers following specific aesthetic ideals but music fractured in the 20th century like never before . in reality we re still trying to figure out where music goes from here . timeline suggested reading list by james stewart sep 15 2016 timeline is a project from vpr classical a service of vermont public radio . it is intended to be an informative entertaining overview of music history . this work will hopefully stir the curious on to study the subject further . here we have provided a list of suggested reading . it contains references and suggestions of how to go deeper . stephen hough plays rachmaninoff at the proms by walter parker sep 15 2016 bbc proms festival from the bbc proms bbc symphony orchestraalexander vedernikov conductorstephen hough piano tchaikovsky hamlet fantasy overturerachmaninoff rhapsody on a theme of paganiniprokofiev symphony no. 3sibelius symphony no. 2 thomas beecham conductor listen friday september 16 at 8 p.m. gounod & offenbach by peter fox smith sep 14 2016 we hear excerpts from two french operas gounod s faust featuring the superb tenor l opold simoneau ; and offenbach s little known operetta madame l archiduc . listen saturday september 17 at 12 noon . vso on vpr classical shostakovich fifth by walter parker sep 12 2016 christian steiner frank salomon associates inc. vermont symphony orchestra mozart marriage of figaro overture anthony princiotti conductor shostakovich symphony no. 5 jaime laredo conductor listen wednesday september 14 at 8 p.m. timeline richard strauss by james stewart sep 12 2016 u.s. public domain listen listening ... 3 05 what would you do if you spent your childhood being declared the next brahms or wagner well if you were composer richard strauss you would rise to the occasion . pages1 2 3 4 next last 2016 vermont public radio listen stations schedules support contact us