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Simpson Nielsen and More Composers Celebrate!

English composer Robert Simpson really loved Beethoven and Carl Nielsen. Hear for yourself, as I share a performance of Simpson’s Symphony No. 4, in celebration of his birthday.

We’ll also mark the anniversaries of the births of composers Marc Blitzstein, John Gardner, George Alexander Macfarren, and Bedřich Smetana, violinist and composer Eugène Ysaÿe, guitarist and composer Celedonio Romero, and conductor and composer Leif Segerstam.

The first round is on me (Gardner’s “Midsummer Ale”). Belly up to the bar, from 4 to 7 p.m. EST, on WWFM – The Classical Network and wwfm.org.

March 2, 2020
Remembering Barry Tuckwell on The Classical Network

This afternoon on The Classical Network, we’ll remember Barry Tuckwell. Tuckwell, one of the greatest hornists of his generation, died yesterday at the age of 88. He was one-time principal horn of the London Symphony Orchestra, who splintered off to record widely as a soloist.

We’ll begin the 4:00 hour today, with some samples of his artistry (Telemann, Knussen and Strauss). Then we’ll observe the anniversaries of the birthdays of Wilhelm Kienzl, François-Joseph Gossec, Ulysses Kay, and Afro-Cuban violinist José Silvestre White y Lafitte.

At 6:00, it’s an hour of dystopian visions on “Picture Perfect,” music for the movies, including selections from “Fahrenheit 451” (Bernard Herrmann), “WALL-E” (Thomas Newman), “A.I. Artificial Intelligence” (John Williams), and “Metropolis” (Gottfried Huppertz).

That should be enough to wet your whistle. Music is our valve, as we celebrate Tuckwell and company, from 4 to 7 p.m. EST time, on WWFM – The Classical Network and wwfm.org.

January 17, 2020

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