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Mozart Anniversary Broadcast on WWFM

Mozart, take me away!

I’m getting ready to hit the air waves with more Mozart – an assortment of symphonies, concertos, operas, orchestral, choral, vocal, chamber and instrumental music – in honor of the 264th anniversary of his birth.

Along the way, we’ll hear selections performed by violinist Jaap Schröder and hornist Barry Tuckwell, both recently deceased, and a recording of Christopher Hogwood playing a clavichord that once actually belonged to the composer.

If you enjoy the programming, please support it, with your contribution at 1-888-232-1212 or online at wwfm.org.

As an added incentive, this time around we’re offering, among our thank you gifts, a 2-CD set, “Quiet Time: The Music of Mozart,” available for your donation of $60.

At 7:30 tonight, I’ll be manning the board for a special broadcast of Westminster Choir’s Homecoming Concert, coming your way live from Princeton University’s Richardson Auditorium. David Osenberg will be your host for that. Then I’ll be back, following the concert, with more music until 10:00 EST.

Forget your cares with Wolfgang. Grab your shades and join the Wolf Pack, on WWFM – The Classical Network and wwfm.org. Thank you for your support!

January 27, 2020
Tuckwell’s Mozart Horn Grooves

Barry Tuckwell’s grooviest Mozart?

January 17, 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
Barry Tuckwell Legendary Hornist Dies at 88

Legendary hornist Barry Tuckwell has died. Tuckwell was principal horn of the London Symphony Orchestra and a widely recorded soloist.

Born in Melbourne in 1931, he didn’t discover the horn until the age of 13. Following lackluster studies on the piano, organ and violin, he embraced the instrument as if it were love at first sight. Within six months, he was playing professionally. In two years, he was appointed principal horn with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. Soon after, he became principal of the Sydney Symphony.

When Dennis Brain was killed in an automobile accident in 1957, Tuckwell became, incontestably, Britain’s foremost hornist at the age of 24. He had been appointed first horn with the London Symphony Orchestra in 1955, playing alongside other rising young players Neville Marriner and Gervase de Peyer. He remained with the LSO for 13 years.

Following his departure, he became one of the rare hornists to make a career as a soloist. He would be nominated for a Grammy Award three times.

His farewell appearance was in Oliver Knussen’s Horn Concerto, a piece written for him, with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, in 1997. By that time, he had already established a parallel career as a conductor.

Tuckwell left behind over 50 recordings. His repertoire spanned the Baroque to the present, including acclaimed recordings of Mozart and Strauss and many contemporary composers.

He cited Tommy Dorsey as a principal influence. On one occasion, he recollected, he was approached by an awestruck Japanese fan, who stammered, “You, God of Horn.” Thereafter, Tuckwell wryly appended the letters GoH to his personal email.

Tuckwell died yesterday at the age of 88.

https://www.abc.net.au/classic/read-and-watch/news/vale-barry-tuckwell/11876484

January 17, 2020

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