Enjoying Sir Edward Elgar’s Symphony No. 1 on KWAX, thanks to my new internet radio. I remember when you used to be able to hear a substantial, complete symphony like this in the middle of the day in the Trenton-Princeton area. No more. I venture to guess you won’t hear it on the Philadelphia station either. And certainly not on WQXR. You have my gratitude, KWAX!
Tag: KWAX
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Classical Music Radio Beyond the Local Station
No more blather and bleeding chunks from the local classical music station. Enjoying complete works, such as Leonard Bernstein’s “Serenade after Plato’s Symposium,” Richard Strauss’ “Also sprach Zarathustra,” and Frederic Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 1, introduced by mellifluous fellow Trenton-Princeton radio exile Peter Van de Graaff on KWAX this morning, courtesy of digital radio. A whole world of classical music radio broadcasts now at my fingertips, enjoyable without the intermediation of a smart phone or laptop. A liberating windfall from my recent birthday! My light music program, “Sweetness and Light,” begins at 11:00 EDT/8:00 PDT. Enjoy an hour of beach music at kwax.uoregon.edu.
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Jersey Shore Music for July 4th Weekend
It’s the Fourth of July weekend, and the beaches are open!
I hope you’ll join me this morning on “Sweetness and Light” for some serene inspirations evocative of surf and sand.
For the locals (I am, after all, based in Princeton), I’ll have two works that are Jersey shore specific, including the “Cape May Suite” by Rick Sowash (who lives in Cincinnati; so there!) and “The Atlantic City Pageant” by John Philip Sousa – named for the famous beauty pageant and given its first performance on Atlantic City’s Steel Pier.
We’ll also hear from Virgil Thomson, Émile Waldteufel, Ronald Binge, Clive Richardson, Ralph Vaughan Williams, and Morton Gould.
Oh yeah, and I almost forgot John Williams, who wryly puts “Tourists on the Menu” in a promenade from the proto-summer blockbuster “Jaws.”
No teeth in any of the music, however, on “Sweetness and Light.” Meet me at the seaside this Saturday morning at 11:00 EDT/8:00 PDT, exclusively on KWAX, the radio station of the University of Oregon!
Stream it, wherever you are, at the link:
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Leonard Pennario Rediscovered Best-Selling LA Pianist
At the age of 10, Buffalo-born Leonard Pennario moved with his family to Los Angeles. L.A. would remain his base of operations for the rest of his career. He made his first recordings for Capitol Records in 1950 (over 40 albums were pressed). By 1959, he was the best-selling American pianist.
This week on “The Lost Chord,” we’ll anticipate the centenary of Pennario’s birth (on July 9) with highlights from his Capitol catalogue, remastered for a 4-CD set on the MSR label. Tune in to enjoy his superlative interpretations of Prokofiev’s “Visions fugitives,” Ravel’s “La valse,” and the rarely-heard Piano Sonata by Miklós Rózsa.
I’d love to tell you more – about Pennario’s remarkable development and early triumphs, his professional relationships with top-tier musicians and personal ones with Hollywood glitterati, his ambivalent reception by the critics and his excellence at bridge – but it’s a holiday weekend, so I hope you’ll understand if I leave a little something for the show!
I hope you’ll join me for “Go West, Young Man” – Leonard Pennario in Los Angeles – on “The Lost Chord,” now in syndication on KWAX, the radio station of the University of Oregon!
Clip and save the start times for all three of my recorded shows:
PICTURE PERFECT, the movie music show – Friday at 8:00 PM EDT/5:00 PM PDT
SWEETNESS AND LIGHT, the light music program – ALL NEW! – Saturday at 11:00 AM EDT/8:00 AM PDT
THE LOST CHORD, unusual and neglected rep – Saturday at 7:00 PM EDT/4:00 PM PDT
Stream them, wherever you are, at the link!
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Mediterranean Music Escape John McLaughlin on KWAX
It’s summer. It’s hot. This week on “The Lost Chord,” kick off your shoes, pour a glass of L’Orangerie, and settle in for John McLaughlin’s “Mediterranean Concerto.”
McLaughlin, who’s made his home in Monaco for the past 40 years, is better known as a jazz or jazz fusion artist. His infectious concerto, composed in 1985, is ambitious in scope, about twice the length of those ordinarily devoted to the guitar.
We’ll also hear a work by Malta’s national composer, Charles Camilleri – his “Mediterranean Dances” of 1961.
You don’t have to leave home for a taste of the Mediterranean. Join me for “Mediterranean Muse,” on “The Lost Chord,” now in syndication on KWAX, the radio station of the University of Oregon!
Clip and save the start times for all three of my recorded shows:
PICTURE PERFECT, the movie music show – Friday at 8:00 PM EDT/5:00 PM PDT
SWEETNESS AND LIGHT, the light music program – ALL NEW! – Saturday at 11:00 AM EDT/8:00 AM PDT
THE LOST CHORD, unusual and neglected rep – Saturday at 7:00 PM EDT/4:00 PM PDT
Stream them, wherever you are, at the link!
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