Podcasts about Henryk Szeryng

durée : 01:28:56 - Henryk Szeryng, violoniste d'une élégance et d'une précision suprêmes - par : Aurélie Moreau - Violoniste d'origine polonaise naturalisé mexicain, Henryk Szeryng est l'un des grands interprètes du XXe siècle. Élève de Flesch et de Thibaud, encouragé par Arthur Rubinstein, il a marqué l'histoire du violon par son style et son raffinement.

Auf dem Weg zu seinem letzten großen Orchesterwerk, dem „Doppelkonzert“, schrieb Johannes Brahms auf Sommerfrische im schweizerischen Thun 1886 und 1887 ungewöhnlich frohgemute Kammermusik und Lieder für eine junge Sängerin. Wie das klingt, wenn ein Griesgram sein Herz öffnet, demonstrieren Solisten wie Henryk Szeryng und Artur Rubinstein (RCA), Pierre Fournier und Wilhelm Backhaus (Decca), das Beaux Arts Trio (Philips), Juliane Banse und Bernarda Fink (harmonia Mund), sowie David Oistrach und Mstislav Rostropowitsch mit dem Cleveland Orchestra unter George Szell (EMI).

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...    Exodus 13   17 And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God led them not through the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, Lest peradventure the people repent when they see war, and they return to Egypt:   18 But God led the people about, through the way of the wilderness of the Red sea: and the children of Israel went up harnessed out of the land of Egypt.   19 And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him: for he had straitly sworn the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you; and ye shall carry up my bones away hence with you.   20 And they took their journey from Succoth, and encamped in Etham, in the edge of the wilderness.   21 And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night:   22 He took not away the pillar of the cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire by night, from before the people.   Exodus 14   1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,   2 Speak unto the children of Israel, that they turn and encamp before Pihahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, over against Baalzephon: before it shall ye encamp by the sea.   3 For Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, They are entangled in the land, the wilderness hath shut them in.   4 And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, that he shall follow after them; and I will be honoured upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host; that the Egyptians may know that I am the LORD. And they did so.  

Chillout Classic w Radio Spin #8 "BACH" Odkryjmy magię muzyki Jana Sebastiana Bacha. Poniższa playlista to bardzo okrojony i subiektywny wybór jego kompozycji, bo przecież muzyki pasującej do tej audycji jest bez liku. Na pewno pokłonie się jeszcze tej genialnej muzyce. Bacha można słuchać i słuchać a jego muzyka idealnie nadaje się na chillout w domowym zaciszu, z dala od zgiełku. Późna pora jest ku temu najlepszym czasem...no i oczywiście wygodny fotel 1. J.S. Bach - Aria z Wariacji Golbergowskich, Andras Schiff. 2. J.S. Bach - Toccata i fuga d-moll, BWV 565, aranżacja na orkiestrę Leopold Stokowski. 3. J.S Bach - Preludium i fuga C-dur, BWV 846, Glen Gould. 4. J.S Bach/C.Gounod - Ave Maria, Nigel Kennedy. 5. J.S. Bach - Sonata for Violin Solo a- moll, BWV 1003, Andante, Henryk Szeryng. 6. J.S. Bach - Cello Suite No. 1 G-dur, BWV 1007, Preludium, Yo-Yo Ma. 7. J.S. Bach - Concerto for 2 Violins d-moll, BWV 1043, Largo ma non tanto, Anne Sophie Mutter, Salvatore Accardo, English Chamber Orchestra. 8. J.S. Bach - Preludium i fuga c-moll, BWV 846, Vikingur Ólafsson. 9. J.S. Bach - Kantata BWV 115, Aria "Bete, betę aber auch dabei", Kathleen Battle, Itzhak Perlmann, Orchestra of St. Luke's, John Nelson. 10. J.S. Bach, Aria z Suity D-dur, Jacques Loussier.

Niccolò Paganini (1782 - 1840)Concerto per violino n. 1. Re Maggiore, Op. 6, MS. 21 1.       Allegro maestoso. Tempo giusto Cadenza – August Wilhelmj     2.       Adagio3.       Rondò: Allegro spiritoso. Un poco più prestoHenryk Szeryng, violinoLondon Symphony OrchestraAlexander Gibson, direttore********Concerto n. 4 in Re minore, M.S. 60 Allegro maestoso (re minore) Adagio flebile con sentimento (fa diesis minore) Rondò galante: Andantino gaio (re minore) Massimo Quarta, violino e direttoreOrchestra del Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova

Synopsis On this day in 1934, an excited crowd of locals and visitors had gathered in Hartford, Connecticut, for the premiere performance of a new opera entitled Four Saints in Three Acts. The fact that the opera featured 16 saints, not 4, and was divided into 4 acts, not 3, was taken by the audience in stride, as the libretto was by the expatriate American writer, Gertrude Stein, notorious for her surreal poetry and prose. The music, performed by players from the Philadelphia Orchestra and sung by an all-black cast, was by the 37-year old American composer, Virgil Thomson, who matched Stein's surreal sentences with witty musical allusions to hymn tunes and parodies of solemn, resolutely tonal music. Among the locals in attendance was the full-time insurance executive and part-time poet, Wallace Stevens, who called the new opera (quote): "An elaborate bit of perversity in every respect: text, settings, choreography, [but] Most agreeable musically… If one excludes aesthetic self-consciousness, the opera immediately becomes a delicate and joyous work all around." The opera was a smashing success, and soon opened on Broadway, where everyone from Toscanini and Gershwin to Dorothy Parker and the Rockefellers paid a whopping $3.30 for the best seats—a lot of money during one of the worst winters of the Great Depression. Music Played in Today's Program Virgil Thomson (1896-1989) Four Saints in Three Acts Orchestra of Our Time; Joel Thome, conductor. Nonesuch 79035 On This Day Births 1741 - Belgian-born French composer André Grétry, in Liège; 1932 - American composer and conductor John Williams, in New York City; Deaths 1709 - Italian composer Giuseppe Torelli, age 50, in Bologna; 1909 - Polish composer Mieczyslaw Karlowicz, age 32, near Zakopane, Tatra Mountains; Premieres 1874 - Mussorgsky: opera “Boris Godunov”, at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, with bass Ivan Melnikov in the title role, and Eduard Napravnik conducting; This was the composer's own revised, nine-scene version of the opera, which originally consisted of just seven scenes (Julian date: Jan.27); 1897 - Kalinnikov: Symphony No. 1 (Gregorian date: Feb. 20); 1904 - Sibelius: Violin Concerto (first version), in Helsinki, by the Helsingsfors Philharmonic conducted by the composer, with Victor Novácek as soloist; The revised and final version of this concerto premiered in Berlin on October 19, 1905, conducted by Richard Strauss and with Karl Halir the soloist; 1907 - Schoenberg: Chamber Symphony No. 1 in Vienna, with the Rosé Quartet and members of the Vienna Philharmonic; 1908 - Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2 in St. Petersburg, with the composer conducting (Julian date: Jan. 26); 1909 - Liadov: “Enchanted Lake” (Gregorian date: Feb. 21); 1910 - Webern: Five Movements, Op. 5, for string quartet, in Vienna; 1925 - Cowell: "Ensemble" (original version for strings and 3 "thunder-sticks"), at a concert sponsored by the International Composers' Guild at Aeolian Hall in New York, by an ensemble led by Vladimir Shavitch that featured the composer and two colleagues on "thunder-sticks" (an American Indian instrument also known as the "bull-roarer"); Also on program was the premiere of William Grant Still's "From the Land of Dreams" for three voices and chamber orchestra (his first concert work, now lost, dedicated to his teacher, Edgard Varèse); 1925 - Miaskovsky: Symphonies Nos. 4 and 7, in Moscow; 1934 - Virgil Thomson: opera "Four Saints in Three Acts" (libretto by Gertrude Stein), in Hartford, Conn.; 1942 - Stravinsky: "Danses concertantes," by the Werner Janssen Orchestra of Los Angeles, with the composer conducting; 1946 - Bartók: Piano Concerto No. 3 (completed by Tibor Serly after the composer's death), by the Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy conducting and György Sándor as the soloist; 1959 - Elie Siegmeister: Symphony No. 3, in Oklahoma City; 1963 - Benjamin Lees: Violin Concerto, by the Boston Symphony, with Erich Leinsdorf conducting and Henryk Szeryng the soloist; 1966 - Lou Harrison: "Symphony on G" (revised version), at the Cabrillo Music Festival by the Oakland Symphony, Gerhard Samuel condicting; 1973 - Crumb: "Makrokosmos I" for amplified piano, in New York; 1985 - Earle Brown: "Tracer," for six instruments and four-track tape, in Berlin; 1986 - Daniel Pinkham: Symphony No. 3, by the Plymouth (Mass.) Philharmonic, Rudolf Schlegel conducting; 2001 - Sierra: "Concerto for Orchestra," by the Philadelphia Orchestra, Wolfgang Sawallisch conducting; Others 1875 - American composer Edward MacDowell admitted to the Paris Conservatory; 1877 - German-born (and later American) composer Charles Martin Loeffler admitted to the Paris Conservatory; 1880 - German opera composer Richard Wagner writes a letter to his American dentist, Dr. Newell Still Jenkins, stating "I do no regard it as impossible that I decide to emigrate forever to America with my latest work ["Parsifal"] and my entire family" if the Americans would subsidize him to the tune of one million dollars. Links and Resources On Virgil Thomson More on Thomson

In minutes 21-25 of The Empire Strikes Back, Vader sets course for the Hoth system while the Rebels prepare to defend their base. Joining me today is Stephanie Manning, a bassoonist, writer, and 2022 Fellow of the Rubin Institute for Music Criticism. We talk about the Imperial March, the contrast between Rebel and Empire music, and the bassoon's role in the orchestra. Sidenote: Stephanie is the first bassoonist I've had on the show, so it was high time for a thorough introduction to this often-overlooked but very present instrument that's part of the Star Wars scores. Check out the video version of this episode if you want to see the bassoon visuals. Once Disney accepts my copyright dispute, it will be right here on YouTube: https://youtu.be/2abkoRqBMwQ (Maddeningly, the video is currently blocked at the time of initial release.

Author and scholar Laura Tunbridge and conductor Devin Patrick Hughes discuss the historical Beethoven in rehearsals, as the entrepreneur, the conductor, the early adopter of technologies, the family man, his controversial metronome markings, and the authenticity behind historically informed performance practice. Tunbridge is a Professor of Music at the University of Oxford, UK and the author of books about Robert Schumann, art-song, and Beethoven: A Life in Nine Pieces, and is currently working on a book about string quartets.    The book is Laura Tunbridge's Beethoven: A Life in Nine Pieces, published by Yale University Press. Thank you Laura for sharing your amazing passion and wealth of knowledge about Beethoven's life and music. Thank you to all record labels and performers that made this episode possible, musical excerpts came from Fidelio, the Third Sonata for Cello and Piano, the Choral Fantasy, Symphonies Three and Seven and the Piano Trio in C minor, performed by Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic, Angela Denoke, Jon Villars, Emanuel Ax, Yo-Yo Ma, Vladimir Ashkenazy and the Cleveland Orchestra, Andre Previn and the Royal Philharmonic, Henryk Szeryng, Pierre Fournier, Wilhelm Kempff, Paavo Järvi and the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, and Sony Classical. You can find the book wherever books are sold, and follow Laura Tunbridge on Twitter. You can check out more info about One Symphony or lend your support for the show at OneSymphony.org.  Thank you to our most recent supporters Jessica, Bonnie, Carl, Lauren, and Steven. Please feel free to rate, review, and share the show on all platforms. Until next time, thank you for being part of the music!

Nicholas Kitchen, one of the country's leading violinists is a founding member of the Boston-based Borromeo String Quartet. Nick is perhaps the most important protégé of the great Polish violinist Szymon Goldberg. Nick has been loaned his teacher's violin-- the Giuseppe Guarneri, Cremona, ca. 1730, "Goldberg-Baron Vitta" to play throughout his career. In his musical life, Nick was first nurtured by his musically hands-on parents and later through his mentorship with Goldberg.  Nick's rich and profound musical life is a beautiful paradox of old and new technology.Music credits:Schubert, Death and The Maiden String Quartet, Borromeo QuartetJP Sousa, Semper Fidelis, The President's Own Marine BandBeethoven, Violin Sonata, Op. 24 "Spring", Szymon Goldberg-violin, Lili Krauss-piano  JS Bach, Toccata and Fugue in D minor BWV 565, Hans-André Stamm-organBeethoven, Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61, mmt. 3 Rondo,  Henryk Szeryng-violin, Hans Zender-conductorSchubert, Mass No. 5 in A Flat Major, D.678 - 4. Sanctus Choir of St. John's College, CambridgeJS Bach,  Fantasia and fugue in G minor BWV 542 - Van DoeselaarBeethoven, String Quartet, Op. 18, No. 1, Borromeo QuartetJS Bach, Adagio, BWV 1110, Nicholas KitchenKreisler, Liebeslied, Fritz KreislerHandel, Op. 1, No. 13 mmt. 1 D Major Sonata, Szymon Goldberg-violin, Gerald Moore-pianoPolish folksong for mandolinesJS Bach, Violin Concerto in E Major, BWV 1042: I. Allegro, Syzmon Goldberg-violinBeethoven, Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61, mmt. 1, Syzmon Goldberg-violinMozart, Sonata for Piano and Violin in E Minor, K.304 - Tempo di minuetto, Syzmon Goldberg-violin and Radu Lupu-pianoMozart, Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Major, K219, mmt. 1Beethoven, String Quartet, No. 13, Op. 130,  Borromeo QuartetLouis Moyse, Second Sonata, Scherzo, Karen Kevra-flute, Paul Orgel-pianoStrauss, Don Juan, Op. 20, Berling Philharmonic, Von KarajanBeethoven, Symphony No. 9, mmt. 3 , Adagio molto e cantabile, FurtwänglerSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=42335511)

Episode #29: September 11; and no torment shall touch them Uploaded: September 11, 2021 Johannes Brahms: Alt-Rhapsodie, Op. 53 Maureen Forrester, contralto RIAS-Kammerchor Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin Ferenc Fricsay, conductor DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON DOKUMENTE 445 507-2 Johannes Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45 I. Selig sind, die da Leid tragen [9:50] II. Denn alles Fleisch, es ist wie Gras [13:08] III. Herr, lehre doch mich [8:53] IV. Wie lieblich sind Deine Wohnungen [5:25] V. Ihr habt nun Traurigkeit [7:04] VI. Denn wir haben hie keine bleibende Statt [11:17] VII. Selig sind die Toten, die in dem Herrn sterben [9:34] Charlotte Margiono, soprano Rodney Gilfry, baritone Monteverdi Choir Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique Sir John Eliot Gardiner, conductor PHILIPS 432 140-2 Alban Berg: Violin Concerto I. Andante – Allegro [10:37] II. Allegro, ma sempre rubato, frei wie eine Kadenz – Adagio [14:10] Henryk Szeryng, violin Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks Rafael Kubelik, conductor DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON ELOQUENCE 4696062

durée : 01:30:00 - Les Nuits de France Culture - par : Philippe Garbit, Albane Penaranda, Mathilde Wagman - Par Pierre Barbier - Avec Arthur Rubinstein, Pierre Bertin, André Jolivet, LilyLaskine, Jean Wiener, Manuel Recasens, Raymond Gallois-Montbrun, Georges Prêtre, Jacques Bazire, Manuel Rosenthal, Marguerite Long, Paul Kletzki, Robert Bronstein, Henryk Szeryng, Olivier Messiaen, Maurice Leroux, Antal Dorati, Pierre Schaeffer, Gisèle Kuhn, Jean Cocteau, Nicolas Nabokov, Henri Dutilleux, Fred Goldbeck, Henri Sauguet, Pierre-Jean Jouve, Henry Barraud, Gabriel Bouillon, Claude Rostand et Cléopâtre Bourdelle-Sevastos - réalisation : Virginie Mourthé

durée : 00:58:51 - Henryk Szeryng, "le duc" du violon - par : Aurélie Moreau - Henryk Szeryng est l'un des violonistes incontournable du XXe siècle et grand interprète de Beethoven. - réalisé par : Thomas Jost

durée : 01:59:02 - Arthur Rubinstein, chambriste - par : Philippe Cassard - Un aspect passionnant des activités du grand pianiste Polonais, volontiers cabotin, mais partageur de musique, d’enthousiasme et d’émotions. Avec Jasha Heifetz, Gregor Piatigorsky, Henryk Szeryng, le Quatuor Guarneri etc... - réalisé par : Davy Travailleur

durée : 00:25:10 - Gérard Poulet, violoniste (2/5) - par : Priscille Lafitte - Diplômé du Conservatoire de Paris à l’âge de 13 ans, Gérard Poulet est propulsé très jeune sur la scène. Il joue dans les grandes salles parisiennes, sous la direction de son père. Il remporte à 18 ans le premier prix du concours Paganini. Mais il se sent "bloqué, en train de sombrer". - réalisé par : Olivier Guérin

durée : 01:30:00 - Les Nuits de France Culture - par : Philippe Garbit, Albane Penaranda, Mathilde Wagman - Par Pierre Barbier - Avec Arthur Rubinstein, Pierre Bertin, André Jolivet, LilyLaskine, Jean Wiener, Manuel Recasens, Raymond Gallois-Montbrun, Georges Prêtre, Jacques Bazire, Manuel Rosenthal, Marguerite Long, Paul Kletzki, Robert Bronstein, Henryk Szeryng, Olivier Messiaen, Maurice Leroux, Antal Dorati, Pierre Schaeffer, Gisèle Kuhn, Jean Cocteau, Nicolas Nabokov, Henri Dutilleux, Fred Goldbeck, Henri Sauguet, Pierre-Jean Jouve, Henry Barraud, Gabriel Bouillon, Claude Rostand et Cléopâtre Bourdelle-Sevastos - réalisation : Virginie Mourthé

Vor 100 Jahren wurde er in Warschau geboren: Henryk Szeryng. Es war eine Begegnung mit Folgen, der Beginn einer zweiten Karriere, der erste Schritt zurück ins internationale Rampenlicht, als der Pole dem Pianisten Arthur Rubinstein 1950 begegnete.

I programmet diskuteras Violinsonater av Brahms med Tetzlaff och Vogt, ovanliga rekvier av Cherubini och Plantade samt Job och den nionde symfonin av Vaughan Williams. Hanna väljer 4 countertenorer. I panelen Alexander Freudenthal, Bengt Forsberg och Måns Tengnér som tillsammans med programledaren Johan Korssell betygsätter följande skivor: RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Job och Symfoni nr 9 Bergens filharmoniker Andrew Davis, dirigent Chandos CHSA 5180 JOHANNES BRAHMS Violinsonaterna Christian Tetzlaff, violin Lars Vogt, piano Ondine ODE 1284-2 REKVIER Musik av Cherubini och C-H Plantade Le Concert Spirituel Hervé Niquet, dirigent Alpha ALPHA 251 Referensen Johan jämför med och refererar till en inspelning av Vaughan Williams nionde symfoni med Londons symfoniorkester under ledning av André Previn, inspelad år 1968 på RCA.  Hannas val Hanna Höglund väljer ur fyra nya countertenor-album: Iestyn Davies sjunger Bach, Mikael Bellini sjunger ur Kent Olofssons kammarverk "Champs detoile" utgiven på dB Productions; Philippe Jarousskys med tema Orfeus på Erato samt ur svenskboende venezuelanen Rodrigo Sosas Dal Pozzos "Pure haute-contre på egen utgåva. Andra i programmet nämnda eller rekommenderade inspelningar: Brahms violinsonater med Christian Tetzlaff och Lars Vogt i live-version på EMI; Itzhak Perlman och Vladimir Ashkenazy på EMI; Nils-Erik Sparf och Elisabeth Westenholz på Bis; Viktoria Mullova och Piotr Anderszewski på Philips; David Ojstrach och Frieda Bauer på märket Praga; Josef Suk och Julius Katchen på Decca samt med Henryk Szeryng och Artur Rubinstein på RCA. Cherubinis Requiem c-moll med Ambrosian Singers och Philharmonia Orchestra, London under ledning av Riccardo Muti på EMI. Vaughan Williams balett Job med både Londons filharmoniker och Londons symfoniorkester under Adrian Boult på bl.a. EMI samt med Londons filharmoniker ledd av Vernon Handley på EMI. Vaughan Williams nionde symfoni med Sovjetiska kulturministeriets symfoniorkester, Moskva ledd av Gennadij Rozjdestvenskij på Melodija; Londons filharmoniker ledda av Adrian Boult på Decca; Leopold Stokowski med egna orkestern från en radioupptagning i New York 1958 samt med BBCs symfoniorkester under ledning av Andrew Davis på Warner Classics.  Svepet Den här veckan sveper Johan över två album. På det ena spelar pianisten Alexander Melnikov Prokofjevs pianosonater nr 2, 6 och 8 i en utgåva på Harmonia Mundi. På det andra betitlad 4 x Anders Eliasson, framför Norrbotten Neo fyra verk av Anders Eliasson, utgiven på Bis.

Rob Cowan mines the archive for great recordings, forgotten musical heroes and repertory adventures This week, conductor Willem Mengelberg presents lively Handel from New York, Elly Ameling and Helen Watts sing Bach, while violinist Henryk Szeryng's account of Szymanowski's luminous Concerto no.2 is an unmissable classic of the gramophone.

  Rachel Barton Pine, classical violinist, and member of the metal band Earthen Grave, has played with orchestras all over the world, and under the baton of many renowned conductors. But in this episode of the Classical Classroom, she comes back to a piece – over, and over, and over, and over – studied by every young violin player. Rachel shows us how Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in E Minor has been interpreted by violinists across history and cultures, and how this ebullient piece is given new life by each new musician who plays it. Rachel Barton Pine, classical violinist, and member of the metal band Earthen Grave, has played with orchestras all over the world, and under the baton of many renowned conductors. But in this episode of the Classical Classroom, she comes back to a piece – over, and over, and over, and over – studied by every young violin player. Rachel shows us how Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in E Minor has been interpreted by violinists across history and cultures, and how this ebullient piece is given new life by each new musician who plays it. Audio production by Todd “Toddy Ruxpin” Hulslander, with kind of creepy hovering during the editing process by Dacia Clay. Music in this episode: – “Life Carries On” from Dismal Times, by Earthen Grave – Brahm’s Violin Concerto, Rachel Barton Pine with Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Carlos Kalmar conducting. – “Rock You Like a Hurricane” from Love at First Sting by the Scorpions. – “Ice Cream Man” from Van Halen by Van Halen. – Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in E Minor as performed (not necessarily in this order) by: — Rachel Barton Pine with Gottinger Symphonie Orchester. Christoph-Mathias Mueller conducting. — Joshua Bell with Camerata Salzburg. Roger Norrington conducting. — Fritz Kreisler with Berlin State Opera Orchestra. Leo Blech conducting. — Jascha Heifetz with Boston Symphony Orchestra. Sir Thomas Beecham conducting. — Maxim Vengerov with Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra. Kurt Masur conducting. — Isaac Stern with Philadelphia Orchestra. Eugene Ormandy conducting. — Henryk Szeryng with London Symphony Orchestra. Antal Dorati conducting. — Nathan Milstein with New York Philharmonic. Bruno Walter conducting. — Anne-Sophie Mutter with Berlin Philharmonic. Herbert von Karajan conducting.  — Itzhak Perlman by London Symphony Orchestra. Andre Previn conducting. — Maud Powell For more information about Classical Classroom: www.houstonpublicmedia.org/classroom For more information about Rachel Barton Pine: www.rachelbartonpine.com But wait! There’s more! In this short Classical Classroom, she talks about the most important thing her two musical loves share in common: emotional power. Audio production by Todd “Goes to 11” Hulslander with lighters in the air by Dacia Clay. Music in this episode: – “Death Is Another Word” from Earthen Grave, by Earthen Grave – Brahm’s Violin Concerto, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Carlos Kalmar conducting. – “Rock You Like a Hurricane” from Love at First Sting by the Scorpions – “Ice Cream Man” from Van Halen by Van Halen – “Arpeggios from Hell” by Yngwie Malmsteen – Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto in D major, Vadim Repin with Kirov Orchestra. Valery Gergiev conducting. – Sibelius’ Violin Concerto in D minor, Salvatore Accardo with London Symphony Orchestra. Sir Colin Davis conducting. – “Wasted Years” from Somewhere in Time by Iron Maiden – “Ozzy/ Black Sabbath Medley” by Rachel Barton Pine

What a befitting way to begin the Christmas Season!  The noted organist, conductor and scholar Dr. J. Owen Burdick drops in to discuss the upcoming performance of Handel's Messiah at Washington, D. C.'s Church of  the Ascension and Saint Agnes.  Dr. Owen shares with us the significance of this performance and the special appeal of the timeless masterpiece.  Owen is no stranger to the work, with his many perfornances at Trinity Church Wall Street in New York City being praised by critics and music lovers alike.  Burdick served as Director of Music at Trinity from 1990-2008.  He now serves as Organist/Choirmaster at Church of the Ascension and Saint Agnes.   A graduate of State University of New York at Purchase and the Juilliard School (where his principal teachers included Albert Fuller, Anthony Newman, and Igor Kipnis), Burdick received his Ph.D. in music composition from the University of California in Los Angeles and holds the Associate and Choirmaster Certificates from the American Guild of Organists. He was recently made a Fellow of the Royal School of Church Music and has studied as a conducting fellow with Helmuth Rilling and at IRCAM with Pierre Boulez. Since his Carnegie Hall debut in 1978, Burdick has toured internationally as a harpsichord soloist and with the Musical Offering Baroque Ensemble, with whom he accompanied Maurice André, Arleen Auger, and Henryk Szeryng. Burdick has recorded for the NAXOS, Hänssler Classic, Nonesuch, Summit, Gothic, and Centaur labels and is represented by Slaymaker Special Projects.         I