Podcast appearances and mentions of rafael kubelik

durée : 00:18:25 - Disques de légende du vendredi 04 avril 2025 - En 18 ans à la tête de l'orchestre de la radio bavaroise, à Münich, Rafael Kubelik a accompli quelques merveilles.

durée : 00:18:25 - Disques de légende du vendredi 04 avril 2025 - En 18 ans à la tête de l'orchestre de la radio bavaroise, à Münich, Rafael Kubelik a accompli quelques merveilles.

Nationalism, patriotism, cultural identity, a sense of home; these are concepts and ideas whose popularity have ebbed and flowed throughout history. Nationalism has been seen as a natural expression of cultural identity and pride, and it also has been at the core of virulent racism and xenophobia. Patriotism has been used as a cudgel by all sides of the political spectrum for good and evil, and a sense of home has led to cultural explosions and also to some of the bloodiest wars of all time. For Bedrich Smetana, these concepts were extremely multi-layered. He was a proud Bohemian nationalist for much of his life, but he also barely spoke Czech(German was the lingua franca among educated classes in Prague), and he was also disenchanted with the Prague musical establishment due to their cool reception of his Wagnerian/Lisztian style. He even left Prague for a time to work in Gothenburg Sweden, writing curtly to his parents: “Prague did not wish to acknowledge me, so I left it.” But only 6 years later, he wrote again to a friend: "My home has rooted itself into my heart so much that only there do I find real contentment. It is to this that I will sacrifice myself." Stirred to patriotic and nationalistic sentiments, Smetana began studying the Czech language in earnest, and his second opera, The Bartered Bride, became the first Czech opera to enter the mainstream repertoire around Europe. It was a piece fully in Czech style, and even though Smetana battled to the end of his life with different members of the Prague musical establishment, he is still thought of today as the founder of the Czech national sound. This is even before we begin talking about the topic for today, Ma Vlast, which is commonly translated to My Fatherland, My Country, or My Homeland. Ma Vlast is a massive, nearly hour and a half long work that amalgamates Wagnerian and Listzian ideas of a tone poem along with nationalistic music that has stirred not only the Czech soul but the souls of people all around the world. As Semyon Bychkov, the great Russian conductor and current Music Director of the Czech Philharmonic says: “The core subject of this piece is home and the meaning of home; everything else is the gravy.” Today on the show we'll begin by talking about Smetana's tragic experience of deafness, and then we'll go through each movement of his huge piece, talking about the msuic from the perspecitve of nationalism and also Wagnerian ideas of leitmotifs as well as orchestration and style. Join us! Recording: Czech Philharmonic conducted by Rafael Kubelik

durée : 00:21:34 - Disques de légende du jeudi 03 octobre 2024 - Oberon est le dernier opéra de Weber. Genèse et création compliquées, le chemin fut long entre 1826 et 1970 pour obtenir un enregistrement digne et flamboyant.

durée : 00:21:34 - Disques de légende du jeudi 03 octobre 2024 - Oberon est le dernier opéra de Weber. Genèse et création compliquées, le chemin fut long entre 1826 et 1970 pour obtenir un enregistrement digne et flamboyant.

Once again we have reached the climax of the penitential season of Lent, the most theologically significant week in the Christian calendar, namely Holy Week. Even for those who are not observant Christians, this period, standing as it does on the threshold of spring, the season of rebirth, can be a time of meditation and remembrance. To help support this contemplative moment I have compiled selections from some of the larger oratorios and liturgical works composed during the Romantic era performed by some of the greatest classical vocalists of the last century. Composers include Brahms, Dvořák, Rossini, Schubert, Franck, Mendelssohn, Beethoven, and Elgar; singers include sopranos Margaret Marshall, Leontyne Price, Pilar Lorengar, Judith Raskin, and Elizabeth Harwood; mezzo-sopranos Betty Allen, Alfreda Hodgson, and Shirley Verrett; tenors David Rendall, Alejandro Ramírez, and Richard Lewis; and bass-baritones Tom Krause and Franz Crass led by conductors Andrew Davis, Eugene Ormandy, James Conlon, George Szell, Rafael Kubelik, Michel Corboz, and Herbert von Karajan. No matter what your faith or belief system, there is an outpouring of beautiful music and singing contained in this episode that will fully engage your mind and spirit. Countermelody is a podcast devoted to the glory and the power of the human voice raised in song. Singer and vocal aficionado Daniel Gundlach explores great singers of the past and present focusing in particular on those who are less well-remembered today than they should be. Daniel's lifetime in music as a professional countertenor, pianist, vocal coach, voice teacher, and journalist yields an exciting array of anecdotes, impressions, and “inside stories.” At Countermelody's core is the celebration of great singers of all stripes, their instruments, and the connection they make to the words they sing. By clicking on the following link (https://linktr.ee/CountermelodyPodcast) you can find the dedicated Countermelody website which contains additional content including artist photos and episode setlists. The link will also take you to Countermelody's Patreon page, where you can pledge your monthly support at whatever level you can afford.  

durée : 00:58:43 - Rafael Kubelík : la vision romantique d'un humaniste - par : Aurélie Moreau - Chef d'orchestre très admiré et homme attentionné, Rafael Kubelik avait de forts principes. Il avait affirmé un jour : « Il n'est pas nécessaire d'être un dictateur pour contrôler un théâtre, on peut obtenir beaucoup des gens en étant gentil ! »

durée : 00:28:53 - Disques de légende du vendredi 16 février 2024 - On se bat beaucoup pour savoir, qui eut la primeur de l'intégrale des symphonies de Gustav Mahler, dans l'histoire du disque.

SynopsisOn today's date in 1890, Czech composer Antonin Dvorak conducted the first performance of his Symphony No. 8 in Prague, on the occasion of his election to the Bohemian Academy of Science, Literature and Arts.By 1890, Dvorak was a world-famous composer, honored in his own country and abroad. Within a year of its premiere, Dvorak conduced his Symphony No. 8 again in London, Frankfurt and at Cambridge University, where he received an honorary doctorate in music in 1891.Despite some mysterious and melancholy passages, Dvorak's Eighth Symphony is usually described as “sunny,” “idyllic” and “pastoral.” Its final movement opens with a brass fanfare, perhaps a reference to a century-old tradition of signal trumpeters playing from the towers and parapets in Prague, a sight and sound that visitors to the famous Astronomical Clock tower in that city's Old Town Square can still experience today.It's amusing — and perhaps revealing of something deep in the national spirit — that at a rehearsal of this finale, legendary Czech conductor Rafael Kubelik quipped to his players, "Gentlemen, in Bohemia the trumpets never call to battle — they always call to the dance!"Music Played in Today's ProgramAntonin Dvorak (1841-1904): Symphony No. 8; Berlin Philharmonic; Rafael Kubelik, cond. DG 447 412

The second of my Listeners' Favorites episodes for January is introduced by my dear friend Elliot Levine, a founding member of the Western Wind Vocal Ensemble, with whom he sang bass for 47 years. He is also an exceptional composer (who among his many other works has composed material expressly for me which I have sung with great pleasure and joy), He is also a valued choral singer and clinician. He has been a devoted listener to, and supporter of, Countermelody since its inception and among his many favorite episodes, he has chosen one of my very favorites to highlight, my birthday tribute, first published three years ago, to superbissima Margaret Marshall, who celebrates her birthday on January 4th. Since she burst upon the scene in the late 1970s, Margaret Marshall has been a favorite of lovers of great singing. Her timbre, artistry, and technical facility evoke comparisons with many treasured singers of the past. Though she retired from public performance in 2005, in the year 2020 she launched, in tandem with her daughter Nicola and a group of dedicated supporters, a website called Songbird, which focuses on the early years of her career, and which features many rare soundclips, both live and studio, from that period, many of which have been assembled into a new downloadable release entitled “Margaret Marshall Songbird.” Today's episode features a wide range of her live and studio recordings, including a few samples from the Songbird release. Included are works by Galuppi, Pergolesi, Vivaldi, Bach, Handel, Haydn, Mozart, Salieri, Gluck, Elgar, Finzi, Richard Strauss, and Alban Berg in recordings and performances between 1975 and 1990, with collaborators including conductors Neville Marriner, Riccardo Muti, John Eliot Gardiner, Vittorio Negri, Charles Groves, Antal Doráti, Philip Ledger, and Rafael Kubelik and fellow singers Ann Murray, Francisco Araiza, Alfreda Hodgson, Felicity Palmer, and Sesto Bruscantini. Compiling this episode has provided my ears and spirit with many blissful hours; I wish my listeners the same experience! Many thanks to both Margaret and Nicola for providing advice and guidance in the selection of today's material, and many happy returns to the “Scottish supersoprano”! Since this episode was published, Margaret has published a second series of rare recordings available via download on her website, as well as Apple and Spotify. Margaret Marshall Songbird 2 includes exquisite performances of Bach, Mozart, Schubert, Wolf, and Sacchini, and, like the performances on this recording, simply must be heard to be believed. Countermelody is a podcast devoted to the glory and the power of the human voice raised in song. Singer and vocal aficionado Daniel Gundlach explores great singers of the past and present focusing in particular on those who are less well-remembered today than they should be. Daniel's lifetime in music as a professional countertenor, pianist, vocal coach, voice teacher, and journalist yields an exciting array of anecdotes, impressions, and “inside stories.” At Countermelody's core is the celebration of great singers of all stripes, their instruments, and the connection they make to the words they sing. By clicking on the following link (https://linktr.ee/CountermelodyPodcast) you can find the dedicated Countermelody website which contains additional content including artist photos and episode setlists. The link will also take you to Countermelody's Patreon page, where you can pledge your monthly support at whatever level you can afford.

Sarah Vaughan [00:36] "Hey Naughty Papa" Sassy Mercury Wing MGW 12237 1962 (originally released in 1956) Hey now. Evidently this one was written by Hoagy Carmichael? Here Sarah is backed by Hal Mooney and his Orchestra. Subway [02:51] "Jupiter" Satellites Soul Jazz Records SJR 157-12 2007 Beep boop boop beep. Jerry Byrd [08:27] "Cold Cold Heart" Satin Strings of Steel Monument SLP 8033 1965 Getting very aloha with Hank's classic. Glen Campbell [11:06] "Lonesome Jailhouse Blues" A Satisfied Mind Pickwick SPC-3134 1971 A repackaging of the Glen's Capitol Records 1966 album Big Bluegrass Special. Bee Gees [14:28] "Jive Talkin'" Saturday Night Fever (The Original Movie Sound Track) RSO RS-2-4001 1977 Sometimes you just have to go with the hit. Oh wait, they're all hits. The Hot Dogs [18:13] "Feel Real Fine" Say What You Mean Ardent Records ADS-2805 1973 A great little gem of a Big Star adjacent album. Digging this track by Terry Manning. Tom Jones [21:12] "Come to Me" Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow Epic PE 34468 1977 That's right, the theme song from The Pink Panther Strikes Again (https://youtu.be/vH4-8qR79WY?si=t1IrFzJuuVfkDknP&t=7) (Edwards, 1976). You know, the one with the castle in Bavaria? My brothers and I went with my mother to see this one in the theaters instead of staying home and watching Super Bowl XI (Raiders v Vikings) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl_XI). Daniel Ocko [24:07] "The Guitar Player" Great Ghost Stories Troll Records 50-002 1973 Oops... right genre, wrong cover. The record is Great Ghost Stories but the sleeve is Scary Spooky Stories. Harry Nilsson [31:27] "Gotta Get Up" Schmilsson RCA LSP 4515 1971 (1979 reissue) Aleatoric glissando. Look it up. Rafael Kubelik conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra [33:51] "Schoenberg: 5 Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 16 - Peripetia" Shoenberg/Bartok - 5 Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 16/Music for Stringed Instruments, Percussion, and Celesta Mercury MG-50026 1953 blah Pete Townshend [36:04] "Squeezebox" Scoop ATCO Records 7 99063-1-F 1983 A pretty solid demo from a compilation full of Who demos. Scott Walker [38:34] "Amsterdam" Scott (Aloner) Smash Records SRS 67099 1967 Alright, so I'm cheating a little on this one too. The US release of Walker's first album, Scott, was titled Aloner. But I didn't have this album when we were running through Albums that begin with the letter A as in Alpha. It's really difficult to pick just one song to play here. My instinct wanted to go with "The Lady Came from Baltimore (https://youtu.be/7gFECZErdBY?si=Pi-CIpL5RRu22aA7)" but the atmosphere of his cover of Brel's "Amsterdam" (https://youtu.be/-Z0UGGvb4sQ?si=2SIFvLXn7CvA80UT) is so good. Siouxsie & the Banshees [43:21] "Mirage" The Scream Polydor POLD 5009 1978 The amazing debut album from Siouxsie and the Banshees. A pretty remarkable effort front to back. The version of "Mirage" that appears on this album gains a little polish but still retains the energy of the Peel Session version the year before (https://youtu.be/0S_vlZg7xBQ?si=1NqDL9OM6OhrSn50). Judas Priest [46:11] "The Hellion/Electric Eye" Screaming for Vengeance Columbia FC 38160 1982 One of the greatest 1-2 punches in album opening history. You know exactly what you are in store for. Fourteen year-old me was completely enthralled with the sound of this album. Hap Palmer [50:31] "Sweetwater Springs" Sea Gulls... Music for Rest and Relaxation Activity Records AR 584 1978 Woof. File under Easy Listening. Why do I feel the sudden urge to make a macrame plant hanger? Will Oldham [52:15] "Sapele" Seafarers Music Drag City DC261 2004 Music to accompany a documentery by. Music behind the DJ: "Cold Cold Heart" by Lawrence Welk and Orchestra

SynopsisPiero della Francesca was a 15th century Renaissance painter, whose series of frescoes entitled Legend of the True Cross inspired one of the best orchestral works of a 20th-century Czech composer named Bohuslav Martinu.In 1952, Martinu made a trip to the Tuscan hill town of Arezzo, where he saw the frescoes and got the idea for a new symphonic work that would attempt to capture in music what Piero had captured in painting.What Martinu sought to replicate was, as he put it, “a kind of solemn, frozen silence and opaque, colored atmosphere… a strange, peaceful, and moving poetry.”Martinu linked the first movement of his score to one Tuscan fresco showing the Queen of Sheba and some women kneeling by a river; and the second to another depicting the dream of the Emperor Constantine. The third movement was intended, in Martinu's words, as “a kind of general view of the frescoes.”Martinu's orchestral triptych, entitled The Frescoes of Piero della Francesca, received its premiere performance on today's date at the 1956 Salzburg Festival in Austria, with the Vienna Philharmonic led by the eminent Czech conductor, Rafael Kubelik.Music Played in Today's ProgramBohuslav Martinu (1890 – 1950) Les Fresques de Piero della Francesca Vienna Philharmonic;Rafael Kubelik, conductor. Orfeo C521-991 (recorded August 26, 1956)

SynopsisToday's date in 1914 marks the birthday of the famous Czech conductor Rafael Kubelík. He was the son of a very musical father, namely the violin virtuoso Jan Kubelík, known as the Czech Paganini.Rafael Kubelík studied violin, composition, and conducting at the Prague Conservatory, and was an excellent pianist to boot – good enough to accompany his father on several concert tours. At the age of 19, Kubelík made his conducting debut with the Czech Philharmonic, and later became that orchestra's artistic director.In 1950, Kubelík became director of the Chicago Symphony; in 1955, the director of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; and in 1961, conductor of the Bavarian Radio Orchestra. It was with the Bavarian orchestra that Kubelík made the bulk of his recordings, including a critically-acclaimed set of the Mahler symphonies. Like Mahler, Kubelík was both a conductor and a composer.“In public, I am practicing more as a conductor,” said Kubelík, “but I could not live without composing, just as I would not be able to conduct without composing.” Kubelík wrote five operas, three symphonies, chamber music, choral works, and songs. Rafael Kubelík died at the age of 82 in 1996, in Lucerne, Switzerland. Music Played in Today's ProgramRafael Kubelik (1914 - 1996) Orphikon - Symphony in Three Movements Bavarian Radio Symphony; Rafael Kuybelik, conductor. Panton 1264

Synopsis On today's date in 1938, Matthias the Painter, an opera by the German composer Paul Hindemith, had its premiere performance in Zurich, Switzerland. This work had been scheduled to be premiered in 1934 at the Berlin Opera by the German conductor Wilhelm Furtwangler, but the newly-installed Nazi regime canceled the performance. In protest, Furtwangler performed a concert suite from Hindemith's opera at a Berlin Philharmonic concert, resulting in a loud pro-Hindemith demonstration on the part of the audience. The Nazi press responded with attacks on both Hindemith and Furtwangler. By the end of 1934 it was clear to all in Germany that the Nazis would brook no opposition when it came to cultural matters. So how had the quintessentially German Hindemith offended the new regime? In 1929 Hitler had attended the premiere of another Hindemith opera, titled News of the Day, and hated it – labeling it “degenerate.” Furthermore, Hindemith's wife and many of his closest musician friends were Jewish. Hindemith became persona non grata in Nazi Germany, and, shortly after the Zurich premiere of his new opera, he and his wife emigrated to the U.S., where he taught at Tanglewood and Yale, becoming an American citizen in 1946. Music Played in Today's Program Paul Hindemith (1895 - 1963) Mathis der Maler Bavarian Radio Chorus and Orchestra; Rafael Kubelik, conductor. EMI 55237

Synopsis At London's St. James's Hall on today's date in 1885, the Czech composer Antonin Dvorak conducted the London Philharmonic Society's orchestra in the premiere of his Seventh Symphony, a work they had commissioned. The Society had also commissioned Beethoven's Ninth Symphony decades earlier, a fact of which Dvorak was quite aware, and just before starting work Dvorak heard and was bowled over by the brand-new Third Symphony by his friend and mentor Johannes Brahms.  In other words… “No pressure!”Dvorak felt he must do his very best, and, judging by the warm reception at its London premiere, the new work was a success, with one reviewer calling it “one of the greatest works of its class produced in the present generation.”But not all reviews were glowing. Another wrote, “the entire work is painted grey on grey: it lacks sweetness of melody and lightness of style.” And Dvorak's German publisher complained that big symphonies were not profitable and advised Dvorak write only shorter piano pieces that had a ready market.But subsequent performances helped establish the new symphony as the masterwork it is, and although not as often-played as his “New World” Symphony, today Dvorak's Seventh ranks among his finest creations. Music Played in Today's Program Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904) Scherzo (3rd mvt), from Symphony No. 7 in d, Op. 70 Berlin Philharmonic; Rafael Kubelik, conductor. DG 463158-2

This week on The Sound Kitchen you'll hear the answer to the question about Fespaco. There's a celebration of the Bengali New Year, as well as the “Listeners Corner” with Michael Fitzpatrick and “Music from Vincent” with Vincent Pora. All that, and the new quiz question, too, so click on the “Play” button above and enjoy!  Hello everyone! Welcome to The Sound Kitchen weekly podcast, published every Saturday – here on our website, or wherever you get your podcasts. You'll hear the winner's names announced and the week's quiz question, along with all the other ingredients you've grown accustomed to: your letters and essays, “On This Day”, quirky facts and news, interviews, and great music … so be sure and listen every week.The ePOP video competition is open! The deadline for entries is next Thursday, 20 April, so get your video in today!The ePOP video competition is sponsored by the RFI department “Planète Radio”, whose mission is to give a voice to the voiceless. ePOP focuses on the environment, and how climate change has affected “ordinary” people … you create a three-minute video about climate change, the environment, pollution – told by the people it affects. So put on your thinking caps and get to work ... and by the way, the prizes are incredibly generous!To read the ePOP entry guidelines – as well as watch videos from previous years – go to the ePOP website.Erwan and I are busy cooking up special shows with your musical requests, so get them in! Send your musical requests to thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr  Tell us why you like the piece of music, too – it makes it more interesting for us all!Be sure you check out our wonderful podcasts!In addition to the breaking news articles on our site, with in-depth analysis of current affairs in France and across the globe, we have several podcasts which will leave you hungry for more.There's Paris Perspective, Spotlight on France, and of course, The Sound Kitchen. We have an award-winning bilingual series – an old-time radio show, with actors (!) to help you learn French, called Les voisins du 12 bis. And there is the excellent International Report, too.As you see, sound is still quite present in the RFI English service.  Keep checking our website for updates on the latest from our staff of journalists. You never know what we'll surprise you with!To listen to our podcasts from your PC, go to our website; you'll see “Podcasts” at the top of the page. 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They are also a good way to help you improve your English - that's how I worked on my French, reading books which were meant for young readers – and I guarantee you, it's a good method for improving your language skills. To get Br. Gerald's free books, click here.Independent RFI English Clubs: Be sure to always include Audrey Iattoni (audrey.iattoni@rfi.fr) from our Listener Relations department in all your RFI Club correspondence. Remember to copy me (thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr) when you write to her so that I know what is going on, too. N.B.: You do not need to send her your quiz answers! Email overload!And don't forget, there is a Facebook page just for you, the independent RFI English Clubs. Only members of RFI English Clubs can belong to this group page, so when you apply to join, be sure you include the name of your RFI Club and your membership number. Everyone can look at it, but only members of the group can post on it. If you haven't yet asked to join the group, and you are a member of an independent, officially recognized RFI English club, go to the Facebook link above, and fill out the questionnaire !!!!! (if you do not answer the questions, I click “decline”).There's a Facebook page for members of the general RFI Listeners Club too. Just click on the link and fill out the questionnaire, and you can connect with your fellow Club members around the world. Be sure you include your RFI Listeners Club membership number (most of them begin with an A, followed by a number) in the questionnaire, or I will have to click “Decline”, which I don't like to do!This week's quiz: On 11 March, I asked you a question about the Pan African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou, known by its French acronym Fespaco. We'd just published an article: “Tunisian thriller ‘Ashkal' snags top gong at Africa's Fespaco film fest”, and I asked you to write in with the answer to these two questions: who won the second prize – called the Silver Stallion - and who won the third prize?The answer is, to quote our article: “Burkinabé director Apolline Traore picked up the Silver Stallion award for her film “Sira”, the story of a woman's struggle for survival after she is kidnapped by jihadis in the Sahel.Third place went to Kenya's Angela Wamai for “Shimoni”, about a man at odds with his environment and at war with his inner demons.”In addition to the quiz question, there was the bonus question, suggested by Mahesh Jain from Delhi, India: “What is, for you, the best part of your country's constitution?”  Do you have a bonus question idea? Send it to us!  The winners are: RFI English listener Mizanur Rahman, from Dhaka, Bangladesh. Mizanur is also the winner of this week's bonus question. Congratulations, Mizanur!Also on the list of lucky winners this week is Fatematuj Zahra, who is the co-secretary of the Shetu RFI Listeners Club in Naogaon, Bangladesh. There are RFI Listeners Club members Zenon Teles from the Christian – Marxist – Leninist - Maoist Association of Listening DX-ers in Goa, India, and Atikul Islam from Kishoreganj, Bangladesh. 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durée : 01:58:10 - Rafael Kubelik - par : Christian Merlin - Né en 1914, il était parti pour dominer la vie musicale tchèque lorsque l'histoire politique en a décidé autrement : Chicago, Londres et surtout Munich seront les principales stations d'un des chefs les plus généreusement humains du XXe siècle. - réalisé par : Taïssia Froidure

Synopsis On today's date in 1909, Richard Strauss's opera Elektra had its premiere in Dresden. The libretto, a free adaptation of the grim, ancient Greek tragedy by Sophocles, was by the Austrian poet and playwright Hugo von Hofmannsthal. In ancient Greek tragedies, violence occurred off-stage, and for his libretto, Hofmannsthal honored that tradition. But the music of Strauss evoking the tragedy's violence unleashed a huge orchestra with a ferocity that stunned early listeners. After its American premiere, one New York critic wrote of “a total delineation of shrieks and groans, of tortures physical in the clear definition and audible in their gross realism . . .Snarling of stopped trumpets, barking of trombones, moaning of bassoons and squealing of violins.” Even Strauss himself later admitted Elektra (quote) “penetrated to the uttermost limits of … the receptivity of human ears,” and what he called his “green horror” opera might cause him to be type-cast as a purveyor of creepy-crawly music. And so, Strauss prudently suggested to Hofmansthal “Next time, we'll write a MOZART opera.” Almost two years later to the day, on January 26, 1911, their “Mozart” opera, Der Rosenkavalier, or the The Rose Bearer premiered. It's set in 18th century Vienna, and for this opera Strauss included anachronistic, but eminently hummable waltz tunes. Music Played in Today's Program Richard Strauss (1864 –1949) Elektra Alessandra Marc, sop.;Vienna Philharmonic; Giuseppe Sinopoli, conductor. DG 453 429 Richard Strauss Der Rosenkavalier Waltz Suite Philadelphia Orchestra; Eugene Ormandy, conductor. Sony 60989 On This Day Births 1851 - Flemish composer Jan Blockx, in Antwerp; 1886 - German composer and conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler, in Berlin; 1911 - American composer and pianist Julia Smith, in Denton, Texas; 1913 - Polish composer Witold Lutoslawski, in Warsaw; 1921 - American composer and conductor Alfred Reed, in New York City; Premieres 1817 - Rossini: opera, "La Cenerentola" (Cinderella), in Rome at the Teatro Valle; 1902 - Franz Schmidt: Symphony No. 1, in Vienna; 1909 - R. Strauss: opera "Elektra," in Dresden at the Hofoper, conducted by Ernst von Schuch, with soprano Annie Krull in the title role; 1946 - R. Strauss: "Metamorphosen," in Zürich; 1957 - Walton: Cello Concerto, by the Boston Symphony conducted by Charles Munch, with Gregor Piatigorsky the soloist; 1963 - Karl Amadeus Hartmann: Symphony No. 8, by the West German Radio Symphony, Rafael Kubelik conducting; 1987 - Paul Schoenfield: "Café Music" for piano trio at a St. Paul Chamber Orchestra concert. Links and Resources On Richard Strauss More on Richard Strauss

durée : 00:28:09 - Rafael Kubelik (1/4) : une carrière tchèque - par : Christian Merlin - Né en 1914, il était parti pour dominer la vie musicale tchèque lorsque l'histoire politique en a décidé autrement : Chicago, Londres et surtout Munich seront les principales stations d'un des chefs les plus généreusement humains du XXe siècle. - réalisé par : Taïssia Froidure

durée : 00:28:10 - Rafael Kubelik (2/4) : l'exil - par : Christian Merlin - Né en 1914, il était parti pour dominer la vie musicale tchèque lorsque l'histoire politique en a décidé autrement : Chicago, Londres et surtout Munich seront les principales stations d'un des chefs les plus généreusement humains du XXe siècle. - réalisé par : Taïssia Froidure

durée : 00:28:09 - Rafael Kubelik (3/4) : Munich port d'attache - par : Christian Merlin - Né en 1914, il était parti pour dominer la vie musicale tchèque lorsque l'histoire politique en a décidé autrement : Chicago, Londres et surtout Munich seront les principales stations d'un des chefs les plus généreusement humains du XXe siècle. - réalisé par : Taïssia Froidure

durée : 00:28:10 - Rafael Kubelik (4/4) : fin de parcours - par : Christian Merlin - Né en 1914, il était parti pour dominer la vie musicale tchèque lorsque l'histoire politique en a décidé autrement : Chicago, Londres et surtout Munich seront les principales stations d'un des chefs les plus généreusement humains du XXe siècle. - réalisé par : Taïssia Froidure

Today's episode is a celebration of the Texas-born, German-assimilated soprano Helen Donath. Very few singers can boast of a career lasting more than 50 years which yielded such consistently superb vocalism and artistry. Donath began as a soubrette with lyric-coloratura capabilities which blossomed into a jugendlich dramatisch voice capable of successfully assuming roles in Wagner, Strauss, and Weber. Today's episode has two “gimmicks,” the first of which is that all of the selections are sung in German, even if they were originally set in French or Italian. The second gimmick is that strewn in amongst the other selections, there is a smattering of holiday-related material including works by Bach, Handel, Mozart, Humperdinck, and Pfitzner. Other composers heard include Otto Nicolai, Friedrich von Flotow, Paul Hindemith, as well as numerous examples of Donath's peerless Mozart singing and a generous helping of operettas by Lehár, Millöcker, and Johann Strauss II. Vocal guest stars are legion, and include Julia Varady, Siegfried Jerusalem, Anna Moffo, Peter Schreier, Edda Moser, Theo Adam, Werner Hollweg, and Günther Leib in performances conducted by Leonard Bernstein, Herbert von Karajan, Kurt Eichhorn, Rafael Kubelik, Herbert Blomstedt, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Bernhard Klee, Otmar Suitner, Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt, Gerd Albrecht, and Willi Boskovsky, as well as Klaus Donath, Helen's husband since 1965. Countermelody is a podcast devoted to the glory and the power of the human voice raised in song. Singer and vocal aficionado Daniel Gundlach explores great singers of the past and present focusing in particular on those who are less well-remembered today than they should be. Daniel's lifetime in music as a professional countertenor, pianist, vocal coach, voice teacher, and journalist yields an exciting array of anecdotes, impressions, and “inside stories.” At Countermelody's core is the celebration of great singers of all stripes, their instruments, and the connection they make to the words they sing. By clicking on the following link (https://linktr.ee/CountermelodyPodcast) you can find the dedicated Countermelody website which contains additional content including artist photos and episode setlists. The link will also take you to Countermelody's Patreon page, where you can pledge your monthly support at whatever level you can afford. Bonus episodes available exclusively to Patreon supporters are currently available and further bonus content including interviews and livestreams is planned for the upcoming season.

Synopsis So what do you call a setting of the Latin mass that is not in Latin? Well, if you're the Moravian-born composer Leoš Janáček, you call it “Glagolitic,” since your Mass sets an Old Church Slavonic text written down in a script called that. The idea came from a clerical friend who complained about the lack of original religious music in Czechoslovakia and suggested Janáček's do something about it. His “Glagolitic Mass” premiered in Brno on today's date in 1927. One reviewer wrote it was “a marvelous religious work of an old composer” – to which Janacek snapped back: “I am NOT old. And I am certainly NOT religious!” Now, people do say “you're only as old as you feel,” and the 73-year old Janáček had for many years been in love with a much younger woman who inspired his best works, and rather than any religious convictions, Janacek told another reporter that the piece was in fact jump-started by an electrical storm he witnessed and described as follows: ‘It grows darker and darker. Already I am looking into the black night; flashes of lightning cut through it . . . I sketch nothing more than the quiet motive of a desperate frame of mind to the words ‘Gospodi pomiluj' [Love have mercy] and nothing more than the joyous shout ‘Slava, Slava!' [Glory].” Music Played in Today's Program Leos Janácek (1854-1928) Glagolitic Mass Bavarian Radio Chorus and Orchestra; Rafael Kubelik, conductor. DG 429182

In this episode, we look at Hedwig's Theme from the Harry Potter series written by John Williams. We look at the origins being written for the trailer as well as how it is adapted over the course of all 8 films both by John Williams and the other three composers, Patrick Doyle, Nicholas Hooper and Alexandre Desplat. Along these lines, we see how this theme tells the story of Harry, Hogwarts, and owls. In other words, the world of magic. Hosted by Ruth Mudge Music included in podcast: "Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy" - The Nutcracker Suite, music by Peter Tchaikovsky, performed by The Endless Orchestra, 2008 "The Blue Fairy" - Pinocchio (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music by Leigh Harline & Paul. J. Smith, 1992 "Hedwig's Theme" - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music by John Williams, 2001 "The Arrival of Baby Harry" - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music by John Williams, 2001 "Visit to the Zoo/Letters from Hogwarts" - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music by John Williams, 2001 "Platform Nine-and-Three-Quarters/The Journey to Hogwarts" - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music by John Williams, 2001 "The Invisibility Cloak/The Library Scene" - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music by John Williams, 2001 "Leaving Hogwarts" - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music by John Williams, 2001 "Hogwarts Forever!/The Moving Stairs" - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music by John Williams, 2001 "The Quidditch Match" - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music by John Williams, 2001 "The Face of Voldemort" - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music by John Williams, 2001 "Prologue: Book II/The Escape from the Dursleys" - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music by John Williams & William Ross, 2002 "Reunion of Friends" - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music by John Williams & William Ross, 2002 "Lumos! (Hedwig's Theme)" - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music by John Williams, 2004 "Mischief Managed!" - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music by John Williams, 2004 "The Story Continues" - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music by Patrick Doyle, 2005 "Another Story" - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music by Nicholas Hooper, 2007 "A Journey to Hogwarts" - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music by Nicholas Hooper, 2007 "Ma Vlast, JB1:112: No. 2, The Moldau (Excerpt)" - 50 Classical Masterworks, music by Bedrich Smetana, performed by the Boston Symphony Orchestra & Rafael Kubelik, 2006 "The Room of Requirement" - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music by Nicholas Hooper, 2007 "The Hall of Prophecies" - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music by Nicholas Hooper, 2007 "Opening" - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music by Nicholas Hooper, 2009 "Ginny" - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music by Nicholas Hooper, 2007 "Polyjuice Potion" - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Pt. 1 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music by Alexandre Desplat, 2010 "Sky Battle" - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Pt. 1 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music by Alexandre Desplat, 2010 "Dragon Flight" - Harry Potter and the...

Synopsis “Where to go for summer vacation?” That's always been the question for any city-dweller fortunate enough to be able to escape to somewhere cool and green, with perhaps an ocean beach or at least a lake nearby. In the summers of 1877 and 1878, Johannes Brahms abandoned urban Vienna for the rural Austrian district known as Carinthia and specifically the small town of Pörtschach on Wörthersee. Even today, this is prime vacation territory, with rolling green hills, dark pine trees, bright blue lakes, and the snow-capped Alps along the horizon. And the wildflowers have to be seen to be believed. We can't show you all that, but perhaps you can hear a sense of that landscape in the Second Symphony and Violin Concerto of Brahms —two works he composed during his summer holidays there. In Carinthia, said Brahms, the melodies are so abundant that one had to be careful not to step on them. There just might be something in that, at least with respect to great Violin Concertos. In July of 1935, 57 years after Brahms wrote his Concerto in Pörtschach, the Viennese composer Alban Berg would finish his Violin Concerto in the same town, on the opposite shore of the Wörthersee from where Brahms stayed during his summer vacations. Berg's Concerto even includes a quote from a risqué Carinthian folksong. Music Played in Today's Program Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) – Symphony No. 2 (Concertgebouw Orchestra; Bernard Haitink, cond.) Philips 442 068 Johannes Brahms – Violin Concerto in D (David Oistrakh, vn; ORTF Orchestra; Otto Klemperer, cond.) EMI Classics 64632 Alban Berg (1885-1935) – Violin Concerto (Henryk Szeryng, vn; Bavarian Radio Symphony; Rafael Kubelik, cond.) Deutsche Grammophon 431 740

durée : 00:28:06 - Rafael Kubelik (4/4) - Rafael Kubelik était sans conteste un des chefs d'orchestre les plus empreints d'humanisme. Ses interprétations dégageaient toujours beaucoup d'émotion et de spontanéité, ce qui explique qu'il n'ait pas pu envisager de rester dans son pays natal tombé sous la dictature communiste.

durée : 00:27:30 - Rafael Kubelik (3/4) - Rafael Kubelik était sans conteste un des chefs d'orchestre les plus empreints d'humanisme. Ses interprétations dégageaient toujours beaucoup d'émotion et de spontanéité, ce qui explique qu'il n'ait pas pu envisager de rester dans son pays natal tombé sous la dictature communiste.

durée : 01:58:02 - En pistes ! du jeudi 30 juin 2022 - par : Emilie Munera, Rodolphe Bruneau Boulmier - Ce mercredi au menu : Graindelavoix et Desprez, See Siang Wong et Mozart, Lina Tur Bonet etr Biber parmi les disques choisis par Emilie et Rodolphe. Egalement, Rafael Kubelik jouant Mahler et Weber. En Pistes !

durée : 00:27:13 - Rafael Kubelik (3/5) - Rafael Kubelik était sans conteste un des chefs d'orchestre les plus empreints d'humanisme. Ses interprétations dégageaient toujours beaucoup d'émotion et de spontanéité, ce qui explique qu'il n'ait pas pu envisager de rester dans son pays natal tombé sous la dictature communiste.

durée : 00:27:17 - Rafael Kubelik (1/5) - Rafael Kubelik était sans conteste un des chefs d'orchestre les plus empreints d'humanisme. Ses interprétations dégageaient toujours beaucoup d'émotion et de spontanéité, ce qui explique qu'il n'ait pas pu envisager de rester dans son pays natal tombé sous la dictature communiste.

durée : 01:57:58 - En pistes ! du lundi 27 juin 2022 - par : Emilie Munera, Rodolphe Bruneau Boulmier - La dernière semaine de l'année est arrivée mais avant de prendre congé, Emilie et Rodolphe vous ont concocté un joli programme ! Ce matin, Sarah Brady qui chante l'amour mais aussi Rafael Kubelik que nous écouterons toute la semaine en deuxième partie d'émission. En Pistes !

Thrilling, chilling, but still somehow delighting in its brilliance, Dvořák's Noon Witch packs a punch and leaves you stunned. Also in this episode, free parenting advice and some musings on Dr Suess! Listen to the complete piece here on Apple Music, Youtube, or Spotify, in fab live-in-concert recordings from the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor Sir Charles Mackerras. Unfortunately you can't get these as a download. So if you want to buy it, try this recording from the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Rafael Kubelik for only 55p.   If you enjoyed this, check out previous episodes for more excellent Dvorak and if you like Witches head for Musorgsky's Night on Bare Mountain.   Let me know what you think! Ways to get in touch bellow: Comment at cacophonyonline.com, Facebook or Twitter or now you can leave me a voice message  If you'd like to support Cacophony there are four great ways: - share this episode - share the 100 second trailer - buy us a cuppa at  ko-fi.com - subscribe and keep listening!     Thanks for listening!      

One of music's ultimate mood improvers, Dvořák's "Slavonic Dances" put a smile on everyone's face. Not merely shallow dance tunes, this is music that shows us the warmest, most generous view of humanity. It's no wonder everyone loves them! Listening time 15-45mins (Podcast is 10.5', total music length is 35')   Listen to the music here on Spotify, Apple Music, or Youtube (this is harder to dip in and out of, because it's all one track on Youtube. You get another 8 dances too that he wrote later. Just as good, some say... better!) They're thrilling performances from the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and conductor, Rafael Kubelik, which you can buy as high quality download here.   What do you think? Which dance is your favourite? We'd love to hear from you at cacophonyonline.com, Facebook or Twitter. If you'd like to support Cacophony there are four great ways: - share this episode - share the 100 second trailer - buy us a cuppa at  ko-fi.com - subscribe and keep listening!     Thanks for listening!  

Synopsis It was on today's date in 1922 that the 49-year-old English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams conducted the American premiere of his Third, or “Pastoral” Symphony at the Litchfield County music festival in Norfolk, Connecticut. It was his first trip to the U.S. and he reacted to American landscapes and customs with both wonderment and amusement. He found the Woolworth building in New York more impressive than Niagara Falls, writing to his friend Gustav Holst that “I've come to the conclusion that the Works of Man terrify me more than the Works of God.”  He was also bemused by America's summertime fondness for chicken salad, which he called “beyond powers of expression.” As for the premiere American performance of his “Pastoral” Symphony, he reported it had been “excellent.” Vaughan Williams would return to the United States twice more before his death in 1958. By that time his music had become very popular in American. George Szell in Cleveland, Rafael Kubelik in Chicago, and Dimtri Mitropoulos in New York were all in heated competition to secure rights to the American premiere of his Seventh Symphony, for example. Spoiler alert: Kubelik and the Chicago Symphony won out. Music Played in Today's Program Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958) — Symphony No. 3 "Pastoral" (Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Kees Bakels, cond.) Naxos 8.550733

Synopsis It was on today's date in 1922 that the 49-year-old English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams conducted the American premiere of his Third, or “Pastoral” Symphony at the Litchfield County music festival in Norfolk, Connecticut. It was his first trip to the U.S. and he reacted to American landscapes and customs with both wonderment and amusement. He found the Woolworth building in New York more impressive than Niagara Falls, writing to his friend Gustav Holst that “I've come to the conclusion that the Works of Man terrify me more than the Works of God.”  He was also bemused by America's summertime fondness for chicken salad, which he called “beyond powers of expression.” As for the premiere American performance of his “Pastoral” Symphony, he reported it had been “excellent.” Vaughan Williams would return to the United States twice more before his death in 1958. By that time his music had become very popular in American. George Szell in Cleveland, Rafael Kubelik in Chicago, and Dimtri Mitropoulos in New York were all in heated competition to secure rights to the American premiere of his Seventh Symphony, for example. Spoiler alert: Kubelik and the Chicago Symphony won out. Music Played in Today's Program Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958) — Symphony No. 3 "Pastoral" (Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Kees Bakels, cond.) Naxos 8.550733

It's always a pleasure to catch up with friend-of-the-show Rob Cowan, especially when he comes armed with chunky historic boxsets from the golden age of conducting. This time we were listening to recently released collections of recordings by Artur Rodzinski in New York, Rafael Kubelik in Chicago, and Eugene Ormandy in Philadelphia. As ever it was a delight to share in Rob's vast knowledge of recordings and pick out highlights from the sets.If you are enjoying the Presto Music Podcast please like and subscribe to it on your preferred platform, and maybe even give us a short review.  And we would love to hear your feedback and suggestions for future topics, and also guests who you would like us to talk to. Please email us at info@prestomusic.com

Synopsis On today’s date in 1825, the Italian composer Antonio Salieri breathed his last in Vienna. Gossip circulated that in his final dementia, Salieri blabbed something about poisoning Mozart. Whether he meant it figuratively or literally, or even said anything of the sort, didn’t seem to matter and the gossip became a Romantic legend. Modern food detectives suggested that if Mozart WAS poisoned, an undercooked pork chop might be to blame… In one of his last letters to his wife, Mozart mentions his anticipation of feasting on a fat chop his cook had secured for his dinner! Twenty-five years after Salieri’s death, on today’s date in 1850, the Austro-Hungarian conductor Anton Seidl was born in Budapest. Seidl became a famous conductor of both the Metropolitan Opera and New York Philharmonic. It was Seidl who conducted the premiere of Dvorak’s “New World” Symphony. In 1898, at the age of just 47, Seidl died suddenly, apparently from ptomaine poisoning. Perhaps it was the shad roe he ate at home, or that sausage from Fleischmann’s restaurant? An autopsy revealed serious gallstone and liver ailments, so maybe Seidl’s last meal, whatever it might have been, was as innocent of blame as poor old Salieri. Music Played in Today's Program Wolfgang Mozart (1756 – 1791) Symphony No. 25 St. Martin's Academy; Sir Neville Marriner, cond. Fantasy 104/105 Antonin Dvořák (1841 – 1904) Symphony No. 9 (From the New World) Vienna Philharmonic; Rafael Kubelik, cond. Decca 466 994 Antonio Salieri (1750 – 1825) "La Folia" Variations London Mozart Players; Matthias Bamert, cond. Chandos 9877 On This Day Births 1833 - German composer Johannes Brahms, in Hamburg; 1840 - Russian composer Pyotr Ilyitch Tchaikovsky, in Votkinsk, district of Viatka (Julian date: April 25); 1850 - Hungarian conductor Anton Seidl, in Budapest; He was Wagner assistant at the first Bayreuth Festival performances of the "Ring" operas in 1876-79, was engaged to conduct the German repertory at the Metropolitan Opera in 1885, and in 1891 as the permanent conductor of the New York Philharmonic; He conducted the American premieres of Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde" in 1886 and the world premiere of Dvorák's "New World" Symphony in 1893; He died of ptomaine poisoning in 1898; Deaths 1793 - Italian composer and violinist Pietro Nardini, age 71, in Florence; 1818 - Bohemian composer Leopold (Jan Antonín, Ioannes Antonius)Kozeluch (Kotzeluch, Koželuh), age 70, in Vienna; 1825 - Italian composer Antonio Salieri, age 74, in Vienna; Premieres 1824 - Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 ("Choral") at the Kärntnertor Theater in Vienna, with the deaf composer on stage beating time, but with the performers instructed to follow the cues of Beethoven's assistant conductor, Michael Umlauf; 1888 - Lalo: "Le Roi d'Ys" (The King of Ys) at the Opéra Comique, in Paris; 1926 - Milhaud: opera "Les malheurs d'Orphée" (The Sorrows of Orpheus), in Brussels at the Théatre de la Monnaie; 1944 - Copland: "Our Town" Film Music Suite (revised version), by the Boston Pops conducted by Leonard Bernstein; An earlier version of this suite aired on CBS Radio on June 9, 1940, with the Columbia Broadcasting Symphony conducted by Howard Barlow; 1947 - Virgil Thomson: opera "The Mother of Us All," at Columbia University in New York City; 1985 - David Ward-Steinman: "Chroma" Concerto for multiple keyboards, percussion, and chamber orchestra, in Scottsdale, Ariz., by the Noveau West Chamber Orchestra conducted by Terry Williams, with the composer and Amy-Smith-Davie as keyboard soloists; 1988 - Stockhausen: opera "Montag von Licht" (Monday from Light), in Milan at the Teatro alla Scala; 1988 - Michael Torke: ballet "Black and White," at the New York State Theater, with the NY City Ballet Orchestra, David Alan Miller conducting; 1993 - Harrison Birtwistle: "Five Distances for Five Instruments," in London at the Purcell Room, by the Ensemble InterContemporain; 1998 - Joan Tower: "Tambor," by the Pittsburgh Symphony, Mariss Jansons conducting; 1999 - Robert X. Rodriguez: "Bachanale: Concertino for Orchestra," by the San Antonio Symphony, Wilkins conducting; Others 1747 - J.S. Bach (age 62) visits King Frederick II of Prussia at his court in Potsdam on May 7-8; Bach improvises on a theme submitted by the King, performing on the King's forte-piano; In September of 1747 Bach publishes a chamber work based on the royal theme entitled "Musical Offering." 1937 - The RKO film "Shall We Dance?" is released, with a filmscore by George Gershwin; This film includes the classic Gershwin songs "Beginner's Luck," "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off," "They Can't Take That Away from Me" and an instrumental interlude "Walking the Dog" (released as a solo piano piece under the title "Promenade"). Links and Resources A BBC story on "Rehabilitating Salieri" On Anton Seidl On the Seidl papers at Columbia University

Synopsis On today’s date in 1825, the Italian composer Antonio Salieri breathed his last in Vienna. Gossip circulated that in his final dementia, Salieri blabbed something about poisoning Mozart. Whether he meant it figuratively or literally, or even said anything of the sort, didn’t seem to matter and the gossip became a Romantic legend. Modern food detectives suggested that if Mozart WAS poisoned, an undercooked pork chop might be to blame… In one of his last letters to his wife, Mozart mentions his anticipation of feasting on a fat chop his cook had secured for his dinner! Twenty-five years after Salieri’s death, on today’s date in 1850, the Austro-Hungarian conductor Anton Seidl was born in Budapest. Seidl became a famous conductor of both the Metropolitan Opera and New York Philharmonic. It was Seidl who conducted the premiere of Dvorak’s “New World” Symphony. In 1898, at the age of just 47, Seidl died suddenly, apparently from ptomaine poisoning. Perhaps it was the shad roe he ate at home, or that sausage from Fleischmann’s restaurant? An autopsy revealed serious gallstone and liver ailments, so maybe Seidl’s last meal, whatever it might have been, was as innocent of blame as poor old Salieri. Music Played in Today's Program Wolfgang Mozart (1756 – 1791) Symphony No. 25 St. Martin's Academy; Sir Neville Marriner, cond. Fantasy 104/105 Antonin Dvořák (1841 – 1904) Symphony No. 9 (From the New World) Vienna Philharmonic; Rafael Kubelik, cond. Decca 466 994 Antonio Salieri (1750 – 1825) "La Folia" Variations London Mozart Players; Matthias Bamert, cond. Chandos 9877 On This Day Births 1833 - German composer Johannes Brahms, in Hamburg; 1840 - Russian composer Pyotr Ilyitch Tchaikovsky, in Votkinsk, district of Viatka (Julian date: April 25); 1850 - Hungarian conductor Anton Seidl, in Budapest; He was Wagner assistant at the first Bayreuth Festival performances of the "Ring" operas in 1876-79, was engaged to conduct the German repertory at the Metropolitan Opera in 1885, and in 1891 as the permanent conductor of the New York Philharmonic; He conducted the American premieres of Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde" in 1886 and the world premiere of Dvorák's "New World" Symphony in 1893; He died of ptomaine poisoning in 1898; Deaths 1793 - Italian composer and violinist Pietro Nardini, age 71, in Florence; 1818 - Bohemian composer Leopold (Jan Antonín, Ioannes Antonius)Kozeluch (Kotzeluch, Koželuh), age 70, in Vienna; 1825 - Italian composer Antonio Salieri, age 74, in Vienna; Premieres 1824 - Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 ("Choral") at the Kärntnertor Theater in Vienna, with the deaf composer on stage beating time, but with the performers instructed to follow the cues of Beethoven's assistant conductor, Michael Umlauf; 1888 - Lalo: "Le Roi d'Ys" (The King of Ys) at the Opéra Comique, in Paris; 1926 - Milhaud: opera "Les malheurs d'Orphée" (The Sorrows of Orpheus), in Brussels at the Théatre de la Monnaie; 1944 - Copland: "Our Town" Film Music Suite (revised version), by the Boston Pops conducted by Leonard Bernstein; An earlier version of this suite aired on CBS Radio on June 9, 1940, with the Columbia Broadcasting Symphony conducted by Howard Barlow; 1947 - Virgil Thomson: opera "The Mother of Us All," at Columbia University in New York City; 1985 - David Ward-Steinman: "Chroma" Concerto for multiple keyboards, percussion, and chamber orchestra, in Scottsdale, Ariz., by the Noveau West Chamber Orchestra conducted by Terry Williams, with the composer and Amy-Smith-Davie as keyboard soloists; 1988 - Stockhausen: opera "Montag von Licht" (Monday from Light), in Milan at the Teatro alla Scala; 1988 - Michael Torke: ballet "Black and White," at the New York State Theater, with the NY City Ballet Orchestra, David Alan Miller conducting; 1993 - Harrison Birtwistle: "Five Distances for Five Instruments," in London at the Purcell Room, by the Ensemble InterContemporain; 1998 - Joan Tower: "Tambor," by the Pittsburgh Symphony, Mariss Jansons conducting; 1999 - Robert X. Rodriguez: "Bachanale: Concertino for Orchestra," by the San Antonio Symphony, Wilkins conducting; Others 1747 - J.S. Bach (age 62) visits King Frederick II of Prussia at his court in Potsdam on May 7-8; Bach improvises on a theme submitted by the King, performing on the King's forte-piano; In September of 1747 Bach publishes a chamber work based on the royal theme entitled "Musical Offering." 1937 - The RKO film "Shall We Dance?" is released, with a filmscore by George Gershwin; This film includes the classic Gershwin songs "Beginner's Luck," "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off," "They Can't Take That Away from Me" and an instrumental interlude "Walking the Dog" (released as a solo piano piece under the title "Promenade"). Links and Resources A BBC story on "Rehabilitating Salieri" On Anton Seidl On the Seidl papers at Columbia University

durée : 00:58:33 - De Rossini à Dvorák - par : Aurélie Moreau - Notre programme commence avec Rossini. Se termine avec Dvorak. Rossini dirigé par Riccardo Muti et Dvorak par Rafael Kubelik. Et entre temps il y aura Schumann, Tchaïkovski, Josef Suk et Jean-Sébastien Bach. - réalisé par : Vivian Lecuivre

On today’s date in 1890, the Czech composer Antonin Dvorak conducted the first performance of his Symphony No. 8 in Prague, on the occasion of his election to the Bohemian Academy of Science, Literature and Arts. By 1890, Dvorak was a world-famous composer, honored in his own country and abroad. Within a year of its premiere, Dvorak conduced his Symphony No. 8 again in London, Frankfurt, and at Cambridge University, where he received an honorary Doctor of Music degree in 1891. Despite some mysterious and melancholy passages, Dvorak’s Eighth Symphony is usually described as “sunny,” “idyllic,” and “pastoral.” Its final movement opens with a brass fanfare, perhaps a reference to a century-old tradition of signal trumpeters playing from the towers and parapets in Prague, a sight and sound that visitors to the famous Astronomical Clock tower in that city’s Old Town Square can still experience today. It’s amusing—and perhaps revealing of something deep in the national spirit—that at a rehearsal of this finale, the legendary Czech conductor Rafael Kubelik quipped to his players, "Gentlemen, in Bohemia the trumpets never call to battle—they always call to the dance!"

On today’s date in 1890, the Czech composer Antonin Dvorak conducted the first performance of his Symphony No. 8 in Prague, on the occasion of his election to the Bohemian Academy of Science, Literature and Arts. By 1890, Dvorak was a world-famous composer, honored in his own country and abroad. Within a year of its premiere, Dvorak conduced his Symphony No. 8 again in London, Frankfurt, and at Cambridge University, where he received an honorary Doctor of Music degree in 1891. Despite some mysterious and melancholy passages, Dvorak’s Eighth Symphony is usually described as “sunny,” “idyllic,” and “pastoral.” Its final movement opens with a brass fanfare, perhaps a reference to a century-old tradition of signal trumpeters playing from the towers and parapets in Prague, a sight and sound that visitors to the famous Astronomical Clock tower in that city’s Old Town Square can still experience today. It’s amusing—and perhaps revealing of something deep in the national spirit—that at a rehearsal of this finale, the legendary Czech conductor Rafael Kubelik quipped to his players, "Gentlemen, in Bohemia the trumpets never call to battle—they always call to the dance!"

durée : 01:57:41 - Relax ! du vendredi 15 janvier 2021 - par : Lionel Esparza - Portrait de Rafael Kubelik, chef d'orchestre à la personnalité très attachante, qui a notamment dirigé pendant plus de 18 ans l'Orchestre de la radio Bavaroise. Et à 16h, nous écoutons la version historique des "Dialogues des Carmélites" de Francis Poulenc, enregistrée par Pierre Dervaux en 1958. - réalisé par : Antoine Courtin

Welcome to 2021 chez Countermelody! Today’s episode is a birthday tribute to the splendid Scottish soprano Margaret Marshall, who was born on 4 January. Since she burst upon the scene in the late 1970s, she has been a favorite of lovers of great singing. Her timbre, artistry, and technical facility evoke comparisons with many treasured singers of the past. Though she retired from public performance in 2005, this past year, in tandem with her daughter Nicola and a group of dedicated supporters, she launched a website called Songbird, which focuses on the early years of her career, and which features many rare soundclips, both live and studio, from that period, many of which have been assembled into a new downloadable release entitled “Margaret Marshall Songbird.” Today’s episode features a wide range of her live and studio recordings, including a few samples from the Songbird release. Included are works by Galuppi, Pergolesi, Vivaldi, Bach, Handel, Haydn, Mozart, Salieri, Gluck, Elgar, Finzi, Richard Strauss, and Alban Berg in recordings and performances between 1975 and 1990, with collaborators including conductors Neville Marriner, Riccardo Muti, John Eliot Gardiner, Vittorio Negri, Charles Groves, Antal Doráti, Philip Ledger, and Rafael Kubelik and fellow singers Ann Murray, Francisco Araiza, Alfreda Hodgson, and Sesto Bruscantini. Compiling this episode has provided my ears and spirit with many blissful hours; I wish my listeners the same experience! Many thanks to both Margaret and Nicola for providing advice and guidance in the selection of today’s material, and many happy returns to the “Scottish supersoprano”! Link to the Margaret Marshall Songbird website: www.margaretmarshallsongbird.com Countermelody is a podcast devoted to the glory and the power of the human voice raised in song. Singer and vocal aficionado Daniel Gundlach explores great singers of the past and present focusing in particular on those who are less well-remembered today than they should be. Daniel’s lifetime in music as a professional countertenor, pianist, vocal coach, voice teacher, and journalist yields an exciting array of anecdotes, impressions, and “inside stories.” Occasional guests from the “business” (singers, conductors, composers, coaches, and teachers) lend their distinctive insights. At Countermelody’s core is the interaction between singers of all stripes, their instruments, and the connection they make to the words they sing. Please visit the Countermelody website (www.countermelodypodcast.com) for additional content. And please head to our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/countermelody to pledge your monthly support at whatever level you can afford. Bonus episodes available only to Patreon supporters are currently available, including a new extra episode further exploring today’s topic.

durée : 00:58:17 - Rafael Kubelik dirige Beethoven - par : Aurélie Moreau - Fils du violoniste Jan Kubelik, Rafael va connaître des débuts de carrière fulgurants. "Il était un chef charismatique, il inspirait respect et affection" nous disent les musiciens qui ont travaillé avec lui. Nous vous proposons de découvrir quelques enregistrements de ce musicien sans concession. - réalisé par : Louise Loubrieu

Piero della Francesca was a 15th century Renaissance painter, whose series of frescoes entitled “Legend of the True Cross” inspired one of the best orchestral works of a 20th-century Czech composer named Bohuslav Martinu. In 1952, Martinu made a trip to the Tuscan hill town of Arezzo, where he saw the frescoes and got the idea for a new symphonic work that would attempt to capture in music what Piero had captured in painting. What Martinu sought to replicate was, as he put it, “a kind of solemn, frozen silence and opaque, colored atmosphere… a strange, peaceful, and moving poetry.” Martinu linked the first movement of his score to one Tuscan fresco showing the Queen of Sheba and some women kneeling by a river; and the second to another depicting the dream of the Emperor Constantine. The third movement was intended, in Martinu’s words, as “a kind of general view of the frescoes.” Martinu’s orchestral triptych, entitled “The Frescoes of Piero della Francesca,” received its premiere performance on today’s date at the 1956 Salzburg Festival in Austria, with the Vienna Philharmonic led by the eminent Czech conductor, Rafael Kubelik.

Piero della Francesca was a 15th century Renaissance painter, whose series of frescoes entitled “Legend of the True Cross” inspired one of the best orchestral works of a 20th-century Czech composer named Bohuslav Martinu. In 1952, Martinu made a trip to the Tuscan hill town of Arezzo, where he saw the frescoes and got the idea for a new symphonic work that would attempt to capture in music what Piero had captured in painting. What Martinu sought to replicate was, as he put it, “a kind of solemn, frozen silence and opaque, colored atmosphere… a strange, peaceful, and moving poetry.” Martinu linked the first movement of his score to one Tuscan fresco showing the Queen of Sheba and some women kneeling by a river; and the second to another depicting the dream of the Emperor Constantine. The third movement was intended, in Martinu’s words, as “a kind of general view of the frescoes.” Martinu’s orchestral triptych, entitled “The Frescoes of Piero della Francesca,” received its premiere performance on today’s date at the 1956 Salzburg Festival in Austria, with the Vienna Philharmonic led by the eminent Czech conductor, Rafael Kubelik.

Today's date marks anniversary of the birth of the famous Czech conductor Rafael Kubelík. He was born on June 29, 1914, in the Bohemian village of Býchory, as the son of a very musical father, namely the violin virtuoso Jan Kubelík, known as the "Czech Paganini." Rafael Kubelík studied violin, composition, and conducting at the Prague Conservatory, and was an excellent pianist to boot—good enough to accompany his father on several concert tours. At the age of 19, Kubelík made his conducting debut with the Czech Philharmonic, and later became that orchestra's artistic director. In 1950, Kubelík became director of the Chicago Symphony, in 1955, the director of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, and in 1961, conductor of the Bavarian Radio Orchestra. It was with the Bavarian orchestra that Kubelík made the bulk of his recordings, including a critically-acclaimed set of the Mahler symphonies. Like Mahler, Kubelík was both a conductor and a composer. "In public, I am practicing more as a conductor," said Kubelík, "but I could not live without composing, just as I would not be able to conduct without composing." Kubelík wrote five operas, three symphonies, chamber music, choral works, and songs.

Today's date marks anniversary of the birth of the famous Czech conductor Rafael Kubelík. He was born on June 29, 1914, in the Bohemian village of Býchory, as the son of a very musical father, namely the violin virtuoso Jan Kubelík, known as the "Czech Paganini." Rafael Kubelík studied violin, composition, and conducting at the Prague Conservatory, and was an excellent pianist to boot—good enough to accompany his father on several concert tours. At the age of 19, Kubelík made his conducting debut with the Czech Philharmonic, and later became that orchestra's artistic director. In 1950, Kubelík became director of the Chicago Symphony, in 1955, the director of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, and in 1961, conductor of the Bavarian Radio Orchestra. It was with the Bavarian orchestra that Kubelík made the bulk of his recordings, including a critically-acclaimed set of the Mahler symphonies. Like Mahler, Kubelík was both a conductor and a composer. "In public, I am practicing more as a conductor," said Kubelík, "but I could not live without composing, just as I would not be able to conduct without composing." Kubelík wrote five operas, three symphonies, chamber music, choral works, and songs.

durée : 01:57:27 - En pistes ! du vendredi 05 juin 2020 - par : Emilie Munera, Rodolphe Bruneau Boulmier - Au menu du jour : Jean-Marie Leclair par l'Ensemble Diderot et l'orchestre baroque La Cetra; le violoncelliste Christophe Coin rend hommage à Auguste Tolbecque; un grand coffret compile les enregistrements de Rafael Kubelik à la tête de l’Orchestre Symphonique de la Radio Bavaroise... - réalisé par : Davy Travailleur

Few singers have more affected my life in a more fundamental way than the great Janet Baker. This episode seeks to pay humble tribute to that exceptional artist. I have sought long and hard to find repertoire and performances that my listeners might not have heard before. While this is not an exhaustive survey (methinks a second JB episode is lurking around the corner), I do touch on many of the cornerstones of her repertoire, including Ralph Vaughan Williams, Franz Schubert, Johannes Brahms, Johann Sebastian Bach, George Frideric Handel, Christoph Willibald Gluck, Gabriel Fauré, Dominick Argento, and Gustav Mahler. I also feature composers less often associated with her, including Edvard Grieg, Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky, Hugo Wolf, and Peter Aston. Her musical collaborators represented in the episode include Martin Isepp, Paul Hamburger, Josef Krips, Rafael Kubelik, Colin Davis, Geoffrey Parsons, Anthony Lewis, and Michael Tilson Thomas, among others. I present to you The High Priestess of Song. (I also pay passing tribute to the Swedish mezzo-soprano Kerstin Meyer, who died this past week at the age of 92, and Dusty Springfield, whose 81st birthday we celebrated posthumously this week.) Countermelody is a podcast devoted to the glories of the human voice raised in song. Singer and vocal aficionado Daniel Gundlach explores great classical and opera singers of the past and present with the help of guests from the classical music field: singers, conductors, composers, coaches, agents, and voice teachers. Daniel’s lifetime in music as a professional countertenor, pianist, vocal coach, voice teacher, and journalist yields an exciting array of anecdotes, impressions, and “inside stories.” At Countermelody’s core is the interaction between singers of all stripes, their instruments, and the connection they make to the words they sing. Please visit the Countermelody website (www.countermelodypodcast.com) for additional content. And please head to our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/countermelody to pledge your support at whatever level you can afford.

I'm really happy to continue this series on the pedagogues that shaped me as a violinist with a discussion about another giant in musical journey, Zvi Zeitlin. Unfortunately, Professor Zeitlin passed away in 2012, but I had a wonderful time talking about him with Michael Klotz, violist with the Amernet Quartet and Senior Instructor at Florida International University in Miami. Michael and I were colleagues in the Zeitlin studio at both Eastman and at the Music Academy of the West and, in this episode. we discuss our experience studying with Mr. Zeitlin and his lasting influence on our lives. It was a true pleasure for me to talk with Michael and I think you'll enjoy our chat!   More about Michael Klotz   Website: http://michaelklotzmusic.com/ Amernet String Quartet: http://amernetquartet.com/ Florida International University: http://carta.fiu.edu/music/ Heifetz International Music Institute: https://www.heifetzinstitute.org/   Biography Born in 1978 in Rochester, NY, Michael Klotz made his solo debut with the Rochester Philharmonic at the age of 17 and has since then appeared as soloist with orchestra, recitalist, and chamber musician, and orchestra principal worldwide. After a performance of the Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 with violist Roberto Diaz, the Portland Press-Herald proclaimed, “this concert squelched all viola jokes, now and forever, due to the talents of Diaz and Klotz”. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram recently proclaimed Michael Klotz to be “a superb violist, impressive, with an exceptionally attractive sound,” and the Miami Herald has consistently lauded his “burnished, glowing tone and nuanced presence.”   Michael Klotz joined the Amernet String Quartet in 2002 and has toured and recorded commercially with the ensemble throughout the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Israel, Japan, South Korea, Romania, Colombia, Belgium, and Spain. Klotz has performed at some of New York's most important venues, such as Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, Weill Hall, Merkin Concert Hall, MoMA, Bargemusic, and the Kosciuzsko Foundation. His festival appearances have included Seattle, Newport, Caramoor, ChamberFest Cleveland, Festival Mozaic, Great Lakes, Cervantino, Festival Baltimore, Piccolo Spoleto, Sunflower, Martha's Vineyard, Skaneateles, Virginia Tech Vocal Arts and Music Festival, San Miguel de Allende, Beverly Hills, Music Mountain, Bowdoin, Madeline Island, Sarasota, Music Academy of the West, and Miami Mainly Mozart. Passionately dedicated to chamber music, Klotz regularly performs with many of today's most esteemed artists, having appeared as guest violist with the Shanghai, Ying, and Borromeo String Quartets, the Manhattan Piano Trio, and collaborated with artists such as Shmuel Ashkenasi, Arnold Steinhardt, James Ehnes, Augustin Hadelich, Vadim Gluzman, Gary Hoffman, Carter Brey, Michael Tree, Robert DeMaine, Andres Diaz, Roberto Diaz, Joseph Kalichstein, Franklin Cohen, and Alexander Fiterstein, as well as with many principal players from major U.S. and European orchestras. In 2015 he was named a Charter Member of the Ensemble with the Chamber Music Society of Fort Worth and regularly appears on this series. In 2002 and 2009, he was was invited by Maestro Jaime Laredo to perform with distinguished alumni at anniversary concerts of the New York String Orchestra Seminar in Carnegie Hall. Michael Klotz is a graduate of the Eastman School of Music, where he was awarded the Performer's Certificate. In 2002 he became one of the few individuals to be awarded a double Master's Degree in violin and viola from the Juilliard School. At Juilliard, he was the recipient of the Tokyo Foundation and Gluck Fellowships. His principle teachers and influences include Zvi Zeitlin, Lynn Blakeslee, Lewis Kaplan, Toby Appel, Peter Kamnitzer, and Shmuel Ashkenasi. Michael Klotz is a dedicated teacher and serves as Senior Instructor and Artist-in-Residence at Florida International University in Miami, where he teaches viola and chamber music. Klotz has recently presented highly acclaimed master classes at the New World Symphony, Cincinnati Conservatory, Cleveland Institute of Music, University of Michigan, Penn State University, University of Nevada – Las Vegas, Ithaca College, Texas Christian University, and West Virginia University. He is currently a member of the faculty of The Heifetz Institute and a viola coach at the New World Symphony. His former students currently attend and are graduates of prestigious conservatories, including the Curtis Institute of Music, the Juilliard School, Indiana University, and the Cleveland Institute of Music and are already achieving leading roles in the music world. Michael was featured in the November 2013 issue of the “Alumni Spotlight” in the Juilliard Journal and as the subject of Strad Magazine's “Ask the Teacher” column in the November 2013 issue. Michael Klotz resides in Hallandale Beach, FL with his wife Kelly and sons Jacob and Natan, as well as two dogs and a cat.     ZVI ZEITLIN (1922-2012) A faculty member at Eastman from 1967 to 2012, Zvi Zeitlin (1922-2012) was revered for decades as a violinist, pedagogue, chamber musician, and champion of contemporary music. Born in Dubrovna, Belarus, Zvi Zeitlin was raised and educated in Israel. At age 11, he became the youngest scholarship student in the history of the Juilliard School, studying with Sascha Jacobsen, Louis Persinger, and Ivan Galamian. He served in the RAF (1943-46) and concertized for troops throughout the Middle East and Greece. He made concerto appearances with such great conductors as Leonard Bernstein, Pierre Boulez, Zubin Mehta, Antal Dorati, Jascha Horenstein, and Christoph von Dohnanyi, and gave frequent tours of Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and Central and South America. One of Zeitlin's signature pieces was Arnold Schoenberg's fiendishly difficult, seldom performed Violin Concerto; his 1971 Deutsche Grammophon recording of this work with conductor Rafael Kubelik set the standard, and is still available. Zeitlin also premiered concertos by Gunther Schuller, Carlos Surinach, and Paul Ben-Haim, besides performing and recording a wealth of other repertoire in his long career; the Toronto Star called him “one of the violin world's grand old men, a true musical Methuselah.” Along with his solo appearances, he was a founding member of the Eastman Trio (1976-1982). Zeitlin taught annual master classes at the Royal Academy of Music, Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and Yehudi Menuhin School. He was a faculty member at the Music Academy of the West since 1973, and a visiting professor at Chetham's School of Music and the Royal Northern College of Music (Manchester, England) since 1992. Zeitlin was named Eastman's first Kilbourn Professor in 1976 and Distinguished Professor in 1998. In 2004, he received the University of Rochester's Edward Curtis Peck Award for Excellence in Teaching Undergraduates. Zeitlin's students occupy leading positions in major orchestras in the United States and throughout the world; hold important positions in universities and music schools worldwide; and are major prizewinners in international and regional competitions. Zvi Zeitlin died on May 2, 2012 in Rochester, at the age of 90.   THANK YOU: Most sincere thank you to composer Jim Stephenson who graciously provided the show's musical theme! Concerto #1 for Trumpet and Chamber Orchestra – Movement 2: Allegro con Brio, performed by Jeffrey Work, trumpet, and the Lake Forest Symphony, conducted by Jim Stephenson. Also a HUGE thank you to my fantastic producer, Bella Kelly!   MIND OVER FINGER: www.mindoverfinger.com https://www.facebook.com/mindoverfinger/ https://www.instagram.com/mindoverfinger/   If you enjoyed the show, please leave a review on iTunes! I truly appreciate your support! Visit www.mindoverfinger.com for information about past and future podcasts, and for more resources on mindful practice. Join the Mind Over Finger Tribe here! https://www.facebook.com/groups/mindoverfingertribe/

Mit 64 CDs und zwei DVDs erinnert die Deutsche Grammophon an Rafael Kubelik. "Die Edition ist das musikalische Porträt eines Menschen, dessen künstlerische wie charakterliche Integrität, dessen Vielseitigkeit und Offenheit, nicht zuletzt dessen überwältigende Warmherzigkeit keinen Vergleich scheuen müssen in der zweiten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts", sagt Oswald Beaujean.

We hereby present the next episode of It's Not Even Past: A History of the Distant Present by Evan Tucker. This week, Evan concludes his three week exploration of Ma Vlast with excursions into Czech history, mythology, and religion. He tells the story of Zdenek Nejedly, the Czech Forrest Gump, and Rafael Kubelik - his favorite conductor. Today's podcast is brought to you by audible. Get a FREE audiobook download and 30-day free trial at www.audibletrial.com/aois21. We're looking for feedback on every podcast in our network! Visit www.surveys.aois21.com this month, and you'll get 21 percent off everything in the aois21 market and a chance to win a $25 Visa gift card, usable at retailers worldwide. Subscribe on Podomatic, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher Radio, Google Play, Tune In, and www.audio.aois21.com. Find us on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/ItsNotEvenPast. Follow Evan on Twitter @etucker82.

I programmet diskuteras musik av Selim Palmgren, Timothy Fallon sjunger sånger av Franz Liszt, Molinari-kvartetten spelar György Kurtág samt Dvoráks Stabat mater med Jiri Belohlávek på pulten. Söndag den 12 nov 12.00 14.00 I panelen Boel Adler, Hans Häggström och Måns Tengnér som tillsammans med programledaren Johan Korssell betygsätter följande skivor: SELIM PALMGREN Pianokonserter nr 4 och 5, Pastoral i tre scener, Exotisk marsch Janne Mertanen, piano Pori sinfonietta Jan Söderblom, Dirigent Alba ABCD 400 FRANZ LISZT 15 sånger Timothy Fallon, tenor Ammiel Bushakevitz, piano Bis SACD 2272 GYÖRGY KURTÁG Stråkkvartetterna Molinari-kvartetten Atma Classique ACD2 2705 ANTONÍN DVORÁK Stabat mater Eri Nakamura, sopran, Elisabeth Kulman, mezzosopran, Michael Spyres, tenor, Jongmin Park, bas Prags filharmoniska kör Tjeckiska filharmonin Jiri Belohlávek, dirigent Decca 483 1510 (2) Referensen Dvoráks Stabat mater Johan jämför med och refererar till en inspelning av Dvoráks Stabat mater med solister, Collegium Vocale, Gent samt Flamländska filharmonin, Bryssel allt under ledning av Philippe Herreweghe på egna märket PHI.  Alexanders val Alexander Freudenthal väljer ur en box med 70 CD Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon, vilken innehåller Amadeuskvartettens kompletta utgivning på Deutsche Grammophon, Decca och Westminster.  Andra i programmet nämnda eller rekommenderade inspelningar: Selim Palmgrens pianokonserter med solisterna Eero Heinonen (nr 1) Juhani Lagerspetz (nr 2 & 4) Matti Raekallio (nr 3) Raija Kerppo (nr 5) alla ackompanjerade av Åbo stadsorkester ledda av Jacques Mercier på skivmärket Finlandia samt med pianisten Henri Sigfridsson och Pori sinfonietta ledda av Jan Söderblom (nr 1 3) inspelad på Alba. Selim Palmgrens pianostycken Majnatt och Månsken Franz Liszts sånger i komplett utförande med olika solister ackompanjerade av Julius Drake i 4 volymer på Hyperion. Där nämndes särskilt tenoren Matthew Polenzani (vol 1) och barytonen Gerald Finley (vol 3); med Barbara Bonney ackompanjerad av Antonio Pappano på Decca samt med Thomas Hampson ackompanjerad av Geoffrey Parsons på skivmärket EMI. Kurtágs stråkkvartetter med Keller-kvartetten på ECM samt med Athena-kvartetten på Neos Productions.   Kurtágs orkesterstycke Stele, Symphonie funèbre med Berlins filharmoniker ledd av Claudio Abbado på DGG. Dvoráks Stabat mater med solister tillsammans med Londons filharmoniker & kör ledda av Neeme Järvi på egna märket LPO; med solister tillsammans med Bayerska radions kör och symfoniorkester under ledning av Mariss Jansons på BR Klassik; solister, Prags filharmoniska kör och symfoniorkester under Jiri Belohlávek på Supraphon; med solister, Prags filharmoniska kör och Tjeckiska filharmonin under Jiri Belohlávek på Chandos;  solister, Tjeckiska filharmonins kör & orkester ledda av Vaclav Talich på Supraphon; solister, Bayerska radions kör och orkester dirigerade av Rafael Kubelik på DGG samt med solister Collegium Vocale Gent, Flamländska filharmonin, Bryssel ledda av Philippe Herreweghe (Referensen). Dvoráks Requiem som dirigerades av Jiri Belohlávek i London i april 2017.  Svepet Johan sveper över ett album innehållande Peter Tjajkovskijs balett Törnrosa där Vladimir Jurowski leder ryska Svetlanov-orkestern. Skivan som består av 2 CD är utgiven på ICA Classics.

I programmet diskuteras bl.a. Suks Asrael i Tomas Netopils tappning, Véronique Gens sjunger franska arior, Volodos spelar Brahms och 4 verk av Anders Eliasson. Sofia Nyblom möter Iréne Theorin. JOHANNES BRAHMS Fyra stycken op 76, Tre intermezzi op 117, Sex stycken op 118 Arcadij Volodos, piano Sony 888 751 30192 VISIONS Arior av bl.a. Bruneau, Godard, Février och Bizet. Véronique Gens, sopran München-radions orkester Hervé Niquet, dirigent Alpha Classics ALPHA 279 4 X ANDERS ELIASSON Notturno, Senza rispote, Fogliame, Trio Norrbotten Neo Bis BIS 2270 JOSEF SUK Asrael, symfoni c-moll Essens filharmoniker Tomas Netopil, dirigent Oehms Classics OC 1865 Referensen Suks Asrael Johan refererar till och jämför med en inspelning på skivmärket Panton från 1981, utgiven 1993, där Rafael Kubelik dirigerar Bayerska radions symfoniorkester.  Sofia möter Iréne Theorin Sofia Nyblom träffade den dramatiska världssopranen för ett samtal, då hon i maj för allra första gången gästade Stockholms konserthus och tillsammans med Kungliga filharmonikerna ledda av Thomas Söndergård framförde scener ur Richard Strauss operor Elektra och Salome. Andra i programmet nämnda eller rekommenderade inspelningar: Suks Asrael-symfoni med Tjeckiska filharmonin ledd av Vaclav Neumann på skivmärket Supraphon; Tjeckiska filharmonin dirigerad av Jiri Belohlavek på Chandos; Tjeckiska filharmonin under ledning av Vaclav Talich på Supraphon samt den i Referensen förekommande Bayerska radions symfoniorkester under Rafael Kubelik på Panton. Svepet Johan sveper över och spelar ur ett album innehållande Lutoslawskis Konsert för orkester och Brahms Pianokvartett i orkestrering Arnold Schönberg. Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra leds av Miguel Harth-Bedoya och skivmärket är Harmonia Mundi.

Descubre la Sinfonía n. 9 en Mi menor op. 95 “del Nuevo Mundo” de A. Dvorak, con los comentarios de Ana Laura Iglesias y la versión de la Filarmónica de Berlín bajo la dirección de Rafael Kubelik, versión elegida por el CNDM para su CD #9Novenas Extracto de El Ático 135, en directo desde el Auditorio Nacional de Música de Madrid

Descubre la Sinfonía n. 9 en Mi menor op. 95 “del Nuevo Mundo” de A. Dvorak, con los comentarios de Ana Laura Iglesias y la versión de la Filarmónica de Berlín bajo la dirección de Rafael Kubelik, versión elegida por el CNDM para su CD #9Novenas Extracto de El Ático 135, en directo desde el Auditorio Nacional de Música de Madrid

I programmet diskuteras tidiga Bach-kantater med Vox Luminis, Slaviska danser av Dvorák, tjeckisk pianomusik och två finska violinkonserter med Uleåborgs stadsorkester. Johan möter Andrew Manze. Söndag den 26 mars 12.00 14.00 I panelen Anna Nyhlin, Sara Norling och Tony Lundman som tillsammans med programledaren Johan Korssell betygsätter följande skivor:  ACTUS TRAGICUS Bach-kantater nr 106, 150, 131 och 12 Vox Luminis Lionel Meunier, dirigent Alpha Classics ALPHA 258 EINAR ENGLUND UUNO KLAMI Violinkonserter Benjamin Schmid, violin Uleåborgs stadsorkester Johannes Gustavsson, dirigent Ondine ODE 1278-2  VÍTEZSLAVA KAPRÁLOVÁ Kompletta pianoverk Giorgio Koukl, piano Grand Piano GP 708  ANTONÍN DVORÁK Slaviska danser, op 46 och 72 Tjeckiska filharmonin Jirí Belohlávek, dirigent Decca 4789458 Referensen Johan jämför och refererar till en inspelning av Dvoráks Slaviska danser med Bayerska radions symfoniorkester under ledning av Rafael Kubelik. Inspelad på DG.  Johan möter Johan har träffat barockviolinisten och dirigenten Andrew Manze för ett samtal i samband med Manzes gästspel i Stockholms konserthus i januari då han dirigerade Kungliga filharmonikerna i Robert Schumanns pianokonsert med solisten Daniil Trifonov samt Ralph Vaughan Williams sjätte symfoni. Samtalet kom att kretsa kring Manzes kärlek till landsmannen Vaughan Williams och den pågående utgivningen av de nio symfonierna.  Andra i programmet nämnda eller rekommenderade inspelningar: Dvoráks Slaviska danser med Cleveland-orkestern ledd av George Szell på skivmärket EMI. Kaprálovás pianocykel Dubnova Preludia i en inspelning med Bengt Forsberg på dB Productions. Kaprálovás Partita för piano och orkester op 7 (1935) samt Suita Rustica för orkester op 19 (1938)  Svepet Johan sveper över ett album, "Contemporary Violin Concertos", med Cecilia Zilliacus som solist i två svenska violinkonserter, Ylva Skogs och Anders Nilssons. Skogs konsert framförs av Helsingborgs symfoniorkester ledd av Anna-Maria Helsing och Nilssons av Västerås sinfonietta under ledning av Fredrik Burstedt. Skivan är inspelad på dB Productions.

Rob Cowan mines the archive for great recordings, forgotten musical heroes and repertory adventures This week, conductor Rene Leibowitz sends Faust on a whirling dance routine, Conchita Supervia proves the most alluring Carmen ever and Rafael Kubelik conducts Karl Amadeus Hartmann's fiercely intense Second Symphony.

I programmet diskuterar panelen bl.a. Ysayes soloviolinsonater med Alina Ibragimova och den nykomponerade operan Anna Liisa av Veli-Matti Puumala. Dessutom väljer Johan ur ny Nielsen-symfoni-box. I panelen Camilla Lundberg, Evabritt Selén och Magnus Lindman som tillsammans med programledaren Johan Korssell betygsätter följande skivor: EUGÈNE YSAYE Sex soloviolinsonater op 27 Alina Ibragimova, violin Hyperion CDA 67993ANTONIO VIVALDI Teatro Alla Moda, Violinkonserter Amandine Beyer, violin, Gli Incogniti Harmonia Mundi HMC 902221VELI-MATTI PUUMALA Anna Liisa, opera i 3 akter Helena Juntunen, Jorma Hynninen, m.fl Helsingfors kammarkör, Tapiola Sinfonietta Jan Söderblom, dirigent ANTONÍN DVORÁK Symfoni nr 1 c-moll, Rapsodi op 14 Tyska radions filharmoniker, Kaiserslautern Karel Mark Chichon, dirigent Hänssler Classic CD 93.330Johans val Johan Korssell spelar valda delar ur boxen med 3 CD - The Complete Symphonies 1 6, innehållande Carl Nielsens alla symfonier framförda av Hessiska radions symfoniorkester i Frankfurt under ledning av Paavo Järvi. Utgiven på skivmärket RCA.Andra i programmet nämnda eller rekommenderade inspelningar: Dvoráks första symfoni med Londons symfoniorkester under ledning av Istvan Kertész,på Decca samt med Berlins filharmoniker dirigerad av Rafael Kubelik på DG. Ysayes soloviolinsonater med Leonidas Kavakos på skivmärke Bis. Vivaldis violinkonserter med Il giardino armonico på Teldec.

Årets första CD-revy är här! Vi hör musik av Vivaldi, Verdi, Dvorák, Copland och Janácek och möter den franske violasten Antonie Tamestit I panelen sitter Alexander Freudenthal, Bodil Asketorp och Camilla Lundberg som tillsammans med programledaren Johan Korssell betygsätter följande skivor:GIUSEPPE VERDI Operaarior Krasimira Stojanova, sopran Münchens radioorkester, Pavel Baleff, dirigent Orfeo C885 141 Betyg: 4 radioapparater ANTONIO VIVALDI Fagottkonserter (IV) Sergio Azzolini, fagott LOnda Armonica Naïve OP 30551 Betyg: 4 radioapparaterAARON COPLAND Billy the Kid - Rodéo Colorados symfoniorkester Andrew Litton, dirigent Bis BIS 2164 Betyg: 4 radioapparater JANÁCEK DVORÁK Sinfonietta Symfoni nr 9 Anima Eterna, Brügge Jos van Immerseel, dirigent Alpha ALPHA 206 Betyg: 2 radioapparater Sofia möter Antoine Tamestit Sofia Nyblom träffade den franske violasten Tamestit i november 2015 i samband med konserten i Berwaldhallen i Stockholm, där han framträdde som solist på sin Stradivariusviola i Jörg Widmanns nykomponerade violakonsert.Andra nämnda/rekommenderade inspelningarKrasimira Stojanova som sopransolist i Verdis Requiem tillsammans med Bayerska radions kör och symfoniorkester under ledning av Mariss Jansons på skivmärke BR Klassik.Janáceks Sinfonietta med Chicagos symfoniorkester dirigerad av Seiji Ozawa på EMI och med Tjeckiska filharmonin ledd av Karel Ancerl på Supraphon.  Dvoráks nionde symfoni med Tjeckiska filharmonin under ledning av Karel Ancerl inspelad på Supraphon; Berlins filharmoniker ledd av Rafael Kubelik på DG; Londons symfoniorkester under István Kertész på Decca samt med Budapests festivalorkester och dirigenten Iván Fischer utgiven på Decca.Johans svep Johans svep går i de italienska färgerna. Vi hör valda delar ur Alfredo Casellas första symfoni med Gianandrea Noseda på pulten framför BBC filharmoniker i Manchester, utgiven på Chandos samt ur Ennio Morricones musik till filmen The hateful eight regisserad av Quentin Tarantino och soundtracket är inspelat på Decca.

Panelen har bl a lyssnat på Honeggers Jeanne dArc på bålet och Martines La Tempesta. Och så spelar Johan valda delar ur Arnold Schönbergs Gurrelieder. Veckans betygARTHUR HONEGGER - Jeanne dArc på bålet. Alpha ALPHA 709 Betyg: 5 radioapparaterJOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH - Engelska sviter nr 2 och 6, Italiensk konsert m.m. Mirare MIR 251 Betyg: 4 radioapparater SERGEJ PROKOFJEV - Symfoni nr 3, Skystisk svit, Om hösten Naxos 8.573452 Betyg: 3 radioapparater MARIANNA MARTINES - La Tempesta Deutsche Harmonia Mundi 88875026722 Betyg: 3 radioapparater Johans val Johan Korssell spelade delar ur flera inspelningar av Arnold Schönbergs Gurrelieder. Vi hör ur följande: Leopold Stokowski och Philadelphia-orkestern, utgiven på Andante 1932; Rafael Kubelik leder Bayerska radions symfoniorkester på DG; Riccardo Chailly dirigerar Berlin-radions symfoniorkester på Decca; BBC:s symfoniorkester under dirigenten Pierre Boulez på Sony samt sist men inte minst, nykomlingen, där Markus Stenz leder Gürzenich-orkestern, utgiven 2015 på skivmärket Hyperion.Andra i programmet nämnda eller rekommenderade inspelningar- Prokofjevs tredje symfoni med Londons symfoniorkester under Claudio Abbado på Decca; Erich Leinsdorf och Bostons symfoniorkester på RCA samt med Franska radions symfoniorkester ledd av Jean Martinon på Vox. - Bachs cembalomusik med cembalisten David Schrader på skivmärket Cedille. - Honeggers Giovanna dArco al rogo i Rossellinis filmatisering med Ingrid Bergman i titelrollen, inspelad på San Carlo-teatern i Naples 1953 samt med Marthe Keller som Jeanne dArc tillsammans med bl.a. Franska nationalorkestern i Paris under Seiji Ozawas ledarskap på märke DG.

 Intérpretes:- Tema con variaciones: Rudolf Firkušný- Misa Glogolítica: Evelyn Lear (soprano), Hilde Rössel-Majdan (contralto), Ernst Haefliger (tenor), Franz Crass (bajo), Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Rafael Kubelik (dir.) Dos obras claramente distintas del maestro checo: primero una pieza de juventud, de 1880, para piano, que muestra el camino de un compositor gran calidad. Y luego una obra de madurez, de 1926, imprescindible en el repertorio del siglo XX: una misa original, compleja, moderna, incluso bárbara por su potencialidad, libre, y también extraña, heterogénea, emocionanteEscuchar audio

Musicians born 100 years ago this year, including: Ernest Tubb, Dorothy Lamour, Sonny Boy Williamson, Larry Adler, Erskine Hawkins, Rafael Kubelik, Billy Eckstine and Hank Snow.  Songs include: The Man I Love, I'm Moving On, Waiting For a Train, Legends, Tuxedo Junction and My Cabin in Caroline.

Highlights from an Italian version of Berlioz's "Les Troyens" from La Scala, 1960 under Rafael Kubelik. Mario del Monaco,Giulietta Simionato(Dido),Nell Rankin (Cassandra). and Nicola Zaccaria (Narbal) are in the cast.    (67 min.)

The second of two podcasts with scenes from the Covent Garden Boris of 1958 under Rafael Kubelik. The great Regina Resnik is the Marina, with Josef Gostic as Dmitri and Otakar Kraus as Rangoni.   ( 45 min.)

 The first of two podcasts of scenes from Boris Godunov, Covent Garden, 1958 under Rafael Kubelik. Boris Christoff appears in the Clock Scene and the final scene,with John Lanigan as Shuisky and Joseph Rouleau as Pimen.  ( 42 min.)