Feb 22 Featured Album Featured Album: For Lenny This year marks the centennial of Leonard Bernstein (August 25, 1918-October 14, 1990), the iconic, polymath, and genius pianist, composer, conductor, educator, and representative of American musical culture. With concerts and tributes planned around the world, a slew of new recordings are also marking the occasion. Among these is Lara Downes’ tribute For Lenny, which […] By WUOL Feb 22 Featured Album Featured Album: For Lenny By WUOL
Feb 01 Featured Album Rachel Barton Pine: Elgar and Bruch Rachel Barton Pine’s 36th album (!) features the mysterious and monumental Violin Concerto Op. 61, by Edward Elgar, and the well-known Violin Concerto by Max Bruch Op. 26, by Max Bruch. Daniel Gilliam talked with RBP about her history with each concerto, and the importance of Neville Marriner and Yehudi Menuhin in the album. By WUOL Feb 01 Featured Album Rachel Barton Pine: Elgar and Bruch By WUOL
Jan 26 Featured Album Haimovitz and O’Riley: Troika For their third album, Troika, pianist Christopher O’Riley (and host of From the Top, Sundays at 6pm) and cellist Matt Haimovitz tackle the issue of politics and protest in music, particularly from Russia in the 20th and 21st century. Listen to their conversation with Daniel Gilliam. By WUOL Jan 26 Featured Album Haimovitz and O’Riley: Troika By WUOL
Dec 21 Featured Album Featured Album: Winter Songs Over the past decade, Ola Gjeilo has quickly become one of the most performed choral composers in the United States. He has been the composer-in-residence with the Phoenix Chorale, and is currently working with Voces8. His latest album is a long-time idea coming to fruition: a collection of music about winter and, Advent and Christmas. By Daniel Gilliam Dec 21 Featured Album Featured Album: Winter Songs By Daniel Gilliam
Dec 09 Featured Album Lee Luvisi at 80: A Pianist’s Pianist During New Member December we’re offering a new album of concert recordings of pianist Lee Luvisi, in a retrospective release of re-mastered and previously unreleased performances from the late seventies to the early nineties. The CD features historic photographs of Luvisi’s career and a new essay by Andrew Adler. It is our thank you gift […] By Daniel Gilliam Dec 09 Featured Album Lee Luvisi at 80: A Pianist’s Pianist By Daniel Gilliam
Dec 04 Featured Album Featured Album: Songs of Christmas Night Let us help you get in the holiday mood with Louisville Chamber Choir’s new album “Songs of Christmas Night.” It’s our Featured Album this week, and we want to give you a copy. Fill out the form below (deadline is December 10 at midnight) and listen all week for highlights from the album! Loading… By WUOL Dec 04 Featured Album Featured Album: Songs of Christmas Night By WUOL