[WILL-FM] Performance Today rundown (December 15)
Denise Perry
FROM: PERFORMANCE TODAY
DATE: DECEMBER 15, 1999
RE: PERFORMANCE TODAY RUNDOWN: 991215
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HELLO STATIONS
HERE'S THE PERFORMANCE TODAY RUNDOWN FOR WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15,
1999
LISA SIMEONE IS HOST
[WILL-FM/90.9 and FM/106.5 (Danville) and FM/101.1 (Champaign-
Urbana) air this program from 5 - 7PM (CST)]
HOUR = 1 SEGMENT = A1
BILLBOARD 1:00
HOUR = 1 SEGMENT = A2 CUTAWAY
Magic Fire Music: George Szell conducts the Cleveland Orchestra
in instrumental music from the opera "The Valkyrie" (VAL-kee-
ree) by Richard Wagner. (CBS Masterworks MYK 36715) 5:00
HOUR = 1 SEGMENT = A3
Revolutionary and controversial, Richard Wagner is one of the
most hotly debated figures in all of music. This hour, William
Berger, author of "Wagner without Fear," joins us to demonstrate
why Wagner's music has become so ingrained in our culture.
We'll hear the gorgeous quintet from Act Three of the opera "The
Meistersingers of Nuremburg," performed by singers Karita
Mattila (KAH-ree-tah MAH-tee-lah), Jose (joh-ZAY) van Dam, Ben
Heppner, Herbert Lippert (HAIR-bairt LEE-pairt) and Iris
Vermillion, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and conductor Georg
Solti (JOHJ SHOHL-tee) (Decca 452 606-2). Daniel Barenboim
conducts the Bayreuth (BEYE-royt) Festival Orchestra in the
slowly-unfolding opening of "Rheingold," which brings to mind
new-age music (Teldec 4509-97906-2). And Barenboim conducts the
Berlin Philharmonic in the harmonically daring opening moments
of the opera "Tristan and Isolde," with its famous "Tristan"
chord (4509-94568-2). 19:40
HOUR = 1 SEGMENT = B1
How Wagner came to write operas: William Berger guides us
through some of Wagner's early operatic efforts, including
instrumental pieces from "Rienzi" and Wagner's first mature
drama, "The Flying Dutchman." We'll also hear Placido Domingo
solo in the final moments of the first act of "The Valkyrie."
Daniel Barenboim conducts the Berlin State Orchestra. (Teldec
3984-23294-2) 11:45
HOUR = 1 SEGMENT = C1
Should Wagner's music be discredited because of his anti-
semitism and German patriotism? William Berger takes on that
controversial question. 4:25
HOUR = 1 SEGMENT = C2
Music that has been used both as a symbol of the Third Reich and
as a hope for a future without violence and suffering: Klaus
Tennstedt (TEN-shtet) conducts the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
in the Prelude to Act One of Wagner's opera "Lohengrin" (LOH-en-
grin). (EMI Classics 7243 5 68616 2) 11:35
HOUR = 2 SEGMENT = A1
BILLBOARD 1:00
HOUR = 2 SEGMENT = A2 CUTAWAY
The Sounds of Christmas: Paul Hillier directs the Theatre of
Voices in two Christmas songs. We'll hear "En etsi valtaa,
loistoa" (en AYT-see VAL-tah LOH-ees-toh-ah -- "I do not seek
power or glory") by Finnish composer Jean Sibelius (ZHAHN see-
BAY-lee-ooss) and the traditional carol "Joy to the World."
(Harmonia Mundi HMC 907079) 5:00
HOUR = 2 SEGMENT = A3
Arturo Sandoval (ar-TOOR-roh SAHN-doh-vahl), the acclaimed
Cuban-American trumpeter, talks with Lisa about his diverse
musical interests, from jazz to classical music, and about the
frustrations of life in Cuba. 1:00
HOUR = 2 SEGMENT = A4
We'll hear Arturo Sandoval in a performance of the finale of
Johann Nepomuk Hummel's Trumpet Concerto in E-flat. Luis Haza
conducts the London Symphony. (BMG 09026-62661-2) 4:00
HOUR =2 SEGMENT = A5
Arturo Sandoval the composer performs the opening movement from
his own Concerto for Trumpet. The London Symphony Orchestra is
conducted by Luis Haza. (BMG 09026-62661-2) 9:00
HOUR = 2 SEGMENT = B1
Sibelius from Upstate New York: Violinist Tomohiro Okumura (toh-
moh-HEE-roh oh-koo-MOOR-rah) joins conductor JoAnn Falletta and
the Buffalo Philharmonic to perform the Violin Concerto by Jean
Sibelius. It's from a concert performance they gave last October
in Buffalo's Kleinhans Music Hall. (Crosswater Productions)
34:00