by Daniel Hathaway
IN THIS EDITION:
. Charnofsky spins music you probably don’t know (but might)
. Having fun at the opera in Toronto
. Beethoven studies with Haydn
TODAYS EVENTS:
On the radio & the internet: from 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm, Eric Charnofsky hosts “Not Your Grandmother’s Classical Music, featuring Irving Fine’s Symphony (1962), Gabriel Pierné: Poème symphonique for piano and orchestra, Archduke Rudolph’s Trio in E-flat for Clarinet, Cello, and Piano, Heitor Villa-Lobos’ Five Preludes, for guitar, Clarice Assad’ Metamorfose, for viola and piano, and Stanley Leonard’s Quarimba, for four marimbas. Click here to listen to the internet feed or tune in to 91.1 FM in the greater Cleveland area
INTERESTING READ:
Events by Toronto companies like Opera Revue, Against the Grain and Tapestry Opera are part of an effort to make the art form more accessible. Read Joshua Chong’s article in the Toronto Star, “Forget the ‘hoity-toity tuxes and gowns’ — at Opera Revue you can cheer and holler. No shushing allowed.”
ON THIS DATE IN HISTORY:
1792 – In Vienna, 22-year-old Ludwig van Beethoven received one of his first lessons in music composition from Franz Joseph Haydn. Read Alfred Mann’s article in the Musical Quarterly here.
