Feminine Fusion
S08 Ep33: On the Podium, Part 4
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April 13, 2024
Conductor Marin Alsop
“The best conductors are the best listeners” – Tom Service
Tom Service, the broadcaster, journalist and author of the fascinating study Music As Alchemy: Journeys with Great Conductors and their Orchestras, says this about conductors: “They become a lightning rod of listening; a focus so that the players and the conductor can become something bigger than all of them – than all of us – at the same time as feeling fully realised as individuals.” This week, women at the podium, leading the ensemble toward something bigger.
“On the Podium, Part 4”
Greg Edmonson: Uncharted II (main theme)
Eímear Noone, conductor
Danish National Symphony Orchestra
“Gaming in Symphony”
EuroArts 880242677013
Evan Ziporyn: Impulse Control
Tonya Mitchell-Spradlin, conductor
Penn State University Wind Ensemble; Lee Hinkle, percussion
“Modern American Percussion Concerti”
Ravello Records 8101
Paul Huber: Concerto for Dulcimer and Strings
Lena-Lisa Wüstendörfer, conductor
Swiss Orchestra
“Swiss Dreams”
Prospero Classical 90
Astor Piazzolla: Primavera Porteña, from 4 Seasons in Buenos Aires
Lina Gonzalez-Granados, conductor
Unitas Ensemble; Cuarteto Latinoamericano
“Estaciones”
Urtext JBCC279
John Adams: Lola Montez Does the Spider Dance
Marin Alsop, conductor
ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra
“John Adams: City Noir, Fearful Symmetries & Lola Montez Does the Spider Dance”
Naxos 8559935
Run time: 58:30
Feminine Fusion highlights the roles of women in classical music. Host Diane Jones brings you stories and music of the women who create, perform, and inspire. Produced in the studios at WCNY-FM.
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