by Kile Smith | May 13, 2024 | Fleisher Collection, Fleisher Discoveries, Podcast
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897). Academic Festival Overture (1880) Listen on SoundCloud Listen on Spotify Brahms had already turned down one honorary doctorate, but when another one was proffered, a good friend talked him into accepting—but he had to write a concert piece...
by Kile Smith | Mar 4, 2015 | Classical music, Fleisher Collection, Radio, WRTI
On Discoveries from the Fleisher Collection, Saturday, March 7th, 5-6 pm. Karl Goldmark (1830–1915). Overture to Penthesilea (1879) Goldmark. Violin Concerto No. 1 (1877) Continuing our survey of the year 1915, we find one of the few people of the time—composers,...
by Kile Smith | Feb 26, 2014 | Fleisher Collection, WRTI
Discoveries from the Fleisher Collection, Saturday March 1st at 5 pm Ignaz Brüll (1846–1907). Serenade No. 2, Op. 36 (1878). Malta Philharmonic Orchestra, Marius Stravinsky. Cameo Classics 9031, Tr 1-3. 18:39 Brüll. Violin Concerto, Op. 45 (1882). Ilya Hoffman,...
by Kile Smith | Aug 31, 2012 | Classical music, Fleisher Collection, Radio, WRTI
Saturday, September 1st, 2012, 5-6 pm Franz Schubert (1797–1828). Wanderer Fantasy (1822), orch. Franz Liszt. Philip Thomson, piano, Hungarian State Orchestra, Kerry Stratton. Hungaroton 31525, Tr 2, 22:28 Johannes Brahms (1833–1897). Liebeslieder Waltzes (1868-9)....
by Kile Smith | Jun 4, 2010 | Classical music, Fleisher Collection, Radio, WRTI
On the first Saturday of the month Jack Moore and I host Discoveries from the Fleisher Collection on WRTI 90.1 FM in Philadelphia and on the all-classical webstream at wrti.org. We also broadcast encore presentations of the entire Discoveries series (now eight years...
