Program Guide for May 2009 - WXXI

may2009CLASSICAL PROGRAMMING315/21 Weinberger: Polka and Fugue from Schwanda, theBagpiper R. Strauss: Domestic Symphony Mahler:Symphony No. 4 (Lisa Della Casa, s; Fritz Reiner, cond)5/28 Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 25 Mahler: SymphonyNo. 5 (Alfred Brendel, p; Daniel Barenboim, cond)Friday1:00pmBackstage Pass(this broadcast will repeat on 5/3)5/1 Guest: Pascal Rogé. See page 27 for details.8:00pmAPM Symphony Cast5/1 Schumann: Symphony No. 4 Brahms: SymphonyNo. 1 (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; ChristophEschenbach, cond)5/8 Bruckner: Symphony No. 8 (New York Philharmonic;Lorin Maazel, cond)5/15 Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder Shostakovich:Symphony No. 7 (Measha Brueggergosman, s;Cleveland Orchestra; Franz Welser-Möst, cond)5/22 Dvorak: Scherzo capriccioso Vaughan Williams:Songs of Travel Elgar: Symphony No. 1 (GeraldFinley, bar; Hallé Orchestra; Mark Elder, cond)5/29 Mozart: Serenade No. 6 Beethoven: Symphony No. 8Respighi: The Pines of Rome, The Fountains ofRome (Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; RafaelFrühbeck de Burgos, cond)6:00pmA Prairie Home Companion5/2 Live from The Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN.5/9 Live from the Durham Performing Arts Center,Durham, NC.5/16 TBA5/23 Live from the Filene Center at Wolftrap, Vienna, VA.5/30 Live from the Fox Theater in St. Louis, MO.8:00pmThistle & Shamrock with Fiona Ritchie5/2 This show features some of today’s leading womenartists, including Oran na Mna and original Gaeliccompositions by Maggie MacInnes.5/9 Singers Julee Glaub and Mark Weems mixAppalachian and Irish music and relish the beauty oftwo unaccompanied voices in close harmony.5/16 Digital Imperfection5/23 Fiona handpicks the best new sounds from risingartists along with the latest from some of your favoriteartists. (Part 1 of 2)5/30 Fiona continues picking more new sounds fromrising artists and the latest from some of your favoriteartists. (Part 2 of 2)Saturday11:00amFascinatin’ Rhythm5/2 In Gershwin’s Shadow5/9 A Different View of Mom5/16 Looking for a Bluebird5/23 Another Look at Crooning5/30 Military Life1:00pmLyric Opera of Chicago5/2 Massenet: Manon (in French)5/9 Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana (in Italian) andLeoncavallo: Pagliacci (in Italian)5/16 Berg: Lulu (in German)5/23 Mozart: The Abduction From The Seraglio (in German)5/30 Puccini: Madama Butterfl y (in Italian)