Is this any way to run a classical music station,Part2
Some of you may remember 2 months ago(the last time I was on vacation) I
offered a log of the local classical music station's programming & asked
for feedback. By and large the input was quite negative(as I expected);
however a response or 2 tended to argue that classical music(even of this
highly restricted variety) needed to be on the air & any endeavor to
attract enough listeners & advertisers was justified.
So once again i ask for your feedback & ask you to answer the 2nd
question-"is this kind of programming justified i.e. is it the only kind
of programming that a big market commercial classical station(in the USA)
can afford to air in order to attract ratings & advertising dollars? Is
anyone aware of a major market commercial station that programs a wide
array of Classical Music(everyone I have found on the web does not
qualify-at least not IMHO).
Hopefully you will not feel that discussions of CM Radio are worthless.
I always felt that radio was the great hope for CM to reach the masses-it
played that role for me-for others it might be as a performer,concert goer,
or recording collector.
Broadcast Log 5-14-99 WRR 101.1 Dallas/Ft Worth 9 AM to 11 PM (This
time I have added the commentary of one DJ who seems to feel the need
to editorialize every announcement!!)
Telemann:Tpt Cto in D(Voisin,Kapp) (Pronounced Tee law mawn)
Mozart:Sym#31(ASMF,Marriner)
J Strauss,Jr:Emperor Waltz(Wilner?)
Schubert:Sym#5(Blomstedt) ("a brilliant work"...)
Rachmaninoff Plays Rachmaninoff:Etude Tableaux. in b,op.39#4
Mozart:Vio Son in G,K.301 (Perlman,Neikrug)
Janacek:Adagio from "Suite",op.3(Slovak PO), ".. wouldn't be surprised
if it left you breathless too(LJ pronounced with emphasis on 2nd
Syllable!)
Liszt:Hung Rhap #5 in e(Mehta) ".. everyone loves the Liszt Hungarian
Rhapsodies."
(one of the darker Hungarian Rhapsodies)
Fasch:Cto for 2 Horns(1st Mvmt). Guttler.
Holst:Planets(Jupiter-Xcpt) DallasSO,Litton
Beethoven:Vio Son#1(1st & 3rd Mvmts). Mann,Hough
Schubert:Ave Maria(Smedvig,Murray) (".. lovely performance.)
noon
Rossini:Barber of Seville Ov(Dutoit) (.."marvelous music of Rossini,..
Shave & a haircut,2 bits anybody?")
Herbert:March of the Toys(Rembrandt Trio),Pan Americana(NoArtist
Given)(Orch) (Called to find out it was Eastman-Dryden Orch)
Rachmaninoff:Pf Cto#2(Finale) Gavrilov.
J. Strauss,Jr:Voices of Spring(Mehta) "Voices of Spring Tra La
La"(Spoken over applause)
Albinoni:Oboe Cto in g(Robeson)
MacDowell:To a Wild Rose
Gershwin:Pf Cto in F(Litton)(".. a tremendous performance.")
Liadov:Enchanted Lake(Slovak PO-"one of my Favorites.",beautiful,beautiful
music..,wouldn't we all like to be there..")
Suppe:Pique Dame Overture(ASMF Marriner)
Wagner:Tannhauser Overture(Barenboim)
Biber:Sonata in D(Combattimento Consort Amsterdam)
Chopin:Polonaise in f sharp(Mihalyovich?(pf)
Sammartini:Oboe Cto in D(Holliger)
Mozart:Sym#23(no Performers given in opening announcement)(Sym Varsovia)
Schubert:Quartetsatz in d(A Berg SQ)
Vivaldi:4 Seasons(Autumn-Zukerman)
Strauss:Til Eulenspiegel(Klemperer-K's Bday)
Corelli:Cto Grosso in,op.6#9(no performer mentioned in opening
announcement)(I Solisti
Italiani)
V Williams:Sym#3(2nd Mvmt)LPO,Haitink
Mendelssohn:Midsummer Night's Dream(xcpts-Tate RottPO)
Brahms:Vio Son#2(Shumsky,Hambro)
Berlioz:(no details offered in opening announcement) Benvenuto Cellini
Overture(Zinman)
Bach:Cto for 2 Violins(Standage,Willcock)
Beethoven:Pf Son,op.49#2(B Roberts)
S-Saens:Organ Sym(Finale) No intro announcement(no performer back
announcement
6PM (Simulcast local news)
6:30 Dallas Sym Orch Preview program
Bach:Lute Suite in e(No Performer given) (E Fernandez-Gtr)
Mozart:Church Son in D(No opening announcement)(I Musici Montreal)
Brahms:SQ#3(Bartholdy SQ)
Adventures in Good Music
Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra Broadcast(A Community Orchestra)
Beethoven:Moonlight Sonata(A Watts)
Best as always
Lloyd Sitkoff
Classical Music Guru KNTU (Volunteer since February 1982)
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