Listen Live on KKFI
Every Wednesday at 10:00pmAbout the Show
Classical Challenge
'Dr. Mike and Mark Andruss share 'The Classical Challenge' and present classical music for 2 1/2 hours every Wed. 9--1130 pm. This program concentrates on music composed in the last 100 years, with special emphasis on recently created works, as well as local performances. This is KKFI's only classical music program (although we hope for more!) so tune in to the sublime.....and enjoy.
For Wednesday, February 21 on KKFI 90.1 FM or streaming at kkfi.org, 9:00-11:30pm CST, Early Clarinet Evergreens.
But first, this from Acker Bilk: I look at my clarinet sometimes and I think, I wonder what’s going to come out of there tonight? You never know.
Well, tonight we will begin to find out.
We’ll hear:
1. W.A. Mozart – Clarinet Concerto in A major K622 – Wolfgang Meyer clarinet, Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducting
2. Claude Debussy – Premiere Rhapsodie L116 – Franklin Cohen clarinet, The Cleveland Orchestra conducted by Pierre Boulez
3. Paul Ben-Haim – Pastorale Variee for Clarinet, Harp and String Orchestra Op31b – David Drosinos clarinet, Saint Petersburg Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Lande conducting
4. Aaron Copland – Sonata for Clarinet – Michael Rowlett clarinet, Stacy Rodgers piano
5. Carl Nielsen – Clarinet Concerto Op. 57 – Martin Frost clarinet, Lahti Symphony Orchestra conducted by Osmo Vanska
6. Johannes Brahms – Clarinet Quintet in B minor Op. 115, Karl Leister clarinet and the Amadeus Quartet
The photo is of Martin Frost.
