Don. I am not up on as much on The Classics as some in here but I do mostly recognize about 5 or 6. Now Opera's I am better. Have my 4 favourites though.

Now does this station ever put on a Full Opera? Our University Radio Station will do it once or twice a year. Usually on a Sunday afternoon. Run about 3 hours.

So many seem to have left in the past few year. There are a couple over in "Senior Learn". but even there many have left.
I wonder why people do not join.  It use to be back when Seniornet that I would see it advertised different places. Fact I think it use to be in the AARP magazine . I know that people in other parts of the globe saw it in adds someplace.  I still E-M 2 people who I met through Seniornet seems at least 20 years ago now. They had read about it over in UK.

Puirt is a delight!  I am tap-taping in tempo!       

Bubble.  My feet are a tapping also.  Love Irish music.  A good Pub, good glass of something and this music. Always my favourite Friday nights out in UK.

Cheers Jeanne!

and now for O'Carolan Waltz.  I like this one so much that I keep a short cut of it on my desktop.

My MIL would have enjoyed Back meets Cape Breton. She was born there and the family moved here when she was in her teens. I could picture the Creoles dancing to that music. I think my clock is wrong. Cannot be this program is an hour over already.   

Blues Band and Symphony is really different and enjoyable. Never heard anything like it before.

JeanneP you don't have to be "up" on the classics; just enjoy what you hear. To answer your question, this station does not play opera; we're lucky they play my music
Gloria that's interesting about your MIL.  Did she reside there permanently or move on?

I hope Tomereader is with us; I'm playing her request soon

oh Life is beautiful... what music!

Can you believe it? My computer connection was cut off midway of the Carmelites and I did not hear the end    How frustrating!

What terrible timing! That is one piece of music that leaves me speechless

DON  no matter how many times I have head The Carmelites I get chills. Just listening and knowing the story behind it makes me want to cry for those brave souls.

Gloria I have actually seen it twice and it moves me to tears

Bye bye and thank you!

DON  you are braver than me. I would not be able to see the horror. Then that is me. Thank you once again for a wonderful fast 3 hours. Always surprises me when it is over. You make it even more enjoyable with your remarks about the composers.

BUBBLE  see you in the Card Shoppe.

Thanks Don for playing Spanish Rhapsody!   Did you like it?  I was almost dancing flamenco in my car when I heard it on the radio!  Just lacking castanets!
Glad you played "Dialogue".  I got all of it, but when you finished speaking, my sound went South or somewhere, and didn't hear the end of the program.  Everything else was great!

Tomereader I'm happy you caught it.  Bubble had sound issues as well near the end.

Another good show Don. Now did it run longer than usual?
I knew nothing about the Opera.Dialogues Des Carmetites.. Just brought up a 10 min of it on Youtube. Don't know if I could watch the Opera. I saw a play long time ago sort of same . Such sad music. is was the Spanish Inquisition time. Hard to watch but wish I could find it shown again. Just can't think of the name now. So cruel.

It's an eclectic blend this time around from the sublime (Massenet) to the ridiculous ("Jackie Bear"). Gershwin's Porgy is always a pleasant listening experience, and with the youthful exuberance of the Bizet work combined with the excitement of the Paganini work plus all the others it appears a good show is in store.
Please note that there will be no programme next Sunday because of the holiday weekend, so I'll be back on Aug 7.

Reid’s Records:   Programme   #1515 July 24/2016

1:   Rossini: Thieving Magpie CDG7453
        Madacy   MSB-2-8711-3      10:35    10:35

2:    Weber: Der Freischtz  CDW4230
          Nimbus NI 5154  (track 3)                       10:03   20:38

3:   Tchaikovsky:  June CDS1446
         Sony IDK 85054 ( track 10)                    05:30      26:08

4:     Gershwin: Catfish Row CDG3305
         EMI CDC-7 49278 2 (tracks 1-2-5)                    18:40       44:48

5:    Beethoven: Triple Concerto (largo) B4.0063 CDR-155
    DG 2535153 (side 2)   Tr 4       04:49      49:37

6:   Bizet: Symphony in C (3rd & 4th mvmnt) CDB7013
   Philips 416 437-2 (tracks 3 & 4)   11:52      61:29   

7:   Ibert: Divertissement R2.0412 CDR-150
         MHS 7002M  (side 2, track 2)    Tr 17                    15:08      76:37

8:   Enesco: Romanian Rhapsody #1 CDS8299
   EMI   CDM7 63662 2) (track 2)   11:49      88:26
   
9:    Schubert: Trout Quintet CDS2065
        EMI CDC 7 47009 2 (tracks 3-4)                    12:03   `   100:29

10:   Josef Strauss: Music Of The Spheres CDS8059
        London 411 932-2  (track 3)                    08:26      108:55

11:   Paganini: Guitar/Violin Variations CDP2038
   CBS MK34508 (tracks  13- 14 - 15)   11:28      120:23

12:   von Winter: Flute Concerto  #1 CDL4747
   Naxos 857093   (Track 1)      11:44      132:03

13:   Rodrigo: Adagio (Aranjuez) CDR7066
         DG 415 349-2  (track 2)                             11:13      143:15

14:   Massenet: Last Sleep Of The Virgin CDM3543
         Klavier KCD 11007 (track 4)      04:32       147:47

15:   Bellini: E-flat Oboe Concerto   CDC7628
   Naxos   855391 (track 16)      08:31      156:18

16:   Delibes: Coppelia CDG8150
        EMI 7625152 (track 5)       04:20      160:38      



Sunday afternoon 1:00 P.M.  D.S.T    -5 GMT (Canada)
http://tunein.com/radio/1069-The-X-s12279/

As tomorrow will be like it is today.  98Deg. I will be sure to listen.  Maybe will get a little dusting and polishing done. Music playing put me in a mood.

All primed and ready to go.

Got here just in time.. Ready  to enjoy the next 3 very short hours.

Hi Gloria

hello all... just one eye opened as i was in an exhausted sleep a few moments ago/

No sure how long I will be here as I am yawning like mad.  Pity, I wanted to hear it all/

If that is Tchaikovsky, not my fav for sure.

Hi Bubble

DON  love that Beethoven story. Wonder how many of us have wanted to do that.

BUBBLE  hope you can stay awake for the whole program.

Gloria I have been asked on occasion if I make up these stories, but I assure them I do not. I have a considerable number of books from which I draw my stories and I use them extensively. This is my version of google

DON  I never doubted what you said about the composers. You enjoy music and the classics too much to make stories up.

My son just called, going out for Ice cream so will miss the rest of the program.