S01 Ep05 (3 of 4) – Speakin’ the truth and feelin’ the vibe with the Maestro!
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S01 Ep05 (3 of 4) Maestro John Morris Russell (3 of 4)
Special Guest: Maestro John Morris Russell and I sat down to discuss different composer and conductors in this special two part interview.
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Brahms, Johannes: Concerto For Violin in D; Itzhak Perlman / Carlo Maria Giulini / Chicago Symphony (Angel S-37286) – This 1979 Grammy Award Winning Recording for BEST CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR is truly a thing of beauty. The famous conductor Carlo Maria Giulini who, by this time, had a long and positive association with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and was at the top of his game playing the music that he truly loved most; the music of Brahms.1 To set this recording into the outer stratosphere as far as recordings go, is the tension between Giulini and Itzhak Perlman (in the prime of his career). Perlman, universally considered one of the best, if not the best violinist of the 20th Century, is playing a piece of music written by Brahms specifically for his friend Joseph Joachim and to show off the violin. This record is not hard to find, and should be in every music fan’s collection.
S01-Ep05 (1 of 4) getting into Brahm’s skin with John Morris Russell
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S01-Ep05 (1 of 4) getting into Brahm's skin with John Morris Russell
Special Guest – Maestro John Morris Russell – Has spent ten amazing years as Music Director of the Windsor Symphony Orchestra; two time recipient of Ontario’s Lieutenant Governors Awards for the arts; nominated for both the Gemini Awards (2004) and the Juno Awards (2008). This internationally praised conductor is now (effective September 1 2011), heading to the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra to succeed the late Erich Kunzel. The Maestro and I sit down to discuss among other things, the Cincinnati Pops one of the oldest and respected symphonies in North America, Brahms Symphonies and what it means to be a conductor.
I Love Liner Notes
I love liner notes; I could read them all day long. I probably have read every inch of print of every record, CD, and cassette tape I have ever owned. It almost comes close to a ‘Rain Man’ syndrome with me. Even from childhood, I remember caring