Classical Music

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Greyfriars Kirk, EdinburghA dry-sounding investigation into different kinds of Gregorian chant proves a virtuosic exploration of a lost era, writes Rowena Smith ...

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Queen's Hall, EdinburghWarm-toned in the Haydn, mercurially vivid in the Szymanowski, this was a gripping performance, says Erica Jeal ...

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Worcester CathedralA lack of defining dramatic insight that it less than totally inspirational, says Rian Evans ...

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Usher Hall, EdinburghAn assured, restrained performance, but Messiaen's last orchestral work and Adès's Tevot make for strange bedfellows, writes Rowena Smith ...

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Theater Professional/semi-professional All Shook Up Combines favorite Elvis hits with a new story. Closes 8/10. Surflight Theatre, Beach & Engleside Ave., Beach Haven; 609-492-9477. www.surflight.org. $29; $19 children. ...

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Aug 16: The Jakarta Arts Council’s Classical Music Concerts at Erasmus Huis ...

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9:06 AM   Weber: Ruler of the Spirits Overture (Berlin PO/Karajan) (DG 419070-2) 9:12 AM   Vivaldi: Concerto in A minor for two oboes and strings, RV 536 (Tafelmusik) (Analekta 9815) 9:21 AM   Lalo: Symphonie espagnole , Op. 21 (Chang, v./Royal Concertgebouw O/Dutoit) (EMI Classics CDC 7243 5 55292) 9:49 AM   Geminiani: Concerto Grosso in C minor, Op. 2/2 (Caapella Istropolitana/Krechek) (Naxos 8.550877) 10:06 AM   Satie: Gymnopedie No. 3 & Faure: “Pie Jesu” from Requiem, Op. 48 (B. Marsalis, sax./Orpheus CO) (Sony Classical SK 89251) 10:16 AM   Faure:   Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 120 (Beaux Arts Trio) (Philips 422 350-2) 10:42 AM   Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis (Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields/Marriner) (Philips 422 350-2) 9:50 AM  Faure: Nocturne No. 6 in D-flat (Rosenburger, p.) (Delos 3030) 11:09 AM   Hellendaal: Concerto Grosso No. 2 (European Community Baroque O/Goodman) (Channel Classics 3492) 11:20 AM   Stanford: "Beati quorum via"  & Harris: "Faire is the heaven" (Cambridge Singers/Rutter) (Collegium 107) 11:30 AM   Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4, Italian (Atlanta SO/Levi) (Telarc CD-80318) 12:09 PM   Wagner: The Flying Dutchman Overture (Vienna PO/Solti) (London 440 606-2) 12:21 PM   Susato: Six Dances from La Danserie (Millar Brass Ensemble) (Delos 3171) 12:30 PM   Mozart: Sinfonia concertante in E flat, K. 364 (Midori, v.; Imai, vla./NDR SO/Eschenbach) (Sony Classical SK 89488) 12:57 PM  Chopin: Et ...

Source: wmfe.blogharbor.com --- 15 days ago
9:06 AM   Berlioz: Excerpts from The Damnation of Faust (Baltimore SO/Zinman) (Telarc 80164) 9:22 AM   Tartini: Trumpet Concerto in D major (Smedvig, tr./Scottish CO/Ling) (Telarc 80232) 9:37 AM   Mozart: Flute Quartet in D major, K. 285 (Petri, rec.; Widmann, v.; Ulijona, vla.; Sudraba, c.) (Our Recordings 6.220570) 9:54 AM   Bach: “Air” from Orchestra Suite No. 3 (Berlin PO/Karajan) (DG 00289 477 7341) 10:06 AM   O’Connor: "Song of the Liberty Bell" from Liberty (Ma, c./Nashville Symphony/Schermerhorn) (Sony Classical 63216-2) 10:15 AM Foster: "Slumber My Darling" (Krauss, vocal; O'Connor, v.; Ma, c.; Meyer, bs.) (Sony Classical 66782-2) 10:22 AM Copland: Appalachian Spring (San Francisco Symphony/Thomas) (RCA 63511-2) 11:09 AM   Dvorak: "Moderato" from Serenade for Strings in E, Op. 22 (Los Angeles CO/Schwarz) (Delos 1616) 11:15 AM   Faure: Cantique de Jean Racine (Cambridge Singers/Members of the City of London Sinfonietta/Rutter) (Collegium 109) 11:21 AM   Dvorak: Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70 (Telarc CD-82018) “Magic Lunch” : 12:05 PM   Dukas: "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" (Minnesota O/Oue) (Reference 82) 12:17 PM   Bazzini: "La Ronde des Lutins" (The Dance of the Elves) (Shaham, v.; Feldman, p.) (DG 463483) 12:23 PM   Holst: "Uranus, the Magician" from The Planets ( Chicago SO/Levine) (DG 429730) 12:30 PM   Bebey: "The Magic Box" (Williams, g.) (Sony Classical 89483) 9:35 PM   Wagner: "Magic Fire Music" from Die Walkure (Royal ...

Source: wmfe.blogharbor.com --- 15 days ago
9:06 AM   Reznicek: Donna Diana Overture (Vienna PO/Abbado) (DG 423662-2) 9:15 AM   Faure: Dolly Suite (Fromentin & Plancade, piano duo) (EMI Classics 72526-2) 9:31 AM   Haydn: Symphony No. 6, Le Matin (Frieburg Barock O) (Harmonia Mundi 901767) 9:50 AM   Britten (after Rossini): Soires musicales (National PO/Bonynge) (London 410139-2) 10:06 AM   Bach (arr. Stokowski): Toccata & Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 (Los Angeles Philharmonic/Salonen) (Sony Classical 89012-2) 10:17 AM   Part: Summa for strings (I Fiamminghi) (Telarc 80387) 10:22 AM   Debussy: Sonata for violin and piano (Midori, v.; McDonald, p.) (Sony Classical SK 89699-2) 10:33 AM   Bantock: Celtic Symphony (Royal PO /Handley) (Hyperion 66450)   11:09 AM   Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade , Op. 35 (Arzewski, v./Atlanta SO/Spano) (Telarc CD-80568) 11:55 AM  (arr. Afshar): Popular Persian Ballad (Afshar, g.) (Summit Records DCD 236)   12:06 PM Beethoven: Coriolan Overture (Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen/Harding) (Virgin Classics 45364-2) 12:14 PM Schubert: Impromptu No. 3, Op. 90 (Kim, p.) (Miro Classical 1002) 12:23 PM Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 2, Little Russian (Saint Louis SO/Slatkin) (RCA 09026-68045-2) 12:54 PM Vivaldi: Concerto in G major, RV 151 Alla rustica  (Tafelmusik) (Hyperion 66247) ...

Source: wmfe.blogharbor.com --- 13 days ago
9:06 AM   York : Sunburst ( York , g.) (GSP Recordings 1011) 9:10 AM   Bach: Concerto for Flute, Violin and Clavier in A minor, BWV 1044 (Sony Classical SK 87326 ) 9:35 AM   Haydn: “Allegro con spirito” from String Quartet in B flat, “ Sunrise ” (Alban Berg Quatet) (EMI Classics 7243 5 56166 2 3) 9:45 AM   Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a (Atlanta SO/Levi) (Telarc CD-80349)   10:06 AM   Mendelssohn: The Marriage of Camacho Overture ( Bamberg SO/Flor) (RCA 7905-2) 10:15 AM   Mozart: Symphony in D minor “The Posthorn” (after K. 320) (Berlin PO/Abbado) (Sony Classical SK 48385 ) 10:38 AM   Suk: Fantastic Scherzo , Op. 25 (Czech PO/Mackerras) ( London 289 466 443) 10:52 AM  Rosenmuller: Sinfonia Seconda (Hesperion XX/Savall) (Astree E 8709)   “Impressions of the Sea” : 11:09 AM   Liadov: The Enchanted Lake , Op. 62 (Russian National O/Pletnev) (DG 447 084-2) 11:18 AM   Ravel: Jeux d’eau (Argerich, p.) (DG 447 430-2) 11:25 AM   Bridge: “The Sea”: Suite for Orchestra ( Long Beach SO/Falletta) (Troy/Albany 364) 11:43 AM   Scriabin: Piano Sonata No. 2 (Sonata-Fantasy) in G-sharp minor, Op. 19 ( Laredo , p.) (Nonesuch 73035-2)   12:09 PM   Verdi: Overture to Luisa Miller ( Dallas SO/Litton) ( Delos DE 3240) 12:16 PM   C.P.E. Bach: Sinfonia in B minor for strings and continuo (Il Giardino Armonico/Antonini) (Naïve OP 30399) 12:27 PM   Tchaikovsky: Capriccio Italien , Op. 45 (Philharmonia O/Ozawa) (EMI Classics 7243 4 83326 2 2) 12 ...

Source: wmfe.blogharbor.com --- 13 days ago
9:06 AM   Fasch: Concerto for Trumpet, 2 Oboes & Strings in D major (Marsalis, tr./English CO/Leppard) (Sony Classical MK 44726) 9:17 AM   Dvorak: Slavonic Dances, Op. 46 ( Atlanta SO/Levi) (Telarc CD-80497) 9:33 AM   Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 12 in F major, K. 332 (Vogt, p.) (EMI Classics 0946 3 36080 2 3) 9:45 AM   Berlioz: Excerpts from The Damnation of Faust ( Rotterdam PO/Gergiev) (Radio Netherland Worldwide RPHO 2008-1) 9:57 AM  Warlock: Bransles from Capriol Suite (Los Angeles Quartet) (Delos DE 3512)   10:06 AM   Ravel: Menuet antique (London SO/Abbado) (DG 289 469 354-2) 10:12 AM   Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 1 (DG 437 533-2) 10:25 AM   Various: Ancient Airs and Dances (O’Dette, l.; Holloway, v.; Thielmann, bv.) (Hyperion CDA 66228) 10:28 AM   Rodrigo: Concierto Serenata (Moretti, hp./Seville SO/Colomer) (Auvidis/Valois V 4815) 10:55 AM  Lully: Chaconne in G major (Musica Antiqua Koln/Goebel) (DG 453 418-2)   11:09 AM   Telemann: Concerto polonois in G major (Musica Antiqua Koln/Goebel) (DG 289 463 074-2) 11:16 AM   Sibelius:Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43 (London SO/C. Davis) (RCA Red Seal 09026-68218-2)   12:09 PM   Wagenseil: Symphony in C major, WV 351 (L’Orfeo Baroque O/Gaigg) (CPO 999 450-2) 12:16 AM   Chopin: Barcarolle, Op. 60 (Kissin, p.) (RCA 09026-63259-2) 12:30 AM   Offenbach (arr. Rosenthal): Gaite parisienne (Cincinnati Pops O/Kunzel) (Telarc CD-80294) 12:47 AM   Rossini: The Thieving Magpie Over ...

Source: wmfe.blogharbor.com --- 18 days ago
9:06 AM  Mendelssohn: "Allegro vivace" from Symphony No. 4, Italian (Berlin PO/Abbado) (Sony Classical SK 62826) 9:19 AM  Brahms: "Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace" from Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77 (Hahn, v./Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields/Marriner) (Sony Classical SK 89649) 9:29 AM  Bizet: "Prelude" & "Carillon" from L'Arlesienne Suite No. 1 (Cincinnati SO/Lopez-Cobos) (Telarc CD-80224) 9:44 AM  Delalande: "Concert de Trompettes" from Symphonies for the King's Supper (Paillard CO) (Erato ECD 88088) 10:06 AM  Vivaldi: Sinfonia for strings in A major(Freiburger Barock O/Hengelbrock) (Deutsche Harmonia Mundi 05472 77604 2) 10:15 AM  Rachmaninoff: "Adagio sostenuto" from Piano Concerto No. 2 (Thibaudet, p./Cleveland O/Ashkenazy) (DECCA 289 460 505-2) 10:31 AM  Mozart: Excerpts from Requiem (Atlanta SO & Choruses/Shaw) (Telarc CD-80397) 10:45 AM  Schumann: "Langsam - Lebhaft" from Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120 (Berlin PO/Levine) (DG 435 856-2) 11:09 AM  Saint-Saens: "Finale" from Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Organ (Cochereau, org./Berlin PO/Karajan) (DG 289 457 496-2) 11:19 AM  Beethoven: "Rondo. Allegro" from Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37 (Mustonen, p./Tapiola Sinfonietta) (Ondine ODE 1123-5) 11:32 AM  Dvorak: "O Silver Moon" from Rusalka (London SO/Solti) (DECCA B0001024-02) 11:44 AM  Sibelius: "Allegro molto - Misterioso - Un pochettino largamente - Largamente assai" from Symphony No. 5 in E flat major, Op. ...

Source: wmfe.blogharbor.com --- 5 days ago
9:05 AM Prokofiev: "Dance of the Knights" from Romeo & Juliet (Montreal SO/Dutoit) (Lon 452757) 9:10 AM Purcell: "King Arthur" Suite (Freiburger Baroque O/Hengelbrock) (Deutsche Harmonia Mundi 77231) 9:25 AM DeLorenzo: Of Kingdoms and Glory (Burning River Brass) (Dorian 90277) 9:42 AM Goldsmith: Excerpts from "First Knight" (Studio Orchestra/Goldsmith) (Epic Soundtrax 67270) 9:54 AM Frescobaldi: Capriccio sopra la Battaglia (Burning River Brass) (Dorian 90277) 10:05 AM Vaughan Williams: Five Variants of "Dives and Lazarus" (Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields/Marriner) (Phi 442427) 10:15 AM Handel: "The many rend the skies with loud applause" from Alexander's Feast & Coronation Anthem No. 1, "Zadok the Priest" (Monteverdi Choir/Enlish Baroque Soloists/Gardiner) (Phi 456502) 10:25 AM Schumann: Piano Concerto in a, Op. 54 (Perahia, p./Berlin PO/Abbado) (Sony Classical 64577) 10:57 AM  Orff: Music for Xylophon from Schulwerk (Karl Peinkofer Ensemble) (Celestial Harmonies 13104-2) 11:09 AM Elgar: "Pomp and Circumstance" Marches 4 & 1 (Atlanta SO/Runnicles) (Telarc CD-80677) 11:18 AM Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks (Boston Baroque/Pearlman) (Telarc CD-80594) 11:38 AM Britten: The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra , Op. 34 (Cincinnati SO/P. Jarvi) (Telarc CD-80660) "Olympic Unity"! : 12:11 PM Trad. Chinese: "Blue Little Flower" & "Mido Mountain" (Ma, c./Silk Road Ensemble) (Sony Classical SK 89782) 12:18 PM Chen Yi: Shuo (Ying Qua ...

Source: wmfe.blogharbor.com --- 7 days ago
9:05 AM Vivaldi: Summer from T he Four Seasons, RV 315 (Biondi, v./L'Europa Galante) (Virgin 45465) 9:16 AM Alfven: Midsummer Vigil (Minnesota O/Oue) (Reference 80) 9:27 AM Debussy: Beau Soir (Pahud, f.; Anraku, p.) (EMI Classics 57740) 9:32 AM Bax: Summer Music (Ulster O/Thomson) (Chandos 8307) 9:43 AM Feasel: Burnsville: Summer 1993 (Tres Vientos) (Lakeside 1064) 10:05 AM Berlioz: Le Corsaire Overture (Staatskapelle Dresden/Davis) (RCA 68790) 10:15 AM Haydn: Piano Sonata No. 35 (Ax, p.) (Sony Classical 89363) 10:29 AM Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in e, Op. 64 (Hope,v./Chamber Orchestra of Europe/Hengelbrock) (DG B000SKF7AA) 10:56 AM Ponce: Dances from Mexican Snapshots (Royal PO/Batiz) (ASV CD DCA 738) 11:09 AM Khatchaturian: Sabre Dance (Capital Brass Works) (CBC 5235) 11:12 AM Gliere: Russian Sailor's Dance (Capital Brass Works) (CBC 5235) 11:17 AM Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14, Moonlight (Pollini, p.) (DG 427770) 11:34 AM Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Ov. (Saint Louis SO/Slatkin) (RCA 68045) 11:56 AM Dowland: "Can She Excuse" Galliard (Russell, g.) (Telarc 80659) 12:05 PM E. Bernstein: Theme from To Kill a Mockingbird (Royal Philharmonic Pops O/Bernstein) (Denon 75268) 12:08 PM Kern: Mark Twain - Portrait for Orchestra (Boston Pops O/Lockhart) (RCA 68786) 12:22 PM Coleridge-Taylor: Hiawatha Ov. (RTE Concert O, Dublin/Leaper) (Marco Polo 8.223516) 12:34 PM Wilder: Carl Sandburg Suite (Manhattan CO/Clark) (Newport Classics ...

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"James Horner Birthday Celebration!" : 9:06 AM Horner: Main Title from Star Trek II, The Wrath of Khan (Cincinnati Pops O/Kunzel) (Telarc CD-80146) 9:10 AM Horner: The Mask of Zorro Suite (Studio O/Horner) (Sony Classical SK 60627) 9:30 AM Horner: "The Ludlows" from Legends of the Fall (Patterson, v.; Mitchell, v.; Spangler, p./Cincinnati Pops O/Kunzel) (Telarc CD-80440) 9:37 AM Horner: Titanic Suite (Choristers of King's College, Cambridge/London SO/Horner) (Sony Classical SK 60691) 9:54 AM  Horner: Main Theme from Willow (Cincinnati Pops O/May Festival Chorus/Kunzel) (Telarc CD-80342) 10:06 AM Elgar: "Nimrod" from Enigma Vaiations (BBC SO/Bernstein) (DG 457 691-2) 10:14 AM Wolf: Italian Serenade (Emerson String Quartet) (DG 289 471 567-2) 10:23 AM Rachmaninov: "Adagio" from Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27 (Russian National O/Pletnev) (DG 439 888-2) 10:39 AM Higdon: somewhere i have never traveled, gladly beyond (The Orlando Chorale/Ruffer) (Recorded March 11, 2007 at First United Methodist Chuch, Orlando) 10:48 AM Francaix: Music Before All else – Ten Children’s Pieces (Narboni, p.) (Rice 1) (Visit the Jean Francaix Project online: www.jeanfrancaix.wordpress.com .) 10:55 AM  Faure: "Agnus Dei" from Requiem, Op. 48 (Coro e Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia/Chung) (DG 289 459 365-2) "Fun w/ The Beatles" : 11:09 AM McCartney: A Leaf (London SO/Foster) (EMI Classics 7243 5 56897 2 6) 11:22 AM Lennon & McCartney (arr. ...

Source: wmfe.blogharbor.com --- 7 days ago
9:05 AM   Ravel: Menuet antique (London SO/Abbado) (DG 469354) 9:12 AM   Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 1 (Lausanne CO/Lopez-Cobos) (Telarc CD-80309) 9:22 AM   Rutter: Suite Antique (Dobing, f.; Marshall , hc./City of London Sinfonia/Rutter) (Collegium 117) 9:45 AM   Debussy/Escher: Six Epigraphes antiques (Royal Concertgebouw O/Haitink) (Radio Nederland 97014) 9:56 AM  Warlock: "Pieds-en-l'air" from Capriol Suite (Los Angeles Guitar Quartet) (Delos 3132) 10:05 AM   Elgar: Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20 (Rotterdam CO/Alphen) (Telarc CD-80623) 10:20 AM   Liszt: Liebestraum No. 3 (Kissin, p.) (RCA 60443) 10:26 AM   Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 (Hahn, v./Swedish Radio SO/Salonen) (DG 477 734-6) 10:56 AM  Orff: Schulwerk:  Pieces for Xylophones (Peinkofer Ensemble) (Celestial Harmonies 13104-2) 11:09 AM   Schmidt: "Notre Dame" Intermezzo (Berlin PO/Karajan) (EMI Classics 64629) 11:16 AM   Marcello: Oboe Concerto in D minor (Messiter, ob./Guildhall String Ensemble) (RCA 60224) 11:28 AM   Schubert: Impromptu No. 3, D. 899 (Pires, p.) (DG 457 550-2) 11:41 AM   Faure: Masques et bergamasques ( Orpheus CO ) (DG 449 186-2) 11:57 AM   Dalza: Piva (Russell, g.) (Telarc 80659)   “Summon the Olympics!” : 12:09 PM   Arnaud: Bugler’s Dream & Williams: Olympic Fanfare and Theme   & The Olympic Spirit   (Boston Pops O/Williams) (Sony Classical SK 62592 ) 12:24 PM   Williams:   Call of the Champions / Song for World ...

Source: wmfe.blogharbor.com --- 13 days ago
“Shakespearean Toast” : 9:06 AM   Warbeck: “Main Title” from Shakespeare in Love ( Cincinnati Pops O/Kunzel) (Telarc CD-80535) 9:11 AM   Mendelssohn: Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Drean (Berlin PO/Abbado) (Sony Classical SK 62826 ) 9:22 AM   Linley, Jr.: Excerpts from A Shakespeare Ode on the Witches and Fairies (Musicians of the Globe/Pickett) (Philips 446 689-2) 9:37 AM   Finzi: Suite from Love’s Labours Lost” (English SO/Boughton) (Nimbus NI 5210/13)   “Walkin’ Through the Jungle” : 10:06 AM   Almeida: Historia do Luar (Choro) / Lauro: Seis por Derecho / Barrios: Waltz, Op. 8, No. 4 / Canonico: Aire de Joropo (Isbin, g.; Mello, perc.) (Teldec 0630-19899-2) 10:18 AM   Koechlin: “The Law of the Jungle” from The Jungle Book ( Berlin Radio SO/Zinman) (RCA Red Seal 09026-61955-2) 10:29 AM   Lecuona: La Comparsa, Gitanerias, & Cordoba (Morton Gould and his Orchestra) (RCA 09026-68173-2) 10:41 AM   Gottschalk: A Night in the Tropics (Symphony) ( Utah SO/Abravanel) (Vanguard Classics SVC-9)   11:09 AM   Rachmaninoff (orch. Respighi): The Sea and the Seagulls from Etudes-tableau (BBC Welsh SO/Otaka) (Nimbus NI 7009) 11:18 AM   Handel: Sonata in B flat for oboe and continuo ( Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields/Marriner) (Philips 446 563-2) 11:27 AM   Beethoven: Choral Fantasy in C minor, Op. 80 (Pressler, p./Chor des Mitteldeutschen Rundfunks/Leipzig Gewandhaus O/Masur) (Philips 438 005-2)   “Lunch w/ John Williams” : 12:09 PM   Williams: ...

Source: www.artsjournal.com --- 7 days ago
"Conductor Gustavo Dudamel, the product of an extraordinary Venezuelan Music education system, is not only the hottest property in Classical Music at the moment, he also provides its chief source of hope. In short, Dudamel offers British orchestras - and the Arts Council - a number of urgent challenges; challenges that need to be addressed by a musical scene that, at its worst, can be grey, dull and mediocre."... ...

Source: www.artsjournal.com --- 8 days ago
"When I go to a recordings store these days I find myself going through the motions. My eye drifts nervously up to the clock as I calculate what time it is at various radio stations across the globe, plotting my next date with the live concerts on my computer. Radio has won back my heart and I know I will never have to leave it again."... ...