August 1 - August 7, 2013
Here are MTPR program highlights for August 1 – August 7, 2013.
THURSDAY- August 1, 2013
9:05 a.m. Morning Classics
Jerome Moross: Sonata for Piano Duet and String Quartet in G major; Erich Korngold: Piano Trio in D, Op. 1; Louis-Moreau Gottschalk: Berceuse, Op. 47; Manchega, Op. 38; Le Banjo, Op. 15; David Maslanka: O Earth, O Stars
1:05 p.m Freakonomics special: The Truth is Out There…Isn’t It?
7:30 p.m. The Write Question –
Craig Johnson talks about “A Serpent’s Tooth” the 9th book in his Walt Longmire mystery series
FRIDAY – August 2, 2013
9:05 a.m. Morning Classics with Linda Talbott
Tchaikovsky: Children's Album for piano; Pergolesi: Sinfonia for cello and continuo; Tartini: Two Sonatas for solo violin #4 in C major and #5 in F major; Schickelle: Serenade for Three; Stravinsky: Pulcinella ballet music
SATURDAY- August 3, 2013
11:00 a.m. Los Angeles Opera - Madama Butterly in Italian
4:00 p.m. Radiolab - “Hidden Truths” –Stories about uncovering surprising truths hidden in plain sight. Errol Morris launches a sublime and somewhat ludicrous investigation into a famous war photograph, two blind men take different views on a world in front of their eyes, and the true nature of a friend is revealed after his mysterious death.
6:00 p.m. The Plant Detective – “Mugwort”
6:02 p.m. A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor
SUNDAY- August 4, 2013
8:00 a.m. Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival – Beethoven: String Trio in C Minor, Op. 9, No. 3; Fritz Kreisler: String Quartet in A Minor
11:10 a.m. Front Row Center –
11:20 a.m. The Food Guys – “Food Science 3: Green Color in Salads and Sauces”
11:30 a.m. Wait, Wait…Don’t Tell Me
The “oddly informative” NPR news quiz show – with Peter Sagal and Carl Kassell
12:25 p.m. Field Notes – " Wild Turkey Roosts"– a program of the Montana Natural History Center
4:00 p.m. TED Radio Hour -
7:00 p.m. L.A. Philharmonic
Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts music of Beethoven and Lutoslawski
MONDAY- August 5, 2013
9:05 a.m. Morning Classics with William Marcus
F.J. Haydn: String Quartet in G minor, Op. 20 #3; Telemann: Two Concerti for flute, violin, viola da gamba, and continuo in D major and G major; Chopin: Nocturne in Bb minor, Op. 9 #1; Chopin: Polonaise in Ab major, Op. 53; Schumann: Fairy Tale Narrations for Violin, Viola, & Piano, Op. 132; Schubert: Symphony #2 in B major, D. 125
7:30 p.m. Allen Secher’s “You Must Remember This”
TUESDAY – August 6, 2013
9:05 a.m. Morning Classics with Susan Israel
Bach: Sonata #3 for 2 flutes and continuo, in G minor BWV 1029; Spohr: String Quartet #22 in D minor, Op. 74 #3; Chopin: Piano Sonata #3 in B minor, Op. 58; Haydn: 2 Nocturnes: #5 in C major and #6 in G major
1:00 p.m. Home Ground Radio with Brian Kahn
1:30 p.m. Musician’s Spotlight – Mary Chapin Carpenter – Part One – Multiple Grammy award winning singer songwriter Mary Chapin Carpenter makes her debut appearance on MS. Her most recent recording “Ashes and Roses” deals with her journey dealing with divorce, a life-threatening illness and the death of her father…all in the same year. A much anticipated visit to the program from a most respected artist.
7:30 p.m. This American Life –
8:30 p.m. Reflections West
Bill Kamowski reflects on the lost mining towns throughout the West. He calls upon Ivan Doig’s recent novel Work Song as his literary passage
8:30 p.m. Selected Shorts
WEDNESDAY- August 7, 2013
9:05 a.m. Morning Classics
Mozart: Violin Sonata in Bb major, k. 454; Mendelssohn: Symphony #1 in C minor, Op.11; Schubert: Piano Sonata in Eb major, D. 568; Sarasate: Carmen Fantasy, Op. 25 for violin and orchestra; Zigeanerweisen, Op. 20 for violin and orchestra
1:00 p.m. Moyers and Company –
8:30 p.m. What I Like About Jazz - with John Arvish