The Lost Chord

Ross Amico is your host for The Lost Chord, heard Sundays at 10 pm. The Lost Chord explores the unusual, the forgotten and the extraordinary in the world of classical music, plus occasional interviews to bring a subject alive.

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2008

December 28

Rest in Pieces - Musical Remembrances of Those We Lost in 2008

December 21

Citizen Scrooge - Orson Welles' Mercury Theatre production of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, with music by Bernard Herrmann.

December 14

Fairy Christmas - Hans Pfitzner's opera Das Christelflein

December 7

The Agony and the Ecstasy - Elliot Carter and Olivier Messiaen at 100.

November 30

Quaker Notes - William Penn and the Four Squares of Philadelphia.

November 23

Between Two Poles - Krzysztof Penderecki and Henryk Gorecki at 75.

November 16

Lambent Lambert - Constant Lambert conducts ballet music.

November 9

Go West, Young Man - Leonard Pennario in Los Angeles.

November 2

Ballot Ballads - Gearing up for Election Day with political songs and music about the presidents.

October 26

The Devil and Mr. Warlock - Peter Warlock, music's Mephistopheles.

October 19

Bad Day at Belgiojoso's - Franz Liszt vs. Sigismond Thalberg, high noon of the great pianists.

October 12

"The Lost Chord...Live"  with Dr. Marjorie Herman and Bill Zagorski

October 5

"Vaughan, but not forgotten"  Ralph Vaughan Williams, on the 50th anniversary of his death.

September 28

"First Among Equals"  Nathaniel Shilkret's "Genesis Suite."

September 21

"Open Range"  In conversation with Susanna Moross-Tarjan, daughter of versatile composer for stage, screen and concert hall, Jerome Moross (Part 2 of 2).

September 14

"Open Range"  In conversation with Susanna Moross-Tarjan, daughter of versatile composer for stage, screen and concert hall, Jerome Moross (Part 1 of 2).

September 7

"Prepared and Unexpected"  Music for prepared, bowed, toy and player piano.

August 31

"In Praise of Toil"  Music for the working stiff.

August 24

"Man and Superman"  Richard Strauss conducts.

August 17

"Spousal Espousal" Authoritative interpretations by performer wives.

August 10

"Lord of the Dance"  Ballet music of Lord Berners.

August 3

"Gang of Four"  Unconventional quartets.

July 27

"Graceful Exits"  Final utterances of Leonard Bernstein and Antonin Dvorak.

July 20

"TV or Not TV" Television composers think outside the box.

July 13

"Land Without Music" Neglected works of Victorian England.

July 6

"Urban Cowboy" Aaron Copland in New York.

June 29

"Cyra-nose" Edmond Rostand's flawed romantic hero.

June 22

"Wander Lust" Music and recordings by Percy Grainger.

June 15

"Dude! Where's My Gamelan?" West coast composers look east.

June 8

"Scaling Everest" Recordings Issued on the Everest Label.

June 1
"Bonn Bons" Musical confections by the master of Bonn.

May 25
"No Picnic" Selections for Memorial Day.

May 18
"Desert Fox" Karl Goldmark's "The Queen of Sheba."

May 11
"Cold Comfort" Music inspired by the Icelandic Eddas.

May 4
"Wine, Women and Faun" The pursuits of Pan.

April 27
"Pat Assumptions" Uncharacteristic efforts of the English Cowpat School.

April 20
"Wholly Moses" The Old Testament prophet in music.