Archive for June 4th, 2012
B(l)iss
I would love to be a fly on the wall when Jonathan Biss is practicing in the privacy of his apartment to see if he is as physical then as he is on the concert platform. He is what you might call and mover and shaker in front of the keyboard–bending low, arcing back, fidgeting […]
Monday 06/04/12 New York Philharmonic This Week
11:00 PM Conductor: Alan Gilbert Soloist: Yefim Bronfman Dvorak: Carnival Overture Lindberg: Piano Concerto No 2 (World Premiere) Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 4 Fill: Tchaikovsky: Selections from “The Nutcracker”
6-4-12 Word On Wine 2 Diverse Wines From Italy!
This morning Mary and I review two Italian reds…One from the North East of Italy and the other from Sicily. Our first wine was a nice entry level Amarone! This wine made from raisins is one of the great noble Italian wines. Our example was the 2006 Corte Majoli Amarone $38. (Not a lot to […]
Playlist: Jun/04/12
10:52 PM Samuel Barber — School for Scandal Overture Opus: 5Conductor: David ZinmanEnsemble: Baltimore Symphony OrchestraArgo, 436288 10:18 PM Antonin Dvorak — Violin Concerto Key: aOpus: 53Conductor: Sir Charles MackerrasEnsemble: Czech Philharmonic OrchestraPamela Frank, violinLondon, 460316 9:52 PM Ludwig van Beethoven — String Quartet No. 16 Key: FOpus: 135Ensemble: Takacs QuartetLondon, 470849 9:45 PM Johann […]