Archive for June 11th, 2012
Monday 06/11/12 New York Philharmonic This Week
11:00 PM Conductor: Kurt Mazur Soloists: Yo-Yo Ma, cello; Sylvia McNair, soprano; Florence Quivar, mezzo; Stuart Neil, tenor; René Pape, bass; NY Choral Artists; Amercian Boychoir Dvorak: Cello Concerto Beethoven: Symphony No 9
The Problematic Shrew
The Taming of the Shrew is such a problematic play, isn’t it? It feels almost sacrilegious to say that I dislike a Shakespeare play but I really do dislike this one. It’s true that we often have to suspend belief for a Shakespeare play and have to approach it bearing in mind the context in […]
6-11-12 Word On Wine 2 Summer Quaffers! (very quaffy very affordable!)
This week Mary and I reprise a show we did a year ago, so if these exact vintages aren’t available…and even if they are…buy the most current vintage as these should be drunk fresh! 1)2009 Fabrini Verdicchio from Le Marche on the east coast of Italy. $9 refreshing and a perfect Summer quaffer. If you […]
Playlist: Jun/11/12
10:53 PM Manuel Ponce — Gavota Conductor: Enrique BatizEnsemble: State of Mexico SymphonyASV, 926 10:42 PM George Frederich Handel — Concerto Grosso No. 1 Key: GOpus: 6Conductor: William ChristieEnsemble: Les Arts FlorissantsHarm Mundi, 901507 10:20 PM Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Divertimento No. 7 Key: DEnsemble: St. Luke’s Chamber EnsembleMHS, 513218 10:13 PM Sir Arthur Sullivan […]
