Archive for June, 2012
Playlist: Jun/26/12
10:17 PM Franz Schubert — Piano Trio No. 1 Key: B-Flat Opus: 99Joseph Kalichstein, pianoJaime Laredo, violinSharon Robinson, celloBridge, 9376 10:00 PM Richard Wagner — Parsifal: Symphonic Synthesis from Act 3 Conductor: Matthias BamertEnsemble: BBC Philharmonic OrchestraChandos, 9686 9:30 PM Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Piano Concerto No. 25 Key: CConductor: Sir Colin DavisEnsemble: English Chamber […]
Monday 06/25/12 New York Philharmonic This Week
11:00 PM Conductor: Alan Gilbert Pianist: Emanuel Ax Debussy: Pagodes from Estampes (solo piano) Messiaen: Couleurs de la Cité Céleste (Colors of the Celestial City) Mahler: Symphony #5 Fill: J. S. Bach: Concerto for 2 Violins ( Violinists, Alan Gilbert & Frank Peter Zimmerman)
Contest Time!
WBJC and the BSO are having a contest! More details here: http://www.wbjc.com/wbjc-contest-2/
Playlist: Jun/25/12
10:21 PM Igor Stravinsky — Orpheus (Ballet) Ensemble: Orpheus Chamber OrchestraDG/Archiv, 459644 9:41 PM Johannes Brahms — Clarinet Quintet Key: bOpus: 115Ensemble: Bostn.Symphony Chamber PlayersHarold Wright, clarinetPhilips, 442149 9:16 PM Claude Debussy — Nocturnes for Orchestra Conductor: Pierre BoulezEnsemble: Cleveland OrchestraDG/Archiv, 439896 8:50 PM Franz Joseph Haydn — Symphony No. 82 Key: CConductor: Bruno WeilEnsemble: […]
Playlist: Jun/24/12
8:20 PM Franz Schubert — String Quartet No. 14 Key: dEnsemble: Tokyo String QuartetVox/MMG, 9001 8:00 PM Sergei Prokofiev — Lt. Kije: Suite Opus: 60Conductor: Yuri TemirkanovEnsemble: Leningrad Philharmonic OrchRCA/BMG, 60984 6:35 PM John Ireland — Piano Concerto Key: E-Flat Conductor: John WilsonEnsemble: Royal Liverpool PhilharmonicJohn Lenehan,pianoNaxos, 572598 6:12 PM Johann Sebastian Bach — English […]
Seeking a Friend, Moonrise Kingdom, Abraham Lincoln
Currently in Theaters When a movie shows us the end of the world, it ought to be a blast. Unfortunately, Seeking a Friend for the End of the World was made to emote loneliness before nothingness. Neither Steve Carrel nor Keira Knightly can convert this overwritten script and snore-maker direction give us enough to care […]
06/30/12 – Aida – 1:00pm
Lyric Opera of Chicago Aida by Giuseppe Verdi Approximate Running Time: 3 hours, 23 minutes In Italian Here it is—the granddaddy of grand-opera spectacle—complete with pyramids and potentates, priestesses and dancing girls, plus armies of soldiers and slaves! At its heart, a treacherous love triangle and a relationship that was never meant to be. Aida, the […]
Playlist: Jun/23/12
8:21 PM Sergei Rachmaninoff — The Bells Opus: 35Conductor: Vladimir AshkenazyEnsemble: Royal Concertgebouw OrchestraConcertgebouw ChorusLondon, 414455 8:04 PM Dmitri Shostakovich — Spanish Songs Opus: 100Mikhail Lukonin, baritoneYuri SerovDelos, 3304 8:00 PM Igor Stravinsky — Russian Sacred Choruses Conductor: Robert CraftEnsemble: Orchestra of St. Luke’sGregg Smith SingersMusicMaste, 67086 7:15 PM Aaron Copland — Symphony No. 3 […]
Playlist: Jun/22/12
11:53 PM Astor Piazzolla — Tango Etude No. 2 Manuel Barrueco, guitarTonar, 70715 11:52 PM Engelbert Humperdink — Hansel and Gretel: Evening Prayer Conductor: Sir Georg SoltiEnsemble: Vienna Philharmonic OrchestraLucia Popp, sopranoBrigitte Fassbaender,contraltoLondon, 4758084 11:11 PM Giuseppe Verdi — Aida: Act II Conductor: Erich LeinsdorfEnsemble: London Symphony OrchestraJohn Alldis ChoirLeontyne Price, sopranoPlacido Domingo, tenorGrace Bumbry, […]
4-10-14 Word On Wine: All That Glass!
Today we have the first segment of my chats with Maximilian Riedel from Riedel Crystal of America. First we get to find how to pronounce his name! Second we hear about a family history in glass making that goes back generations. Third we find out what Riedel has been up to in terms of their […]