Archive for August, 2012
Monday 08/20/12 New York Philharmonic This Week
11:00 PM Conductor: Alan Gilbert Pianist: Yefim Bronfman, Soprano: Jennifer Zetlan Baritone: Joshua Hopkins Nielsen: Symphony No 3, Sinfonia Espansiva Brahms: Piano Concerto No 2 Fill: Berg: Three Orchestral Pieces
8-20-12 Word On Wine Review…More Whites From Piemonte!
This week our cup runneth over with Piemonte goodness! Our first wine was the 2009 Conte Baldeschi Donna Ginerva Verdicchio. This was a nice spirited minerally Summer Quaffer for about $20. If you haven’t tried Verdicchio why not give it a shot. Our second wine was the 2010 Cascina Chico Arneis. This wasn’t a disappointment […]
Playlist: Aug/20/12
10:34 PM Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Symphony No. 28 Key: CConductor: Emmanuel KrivineEnsemble: Sinfonia VarsoviaDenon, 9884 9:51 PM Antonin Dvorak — Cello Concerto Key: bOpus: 104Conductor: Herbert von KarajanEnsemble: Berlin PhilharmonicMstislav Rostropovich, celloDG/Archiv, 413819 9:45 PM Frederic Chopin — Waltz No. 3 Key: aOpus: 34Emanuel Ax, pianoCBS/Sony, 60771 9:06 PM Kurt Atterberg — Symphony No. […]
Playlist: Aug/19/12
8:26 PM Camille Saint-Saens — Piano Concerto No. 3 Key: E-Flat Opus: 29Conductor: Sir Andre PrevinEnsemble: Royal Philharmonic OrchestraJean-Philippe Collard, pianoAngel/EMI, 86245 8:24 PM Lucas Ruiz de Ribayaz — Zarabandas Conductor: Andrew Lawrence-KingEnsemble: The Harp ConsortRCA/BMG, 77340 8:20 PM Lucas Ruiz de Ribayaz — Canarios Conductor: Andrew Lawrence-KingEnsemble: The Harp ConsortRCA/BMG, 77340 8:00 PM Samuel […]
08/25/12 – Don Giovanni – 1:00pm
San Francisco Opera Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte Approximate Running Time: 3 hours, 10 minutes including one intermission In Italian Mozart’s bold, beguiling blend of comedy and drama tells the tale of a proud, predatory nobleman and the women who are drawn to him. Music Director Nicola Luisotti conducts a […]
Playlist: Aug/18/12
8:00 PM Giuseppe Verdi — Requiem Conductor: Leonard Bernstein Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra London Symphony Chorus Martina Arroyo, soprano Josephine Veasey, mezzo-sopran Placido Domingo, tenor Ruggero Raimondi, bass CBS/Sony, 47639 7:05 PM Ludwig van Beethoven — Symphony No. 3 Key: E-Flat Opus: 55 Conductor: Eugen Jochum Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Philips, 426066 6:41 PM Ludwig […]
Adventures of the WBJC Booth!
The new WBJC Booth will be making its first public appearance at the Baltimore Summer Antiques Show! WBJC thanks the 32nd Annual Baltimore Summer Antiques Show for its support. Making its yearly visit to the Baltimore Convention Center August 23-26, this year’s show will feature, for the first time ever, a WBJC booth with on-air […]
Playlist: Aug/17/12
11:17 PM Dmitri Shostakovich — Symphony No. 13 Key: b-Flat Opus: 113Conductor: Yuri TemirkanovEnsemble: Saint Petersburg PhilharmonicSergei Aleksashkin,bassand ChorusRCA/BMG, 702183 10:36 PM Johannes Brahms — String Sextet No. 2 Key: GOpus: 36Erin Keefe, violinJorja Fleezanis, violinLily Francis, violaRalph Kirshbaum, celloDavid Finckel, celloMusic@Menl, 20103 10:27 PM Frederic Chopin — Nocturne No. 14 Key: f-Sharp Opus: 48Vladimir […]
Thursday 08/16/12 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
11:00 PM Conductor: Manfred Honeck Mezzo-soprano: Michelle DeYoung, MAHLER: Kindertotenlieder MAHLER: Symphony No. 5
Just thinkin’…
I’m reading a fascinating book by Jim Holt entitled “Why Does The World Exist?” He subtitled it “An Existential Detective Story.” Check it out–it’s a great read. Anyway, I came across a section in the book where the author says, “I thought to myself…” Well, I though (to myself) how many times have we heard […]
