Archive for October, 2012
Wednesday 10/31/12 Live! At The Concertgebouw
11:00 PM CONDUCTOR: Mariss Jansons SOLOIST: Eva-Maria Westbroek, soprano ORCHESTRA: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Wagner: Wesendonck, Lieder Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 Encore: Wagner Siegfried’s Rhine Journey from Götterdämmerung Beethoven: Piano Trio Op. 1 No. 3 in C min.
Top 5 – Halloween Movies (Part 2)
4) The Old Dark House, 1932, directed by James Whale, starring Boris Karloff, Melvyn Douglas, Charles Laughton, Gloria Stuart, Ernest Thesiger, Raymond Massey, and Elspeth Dudgeon The most acclaimed horror films from the early days of sound were those produced by Universal Pictures in the early 1930’s: Frankenstein, Dracula, The Mummy, The Invisible Man, and The […]
Playlist: Oct/31/12
10:45 PM Ferdinand Ries — Introduction & Variations Brilliantes Opus: 170Conductor: Uwe GroddEnsemble: Royal Liverpool PhilharmonicChristopher Hinterhuber, pianoNaxos, 570440 10:24 PM Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari — The Jewels of the Madonna Suite Conductor: Gianandrea NosedaEnsemble: BBC Philharmonic OrchestraChandos, 10511 9:42 PM Vassili Kalinnikov — Symphony No. 2 Key: AConductor: Theodore KucharEnsemble: National S.O. of UkraineNaxos, 8553417 9:36 […]
Tuesday 10/30/12 Chicago Symphony Orchestra
11:00 PM Riccardo Muti conducts the 2012-13 opening weekend. Dvořàk: Symphony No 5 in F Major, Op 76 Martucci: Notturno Respighi: Feste Romane Mendelssohn: Symphony #4 in A Major, Op 90, Italian
Playlist: Oct/30/12
10:54 PM Alessandro Scarlatti — Concerto for flute and two violins Key: FConductor: Ottaviano Tenerani, conductorEnsemble: Il RossignoloCPO, 999856 10:43 PM Josef Strauss — Delirien Opus: 212Conductor: Mariss JansonsEnsemble: Vienna Philharmonic OrchestraCBS/Sony, 88691 10:21 PM George Frederick McKay — Suite on Sixteenth Century Hymn Tunes Conductor: John McLaughlin WilliamsEnsemble: National Radio Symph. UkraineNaxos, 8559225 9:56 […]
The Continuing Adventures of the WBJC Booth
Look for the WBJC booth in the lobby of The Modell Performing Arts Center at the Lyric for Grand Opera on Friday, November 2nd and Sunday, November 4th, for Puccini’s La Boheme, featuring the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Friday evening, Kati Harrison and Jonathan Palevsky will greet opera lovers, while Dyana Neal will be on hand […]
Monday 10/29/12 New York Philharmonic This Week
11:00 PM Conductor: Alan Gilbert Soloists: Emmanuel Ax, piano; Robert Langevin, flute; Nancy Allen, harp J.S. Bach: Keyboard Concerto in D Minor Schoenberg: Piano Concerto Mozart: Symphony No 36, Linz Encore: Mozart: Concerto for Flute and harp
10-29-12 Word On WIne Review…Italian Merlot and drinkable Pinotage!!!
Our first wine was the 2010 Venica Collio Merlot. $15. While not undrinkable this wasn’t a winner for either Mary nor I. Maybe Italy isn’t the place to get Merlot…or maybe this isn’t the one to get! Far more interesting was the 2010 Warwick Estate Old Bush Vines Pinotage! This is not a grape or […]
Playlist: Oct/29/12
10:40 PM Darius Milhaud — Le Boeuf sur le Toit (The Bull on the Conductor: Kent NaganoEnsemble: Lyon Opera OrchestraErato, 45820 10:06 PM Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Piano Concerto No. 9 Key: E-Flat Conductor: Thomas FeyEnsemble: Schlierbacher Chamber OrchstraGerrit Zitterbart, pianoHanssler, 98378 10:01 PM Johann Sebastian Bach — “Little Fugue” Key: gConductor: Esa-Pekka SalonenEnsemble: Los […]
Playlist: Oct/28/12
8:06 PM Jean Sibelius — Symphony No. 2 Key: DOpus: 43Conductor: Leonard BernsteinEnsemble: Vienna Philharmonic OrchestraDG/Archiv, 419772 8:00 PM Enrique Granados — Danzas espanolas No. 9 Conductor: Peter BreinerEnsemble: Razumovsky SinfoniaNorbert Kraft, guitarNaxos, 8553037 6:33 PM John Field — Piano Concerto No.5 Key: CConductor: David HaslamEnsemble: Northern SinfoniaBenjamin Frith,pianoNaxos, 8554221 6:00 PM Franz Liszt — […]