Archive for October, 2012
Playlist: Oct/17/12
10:49 PM Edvard Grieg — Andante con moto Key: cEnsemble: Moscow TrioCh du Mond, 288042 10:39 PM Antonin Dvorak — Slavonic Dance No. 1 Key: BOpus: 72Conductor: Petr AltrichterEnsemble: Prague Symphony OrchestraSupraphon, 3286 10:21 PM Haydn Wood — London Cameos: Suite Conductor: Adrian LeaperEnsemble: Slovak Radio SO, BratislavaM Polo/HK, 8223402 10:14 PM George Butterworth — […]
Top 5 – Not
Here are my top five reasons for not doing a top five: 1) I take forever to make up my mind. 2) Once I make up my mind, I don’t have five things but twenty. 3) I drive my wife crazy for the next three days obsessing over what I’m going to say. 4) I’m […]
A Clear View of The Glass Menagerie
Towson University’s Department of Theatre Arts is presenting Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie October 18-27 in the Center for Fine Arts’ Mainstage Theatre. I recently spoke with director Stephen Nunns, Associate Professor and Director of Towson University’s MFA Program in Theatre Arts, about the production and how his experience in avant-garde theatre informs his work. […]
TUES 10/16 – LOW POWER
The WBJC antenna needs to undergo maintenance (re-tuning) that will require the station operate at low power on our back-up antenna during our regular listening hours on Tuesday October 16th (rain date Wednesday 10/17) from approximately 10am to 3pm. Also, we will have to turn off the transmitter for some very brief periods in order to verify the settings […]
Tuesday 10/16/12 Chicago Symphony Orchestra
11:00 PM Conductor: Pierre Boulez Haydn: Symphony No 103, Drum Roll Rands: Cello Concerto (Johannes Moser, cello) Bartók: Piano Concerto No 1 (Daniel Barenboim, piano) Janáček: Sinfonietta
Playlist: Oct/16/12
10:49 PM Francesco Geminiani — Concerto Grosso No. 3 Key: COpus: 5Conductor: Andrew ManzeEnsemble: Academy of Ancient MusicHarm Mundi, 907261 10:18 PM Friedrich Ernst Fesca — Flute Quartet Key: DOpus: 37Ensemble: Linos-EnsembleCPO, 777126 9:46 PM Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Piano Concerto No. 27 Key: B-Flat Conductor: Sir Colin DavisEnsemble: English Chamber OrchestraAlicia de Larrocha, pianoRCA/BMG, […]
Wonderful Town, Indeed: Our Top 5 New York Recs
When Jim and I go out of town, we often get away to it all rather than from it all. As such, New York is one of our favorite vacation spots. Here are our Top 5 NYC recs! 5. Take the subway or walk whenever possible. Both will afford you a wealth of people-watching opportunities! […]
Monday 10/15/12 New York Philharmonic This Week
11:00 PM Conductors: Kurt Masur, Leonard Bernstein, Zubin Mehta, Joseph Stransky Soloists: Maria Ewing, narrator; Elizabeth Norberg-Schulz, soprano; Nancy Maultsby & Mary Ann McCormick, mezzo-sopranos; Luciano Pavarotti, tenor; Westminster Symphonic Choir Massenet: Angelus from Scènes pittoresques (Columbia Records) Debussy: Rhapsody for Saxophone and Piano (Teldec 13133) Debussy: Images pour orchestra (Sony SMK-47545) Debussy: The Martyrdom […]
10-15-12 Word On Wine Review Fiagre?????
This week Mary Zajac (MZ) and I Jonathan Palevsky (JP) review two charming whites! 1)2011 Macon Laroche-Vineuse. Domaine Allain Normand. $18. Macon Laroch-Vineuse is in beautiful southern Burgundy and if you don’t want to pay a fortune for your Chardonnay this is a reasonably priced option. 2)2011 Fiagre. The producer was Cantine Antonio Caggiano. $21. […]
