Archive for January 2nd, 2013
Happy New Year!
I love the way we celebrate the New Year—and other festive occasions—with a happy accident. Sparkling wine came about when the wine was bottled too soon, before the fermentation process had been completed. Contrary to popular belief, the monk, Dom Perignon, didn’t invent champagne. He actually did his very best to rid “the devil’s wine” of […]
Wednesday 1/02/13 Live! At The Concertgebouw
11:00 PM Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra SMETANA: Ma Vlast Encore: Vitezslav Novak: Piano Trio op. 27
Playlist: Jan/02/13
10:56 PM Ruggero Leoncavallo — Pagliacci: Intermezzo Conductor: Herbert von KarajanEnsemble: Philharmonia OrchestraAngel/EMI, 76900 10:33 PM Mikhail Glinka — Sonata for Viola and Piano Igor Boguslavsky, violaAnna Litvinenko,pianoCh du Mond, 288068 9:46 PM Sir Arnold Bax — The Truth About the Russian Dancers Conductor: Bryden ThomsonEnsemble: London Philharmonic OrchestraChandos, 8863 9:16 PM Victor Herbert — […]