Archive for January, 2013
Monday 1/28/13 New York Philharmonic This Week
11:00 PM Conductor: Manfred Honeck Soloist: Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano Braunfels: Suite from Fantastic Apparitions on a Theme by Berlioz Grieg: Piano Concerto in A Minor Beethoven: Symphony No 7 Encore: J. S. Bach: Concerto for Violin and Oboe
01-28-13 Word On Wine Inzolia and Cinsault!
1)2011 Inzolia. Terre Di Giumara. Caruso and Minini. $16.50. The grape is inzolia, the name of the wine Terre di Giumara and the producer Caruso and Minini. The wine comes from Marsala but don’t be fooled…not fortified or sweet…bone dry and solid! 2)2010 Michael David Ancient Vine Cinsault. Bechtold Vineyard, Lodi CA. $26. Meow! This […]
Playlist: Jan/28/13
10:43 PM Franz Joseph Haydn — Piano Trio No. 18 Key: AEnsemble: Haydn Trio EisenstadtPhoenix, 162 10:40 PM Frederic Chopin — Waltz No. 11 Key: G-Flat Opus: 70Avner Arad, pianoMSR, 1133 10:24 PM Sir Granville Bantock — Old English Suite Conductor: Adrian LeaperEnsemble: Slovak State Phil.(Kosice)Naxos, 555473 10:13 PM William Boyce — Symphony No. 7 […]
Playlist: Jan/27/13
8:48 PM Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Flute Quartet No. 2 Key: GEnsemble: Emerson String QuartetCarol Wincenc, fluteDG/Archiv, 445606 8:00 PM Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov — Scheherazade Opus: 35Conductor: Yuri TemirkanovEnsemble: New York PhilharmonicRCA/BMG, 61173 6:44 PM Michael Easton — Concerto for Piano Accordion, Piano, & Conductor: Brett KellyEnsemble: State Orchestra of VictoriaBernadette Conlon, accordionNaxos, 554368 6:17 PM […]
01-26-13 Face The Music Listings!
This week we repeat an oldie but a goodie…The Grainger left us cold as did the Mozart…We loved the Bruckner and the Villa Lobos was amazing…Go Marine Band and Jose Serebrier! Our panel consisted of Jed Gaylan from the Hopkins and Bay Atlantic Symphonies, Charles Ellis from the Prince Georges Philharmonic and composer Hollis Thoms. […]
02/02/13 – Le Comte Ory – 1PM
Metropolitan Opera Le Comte Ory by Gioachino Rossini Libretto by Eugène Scribe and Charles-Gaspard Delestre-Poirson Sung in French Approximate running time: 2 hrs. 48 min., including 1 intermission “As the lecherous Count Ory, tenor Juan Diego Florez repeated the virtuoso performance he gave two seasons ago. His unique combination of slightly goofy charm, deft comic timing, and prodigious […]
Playlist: Jan/26/13
8:37 PM Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Requiem: selections Conductor: Sir Georg SoltiEnsemble: Vienna State Opera OrchestraVienna State Opera ChorusLondon, 433688 8:32 PM Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Marriage of Figaro: “Contessa, perdono” Conductor: Sir Georg SoltiEnsemble: London Philharmonic OrchestraFrederica Von Stade, mezzoDame Kiri Te Kanawa,sopranoThomas Allen, baritoneLucia Popp, sopranoSamuel Ramey, bassLondon, 410150 8:27 PM Wolfgang Amadeus […]
Instant Audience: Just Add Casual Attire?
I have a confession to make: lately, every time I see an article or a blog post about finding ways to attract new (and presumably younger) audience members to classical music performances, I groan. Actually, I’m starting to wonder if they’re all the same piece, or at least written by the same author. Inevitably, they […]
Playlist: Jan/25/13
11:32 PM Richard Strauss — Four Last Songs Conductor: Kurt MasurEnsemble: Gewandhausorchester LeipzigJessye Norman, sopranoPhilips, 4758507 11:27 PM Scott Joplin — Searchlight Rag Roy Eaton,pianoNewport, 85597 11:23 PM Scott Joplin — Pleasant Moments Roy Eaton,pianoNewport, 85597 11:19 PM Scott Joplin — Maple Leaf Rag Roy Eaton,pianoNewport, 85597 11:10 PM Giuseppe Verdi — Aida: Grand March […]
1-24-13 Word On Wine Baltimore Beer 3!
This week my discussion with Rob Kasper continues…We discuss what happened to Baltimore brewing during prohibition and also what happened after world war 2. Rob’s book is entitled Baltimore Beer: A Satisfying History of Charm City Brewing. Check out the show…I’ve learned a lot. Baltimore Beer 3!
