Archive for January, 2013
Thursday 1/24/13 The Cleveland Orchestra
11:00 PM Franz Welser-Möst, conductor The Cleveland Orchestra Chamber Chorus STRAVINSKY: Concerto in D for String Orchestra STRAVINSKY: “Kyrie” and “Gloria” from Mass GABRIELI: “Kyrie” and “Gloria” from Missa Brevis TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 4 in f, Op. 36 Encore: Haydn: Symphony No. 103 “Drum Roll”
Playlist: Jan/24/13
10:52 PM Boris Lyatoshinksy — Intermezzo from String Quartet No.4 Conductor: Virko BaleyEnsemble: Young Russia State Symphony O.Ch du Mond, 288085 10:34 PM Leonid Sabaneyev — Suite for Woodwind Quintet Ensemble: Ensemble VientoCentaur, 2211 10:24 PM Carl Michael Ziehrer — Viennese Citizens Waltz (Wiener Burger) Opus: 419Conductor: John Eliot GardinerEnsemble: Vienna Philharmonic OrchestraDG/Archiv, 463185 9:49 […]
Wednesday 1/23/13 Live! At The Concertgebouw
11:00 PM Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: John Adams Netherlands Radio Choir & vocal soloists: Zvetelina Vassileva, soprano – Elizabeth Sikora, mezzo-soprano, Marcel Beekman, tenor – David Wilson-Johnson, bass MILHAUD: La création du monde STRAVINSKY: Les Noces (instr. Steven Stucky) ADAMS: City Noir Encore: Igor Stravinsky: Concertino for 12 instruments Darius Milhaud: Cello Concerto op. […]
Playlist: Jan/23/13
10:52 PM Domenico Scarlatti — Sonata Key: CBeatrice Long, pianoNaxos, 553846 10:39 PM Ralph Vaughan Williams — Fantasia on Greensleeves Conductor: James JuddEnsemble: New Zealand Symphony OrchestraNaxos, 556835 10:04 PM Geirr Tveitt — A Hundred Hardanger Tunes: Opus: 151Conductor: Ole Kristian RuudEnsemble: Stavanger Symphony OrchestraBis, 987 9:19 PM Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky — Symphony No. 1 […]
Tuesday 1/22/13 Chicago Symphony Orchestra
11:00 PM Sir Mark Elder conducts Shostakovich and more! Dvorak: The Golden Spinning Wheel Berlioz: Les Nuits d’Été (Alice Coote, mezzo-soprano) Shostakovich: Symphony No 1 in F Minor, Op 10 Rimsky-Korsakov: The Tale of the Invisible City of Kitezh
Playlist: Jan/22/13
10:57 PM Dmitri Shostakovich — Waltz from “Michurin” Conductor: Constantine OrbelianEnsemble: Moscow Chamber OrchestraDelos, 3257 10:16 PM Antonin Dvorak — Symphony No. 8 Key: GOpus: 88Conductor: James LevineEnsemble: Staatskapelle DresdenDG/Archiv, 447754 10:12 PM Sir Edward Elgar — Salut d’amour (Love’s Greeting) Opus: 12Conductor: David ZinmanEnsemble: Baltimore Symphony OrchestraTelarc, 80192 9:45 PM Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — […]
Looks can be deceiving
In high school, my geography mistress was the sweetest soul who managed to keep discipline just by her sheer good nature. She had a big heart, and physique to match. When she paced up and down the aisles between our desks, there was a tremor in the building. She was Wagnerian in her proportions. Imagine […]
Monday 1/21/13 New York Philharmonic This Week
11:00 PM Conductor: David Zinman Soloist: Jan Lisiecki, piano Sibelius: Symphony No 3 Schumann: Piano Concerto in A Minor Sibelius: Symphony No 7
1-21-13 Word On Wine Review Two Italians One Imposter!
This week Mary and I review two Italian wines but only one is from Italy! Come and see what happens when Arneis from Piedmont moves to California! Our second wine is perfect for Pizza and pretty much everything else! 1)2010 Palmina Arneis from the Honea vineyard in Santa Inez California. $23 and worth it. Arneis […]
Playlist: Jan/21/13
10:14 PM Leos Janacek — The Excursions of Mr. Broucek: Suite Conductor: Peter BreinerEnsemble: New Zealand Symphony OrchestraNaxos, 8570555 10:09 PM Johannes Brahms — Hungarian Dance No. 1 Key: gEnsemble: VirtuosiMaxim Vengerov, violinVag Papian, pianoAngel/EMI, 57164 9:48 PM Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky — Sleeping Beauty: Suite Opus: 66Conductor: James LevineEnsemble: Vienna Philharmonic OrchestraDG/Archiv, 437806 9:23 PM […]
