Archive for February, 2013

Feb. 28 2013

2-28-13 Word On Wine Trivia!

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Ever wonder about different names for different grapes?  What do they fortify wine with?  Is Pinot Noir a blended grape or a solo star?  The answer to these and other questions are pondered by the illustrious Quiz Master Mary and moi.  Check out our latest wine trivia show! Word On Wine Trivia February 2013

Feb. 28 2013

Thursday 2/28/13 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

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11:00 PM Manfred Honeck, conductor Rudolph Buchbinder, piano SMITH: The Star Spangled Banner STUCKY: Dreamwaltzes GERSHWIN: Piano Concerto in F MUSSORGSKY: Pictures at an Exhibition

Feb. 28 2013

Playlist: Feb/28/13

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10:12 PM Johannes Brahms — Symphony No. 4 Key: eOpus: 98Conductor: Herbert BlomstedtEnsemble: Royal Concertgebouw OrchestraNederland, 12004 10:08 PM Richard Wagner — Die Meistersinger: Procession of Masters Conductor: Leopold StokowskiEnsemble: Royal Philharmonic OrchestraRCA/BMG, 62598 10:05 PM Richard Wagner — Die Meistersinger: Conductor: Leopold StokowskiEnsemble: Royal Philharmonic OrchestraRCA/BMG, 62598 9:43 PM Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Piano […]

Feb. 27 2013

The Crisis in the Arts: Is Food to Blame?

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Don’t you love it (or perhaps get a little jealous) when a writer articulates something you’ve pondered and haven’t been able to put into words? That’s exactly what happened when I read the following New York Times op-ed piece. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/28/opinion/sunday/how-food-replaced-art-as-high-culture.html?_r=0 My colleagues and I love to eat, and we love to talk about food. I’d […]

Feb. 27 2013

Wednesday 2/27/13 Live! At The Concertgebouw

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11:00 PM Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Cornelius Meister, conductor Simone Lamsma, violin MOZART: Le nozze di Figaro overture WALTON: Violin Concerto MOZART: Symphony No. 40 Encore: Louis SPOHR: Violin Concerto No. 11 in G major, Op. 70

Feb. 27 2013

Playlist: Feb/27/13

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10:51 PM Franz Liszt — Harmonies du soir Nelson Freire, pianoLondon, 4782728 10:47 PM Franz Liszt — Etudes de Concert: Waldesrauschen Nelson Freire, pianoLondon, 4782728 9:59 PM Erich Wolfgang Korngold — Sinfonietta Key: BOpus: 5Conductor: Werner Andreas AlbertEnsemble: North West German PhilharmonicCPO, 999037 9:49 PM Hector Berlioz — Les Troyens: Royal Hunt and Storm Conductor: […]

Feb. 26 2013

Tuesday 2/26/13 Chicago Symphony Orchestra

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11:00 PM Riccardo Muti conducts Brahms. Brahms: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op 77 (Pinchas Zukerman, violin) Brahms: Symphony No 2 in D Major, Op 73 Haydn: Symphony No 89 in F Major

Feb. 26 2013

Playlist: Feb/26/13

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10:39 PM Richard Strauss — Horn Concerto No. 2 Key: E-Flat Conductor: Zubin MehtaEnsemble: Berlin PhilharmonicNorbert Hauptmann, hornCBS/Sony, 53267 9:58 PM Antonin Dvorak — String Quartet No. 13 Key: GOpus: 106Ensemble: Pacifica QuartetCedille, 9000059 9:49 PM Ludwig van Beethoven — Romance No.2 for Violin and Orchestra Key: FOpus: 50Conductor: Bernard HaitinkEnsemble: Royal Concertgebouw OrchestraArthur Grumiaux, […]

Feb. 25 2013

Monday 2/25/13 New York Philharmonic This Week

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11:00 PM Conductor: Andrey Boreyko Soloist: Frank Peter Zimmerman, violin Mendelssohn: Overture to Die Heimkehr aus der Fremde Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No 1 Dvořák: Symphony No 9, From the New World Encore: Haydn: Symphony No. 60 in C Minor

Feb. 25 2013

Playlist: Feb/25/13

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10:39 PM Ludwig van Beethoven — Piano Sonata No. 2 Key: AOpus: 2Robert Casadesus, pianoPhilips, 456739 10:18 PM Luigi Boccherini — Cello Concerto No. 3 Key: GEnsemble: PulcinellaOphelie Gaillard, celloambroisie, 126 9:51 PM Franz Schubert — Symphony No. 8 Key: bConductor: Herbert von KarajanEnsemble: Berlin PhilharmonicAngel/EMI, 86067 9:45 PM Giuseppe Verdi — Un Ballo in […]

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