Archive for February, 2013
2-28-13 Word On Wine Trivia!
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! Related posts: 04/19/12 Word on Wine – … Read More »
Thursday 2/28/13 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
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
Playlist: Feb/28/13
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 … Read More »
The Crisis in the Arts: Is Food to Blame?
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 … Read More »
Wednesday 2/27/13 Live! At The Concertgebouw
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
Playlist: Feb/27/13
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: … Read More »
Tuesday 2/26/13 Chicago Symphony Orchestra
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
Playlist: Feb/26/13
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, … Read More »
Monday 2/25/13 New York Philharmonic This Week
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
Playlist: Feb/25/13
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 … Read More »
