Archive for February, 2013
That elusive quality
Stage presence is such an elusive quality that it seems almost magical at times. Some people – my father was one of them in his acting days – can be put down in the middle of a stage with nothing to do, and they still manage to look perfectly at home. The American Dramatic soprano, … Read More »
Tuesday 2/19/13 Chicago Symphony Orchestra
11:00 PM Jaap Van Zweden conducts Mahler. Stucky: Rhapsodies for Orchestra Mozart: Bassoon Concerto in B-flat Major, K 191/186e (David McGill, bassoon) Mahler: Symphony No 1 in D Major Schoenberg: Variations for Orchestra, Op 31 (Daniel Barenboim, conductor)
Playlist: Feb/19/13
10:16 PM Edward German — Symphony No.2 Key: aConductor: Andrew PennyEnsemble: National S.O. of IrelandM Polo/HK, 8223726 9:54 PM Antonio Soler — Sonata No.63 Key: FDavid Schrader, harpsichordCedille, 4 9:24 PM Felix Mendelssohn — Symphony No. 1 Key: cOpus: 11Conductor: Kurt MasurEnsemble: Gewandhausorchester LeipzigTeldec, 44933 9:14 PM Gioacchino Rossini — The Siege of Corinth: Overture … Read More »
Verdi hits the jackpot in Vegas
Last Saturday, I attended the Metropolitan Opera’s HD broadcast of Rigoletto at the Charles Theater. I was delighted to see that there wasn’t an empty seat in the room and the audience demographic ranged from high school to retirement age. As a fan of Rat Pack-era design, I was pretty excited about seeing this production, which … Read More »
Monday 2/18/13 New York Philharmonic This Week
11:00 PM Conductor: Lorin Maazel Soloist: Jennifer Koh, violin Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Lutoslawski: Chain 2: Dialogue for Violin and Orchestra Shostakovich: Symphony No 5 Encore: Ravel: Bolero
2-18-13 Word On Wine Review Fireplace Wines
This week Mary and I are in the New World in relatively far away places. We begin in Coonawara with the Wynns Cabernet. Wynns is one of the oldest wineries in the area and this is their 55th vintage. Check out their site at www.wynns.com.au/ 1)2010 Wynns Cabernet. $48. A little dear but really drinkable…$10 … Read More »
Playlist: Feb/18/13
10:45 PM Franz Joseph Haydn — String Quartet No. 5 Key: E-Flat Opus: 1Ensemble: Petersen QuartetCapriccio, 10787 10:11 PM Ludwig van Beethoven — Piano Concerto No. 3 Key: cOpus: 37Conductor: George SzellEnsemble: Cleveland OrchestraLeon Fleisher, pianoCBS/Sony, 47658 10:01 PM Ralph Vaughan Williams — Wasps: Overture Conductor: William BoughtonEnsemble: English String OrchestraNimbus, 1754 9:34 PM Carl … Read More »
Playlist: Feb/17/13
8:26 PM Antonin Dvorak — Piano Trio No. 4 Key: eOpus: 90Ensemble: The Ahn TrioAngel/EMI, 56674 8:00 PM Ralph Vaughan Williams — Wasps (Aristophanes): Incidental Music Conductor: Sir Adrian BoultEnsemble: London Philharmonic OrchestraAngel/EMI, 64020 6:33 PM George Frederich Handel — Organ Concerto No. 16 Key: FConductor: Lothar SeyfarthEnsemble: Weimar Staatskapelle KammerorcJohannes-Ernst Kohler, organArsVivendi, 176 6:00 … Read More »
02/23/13 – Carmen – 1:00pm
Metropolitan Opera Carmen by Georges Bizet Libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy Sung in French Approximate running time: 3 hrs. 13 min., including 1 intermission The Met’s hit production of Bizet’s Carmen stars Anita Rachvelishvili, who made a sensational Met debut in the title role in 2010. “With her smoldering, earthy sexuality, she is ideal for the role” of the sultry … Read More »
