Archive for April, 2013
Playlist: Apr/26/13
11:48 PM George Gershwin — Porgy and Bess: Suite Conductor: Morton GouldEnsemble: and his OrchestraRCA/BMG, 63276 11:41 PM George Gershwin — Porgy and Bess: Bess, You Is My Woman Conductor: John DeMainEnsemble: Houston Grand Opera OrchestraDonnie Ray Albert, bassClamma Dale, sopranoRCA/BMG, 2109 11:36 PM John Philip Sousa — Stars and Stripes Forever Conductor: Jose SerebrierEnsemble: […]
The Melodies of Brahms With Denyce Graves and no Hands!
Conductor Piotr Gajewski talked with me about the National Philharmonic’s upcoming all Brahms concert with superstar mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves, 2 of the women Brahms loved and conducting without a score. 01 Track 1 The National Philharmonic Chorale with Denyce Graves will perform Saturday and Sunday, May 4th and 5th. Here’s the web […]
A Season Finale and a Farewell
This Sunday, April 28, Chamber Music by Candlelight will present the final concert of their 2012-13 season. Clarinetist and co-coordinator Eddie Palanker is retiring from the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra after playing in the group for 50 years; as such, he’ll also be stepping down from his position with this series. Over the years, I’ve had […]
Thursday 4/25/13 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
11:00 PM Manfred Honeck, conductor Noah Bendix-Balgley, violin Leif Ove Andsnes, piano BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 1 NICOLAI: Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor STRAUSS, JR.: Csardas from Ritter Pasman STRAUSS, JR.: Artist’s Life Waltzes DE SARASATE: Gypsy Airs for Violin and Orchestra KREISLER: Love’s Joy for Violin and Orchestra STRAUSS: Cheerful Fortitude Polka […]
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Playlist: Apr/25/13
10:17 PM Ludwig van Beethoven — String Quartet No. 12 Key: E-Flat Opus: 127Ensemble: Hagen QuartetDG/Archiv, 4775705 10:07 PM Franz von Suppe — Pique Dame Overture Conductor: Charles DutoitEnsemble: Montreal Symphony OrchestraLondon, 414408 9:40 PM Franz Joseph Haydn — Symphony No. 56 Key: CConductor: Antal DoratiEnsemble: Philharmonia HungaricaLondon, 425915 9:24 PM Claude Debussy — Images […]
4-24-14 Word On Wine All That Glass 3!
Mary is off this week and therefore we are running a repeat! If you missed my previous chats with Maximilian Riedel check them out as well. We should be back to new shows in a week or two. Having spent two weeks talking about Riedel glasses and wine glasses in general Mary Zajac […]
Your Spring Thing!
One member writes in suggesting we visit Sherwood Gardens in the Guilford neighborhood of Baltimore. Taking a quick tour of their website, I found the tulips breathtaking! Their peak bloom is THIS WEEK folks! Have any of you visited Sherwood Gardens recently? I think I might make a thermos of tea, grab my spinning wheel and […]
Playing Games During the Cold War
Dundalk Community Theatre is presenting Chess by Benny Andersson, Bjorn Ulvaeus, and Tim Rice from April 26-May 5. I spoke with director John Amato about the production and the show’s connection to real-life events; you can click on the link below to listen to our chat. Chess at Dundalk Community Theatre
Wednesday 4/24/13 Live! At The Concertgebouw
11:00 PM Conductors: Wolfgan Sawallisch, Jerzy Semkow, Vladimir Ashkenazy Martinu: Symphony No. 6 Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 3