Archive for the ‘WBJC Programs’ Category
5/11/13 – Gotterdammerung – NOON
Metropolitan Opera Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner Libretto by Richard Wagner Sung in German Approximate running time: 5 hrs. 31 min., 2 intermissions. Robert Lepage’s landmark production of Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen is back for three complete cycles in spring 2013, on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the composer’s birth. The Ring‘s cataclysmic finale stars Deborah Voigt and Katarina … Read More »
5-2-13 Word On Wine “Tasting Vs. Drinking”
Have you ever tried to convince a colleague or a friend that wine tasting was work. Let me tell you it’s an uphill battle! Most people think that when you taste wine you’re just sitting back and knocking em down! OK I’ll admit that wine tasting isn’t like building a box girder bridge, but in … Read More »
Thursday 5/02/13 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
11:00 PM Juraj Valcuha, conductor Dame Evelyn Glennie, percussion RAVEL: Suite from Mother Goose STUCKY: Spirit Voices RACHMANINOFF: Symphonic Dances
Wednesday 5/01/13 Live! At The Concertgebouw
11:00 PM Stéphane Denève, conductor Susan Gritton, soprano Kate Aldrich, mezzo soprano Yann Beuron, tenor Laurent Naouri, baritone Vincent Le Texier, bass Netherlands Radio Choir MARTIN – Golgotha
Tuesday 4/30/13 Chicago Symphony Orchestra
11:00 PM Salonen conducts Sibelius Sibelius: Pohjola’s Daughter Sibelius: Symphony No. 7 in C Major, Op. 105 Lutoslawski: Cello Concerto (Yo-Yo Ma, cello) Tchaikovsky: Francesca da Rimini Haydn: Cello Concerto No. 2 in D Major: I and III (Yo-Yo Ma, cello; Ton Koopman, conductor)
Monday 4/29/13 New York Philharmonic This Week
11:00 PM Conductor: David Robertson Soloist: Pierre Laurent-Aimard, piano Messiaen: “The Forgotten Offerings” Tristan Murail: Piano Concerti, “The Disenchantment of the World” Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 Shostakovich: Symphony No. 1 in f-minor
4-29-13 Word On Wine Super Tuscan & 19 Crimes!
This week we review 2 wines one old world one new. 1)2010 Rocca di Montemassi (producer) Sassabruna (name) Montereggio (area). $23. Super Tuscan! What is Super Tuscan…Listen and find out! This was a pleasure…80% Sangiovese, 10% Merlot, 10% Syrah. We enjoyed! 2)2012 19 Crimes. Australia. Syrah and whatever else they blend it with! $13. If … Read More »
04/28/13 – Toccata Rundown
6:00 PM 7739 Sergei Prokofiev Sarcasms Op 17 MCA 10155 SOLO Oleg Volkov,piano 12:11 C 1 5-9 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6:16 PM 47239 Herbert Sumsion Intermezzo Naxos 550773 SOLO Donald Hunt, organ 5:59 C 1 17-17 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6:21 PM 47240 Herbert Sumsion Ceremonial March Naxos 550773 SOLO Donald Hunt, organ 3:47 C 1 18-18 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6:28 PM … Read More »
5/04/13 – Dialogues des Carmelites – 1:00PM
Metropolitan Opera Dialogues des Carmélites by Francis Poulenc Libretto by Francis Poulenc, after Georges Bernanos Sung in French Approximate running time: 3 hrs. 2 min., 1 intermission. In one of the Met’s greatest productions, Poulenc’s masterpiece makes a rare return to the repertory with a fine cast led by Patricia Racette, Felicity Palmer, and Isabel Leonard. Louis Langrée conducts … Read More »
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. The National Philharmonic Chorale with Denyce Graves will perform Saturday and Sunday, May 4th and 5th. Here’s the web address for more … Read More »
