Posts Tagged ‘Mozart’
Thursday 03/22/12 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
11:00 PM Conductor: Manfred Honeck Pianist: Yefim Bronfman STRAUSS: Don Juan BARTOK: Piano Concerto No. 3 MOZART: Symphony No. 39 Related posts: Tuesday 05/08/12 Chicago Symphony Orchestra Monday 08/20/12 New York Philharmonic This Week Thursday 11/01/12 The Cleveland Orchestra
“Coming to grips with the composer’s central thought”
You can tell when the big guns come to town by who is in the audience. I saw Leon Fleisher walking up aisle at Shriver Hall yesterday evening during the intermission of Richard Goode’s recital. It’s been a couple of decades since Goode played on the Shriver Hall Concert Series, and it was certainly wonderful … Read More »
hey figaro, can your aria wait? gotta check my facebook!
Last Sunday, Jim & I had the tremendous pleasure of seeing Lyric Opera Baltimore’s production of “The Marriage of Figaro.” We loved absolutely everything about the opera – casting, sets, costumes – well, every aspect but one: the behavior of certain audience members. Having seen the opera a few times, I’m well aware that “Figaro” … Read More »
Thursday 03/01/12 Cleveland Orchestra
11:00 PM Conductor: Franz Welser-Möst Pianist: Leif Ove Andsnes Soprano: Dorothea Roeschmann SUPPE: Light Cavalry Overture MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 17 in G, K. 453 MOZART: The Marriage of Figaro: “Porgi amor;” “E Suisanna non vien.” J. STRAUSS, JR.: Artist’s Wife Waltz Op.316 Annen Polka, Op. 117; Die Fledermaus Overture Related posts: Wednesday 03/28/12 … Read More »
More Than One
Is it greedy and a tad self indulgent to want, crave and desire more than one black cat, favorite fragrance or piece of music? Probably! Needless to say I am grateful for the perfectly beautiful abundance in life and music; however, this is my fantasy and my blog, so self indulgence here I go! There … Read More »
Is this the oldies station?
Over the weekend, I walked past a woman about my age who was chatting on her cell phone & overheard a comment that absolutely stunned me. “But why would they pick such old music? Those songs were written before they were even born!” Admittedly, I don’t know of whom she was speaking or the occasion for which … Read More »
McGegan’s joie de vivre
I’ve blogged once before about how some conductors convey the architecture of the music through their gestures and body language. With Nicholas McGegan, who conducted Bach, Rameau, Haydn and Mozart with the BSO this weekend, he conveys the sheer joy of music. He is like a little fireball on the podium, and if he needs … Read More »
Monday 01/30/12 New York Philharmonic This Week
11pm Conductor: Zubin Mehta Bruckner: Symphony No 8 Mozart: Symphony No. 38 Prague Related posts: Monday 12/19/11 New York Philharmonic This Week Thursday 03/01/12 Cleveland Orchestra Thursday 08/23/12 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Wednesday 12/21/11 Live! At The Concertgebouw
Conductor: Kees Bakels Oboist: Alexei Ogrintchouk Orchestra: Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic Sibelius: Excerpts from Pelleas and Melisande Mozart: Oboe Concerto Berwald: Symphony No. 3, Sinfonia Singuliere Related posts: Thursday 12/01/11 Cleveland Orchestra Wednesday 03/21/12 Live! At The Concertgebouw Tuesday 05/08/12 Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Monday 12/19/11 New York Philharmonic This Week
CONDUCTOR: Jeffrey Kahane SOLOISTS: Jeffrey Kahane, piano; Sheryl Staples, violin; Liang Wang, oboe Bach: Concerto for Violin and Oboe Mozart: Symphony #33 Beethoven: Piano Concerto #1 Related posts: Monday 01/30/12 New York Philharmonic This Week Thursday 03/22/12 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Thursday 06/21/12 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
