Archive for April 9th, 2012
04/09/12 – Word on Wine Review – Riesling in a Box and Champagne
Box Wine! Makes some people shudder! Where’s the romance. Where’s the sex, Where’s the cork! Granted there is some pretty scary box wine out there…However, Mary and I reviewed the 2009 Wurtz (please add an umlaut) Dry Riesling…three liters in a box for a mere #26.50! Such a bargain! First off the wine stays very […]
Monday 04/09/12 New York Philharmonic This Week
11:00 PM Conductor: David Zinman Violinist: Gil Shaham Beethoven: Symphony No 1 Hartmann: “Concerto funèbre” for solo violin and string orchestra Beethoven: Symphony No 3, “Eroica“
Luddite living…
Ok, so I’m not a TRUE Luddite. I embrace technology. Let’s face it–you have to. The world won’t wait for you to catch up to it. I actually like a lot of technology. That being said, I find it alarming that there have been reports of school boards who question the need of teaching penmanship […]
Playlist: Apr/09/12
10:44 PM J. Michael Haydn — Symphony No. 41 (1789) Key: FConductor: Matthias BamertEnsemble: London Mozart PlayersChandos, 9352 10:35 PM Antonio Vivaldi — Concerto Key: GConductor: Reinhardt GoebelEnsemble: Musica Antiqua KolnWilbert Hazelzet, fluteDG/Archiv, 471729 10:24 PM Nicolo Paganini — Centone di Sonate No.4 Key: AMoshe Hammer, violinNorbert Kraft, guitarNaxos, 8553141 10:15 PM Francois-Adrien Boieldieu — […]