Archive for April 12th, 2012
04/12/12 Word On Wine – German Wine Labels
Gewalt! Do you love German wines as much as we do? (We really do!) However, reading the labels can be a bit intimidating! This week Mary Zajac and Jonathan Palevsky go through the label of a really nice Riesling one line at a time. Even if you don’t speak German you can learn a lot […]
Morning, Noon, and Moonlight with Robertson Davies
A truly great book should be read in youth, again in maturity and once more in old age, as a fine building should be seen by morning light, at noon and by moonlight. The marvelous quote above is from Canadian author, playwright, critic, journalist, & professor Robertson Davies, one of my all-time favorite authors. […]
Thursday 04/12/12 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
11:00 PM Conductor: Susanna Mälkki Violinist: Leila Josefowicz STRAVINSKY: Scherzo Fantastique SIBELIUS: Symphony No. 7 SHOSTAKOVICH: Violin Concerto No. 1 SIBELIUS: Finlandia Fill: SIBELIUS: Tapiola SIBELIUS: Incidetnal music to “The Tempest”
Playlist: Apr/12/12
10:50 PM Franz Schubert — Nocturne for Piano Trio (Adagio) Key: E-Flat Opus: 148Joseph Kalichstein, pianoJaime Laredo, violinSharon Robinson, celloBridge, 9376 10:21 PM Georg Philipp Telemann — Overture and Suite Key: B-Flat Ensemble: Orchestra of the Golden AgeNaxos, 553732 10:10 PM Felix Mendelssohn — Overture for Wind Instruments Opus: 24Conductor: Claudio AbbadoEnsemble: London Symphony OrchestraDG/Archiv, […]
