Archive for May, 2012
5-28-12 Word On Wine Review 2 From Piemonte!
This week Mary and I take a virtual (sadly) journey to Italy and visit beautiful Alba! We review two wines which use the characteristic Nebbiolo grape! 1)2010 Nebbiolo d’ Alba cuvee San Rocco from DeForville. $26. Considering high end wines from Alba will set you back considerably more I thought this was a very decent […]
Playlist: May/28/12
10:33 PM Gerald Finzi — Clarinet Concerto Key: cOpus: 31Conductor: Richard HickoxEnsemble: City of London SinfoniaMichael Collins, clarinetVirgin, 90718 9:55 PM Robert Schumann — Symphony No. 3 Key: E-Flat Opus: 97Conductor: Franz Welser-MostEnsemble: London Philharmonic OrchestraAngel/EMI, 54898 9:30 PM Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — String Quartet No. 20 Key: DEnsemble: Alban Berg QuartetAngel/EMI, 97629 9:05 PM […]
5-24-12 Word On Wine May Trivia Quiz!
This week Quiz Master Mary really stumps me with two definitions! Oh the horror! I guess you can’t win em all! Check out our latest wine trivia quiz! Word On WIne Trivia Quiz May 2012
Playlist: May/27/12
8:19 PM Ludwig van Beethoven — String Quartet No. 14 Key: c-Sharp Opus: 131Ensemble: Takacs QuartetLondon, 470849 8:00 PM Jean Sibelius — Symphony No. 7 Key: COpus: 105Conductor: Jukka-Pekka SarasteEnsemble: Finnish Radio Symphony OrchFinlandia, 99963 6:28 PM Archduke Rudolphe of Austria — Forty Variations on a Theme by Beethoven Susan Kagan, pianoKoch Intl., 7521 6:00 […]
06/02/12 – The Magic Flute – 1:00pm
Lyric Opera of Chicago The Magic Flute by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Approximate Running Time: 3 hrs. 25. min., sung in German Look out for dancing bears and dinosaurs as into the enchanted forest we go! Lyric’s inspired production reflects the composer himself — seamlessly blending emotional profundity with slapstick humor that appeals to the kid […]
Playlist: May/26/12
8:47 PM George Gershwin — Porgy and Bess: Highlights Conductor: Alexander SmallensEnsemble: and the Orchestraand ChorusHelen Jepson, sopranoLawrence Tibbett, baritoneRCA/BMG, 63276 8:19 PM Aaron Copland — Old American Songs William Warfield, baritoneAaron Copland,pianoCBS/Sony, 60899 8:01 PM Samuel Barber — Knoxville:Summer of 1915 Conductor: Yoel LeviEnsemble: Atlanta Symphony OrchestraSylvia McNair, sopranoTelarc, 80250 7:50 PM Maurice Ravel […]
Playlist: May/25/12
11:55 PM Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov — flight of the bumblebee Sergei Rachmaninoff, pianoRCA/BMG, 88697 11:50 PM Giacomo Puccini — La Boheme: “O Mimi, Tu piu non torni” Conductor: Renato CelliniEnsemble: RCA Symphony OrchestraJussi Bjoerling, tenorRobert Merrill, baritoneRCA/BMG, 7799 11:40 PM Charles Ives — Decoration Day Conductor: Donald JohanosEnsemble: Dallas Symphony OrchestraVox/MMG, 5035 11:25 PM Johannes Brahms […]
They Say You Never Forget Your First Time…
But, it seems I have. I honestly can’t recall the first time I heard classical music, at least not in the sense of being able to pinpoint a specific moment. I do, however, have a pretty good idea of who introduced me to classical music – actually, to opera. He has long ears, buck teeth, […]
Thursday 05/24/12 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
11:00 PM Conductor/Violinist: Itzhak Perlman BACH: Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041 TCHAIKOVSKY: Serenade for Strings MENDELSSOHN: Symphony No. 4, “Italian”
Playlist: May/24/12
10:58 PM Igor Stravinsky — Pastorale Ensemble: Los Angeles Guitar QuartetGHA, 126016 10:42 PM Oskar Nedbal — The Winegrower’s Bride overture Conductor: Douglas BostockEnsemble: Carlsbad Symphony OrchestraClassico, 192 10:20 PM Peter Benoit — Symphonic Tale for Flute and Orchestra Key: eOpus: 43Conductor: Frederic DevreeseEnsemble: Royal Flanders PhilharmonicGaby Van Riet,fluteM Polo/HK, 8223827 10:16 PM Edvard Armas […]
