Archive for August 27th, 2012
The Non-Thieving Magpie
I did a little fantasy shopping at last weekend’s 32nd Annual Baltimore Summer Antiques Show, courtesy of my friends at J. S. Fearnley. Don’t I look as if I’m pledging allegiance to the bling? Neither of the Art Deco stunners I’m sporting here came home with me, but I had a blast “modeling” them for […]
Monday 08/27/12 New York Philharmonic This Week
11:00 PM Conductor: David Robertson Violin: Gil Shaham Ravel: Mother Goose Suite Barber: Violin Concerto Bartok: The Wooden Prince (complete) Fill: Brahms: Academic Festival Overture
8-27-12 Word On Wine Review Piemonte Red Sampler!
This week Mary and I review three reds from Piemonte all of which are iconic! 1)2009 Dante Rivetti Barbera D’alba. $21. “I like Barbera”, says Mary…I replied, “It likes you too!”. Indeed this is a great light red with some decent punch. Great with dinner, great on its own. 2)2007 Chionetti Dolcetto. $23. What is […]
Playlist: Aug/27/12
10:52 PM Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky — Andante Cantabile Opus: 11Conductor: Eiji OueEnsemble: Minnesota OrchestraReference, 99 10:17 PM Bela Bartok — Concerto for Orchestra Conductor: Sir Georg SoltiEnsemble: Chicago Symphony OrchestraLondon, 400052 10:03 PM Erich Wolfgang Korngold — Much Ado about Nothing: Suite Opus: 11Gil Shaham, violinAndre Previn, pianoDG/Archiv, 439886 9:32 PM Camille Saint-Saens — Piano […]
