Archive for August, 2012
Playlist: Aug/16/12
10:42 PM Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Piano Sonata No. 7 Key: CAlicia de Larrocha, pianoRCA/BMG, 60454 10:30 PM Georg Philipp Telemann — Concerto for 3 Trumpets Key: B-Flat Conductor: Raymond LeppardEnsemble: English Chamber OrchestraWynton Marsalis, trumpetWynton Marsalis, trumpetWynton Marsalis, trumpetCBS/Sony, 42478 10:22 PM Emile Waldteufel — Estudiantina Waltz Opus: 191Conductor: Michel SwierczewskiEnsemble: Gulbenkian Foundation Orch.Nimbus, […]
While sitting on the front porch one evening
The chorus of crickets begins its song. There are no words (that I know of) but their song calls the birds– the small grey ones with no tails. They gather on the lawn looking for seeds that will soon be washed away and knowing that later the larger birds will come looking for worms. […]
Wednesday 08/15/12 Live! At The Concertgebouw
11:00 PM CONDUCTOR: Juraj Valcuha/VladimirAshkenazy SOLOIST: Sol Gabetta, cello ORCHESTRA: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra & Chorus Von Weber: Overture Euryanthe Barber: Cello Concerto, Op. 22 Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 3, Op. 44 Fill: Rachmaninov: Three Russian Songs Op. 41 Weber: Grand Duo concertant, Op. 48
Playlist: Aug/15/12
10:44 PM Bruce Montgomery — Concertino for String Orchestra Conductor: David Lloyd-JonesEnsemble: Royal Ballet SinfoniaNaxos, 555069 10:20 PM Federico Mompou — Suite Compostelana Antigoni Goni, guitarNaxos, 553774 10:16 PM Johannes Brahms — Hungarian Dance No. 2 Key: dConductor: Sakari OramoEnsemble: Royal Stockholm PhilharmonicDaniel Hope, violinDG/Archiv, 15312 9:50 PM Max Bruch — Violin Concerto No. 1 […]
Tuesday 08/14/12 Chicago Symphony Orchestra
11:00 PM Conductor: Ton Koopman Cellist: Yo-Yo Ma Haydn: Symphony No 6 in D Major, Le Matin Haydn: Cello Concerto in D Major (Yo-Yo Ma, cello) Locatelli: Introduttioni teatrali in G Major, Op 4, No 4 Rebel: Chaos from The Elements Mozart: Symphony No 20 in D Major, K 133 Bach-Koopman: Concerto in C Major […]
Playlist: Aug/14/12
10:38 PM Giuseppe Verdi — I Lombardi (Jerusalem): Ballet Music Conductor: Jose SerebrierEnsemble: Bournemouth Symphony OrchestraNaxos, 572818 10:15 PM Johann Gottlieb Graun — Oboe Concerto Key: cConductor: Alexander van WijnkoopEnsemble: Bern CamerataHeinz Holliger, oboeDG/Archiv, 431120 10:11 PM Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Magic Flute: “Ein Madchen oder Weibchen” Conductor: Emil TabakovEnsemble: Sofia Philharmonic OrchestraCapriccio, 10770 9:46 […]
Monday 08/13/12 New York Philharmonic This Week
11:00 PM CONDUCTOR: Andrey Boreyko PIANIST: Benjamin Grosvenor FALLA: “Ritual Fire Dance” from El Amor Brujo SAINT-SAËNS: Piano Concerto No. 2 BRAHMS: Symphony No. 1 Fill: R. Strauss: “Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme”
Good to be back…
I took a week off (yes, I know it’s been much longer than that for the blog), and spent a lot of time doing very little but hanging out with my wife and watching the Olympics. We ended up watching a lot of sports that I, quite frankly, never took an interest in, but I […]
8-13-12 Word On Wine Review…Spanish Vermouth??
I will be honest with you…Most times Vermouth gives me the willies! However, this amazing Spanish Vermouth made by the Perucchi company is truly amazing. Perucchi has been making Vermouth since the 19th century and the result is a beautiful herb infused wine that can be drunk as a cocktail mixer or even on it’s […]
