Archive for September, 2012
Riding the Tour du Port
Though somewhat daunted by the prospect of riding in last year’s Tour du Port, I got up the courage and had a blast! Actually, it was WBJC’s Jonathan Palevsky who persuaded me to ride with him in Bike Maryland’s Tour du Port which is a fundraiser and an awareness-raiser. Not only do you get to […]
Playlist: Sep/11/12
10:38 PM Ludwig van Beethoven — String Quartet No. 11 Key: fOpus: 95Ensemble: Tokyo String QuartetRCA/BMG, 60462 9:52 PM Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky — Symphony No. 5 Key: eOpus: 64Conductor: Eugene OrmandyEnsemble: The Philadelphia OrchestraRCA/BMG, 61853 9:38 PM Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Violin Sonata No. 5 Key: AGil Shaham, violinOrli Shaham,pianocanary, 1 9:24 PM Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov […]
Monday 09/10/12 New York Philharmonic This Week
11:00 PM Conductors: Alan Gilbert and David Robertson Alexandre Lunsqui: Fibres, Yarn, and Fabric (World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission) HK Gruber: Frankenstein!! Carter: Two Controversies and A Conversation Michael Jarrell: Nachlese Vb: Liederzyklus Boulez: Explosante-Fixe
Experts
I was watching one of the morning news programs recently, and the story was about some celebrity break-up or something. The program host was talking to someone who was listed on the program as a “Relationship Expert.” Seriously? A “Relationship Expert?” How does one become a “Relationship Expert?” Are there degree programs in “Relationships?” Is […]
9-10-12 Word On Wine Review Fondo Antico!
Ladies and Gentlemen in these troubled times we are all looking for decent dinner wine! Behold! 3 decent wines from beautiful Sicily which fit the bill. The producer is Fondo Antico and they are located in Trapani. Our first wine was Fondo Antico’s white blend I Versi Rossi. This was made of 34% Grecanico, 33% […]
Playlist: Sep/10/12
10:38 PM Jacques Offenbach — Gaite Parisienne Conductor: Leonard BernsteinEnsemble: New York PhilharmonicCBS/Sony, 47532 10:33 PM Camille Saint-Saens — Samson and Delilah: “Mon coeur s’ouvre Eugenia Zukerman, fluteDennis Helmrich, pianoDelos, 3209 10:23 PM Johann Friedrich Fasch — Sinfonia for strings & continu Key: AConductor: Jean-Francois PailliardEnsemble: Paillard Chamber OrchestraRCA/BMG, 5468 9:50 PM Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart […]
I believe in what we do
My husband and I ate out last night and he commented on how fantastic our waiter was. He’s of the mindset that great service can make a meal so much better, whereas even a fantastic meal can be ruined by terrible service. I wholeheartedly agree with him, although a burned meal probably can’t be salvaged no matter […]
Playlist: Sep/09/12
8:37 PM Benjamin Britten — Peter Grimes:Four Sea Interludes Opus: 33Conductor: Leonard BernsteinEnsemble: Boston Symphony OrchestraDG/Archiv, 431768 8:09 PM Johannes Brahms — Cello Sonata No. 1 Key: eOpus: 38Alfia Bekova,celloEleonora Bekova,pianoChandos, 9479 8:00 PM John Williams — The Cowboys: Overture Conductor: John WilliamsEnsemble: Boston Pops OrchestraPhilips, 400071 6:20 PM Franz Xaver Scharwenka — Piano Concerto […]
9-8-12 Face The Music!
Behold the listings for today’s Face the Music. Our panelists were Julien Benichou from the Mid Atlantic Symphony, Dave Donovan from Pratt Library Fine Arts and Kati Harrison from WBJC. Everyone loved the recording of the American Quartet and the Kertesz recording of the Dvorak 5 continues to impress. PLAY DATE: Sat, 09/08/2012 5:00 […]
09/15/12 – Faust – 1:00pm
San Francisco Opera Faust by Charles François Gounod Libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré Approximate Running Time: 3 hour, 30 minutes with 2 intermissions In French Gounod’s Faust remains the most famous operatic treatment of Goethe’s play. Orchestral excerpts from the work include the ballet scene from the fifth act, the Nubian dances, Cleopatra variations, […]
