Archive for July 4th, 2013
Thursday 7/04/13 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
11:00 PM Leonard Slatkin, conductor Stephen Hough, piano STUCKY: Son et lumiere SAINT-SAENS: Piano Concerto No. 5, “Egyptian” PROKOFIEV: Suite from Cinderella
Learning the terrain
I have recently started riding my bike to work. Not every day. I try to do it most days, but if it’s raining, or if I have errands to run after work, then I take a pass. Really the hardest part is getting up a half hour earlier. A half hour may not sound like […]
Could “Mad Men” Be the Greatest Show in Television History?
Mad Men finished its sixth and penultimate season on AMC a week ago Sunday. My wife and I have not stopped talking about it since. The last image before the credits roll of fourteen year old Sally Draper exchanging glances with her father Don Draper will stay in my mind for some time to come. […]
Playlist: Jul/04/13
10:57 PM Scott Joplin — Sycamore Ensemble: Canadian BrassCBC(RCI), 1011 10:23 PM Felix Mendelssohn — A Midsummer Night’s Dream Opus: 61Conductor: George SzellEnsemble: Royal Concertgebouw OrchestraPhilips, 442727 9:52 PM Camille Saint-Saens — Piano Quartet Key: B-Flat Opus: 41Regis Pasquier, violinBruno Pasquier, violaRoland Pidoux, celloHuseyin Sermet, pianoValois, 4657 9:35 PM Alexander Borodin — Prince Igor: Polovetsian […]
