Archive for July, 2013
Vocalise 7-27-13
8:00 PM Johannes Brahms — Quartets for Four Solo Voices & Piano Ensemble: New York Vocal Arts Ensemble Raymond Beegle, piano Arabesque, 6725 8:37 PM Kurt Weill — Chansons Conductor: Cord Garben Ensemble: N.German Radio Phil.(Hanover) Brigitte Fassbaender,contralto Harm Mundi, 901420
08/03/13 – Madame Butterfly – 1:00pm
Los Angeles Opera Madame Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini Sung in Italian A love that knows no boundaries goes horribly wrong in a fateful meeting of East and West. What begins as an idyllic liaison in an enchanting land of cherry blossoms turns into the heartbreaking tragedy of an abandoned bride forced to make an excruciating decision. CAST/CREW […]
Playlist: Jul/27/13
8:37 PM Kurt Weill — Chansons Conductor: Cord GarbenEnsemble: N.German Radio Phil.(Hanover)Brigitte Fassbaender,contraltoHarm Mundi, 901420 8:00 PM Johannes Brahms — Quartets for Four Solo Voices & Piano Ensemble: New York Vocal Arts EnsembleRaymond Beegle, pianoArabesque, 6725 7:09 PM Franz Schubert — String Quintet Key: COpus: 163Ensemble: Guarneri QuartetLeonard Rose, celloRCA/BMG, 62310 6:31 PM Wolfgang Amadeus […]
Awareness
In an earlier missive, I mentioned how riding a bike gives one a new perspective on one’s surroundings. Well, I’ve been commuting to work here at WBJC from my home in Catonsville for a few weeks now, and I have to say that my perspective on several things has changed since I started. For one […]
Playlist: Jul/26/13
11:23 PM Sergei Rachmaninoff — Piano Concerto No. 2 Key: cOpus: 18Conductor: Fritz ReinerEnsemble: Chicago Symphony OrchestraVan Cliburn, pianoRCA/BMG, 61961 11:11 PM Felix Mendelssohn — Symphony No. 3 Key: aOpus: 56Conductor: Bernard HaitinkEnsemble: London Philharmonic OrchestraPhilips, 420884 11:05 PM Richard Strauss — Der Rosenkavalier: Marschallin’s Monolog Conductor: Christoph EschenbachEnsemble: Vienna Philharmonic OrchestraRenee Fleming, soprano(quick fade […]
7-25-13 Word On Wine…Cleaning Out the Cellar!
This week we talk about what to do with those bottles that keep hanging around…I have a bunch of things I just never seem to get around to drinking. Mary and I offer some practical solutions. Check out the show! Cellar Cleanout!
Thursday 7/25/13 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
11:00 PM Manfred Honeck, conductor Betsy Burleigh, Director: Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh Lise de la Salle, piano DEBUSSY: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun BOULANGER: Psalm 130 RAVEL: Piano Concerto in G major RAVEL: Bolero
Playlist: Jul/25/13
10:44 PM Enrique Granados — Piano Quintet Key: gEnsemble: Ensemble VariableCPO, 999609 10:21 PM Mikhail Glinka — A Life for the Tsar: Ballet Music Conductor: Efrem KurtzEnsemble: Philharmonia OrchestraAngel/EMI, 67729 9:55 PM Sergei Rachmaninoff — Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Opus: 43Conductor: Valery GergievEnsemble: Orch. of the Mariinsky TheatreLang Lang, pianoDG/Archiv, 4775231 9:48 PM […]
Roller Derpy
A few months ago, I posted stock pics of my new roller skates, which I was most impatiently awaiting. Darned backorders! They eventually arrived and I’ve been skating 2-3 times a week when possible. I usually go to one of the various Skateland locations since they’re relatively easy to get to from the city, but […]
Steve Elville’s Thought of the Day…
…it’s an important one today! http://www.wbjc.com/2013/estate-planning/elville-and-associates-thought-of-the-day/