Archive for August 17th, 2016
Florence Foster Jenkins: A Diva Gets Her Due
I was about 20 the first time I heard a recording of Florence Foster Jenkins. A friend put it on at a dinner party where all of the attendees were singers, and everyone, myself included, laughed uproariously at Mrs. Jenkins’ intonation, pronunciation, and diction. Many derisive comments were made about her having merely been a […]
Wednesday 8-17-16 San Francisco Symphony
11:00 PM Conductor: Esa-Pekka Salonen Esa-Pekka Salonen Nyx Stravinsky The Firebird Mozart Symphony No. 34 in C Major, K.338
Playlist: Aug/17/16
10:40 PM Mihaly Mosonyi — Piano Concerto Conductor: Pierre CaoEnsemble: Orchestra of Radio LuxembourgJerome Rose, pianoVox/MMG, 5067 10:14 PM Franz Danzi — Horn Sonata Key: E-Flat Opus: 28Michael Thompson, hornPhilip Fowke, pianoNaxos, 8553570 10:07 PM Jakov Gotovac — Ero, der Schelm: Kolo Conductor: Rudolph KempeEnsemble: Vienna Philharmonic OrchestraTestament, 1127 9:42 PM Claude Debussy — Le […]
