Archive for June 29th, 2019
6-29-19 Music In Maryland.
Amid the total mess that is the current situation with the Baltimore Symphony…Players locked out and a possible strike in September…I prefer to focus on the more pleasant things the orchestra represents…namely it’s fantastic recorded legacy. Here are some nice examples. By the way it was so sweet of David Zinman to visit the picket […]
Vocalise 6/29/19
8:00 PM 8:00 PM Sergei Rachmaninoff Vocalise Op 34/14 London 4788305 COND Cornelius Meister ORCH ORF Symphony Orchestra SOLO Aida Garifullina, soprano ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8:08 PM Ralph Vaughan Williams Flos Campi for Viola, Orchestra & WordleChandos 5201 COND Peter Oundjian ORCH Toronto Symphony Orchestra SOLO Teng Li, viola SOLO and Chorus ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8:29 PM Johann Sebastian […]
7-1-19 Word On Wine Bellinis!
Invented in Harry’s Bar in Venice the Bellini has to be the easiest cocktail to make. All you need is equal parts Prosecco (use a good super dry one) and peach nectar. I made Mary two variations on the theme…I added gin to the classic cocktail and also used white grape juice instead of peach […]
Playlist: Jun/29/19
8:31 PM Frederick Delius — The Song of the High Hills Conductor: Sir Thomas BeechamEnsemble: Royal Philharmonic OrchestraFreda Hart,sopranoLeslie Jones,tenorLuton Choral SocietyAngel/EMI, 64054 8:29 PM Johann Sebastian Bach — “Little Fugue” Key: gEnsemble: Swingle SingersVirgin, 61472 8:08 PM Ralph Vaughan Williams — Flos Campi Conductor: Peter OundjianEnsemble: Toronto Symphony OrchestraTeng Li, violaand ChorusChandos, 5201 8:00 […]
