Archive for July 11th, 2019
The Nature of Genius
The word “genius” is bandied about a lot these days. It seems that whenever someone dies, somebody calls that person a Genius. This is especially true in the world of popular music, but is certainly not limited to it. Whether it’s a rock musician who sets himself apart from his peers by his actions or […]
7-11-19 Word On Wine Eric Asimov and Robert Parker
This week Mary and I discuss a New York Times article by Eric Asimov (Above Left) published on June 19, 2019 entitled ‘It’s Time to Rethink Wine Criticism’. Using the occasion of Robert Parker’s (Above Right) retirement, Asimov discusses the role of the wine critic and how changing the way we write about wine might […]
Thursday 07/11/19 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
11:00 PM MOZART: Symphony No. 33 BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 4 VALI: Isfahan LISZT: Les Preludes WAGNER: Prelude to Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg Manfred Honeck, conductor; Juho Pohjonen, piano
Playlist: Jul/11/19
10:54 PM Jean Francaix — Divertimento for 2 Guitars Kazuhito Yamashita, guitarNaoko Yamashita, guitarRCA/BMG, 6777 10:37 PM Franz Liszt — Fantasy on Hungarian Folk Tunes Conductor: Karl Anton RickenbacherEnsemble: Budapest Symphony OrchestraLeslie Howard, pianoHyperion, 67404 10:32 PM Erkki Melartin — Pastorale for Orchestra Conductor: Ilpo MansnerusEnsemble: Finnish Radio Symphony OrchYLE, 9802 10:24 PM Camille Saint-Saens […]
