Archive for January 5th, 2026
Shriver Concerts’ 60th anniversary—mid 80s to mid 90s
Against the backdrop of the end of the Vietnam War; the Camp David Accords between Egypt and Israel; the election of Ronald Reagan and the Iran-Contra affair; and the emergence of personal computing, the Shriver Hall Concert Series continued to go from strength to strength. I looked back on another decade with Executive […]
Monday 1/05/26 New York Philharmonic
11:00 PM Alan Gilbert, conductor MOZART Symphony No. 39 MOZART Symphony No. 40 MOZART Symphony No. 41
Playlist: Jan/05/26
7:25 PM Franz Schubert — Four Impromptus Opus: 142Alfred Brendel, pianoPhilips, 456727 7:01 PM Jacques Offenbach — Gaite Parisienne Conductor: Erich KunzelVox/MMG, 7119 6:31 PM Ludwig van Beethoven — Piano Concerto No. 2 Key: B flat major Opus: 19Conductor: Claudio AbbadoEnsemble: Berlin PhilharmonicMaurizio Pollini, pianoDG/Archiv, 439770 6:18 PM Claude Debussy — Symphony Key: B minor […]
