Today is the last day of my 162-day project. (That’s nearly six straight months, to you and me.) It would be foolhardy of me to claim I didn’t learn anything, or that I didn’t enjoy myself. Once again, I learned a lot. And I had fun doing it. So these 162 days were time well … [Read more…]
My listening post this evening is in front of the TV, the Christmas tree (sans presents), and with an egg nog laced with Captain Morgan Rum beside me. On the TV is the series Blue Bloods, starring the one and only Tom Selleck (who will forever be Magnum, P.I to me), as Police Commissioner Frank … [Read more…]
My listening post this morning is Red Hot Inn, a legendary restaurant around these parts. They’re a fantastic place for breakfast. But they’re primarily known for their chili dogs, which are extraordinary. Been eating them for some 40 years. Granted, now I can’t eat them past 5pm or they give me reflux around 1am. So … [Read more…]
This morning, I am listening to American conductor David Zinman (1936- ), Tonhalle Orchester Zurich, and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3 in E flat Major. Prior to my Beethoven project, I had only vaguely heard of Maestro Zinman. According to his bio on Wikipedia, “[Zinman] then worked in Maine with Pierre Monteux from 1958 to 1962, … [Read more…]
The last time I encountered David Zinman was on (Day 18). If I recall correctly, I was less than enamored, awarding the performance a resounding “Meh!” In retrospect, I think that was because of so many firsts: First all-digital (DDD) recording, first time listening to a Urtext Edition, first time listening to a CD from … [Read more…]
This morning (Day 18, and the last day of the first leg of my journey) represents a bunch of firsts for me, to wit: I’d never heard anything conducted by David Zinman. I’d never heard the Tonhalle Orchester Zürich perform. I’d never heard of an Urtext edition. I’d never heard of the Arte Nova Classics … [Read more…]