Day 96: Symphony No. 6 in F major (Cluytens)

My office this morning is the same place it was yesterday morning: the Restaurant-Chain-That-Must-Not-Be-Named, eating an Asiago bagel (toasted twice with plain creme cheese), a Light Roast coffee, and watching the people come and go. And stay. Especially the ones who stay. Some wear business suits or high heels, some wear sweat shirts and sweat … [Read more…]

Day 95: Symphony No. 6 in F major (Bohm)

My office this morning is at the Restaurant-Chain-That-Must-Not-Be-Named, sipping a Light Roast coffee, and munching on an Asiago bagel (toasted twice) with plain cream cheese. I love bagels. Back when I was doing one of these projects (I think it was all of Mozart’s compositions from the famed Philips Complete Mozart Edition box set, a … [Read more…]

Day 94: Symphony No. 6 in F major (Blomstedt)

My listening post today is my home office, a bottle of Smart Water to my right and a half-eaten bag of Ghost Pepper Potato Chips from Trader Joe’s to my left. In the background, turned down low as if I’m in a restaurant for breakfast, is R.E.O. Speedwagon’s first album, simply titled R.E.O. Fantastic guitar-driven … [Read more…]

Day 93: Symphony No. 6 in F major (Bernstein)

This evening, with the smell of baking bread in my nose, I’m listening to one of my favorite conductors: Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990), Wiener Philharmoniker, and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6 in F major. I’ve experienced Maestro Bernstein’s leadership five other times previous to the Sixth, on… Day 3. Rating: “Huzzah!” Day 21. Rating: “Huzzah!” Day 39. … [Read more…]

Day 91: Symphony No. 6 in F major (Abbado)

My office this morning is the cafeteria in D&W. We have many food stores in town, including two major chains – D&W is one; Meijer is the other. D&W’s cafeteria is where I am this morning. Since it would be the height of douchebaggery to just sit here taking up space, I bought a Starbucks … [Read more…]