{"id":396,"date":"2007-07-24T20:50:31","date_gmt":"2007-07-25T04:50:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/2007\/07\/24\/not-much-going-on\/"},"modified":"2013-02-07T18:12:59","modified_gmt":"2013-02-08T02:12:59","slug":"not-much-going-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/2007\/07\/24\/not-much-going-on\/","title":{"rendered":"not much going on"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been a pretty low-key couple of days.\u00c2\u00a0 I&#8217;m anticipating a burst of posts on some Portland classical music scene issues shortly.\u00c2\u00a0 For now, here&#8217;s what&#8217;s playing on my iPod today:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bart\u00c3\u00b2k &#8211; Concerto for Orchestra: Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustvo Dudamel, cond.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/viewAlbum?id=259602232&amp;s=143441\">DG Concerts<\/a> (iTunes store exclusive download)<\/li>\n<li>Barber &#8211; Knoxville, Summer of 1915: Dawn Upshaw, soprano; Orchestra of St. Luke&#8217;s, David Zinman, cond.<br \/>\nNonesuch<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/www.ericwhitacre.com\">Eric Whitacre<\/a> &#8211; When David Heard: Polyphony, Stephen Layton, dir.<br \/>\nHyperion<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/www.robertosierra.com\">Roberto Sierra<\/a> &#8211; Viola Concerto (2006): <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/www.robertodiazviola.com\">Roberto Diaz<\/a>, viola; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/www.imusici.com\">I Musici Montreal<\/a>, Yuli Turovsky, cond.<br \/>\nLive recording from\u00c2\u00a0 International Viola Congress in Montreal (avail at composer&#8217;s website)<\/li>\n<li>Journey &#8211; Journey&#8217;s Greatest Hits<\/li>\n<li>Dvorak &#8211; String Quartet Op. 105: Hagen Quartet (DG)<\/li>\n<li>Dolly Parton &#8211; The Grass is Blue<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been a pretty low-key couple of days.\u00c2\u00a0 I&#8217;m anticipating a burst of posts on some Portland classical music scene issues shortly.\u00c2\u00a0 For now, here&#8217;s what&#8217;s playing on my iPod today: Bart\u00c3\u00b2k &#8211; Concerto for Orchestra: Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustvo Dudamel, cond. 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