June, 2015

46 Posts
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40-Love
Their weekly tennis games had become somewhat of a tourist attraction. George was younger and more powerful, always ready to exploit the weaknesses of his opponent. His movements were smooth and nonchalant, with every step and hit designed to impress
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“Art has to deal with eternal Questions”
Arvo and Nora Pärt
I know it’s hard to believe, but there are still celebrities who wish to keep their public and private spheres completely separate. For Arvo Pärt, one of the most respected and revered composers of contemporary classical music, it is a
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Sherlock Goes to the Opera
Scottish physician Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) took up writing while still a medical student at the University of Edinburgh. His first stories were mysteries, but he also wrote about the difficulties of life as a fledgling doctor and many historical
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The Note, The Silence, and Variations
A Talk with Andrea Morricone
We caught up with Andrea Morricone, the pianist, composer, and conductor, while he was in Hong Kong in May for a Charity “Concert for Cause” and had a wonderful afternoon reviewing everything from the wonders of Mozart’s Little G minor
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A Love Affair: Alban Berg’s ‘Lyric Suite’ and Baudelaire’s ‘De Profundis Clamavi’
A recent concert by the magnificent Emerson Quartet featured Alban Berg’s ‘Lyric Suite for String Quartet’ (1925). An annotated copy of Berg’s composition which he had given to his mistress, Hanna Fuchs-Robettin was discovered by the Berg scholar George Perle
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Musicians and Street Names in Belgium
A new website in Belgium is collecting together a list of streets in the country named after musicians. We were pleasantly surprised to see the international nature of street names as we looked through the site https://muzikalestraatnamen.wordpress.com/.
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The early Pärt
Living through the political and artistic complexities of the 20th century, Arvo Pärt always sought to communicate the spiritual power that he sees as music’s essential purpose. Initially, this quest proved rather difficult as his native Estonia was squarely placed
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Württemberg Sonatas – Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Sonata Württemberg No. 2 in A Flat Major, Wq. 49/2, H. 31: III. Allegro From Württemberg Sonatas – Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (2015) Released by Harmonia Mundi C.P.E. Bach: Sonata Württemberg No. 2 in A Flat Major, Wq. 49/2, H.
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