27.3.07

Music as Propaganda in Washington and New York

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This week I have had the chance to see two propaganda concerts in the span of three days – which, as an eager proponent of more cultural dip...

Auryn Quartett, Finishing Up at FAES

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Not only the audience, but also the performers wanted to thank the organizer behind the Foundation for Advanced Education in the Sciences c...

Chantry Premieres New Edition of Allegri's "Miserere"

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Gregorio Allegri (1582-1652) Chantry offered audiences in D.C. and Silver Spring a program called “Holy Week in Renaissance Rome,” an uplif...
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26.3.07

From Uchida With Love: Mozart in New York

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Although classical radio in Washington has brought about an unexpected Haydn-renaissance on the airwaves (those 20-minute symphonies must ma...

Quiz Time

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An irresistible quiz from Soho the Dog -- 1. Name an opera you love for the libretto, even though you don't particularly like the music....
25.3.07

Camerata Ireland and Barry Douglas

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Available at Amazon: Prokofiev, Piano Sonatas 2/7, Various works, Barry Douglas (1991) Back in my undergraduate years, my fellow piano stude...

In Brief

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Here is your regular Sunday dosage of interesting items, from Blogville and beyond: Fred Himebaugh directed me to this episode of Saint Pau...
24.3.07

Perahia's Goldberg Variations

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Available at Amazon: J. S. Bach, Goldberg Variations , Murray Perahia, piano (released on October 3, 2000) Last year, Jens and I published a...