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Monthly Archives: March 2018
Something for Thursday
A very young Judy Garland–even before she would travel over that rainbow–sings to a photograph of Clark Gable.
Tone Poem Tuesday
Max Reger was a late-Romantic era composer who isn’t heard a lot these days, owing to his reputation of having written mostly very dense works that aren’t the easiest listens in the world. I’m all for difficult listening, but I’m … Continue reading
Running Hound
I’ve always found it hard to get really nice pictures of Cane as he’s running. From certain angles a greyhound running is a magical thing, but from others they look like a randomized collection of overlong limbs flailing in every … Continue reading
Something for Thursday
It’s been a busy week…but not so busy that we can’t take some time for Itzhak Perlman playing Bizet by way of Pablo de Sarasate.
Something for Friday
Sorry I didn’t get around to posting yesterday, but here is a bit of film music from a movie that is one of the better ones out there at depicting the sense of wonder and grandeur in the universe that … Continue reading
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Three One Four
It’s Pi Day, everyone! It is also Albert Einstein’s birthday and, sadly, this year’s edition marks the passing of Stephen Hawking, about which I’ll have more to say later. But for now, let’s celebrate Pi! Calculate Pi yourself! NASA’s Pi … Continue reading
Tone Poem Tuesday
Film music is often rearranged by the composers into suites that make for better performance in concert settings, and this is one of the better ones. I had this performance on a cassette tape many moons ago, but I never … Continue reading
Something for Thursday
In honor of Roger’s birthday, in which he turned 65, here is Camille Saint-Saens’s Septet for piano, trumpet, and strings. Why this piece? Because it’s Saint-Saens’s Opus 65! Happy birthday, Roger! (It was actually yesterday, but I couldn’t do Something … Continue reading
Tone Poem Tuesday
There’s always something fascinating about obscure Beethoven. You can’t help listening to it, trying to find hints of the staggering genius that would craft some of the greatest works of art in human history, and not just musical art. You can hear … Continue reading
Bad Joke Friday
Stolen from Tumblr…. Artist credit