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Rachmaninoff at 150: The Towering Third
If you remember the movie Shine, for which Geoffrey Rush won an Oscar, you may remember something of the reputation of Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concert No. 3 in D minor. I’m no concert pianist–hell, I’m not a pianist of any kind, so … Continue reading
Tone Poem Tuesday: Rachmaninoff at 150, the many lives of “Vocalise”
There are some pieces of music that take on lives of their own, extending far beyond their origins to become something bigger. Rachmaninoff wrote a song cycle in 1915 called 14 Romances, op. 34. We’ve already noted that Rachmaninoff was … Continue reading
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Writing in a hotel room
Never a day without lines, friends. Never a day without lines.
A snoozing puppy
It’s a dreary, rainy, overcast day where we are. In that spirit, here’s Carla. This is from the other night. She didn’t even let the laptop cord hanging across her head bother her.
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Rachmaninoff at 150: Not an easy interview, that Sergei (but who would be, over breakfast?)
One thing I’ve discovered in reading a lot about Sergei Rachmaninoff over the last few months is that while he led a rich inner life, he didn’t really like to talk much about it. Interviews with him tended to be … Continue reading
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Something for Thursday: Rachmaninoff at 150
The last major piece of chamber music Rachmaninoff wrote was the Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, and what a work it is. I’ve only discovered it in the last few months, but it’s been slowly creeping toward … Continue reading
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Ingenuity
NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter has completed its 50th flight on Mars. Keep on flying, Ingenuity!
Rachmaninoff at 150: Six Romances
Of all the various forms of classical music that composers have indulged over the last few hundred years, the one about which I know the least is almost certainly the art song. These works, for voice and piano, have never … Continue reading
Land of the “free”, home of the “brave”
Land of the free…except for reading what you want to read, teaching your kids what you want to teach, seeking the medical care you and your doctor think you need. Home of the brave…unless you’re a cop who is “frightened … Continue reading
Mr. Klepper speaks
Someone asked Jordan Klepper for his most memorable moment from all of his “Man on the Street” interviews of MAGA types, and his answer gives some fascinating food for thought: