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Brahms no. 2 is better but Brahms no. 1 is greater
Paraphrasing G.K. Chesterton's assessment of one of Dickens' late works ("Bleak House is not certainly Dickens's best book; but perhaps it is his best novel") I would venture to say that of the two...
View ArticleSmouldering cigarettes and stubby fingers
I've done a few posts in the past about dressing rooms, those places behind the scenes where artists warm up, dress up, and psych themselves up to walk out on-stage. I'm in Cleveland this week with...
View ArticleDavid Zinman's quiet Zurich exit at the Proms last night
Saying goodbye is never easy, especially if it marks the end of a near-20 year relationship. So I was expecting tears, hugs, high emotion at the Prom when David Zinman said goodbye to the venerable...
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