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Brian, thanks for the info.

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It's not clear from the article: Where will the NY Philharmonic perform during the 2021-22 season? I'm assuming that by the Fall of 2021, audiences will be allowed in concert halls and theaters in NYC.

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cliftwood wrote: ↑
Thu Apr 01, 2021 10:53 pm
Happy to return to CMG after a long absence. A special hello to maestro and Ricordanza.

Good to hear from you! I hope to see you at future PCMS recitals.

By the way, did you notice that Angela Hewitt's Fazioli has 4 pedals? It appears that the 4th pedal is an additional type of soft pedal.

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The press conference (this morning AEDT) - when he was asked questions about gun control, in particular - was weird and embarrassing. And he says he'll run again in 2024!! We have been discussing this with friends and relatives, who have real concerns about his performance and that President Biden ...

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david johnson wrote: ↑
Wed Mar 24, 2021 2:19 am
DC should remain a district.

Why? Do you have an objection that you could share with us, other than the fact that most D.C. voters hold political views that are different than yours?

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Best wishes on your birthday, to my fellow New Jersey resident.

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For those who are interested:

https://www.thegilmore.org/event/angela-hewitt/

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To start, organizations should reject the uncritical valorization of white composers of the past who appropriated Black or Indigenous musical styles — Dvorak, for example, or George Gershwin — as if programming their work comes at no cost to composers of color, past and present. The editor in me gr...

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An intriguing proposal from an always interesting conservative writer. I share virtually all of the tenets he spells out. However, his ideas and my ideas on what constitutes "sensible regulation," for example, would probably keep us in separate political parties. America Could Use a Liberal Party T...

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My wife and I had our first Pfizer shots on February 17 and our second shots on March 10. I had very slight arm soreness after the first shot, but otherwise, neither of us had any adverse reaction.

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I knew those are people that....truly respect law enforcement, would never do anything to break a law

He's not only racist, he's delusional!

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Some of Ansermet's views were highly repugnant. Although he was one of the first classical musicians to take jazz seriously, praising Sidney Bechet in 1919, his comments on atonality and Schoenberg are repulsive and anti-Semitic. According to Wikipedia: In Ansermet's book, Les fondements de la musi...

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I have a confession: Until I read this article, I didn't know that live human beings still inhabited Easter Island. I thought that the only current inhabitants were the huge stone statues. So now I've learned something. By the way, I listened to a couple of the sound samples from her album--she's a ...

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In the past couple of years, the Philadelphia Orchestra has made a special effort to program works by female and African-American composers. Florence Price, who lived from 1887 to 1953, happens to fit both categories. But after hearing a performance of her “Piano Concerto in One Movement,” it’s clea...

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We Get Lucky On Covid Vaccine Tues night we got a call on an automated system that Sue could get her first dose of Moderna on Fri 9AM-on Thurs the snow came and we thought we'd have to cancel but the snowplow guy came early and we were able to make the appointment-once there Sue asked at the desk i...

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As a long-time subscriber to New York Magazine, I'm familiar with the name. However, his articles in that magazine were almost exclusively about opera, so I rarely read his work (I'm more attuned to instrumental music).

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Most states have relied on National Guard personnel to help respond to the pandemic, including assisting with vaccine distribution and even putting shots in arms. The Biden administration recently announced that it would open 100 new vaccination sites around the country, operated by the Federal Eme...

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But, as we have long agreed, nothing replaces actually being in the room. I concur, and I'm anxious to resume going to concerts in Philadelphia--piano recitals, chamber ensembles, and the Philadelphia Orchestra. In the meantime, here's my next digital concert. It will be available from February 18t...

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Today's Philadelphia Inquirer featured an article describing how the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society has, in some ways, prospered during the pandemic: Digital shows have brought in 10 times the audience for Philly’s PCMS, real money, and maybe a new business model by Peter Dobrin, Posted: Februar...

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Orchestre de la Suisse Italienne

Any relation to Orchestre de la Suisse Romande?

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He has today reportedly hired 2 new ones, who perhaps have convinced him to use only the " unconstitutional impeachment " defense rather than " stolen election" defense, as he may have been shocked when the other 5 quit.And 2 who may be working pro bono in hopes of other GOP business or PR.But the ...

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Liking a comment suggesting the 2018 massacre of students in Parkland, Fla., was a “false flag” and calling a student gun-control activist who attended the school “little Hitler” Claiming much the same thing about the 2012 school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Conn. Greene responded ...

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But as the presiding officer, Mr. Leahy could issue rulings on key questions around the admissibility of evidence and whether a trial of a former president is even allowed under the Constitution. (Mr. Leahy is also still expected to have a vote in the trial, like other senators.) ..... Mr. Leahy’s ...

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Based on what I've heard from others, I should consider myself fortunate: I was able to get an appointment at a nearby "mega-site" in Southern New Jersey for February 17. Great news! I have family who live in that region, so would also appreciate knowing how you did that, if you can spare the time!...

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Based on what I've heard from others, I should consider myself fortunate: I was able to get an appointment at a nearby "mega-site" in Southern New Jersey for February 17.

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The Capitol riot has ended the notion that the president’s hardcore base was motivated by economic anxiety. It has always been about race.

This has been my view of the Trump movement since the start of his campaign in 2015. "Make America Great Again" is code for "Make America White Again."

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Something worth remembering - as clearly you have. Do you remember the lady? Yes, I remember Lisa G. And I remember when I picked her up at her parents' apartment, and I told her mother where we were going, her mother gave me a peculiar look and made some comment about what "PDQ" stood for. I guess...

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Strangely, the Wikipedia page states that he gave his New York concerts in Avery Fisher Hall, but I never saw him there, only in Carnegie. I saw Peter Schickele/PDQ Bach at Avery Fisher Hall (I believe it was still called Philharmonic Hall at the time). This was in 1967 or 1968, and it was my first...

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The intellectual side of me supports the rule of law and the 8th Amendment's prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment.

The emotional side of me calls for a similar punishment for the human perpetrator that this poor creature endured.

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Yes, Hank, thank you! I found the Bridge Sonata posted on her website linked below, along with 5 other videos of her playing. Unfortunately, her CD that is pictured above is not available on amazon for streaming, so I will try to look elsewhere for the balance. Here is the Clarke Sonata (different ...

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https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/71WjXiJjzHL._SL1200_.jpg I first heard Rebecca Clarke's Viola Sonata (arranged for cello) on the radio, played by a different cellist. This piece made an immediate impression on me, which was only strengthened on second hearing when I acquired this r...

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Harris, my best wishes to you on your milestone birthday! I hope that there are many more to follow, and I look forward to seeing you again at PCMS concerts.

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Here's a link to last night's broadcast:

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/igor-levit ... 021-01-03/

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Rach3 wrote: ↑
Mon Dec 28, 2020 6:12 pm
I believe Ricordanza here has attended a live recital (?).

Yes, Steve, I attended a recital by the Masons last December and posted a review:

http://www.classicalmusicguide.com/view ... =3&t=50650

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Well, it wasn't today, but two days ago. Most of the snow had melted and the weather was mild enough to get me out of the house for a long walk in the neighborhood. My companion for the walk was this album: some of Chopin's greatest works played by one of the leading Chopin interpreters of our time....

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In his recently posted video, Trump has called for increasing the individual payment from $600 to $2,000, while slamming several spending provisions, including the payments to cultural institutions described above. So what will happen? Your guess is as good as mine.

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Thanks for posting. I liked your piece.

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https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/81re2j3x6hL._SX425_.jpg On Wednesday, December 16, in honor of Beethoven's 250th, I played one of my old LP's: Rudolf Serkin's performance of the Piano Concerto No. 4 with Eugene Ormandy conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra. Looking at this record b...

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There's a little back story with this, so bear with me while I explain. The "Classical Masterpieces" channel of Music Choice was playing on the TV while I was in another room. I heard the familiar strains of the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto and, when the violin entered, heard some particularly fine p...

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Thanks, Don and Brian, for the good wishes.
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OK, here is the letter to the editor The title put up by the NY Poat editors is "Canceling Classics ". "As a lifelong classical musician and an unabashed liberal , I found Jonathan Tobin's article on the alleged threat of 'wokesters' to the immortal Ludwig van Beethoven and classical music in gener...

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THEHORN wrote: ↑
Tue Dec 08, 2020 5:06 pm

I wrote a letter to them by email saying who ridiculous all of this is , and by golly, they printed it !

I'd like to read that letter. Can you post it here?

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And then there's this disgraceful recommendation as to what should happen to him. Regards, Len :( :( :( Trump attorney issues call for violence against former election cybersecurity official Anderson Cooper 360 Appearing on The Howie Carr radio show, Trump campaign attorney Joe diGenova said that f...

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Last night, I watched an interview on 60 Minutes of Christopher Krebs, the Homeland Security official who was fired by Trump for saying that the 2020 election was the most secure in history. He is described as a life-long Republican. After watching that interview, I had one reaction--Biden should hi...

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Not that the Times is flawless of course, and I was very disturbed at the sacking of the opinion editor after some staff rebelled about the Cotton oped. That disturbed me as well. The Times' explanation said that the Cotton piece shouldn't have run because it didn't meet their "standards," but they...

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Whenever the New York Times published an article critical of Trump (or a factual article that he perceived as critical), Trump would respond by Tweet or during a speech and invariably refer to the newspaper as "the failing New York Times." Well, that newspaper hasn't failed yet. In fact, Trump has b...

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Lance, I share your pain. Every day, we get calls on our landline from telemarketers, scams, etc. I don't pick up if I don't recognize the caller, but that doesn't solve the problem. On non-work days, I usually settle into a comfortable chair in the late afternoon and try to doze off for a while. In...

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Thanks for posting this article, Len. I was fortunate to hear Sheku in concert last December, along with his sister Isata, and reported on it here:

http://www.classicalmusicguide.com/view ... =3&t=50650

I hope his next tour across the pond includes Philadelphia.

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https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91joSkBUlWL._SS500_.jpg Yesterday, thanks to the "Music Choice - Classical Masterpieces" channel on my cable TV, I heard for the first time Alexandre Guilmant's Symphony for Organ and Orchestra No. 2. Normally, I'm not a fan of organ music. Too often, the composi...

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I understand and agree with the sentiment expressed in this column, but I must admit that I have a problem with the question, Are you OK? Let's take the example of the woman on the sidewalk, in tears while she spoke on the phone. If I had gone up to her and asked, Are you OK?, I would expect her to ...

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