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Nunes just recused himself from the chairmanship of the committee.
Perhaps this fiasco will begin to get on with the business of unearthing the scoundrels.
The nightmare of the Trump era continues.

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Henry..

Your reviews contain more of the "right words" than any reviewer I'm familiar with, and you could be writing for any publication that covers classical music concerts.
Keep up the fine work you do.
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Henry.. +Sorry for the delayed response. Your review, as always was beautifully written and quite accurate. Trifinov is a remarkable talent and so accomplished at this point, I wonder where he'll be a decade from now. A real treat to hear him playing the Schumann and Shostakovich gems. Hope to see y...

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http://www.dailykos.com/story/2017/3/31/1649051/-State-Dept-employees-have-been-instructed-not-to-speak-to-or-make-eye-contact-with-Rex-Tillerson?detail=email&link_id=1&can_id=7d0bd1d95c247744b2f4145b034d9a4f&source=email-state-dept-employees-have-been-instructed-not-to-speak-to-or-make-eye-contact...

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I can find no more convincing evidence of what a young musical giant of a pianist Trifinov is than the Verbier 2013 program on Medici.TV. He performs the Scriabin 2nd Sonata, The Liszt B Minor Sonata and the complete Chopin Preludes and the results left me completely breathless and overwhelmed. He i...

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I sent this to my good friend, Jeff Kallberg, who is a highly regarded Expert on all things Chopin and this is his response. "I’ve been following this story for a few weeks. I haven’t seen anyone from the Polish Chopin Museum weigh in, and they’re the ones with the technical know-how to sort this ou...

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My favorite tenor, singing one of the great arias ever composed for a tenor..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HavZY7v ... ED74CD846C

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9a1phByRPKo

Best short encore piece ever.

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From my perspective, the Wm.Schuman 3rd and the Hindemith E Flat symphonies are two works written in America during the same period that are superior to any of the aforementioned works. Len, check both these gems, both recorded by Bernstein and the NYPhilharmonic and I'll bet you'll agree with me. B...

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Before false equivalency we had journalists like H.L. Mencken: "As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House w...

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For those undecided.... traveled, jouncing through destruction brought largely by the furies howling from deep within The Donald. Trump on his own splendiforousness “No one RESPECTS WOMEN more than me.” “Nobody BUILDS WALLS better than me, believe me.” “MY IQ is one of the highest.” “Nobody knows mo...

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A fine and comprehensive editorial by the Post. This paragraph says it all for me.. "Mr. Trump, by contrast, has shown himself to be bigoted, ignorant, deceitful, narcissistic, vengeful, petty, misogynistic, fiscally reckless, intellectually lazy, contemptuous of democracy and enamored of America’s ...

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Thanks for posting this, Len.

It's hard to believe that this campaign has been able to sustain itself so long but I believe Trump has done more than enough to insure his defeat and probably injuring the GOP for years to come.

Thankfully, it'll be over on 30 days.

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Robert DiNero comments...

http://www.businessinsider.com/robert-d ... mp-2016-10

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The strike in Philadelphia is over. They signed a new contract and concerts will resume tomorrow.

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What a coup for Hillary..

http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/27/politics/ ... index.html

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Try this little gem from Sokolov..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8r5kecJfS2I

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Lance..

I believe Matsuev ranks in the top three of young pianists out there, along with Wang and Triponov.

He is a remarkable talent, indeed.

Best,

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One of the greatest comedic talents ever, he never failed to perform his roles at the highest level.

My sleeper film from Wilder has to be the Frisco Kid, a true classic.

Great artist and will always remain a very special man and actor supreme.

RIP.

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One of my very favorite works in all the repertoire. Check out YouTube and listen to Denis Matsuev give as great a performance of this masterpiece as I ever heard and there's very few I'm unfamiliar with. This is a brilliant artist, indeed. Also, his Schumann Symphonic Etudes are equally sensational...

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https://www.conservativedailyreview.com ... ing-found/

Aren't you shocked at this revelation?

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/pl ... 54a4049414

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Len.. We were there to see the Crucible on Sunday and thoroughly enjoyed it. I knew the play quite well and wondered how this powerhouse would be translated into an effective opera and I was more than pleased with how brilliantly Ward brought this to realty. Fine singing, excellent score, the orches...

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Len.. We were there to see the Crucible on Sunday and thoroughly enjoyed it. I knew the play quite well and wondered how this powerhouse would be translated into an effective opera and I was more than pleased with how brilliantly Ward brought this to realty. Fine singing, excellent score, the orches...

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John Francis..

I wish you could hear this recording and see if your comments remain the same.

best,

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He's trying desperately to deny the American people the reality of his tax returns. I assume that Hillary will nail him on this. http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/08/08/1558055/-Trump-says-if-he-releases-his-Tax-Returns-like-Romney-did-it-will-damage-his-campaign?detail=email&link_id=2&can_id=7d0bd...

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https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51vHlfcAqvL.jpg All of us know and love Callas's Norma, but was that really what Bellini had in mind when he wrote the opera? I'll admit readily that I'm not sure, especially since Callas is so imprinted in my memory, but I wonder. Bartoli is an extr...

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http://www.alternet.org/election-2016/w ... trainwreck

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The ship is slowly sinking..

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/6/6/ ... that-smart

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A conservative speaks out..

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/polit ... ments.html

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John..

I really like that Crooks and Liars site.

I include in my daily reading ..AlterNet, Consortium News, Huffington Post and Daily Kos. I do read National Review to try and keep balanced.

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John..

Here's the proper website..

http://crooksandliars.com/2016/07/trump ... -326974501

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As a veteran who has seen the brutality and horror of wa rmyself, it makes me angry beyond words to read the response by this disgraceful excuse for a man, and, incredibly, a candidate for the Presidency, who continues to lie, evade and show what a terribly flawed cretin he actually is. https://mail...

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How can the party and, even more so, the media refrain from jumping on this subject immediately? I'm certain the vast majority of Americans want to know this information. What goes? http://crooksandliars.com/2016/07/breaking-donald-trump-refuses-release-tax?utm_source=Crooks+and+Liars+Daily+Newslett...

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I'd put nothing implausible past Donald Trump's actions and although this relationship with Putin is certainly speculation, it may very well be true. Trump wants to reduce or eliminate our NATO involvement and Putin would be dancing on the streets of Moscow if that would come to pass. Imagining a Tr...

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This is their last shot and they have nothing left to try and defeat her. It won't work.

https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?hl=en ... 0c371ac7df

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http://crooksandliars.com/2016/07/1000- ... -326974501

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Like it or not, the Republican Party isn't going away. It is likely to keep control of the House of Representatives and many state and local governments, even with Trump dragging down the ticket. If the GOP is the enemy, it's not perverse to keep an eye on what the enemy is doing, or trying to do." ...

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http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/6/2/1533705/--Trump-literally-said-all-those-things?detail=emailb&link_id=9&can_id=7d0bd1d95c247744b2f4145b034d9a4f&source=email-the-press-responds-to-hillarys-epic-speech-and-it-is-awesome-3&email_referrer=the-press-responds-to-hillarys-epic-speech-and-it-is-awe...

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I agree with maestrob's comments about the Russell Sherman set, which is absolutely brilliant. My favorite recordings of the Beethoven 32 Sonatas is the fabulous lecture set by Andras Schiff, which reveals so much about the works that makes these masterpieces even more enjoyable to the listener than...

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This column hits the nail squarely on the head.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions ... story.html

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Yuja Wang gave a stunning performance of Brahms, Schumann and Beethoven this evening. When one looks at this very attractive young woman, it's easy to be distracted from this simple fact...she's a masterful artist. who plays with the technique of a Horowitz and the musical depth of great interpreter...

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This will be a major nail in the political coffin of Trump, who has showed, thanks to the media, a remarkable resilience to being squashed like a bug by his comments on endless serious issues. Let's watch his squirming campaign avoiding the tax return issues because he surely knows what this revelat...

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Len.. you said, "I'm not sure it's fixable, though, but the Met just needs more good singers. Where to find them? - that is the question." Here are some current artists at the Met, beyond Kaufmann and Netrebko who I would respectfully suggest are far more skilled than "good singers". Tenors.. Fabian...

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This is a must read. Best summary of the real world we Americans face after he ascended to the top of the Republican party.

http://www.alternet.org/election-2016/7 ... 055895&t=2

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http://www.cbsnews.com/news/lindsey-gra ... other-911/

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I'm interested in knowing how our esteemed Forum members rank this work by Albeniz against other compositions for the keyboard. I consider this a masterpiece of the highest order and can think of no single work that equals it in the literature. If you had to select just one work or the piano, do you...

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Henry..

Great review, as always. Sorry I missed this concert.

Hope to see you at the Cooper recital.

Best,

Cliftwood

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http://www.nationalmemo.com/excerpt-tru ... invention/

What a fine President he'll make.

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"I've been saying this for months. Conservative radio host John Ziegler accuses Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh, and even Matt Drudge, of supporting the unelectable Donald Trump in order to keep up ratings. "Liberals are going to be very happy with what Sean Hannity did in his own self-interest." Ziegle...

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