Bruckner Symphony no. 8 1st Mov. 1/2 Karajan VPO 1979 (by shostakk)
Recent music purchases on plastic discs (by Jose C Silva).
Despite the digital music revolution, sometimes it still makes sense to buy little plastic discs with data on them.
Plans for tonight (by Jose C Silva).
When one gives up (gets rid of…) most television, one has a lot of time for quality music, improving books, writing… all with time to really appreciate tea.
MTT and Jeremy Denk on Henry Cowell’s Piano Concerto (by sfsymphony)
As I peered over the edge of the box and (as always) contemplated pre-concert suicide—would my plunge attract more publicity than Yuja Wang’s dress at the Hollywood Bowl?
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Well, Mr. Denk, if you wear a dress, I guarantee that will attract much more publicity than Yuja ♡♡♡♡♡ Wang’s exposed thighs. |
ANDREAS SCHOLL: The Theorbo (by MusicaVivaAustralia)
Tonight’s movie: Keeping Score. (It’s short, so I think I’ll make tonight a double feature.)
Alas, Netflix only has one of the nine Keeping Score documentaries filmed at the San Francisco Symphony, the first (Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony). The San Francisco Public Library has the entire collection, but the state of their DVDs is usually pitiful.
The seating chart for the Nashville’s rendition of the Ives Universe Symphony (via Alex Ross: The Rest Is Noise: The Universe comes together). They brought in a 300Lb bell:
This talk juxtaposes paintings, decorated pianos, and music rooms with recorded musical examples to explore the kinship of the “sister arts.” It ends with discussion of a musical satire of the Movement, Gilbert and Sullivan’s operetta Patience.
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| — | Going to the city on a Saturday is a really annoying proposition, but this lecture looks interesting: Music, Muses and Divas: Special Lectures | Legion of Honor |
Obviously an essential purchase: Karajan 1960s - Karajan - Catalogue - Deutsche Grammophon.
Added May 9, 2012: Amazon just listed it as a pre-order for $485. That’s about $6 per CD, with the book thrown in for free.
Hauschka Prepares the Piano, by Hilary Hahn (by hilaryhahnvideos)
Michael Tilson Thomas: Music and emotion through time (by TEDtalksDirector)
