March 03, 2009
The great conductor Bruno Walter once said that conductors should not be allowed to conduct Mozart until they were 50—they simply didn’t, in his view, have the depth of experience or understanding to appreciate the complexities of the music before then. Walter didn’t say this direc...
Giving Up Control
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February 21, 2009
Ave verum corpus natum de Maria Virgine, Hail, true Body, born of the Virgin Mary, vere passum, immolatum in cruce pro homine, truly suffered, sacrificed on the Cross for man, cuius latus perforatum unda fluxit et sanguine, from whose pierced side water flowed and blood, esto nobis praegu...
Deep Furrows
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February 16, 2009
This article by Terry Teachout speaks to the power of music. Evidently the U. S. Government used various musical selections to torture the Guantanamo Bay detainees. Teachout concludes, I nevertheless find it significant — and not a little comforting — that the titles on Reprieve’s ...
Immoderate
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Ryan Martin
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February 12, 2009
Mozart, Le Nozze di Figaro, E. Schrott, M. Persson, G. Finley, D. Röschmann, R. Shaham(released on April 29, 2008)Opus Arte DVD OA 0990 DThis DVD of David McVicar's first production of Mozart's Marriage of Figaro was recorded at Covent Garden in 2006. It is hard to recommend it over a more daring a...
Ionarts
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Charles T. Downey
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February 03, 2009
And speaking of Wagner, Mendelssohn, and the Jews, on a lighter note, there's this hilarious Kitchen Konversation courtesy of Matthew Guerrieri of Soho The Dog....
Sounds & Fury
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February 01, 2009
Filed under: Arts and Culture, Festivals and Events, Food and Drink, Stories, Austria, Video If Mozart was alive today, he'd be 253. January 27 was his birthday. I found that out this afternoon when my husband told me Mozart's Bakery and Piano Cafe, a lovely European-style bakery/restaurant in Colum...
Gadling
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Jamie Rhein
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January 15, 2009
By now, many have begun to break their heartfelt New Year’s resolutions. They may believe that, if they are dieting, they are the unfortunate victim of bad genes. If they are trying a new exercise regime, they may attribute their failure to their busy schedule. If they are trying to improve th...
Giving Up Control
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Barry Brownstein
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January 09, 2009
Prices listed where available AVENUE Allure Fridays, Friday; College Night, Thursday. 649 New York Ave. NW. 202-347-8100....
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January 02, 2009
Prices listed where available AVENUE Allure Fridays, Friday; College Night, Thursday. 649 New York Ave. NW. 202-347-8100....
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December 26, 2008
BAMBULE Ricardo Marlow and Miguel Bard, Friday-Saturday. 5225 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-966-0300....
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