George Bellows – The Color of the Changing World
Comments Off on George Bellows – The Color of the Changing WorldJuly 13, 2013 by Admin
I recently saw a lovely documentary about the paintings of George Bellows. I had seen several of his works in …
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Symphonic Masterpiece – Mozetich’s Affairs of the Heart
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Two years ago, while in Montreal’s extraordinary Archambault music store, I asked the clerk for some suggestions of Canadian classical …
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Peri Mauer’s Life on Earth for Chamber Orchestra Reviewed by Sandra Coffin
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Life on Earth, for chamber orchestra Peri Mauer – composer, conductor, cellist Music With a View 2013 Flea Theater, NYC …
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Symphonic Masterpieces – The Music of Goffredo Petrassi
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Do you know the Concertos for Orchestra of Goffredo Petrassi? If not, why not? If you don’t, here’s a chance …
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The “Orchestra” and Cat Cartoons of George Booth – With the Odd Dog
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Some readers may know, or may have divined from a number of my previous posts, that I am involved with …
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The Winners of the Ibla Grand Prize International Music Competition – Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, May 2, 2013 –
Comments Off on The Winners of the Ibla Grand Prize International Music Competition – Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, May 2, 2013 –June 15, 2013 by Admin
In a time when many public institutions and long established traditions are under almost contact pressure from political and economic …
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The New York Repertory Orchestra in Concert on May 18 – A Review by Andrew Rudin
Comments Off on The New York Repertory Orchestra in Concert on May 18 – A Review by Andrew RudinMay 27, 2013 by Admin
Under the expert and poetic leadership of conductor David Leibowitz, the New York Repertory Orchestra presented a challenging and satisfying …
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Giorgio de Chirico and the Nostalgia of Infinity
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The title is not original. It is what I take to be an English translation of Nostalgia dell’infinito. I find …
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Symphonic Masterpiece – Stravinsky’s Symphony of Psalms
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If you think that Igor Stravinsky’s work was defined only by the magnificent rush and tempest of The Rite of …
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The Cartoons of Peter Arno
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Peter Arno (January 8, 1904 – February 22, 1968) was an American cartoonist. Born Curtis Arnoux Peters, Jr. in New …
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