Monthly Archives: November 2008

30 Nov

Exporatorium

Exporatorium

Today I re-visited the Exploratorium, an interactive science museum in San Francisco. I say “revisit” because it was some 16 years ago that I visited …

 
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26 Nov

Carbonelli: Sonatas for Violin

Carbonelli: Sonatas for Violin

I recently acquired a new recording by Helene Schmitt of music by Giovanni Stefano Carbonelli. The composer was born at the end of the 17th …

 
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26 Nov

Le Roux: Pièces de Clavecin

Le Roux: Pièces de Clavecin

Christophe Rousset, Pièces de clavecin, Gaspard le Roux (Decca L’Oiseau-Lyre). What would happen if you took some of the more complex sonorities of Bach’s keyboard works, …

 
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13 Nov

Bach – IGA

Bach – IGA

Wow! BWV 1063 is a piece for three keyboards. I also have one or more versions for three violins, which works… here’s a stand-out peformance …

 
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13 Nov

Telemann – Il giardino Armonico

Telemann – Il giardino Armonico

Does it ever get any better than this? This is my favorite movement of all of Telemann’s Paris Quartets, and this is preformed superbly! Great find …

 
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12 Nov

Ignazio Albertini: Sonates

Ignazio Albertini: Sonates

I recently picked up the recording by Hélène Schmitt of Ignacio Albertini’s sonatas for violin and continuo (Alpha). Both the composer and performer here were …

 
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05 Nov

Dress

Dress

I’m very pleased with many outcomes from the November 4th election. But I must agree, the dress Mrs. Obama wore Tuesday night wasn’t great. I …

 
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03 Nov

Beach Ball of Death

Beach Ball of Death

Did you know the so-called “Beach Ball of Death” on Macs is actually a killer vegetable?

 
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