“Good taste is the worst vice ever invented.” ― Edith Sitwell *** Handel – Water Music, HWV 350, Suite No. 3 in G Major: Rigaudon
Tag: classical music
A 4th
An American in Paris is a jazz-influenced orchestral piece by American composer George Gershwin written in 1928. It was inspired by the time that Gershwin had spent in
Sunday Baroque
“Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything.” – Plato *** Francesco Saverio Geminiani (baptised
“An Other-Worldy Airiness”
Remember what it was like to try to contact a friend, relative or loved one by phone and their line was busy? Probably not, unless
I Shook The Hand That Never Shook Rachmaninov’s Hand
When I was 18 years old, 44 years ago, working as a cook in a local hospital, a white mustached, gruff-looking man, who was also
Moving Into Ourselves
If you’re not old enough to remember, believe it or not there was a time when Americans didn’t spend half their days being brainwashed into
Dispatches from the Asylum 