A great Mental Health Break today from Andrew Sullivan. This one goes out to all the nice guys who finished last.
Author: Samuel Hooper
The View From Your Window
From Andrew Sullivan’s The Dish.
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Trick-or-treating:
Brits vs Americans, courtesy of A Bit Of Fry And Laurie.
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Music For The Day
Prelude in D flat major, the “Raindrop Prelude” No. 15 Op. 28 by Frederic Chopin:
Performed here by Vladimir Horowitz.
Horowitz has never been a favourite pianist of mine; in all honesty, I have somewhat resented the fame and recognition that his name elicits to the detriment of pianists that I consider far superior. However, it is nearly always the case that pianists excel in the interpretation of repertoire by particular composers, and Horowitz’s affinity for the music of Chopin is both arresting and undeniable.
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Music For The Day
Prelude no. 10 in G flat major, Op.23, by Sergei Rachmaninoff:
Tender and wistful, with a hint of that Russian romanticism only really shining through towards the end, this piece makes quite a contrast to some of the more bombastic preludes in the cycle. And the cadence at the end, the final two chords, are beautiful, like a book being closed at the end of a bedtime story.
The prelude is performed here, as were previous examples of Rachmaninoff preludes on this blog, by pianist Vladimir Ashkenazy.
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