Imagine my surprise when the first song I listened to this morning was “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.” And a whole lotta twinkling at that. Because it wasn’t just the one version of the world-famous nursery rhyme. It was 12. I didn’t know the tune had been around since Mozart’s time. So I let my fingers […]
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Of Tasty Sandwiches and Twinkling Stars (Piano Music, Box 9)
March 12th, 2010 · No Comments · 12 Variations in C, 12 Variations in E flat, A.E. Grétry, A.L. Baudron, Ah vous dirai-je Maman, Antoine-Laurent Baudron, Box 9: Piano Music, Eight Variations in F, Giovanni Paisiello, Ingrid Haebler, K265, K352, K353, K354, K398, Mozart at 22, Mozart at 25, Mozart at 26, Panera Bread, Paris (1778), Six Variations in F, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Vienna (1781-2), Vienna (June 1781), Vienna (March 1782)
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Of Clubs and Company (Symphonies, Box 1)
December 19th, 2009 · No Comments · Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields, Box 1: Symphonies, K202, K297, K318, K319, Mozart at 18, Mozart at 22, Mozart at 23, Paris (1778), Salzburg (April 26 1779), Salzburg (July 9 1779), Salzburg (May 5 1774), Sir Neville Marriner, Symphony No. 30, Symphony No. 31, Symphony No. 32, Symphony No. 33
Another whirlwind day. Not Mozart whirlwind. But Bill whirlwind, which is bad enough. The morning was spent sipping a venti Americano, munching on an apple fritter, and driving around to visit the big “clubs” in town – Sam’s Club and Costco. The afternoon was spent finishing a client project. The evening was spent entertaining my […]
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