The Sequidilla Près des remparts de Séville from Carmen performed by Risë Stevens and Jan Peerce. Pourquoi? Because it jumped out of my subconscious at 11am and stayed with me all day.
The Dream Machine
Interesting article about sleep and dreams. – “A cascade of new findings, in animals and humans, suggest that sleep plays a critical role in flagging and storing important memories, both intellectual and physical, and perhaps in seeing subtle connections that were invisible during waking…”
Heifetz Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso
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Heifetz performing Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso by Saint-Saens. From the film “They Shall Have Music.”
Previously: Ivry Gitlis Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso
Jean Genet
“A composer lets me hear a song that has always been shut up silent within me.” –Jean Genet
Peerce and Merrill
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Tenor Jan Peerce and baritone Robert Merrill sing the famous duet “Le minaccie, i fieri accenti” from Verdi’s La Forza del Destino.
Swearing at Work
Levittown at 60
Allen Telescope Array
The Allen radio telescope array in Hat Creek, California will help scientists look for phenomena like black holes, dark galaxies and signals from extra-terrestrial life.
Glenn Gould at Work
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Recording the Italian Concerto.