[youtube.com/watch?v=63oajipOvTU]
Published on May 2, 2014
MUST WATCH Talk by Prof. Noam Chomsky Remembering the Vietnam War.
Date – 2005
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Published on May 2, 2014
MUST WATCH Talk by Prof. Noam Chomsky Remembering the Vietnam War.
Date – 2005
Posted in Educational, FILM, IN THE SPOTLIGHT, MEMORIES, MY TAKE ON THINGS, ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS, PEOPLE AND PLACES HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY, Uncategorized, YouTube/SoundCloud: Music, Special Interest
Tagged Central Intelligence Agency, Conflicts and Wars, History, massachusetts institute of technology, Noam Chomsky, Noam Chomsky Noam Chomsky, North Vietnam, United States, Vietnam War
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Published on May 7, 2014
Recorded during pre-concert rehearsal at Torroella de Montgri April 17 2014 .
Your next best chance to hear it live :
Paris, May 21, 2014 , Salle Gaveau
http://www.sallegaveau.com/la-saison/…
Special thanks to http://www.jorquerapianos.com/ for one of the best pianos I ever encountered
Posted in Educational, FILM, IN THE SPOTLIGHT, MEMORIES, MY TAKE ON THINGS, PEOPLE AND PLACES HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY, SPIRITUALITY, Uncategorized, YouTube/SoundCloud: Music, Special Interest
Tagged Bach Busoni Chaconne, Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis, Chaconne in D minor, Johann Sebastian Bach, Keyboard, Ludwig van Beethoven, Music, Paris, Piano, Salle Gaveau, Torroella de Montgri, Valentina Lisitsa
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Published on Aug 1, 2012
The Slavonic Dances are a series of 16 orchestral pieces composed by Antonín Dvořák in 1878 and 1886 and published in two sets as Opus 46 and Opus 72 respectively; they were inspired by Johannes Brahms‘s own Hungarian Dances.
The types of dances upon which Dvořák based his music include the furiant, the dumka, the polka, the sousedská, the skočná, the mazurka, the odzemek, the špacírka, the kolo and the polonaise.
Opus 46
0:00 No. 1 in C major: Presto (Furiant)
3:38 No. 2 in E minor: Allegretto scherzando (Dumka)
8:21 No. 3 in A-flat major: Poco allegro (Polka)
12:31 No. 4 in F major: Tempo di Minuetto (Sousedská)
20:19 No. 5 in A major: Allegro vivace (Skočná)
23:31 No. 6 in D major: Allegretto scherzando (Sousedská)
28:05 No. 7 in C minor: Allegro assai (Skočná)
31:19 No. 8 in G minor: Presto (Furiant)
Opus 72
34:58 No. 1 (9) in B major: Molto vivace (Odzemek)
38:33 No. 2 (10) in E minor: Allegretto grazioso (Starodávný)
43:42 No. 3 (11) in F major: Allegro (Skočná)
46:51 No. 4 (12) in D-flat major: Allegretto grazioso (Dumka)
51:48 No. 5 (13) in B-flat minor: Poco adagio (Špacírka)
54:08 No. 6 (14) in B-flat major: Moderato, quasi Minuetto (Starodávný -“Ancient”-)
57:43 No. 7 (15) in C major: Allegro vivace (Kolo)
1:00:51 No. 8 (16) in A-flat major: Grazioso e lento, ma non troppo, quasi tempo di Valse (Sousedská)
No copyright infringement intended. The rights of this song/composition go to their respective owners.
**I’m talking about the recordings**
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Tagged Antonín Dvořák, Furiant, hungarian dances, Johannes Brahms, Opus 46, Slavonic Dance, Slavonic Dances, Sousedská, Tempo, Špacírka
[youtube.com/watch?v=ZXC3p8p6RKU]
Published on Jul 5, 2012
Three Botticelli Pictures (Trittico Botticelliano)
0:01 = The Spring (La Primavera)
5:32 = The Adoration of the Magi (L’adorazione dei Magi)
14:09 = The Birth of Venus (La nascita di Venere)
In this 1990 studio recording, Tamás Vásáry conducts the Bournemouth Sinfonietta. This recording is owned by Chandos.
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If you’re interested in buying the CD/MP3, it is available at ArkivMusic:
http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/D…
And at Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Respighi-Birds-…
The CD/MP3 also includes Respighi’s The Birds and Adagio con variazioni.
I’ve already uploaded Respighi’s Adagio on my channel:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ng0iEi…
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Here are the links to the images (which aren’t mine) featured in this video:
0:22 = http://www.publicdomainpictures.net/v…
3:01 = http://www.publicdomainpictures.net/v…
5:35 = http://www.publicdomainpictures.net/v…
9:08 = http://www.publicdomainpictures.net/v…
10:17 = http://www.publicdomainpictures.net/v…
11:24 = http://www.publicdomainpictures.net/v…
14:14 = http://www.publicdomainpictures.net/v…
16:55 = http://www.publicdomainpictures.net/v…
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Tagged arkivmusic, Birth of Venus, Botticelli Pictures, bournemouth sinfonietta, La Primavera, ottorino respighi, Primavera, Respighi, TAMÁS VÁSÁRY, Tempo, The Adoration of the Magi, Trittico Botticelliano
May 8 |
Posted in Educational, IN THE SPOTLIGHT, MY TAKE ON THINGS, PEOPLE AND PLACES HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY, SPIRITUALITY, Uncategorized
Tagged Christianity, Jesus, Maria Magdalen, Peter, Peter of Tarentaise, Religion and Spirituality, Saint of the Day St. Peter of Tarantaise, st peter, Terminal emulator, Victor Maurus
According to legend, there was a large stone that blocked off the entrance to hell. One night Satan tried to steal the stone; on his way through Cornwall, England, he was intercepted by the Archangel Michael, who forced him to drop the stone and flee. The town where he dropped it was called Helston (from Hellstone). The people of Helston continue to celebrate the Archangel’s victory with the Helston Flora Day. The day’s festivities include the “Furry dance,” which is performed in the streets by men in top hats and women in fancy dresses, and a trip to the woods in search of flowers and leaves. More… Discuss
It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.
Upton Sinclair (1878-1968) Discuss
Umeki was an Academy Award-winning, Japanese-born actress best known for her roles as Katsumi in the 1957 film Sayonara and as Mrs. Livingston, the housekeeper, in the TV series The Courtship of Eddie’s Father. In 1958, she became the first Asian performer to win an Academy Award when she won an Oscar for her role in Sayonara. She also played the role of Mei Li in both the Broadway and film versions of Flower Drum Song. Where did Umeki begin her performing career? More… Discuss
Known today as the “father of modern chemistry,” Lavoisier was among the first to use quantitative methods in chemical investigations. He stated the first version of the Law of Conservation of Mass, named oxygen and discovered its role in combustion, and helped to construct the metric system. Lavoisier also worked to improve economic and social conditions in France. He was beheaded during the Reign of Terror because, as a member of the farmers general, one of his duties was to do what? More… Discuss
Posted in BOOKS, Educational, IN THE SPOTLIGHT, MEMORIES, PEOPLE AND PLACES HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY, Uncategorized
Tagged Antoine Lavoisier, chemical investigations, Chemistry, Conservation of mass, father of modern chemistry, Ferme générale, France, guillotine, Lavoisier, Law of Conservation of Mass, quantitative methods, reign of terror
The mythical unicorn may have been inspired in part by real-life creatures—members of the extinct genus Elasmotherium, comprising single-horned, giant rhinoceroses that roamed what is now Siberia and southern Russia during the Pleistocene ice age, which began 1.8 million years ago. Having some of the attributes of horses, they were herbivorous like most other rhinoceroses and had molar teeth that never stopped growing. How long were their supposedly enormous horns? More… Discuss
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Tagged Arts -Architecture, sculpture, Authorized King James Version, Elasmotherium, extinct genus Elasmotherium, Horn, Indian Rhinoceros, mythical unicorn, Rhinoceros, rhinoceroses, Siberia, Unicorn, Unicorns
Definition: | (noun) The quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech. |
Synonyms: | forthrightness, frankness, directness |
Usage: | While I appreciate candor, sometimes a little white lie is necessary to protect a person’s feelings. Discuss. |
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Tagged Blackberry, Google, Kevin Durant, noun, research, Speech synthesis, Speech Technology, William Ellery Channing