Who would Russia bomb in Syria?

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‘Assad must go’ to ensure IS defeat

‘Assad must go’ to ensure IS defeat http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-34393523

BBC iPlayer sidesteps Adobe’s Flash

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Electricity from the air – Drayson’s big idea

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United Nations raises Palestinian flag

United Nations raises Palestinian flag http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-34398174

United Nations raises Palestinian flag

United Nations raises Palestinian flag http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-34398174

No shutdown: House approves bill to keep government open

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No shutdown: House approves bill to keep government open

Pope Francis and Sir Richard Branson appeal for Oklahoma inmate’s life

Pope Francis and Sir Richard Branson appeal for Oklahoma inmate’s life

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Pope’s dislike of Rome mayor revealed in prank call on radio programme

Pope’s dislike of Rome mayor revealed in prank call on radio programme

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Franz Schubert: String Quartet No. 13 in A minor (the Rosamunde Quartet), D. 804, Op. 29

Michel Camille

Published on Sep 22, 2013

Sini Simonen, Benjamin Bowman, Steven Dann, Richard Lester at the 15th Esbjerg International Chamber Music Festival 2013. 25th August at South Denmark’s Music Academy, SMKS, Esbjerg http://www.eicmf.dk EICMF is unique in Denmark as it invites artists to collaborate in new constellations, form new relationships, establish a foundation for exchange and annually act as a host for an international community of artist

Historic musical bits: Beethoven Symphony No 3 E flat major Eroica Leonard Bernstein

Beethoven Symphony No 3 E flat major Eroica Leonard Bernstein Wiener Philarmoniker

Sonorum Concentus

Published on Dec 26, 2013

Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No 3 E flat major Eroica
Leonard Bernstein conducts Wiener Philarmoniker
1.Allegro con brio 0:27
2.Marcia funebre: Adagio assai in C minor 18:16
3.Scherzo: Allegro vivace 35:57
4.Finale: Allegro molto 42:13

Ion Voicu – Balada de Ciprian Porumbescu (Ballad for violin and orchestra)

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“VEGHEAȚI SĂ NU MI SE PIARDĂ CÂNTECELE”

O amintire relatată de, Mărioara Porumbescu, sora poetului, compozitorului și teologului român Ciprian Porumbescu:
“Cu vreo două zile înaintea morții, a venit fratele Ștefan. Sărmanul Ciprian s-a bucurat mult văzându-ne pe toți în juru-i. Luni seara am cinat împreună, iar Ciprian a glumit cu Ștefan, apoi a adormit. Eu stăteam, ca întotdeauna, lângă el. Pe la 12 noaptea se trezește și zice: «Măriorică, mi-e foarte rău. Să vină toți la mine. Să știți că la două ceasuri sunt mort». Apoi și-a luat rămas bun de la toți, cu vocea limpede și cu privirea clară și frumoasă. Ultimele sale cuvinte au fost: «Tătuță, Măriorică, vegheați să nu mi se piardă cântecele. Ele trebuie să trăiască căci eu, iată, mă sting. Le las în dar neamului meu». Picioarele i se răciseră, dar el era încă conștient. Însă, încet a adormit ca un sfânt.”
Și astfel, pe 6 iunie 1883, se stingea din viață, la doar 29 de ani, Ciprian Porumbescu…

Ion Voicu (October 8, 1923–February 24, 1997) was a Romanian violinist and orchestral conductor.

Hundreds of excellent concerts all over the world have brought out in bold relief Ion Voicu’s brilliancy as a Romanian violinist of international reputation, one of the greatest masters of our time.

He was born in Bucharest where he started his musical training when only six years old, with 200 years of musical tradition in his background.
A child prodigy, he was admitted at the Bucharest Royal Academy of music and completed its seven years course in only two years as a pupil of the renowned Romanian professor George Enacovitch. Later on Ion Voicu polished his art under the guidance of such celebrated violin masters namely George Enesco and David Oistrakh.Ph.D. at the Tchaikovski Conservatory.

Ion Voicu have given in a fifty five years period of his career, thousands of concerts all over the world: Paris, New York, London, Rome, Vienna, Tokyo, Berlin, Stockholm, a.s.o. His annual tours have gained him enthusiastic acclaims everywhere, as respected critics attest … “Ion Voicu has magic in his fingers and his bow”, “He has poet’s mind and skill of a hand that makes one think of a conjurer”, “Zauberer auf Saiten”, “Beifallstürme für Ion Voicu”, “Ein Teufelsgeiger”, “Sa technique est éblouissante et sa sonorité charmeuse”, “Il est parmi les élus”, “Ion Voicu se situe sur le plan des plus grands maîtres du violon”, “He is one of the greatest violinists”, “A lesson of violinistic art”, “Un grand soir avec Ion Voicu”, “Voicu kann man zweifellos zu den besten Geigern zählen”, “A star of international musical life”, “Ion Voicu gehört neben Zino Francescatti zu den grössten”, “Il se place aux premiers rangs des violonistes du monde entier”, “Le concert inoubliable de Ion Voicou”, “Voicu ist in der Reihe der hervorragendsten Künstler”, “He was triumphal!”.

More than 100 records LP and CD he has produced, including those by DECCA House and Deutsche Gramophone, have aided in his world fame. His repertoire rang from forgotten masterpieces of the past to new works written for him by Romanian and foreign contemporary composers.

Ion Voicu has played with such prestigious orchestras as BERLINER PHILHARMONIKER, LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, he played under the baton of great conductors such as Sir Barbirolli, Paul Kleski, Antal Dorati, André Cluytens, Sir John Pritchard, van Oterloo … concerts broadcasted and telecasted by BBC-London, ABS-New York, NHK-Tokyo, RTV-Belge, Moscow, Ankara, Stockholm, a.s.o. He played concerts with Yehudi Menuhin, David Oistrakh, Henryk Szeryng, Leonid Kogan, Igor Oistrakh and others, played sonatas with Cristoph Eschenbach, Hepzibach Menuhin, Monique Haas, a.s.o.

His teaching activities goes from private instructor to “Master Classes” taught at the “International Mozarteum Academy” in Salzburg, Conservatoires de Paris, Nice, Genéve, Lausanne, Vienna, International Menuhin Academy, to name some of them. Quite often prof.dr.Ion Voicu is appointed for Vice-President at the Tchaikovsky International Competition and a jury member of Bach International Contest, Carl Flesch Competition in London, Sibelius International Competition, Folkstone Menuhin Competition, to name a few.

Ion Voicu has contributed to the musical world in many ways. His contribution to raise the prestige and quality of “George Enescu Philharmony” in Bucharest, where he has been General Director for ten years, is attested. He created the “Bucharest Chamber Orchestra” since 1969, which is well known in all Europe and was present at important international festivals. Now his son Madalin Voicu conducts it.

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Saint of the Day for Wednesday, September 30th, 2015: St. Jerome

Saint of the Day for Wednesday, September 30th, 2015

St. Jerome

St. Jerome, who was born Eusebius Hieronymous Sophronius, was the most learned of the Fathers of the Western Church. He was born about the year 342 at Stridonius, a small town at the head of the … continue reading

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quotation: Jonathan Swift (1667-1745)

Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody’s face but their own; which is the chief reason for that kind of reception it meets in the world, and that so very few are offended with it.

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today’s birthday: Truman Capote (1924)

Truman Capote (1924)

Capote’s first novel, Other Voices, Other Rooms, launched a literary career that included the novella Breakfast at Tiffany’s and his innovative “nonfiction novel” In Cold Blood, a chilling account of the senseless, brutal murder of a Kansas family that is widely considered his finest work. Capote cultivated celebrity and was famous in later years for his jet-setting lifestyle as well as his writing. Capote was reportedly the inspiration for a character in what famous novel? More… Discuss

this day in the yesteryear: Film Icon James Dean Killed in Car Crash (1955)

Film Icon James Dean Killed in Car Crash (1955)

Though he would become one of the most iconic actors in the history of Hollywood, Dean starred in only three movies—East of Eden, Rebel Without a Cause, and Giant. The moody actor was acclaimed as the epitome of the mid-1950s, representing the alienated American youth of the time. In 1955, his career and life were cut short when he was killed in a highway crash while driving his Porsche to compete in a racing event. He was just 24. What “curse” is associated with his death? More… Discuss

May I Take Your Order?

The drive-through system, developed in the US in the 1940s, has revolutionized business practices worldwide. Drive-through establishments provide service to customers who remain in their vehicles throughout the transactions. Typically, orders are taken over a speaker system and are picked up and paid for at a window. This speedy setup can be found at restaurants, banks, pharmacies, and liquor stores worldwide. What unconventional drive-through service is available in Las Vegas, NV? More… Discuss

word: bedlam Definition

bedlam

Definition:	(noun) A place or situation of noisy uproar and confusion.
Synonyms:	chaos, pandemonium, topsy-turvydom, topsy-turvyness
Usage:	They quarreled and bickered more than ever among themselves, till at times the camp was a howling bedlam. Discuss.

Russia launches first airstrikes against targets in Syria, says US

Russia launches first airstrikes against targets in Syria, says US

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Kentucky clerk who refused to issue same-sex marriage licenses may have met Pope Francis in secret

Kentucky clerk who refused to issue same-sex marriage licenses may have met Pope Francis in secret

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WHO backs ‘treat-all’ HIV drug plan

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Russia approves military move in Syria

Russia approves military move in Syria http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-34400193