Scriabin Prelude Op 9 For The Left Hand Alone Valentina Lisitsa

ValentinaLisitsa

Published on Oct 13, 2015

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Free sheet music of this piece here, on IMSLP Library page :
http://tinyurl.com/73wl56e

Recorded September 5-9 2015 at the wonderful http://www.schaubuehne.com/

My heartfelt thanks to ©MDR Klassik Symphony Orchestra http://www.mdr.de/konzerte/artikel111…
and personally to Franziska Simon for letting me use their great piano.
And to Echoschall Verleih http://www.echoschall.de/ for best-sounding microphones.

Opting out: Inside corporate America’s push to ditch workers’ comp – ProPublica

One Texas lawyer is helping companies opt out of workers’ compensation and write their own rules. What does it mean for injured workers?

Source: Opting out: Inside corporate America’s push to ditch workers’ comp – ProPublica

Saint of the Day for Friday, October 23rd, 2015: St. John of Capistrano

Saint of the Day for Friday, October 23rd, 2015

St. John of Capistrano

St. John was born at Capistrano, Italy in 1385, the son of a former German knight in that city. He studied law at the University of Perugia and practiced as a lawyer in the courts of Naples. King … continue reading

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Great compositions/performances: Beethoven, Piano Sonata No. 7 in D major Op 10, No. 3. Daniel Barenboim, piano

Beethoven, Piano Sonata No. 7 in D major Op 10, No. 3.
Daniel Barenboim, piano

Pakito Palote

Published on Feb 20, 2013

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Sonata para piano Nº 7 en Re mayor, Opus 10 Nº 3
1. Presto
2. Largo e mesto
3. Menuetto: Allegro
4. Rondo: Allegro

Daniel Barenboim, piano

The Piano Sonata No. 7 in D major Op 10 No. 3 by Ludwig van Beethoven is the largest of Opus 10. It was composed in 1798 and dedicated to Countess Anna Margarete von Browne.
The third movement is a minuet with trio next to a scherzo style. The fourth movement is famous for its silences. ( Google Translate)

La Sonata para piano Nº 7 en Re mayor Opus 10 Nº 3 de Ludwig van Beethoven es la más extensa del Opus 10. Fue compuesta en 1798 y está dedicada a la Condesa Anna Margarete von Browne.
El tercer movimiento es un minué con trio, de estilo próximo al de un scherzo. El cuarto movimiento es famoso por sus silencios.

Dream Children, Dorabella, and Carissima by Sir Edward Elgar

Gilda Tabarez

Uploaded on Aug 21, 2010

The beautiful music of Elgar set to images of children, flowers and pets.
1. Dream Children Op.43 : II Allegretto piacevole
2. Enigma Variations Op. 36 :X. Intermezzo: Dorabella (Dora Penny)
3. Excerpt from “Carissima”

Strongest hurricane ever makes landfall in Mexico: official

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Strongest hurricane ever makes landfall in Mexico: official

today’s holiday: Hungary Republic Day

Hungary Republic Day

In Hungary, Republic Day and the 1956 Revolution are celebrated on October 23. They originally commemorated the 1956 uprising against Soviet control. On October 23, 1989, in honor of the previous revolution, Hungarians established a new republic, amending the constitution to allow multiparty politics, public assembly, and create separation of power in the government. More… Discuss

quotation: Two cheers for Democracy: one because it admits variety and two because it permits criticism. E. M. Forster

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today’s birthday: Pierre Larousse (1817)

Pierre Larousse (1817)

Larousse was a French publisher, lexicographer, and encyclopedist. In 1852, he founded a publishing house called Librairie Larousse, producing textbooks, grammar books, and dictionaries, but his major work, reflecting his desire “to teach everyone about everything,” was the combined dictionary and encyclopedia Grand dictionnaire universel du XIXe siècle, or Great Universal 19th-Century Dictionary, which took more than 10 years to complete. Who finished it after Larousse’s death? More… Discuss

this day in the yesteryear: The Springhill Mine Bump (1958)

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The Mechanical Turk

In 1770, Wolfgang von Kempelen unveiled his Mechanical Turk, a chess-playing automaton. Dressed in a cloak and turban and seated behind a chessboard, the mannequin played chess and executed complex mathematical puzzles. The Turk performed before numerous world leaders before it was revealed to be a hoax; the cabinet beneath the chessboard, which housed the internal mechanism, actually hid a chess master who secretly operated the machine. Which French Emperor was defeated by von Kempelen’s Turk? More… Discuss

word: necropolis

necropolis

Definition:	(noun) A cemetery, especially a large and elaborate one belonging to an ancient city.
Synonyms:	cemetery, burial ground, graveyard, memorial park
Usage:	A guardian in a braided cap walked listlessly through the room like a ghost stalking through a necropolis. Discuss.

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