Video: Watch: Edward Snowden Q&A live stream – Telegraph

 

By Telegraph Video, Video source: Amnesty International

 

6:35PM BST 02 Jun 2015

 

Watch as Edward Snowden answers questions from a British audience via video link at an Amnesty International event tonight.

 

The former NSA contractor was granted a three-year residence permit in Russia in 2014, a year after he sensationally leaked top-secret documents on mass surveillance in the US and worldwide.

 

Snowden is expected to appear on screen before an audience at Amnesty’s London headquarters.

 

He will answer questions about his whistleblowing and the ramifications of the leaks.

 

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People following the live-stream can ask questions to Snowden by tweeting @AmnestyUK using the has tag #AskSnowden.

 

via Video: Watch: Edward Snowden Q&A live stream – Telegraph.

 

Merkava

The Merkava series of main battle tanks is developed and manufactured by Israel Military Industries, Ltd for the Israel Defense Forces. It is designed to ensure crew survival, battle perseverance, and quick revival in case of bad damage, though it is still is vulnerable to remotely operated land mines. The heavily shielded engine is placed at the front of the tank, while the crew is able to escape through doors at the rear. When and why did Israel decide to develop the Merkava? More… Discuss

this day in the yesteryear: Victory Day (1945)

Victory Day (1945)

Still celebrated in most of the Soviet successor states, Victory Day marks Nazi Germany‘s capitulation to the USSR in WWII. Signed on the evening of May 8, 1945—May 9 in Moscow’s time zone—the surrender followed Germany’s initial capitulation to the Allies. When the first surrender document was being signed, only one Soviet representative was present, and he had no instructions from Moscow nor any means of immediate contact with Soviet leaders. Was he punished or lauded for deciding to sign it? More… Discuss

Historic musical bits: VICTOR MERZHANOV – Liszt. Six Grandes Études de Paganini (1851), S.141, great compositions/performances

VICTOR MERZHANOV – Liszt. Six Grandes Études de Paganini (1851), S.141

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VICTOR MERZHANOV, piano

Franz Liszt. Six Grandes Études de Paganini (1851), S.141

1. Étude No. 1 (g minor)
2. Étude No. 2 (E-flat Major) 04:59
3. Étude No. 3 (g-sharp minor) (La Campanella) 09:46
4. Étude No. 4 (E Major) 14:37
5. Étude No. 5 (La chasse) (E Major) 16:38
6. Étude No. 6 (Theme and Variations) (a minor) 19:20

Recorded in 1951 (2, 6) and 1955

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Victor Merzhanov at Moscow Conservatory (2010)

Merzhanov was born in Tambov and studied at Tambov Musical College with Solomon Starikov and Alexander Poltoratsky. Between 1936-1941 he studied at the Moscow Conservatory in the classes of Samuil Feinberg (piano) and Alexander Goedicke (organ), graduating with distinction.

He achieved international recognition as a pianist in 1945 when he won the first prize (shared with Sviatoslav Richter) at the Third All-Soviet-Union Piano Competition. In 1949, he was placed tenth at the International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw. Merzhanov became a Moscow Philharmony soloist in 1946.

Merzhanov was a Professor at the Moscow Conservatory from 1947 until his death. Among his students are prize-winners of international competitions: Vladimir Bunin, Oleg Volkov, Igor Girfanov, Joanna Li, Yuri Didenko, Mikhail Olenev, Hideyo Harada, Nazzareno Carusi, Tatiana Shebanova, Ruslan Sviridov, Irina Khovanskaya, Anna Yarovaya, Anahit Nersesyan, Elena Ulyanova and many others. His name is inscribed on the Moscow Conservatory’s marble wall along with those of Alexander Scriabin and Sergei Rachmaninoff. He was also a professor at the Tambov Rachmaninov Institute.

During his 60-year stage career, Merzhanov gave more than 2,000 recitals and concerts in Russia, Europe, the United States, China, and other countries, with such conductors as Lorin Maazel, Kurt Sanderling, Kirill Kondrashin, Nikolai Anosov, Aleksandr Gauk, Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Yuri Temirkanov and Yevgeny Svetlanov.

His recordings (recorded for the Soviet label Melodiya and subsequently also released by various labels in the United States, Italy and Japan) show his repertoire, including works from the Baroque period to contemporary music, from works by Bach and Beethoven to those by Prokofiev and Shostakovich.

From the start of his career he championed contemporary classical music. He was chosen by Prokofiev to give the first performance of his Sixth Sonata. He sat as a jury member in more than 40 international competitions including the Rachmaninov Competition (which he founded), the International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow, the Chopin Competition in Warsaw, the Bartók-Liszt Competition in Budapest, and international competitions in Montreal, Tokyo, Brussels and others. In addition Merzhanov was the artistic director of the Rachmaninov Piano Courses and contributed to the Rachmaninov Museum at the Ivanovka estate near Tambov.

Victor Merzhanov died on December 20, 2012 in Moscow. He is buried at the Novodevichy Cemetery.
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 The Grandes études de Paganini are a series of six études for the piano by Franz Liszt, revised in 1851 from an earlier version (published as Études d’exécution transcendante d’après Paganini, S.140, in 1838). It is almost exclusively in the final version that these pieces are played today.

The pieces are all based on the compositions of Niccolò Paganini for violin, and are among the most technically demanding pieces in the piano

literature (especially the original versions, before Liszt revised them, thinning the textures and removing some of the more outrageous technical difficulties). The pieces run the gamut of technical hurdles, and frequently require very large stretches by the performer of an eleventh (although all stretches greater than a tenth were removed from the revised versions).

Grandes Études de Paganini

Revised version (1851), S.141 – dedicated to Madame Clara Schumann

• Étude No. 1 in G minor (Preludio, Andante; Etude – Non troppo lento) (“Tremolo”) – after the 6th caprice (with the introduction and coda of the 5th).
• Étude No. 2 in E-flat major (Andante capriccioso) – after the 17th caprice.
• Étude No. 3 in G-sharp minor (Allegretto) (La campanella) – after the final movement of Paganini’s Violin Concerto #2 in B minor.
• Étude No. 4 in E major (Vivo) (“Arpeggio”) – after the 1st caprice. Written on one line only, omitting the usual separate line for the left hand. Furthermore, its lowest tone is the g, the score thus mimicking a score for violin.
• Étude No. 5 in E major (La chasse) (Allegretto) – after the 9th caprice.
• Étude No. 6 in A minor (Theme and Variations) (Quasi presto, a capriccio) – after the 24th caprice.

Mikhail Glinka – A Life for the Tsar – III. Waltz

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Published on Jul 23, 2012

A Life for the Tsar is a “patriotic-heroic tragic opera” in four acts with an epilogue by Mikhail Glinka. The original Russian libretto, based on historical events, was written by Nestor Kukolnik, Georgy Fyodorovich Rozen, Vladimir Sollogub and Vasily Zhukovsky. It premiered on 29 November 1836 at the Bolshoi Theatre in St. Petersburg. The historical basis of the plot involves Ivan Susanin, a patriotic hero of the early 17th century who gave his life in the expulsion of the invading Polish army for the newly elected Tsar Mikhail, the first of the Romanov dynasty, elected in 1613.

Tchaikovsky – Andante Cantabile for Cello and String Orchestra

Tchaikovsky – Andante Cantabile in B major,  for Cello and String Orchestra

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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Russian: Пётр Ильи́ч Чайко́вский; tr. Pyotr Ilyich Chaykovsky; 7 May 1840 – 6 November 1893), was a Russian composer whose works included symphonies, concertos, operas, ballets, chamber music, and a choral setting of the Russian Orthodox Divine Liturgy.

***Ricercata de Paris conducted by Alexandre Brussilovsky

***Painting by Isaak Levitan (August 30, 1860, Kybartai,   Lithuania
– August 4, 1900, Moscow, Russia)
‘A Russian Lake’

Christoph Gluck: Iphigénie en Aulide, Wq. 40: VIII. Gavotte in A Major

Iphigénie en Aulide, Wq. 40: VIII. Gavotte in A Major

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Iphigénie en Aulide, Wq. 40: VIII. Gavotte in A Major

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Scenes de Ballet for Orchestra in A Major, Op. 52, VII Valse, VIII Polonaise , great compositions/performances

Scenes de Ballet for Orchestra in A Major, Op. 52, VII Valse, VIII Polonaise

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“Composer: Alexander Glazunov
Performer: USSR State Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra, Gennady Rozhdestvensky“

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Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture, Op. 49 Herbert Von Karajan & Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra , great compositions/performances

Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture, Op. 49 Herbert Von Karajan & Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

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Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture, Op. 49 Herbert Von Karajan & Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (1966)

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The 1812 Overture, complete with cannon fire, performed at the 2005 Classical Spectacular in Melbourne, Australia

The 1812 Overture, complete with cannon fire, performed at the 2005 Classical Spectacular in Melbourne, Australia

The Year 1812, festival overture in E♭ major, Op. 49, popularly known as the 1812 Overture,^[1] is an overture written in 1880 by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky to commemorate Russia’s defense of its motherland against Napoleon‘s invading Grande Armée in 1812. It has also become a common accompaniment to fireworks displays, including those in the United States during Fourth of July celebrations

The overture debuted in Moscow on 20 August 1882,^[2] conducted by Ippolit Al’tani under a tent near the then unfinished Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, which also memorialized the 1812 defense of Russia.^[3] The overture was conducted by Tchaikovsky himself in 1891 at the dedication of Carnegie Hall.^[4] The overture is best known for its climactic volley of cannon fire, ringing chimes, and brass fanfare finale.

Instrumentation

The 1812 Overture is scored for an orchestra that consists of the following:^[5]

Brass band¹ (finale only)

Woodwinds: a piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 1 English horn, 2 clarinets in B♭ and 2 bassoons

Brass: 4 horns in F, 2 cornets in B♭, 2 trumpets in E♭, 3 trombones (2 tenor, 1 bass) and a tuba

Percussion: timpani, an orchestral bass drum, a snare drum, cymbals, a tambourine, a triangle, a carillon² and a cannon³

Strings: first and second violins, violas, violoncellos and double basses

Notes:

1. “Open” instrumentation consisting of “any extra brass instruments” available. In some indoor performances, the part may be played on an organ. Military or marching bands also play this part.

2. Sometimes substituted with tubular bells or recordings of carillons.

3. In the sections that contain cannon shots, actual cannon are sometimes replaced by recorded cannon or played on a piece of staging, usually with a large wooden mallet or sledgehammer. The bass drum and tam-tam are also regularly used in indoor performances.

Musical structure

Beginning with the plaintive Russian melody of the Eastern Orthodox Troparion of the Holy Cross (also known as “O Lord, Save Thy People”) played by four cellos and two violas, the piece moves through a mixture of pastoral and martial themes portraying the increasing distress of the Russian people at the hands of the invading French. This passage includes a Russian folk dance, At the Gate, at my Gate (“U Vorot, Vorot”).^[6] At the turning point of the invasion—the Battle of Borodino—the score calls for five Russian cannon shots to counter a fragment of La Marseillaise. A descending string passage represents the subsequent retreat of the French forces, followed by victory bells and a triumphant repetition of O Lord, Save Thy People as Moscow burns to deny winter quarters to the French. A musical chase scene appears, out of which emerges the anthem God Save the Tsar! thundering with eleven more precisely scored shots. The overture utilizes counterpoint to reinforce the appearance of the leitmotif that represents the Russian forces throughout the piece.^[7] A total of sixteen cannon shots are written into the score of the Overture.

The music can be interpreted as a fairly literal depiction of the campaign: in June 1812, the previously undefeated French Allied Army of over half a million battle-hardened soldiers and almost 1,200 state-of-the-art guns (cannons, artillery pieces) crossed the Niemen River into Lithuania on its way to Moscow. The Holy Synod, aware that the Russian Imperial Army could field a force only a fraction of this size, inexperienced and poorly equipped, called on the people to pray for deliverance and peace. The Russian people responded en masse, gathering in churches all across the Empire and offering their heartfelt prayers for divine intervention (the opening hymn). Next we hear the ominous notes of approaching conflict and preparation for battle with a hint of desperation but great enthusiasm, followed by the distant strains of La Marseillaise, the French National Anthem, as the French approach. Skirmishes follow, and the battle goes back and forth, but the French continue to advance and La Marseillaise becomes more prominent and victorious – almost invincible. The Tsar desperately appeals to the spirit of the Russian people in an eloquent plea to come forward and defend the Rodina (Motherland). As the people in their villages consider his impassioned plea, we hear traditional Russian folk music. La Marseillaise returns in force with great sounds of battle as the French approach Moscow. The Russian people now begin to stream out of their villages and towns toward Moscow to the increasing strains of folk music and, as they gather together, there is even a hint of celebration. Now, La Marseillaise is heard in counterpoint to the folk music as the great armies clash on the plains west of Moscow, and Moscow burns. Just at the moment that Moscow is occupied and all seems hopeless, the hymn O Lord, Save Thy People that opens the piece is heard again as God intervenes, bringing an unprecedented deep freeze the French cannot bear (the winter winds blow in the music). The French attempt to retreat, but their guns, stuck in the freezing ground, are captured by the Russians and turned against them. Finally, the guns are fired in celebration and church bells all across the land peal in grateful honor of their deliverance from their treacherous and cruel enemies.^[6][8][9]

In a transcription by American conductor Igor Buketoff^[10] the following changes and additions were made:

The opening segment, O Lord, Save Thy People is sung a cappella by a choir instead of being played by cellos and violas.

A children’s or women’s choir is added to the flute and cor anglais duet rendition of At the Gate, at my Gate.

The orchestra and chorus unite in the climax with a triumphant version of O Lord, Save Thy People and God Save the Tsar.

Composition

Historical background: Napoleon’s invasion of Russia

Main article: French invasion of Russia

On 7 September 1812, at Borodino, 120 km (75 mi) west of Moscow, Napoleon’s forces met those of General Mikhail Kutuzov in a concerted stand made by Russia against the seemingly invincible French Army. The Battle of Borodino saw casualties estimated as high as 100,000 and resulted in a French tactical victory. It was, however, ultimately a pyrrhic victory for the French invasion.^[8]

With resources depleted and supply lines overextended, Napoleon’s weakened forces moved into Moscow, which they occupied with little resistance. Expecting capitulation from the displaced Tsar Alexander I, the French instead found themselves in a barren and desolate city, parts of which the retreating Russian Army had burned to the ground.

Deprived of winter stores, Napoleon had to retreat. Beginning on October 19 and lasting well into December, the French Army faced several overwhelming obstacles on its long retreat: famine, typhus, frigid temperatures, harassing cossacks and Russian forces barring the way out of the country. Abandoned by Napoleon in November, the Grande Armée was reduced to one-tenth of its original size by the time it reached Poland^[9] and relative safety.

Anachronism of nationalist motifs

Although La Marseillaise was chosen as the French national anthem in 1795, it was banned by Napoleon in 1805 and would not have been played during the Russian campaign. It was reinstated as the French Anthem in 1879—the year before the commission of the overture—which can explain its use by Tchaikovsky in the overture.^[11]

Although God Save the Tsar! was the Russian national anthem in Tchaikovsky’s time, it had not been written in 1812. There was no official Russian anthem until 1815, from which time until 1833 the anthem was Molitva russkikh, Prayer of the Russians, sung to the tune of God Save the King.^[12]

 

 

 

 

this day in the yesteryear: Ivan the Terrible Crowned Tsar of Russia (1547)

Ivan the Terrible Crowned Tsar of Russia (1547)

Following his parents’ deaths, Ivan IV became the first ruler of Russia to assume the title “czar” and to pursue a czarist autocracy by limiting the power of the Russian nobility. He also expanded Russian influence by conquering Kazan and Astrakhan, acquiring Siberia, and seeking better access to the Baltic Sea. A serious illness and the death of his wife, however, caused Ivan to become increasingly tyrannical and volatile. Why did Ivan murder his son—and only viable heir—in 1581? More… Discuss

Melodie for cello and orchestra Op.20 No.1 by Alexander Glazunov

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this presses: for your right to know (publicat pentru dreptul de a stii: Ukraine Being Watched by Moldova

The former Soviet Union State of Moldova is holding an election next weekend and will vote to make a decision about if it will continue down the road to European integration, opposing Russia and risking war like Ukraine is. Moldova is being watchful of the happenings between Russia and Ukraine since their former Soviet sibling may show them what to expect by defying the Russian wishes.

Moldova is one of the smallest countries in eastern Europe and one of the poorest. The country, located on the western edge of what use to be the Soviet Union, has made large strides towards integration into the West and separating themselves from the Russian way more than any other ex-Soviet states.

The parliamentary election will take place on November 30 and as it gets closer, polls showing the opinion of Moldova’s citizens appear divided on if they should remain loyal to Russia or continue moving towards inclusion with the European Union (EU) nations. The decision is not a simple one, and one that has already hurt the country and its people.

Moving towards inclusion in the EU, the three-party group that comprises the Alliance for European Integration that formed in 2009 has earned the landlocked country a ban on imports of wines, meats and vegetables from Russia. This has affected the 3.5 million people living in Moldova, which is bordered by Romania, a member of the EU, and Ukraine.

via Ukraine Being Watched by Moldova

Google translator (Romanian)

Fostul stat sovietic a Moldovei organizează alegeri viitor week-end și va vota pentru a face o decizie cu privire la cazul în care va continua pe drumul spre integrarea europeană, opunându-Rusia și riscul de război ca Ucraina este. Moldova fiind atentă a ce se intampla dintre Rusia și Ucraina de la fostul lor frate sovietic putea arăta ce să se aștepte de sfidarea dorințele rusești.

Moldova este una dintre cele mai mici țări din Europa de Est și unul dintre cele mai sărace. Țara, situat la marginea de vest a ceea ce folosesc pentru a fi Uniunea Sovietică, a făcut pași mari către integrarea în Occident și se separă de modul rus mai mult decât orice alte state ex-sovietice.

Alegerile parlamentare vor avea loc la 30 noiembrie și cum se apropie, sondajele arată opinia cetățenilor Republicii Moldova par împărțite asupra în cazul în care ar trebui să rămână loiali Rusia sau de a continua deplasarea spre includere cu Uniunea Europeană (UE) națiuni. Decizia nu este una simplă, și una care a rănit deja țara și oamenii ei.

Mutarea spre includere în UE, grupul trei partide care cuprinde Alianța pentru Integrare Europeană, care a format în 2009, a câștigat țara fără ieșire la mare o interdicție asupra importurilor de vinuri, carne și legume din Rusia. Acest lucru a afectat 3,5 milioane de oameni care trăiesc în Republica Moldova, care este marginita de România, membră a Uniunii Europene, și Ucraina.
prin Ucraina Fiind urmarit de Republica Moldova.

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TODAY: Laura Poitras on @citizenfour, her new Edward Snowden and surveillance film— Democracy Now! (@democracynow)

TODAY: Laura Poitras on @citizenfour, her new Edward Snowden and surveillance film http://t.co/fITGicJC3M 8-9am EDT pic.twitter.com/EuH647DI5B

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this day in the yesteryear: Boris Yeltsin Orders Tanks to Storm Russian Parliament (1993)

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Franz Schubert – “Andantino with Variations” – Klavierduo Burshtin / Kharmats: make music part of your life series

Franz Schubert – “Andantino with Variations” – Klavierduo Burshtin / Kharmats

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Piano Michael Burshtin & Faina Kharmats, Israel
Franz Schubert:.. Andantino con variazioni op 84/1 D823 / 2 for piano four hands .
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Michael Burshtin:
1964 – winner of the II Pianist Competition of the creative artist Artist Central Asia and Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic in Tashkent..
1966 to 1967 – graduated from the Conservatory of Tashkent as a pianist and composer :
from 1966 to 1968 – Professor of Piano special technique Conservatory Tashkent
1968 -1993 – Professor of Piano Technology at the Kyrgyz Art Institute Frunze (Bishkek)
1975 – In-depth studies at the Tchaikovsky Konservatoriom, Moscow
1981 – completion of the training courses as a pianist at the Mussorgsky Conservatory, Sverdlovsk
1993 to move to Israel
in 1993 -… – Freelance pianist and composer in Israel

Faina Kharmats:
1968 – graduated from the Tashkent Conservatory
from 1968 to 1971 – for piano pedagogue special technique at the music high school in Frunze (Bishkek)
1971-1993 – Lecturer in Piano special technique on Kyrgyz Art Institute in Frunze (Bishkek)
1972 – completion of the training courses at the Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory in St. Petersburg
from 1983 to 1991 – Detailed studies at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory, Moscow
1993 – Moved to Israel

About 50 of his works are in Moscow, St. Petersburg , Kiev, Alma-Ata, Frunze and published in New York. His own works were put on the international music festival in Riga, St. Petersburg, Nizhny Novgorod and Sverdlovsk for performance and were interpreted by well-known artists. Numerous concerts, radio broadcasts in Bishkek, Tashkent, Alma-Ata and Jerusalem, in which Michael Burshtin occurred as a soloist and orchestral pianist, Ensemblist and companion, complete the picture of this great artist. Numerous concert recordings have been released on CD.
than 40 years and live music, the couple Michael Burshtin and Faina Kharmats together. The result of this long-time play and concert experience as a piano duo comes with every interpretation of the performed works expressed. The piano Burshtin / Kharmats can, without exaggeration, fit into the class of these genres.
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this day in the yesteryear: Two Plus Four Agreement Signed in Moscow (1990)

Two Plus Four Agreement Signed in Moscow (1990)

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Share a tweet: The library in Cafe Pushkin, Moscow….a restaurant in an old mansion. pic.twitter.com/96gQnZuSJa — Bibliophilia

The library in Cafe Pushkin; Moscow….a restaurant in an old mansion. pic.twitter.com/96gQnZuSJa

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this pressed: Moscow will review its military strategy in face of NATO plan for rapid-reaction force – The Washington Post

Moscow will review its military strategy in face of NATO plan for rapid-reaction force –

The Washington Post.

this pressed: Ukraine: Nato hält Niederlage für Kiew für sicher – SPIEGEL ONLINE (Analysis of the military situation: NATO sees Ukraine as already loser)

Ukraine: Nato hält Niederlage für Kiew für sicher – SPIEGEL ONLINE.

(Analysis of the military situation: NATO sees Ukraine as already loser)

Excerpts from article:  “Kiev / Moscow – NATO has changed its military assessment of the situation in eastern Ukraine fundamentally. A week ago, the strategists of the Alliance assumed that Russia has strengthened the separatists with covert troops only because the pro-Russian rebels had to retreat under pressure of the Ukrainian army.

When the generals of the alliance but then late last week to a crisis meeting on the situation of the army of the Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko came together, they painted a grim picture. “Militarily, the conflict for Kiev is already lost,” stated a senior NATO general. Poroshenko, the judgment, were “really only talks to withdraw his men alive from the pliers of the Russians“.

The location descriptions behind closed doors were far more dramatic than the few images that NATO published mid-week. On large maps were marked with thick arrows Russian units, which now from the north, the west and the south on the border of eastern Ukraine are at least 20 Battalions  with a minimum of 500 men and heavy guns are the scouts of NATO.”
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Rachmaninov – Suite for two pianos n°1 – Rudenko / Lugansky

Sergei Rachmaninov:  Suite for two pianos n°1 op.5:

I. Allegretto. Barcarolle 0:00
II. Adagio sostenuto. La nuit… L’amour 7:35
III. Largo di molto. Les larmes 13:53
IV. Allegro maestoso. Pâques 19:24

Vadim Rudenko
Nikolai Luganski
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this day in history: Boris Yeltsin Elected President of Russia (1991)

Boris Yeltsin Elected President of Russia (1991)

Yeltsin served as Russia’s first democratically elected president. He directed the Russian Federation‘s secession from the USSR and the formation of a new, decentralized confederation, the Commonwealth of Independent States, with himself as its leader. As president, Yeltsin instituted a radical reform program that consisted of the mass privatization of state-run enterprises, after which the country experienced inflation, heavy taxes, and a protracted economic depression. Who succeeded Yeltsin? More… Discuss

great compositions/performances: Horowitz: Scriabin Etude for piano in minor, Op. 2/1 & Etude for piano in D minor, Op. 8/12

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Horowitz: Horowitz in Moscow
7. Alexander Scriabin: Etude for piano in C sharp minor, Op. 2/1
8. Alexander Scriabin: Etude for piano in D sharp minor, Op. 8/12

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  • Vladimir Horowitz

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this pressed: BBC News – Ukraine crisis: Russia must engage with Kiev, says G7

BBC News – Ukraine crisis: Russia must engage with Kiev, says G7.

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press this: UPDATE 2-Russia will respond to increased NATO activity near border – top general | Reuters

 

UPDATE 2-Russia will respond to increased NATO activity near border – top general | Reuters.

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TODAY’S BIRTHDAY: Ho Chi Minh (1890)

Ho Chi Minh (1890)

Ho was a Vietnamese nationalist leader, president of North Vietnam, and one of the most influential political leaders of the 20th century. Near the end of World War I, he went to France and became a founding member of the French Communist Party. He studied revolutionary tactics in Moscow and organized revolutionaries in Indochina. During World War II, Ho returned to Vietnam and declared it a republic. Why was news of his death in 1969 initially withheld from the North Vietnamese people? More… Discuss

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DEATHS CLIMB IN UKRAINE UNREST

Clashes between pro- and anti-Russian activists in Odessa in southwestern Ukraine claimed dozens of lives on Friday, while in the eastern, rebel-held city ofSloviansk, separatists shot down two Ukrainian army helicopters involved in operations to take back the city. Moscow condemned the “punitive” operations in Sloviansk, saying Ukraine had violated a peace deal by firing on civilians from the air, but Kiev countered saying that the use of missiles to bring down its helicopters proves that Russian forces had already infiltrated the area. More… Discuss

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TODAY’S HOLIDAY: PAN AMERICAN DAY

Pan American Day

The International Union of American Republics (now called the Pan American Union)—general secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS)—designated April 14 as Pan American Day in 1930. Although each member country holds its own celebration, it is at the Pan American Union building in Washington, D.C., that one of the largest observances takes place. Students from all over the Western Hemisphere travel to Washington where, against a backdrop of flags in the courtyard of the House of the Americas, they perform folk songs and dances. More… Discuss

TODAY’S HOLIDAY: COSMONAUTS DAY

Cosmonauts Day

On April 12, 1961, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first man to travel in outer space. April 12 was declared Cosmonauts Day in Gagarin’s honor. Official ceremonies on this day begin in the Moscow suburb of Korolyov, well known as the center of Russian rocket production, where officials and former cosmonauts lay flowers at a statue of Gagarin. The general public celebrates the day in a less formal manner: some place flowers at statues of Gagarin in various cities, while others attend space-themed art and film exhibitions. More… Discuss

Corigliano: Suite from “The Red Violin” / Rachlevsky • Chamber Orchestra Kremlin

Corigliano: Suite from “The Red Violin” / Misha Rachlevsky • Chamber Orchestra Kremlin

Recorded at the Chamber Hall of the Moscow International House of Music, with Mr. Corigliano in the audience, March 2003. Russian premiere. With author’s permission, Misha Rachlevsky amended the Suite with other episodes from the film’s score, giving every violinist of the orchestra a chance to shine.

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Make Music Part of Your Life Series: Edvard Grieg. “Peer Gynt” Suite No. 1, Op. 46

Edvard Grieg. “Peer Gynt” Suite No. 1, Op. 46
1. Morning Mood 
2. The Death of Åse
3. Anitra’s Dance
4. In the Hall of the Mountain King

Novosibirsk Philharmonic Orchestra, Artistic Director and Chief Conductor
Gintaras Rinkevicius

Was recorded by “Culture”-TV channel on 15 October 2012 at the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall (Moscow)

Эдвард Григ. Сюита “Пер Гюнт” №1, Op. 46
1. Утро
2. Смерть Озе
3. Танец Анитры
4. В пещере горного короля

Новосибирский академический симфонический оркестр, художественный руководитель и главный дирижёр Гинтарас Ринкявичус

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Great Performances: Leonid Kogan – Cantabile, Paganini

• Leonid Kogan

  Violinist

• Leonid Borisovich Kogan was a preeminent Soviet violinist during the 20th century. He is considered to have been one of the greatest representatives of the Soviet School of violin playing. Wikipedia

• Born: November 14, 1924, Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine

• Died: December 17, 1982, Moscow, Russia

• Education: Moscow Conservatory (1943–1951)

• Albums: Historic Russian Archives: Leonid Kogan Edition, More

• Movies: My Night at Maud’s

 

Sviatoslav Richter plays Grieg Lyric Pieces – Op.65 No.6 ‘Wedding day at Troldhaugen’

Sviatoslav Richter plays Grieg Lyric Pieces – Op.65 No.6 ‘Wedding day at Troldhaugen‘

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  The image of Russian pianist Sviatoslav Richter (1915-1997) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

  Sviatoslav Richter

  Pianist

• Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter was a Soviet pianist well known for the depth of his interpretations, virtuoso technique, and vast repertoire. He is widely considered one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century. Wikipedia

 

• Born: March 20, 1915, Zhytomyr, Ukraine

• Died: August 1, 1997, Moscow, Russia

• Albums: Schubert ‘Wanderer’ Fantasy, More

• Movies: Classic Archive: Sviatoslav Richter, Michelangeli and Richter: Two Titans of the Keyboard

• Parents: Anna Pavlovna Moskaleva, Teofil Danilovich Richter

 

Fabulous Music: Regina Spektor: Far (Full Album 2009)

Cover of Far (Special Edition CD/DVD)

Regina Spektor: Far (Full Album 2009)

Blue Lips 0:00
Dance Anthem of the 80’s 3:34
Eet 7:17
Folding Chair 10:18
Genius Next Door 13:53
Human of the Year 19:00
Laughing With 23:08
Machine 26:26
Man of a Thousand Faces 30:21
One More Time With Feeling 33:32
The Calculation 37:33
Two Birds 40:42
Wallet 44:01
“Far” is available on Amazon and iTunes.

• Regina Spektor

  Singer-songwriter

• Regina Ilyinichna Spektor is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. Her music is associated with the anti-folk scene centered on New York City’s East Village. Wikipedia

• Born: February 18, 1980 (age 33), Moscow, Russia

• Height: 5′ 2″ (1.58 m)

• Parents: Ilya Spektor, Bella Spektor

• Songs
   

  The Call	2008	The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
  Fidelity	2006	Begin to Hope
  You’ve Got Time
  Samson	2002	Songs
  Us	2004	Soviet Kitsch
  Don’t Leave Me	2012	What We Saw From the Cheap Seats
  How	2012	What We Saw From the Cheap Seats
  Eet	2009	Far
  Hero
  On The Radio	2006	Begin to Hope
  Blue Lips	2009	Far
  Laughing With	2009	Laughing With
  All the Rowboats	2012	What We Saw From the Cheap Seats
  Hotel Song	2006	Begin to Hope
  Après moi	2006	Begin to Hope
  Real Love
  Folding Chair	2009	Laughing With
  Firewood	2012	What We Saw From the Cheap Seats
  One More Time With Feeling	2009	Far
  Dance Anthem of the 80s	2009	Far
  That Time	2006	Begin to Hope
  Two Birds	2009	Far
  Better	2006	Begin to Hope
  Lady	2006	Begin to Hope
  No Surprises
  My Man
  Genius Next Door	2009	Far
  Consequence of Sounds	2002	Songs
  The Party	2012	What We Saw From the Cheap Seats
  Music Box	2006	Begin to Hope
  Oh Marcello	2012	What We Saw From the Cheap Seats
  Human of the Year	2007	2007-04-25: The Moore Theater, Seattle, WA, USA

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  What We Saw From the Chea…

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  Begin to Hope

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  Soviet Kitsch

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2014 Taipei Midnight Fireworks | New Year’s Eve Fireworks Full Show HD Demonstration

Published on Dec 31, 2013

Fireworks Display in Taipei 101 Full show Full HD Full show!
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New Year’s Eve Fireworks 2013 | Taipei Taiwan | Australia [31 Dec 2012]

12 AM Midnight Taipei New Year’s Eve Fireworks 2013 With Awesome Fireworks! [Televised Program]

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2012-2013 Midnight Fireworks | Taipei, Taiwan (Full Show) (HD) 
2012-2013 Midnight Fireworks | Taipei, Taiwan (Full Show) (HD) 
2012-2013 Midnight Fireworks | Taipei, Taiwan (Full Show) (HD) 
2012-2013 Midnight Fireworks | Taipei, Taiwan (Full Show) (HD) 

2012-2013 Midnight Fireworks | Taipei
2012-2013 Midnight Fireworks | Taipei
2012-2013 Midnight Fireworks | Taipei
2012-2013 Midnight Fireworks | Taipei

Taipei Real New Year’s Eve Fireworks 2013 年台北101跨年煙火
Taipei Real New Year’s Eve Fireworks 2013 年台北101跨年煙火
Taipei Real New Year’s Eve Fireworks 2013 年台北101跨年煙火

 

Fabulous Performers: VICTOR MERZHANOV Plays – Beethoven’s Sonata no. 10 in G Major, op. 14, no. 2

VICTOR MERZHANOV, piano

Ludwig van Beethoven. Piano Sonata no. 10 in G Major, op. 14, no. 2
1. Allegro 
2. Andante variations 06:21
3. Scherzo: Allegro assai 11:09
Recorded in 1954.

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 The Piano Sonata No. 10 in G major, Op. 14, No. 2, composed in 1798–1799, is an early-period work by Ludwig van Beethoven, dedicated to Baroness Josefa von Braun. A typical performance lasts 15 minutes. While it is not as well known as some of the more original sonatas of Beethoven’s youth, such as the ‘Pathetique’ or ‘Moonlight’ sonatas, Tovey^[1] described it as an ‘exquisite little work.’

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Victor Merzhanov
Victor Merzhanov at Moscow Conservatory (2010)
Background information
Birth name	Victor Karpovich Merzhanov
Born	August 15, 1919 Tambov, Russia
Died	December 20, 2012 (aged 93) Moscow, Russia
Genres	Classical
Occupations	Pianist, Pedagogue
Instruments	Piano

Victor Karpovich Merzhanov (Russian: Ви́ктор Ка́рпович Мержа́нов) (August 15, 1919 – December 20, 2012) was a Russian pianist

Merzhanov was born in Tambov and studied at Tambov Musical College with Solomon Starikov and Alexander Poltoratsky. Between 1936-1941 he studied at the Moscow Conservatory in the classes ofSamuil Feinberg (piano) and Alexander Goedicke (organ), graduating with distinction.

 

He achieved international recognition as a pianist in 1945 when he won the first prize (shared withSviatoslav Richter) at the Third All-Soviet-Union Piano Competition. In 1949, he was placed tenth at theInternational Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw. Merzhanov became a Moscow Philharmony soloist in 1946.

 

Merzhanov was a Professor at the Moscow Conservatory from 1947 until his death. Among his students are prize-winners of international competitions: Vladimir Bunin, Oleg Volkov, Igor Girfanov, Yuri Didenko, Mikhail Olenev, Hideyo Harada, Nazzareno Carusi, Tatiana Shebanova, Ruslan Sviridov, Irina Khovanskaya, Anna Yarovaya, Anahit Nersesyan, Elena Ulyanova and many others. His name is inscribed on the Moscow Conservatory’s marble wall along with those of Alexander Scriabin andSergei Rachmaninoff. He was also a professor at the Tambov Rachmaninov Institute.

 

During his 60-year stage career, Merzhanov gave more than 2,000 recitals and concerts in Russia, Europe, the United States, China, and other countries, with such conductors as Lorin Maazel, Kurt Sanderling, Kirill Kondrashin, Nikolai Anosov, Aleksandr Gauk, Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Yuri Temirkanov and Yevgeny Svetlanov.

 

His recordings (on major labels in the United States, Italy, Japan and the USSR) show his repertoire, including works from the Baroque period to contemporary music, from works by Bach and Beethoven to those by Prokofiev and Shostakovich.

 

 

Great Performances: Chopin – Valentina Igoshina – Fantasie Impromptu

This is Valentina Igoshina playing Chopin’s Fantasie Impromptu in C Sharp Minor, Op. 66. Apologies for the shoddy editing! Check out my channel for information about Valentina and her music

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Valentina Igoshina
Valentina Igoshina in March 2010 at Rickman Auditorium in Arnold, Missouri
Background information
Born	November 4, 1978 (age 35)
Origin	Russia
Genres	classical
Occupations	classical pianist
Instruments	piano
Labels	Warner Classics International
Website	www.valentina-igoshina.com

Valentina Igoshina (b. 4 November 1978 Bryansk, Bryansk Oblast, Russia) is a Russian classical pianist.

Valentina Igoshina began studying piano with her mother,^[1] and first took lessons at home at the age of four. At the age of twelve she began attending the Moscow Central School of Music and became a student of Sergei Dorensky and Larissa Dedova at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory.^[2]

Igoshina has also served as a teacher of piano at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow. Between recitals and concerts, she currently divides her time between Moscow and Paris.^[3] Her home in France is near Giverny in Haute-Normandie.

 

 

 

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64
Wiener Philharmoniker Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan

 

Michael Collins, London Winds & RNO. Dvorak Serenade for wind instruments, cello and bass op.44

September 9, 2012. The RNO’s Fourth Grand Festival. Tchaikovsky Concert Hall, Moscow, Russia.
Antonín Dvořák. Serenade for wind instruments, cello and double-bass in D minor Op. 44, B. 77.
I. Moderato, quasi marcia;
II. Minuetto. Tempo di minuetto;
III. Andante con moto;
IV. Finale. Allegro molto;

London Winds & Russian National Orchestra joint ensemble:
Michael Collins, clarinet;
Dmitry Aizenstadt, clarinet;
Gareth Hulse, oboe;
Olga Tomilova, oboe;
Julie Price, bassoon;
Andrei Shamidanov, bassoon;
Elizaveta Vilkovyskaya, double bassoon;
Laurence Davies, horn;
Alexei Serov, horn;
German Bushuev, horn;
Alexander Gotgelf, cello;
Rustem Gabdullin, double bass.

Regina Spektor – Interview (There is a lot for every ear, in this interview!)

Regina Ilyinichna Spektor (Russian: Реги́нa Ильи́нична Спе́ктор, IPA: [rʲɪˈɡʲinə ˈspʲɛktər]; /rɨˈdʒiːnə ˈspɛktər/; born February 18, 1980) is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. Her music is associated with the anti-folk scene centered on New York City‘s East Village.

Regina Spektor
Regina Spektor playing an electronic piano in 2006
Background information
Native name	Regina Ilyinichna Spektor
Born	February 18, 1980 (age 33) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Origin	New York, U.S.
Genres	Anti-folk, indie folk, baroque pop,jazz, indie pop
Occupations	Singer-songwriter, record producer
Instruments	Vocals, piano, guitar, bass guitar
Years active	2001–present
Labels	Sire/Warner Bros. Records
Associated acts	Only Son, Sondre Lerche, Ben Folds, Kill Kenada, The Strokes,Dufus
Website	http://www.reginaspektor.com
Notable instruments
Steinway & Sons piano Epiphone Wildkat guitar

Edvard Grieg. “Peer Gynt” Suite No. 1, Op. 46

Edvard Grieg. “Peer Gynt” Suite No. 1, Op. 46
1. Morning Mood 
2. The Death of Åse
3. Anitra’s Dance
4. In the Hall of the Mountain King

Novosibirsk Philharmonic Orchestra, Artistic Director and Chief Conductor
Gintaras Rinkevicius

Was recorded by “Culture”-TV channel on 15 October 2012 at the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall (Moscow)

 

Syrie : la contre-offensive du Kremlin plus efficace que les menaces américaines ? (Change your tune?)

Syrie : la contre-offensive du Kremlin plus efficace que les menaces américaines ?
La pirouette diplomatique orchestrée par la Russie pourrait permettre une sortie de crise pacifique en Syrie. En effet, si Vladimir Poutine apparaissait comme l’homme du blocage à l’ONU, interdisant toute mobilisation militaire, le président russe veut être l’homme de la solution, avec cette initiative de placer sous mandat international l’arsenal chimique du régime d’Assad.
En duplex avec Ksenia Bolchakova, correspondante France 24 à Moscou, en Russie.
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Michael Collins, London Winds & RNO. Dvorak Serenade for wind instruments, cello and bass op.44

September 9, 2012. The RNO’s Fourth Grand Festival. Tchaikovsky Concert Hall, Moscow, Russia.
Antonín Dvořák. Serenade for wind instruments, cello and double-bass in D minor Op. 44, B. 77.
I. Moderato, quasi marcia;
II. Minuetto. Tempo di minuetto;
III. Andante con moto;
IV. Finale. Allegro molto;

London Winds & Russian National Orchestra joint ensemble:
Michael Collins, clarinet;
Dmitry Aizenstadt, clarinet;
Gareth Hulse, oboe;
Olga Tomilova, oboe;
Julie Price, bassoon;
Andrei Shamidanov, bassoon;
Elizaveta Vilkovyskaya, double bassoon;
Laurence Davies, horn;
Alexei Serov, horn;
German Bushuev, horn;
Alexander Gotgelf, cello;
Rustem Gabdullin, double bass.

 

Horowitz plays Schubert: Impromptu in B-flat Major, Op.142/3

The “last Romantic” Vladimir Horowitz plays Schubert’s Impromptu in B-flat Major, Op.142 no. 3 (D.935)
From the Moscow recital (1986)

Piotr Ilich Ceaicovski: 1812 OvertureFamous and very spectacular performance with chorus by the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra and Vladimir Ashkenazy.

Famous and very spectacular performance with chorus by the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra and Vladimir Ashkenazy.

The Year 1812, Festival Overture in E flat major, Op. 49,^[1] popularly known as the 1812 Overture or the Overture of 1812 is an overture written by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in 1880 to commemorate Russia‘s defense of Moscow against Napoleon‘s advancing Grande Armée at the Battle of Borodino in 1812. The overture debuted in the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow on August 20 [O.S. August 8] 1882.^[2] The overture is best known for its climactic volley of cannon fire, ringing chimes, and brass fanfare finale.
(Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1812_Overture)

Stanislav Petrov

Petrov is a retired lieutenant colonel of the Soviet Air Defense Forces. In September 1983, during a tense era in US-Soviet relations, Petrov deviated from standard Soviet protocol by correctly identifying a missile attack warning as a false alarm. His decision may have prevented an erroneous retaliatory nuclear attack on the US and its allies. Investigation of the satellite warning system later confirmed that the system had malfunctioned. What happened to Petrov after the incident? More… Discuss