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ENDNOTES, January 2021
ENDNOTES, January 2021 In this edition: Stuart Millson’s Wagner The twilight of the gods, the violence and feuds of the great characters of The Ring Cycle, the exploits of knights and Die Meistersinger of mediaeval Nuremberg – these are some of … Continue reading
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Tagged Mahler, Mathilde Wesendonck, Stuart Millson, Wagner
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The Gods of Ancient Greece
The Gods of Ancient Greece Albert Henrichs, Greek Myth and Religion: Collected Papers II, Ed., Harvey Yunis, De Gruyter, 2019, Pp.i-xxxvi, 1-606, reviewed by DARRELL SUTTON Albert Henrichs (1942-2017), Eliot Professor of Greek Literature at Harvard University, was unselfish with … Continue reading
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Tagged Albert Henrichs, Dionysos, Greek Myth & Religion, Mani
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ENDNOTES, December 2020
ENDNOTES, December 2020 In this edition: opera arias sung by Ermonela Jaho, Art of the Mandolin, choral music from Keble College, Oxford and Clifton Cathedral. Reviewed by STUART MILLSON We bid farewell to 2020, the year of Coronavirus in which our … Continue reading
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Tagged Ermonela Jaho, Opera Rara, Stuart Millson, Vivaldi
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ENDNOTES, November 2020
ENDNOTES, November 2020 In this edition: Saint-Saëns and Henrique Oswald, Piano Concertos; Piano music by contemporary Iranian composers, Farhat and Tafreshipour, reviewed by STUART MILLSON A stream of elegant, late-romantic melody this month, courtesy of the SOMM label – which brings … Continue reading
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Tagged 'Egyptian' piano concerto, Saint-Saëns, Stuart Millson
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Gathering Storms
Gathering Storms by Stuart Millson In 2002, the late Albert Finney starred in a film for television, directed by Richard Loncraine, about the “wilderness years” of Winston Churchill. With Vanessa Redgrave co-starring as his devoted wife Clementine, The Gathering Storm … Continue reading
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Tagged Chartwell, Churchill, Kipling, The National Trust
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Lives of Others
Lives of Others by Bill Hartley One of the earliest examples of biographical writing is Plutarch’s Lives. Someone said that when it came to the amount of space he devoted to his subjects, Plutarch got it about right. For example, … Continue reading
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Tagged Evelyn Waugh, Lucien Freud, Plutarch, Sir Richard Burton
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Ganging up on London
Ganging up on London Gangs of London, Sky Atlantic, series one, directed by Gareth Evans and Matt Flannery, 2020, reviewed by AR Kneen ‘You could build an empire; you could be a king’ – so Finn Wallace (Colm Meaney) informs … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Kneen, Gangs of London
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A Christmas Story
A Christmas Story by ILANA MERCER Described by one critic as “one of those rare movies you can say is perfect in every way,” “A Christmas Story,” directed by Bob Clark, debuted in 1983. Set in the 1940s, the film … Continue reading →
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