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Apocalypse Discs – John Kersey
JOHN KERSEY Historian, musician and educationalist www.johnkersey.org As a musician, I face the prospect of having to save a limited number of works from certain apocalypse with a certain degree of trepidation. The difficulty is always that any selection is … Continue reading
Apocalypse Discs – Leslie Jones
LESLIE JONES Quarterly Review Deputy Editor Here are ten musical items in search of a desert island – hopefully, an island with WiFi! In no particular order… Les Préludes, Franz Liszt Music from this stirring and bombastic symphonic poem was … Continue reading
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Tagged Apocalypse Discs, Blondie, Die tote Stadt, Dream of Gerontius, Elgar, Korngold, Leslie Jones, Liszt, Motorhead, Nacht und Träume, Oedipus Rex, Parsifal, Schubert, Stravinsky, The Farm, Wagner
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“Harbours hitherto unseen” – the charm of Constantine Cavafy
“Harbours hitherto unseen” – the charm of Constantine Cavafy DEMETRIS DEMOPOULOS reviews a lavish tribute to the great Greek poet Shades of Love: Photographs Inspired by the Poems of C. P. Cavafy Dimitris Yeros, Insight Editions, Athens, 2012, hardback, 168pps., … Continue reading
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Tagged Cavafy, Demetris Demopoulos, Dimitris Yeros, Gore Vidal, Ithaca, Olympia Dukakis, Souls of Old Men, Thermopylae
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Gabriele D’Annunzio – flame of the former future
Gabriele D’Annunzio – flame of the former future STODDARD MARTIN remembers the extravagant life and dangerous times of one of Italy’s literary giants When living in lascivious pleasure in post-Napoleonic Italy, Byron wrote to his publisher, “Scribbling is a disease … Continue reading
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Tagged Fiume, Gabriele D'Annunzio, Hemingway, Henry James, Ilana Mercer, Joyce, Lucy Hughes-Hallett, Piave, Proust, Stoddard Martin, The Pike, Yeats
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Nordic romanticism, Australian exuberance and lieder
Nordic romanticism by Svendsen, Australian exuberance from Grainger – and lieder by Arlen STUART MILLSON enjoys a mixed-bag of CD releases Chandos Records, based at Colchester, Essex, is one of the most impressive names in the independent recording industry. When … Continue reading
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Tagged Chandos, Johan Svendsen, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Percy Grainger, Stuart Millson, Walter Arlen, Wrath of Odin
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False gods by Fergus Downie
False gods FERGUS DOWNIE remembers Soviet attempts to replace Christianity with “scientific” materialism “God is dead. God remains dead. And we have killed him. Yet his shadow still looms. Is not the greatness of this deed too great for us? Must … Continue reading
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Tagged Ernest Gellner, Fergus Downie, Goldman, Lunasharsky, materialism, Nietzsche
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‘Multiculturalism’ – uses and abuses of a modern cliche
‘Multiculturalism’ – uses and abuses of a modern cliché A.R. KNEEN deconstructs a much misunderstood term We are all familiar with the term ‘multiculturalism’. This word[i] is used by many, including by those with power, authority and expertise – such … Continue reading
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Tagged A. R. Kneen, anti-racism, dispossession, diversity, equality, immigration, multiculturalism, racism, social representation theory
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Overture for the 2013 English Music Festival
English Music Festival begins the year with curtain-raiser of rare gems The Orchestra of St. Paul’s, conductor, Ben Palmer at St. John’s, Smith Square, London. 28th February 2013 STUART MILLSON Before a note was played at February’s English Music Festival … Continue reading