Posted in reseña, tagged Berliner Philharmoniker, Maurice Ravel, music, Pierre Boulez, reseña on December 2, 2007| Leave a Comment »
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I remember reading years ago of some brain surgeons–maybe they were cardiac surgeons, the important thing is that they knew–who customarily piped Maurice Ravel’s Boléro into the operating room for the calming effect of its rhythmic regularity. (more…)
Posted in reseña, tagged Berliner Philharmoniker, classical music, Herbert von Karajan, Ludwig von Beethoven, music, reseña on September 21, 2007| Leave a Comment »
One feels sometimes as though the presence of the great ones still lingers about the house, bumping into things and taking their place at the family dinner. Having grown up with the music and images of Herbert van Karajan in the mix, it is not too difficult to allow the imagination to see the diminutive Austrian assuming an avuncular place in the proceedings. (more…)
Canter Bridge 