passings
Stephen Sondheim, composer, March 22, 1930–November 26, 2021
Terry Teachout, critic (among other things), February 6, 1956–January 13, 2022 (this was his “favorite Sondheim,” according to Scott Simon on this morning’s Weekend Edition Saturday [NPR])
Bernadette Peters, “Not a Day Goes By” (Merrily We Roll Along), live, London, 1998
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other day, Oak Park, Ill.
alone
This I could listen to all day.
Tony Allen (1940-2020, drums), live (studio), London, 2019
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random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
like nobody else
Jacqueline du Pré (1945-1987, cello) with New Philharmonia Orchestra (Daniel Barenboim, cond.), live (studio), London, 1967: Edward Elgar (1857-1934), Cello Concerto in E minor (Op. 85, 1919)
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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
never enough
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), Piano Concerto No. 5 in E Flat Major (“Emperor”), 2nd Mvt.; London Symphony Orchestra (Simon Rattle, cond.) with Krystian Zimerman (piano), 2020 (published 7/9/21)
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other day, Chicago
only rock ‘n’ roll
Kinks, live (“Victoria,” “Acute Schizophrenia Paranoia Blues,” “Dedicated Follower of Fashion,” “Lola,” “Holiday,” “Good Golly, Miss Molly,” “You Really Got Me,” “All Day and All of the Night,” “Waterloo Sunset,” “Village Green Preservation Society”), London, early 1970s
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yesterday, Chicago (Columbus Park)
timeless
I didn’t know how much I needed this until I stumbled upon it this morning.
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809), Fantasia in C major (HXVII 4); Kirill Gerstein (1979-, piano), live, London, 3/4/21
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other day, Chicago
sounds of London
Shame, live (“Snow Day,” “Born in Luton,” “Human, for a Minute”), published today
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this morning, Oak Park, Ill.
like nobody else
Nina Simone (1933-2003), “Ain’t Got No, I Got Life” (J. Rado, G. Ragni, G. MacDermot), live, London, 1968
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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
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reading table
Rising from sickness, I lean on a cane and stand by the river.
Countless peach petals flow downstream.—Ryokan (1758-1831), from “Upon getting up from sickness in late spring” (translated from the Japanese by Kazuaki Tanahashi)
sounds of London
Kokoroko, live, published 4/21/21
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yesterday, Chicago
never enough
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Suites No. 1 in G major and No. 3 in C major for Unaccompanied Cello; Steven Isserlis (cello), live, London, 2020
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