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Thursday, November 17th

never enough

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849), 24 Preludes; Ivan Moravec (1930-2015), piano

 

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art beat: yesterday, Art Institute of Chicago

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858), The Monkey Bridge in Winter

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*Tracklist (courtesy of YouTube):

00:00 1 Agitato – C major
00:53 2 Lento – A minor
02:53 3 Vivace – G major
03:59 4 Largo – E minor
06:36 5 Molto allegro – D major
07:15 6 Lento assai – B minor
09:42 7 Andantino – A major
10:44 8 Molto agitato – F-sharp minor
12:51 9 Largo – E major
14:05 10 Molto allegro – C-sharp minor
14:42 11 Vivace – B major
15:32 12 Presto – G-sharp minor
16:47 13 Lento – F-sharp major
20:23 14 Allegro – E-flat minor
20:47 15 Sostenuto – D-flat major (“Raindrop”)
26:48 16 Presto con fuoco – B-flat minor
27:58 17 Allegretto – A-flat major
31:35 18 Molto allegro – F minor
32:28 19 Vivace – E-flat major
33:51 20 Largo – C minor
35:24 21 Cantabile – B-flat major
37:22 22 Molto agitato – G minor
38:12 23 Moderato – F major
39:10 24 Allegro appassionato – D minor

Tuesday, August 2nd

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Frederic Chopin (1810-1849), Scherzo No. 2 in B-flat minor; Martha Argerich, live, 1966


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It is like what we imagine knowledge to be . . .

—Elizabeth Bishop (1911-1979), from “At the Fishhouses”

Monday, March 14th

sounds of 1926

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849), Prelude No. 15 (“Raindrop”); Ignaz Friedman (1882-1948), piano, 1926


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Bessie Smith (1894-1937), “Young Woman’s Blues,” 1926


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reading table

Whatever it is,
I cannot understand it,
although gratitude
stubbornly overcomes me
until I’m reduced to tears.

—Saigyō (1118-1190), translated from Japanese by Sam Hamill

Tuesday, December 8th

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849), Nocturne in E flat (Op. 55, No. 2); Ignaz Friedman (1882-1948), piano, 1936

The Friedman performance of Chopin’s E flat Nocturne (Op. 55, No. 2) is considered by many to be the greatest single recorded performance of any Chopin nocturne.

Harold C. Schonberg, New York Times, 9/23/90

Monday, November 23rd

I never tire of these tiny, gemlike pieces.

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849), 24 Preludes (1835-1839); Sergio Fiorentino (1927-1998), piano, 1959

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reading table

Awake at night—
the sound of the water jar
cracking in the cold.

—Matsuo Basho (1644-1694), translated from Japanese by Robert Hass

 

Tuesday, October 6th

Sometimes it’s enough—more than enough—to be beautiful.

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849), Nocturne in B-flat minor (Op. 9, No. 1); Artur Rubinstein (1887-1982), piano

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road to the World Series

Don’t ever let the pressure exceed the pleasure.

Cubs manager Joe Maddon

Wednesday, August 5th

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Frederic Chopin (1810-1849), Nocturne in B-flat minor (Op. 9, No. 1); Ivan Moravec (1930-2015), piano


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random sights

last night
Columbus Park, Chicago

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Tuesday, August 4th

more

I don’t care what you had planned: it can’t compare to this.

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849), 24 Preludes; Ivan Moravec (1930-2015), piano

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reading table

Why did I / shrink into a story?

—Alice Notley, “Are Loyal” (Poetry, 7-8/15)

Monday, August 3rd

passings

Ivan Moravec, pianist, November 9, 1930-July 27, 2015

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849), Ballade No. 1 in G minor


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random thoughts

Ever grow weary of the 21st century?

Me, too.

Monday, January 12th

from my desert-island list

No matter how many times I hear it, this recording, made over 80 years ago, never fails to sweep me away.

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849), Preludes, Op. 28
Alfred Cortot (1877-1962), piano, 1933