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Seen on the tube... What can I say... It resembles "Modern Times" more than "The Great Dictator." By the way, "The Great Dictator" has a nicer ending.

Mark Twain seemed to detest Austen.

Turkish is right. Joanna Newsom is really good.

Yes, but also this: Samuel Ramey "Deh vieni alla finestra" Don Giovanni

Ah, thanks to Google I found out... He’s the protagonist of "Io Don Giovanni," a film by Carlos Saura... That actor plays Lorenzo Da Ponte, the true hero (it seems) of the story... With all the covers of all the opera recordings available online...

The guy in the photo... Who the hell is he?

Wonderful comments on this page... Now Allevi sounds good too... In reality, Allevi plays rather poorly. He's often sloppy, imprecise, uncertain even with the rhythm, and terribly unexpressive. If I remember correctly, Uto Ughi said that in other times he wouldn’t have even passed the entrance exam to the conservatory. Let's add that he makes crappy music and that to promote himself he has made claims that are not just exaggerated, but more than that. All of this seems to me to fully justify the criticism, the attacks, and the dislikes...

"Allevi and his staff have managed to legitimize a certain type of sound and to give the 'classical' dimension of the piano a dignity that seemed to have been relegated to niche genres." ---> I think you expressed yourself poorly. Allevi cannot give any dignity to classical music, first because classical music does not need it; it is already 'dignified' in its own right. Second, because Allevi has nothing to do with classical music.

"On him, there is a death sentence from the Italian prosecutor." ---> Well, put that way, it sounds like there’s a death penalty in Italy. Dr. Alessiani recounts it like this: "Believe me," said the judge, "I received this assignment from very high up. And remember that Italy is full of fake car accidents." Quite a way to express oneself... "Kankropoli" can be found on the web: Kancropoli - La mafia del cancro