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j&r

6 jan 17

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I have been awarded an Honorary Degree for artistic merits, for my small surrealist "paintings"...I am incredulous and happy :)

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j&r

17 dec 16

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2 pieces of news that I'm not sure will interest you, but I think it's right to share: 1) Mozart is the artist who sold the most CDs in 2016 (more than Coldplay or Beyoncé)... 2) today is Ludwig van Beethoven's birthday.

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j&r

30 nov 16

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I'm listening to Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 9 on my way back from work... it's one of the first true masterpieces of the young Mozart...

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j&r

26 nov 16

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I am listening to Beethoven's String Quintet, Op. 20...

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j&r

12 nov 16

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I'm listening to "Divertimento No. 17" K. 334 by Mozart... it's like breathing pure mountain air...

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j&r

10 oct 16

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I think Rain Dogs is truly one of the greatest albums of all time... pure genius.

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j&r

2 oct 16

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I am deeply and sincerely saddened to announce that Sir Neville Marriner has passed away... last week I saw him conduct Mozart's 40 and 41 live... I am shocked.

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j&r

2 oct 16

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After two months of only Rock'n'roll, I return to serious music with Die Walküre by Wagner... and I must say that the initial impact is overwhelming... the expansive breadth and depth of the melodic line take my breath away, the orchestral blend sounds to my ears like a cathartic bath soaked in purity capable of cleansing me from the residues left by Rock... the long breaths of silence between one note and another lead to contemplation and savoring an "archaic" peace that is out of time, far removed from the clamor of today's frantic life and the pressing rhythmic sections of Rock... the breath slows down, the heart rate decreases, a spontaneous and deep sigh of relief completely frees the lungs from stagnant air, the mind clears from thoughts, a bit of serenity reappears that seems almost like the mirage of an oasis in the desert... Wagner's timeless tempos thus become the best escape from a rotten, putrid, shocking, destroyed society...

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j&r

27 sep 16

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Today, Schumann's Symphony No. 4... I believe it’s the only symphony that can stand alongside Beethoven's 7th... this too is an apotheosis of dance and rhythm...

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j&r

26 sep 16

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Symphony No. 1 by Johannes Brahms... critics argue that it is not a great symphony... in my opinion, it is one of the best compositions in the entire history of music...

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j&r

18 jul 16

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...and nothing...I still don't like progressive music at all...if I want classical and committed music, I listen to Die Zauberflote, Don Giovanni, Gotterdammerung, or the symphonies of Ludwig or some concertos by Brahms...I like rock to be simple and direct, sometimes raw and rough around the edges...I believe this is the essence of rock'n'roll.

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j&r

16 jul 16

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Neil Young live hits again...his acid and abrasive guitar soars, soars, soars...

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j&r

19 may 16

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One should be cautious of all that cheap music that desperately tries to make you cry by striking low with easy and cunning theatrical tricks or contrived devices designed specifically to be tear-jerkers; all of this has nothing to do with Music itself, but rather is a muddle where the Music is no longer on the pedestal, but the Story, the Plot, or the Lyrics. Music, if it is "true" Music, should never stoop to provoke loud weeping or boisterous laughter; it must always maintain a balance and a nobility such that at most it can provoke a subtle emotion or a hint of a smile... an example of this aesthetic form of music is the Allegretto of Beethoven's Seventh Symphony... it's composed melancholy, an inevitable tear falls, but that single tear is worth far more than all the torrents of tears that I can no longer tolerate...

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j&r

29 apr 16

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"Finally" I have "finished" listening to the Gotterdammerung (in 1 month I bought 5 different editions)...now it’s time to start with Die Walküre...which I already know quite well...but it's good to listen to it again...

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j&r

23 apr 16

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gotterdammerung and again gotterdammerung and again gotterdammerung...

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j&r

17 apr 16

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Götterdämmerung - Wagner - Karajan... I believe it's the most beautiful opera by Wagner... four and a half hours of wonderful, magnificent music.

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j&r

10 apr 16

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Galuppi Baldassarre...he's not a dog...he's a musician, for those who didn't know.

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j&r

5 jan 16

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Symphony 39 "Canto del cigno" - Mozart...there's little to say: only Beethoven has managed to equal music of this kind...

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j&r

5 dec 15

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I only listen to sacred music now...Mozart, Bach, Beethoven...everything else seems truly empty and meaningless to me...it all started after the Paris massacre...I’m not sure why...

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j&r

21 nov 15

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Mozart's Coronation Mass...I think it is one of the most beautiful masses in the history of music, as well as one of the greatest compositions of all time...chilling from the last note to the last note.

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j&r

15 nov 15

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Until Friday the 13th, "Bataclan" was just an opera by Offenbach...

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j&r

7 nov 15

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Idomeneo - W.A. Mozart

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j&r

25 oct 15

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Yesterday: Die Zauberflöte, today: Das Rheingold...from Mozart to Wagner

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j&r

23 oct 15

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Going out west - Tom Waits

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j&r

21 oct 15

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Don Giovanni - Mozart/Da Ponte Rock Band

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