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The eternal mystery which carries me through the days
The New York Times’s obit for pianist Radu Lupu, sent me back to adolescence and a conversation with my mother. She had been considering what careers might suit her oldest child. (Sorry, Mom, for putting this into parentheses, but years … Continue reading
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Georg Philipp Telemann and me. (Oh, and the Barefoot Friars)
The first time I noticed Telemann was when I played one of his toccatas. It was fun to play and even then, when I was fairly unsophisticated about serious music, I noticed that he was different from other Baroque composers. … Continue reading
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