Donald's Blog
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This old house was only a few blocks from the state Capitol in Madison,
Wisconsin. All the neighborhood cats lived in the basement during the
winter. The house has long since been torn down, but in 1972 there were
AR2ax speakers in the front room, and a lot of good music was heard there. |
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In the 21st century I am just as opinionated as ever,
and I now have an outlet. I shall pontificate here about anything
that catches my fancy; I hope I will not make too great a fool
of myself. You may comment yea or nay about anything on the
site; I may quote you here, or I may not. Send brickbats etc.
to: dmclarke78@icloud.com.
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July 30, 2010We're Sorry, Your Call Cannot Be Completed As Dialed
A legendary performance of Verdi's Requiem was recorded in Carnegie Hall by Arturo Toscanini, with the NBC Symphony Orchestra, the Robert Shaw Chorale, and soloists of the stature of Cesar Siepi (who died a couple of weeks ago). Now it turns out that two separate recordings were made, one by NBC and one by somebody in the audience; and Pristine Classical in France have combined the two to make a stereo recording from 1951. I haven't heard it, but knowing Pristine's ability to work miracles, I'm sure the new edition adds body and breadth to what was already a powerful experience.
Gotta tell Louis about this.
Oh, wait... I can't...
Somebody said that friends are God's apology for relatives. And now I'm corresponding with the beautiful Martha, Barbara's Costanzo's sister, who I knew many years ago in Kenosha.
It was William Faulkner who said, "The past isn't dead. In fact, it's not even past."