FΓΌr Elise – Beethoven for Piano & Orchestra
An evening pause: Georgii Cherkin on the piano.
A nightly pause from the news to give the reader/viewer a bit of classic entertainment.
An evening pause: Georgii Cherkin on the piano.
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An evening pause: From a 1994 performance.
An evening pause: On St. Patrick’s Day what could be more appropriate?
An evening pause: I am actually not in Italy, but off in southern Arizona this weekend on a cave survey project. But I must admit, this video makes this part of Italy very tempting.
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An evening pause: Live, from 1973.
An evening pause: This time Teller does the fooling. Very very smooth.
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An evening pause: As Arthur Clarke said, “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.”
An evening pause: “But the fighter still remains.”
An evening pause: In honor of Rand Paul’s filibuster today, let’s watch Jimmy Stewart perform a movie filibuster from the (1939) movie, Mr. Smith goes to Washington.
As Mr. Smith says, “Somebody will listen to me.”
An evening pause: Man, can these people play and sing. Vocals: Michelle Wright, Iris DeMent, Mairead Ni Mhaonaigh. Fiddles: Jay Ungar, Aly Bain. Mandolin: Russ Barenberg. Bouzouki: Donal Lunny. Accordion: Phil Cunningham. Guitar: Molly Mason.
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An evening pause: Though I posted this as an evening pause back in September 2011, when I heard it again on the radio last week I thought, man, that song is good. Absolutely worthwhile seeing it again, performed live.
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An evening pause: Considering the house of cards we presently live in, how about a profile on the creator of the world’s largest house of cards.