Author: bbloper

It took me 50 years to be able to listen to complete Wagner opera.

Frédéric Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 e-minor

https://youtu.be/5V8XazLfPWk Martha Argerich | Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 (1970) https://youtu.be/2bFo65szAP0 Olga Scheps performing live at Tonhalle Dusseldorf with the Chamber Orchestra of Polish Radio, conductor Agnieszka Duczmal. https://youtu.be/uUTFVNAa2_E Martha Argerich, Sinfonia Varsovia Orchestra & Jacek Kaspszyk

Count Arthur Strong

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rB2NFCQlszw Count Arthur Strong writing his authobiography. https://youtu.be/837K_Pc7iQ0 And also the Interview with him… https://youtu.be/a-FBkhnsxGU … https://youtu.be/QY3V0s8eRcs Arthur Strong reads Macavity: The Mystery Cat by T.S. Eliot. The most famous master criminal cat of them all is brought to life in this new edition with illustrations by Arthur Robins.There many takes of that reading, each one worse than the one before it… Above…… Continue reading Count Arthur Strong

Afghanistan the Great Game

https://youtu.be/_m7uL4Q44ws In this episode Rory Stewart tells the story of #British interventions in #Afghanistan in the 19th century, when the British #Empire became obsessed with the idea that their rival, #Russia, was considering the #invasion of Afghanistan as a staging post for an attack on British India. It was a period of mutual suspicion and…… Continue reading Afghanistan the Great Game

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Jacques Offenbach: Tales of Hoffmann

https://youtu.be/3dlGDNoliH0 AVA Opera – The Doll’s Song …Soprano Maria Aleida sings Olympia’s aria from Les Contes d’Hoffmann in AVA’s new production based on the integral edition of the opera edited by Michael Kaye and Jean Christophe Keck… https://youtu.be/Tw5wGG12M7k?si=gOmqtdqNkt8LJoVG The Tales of Hoffmann Fantastic opera in 3 acts, with prologue and epilogue libretto by Jules Barbier…… Continue reading Jacques Offenbach: Tales of Hoffmann