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What Caused WWW#####?

https://youtu.be/9KESpCFmYMk Franz Ferdinand, archduke of Austria-Este, German Franz Ferdinand, Erzherzog von Österreich-Este, also called Francis Ferdinand, (born December 18, 1863, Graz, Austria—died June 28, 1914, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Austria-Hungary…

J. S. Bach: Chaconne from the Violin Partita Nr.2 BWV 1004

https://youtu.be/ngjEVKxQCWs?si=PzZtWaHayiyj_7PM In 1999, Hilary Hahn said that she played Bach more than any other composer and that she had played solo Bach pieces every day since she was eight. “Bach is, for me, the touchstone that keeps my playing honest. Keeping the intonation pure in double stops, bringing out the various voices where the phrasing…… Continue reading J. S. Bach: Chaconne from the Violin Partita Nr.2 BWV 1004

Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11

https://youtu.be/gnkNiA_AOIY?si=hNM_pucxunHXo_zJ A young Krystian Zimerman’s rendition of Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor Op. 11, played with all of the aplomb and nuance of a seasoned maestro. Jan Krenz at the podium. Daniil Trifonov and the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra: https://youtu.be/2bFo65szAP0?si=10ySgeoDSHiJlver Olga Scheps performing live at Tonhalle Düsseldorf with the Chamber Orchestra of Polish…… Continue reading Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11

Richard Feynman – The World from another point of view

https://youtu.be/GNhlNSLQAFE?si=n9Kmlict_gY0srQl The famous American physicist Richard Feynman used to take holidays in England. His third wife, Gweneth Howarth, was a native of West Yorkshire, so every year the Feynman family would visit her hometown of Ripponden or the nearby hamlet of Mill Bank. In 1973 Yorkshire public television made a short film of the Nobel…… Continue reading Richard Feynman – The World from another point of view

OPPENHEIMER: The Decision to Drop the Bomb (1965)

https://youtu.be/-JWxIVVeV98 J Robert Oppenheimer and other key figures involved in the decision to drop the first atomic bomb discuss their motivations in this rare NBC News documentary. Originally produced two decades after the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, this presentation features new insight from NBC News Presidential Historian Michael Beschloss. » Subscribe to NBC News:…… Continue reading OPPENHEIMER: The Decision to Drop the Bomb (1965)

Electric Light Orchestra

https://youtu.be/Up4WjdabA2c Last Train to London.Electric Light Orchestra’s official music video for ‘Last Train To London’. Click to listen to Electric Light Orchestra on Spotify: http://smarturl.it/ELOSpotify?IQid=EL… As featured on The Essential Electric Light Orchestra. Click to buy the track or album via iTunes: http://smarturl.it/EssentialELO?IQid=… Google Play: http://smarturl.it/LTTLGPlay?IQid=ELO… Amazon: http://smarturl.it/EELOAmazon?IQid=EL… More From Electric Light Orchestra Livin’ Thing:…… Continue reading Electric Light Orchestra

Oscar Wilde documentary

https://youtu.be/oxZudaO67Fg Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 1854 – 30 November 1900) was an Irish poet and playwright. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of the most popular playwrights in London in the early 1890s. He is best remembered for his epigrams and plays, his novel The Picture of…… Continue reading Oscar Wilde documentary