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Goldberg Variations
The Open Goldberg Variations project is complete. You can download the recording in various formats free from this website. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8c8Bn0T4RFo] Kimiko Ishizaka performing the first variation of the Goldberg Variations. This project was funded via Kickstarter, and I really like the way that it seems to be opening the door to other projects like this; democratically…
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Translating Lem
I was shocked to discover that Stanislaw Lem’s classic science fiction novel, Solaris has never before been translated directly from Polish to English: The first ever direct translation into English of the Polish science fictionauthor Stanislaw Lem’s most famous novel, Solaris, has just been published, removing a raft of unnecessary changes and restoring the text much closer…
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In which I roll my eyes twice
Just a couple of articles I wanted to respond to: BBC: Why do people play music in public through a phone? For many, teenagers playing tinny music to each other on public transport on their mobile phones can be intensely irritating. Why do they do it? With mobile phones in many a teenager’s pocket, the…
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Yeol Eum Sun
I love this video of Yeol Eum Sun performing Bach’s “Sheep May Safely Graze,” from Cantata 208. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNJdjtNxop0&feature=player_embedded]
