La Boheme: Adriana Martino sings “Quando men vo”, Scala, 1965
A superior performance by Adriana Martino in the 1965 movie production of Puccini’s opera La Boheme, directed by renowned Italian film maker Franco Zefirelli, under the musical direction of Herbert Von Karajan, principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic for 35 years and generally regarded as one of the greatest conductors of the 20th century [Wikipedia].
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Berlin Philharmonic – Directed by Zubin Mehta
Published January 27, 2013
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Capriccio espagnol, Op. 34, is the common Western title for a five movement orchestral suite, based on Spanish folk melodies, composed by the Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov in 1887. — Wikipedia
The Capriccio is a brilliant composition for the orchestra. The change of timbres, the felicitous choice of melodic designs and figuration patterns, exactly suiting each kind of instrument, brief virtuoso cadenzas for instruments solo, the rhythm of the percussion instruments, etc., constitute here the very essence of the composition and not its garb or orchestration. The Spanish themes, of dance character, furnished me with rich material for putting in use multiform orchestral effects. All in all, the Capriccio is undoubtedly a purely external piece, but vividly brilliant for all that. — Rimsky-Korsakov
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John Coltrane Quartet – Impressions
McCoy Tyner:Piano Jimmy Garrison:Bass Elvin Jones:Drums
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VIDEO Interview set in the Italian Alps
Mountain Climbing Extreme Mountaineer Reinhold Messner
“Messner” (Full Movie)
Reinhold Messner, the world’s greatest mountain climber, looks back over his career with surprising candor and self-revelation. It is the career of a man who began climbing with his father in the exquisite Italian Dolomites, but whose restless quest for self-knowledge through extreme adventures made him the most accomplished climber of modern times. MESSNER includes rare film of his astonishing climbs of the world’s highest mountains – without using bottled oxygen and often alone.
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An Apex of Human Achievement
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This dance scene is the climax of the 1953 movie “Kiss Me Kate”, an art work extravaganza that marks the apex of American culture, with tremendous big band music by Cole Porter, unbelievable acrobatic dancing, hilariously sharp acting, a miraculous screen play and overwhelming stage sets and costuming. To miss this movie is to have missed Shakespeare 60 years after he wrote his magnificent tragedies and comedies, which in turn marked the apex of British culture. Nothing like it will ever happen again.
Donetsk People’s Republic Prime Minister Alexander Zakharchenko, one of the greatest of world leaders, was assassinated today, August 31, 2018, no doubt by Ukrainian saboteurs. He gave his life willingly for the freedom of his country. Let us know he has not died in vain.
For those who mourn the death of DPR President Alexander Zakharchenko, there is some consolation to be found in the comment section at The Saker.
Full Report at NEWS FROM NOVOROSSIYA
Quemado Institute editor Karl Pomeroy received a legal threat today in response to a comment he posted on the Russia Insider website about the rise of the R********d banking family. The comment did not mention race, but was of historical content. The threatener accused Karl of “spreading Nazi propaganda,” then repeated the full text of the German Criminal Code Section 130, which outlaws inciting “hatred against a national, racial, religious group or a group defined by their ethnic origins,” which Karl’s comment did not do. A similar law, it was claimed, is now in force in 11 other European countries and carries a penalty of up to five years. The wording of the law is so vague, it could be applied to any criticism of those in power. If a political analyst can accidentally “violate” this totalitarian decree, there is no freedom of speech or press in Europe.
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