Saturday Night Music

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791)

Iceland Symphony Orchestra

Arngunnur Árnadóttir

Cornelius Meister 

Gem amongst Gems

Jacqueline de Pré (26 January 1945 – 19 October 1987)

Laughing Lhursday*

* [For first time visitors]:
Typo in the title?
Nah.
It's just that I would not let a tiny T spoil an avantgardistic alliteration.

Crying for Caruso

This evening visiting Sian's blog and enjoying her photos of clouds bringing snow to Graemsay/Orkney, when reading of her daily feeding the wild birds, I immediately thought of a dear friend in Milan I met in February 2003 when he and I were engaged with Poets Against War (PAW). Giulio used to write at night. And often his emails ended with regards from him and Caruso, the blackbird that had just begun singing on his balcony.
Last Saturday was my friend's birthday, and I wished him well and asked, if Caruso had already serenaded him.
The answer: "I miss our blackbirds. We can no longer be their friends, the condominium saw to that- you can’t feed wild birds!"
The peace of the night.

This photo, taken on his balcony,
was attached to my friend's recent email.
A photo taken in June 2008 of 'Mister'
who might well have been a descendant of 'Caruso'.

Perverted Minds

How perverted minds those must have
who would call a murderous aggression
Zeytin Dalı Harekâtı / Operation Olive Branch?

Saturday Night Music

Jacqueline Mary du Pré (26 January 1945 – 19 October 1987)

Daniel Barenboim

London Symphony Orchestra

Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104, B. 191 by Antonín Dvořák

 A recently re-discovered recording of a concert held in tribute to the people of Czechoslovakia days after the Soviet Union invaded.
Filmed live at the Royal Albert Hall in September 1968.
1. Allegro 0:00
2. Adagio, ma non troppo 16:10
3. Finale 29:01

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Laughing Lhursday*

 

* [For first time visitors]:
Typo in the title?
Nah.
It's just that I would not let a tiny T spoil an avantgardistic alliteration.

Enjoy 'Life on a Small Island'

Following her blog for almost a decade spontaneously ;-) I decided  to ask Sian if I may add her to my 'Seldom Boring's', and: The Lady gave her placet.
Thus, here we go: Enjoy Sian's and Button's Life on a Small Island.

I can vividly imagine the fabulous few friends of Omnium will soon ask how, by all means, I could be so lazy and introduce them to such a fine blog with ten years delay.
Just in time remembering why the devil beat his grandmother (she did not have a good excuse), I hasten to say that I only wanted to wait until there is enough stuff to discover – 1223 lovely posts, so far.
The peace of the night.

Singing Cranes

Leaving late?

Or returning early

Saturday Night Music

Christian Thielemann

Jonas Kaufmann

Sächsische Staatskapelle

Richard Wagner

Laughing Lhursday*

* [For first time visitors]:
Typo in the title?
Nah.
It's just that I would not let a tiny T spoil an avantgardistic alliteration.

Good bye! Not yet, though

Update:
Ah, sorry for causing irritation. All my fault.
This was a post, 'planned' for last June, after ten years Omnium.
But then I did not find the fitting words to say "Goodbye", and actually was not sure, if I would not soon regret and – instead of adding it to the other xxx drafts or, better, to delete it – I scheduled it for Januar 2018. Then I could still decide ...
And here I am.  Having no fitting words.
Out of sight, out of mind it went between all the other Laughing Lhursdays and Saturday night musics.
Thus, sorry again for confusing.
Be sure, unless I am suddenly quitting life, I shall not quit blogging without  a few or rather many words to the fine friends I was allowed to meet, to thank you for all your kindness and patience and – to bless Seanhenge et Orbi ... and thus: Omnium. ;-)