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Wednesday, September 16, 2020
Tuesday, September 15, 2020
Monday, September 14, 2020
In memoriam Jacobo Árbenz
Jacobo Árbenz (14 September 1913 – 27 January 1971)
Sunday, September 13, 2020
Beers & Books III
An Ian McEwan would have been fitting, too. But then a spell was put upon me. |
Saturday, September 12, 2020
Saturday Night Music – Mahler's Symphonie No. 8
Symphony No. 8 (first performance on 12 September 1910, in Munich).
Gustav Mahler (7 July 1860 – 18 May 1911)
Friday, September 11, 2020
Thursday, September 10, 2020
Beers & Books II
Wednesday, September 09, 2020
Beers & Books
Alright, here we go.
Obviously some people brewers even will never learn. [That must do, 'cause otherwise ...] |
Ralf Rothmann *10 May 1953
Im Frühling sterben*
*To Die in Spring. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, ISBN 9780374278144, 2017
Tuesday, September 08, 2020
Monday, September 07, 2020
Sunday, September 06, 2020
Already "Changing of the Tone" again
As
everyone knows yesterday, September 5th, was 'Changing of the Tone' in Halberstadt. Just
in case you happened not to be amongst those connoisseurs in St Burchardi who all excitedly earwitnessed the
thrilling moment, and therefore feel inconsolable: the spheric sound
will not change until February 5th, 2022.
So when arriving on February 4th you will be able to kill two b ... ahem ... to hear two tones of the John-Cage-project ORGAN² ASLSP within 24 hours.
Well, and in cage
case you can't get enough, what about quickly booking one of the remaining 620
years and get your name "eternised" on a metal plate. Costs only 1200 Euro.
As mentioned twelve years ago, personally, I intended to book the year 2525, but then I thought I
should retreat in favour of Zager and Evans.
Since I have been ranging between 2632 and 2222, but right now I think I shall ask them to offer 2641. I'd
really like listening to the silence, after all the noise.
PS:
In honour of John Cage I have been writing this post, as I did in 2008, if not as slowly as possible, at least very very slowly.
And I am quite sure that not only those amongst you who can't read fast will appreciate my gesture.
PPS: For those who wish to buy one or more of the words written above: There will soon be a price-list available.
PPPS:
Solvent Omnium-lovers who wish to book one or more posts to be
published from October onwards, with immediate effect can offer their
bids. Just don't be shy - bid high.
John Cage (5 September 1912 – 12 August 1992)
Organ2/ASLSP (As Slow as Possible)
The official website
New York Times article from May 2006