2001 – A Space Odyssey

2001 is a story of evolution. Sometime in the distant past someone or something nudged evolution by placing a monolith …

September 2008

Mozart: Vesperae solennes de confessore

Mozart: Vesperae solennes de confessore (K. 339)

Johann Chrysostom Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791).
Vesperae solennes de confessore for soloists, chorus, & orchestra, K. 339:
II. Confitebor (Psalm 111).

The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and Choir.
Barbara Schlick (Soprano).
Elisabeth von …

The Clouds commune with Aunty Benefits

Mrs. Clouds and Mr. Clouds-Probably (*) with their child and library. They are seeking communion with the Great Mammy in the Sky, Aunty Benefits, whilst conducting their chemical experiments.
The child …

The Super-Normal family

The Super-Normal familywith 4×4 and TV

The Super-Normal family pose for a photo with their new giant LCD TV.From the left: Sprog senior (sporting his new mohican hairstyle), Wallet Super-Normal (the dad), Trousers Super-Normal (the mum), …

Greed – Son of Money

Mr. and Mrs. Money were kind enough to provide a snapshot of their handsome son Gread. Gread was named after his mother’s great uncle twice removed. Everyone in the Money’s small village of Pownd-Dolar on …

Mr and Mrs Money visit The Church of Lucre

Mr and Mrs Money’s first visit to The Church of Lucre
They never thought to see the inside of a church, but if search hard and long there’s even a place for you …

A strange …

Exploring deer tracks

Exploring deer tracks
in local woodland
aided (mostly) by a dog
The local wood at Stowe hasn’t had any machinery in for a few years and the well-paved access is becoming more overgrown and greener. One benefit deriving …

Handels Messiah – Hallelujah

Handel’s Messiah – Hallelujah Chorus
I thought it time to include this little known work (!) so that I can listen to it while I ‘work’ on blogger

Perfomed by the Ambrosian singers.
(The score has …

O cessate di piagarmi – Alessandro Scarlatti

The lyrics to Alessandro Scarlatti – O cessate di piagarmi
from an aria in Il Pompeo
O cessate di piagarmi,
O lasciatemi morir!
Luc ingrate,
Dispietate,
Più del gelo e più del marmi
Fredde e sorde …

Equine beauties

September 2008 photos
After a dismal and rainy summer, September is perfect. Here’s a few photos of local rural scenes to prove it! PJ is the ‘foal’, as was, now looking much bigger and more …

the impressionists

The Age of the Impressionists
Denis Thomas
275 colour plates make this a fine summary of the Impressionist painters from Monet and covering about 70 years. The author describes the social and political conditions the Impressionists had …

Morning Fog

Ol’ Sol (the sun) breaking through the morning fog of Illinois.

Mozart – Concerto for flute, harp and orchestra

Mozart: Concerto for flute, harp and orchestra (K. 299)

in 3 parts:
The Amsterdam Baroque Orquestra.
Wilbert Hazelzet (Flute).Saskia Kwast (Harp).
Dir: Ton Koopman.

I. Allegro
The orchestra states both themes. The first is immediately present, and the second is …

American Landscape and Painting

Nature and Culture – Barbara Novak
Nature and CultureAmerican Landscape and Painting1825-1875
Barbara Novak
Originally published in 1980, this book has been reissued with a lengthy preface in 2007. Professor Novak’s book has been nominated for many prizes …

blue cottage garden flowers

Flowers – beautiful blues
These are from a ‘cottage garden mixture’ which works rather well for me. No doubt Xxxxx Xxxxx (aka Lord D) will know what they are
They are called pulmonaria – alias …

mixed flowers and shrubs

Flowering shrubs
A rather fine flowering plant (~heather; Lord D help me!) in forestry walks. I discovered these while walking the puppy (photos to follow); late August 2008.
Mixed plants and flowers, background of ~heather and brambles. …

woodland walk with sally

woodland walk with collie dognow 3 1/2 months
Sally the wonder d o g chasing the man with biscuits …

and showing off its ever-lengthening tail …

The super-alert ears of the sheepdog are finally in evidence. …

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choral messiah – purify

Handel – Messiah – And he shall purify
Handel’s Messiah Choral audio/video
The soloists can take a breather for this part

Renata Tebaldi sings Xerxes

Handel – Xerxes – Ombra mai fu – Renata Tebaldi
Music video with score
What a treat. I’d only ever heard this before sung by counter tenors:
There’s a tribute site for Renata Tebaldi here:http://www.geocities.com/renatatebaldi/
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