Monthly Archives: December 2019

Music to be cherished

“I have placed death before life, wrote Charles Gounod, “because in the order of eternal things death precedes life.” The French composer was speaking about his oratorio Mors et Vita. This is a work filled with operatic drama, soaring orchestral … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

An historical legacy

Daniel Ellsberg, the “Watergate” commentator, said that the book is “a masterpiece”. Mikhail Gorbachev, the true force behind the ending of the Cold War, considered the book to be “indispensable” reading. I speak, of course, of the Peter Kuznick and … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment