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On the Horizon: On Catfish Rowwww.commentary.org The film version of George Gershwin’s opera Porgy and Bess is appraised here by the novelist James Baldwin.
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Long Beach Lost: Bill Viola's death reminds us we once owned the world's most prominent collection of video art | Longbeachizelongbeachize.com Famed and pioneering video artist Bill Viola died—reminding us we (literally) gave away an important collection of art.
The 14 Best Music Books of the 21st Centuryopen.substack.com Following a rigorous survey (of my own bookshelf), a definitive canon
Bill Viola, pioneer video artist who explored nature of human consciousness, dies at 73www.latimes.com Artist Bill Viola, whose pioneering work with video since the 1970s opened the door to what would become a major artform internationally, has died. He was 73.
‘We want our peace’: why is France’s far-right support such a rural affair?www.theguardian.com Media rhetoric about migrants and crime is rallying support for the National Rally in the countryside but, say city folk, the reality is different
Where Do We Go ?youtu.be Provided to YouTube by NonesuchWhere Do We Go ? · Bill FrisellBlues Dream℗ 2001 Nonesuch RecordsGuitar: Bill FrisellComposer: Bill FrisellAuto-generated by Y...
Brad Mehldau's Nonesuch Selectswww.youtube.com Brad Mehldau stops by for the 'Nonesuch Selects' video series, in which artists visit the Nonesuch office, pick some of their favorite albums from the music library, and share a few words on their choices. Opening music: Brad Mehldau's 'Between Bach,' from his 2024 album 'After Bach II': https://bradmehldau.lnk.to/afterbachii Brad Mehldau's Nonesuch Selects: 0:20 Richard Goode, 'Richard Goode Plays Brahms' https://richardgoode.lnk.to/Brahms 1:28 Richard Goode & Dawn Upshaw, 'Goethe Lieder' https://richardgoodedawnupshaw.lnk.to/GoetheLieder 2:55 Adam Guettel, 'The Light in the Piazza' https://adamguettel.lnk.to/thelightinthepiazza 4:49 Kronos Quartet, 'Alfred Schnittke: The Complete String Quartets' https://kronosquartet.lnk.to/SchnittkeQuartets 6:18 Darcy James Argue's Secret Society: 'Dynamic Maximum Tension' https://darcyjamesargue.lnk.to/dynamicmaximumtension You can hear a playlist of music from Brad Mehldau's Nonesuch Selects at https://bradmehldau.lnk.to/NonesuchSelects Video by Robert Edridge-Waks #BradMehldau #NonesuchSelects #Nonesuch #NonesuchRecords