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Fredlines: Performance Today host Fred Child's observations on the world of classical music  
Jan 4, 2010
Signing off, for now
PT fans and friends, Writing a blog has been a blast, thanks for all your thoughtful comments and responses to Fredlines. We're trying an experiment -- we're moving these online discussions of classical music news and ideas (and entertaining trivia!)...


Aug 31, 2009
Music and Silence
Robert Fripp: "Music is the wine that fills the cup of silence." Aldous Huxley: "After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music." Marcel Marceau: "Music and silence combine strongly because music is done with silence, and...


Aug 26, 2009
Respighi's Inspiration
Ottorino Respighi composed his "Three Botticelli Pictures" with these paintings by Sandro Botticelli in mind. (Click on images to enlarge.) Spring: Adoration of the Magi: Birth of Venus:...


Aug 25, 2009
Served in the green room: tuna
Nora lives in Cherry Hills, New Jersey. One of her human companions (Betsy Alexander) is a pianist and composer. According to Nora's online autobiography, she's been playing piano for several years now: I jumped up on the bench of...
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Bob Christiansen: Historian & polyglot
Julie Amacher: Rock 'n' Roll roots?
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