This beautiful Marko Georgiev photo of Mohammed Ghani Hikmat’s statue of Scheherazade and King Shahryar is from Erica Goode's NY Times story of August 27, 2008. Read the full story called Sheherazade in Baghdad.
Showing posts with label Rimsky-Korsakov. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rimsky-Korsakov. Show all posts
Friday, March 6, 2009
Sheherazade in Baghdad
Original posting 10/2008
This beautiful Marko Georgiev photo of Mohammed Ghani Hikmat’s statue of Scheherazade and King Shahryar is from Erica Goode's NY Times story of August 27, 2008. Read the full story called Sheherazade in Baghdad.
This beautiful Marko Georgiev photo of Mohammed Ghani Hikmat’s statue of Scheherazade and King Shahryar is from Erica Goode's NY Times story of August 27, 2008. Read the full story called Sheherazade in Baghdad.
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
The Mouse Tango
I came across this classical website today while referencing a particular piece of music. The name of the site, hardly evokes the kind of dignity, respect and - dare I say it? - pomposity that is often expected in the world of classical music but the results are often hilarious. Check out their clip section for more videos, including a lightning fast performance of Rimsky-Korsakov's "Flight of the Bumblebee by punked up Croatian pianist Maksim Mrvica and what I'm calling the "Salute to David Letterman throwing things off of tall buildings" approach to Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture." Enjoy!
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