1月 - 2021

Kathy Price

1/28/2021Movie Review "News of the World"

Rating:PG-13 Staring: Tom Hanks, Helena Zengel I haven’t seen an old time Western movie is a very long time. However, this isn’t your...

Emi Igarashi / Editor

1/23/2021 Beethoven String Quartet, op 18 no. 1

OP18 no.1 in F major by Beethoven is the first quartet I played with a group (of older ladies living in Menlo Park, CA.) in the late...

Emi Igarashi / Editor

1/20/2021About Burton-Hill's book "Year of Wonder"

"Year of Wonder" by Clemency Burton-Hill's is frequently referred to in this blog. The book has been highly regarded by many young...

Emi Igarashi / Editor

1/17/2021Albinoni Oboe Concerto op 9 no. 2 Adagio　

The oboe, which is perhaps the most difficult of the wind instrument, occupies a privileged position in the orchestra. Before the...

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1/16/2021　Scriabin　Etude op 2 no. 1

On January 16 Burton-Hill selected Scriabin's etude op 2 no. 1. According to Burton-Hill, "Look, sometimes what we must really need in...

Emi Igarashi / Editor

1/14/2021 E Lucevan Le Stelle ”And the stars were shining” from Tosca by　Giacomo Puccini

The music selection on January 14 by Burton-Hill is "E Lucevan Le Stelle (And the Stars were shining)” sung by Cavaradossi (tenor) in the...

Emi Igarashi / Editor

1/13/2021 Starting my Blog "Music and Friends"

I have been fortunate as I have been able to enjoy a normal life and to stay safe in 2020 although the year has been rather long and...