September 22, 2026
Tag: Dmitri
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A Memoir of a Listener
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Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich’s exceptional career was launched in 1926 with the premiereof his first symphony – his graduation piece. He quickly established himself at the forefront of young Soviet composers. In the years since, his music has been a major component in every symphony orchestra’s repertoire – classical music for those who claim to not…
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March 31, 2021 5 Comments
A recent interview with a collector of observatory postcards was great fun. I had no plan for another until Bill Ward came to my office one day. We talked about books and his postcard collection that he said was just words and notes. Bill’s words were really special and his notes were better.