"There are countless horrible things happening all over the world and horrible people prospering, but we must never allow them to disturb our equanimity or deflect us from our sacred duty to sabotage and annoy them whenever possible." -Auberon Waugh
Monday, November 16, 2020
Classical corner
"Dance of the Knights" from Sergei Prokofiev's ballet Romeo and Juliet.
Bonus video! Dig this lute on steroids: the theorbo.
The Cold War had some great music. For all the tensions we loved Russian music and it spiced up Hollywood movies about spies and such. Today we have nothing to compare - Iranian or Chinese music? Not in the same league at all.
The Cold War had some great music. For all the tensions we loved Russian music and it spiced up Hollywood movies about spies and such. Today we have nothing to compare - Iranian or Chinese music? Not in the same league at all.
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