Tag Archives: Marianne Moore

two pairs are better than one

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Dave

When they were playing, the duo-pianists Arthur Gold and Robert Fizdale were everyone’s delight; and when they were at a party, they were everyone’s despair. For the specific things that characterized their work on stage, the qualities that made it … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Music/Composition/Performance | Tagged Aaron Copeland, Alison Chang, Arthur Gold, Arthur Gold and Robert Fizdale, Bartlett and Robertson, Dave Brubeck Gold and Fizdale, duo-pianists, Felix Mendelssohn, Gold and Fizdale, John Cage, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Maier and Pattison, Marianne Moore, Misia Sert, Paul Bowles, Samuel Barber, Sarah Bernhardt | Leave a comment

mrs. simon: patron before a mirror

Posted on May 13, 2012 by Dave

Mrs. Simon. Of all the Guggenheim art patrons, Mrs. Simon Guggenheim was less unconventional in her ways and means of philanthropy than other members of the family whose ventures and behavior were often deeply eccentric. Troublingly so. Mrs. Simon Guggenheim … Continue reading →