Tag Archives: Virgil Thomson

touching a small nerve: profoundly

When everything seems great, everyone appears to get on great, but there is an essential ingredient missing.An intangible awkwardness that defies resolution. Everyone wants freedom from cheese. Or do we?… Because Bernard Berenson was more respected and learned than any … Continue reading

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AWAKENED INTO A MYSTIC DARKNESS:THE FALLACY OF HOPE

We were born before the wind Also younger than the sun Ere the bonnie boat was won as we sailed into the mystic Hark, now hear the sailors cry Smell the sea and feel the sky Let your soul and … Continue reading

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BE AWARE OF THOSE AUDITO-VISCERAL TYPES

“To render my works properly requires a combination of extreme precision and irresistible verve, a regulated vehemence, a dreamy tenderness, and an almost morbid melancholy.” All his life Hector Berlioz tried to set the musical world straight and win acceptance … Continue reading

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