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When Tchaikovsky came to Philadelphia
Broadstreet Review ^
| 5/17/2015
| David M Perkins
Posted on 05/18/2015 5:00:02 PM PDT by Borges
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05/18/2015 5:00:02 PM PDT
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Borges
To: .30Carbine; 1cewolf; 1rudeboy; 31R1O; ADemocratNoMore; afraidfortherepublic; alarm rider; ...
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05/18/2015 5:02:51 PM PDT
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Borges
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posted on
05/18/2015 5:08:05 PM PDT
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BigEdLB
(They need to targelationt the 'Ministry of Virtue' which has nothing to do with virtue.)
To: Borges
His diary entries for all the cities are detailed and fascinating — with the exception of Philadelphia.A chap of the finest taste, to be sure.
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05/18/2015 5:25:30 PM PDT
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9thLife
("Life is a military endeavor..." -- Francis)
To: Borges
Not a word about where the concert was held - probably the Academy of Music - “The Grand Lady of Broad Street”......
To: Borges
By no means do I have an educated ear but most of what Tchaikovsky wrote is great IMHO. But then I like Wagner’s overtures as well. The opera not so much.
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05/18/2015 5:37:55 PM PDT
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JimSEA
To: Borges
‘Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’
Music to my ears. :)
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posted on
05/18/2015 5:44:27 PM PDT
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Diana in Wisconsin
(I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
To: Borges
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05/18/2015 5:51:44 PM PDT
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Diana in Wisconsin
(I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
To: 9thLife
[”A chap of the finest taste, to be sure”]
His taste also included comely young men.
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05/18/2015 6:27:48 PM PDT
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heye2monn
To: heye2monn
That ended up killing him.
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05/18/2015 6:32:26 PM PDT
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Borges
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05/18/2015 6:34:38 PM PDT
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Politicalkiddo
("Woe to those who make unjust laws, to those who issue oppressive decrees..." -Isaiah 10:1)
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05/18/2015 8:08:58 PM PDT
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Borges
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posted on
05/18/2015 8:11:13 PM PDT
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Politicalkiddo
("Woe to those who make unjust laws, to those who issue oppressive decrees..." -Isaiah 10:1)
To: Borges
The Philadelphia Academy of Music
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05/18/2015 8:16:13 PM PDT
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Albion Wilde
(The "legacy of slavery" is not an excuse for inexcusable behavior. --Thomas Sowell)
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05/18/2015 8:16:39 PM PDT
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Albion Wilde
(The "legacy of slavery" is not an excuse for inexcusable behavior. --Thomas Sowell)
To: Albion Wilde
That’s the place - former home of the Philadelphia Orchestra, which now resides down the street a bit at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - sleek, modern, but not nearly as classy as the Academy.....
To: heye2monn
Well thanks for that tidbit.
Queer (if you will) that he wasn't more fond of the "city of brotherly love," in that case.
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05/19/2015 4:04:10 AM PDT
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9thLife
("Life is a military endeavor..." -- Francis)
To: Intolerant in NJ
Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - sleek, modern, but not nearly as classy as the Academy.....Adore the Academy, and have spent many, many glorious hours there over the years. But I also love the Kimmel auditorium. It really does deliver beautiful sound, and for a large place, is surprisingly intimate, probably because the acoustics are so immediate no matter where you are sitting. Both are treasures.
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05/19/2015 7:38:34 AM PDT
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Albion Wilde
(The "legacy of slavery" is not an excuse for inexcusable behavior. --Thomas Sowell)
To: 9thLife
haha
The Russian Elton John on his era.
Vladimir Putin would have kicked him out.
To: Albion Wilde
Have to say the sound at the Kimmel is great just about anywhere in the house, including in the first tier right over the stage above the cello section which is where we ended up with last-minute tickets for a Rachmaninoff concert a couple of years ago.....
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