Category Archives: music

six facets of Bob Dylan (film: I’m Not There – Todd Haynes, 2007)

Posted on February 9, 2021 by admin

Somehow, I managed to miss the opportunity to see ‘I’m Not There‘, the film that Todd Haynes made about Bob Dylan, when it was released on screens in 2007. It’s been 14 years since this very unusual film was made. … Continue reading →

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a well filmed and nicely packed concert of Bruce Springsteen (Music in Film: Western Stars – Bruce Springsteen, 2019)

Posted on January 24, 2020 by admin

If you are a fan of Bruce Springsteen and you are reading this review, you may want to skip the first paragraph. I’m not one of his fans. I didn’t become a fan after watching ‘Western Stars‘. Somehow, although I … Continue reading →

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clash of the giants (documentary: Karajan – Bernstein, le combat des chefs – Emmanuelle Franc, 2015)

Posted on September 19, 2019 by admin

Herbert von Karajan was born in 1908 and died in July 1989, just a few months before the fall of the Berlin Wall. Leonard Bernstein was born in 1918 and died in October 1990, and in one of his last … Continue reading →

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Bizet, Ravel, Respighi, and some … stir-fry

Posted on April 22, 2017 by admin

We enjoyed a charming concert on Friday afternoon with the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra. The program included classical ‘hits’ by Bizet, Ravel, and Respighi and one piece for Chinese Pipa (traditional Chinese lute).     The solist was the Chinese master … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year 2017!

Posted on December 31, 2016 by admin

I wish A Happy New Year to all my friends – a 2017 with peace, good health, beautiful moments together with all your dear ones. La Multi Ani! Une Bonne Nouvelle Annee! Shana Tova! My musical present to start 2017 … Continue reading →

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music for the end of the year

Posted on December 31, 2016 by admin

Beautiful music for the last day of 2016. ‘The Piano Trio in B-flat major, Op. 97, by Ludwig van Beethoven is a piano trio for piano, violin, and cello, finished in 1811. It is commonly referred to as the Archduke … Continue reading →

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the portrait of the artist as a mother (Film: Bloody Daughter – about Martha Argerich, 2012)

Posted on April 19, 2014 by admin

We know about the great musicians of the past only from written stories if they lived and played until the end of the 19th century. We can only imagine and read the stories of the contemporaries about the sound of … Continue reading →

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Solti, Dix and Alina Szapocznikow (two documentaries and one exhibition)

Posted on March 21, 2014 by admin

    We spent a nice late morning and early afternoon in the Tel Aviv Museum of Art with two documentaries in the program of the 5th edition of the EPOS International Art Film Festival and a few exhibitions, one … Continue reading →

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O, ce veste minunata! (CD de colinde romanesti cu Angela Gheorghiu)

Posted on December 25, 2013 by admin

O bucurie in plus a acestui anotimp de sarbatori este aparitia la casa de discuri MediaPro Music a CD-ului cu colinde romanesti ‘O, ce veste minunata!’ al Angelei Gheorghiu. Este un eveniment muzical de prima importanta nu numai pentru diva … Continue reading →

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The Wonderful Announciation (CD with carols from Romania with Angela Gheorghiu)

Posted on December 25, 2013 by admin

An extra joy in this holiday season is provided by the launching by the label MediaPro Music of a CD with Romanian carols ‘Oh, what wonderful news’ sung Angela Gheorghiu . It is a musical event of the first importance … Continue reading →

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