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The Diner / Re: What TV series are you cur...

Last post by Karl Henning - Today at 12:13:37 PM

I've not yet watched "Lethal Ladies," though I have seen perhaps four episodes which she directed. I first heard of her just because her name was in a line of the Firesign Theatre album, Don't Crush That Dwarf, Hand Me the Pliers. She is the only person to act in one Twilight Zone episode ("The Sixteen-millimeter Shrine") and direct another ("The Masks") both of them Serling scripts.

Tangentially, she appeared in two Columbo episodes. 

[César Franck]

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General Classical Music Discussion / Re: What are you listening 2 n...

Last post by Linz - Today at 11:58:47 AM

César Franck Orchestral Works, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Voices, Royal Scottish National Orchestra & Jean-Luc Tingaud 

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General Classical Music Discussion / Re: What are you listening 2 n...

Last post by Henk - Today at 11:48:07 AM

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The Diner / Re: What TV series are you cur...

Last post by Karl Henning - Today at 11:26:07 AM

Have you watched "Lethal Ladies" yet?  I watched the first segment with Ida Lupino.  Hadn't heard of her before now, but I was very impressed with her acting.  Also interesting to read (via Wiki) about her life and being one of the first women directors.

PD

I've not yet watched "Lethal Ladies," though I have seen perhaps four episodes which she directed. I first heard of her just because her name was in a line of the Firesign Theatre album, Don't Crush That Dwarf, Hand Me the Pliers. She is the only person to act in one Twilight Zone episode ("The Sixteen-millimeter Shrine") and direct another ("The Masks") both of them Serling scripts.

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General Classical Music Discussion / Re: What are you listening 2 n...

Last post by Todd - Today at 11:23:54 AM

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The Diner / Re: What TV series are you cur...

Last post by Pohjolas Daughter - Today at 11:09:12 AM

I am, so I started from when it was largely crime drama.

Have you watched "Lethal Ladies" yet?  I watched the first segment with Ida Lupino.  Hadn't heard of her before now, but I was very impressed with her acting.  Also interesting to read (via Wiki) about her life and being one of the first women directors.

PD

[Ivo JirásekSymphony - 'Matka Naděje' or 'Mother Hope'Zdeněk KošlerCzech Philharmonic Supraphon]

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General Classical Music Discussion / Re: What are you listening 2 n...

Last post by foxandpeng - Today at 11:08:36 AM

Ivo Jirásek
Symphony - 'Matka Naděje' or 'Mother Hope'
Zdeněk Košler
Czech Philharmonic
Supraphon

Left field discovery while looking for Novak's, 'The Storm' on Spotify (which doesn't seem to be available for streaming).

Can't find much on Jirásek at all, on t'internet. I like this symphony very much, however. Atmospheric, dramatic, thoughtful, punctuated with contemplative passages that build and drop tension, loud and strident brass and percussion... niiiice....

[Dan]

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Composing and Performing / Re: Henning's Headquarters

Last post by Karl Henning - Today at 11:01:23 AM

I've made free to vent when I've felt discouraged by all the Calls which come up empty, e.g. so I want to counterbalance that with how deeply gratified I am that four colleagues here in the Ensemble are such enthusiastic supporters of my work. Especially the newcomers Dan and Dave. I have no monetary inducement to attract them, they basically allowed themselves to be recruited through Peter's fervent advocacy on my music's behalf.

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The Diner / Re: The unimportant news threa...

Last post by Todd - Today at 10:58:17 AM

From Smithsonian Magazine: A Secretive Experiment Released Salt Crystals Over San Francisco Bay—Could It Help Curb Warming?

Geoengineering is a 100% good idea with no potential negative consequences. 

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The Diner / Re: The unimportant news threa...

Last post by Dry Brett Kavanaugh - Today at 10:50:15 AM

CNN article of a classical music cafe in Tokyo. I have visited there numerous times. I think there are about 10 classical music cafes in Tokyo.


https://edition.cnn.com/2024/04/17/travel/lion-cafe-classical-tokyo-kissa-hnk-intl/index.html