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Day 135: Symphony No. 8 in F major (Jochum)

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My listening post this morning is with the classic 1954 holiday movie White Christmas (the first movie filmed in VistaVision) in the background, this year’s Christmas tree (as yet undecorated) on my right, a fresh sliced avocado on the table beside me on my right, a cup of fresh-brewed coffee on my left, and German … [Read more…]

Day 130: Symphony No. 8 in F major (Blomstedt)

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My listening post this morning is Bagel Beanery. Even my ninja liked my choice. Hungry little fella. While I sit here watching customers enter and leave, and the cars go to and fro outside (as opposed to what – to and fro inside?), I’m listening to American-Swedish conductor Herbert Blomstedt (1927- ), Staatskapelle Dresden, and … [Read more…]