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Category Archives: Music
Lights Down
Months back – having discovered ‘relevant complexity’ in Saint Saëns Organ Symphony no 3 – I booked two tickets for the Royal Albert Hall. After a long old week, neither me or the missus fancied it much. I tried to … Continue reading
Posted in Achilles, Children, Life, Music, Odysseus
Tagged A performance to remember, Nodding off, Organ Symphony No 3, Relevant Complexity, Royal Albert Hall, Saint-Saens
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Train Strains
Bejesus it’s hard work not to be bothered by folk on public transport. Keeping sane on a packed train is a formidable test of the mind. As a friend pointed out, its all just sensory data. But we are hardwired … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Music
Tagged Classical Music, Distractions, Lifesaver, Saint-Saens, Train, Travel
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