Monthly Archives: April 2008

Karajan and Beethoven

Posted on April 13, 2008 by ron

I’ve spent a lot of time this weekend with Beethoven’s fourth piano concerto, and for an interesting reason. I recently read an article by one Norman Lebrecht on the subject of the conductor Herbert von Karajan, the centenary of whose … Continue reading →

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Phineas Redux

Posted on April 9, 2008 by ron

Trollope’s massive Phineas Redux is the fourth of his “Palliser” novels and recounts the further adventures of Phineas Finn, the eponymous hero of the second in that series. When I wrote about Phineas Finn I expressed some dissatisfaction with the … Continue reading →

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