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Thursday Links

The Canadian Opera Company has created a whole little Flash mini-site about its new General Director Alexander Neef. So far the blog is only one post old but the comments are already worth the price of admission.

Shadow culture secretary Jeremy Hunt says that the British Conservative Party is now, “the natural party for [...]

Quiz #6 Pencils Down Everyone

Congratulations to Roberto Corsi who was first in with Anton Bruckner’s Mass No.1 in D minor, first performed in 1864.
The whole piece won’t be posted in the sidebar this time because it’s enormous (read: bandwidth monster) but the Kyrie and Sanctus will be up for your future listening pleasure.
Unfortunately Miss Mussel hasn’t the time at [...]

Quiz #6: Clue Two

Ok, there have been some people circling around the correct answer but no one has, as of yet, committed with their guess. Musings on late Romantic are near to the bullseye while suggestions of Schubert, Schumann, Brahms or Bruckner are various degrees of hot and cold. On to the clues:

Yesterday’s
1) The composer [...]

Quiz #6: Clue One

Apologies for being late with the clue this morning, folks. It’s the final week of manuscript writing for Miss Mussel’s book project and, as you might expect, it’s pedal to the metal.
Another movement has been added to give you a bit of a hint and here are a few clues.
1) The composer was a late [...]

Quiz #6

Miss Mussel has a cracking piece for you this week, if she may say so.

Name of Piece, Composer and Date of Composition are the vitals plus any other pertinent facts you came across over the course of your research.
Winner announced on Weds or as the answer comes in, whichever is later.
Musings may be [...]

Toronto Symphony 2008/09 Season Highlights

Opening Night
17, 18 & 20 September 2008 - Mahler Symphony No.3 Susan Platts, mezzo-soprano; Peter Oundjian, baton
3, 4 & 6 December 2008 - The Planets and The Rite of Spring; Peter Oundjian, baton
28 & 29 January 2009 - Evelyn Glennie, percussion; Giancarlo Guerrero, baton
26 & 28 February 2009 - Berlioz: The Damnation of Faust [...]