In today's podcast, I focus on examples of loss of liberty. The first is JS Bach being imprisoned for having the effrontery of asking his employer to let him go so he could seek a more lucrative employment elsewhere. It’s shocking that one of the world’s greatest musicians was considered to be property. Of course NO ONE should be considered to be property! A friend of his, a mere horn player, was hung for a similar infraction. 120 years later, Chopin spent a hone...
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In today's podcast, I focus on examples of loss of liberty. The first is JS Bach being imprisoned for having the effrontery of asking his employer to let him go so he could seek a more lucrative employment elsewhere. It’s shocking that one of the world’s greatest musicians was considered to be property. Of course NO ONE should be considered to be property! A friend of his, a mere horn player, was hung for a similar infraction. 120 years later, Chopin spent a hone...
My podcast #42 starts with Chopin's Prelude No. 8 in F#Minor. This is a tricky thing that takes quite a lot of practice to get it sounding halfway decent. But it's really gorgeous.Today's podcast is about our first three days in Lecce, a town of 150,000 on the southern portion of the Salento peninsula, the heel of Italy's boot. The first day, Thursday, is spent just walking around Lecce, visiting the Roman amphitheater--actually only half as the other half remains buried und...
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In today's podcast, I focus on examples of loss of liberty. The first is JS Bach being imprisoned for having the effrontery of asking his employer to let him go so he could seek a more lucrative employment elsewhere. It’s shocking that one of the world’s greatest musicians was considered to be property. Of course NO ONE should be considered to be property! A friend of his, a mere horn player, was hung for a similar infraction. 120 years later, Chopin spent a hone...
