the weather’s fifty-eight comments

Clarior e tenebris! more…

“it would be imprudent to assume that the rest of us see you in the Galileo role in this little exchange. “ more…

I had assumed Galileo to be relevant because all the evidence was on his side and the Inquisition had to tie themselves in knots to defend their incorrect opinion. more…

Their standards ARE slipping; but why focus on the negative? there are good players on the show too. more…

Since we've parted ways with reality anyway, here's more Gilles Apap being somewhere between interesting and silly: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmJ7jyIJnn4&feature=related more…

Not perfectly in tune by any means, and it's a note for note take on Kevin Burke's version, until he departs, a lot. It goes to show that classical violinists can also be a bit loose with their tuning. more…

Actually, lived in India for a year after I left college. I loved it. (Don't drink the water though and don't eat any meat.) more…

What are we to make of Michael Coleman's playing of Mrs Kenny's barn-dance? more…

Well put! more…

Actually, my question points to the crux of the matter, because we were discussing intonation: "There is no historical antecedent for this totally free intonation, so you can't have it both ways: either it is an out of tune attempt to play traditional mus... more…