Tag Archives: Alfred de Vigny

small is beautiful: a free man in paris

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Dave

It was a time when Paris was a city for the young. Students, painters, intellectuals, journalists, grisettes: all were there along with a young German poet who recorded a period of creative ferment between one revolution and the next. …. … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Literature/poetry/spoken word, Miscellaneous | Tagged Alexandre Dumas, Alfred de Musset, Alfred de Vigny, Amalia Keller, Franz Liszt, Frederic Chopin, Friedrich Nietzsche, George Sand, Gérard de Nerval, giuseppi mazzini, Goethe, Hector Berlioz, Heinrich Heine, Horace Vernet, Niall Ferguson, Paris July Revolution 1831, salomon heine, Stendhal, Victor Hugo, victor-jean nicolle, wolfgang menzel | Leave a comment

Chopin and the unpredictable mazurka

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Dave

Chopin’s Polishness went deeper than the color of his passport. From a musical standpoint, in fact, it was of paramount importance because of the way Polish folk music shaped his whole thinking on questions of rhythm and melody. His formal … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Miscellaneous, Music/Composition/Performance | Tagged Alfred de Vigny, Bach, Bartok, Charles Halle, Eugene Delacroix, Franz Liszt, Frederic Chopin, George Sand, Heinrich Heine, Honore de Balzac, Ingres, Ivan Grigorevich Miasoedov, Mayerbeer, Michael Lunts, Stendhal, Victor Hugo | Leave a comment

CARDINAL RULE: DON'T GET CAUGHT PETTING CRABS

Posted on July 29, 2010 by Dave

The party’s over It’s time to call it a day They’ve burst your pretty balloon And taken the moon away It’s time to wind up The masquerade Just make your mind up The piper must be paid The party’s over … Continue reading →