SílviaKann er was? (I)I’d say that Franz Shubert was a good person. Not because of his music, it’s perfectly possible to be a wonderful artist and also a…Dec 1, 2015Dec 1, 2015
SílviaPeter and MageloneI’ll tell you a story; Bear with me and at the end, a beautiful song by Brahms will be waiting for you. Once upon a time young Peter, the…Nov 23, 2015Nov 23, 2015
SílviaThe footfalls of passing angelsI’m in love with a song. I’ve been listening to it from dawn to dusk during the last few days and when I wasn’t listening, it was my…Nov 17, 2015Nov 17, 2015
SílviaMock sunsWhen I write posts about the songs in a particular cycle, I don’t usually follow their order. The only ones I could still complete in order…Nov 9, 2015Nov 9, 2015
SílviaPoi le parole? (II)About two years ago, I wrote a post about how programs including poems and their translations, which used to be so familiar at song…Nov 2, 2015Nov 2, 2015
SílviaAny entomologist out there?Many French poems talk about animals. I don’t know why; it might be due to medieval bestiaries or those fables by Jean de la Fontaine but…Oct 26, 2015Oct 26, 2015
SílviaSong and PainWhen I got the program of Sarah Connolly and Malcolm Martineau’s recital at the Schubertiade Vilabertran, my eyes just saw one name: Ivor…Oct 19, 2015Oct 19, 2015