"If I were asked which of all the mysteries will forever remain impenetrable I would not hesitate to answer: the obvious." - (Edmond Jabès: The Book of Shares)

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

BAROQUE

In the wake of going to Norway, where I can indulge my major regrets for not having become either this or that – a mathematician, which I’ve always had a fancy for, or a Bach cantatas singer, which I was once – I listen to music which makes me forget about myself.

Here is a sample from a live recording of the original pieces on the CD Baroque Duet: Battle – Marsalis (Anthony Newman, orchestra of St. Luke’s, John Nelson, 1992).

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