Dr Keith Parry
@keithparry.bsky.social
Historian, art historian, music lover.
Living in France. PhD from UEA.
keithparry.org
Living in France. PhD from UEA.
keithparry.org
Clearly age is not the important factor in music. I was in Toulouse on Thursday to see Martha Argerich - just as wonderful at nearly 84!
April 12, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Clearly age is not the important factor in music. I was in Toulouse on Thursday to see Martha Argerich - just as wonderful at nearly 84!
Tarmo Peltokoski is yet another Finnish conductor who is clearly going places. He has been Music Director of my local orchestra, the Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, for the past couple of years and has been extremely impressive.
April 12, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Tarmo Peltokoski is yet another Finnish conductor who is clearly going places. He has been Music Director of my local orchestra, the Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, for the past couple of years and has been extremely impressive.
When will it be possible for me to see it/buy it?
January 13, 2025 at 10:22 AM
When will it be possible for me to see it/buy it?
First album I ever bought was 'Piper at the Gates of Dawn'. Can you imagine being 16 and hearing that for the first time?
February 16, 2024 at 2:17 PM
First album I ever bought was 'Piper at the Gates of Dawn'. Can you imagine being 16 and hearing that for the first time?
I'm not familiar with this at all but the trailer looks fascinating.
February 8, 2024 at 6:06 PM
I'm not familiar with this at all but the trailer looks fascinating.
I did. Everything was beautifully played.
February 2, 2024 at 10:02 PM
I did. Everything was beautifully played.
I will be watching from the Digital Concert Hall.
February 2, 2024 at 6:49 PM
I will be watching from the Digital Concert Hall.
Thank you for this. I am listening to these and find them fascinating - and I am a cultural historian!
January 6, 2024 at 5:18 PM
Thank you for this. I am listening to these and find them fascinating - and I am a cultural historian!
What is the context? A Blue Henry was a sputum flask which carried by TB sufferers.
January 5, 2024 at 5:44 PM
What is the context? A Blue Henry was a sputum flask which carried by TB sufferers.
The white wines from Goriška Brda are superb.
December 8, 2023 at 12:56 PM
The white wines from Goriška Brda are superb.
There are also three symphonies, five concertos for orchestra and six piano concertos - lots to discover.
November 7, 2023 at 9:05 AM
There are also three symphonies, five concertos for orchestra and six piano concertos - lots to discover.
To find out if you like him, without spending money, the ballets ‘The Little Hump-Backed Horse’ and ‘Carmen Suite’ are both on YouTube, as is his opera ‘Dead Souls’, based on the Gogol novel. Other operas include ‘The Enchanted Wanderer’, ‘The Left-Hander’ and ‘Lolita’, based on the Nabokov novel.
November 7, 2023 at 9:04 AM
To find out if you like him, without spending money, the ballets ‘The Little Hump-Backed Horse’ and ‘Carmen Suite’ are both on YouTube, as is his opera ‘Dead Souls’, based on the Gogol novel. Other operas include ‘The Enchanted Wanderer’, ‘The Left-Hander’ and ‘Lolita’, based on the Nabokov novel.
Start with the amazing Symphony 21.
November 6, 2023 at 4:59 PM
Start with the amazing Symphony 21.
I'm going to start a campaign for Rodion Shchedrin next.
November 6, 2023 at 4:48 PM
I'm going to start a campaign for Rodion Shchedrin next.
Have you tried Symphony 21?
November 3, 2023 at 11:23 AM
Have you tried Symphony 21?
When I lived in Gorizia I used to spend Saturdays in Ljubljana - it is a most beautiful capital city. Also, walking around Lake Bled in autumn was a joy.
October 31, 2023 at 3:36 PM
When I lived in Gorizia I used to spend Saturdays in Ljubljana - it is a most beautiful capital city. Also, walking around Lake Bled in autumn was a joy.
1. Mahler 1
2. Shostakovich 8
3. Sibelius 2
4. Weinberg 21
5. Nielsen 5
2. Shostakovich 8
3. Sibelius 2
4. Weinberg 21
5. Nielsen 5
October 9, 2023 at 9:32 PM
1. Mahler 1
2. Shostakovich 8
3. Sibelius 2
4. Weinberg 21
5. Nielsen 5
2. Shostakovich 8
3. Sibelius 2
4. Weinberg 21
5. Nielsen 5
1. Classical music
2. Other music
3. Art history
4. French 'Nouvelle Vague' films
5. Other European cinema
6. Travel
7. Good food and wine
8. Reading good fiction and non-fiction
9. Aston Villa
10. Worcestershire County Cricket
2. Other music
3. Art history
4. French 'Nouvelle Vague' films
5. Other European cinema
6. Travel
7. Good food and wine
8. Reading good fiction and non-fiction
9. Aston Villa
10. Worcestershire County Cricket
October 8, 2023 at 10:05 PM
1. Classical music
2. Other music
3. Art history
4. French 'Nouvelle Vague' films
5. Other European cinema
6. Travel
7. Good food and wine
8. Reading good fiction and non-fiction
9. Aston Villa
10. Worcestershire County Cricket
2. Other music
3. Art history
4. French 'Nouvelle Vague' films
5. Other European cinema
6. Travel
7. Good food and wine
8. Reading good fiction and non-fiction
9. Aston Villa
10. Worcestershire County Cricket
I could tell from the shape of the envelope! My prize is the satisfaction of getting it correct.
September 27, 2023 at 6:58 PM
I could tell from the shape of the envelope! My prize is the satisfaction of getting it correct.
Then it must be 'El libro de los ascensores de Valparaíso'. Have I won a prize?
September 27, 2023 at 4:16 PM
Then it must be 'El libro de los ascensores de Valparaíso'. Have I won a prize?
Breve historia del liceo de Concepción.
September 27, 2023 at 3:33 PM
Breve historia del liceo de Concepción.
1. 'Dead Souls' Nikolai Gogol
2. 'Sentimental Education' Gustave Flaubert
3. 'Ulysses' James Joyce
2. 'Sentimental Education' Gustave Flaubert
3. 'Ulysses' James Joyce
September 26, 2023 at 8:24 AM
1. 'Dead Souls' Nikolai Gogol
2. 'Sentimental Education' Gustave Flaubert
3. 'Ulysses' James Joyce
2. 'Sentimental Education' Gustave Flaubert
3. 'Ulysses' James Joyce
Thank you for your very kind welcome. Looking forward to some interesting discussions.
September 25, 2023 at 5:16 PM
Thank you for your very kind welcome. Looking forward to some interesting discussions.