Timeless Dances (On Fado and Didge Fusion)

… performed by a fantastic crew of the Queensland Ballet, on their European Tour. François Klaus’s choreography is pure genius work, while William Barton is a most fascinating didgeridu virtuoso and composer (not to mention that he also proved to possess great vocal skills and to play top guitar).
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Schubert meets Piazzolla in Amsterdam

…or Schubert young+Piazzolla+Schubert old. All that yesterday evening at the Concertgebouw, in a superlative interpretation of the Artemis Quartet (see also here), joined by pianist Jacques Ammon. This time they’ve been even more impressive than almost 5 years ago, when I witnessed them giving a lesson of Schumann interpretation, in the very same place.
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(Many) Econlinks

  • Brief but pertinent thoughts of Ricardo Caballero on the (real) causes and solutions to the current financial crisis.
  • Bill Easterly (and colleagues) have just started a very promising blog, Aid Watch.
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