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Fratres – Good Friday
Every year, I listen to Arvo Pärt’s Fratres on Good Friday. Pärt, an Orthodox Christian, conveys in this piece a sense of horror and beauty that seems to me so fitting for this holy day. This is the first time I’ve heard it on piano. The more familiar, frantic violin & strings arrangement leads me… Read more >>
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Palm Sunday
Now is the judgment of this world; now the ruler of this world will be cast out. And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all peoples to Myself. John 12:31–32 (NKJV) A blessed Palm Sunday to everyone observing, and love to all. ❤️ Read more >>
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St Patrick’s Day – Irish Music Memories
There is a lot of great Irish music out there, but one that really stands out in memory is this particular tune of “St Patrick Was a Gentleman.” My mom used to play it on the piano from The Book of a Thousand Songs (1918). Another one she’d play from that book is “We May… Read more >>
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Kristin Lavransdatter: The Briefest of Brief Thoughts
It will be some time till I can do a proper book review of this trilogy, so let me just jot down a few highlights. No major spoilers. The Reading Experience Sigrid Undset’s monumental trilogy was our choice for Norway for the Reading the World challenge. If you ever tackle long works, I highly recommend… Read more >>
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Hi, I’m Marian—I talk about classics, history, and other books on this blog, as well as on YouTube.
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