Best of the Web This Week

It was a kind of slow week for gathering photographs as some of my regular haunts took time off while traveling for the holiday weekend.  Speaking of which I hope yours is continuing to be filled with love and joy.  I am in a pretty good mood today even though I have to return to work tonight.  At any rate I was still able to collect a goodly number of photos (776).  Even with the smaller grouping, among them were some great photographs and some that were truly exceptional.  Once again in my selection process, I strove for those photographs that immediately grabbed my attention for whatever reason.  Of those included in your review today, some actually seemed to be breath taking in their beauty while others mesmerized me completely.  I am sure you will have some difficulty deciding which is your favorite among the 62 photographs on display, although I think you will enjoy the process of comparison greatly.  

To accompany your lingering scroll down the page, your Saturday Soundtrack this week contains Multiple Piano Works, by many different composers, featuring performances by French Pianist and Composer Robert Casadesus including Piano Concerti K482, K491, K467, K488 and K365 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart recorded between 1959 and 1962 with the Cleveland Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy for some performances and George Szell for the other performances. Also included are Fantasy in D Minor K397 by Mozart, Sonata for Piano Number 28 in A Major, Opus 101 by Ludwig von Beethoven, Symphonic Études, Opus 13 by Robert Schumann, Mirrors Alborada del Gracioso by Maurice Ravel, Preludes Book I (The Girl with the Flaxen Hair, The serenade broken, The Drowned Cathedral), Preludes Book II (General Lavine eccentric, Ondine, Fireworks) and Arabesque Number 2 by Claude Debussy recorded at a live recital performance in Amsterdam in November of 1964. Concluding your Saturday Soundtrack is this 1947 recording of the Piano Concerto Number 4 in G Major, Opus 58 by Ludwig von Beethoven with Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra.  Thank you for choosing to spend part of your holiday here at Nichevo, I look forward to your visit with me on Monday.  Until next time as always, Enjoy!