Bevan
@bevanowen.bsky.social
Fine art, science, literature, natural science, gardening, the history of the Weimar Republic, classical music.
Drakes Island, Wells, Maine. December 26, 2025. A cold winter day in Maine.
December 26, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Drakes Island, Wells, Maine. December 26, 2025. A cold winter day in Maine.
Cold and snowy in southern Maine.
December 26, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Cold and snowy in southern Maine.
Spinning now, the charming Chopin mazurkas played by Fou Ts'ong, another superb pianist rarely heard on the air here in the good ole U S of A.
December 23, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Spinning now, the charming Chopin mazurkas played by Fou Ts'ong, another superb pianist rarely heard on the air here in the good ole U S of A.
Spinnig now, Pergolesi's 'Stabat Mater,' with the incomparable Emma Kirkby, James Bowman, Academy of Ancient Music, led by Christopher Hogwood. There are many recordings of this work, among them one with Sandrine Piau and Christopher Lowrey, with Les Talens Lyriques, led by Christopher Rousset.
December 20, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Spinnig now, Pergolesi's 'Stabat Mater,' with the incomparable Emma Kirkby, James Bowman, Academy of Ancient Music, led by Christopher Hogwood. There are many recordings of this work, among them one with Sandrine Piau and Christopher Lowrey, with Les Talens Lyriques, led by Christopher Rousset.
Spinning now, some Mozart string quartets played by this exciting French group, Quatuor Ébène.
December 19, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Spinning now, some Mozart string quartets played by this exciting French group, Quatuor Ébène.
Mr. Trump would be comfortable with Attila the Hun and Genghis Khan as his sidekicks.
December 17, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Mr. Trump would be comfortable with Attila the Hun and Genghis Khan as his sidekicks.
Spinning now, Murray Perahia's recording of Schubert's sonatas 958, 959, and 960. In a very short period of time, Schubert produced these most remarkable piano works, with D960 being a piece one can listen to hundreds of times and never cease to be shaken to the core.
December 17, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Spinning now, Murray Perahia's recording of Schubert's sonatas 958, 959, and 960. In a very short period of time, Schubert produced these most remarkable piano works, with D960 being a piece one can listen to hundreds of times and never cease to be shaken to the core.
Spinning now, Elisabeth Leonskaja, The Complete Mozart Piano Sonatas. Stunning. 6 CDs. Another rarely heard artist on the American airwaves.
December 16, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Spinning now, Elisabeth Leonskaja, The Complete Mozart Piano Sonatas. Stunning. 6 CDs. Another rarely heard artist on the American airwaves.
I went nuts looking for that Horowitz/lGuilini Mozart recording you showed a little earlier. Do I have too many CDs? Maybe. I did finally find it, placed in a different area of the collection. Spinning now, Die Zauberflöte, Karl Böhm, from 1964.
December 13, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I went nuts looking for that Horowitz/lGuilini Mozart recording you showed a little earlier. Do I have too many CDs? Maybe. I did finally find it, placed in a different area of the collection. Spinning now, Die Zauberflöte, Karl Böhm, from 1964.
@celesteheadlee.bsky.social Please forgive the intrusion, but I was just thrilled to see your post. By the way, the recording of the Afro-American Symphony which I consider the best is on Bridge Records in 1999, recorded in 1965, and beautifully remastered. Royal Philharmonic, Karl Kruger.
December 12, 2025 at 7:19 PM
@celesteheadlee.bsky.social Please forgive the intrusion, but I was just thrilled to see your post. By the way, the recording of the Afro-American Symphony which I consider the best is on Bridge Records in 1999, recorded in 1965, and beautifully remastered. Royal Philharmonic, Karl Kruger.
Just now listening to the phenomenal Marc Minkowski's recording of Handel's 'Dixit Dominus' and other works, with a splendid cast, and Les Musiciens du Louvre. With Magdalena Kožená and Annick Massis.
November 25, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Just now listening to the phenomenal Marc Minkowski's recording of Handel's 'Dixit Dominus' and other works, with a splendid cast, and Les Musiciens du Louvre. With Magdalena Kožená and Annick Massis.
Our Christmas cactus in bloom now. It blooms twice a year.
November 19, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Our Christmas cactus in bloom now. It blooms twice a year.
Just now listening again to my collection of Claudio Arrau. I'm beginning to think he was superior to just about any other pianist in the modern era.
November 16, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Just now listening again to my collection of Claudio Arrau. I'm beginning to think he was superior to just about any other pianist in the modern era.
Listening now to the rather neglected these days, splendid playing of Annie Fischer, on the 9-volume collection of the complete Beethoven piano sonatas. Recorded with the great label Hungaroton.
November 11, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Listening now to the rather neglected these days, splendid playing of Annie Fischer, on the 9-volume collection of the complete Beethoven piano sonatas. Recorded with the great label Hungaroton.
Just found this at my local library sale, 1 dollar. Great recording, fine performance. I don't think we hear much of Kovacevich on the classical stations here.
November 6, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Just found this at my local library sale, 1 dollar. Great recording, fine performance. I don't think we hear much of Kovacevich on the classical stations here.
Is this the beginning of the 'Reign of Terror' in the US? He won't go quietly, that's for sure.
November 5, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Is this the beginning of the 'Reign of Terror' in the US? He won't go quietly, that's for sure.
Mr. Trump should be impeached. He is a clear and present danger to our democracy. Our representatives need to step up before we lose everything.
November 1, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Mr. Trump should be impeached. He is a clear and present danger to our democracy. Our representatives need to step up before we lose everything.
Grand Canyon, South Rim,
October 29, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Grand Canyon, South Rim,
This is in Wells, just a few miles from Kennebunk.
October 19, 2025 at 1:26 AM
This is in Wells, just a few miles from Kennebunk.
Thanks for this. I know some friends who go there often. This is a video from Wells, Maine, just a little ways from Kennebunk, where we live.
October 19, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Thanks for this. I know some friends who go there often. This is a video from Wells, Maine, just a little ways from Kennebunk, where we live.
@maddow.msnbc.com A very large demonstration in Wells, Maine. Between 5 and 10 thousand people from all over.
October 19, 2025 at 1:16 AM
@maddow.msnbc.com A very large demonstration in Wells, Maine. Between 5 and 10 thousand people from all over.
Wells, Maine. Very large demonstration in Wells, the largest I've ever seen. Perhaps as many as 10 thousand people lined both sides of the street in front of the high school.
October 18, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Wells, Maine. Very large demonstration in Wells, the largest I've ever seen. Perhaps as many as 10 thousand people lined both sides of the street in front of the high school.
Wells, Maine. 5 to 10 thousand people.
October 18, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Wells, Maine. 5 to 10 thousand people.
Wells, Maine. Perhaps 5 to 10 thousand people.
October 18, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Wells, Maine. Perhaps 5 to 10 thousand people.