Himadri Chatterjee
@hairygit.bsky.social
Retired operational research analyst. Loves Shakespeare, Verdi, Sherlock Holmes stories.
Spotted in church jumble sale.
Sadly, I no longer have a turntable, & I do miss walking out of a record shop with something like this under my arm. You feel you'd actually bought something. Streaming just isn't the same!
As Wordsworth put it, there hath past away a glory from this earth.
Sadly, I no longer have a turntable, & I do miss walking out of a record shop with something like this under my arm. You feel you'd actually bought something. Streaming just isn't the same!
As Wordsworth put it, there hath past away a glory from this earth.
May 16, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Spotted in church jumble sale.
Sadly, I no longer have a turntable, & I do miss walking out of a record shop with something like this under my arm. You feel you'd actually bought something. Streaming just isn't the same!
As Wordsworth put it, there hath past away a glory from this earth.
Sadly, I no longer have a turntable, & I do miss walking out of a record shop with something like this under my arm. You feel you'd actually bought something. Streaming just isn't the same!
As Wordsworth put it, there hath past away a glory from this earth.
My wife's favourite film.
This novelty Christmas present I got her a few years ago went down a bit better than the "proper" Christmas present.
This novelty Christmas present I got her a few years ago went down a bit better than the "proper" Christmas present.
March 26, 2025 at 1:13 PM
My wife's favourite film.
This novelty Christmas present I got her a few years ago went down a bit better than the "proper" Christmas present.
This novelty Christmas present I got her a few years ago went down a bit better than the "proper" Christmas present.
Listening to Porgy & Bess, & wondering why it isn't better known as an opera. Sure, everyone knows the individual numbers, but it's so much more than just a string of hits.
March 26, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Listening to Porgy & Bess, & wondering why it isn't better known as an opera. Sure, everyone knows the individual numbers, but it's so much more than just a string of hits.
Anyway, it’s Mussorgsky Day today. I’m opening a bottle of vodka. (Finnish vodka, as I don’t like buying anything Russian these days.)
March 21, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Anyway, it’s Mussorgsky Day today. I’m opening a bottle of vodka. (Finnish vodka, as I don’t like buying anything Russian these days.)
Since it's Ravel's 150th today, I'm going to plug again Alicia de Larrocha's recordings of the piano concertos.
Either recording. They're both magical.
Either recording. They're both magical.
March 7, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Since it's Ravel's 150th today, I'm going to plug again Alicia de Larrocha's recordings of the piano concertos.
Either recording. They're both magical.
Either recording. They're both magical.
When you've been overdosing on Richard Strauss, you need something to clean your ears out a bit. And these recordings are like old friends.
February 10, 2025 at 10:24 PM
When you've been overdosing on Richard Strauss, you need something to clean your ears out a bit. And these recordings are like old friends.
So what have we all been listening to on #MozartDay?
January 27, 2025 at 7:20 PM
So what have we all been listening to on #MozartDay?
Is there anything more deeply fulfilling than Beethoven’s last three piano sonatas played by a great pianist? I mean, really … is there?
January 15, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Is there anything more deeply fulfilling than Beethoven’s last three piano sonatas played by a great pianist? I mean, really … is there?
Tonight, I've mainly been listening to...
Fauré's piano quartets!
Fauré's piano quartets!
January 6, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Tonight, I've mainly been listening to...
Fauré's piano quartets!
Fauré's piano quartets!
Started the New Year with Mozart's magical Piano Concerto No 17. Sadly, it can only go downhill from here.
Happy New Year, everyone!
Happy New Year, everyone!
January 1, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Started the New Year with Mozart's magical Piano Concerto No 17. Sadly, it can only go downhill from here.
Happy New Year, everyone!
Happy New Year, everyone!
we all have an emotional support dead famous guy and who he is says a lot about you
December 25, 2024 at 4:15 PM
we all have an emotional support dead famous guy and who he is says a lot about you
“You’ll be visited by three spirits.”
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
December 24, 2024 at 4:56 PM
“You’ll be visited by three spirits.”
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
Currently listening:
Schubert's String Quartet 15 in G, played by Cuarteto Casals.
Something about this piece that really gets to me.
Schubert's String Quartet 15 in G, played by Cuarteto Casals.
Something about this piece that really gets to me.
December 19, 2024 at 1:02 PM
Currently listening:
Schubert's String Quartet 15 in G, played by Cuarteto Casals.
Something about this piece that really gets to me.
Schubert's String Quartet 15 in G, played by Cuarteto Casals.
Something about this piece that really gets to me.
Sorry for being a bit late …
December 18, 2024 at 1:59 AM
Sorry for being a bit late …
Hope I'm not too late on this, but if I had to pick a favourite Berlioz work, it'd be The Damnation of Faust. Haven't heard too many recordings, but this one is a cracker:
December 13, 2024 at 11:18 PM
Hope I'm not too late on this, but if I had to pick a favourite Berlioz work, it'd be The Damnation of Faust. Haven't heard too many recordings, but this one is a cracker:
Now is that time of year for creepy ghost stories at night.
Do sleep tight!
Do sleep tight!
December 9, 2024 at 10:48 PM
Now is that time of year for creepy ghost stories at night.
Do sleep tight!
Do sleep tight!
This book is on a subject very close to my heart, and I can only hope my love of these plays come through. As well as my thoughts on them, of course.
You may order it from contubernalesbooks.com/essays-on-ibsen , or from amzn.eu/d/bX9nj2t . (Or from www.amazon.com/Essays-Ibsen... if in US.)
You may order it from contubernalesbooks.com/essays-on-ibsen , or from amzn.eu/d/bX9nj2t . (Or from www.amazon.com/Essays-Ibsen... if in US.)
December 9, 2024 at 5:35 PM
This book is on a subject very close to my heart, and I can only hope my love of these plays come through. As well as my thoughts on them, of course.
You may order it from contubernalesbooks.com/essays-on-ibsen , or from amzn.eu/d/bX9nj2t . (Or from www.amazon.com/Essays-Ibsen... if in US.)
You may order it from contubernalesbooks.com/essays-on-ibsen , or from amzn.eu/d/bX9nj2t . (Or from www.amazon.com/Essays-Ibsen... if in US.)
Still discovering (and in some cases, rediscovering) the solo piano works of Liszt. Listened to Harmonies Poétiques et Religieuses this morning - a cycle of piano pieces ladting some 80 minutes. Never heard the whole thing before, mainly, I suspect, because I was put off by the title!
November 25, 2024 at 1:15 PM
Still discovering (and in some cases, rediscovering) the solo piano works of Liszt. Listened to Harmonies Poétiques et Religieuses this morning - a cycle of piano pieces ladting some 80 minutes. Never heard the whole thing before, mainly, I suspect, because I was put off by the title!
I love creepy ghost stories, and so, am naturally drawn to The Turn of the Screw. The recording conducted by Steuart Bedford seems to me exceptional, not least for Felicity Lott's performance as the Governess: she is as chilling as any ghost come from the grave.
November 22, 2024 at 3:31 PM
I love creepy ghost stories, and so, am naturally drawn to The Turn of the Screw. The recording conducted by Steuart Bedford seems to me exceptional, not least for Felicity Lott's performance as the Governess: she is as chilling as any ghost come from the grave.
St Cecilia’s Day today, I see. So what’s it to be then? Purcell or Handel?
November 22, 2024 at 11:24 AM
St Cecilia’s Day today, I see. So what’s it to be then? Purcell or Handel?
It was Timothy West’s performance as Lear back in 1971 that turned an 11-year-old lad in the audience into a Shakespeare nut. (Timothy West must only have been in his 30s then!) It was undoubtedly one of the most formative experiences of my life.
RIP Timothy West. And thank you.
RIP Timothy West. And thank you.
November 13, 2024 at 10:39 PM
It was Timothy West’s performance as Lear back in 1971 that turned an 11-year-old lad in the audience into a Shakespeare nut. (Timothy West must only have been in his 30s then!) It was undoubtedly one of the most formative experiences of my life.
RIP Timothy West. And thank you.
RIP Timothy West. And thank you.
Started the with some of Haydn's Op 50 quartets.
Was at a concert last night given by Fibonacci Quartet, featuring works by Mozart. Bartok, Schubert. Great stuff, but this morning, I needed some Haydn string quartets.
Was at a concert last night given by Fibonacci Quartet, featuring works by Mozart. Bartok, Schubert. Great stuff, but this morning, I needed some Haydn string quartets.
November 12, 2024 at 11:44 AM
Started the with some of Haydn's Op 50 quartets.
Was at a concert last night given by Fibonacci Quartet, featuring works by Mozart. Bartok, Schubert. Great stuff, but this morning, I needed some Haydn string quartets.
Was at a concert last night given by Fibonacci Quartet, featuring works by Mozart. Bartok, Schubert. Great stuff, but this morning, I needed some Haydn string quartets.
Sidney Lumet's "Long Day's Journey Into Night".
Yes, the Eugene O'Neill play it's based on is a great play, but this is no mere reverential tribute to O'Neill: Lumet makes of this play a great *cinematic* experience.
I think this is Lumet's greatest film, "Twelve Angry Men" notwithstanding.
Yes, the Eugene O'Neill play it's based on is a great play, but this is no mere reverential tribute to O'Neill: Lumet makes of this play a great *cinematic* experience.
I think this is Lumet's greatest film, "Twelve Angry Men" notwithstanding.
December 4, 2023 at 1:44 PM
Sidney Lumet's "Long Day's Journey Into Night".
Yes, the Eugene O'Neill play it's based on is a great play, but this is no mere reverential tribute to O'Neill: Lumet makes of this play a great *cinematic* experience.
I think this is Lumet's greatest film, "Twelve Angry Men" notwithstanding.
Yes, the Eugene O'Neill play it's based on is a great play, but this is no mere reverential tribute to O'Neill: Lumet makes of this play a great *cinematic* experience.
I think this is Lumet's greatest film, "Twelve Angry Men" notwithstanding.
Let’s have a picture of Tom Jones & Raquel Welch playing chess.
December 3, 2023 at 2:02 PM
Let’s have a picture of Tom Jones & Raquel Welch playing chess.