Jane Connor
@janebconnor.bsky.social
Fine woodworking, gardening/garden design, NZ native plants, classical music.
I was lucky enough to hear Anne-Sophie Mutter and the Orchestre National de France play Ardès’ ‘Air for Violin and Orchestra’, written for the violinist, at the George Enescu Festival in Bucharest in September. It’s a sublime piece but hasn’t been recorded yet. Can’t wait til it is!
October 24, 2025 at 12:35 AM
I was lucky enough to hear Anne-Sophie Mutter and the Orchestre National de France play Ardès’ ‘Air for Violin and Orchestra’, written for the violinist, at the George Enescu Festival in Bucharest in September. It’s a sublime piece but hasn’t been recorded yet. Can’t wait til it is!
Another wonderful episode of ‘This Cultural Life’ from John Wilson and the BBC
BBC Audio | This Cultural Life | Thomas Adès
Composer and conductor Thomas Adès reveals his formative creative influences.
www.bbc.com
October 24, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Another wonderful episode of ‘This Cultural Life’ from John Wilson and the BBC
A lovely introduction to Bach from the legendary András Schiff at the Pierre Boulez Saal in Berlin
www.boulezsaal.de/en/online/vi...
There are other Bach videos too, as well as a great series of masterclasses with Daniel Barenboim.
www.boulezsaal.de/en/online/vi...
There are other Bach videos too, as well as a great series of masterclasses with Daniel Barenboim.
Bach Introduction Two-Part Inventions & Three-Part Inventions
Sir András Schiff
www.boulezsaal.de
October 9, 2025 at 7:05 AM
A lovely introduction to Bach from the legendary András Schiff at the Pierre Boulez Saal in Berlin
www.boulezsaal.de/en/online/vi...
There are other Bach videos too, as well as a great series of masterclasses with Daniel Barenboim.
www.boulezsaal.de/en/online/vi...
There are other Bach videos too, as well as a great series of masterclasses with Daniel Barenboim.
As if three defensive walls with eight towers and gates weren’t enough of a deterrent, invaders had to get past this lock to get into the sacristy of the Biertan fortified church in Transylvania.
September 25, 2025 at 5:26 PM
As if three defensive walls with eight towers and gates weren’t enough of a deterrent, invaders had to get past this lock to get into the sacristy of the Biertan fortified church in Transylvania.
Tower in walled city of Sighișoara in Transylvania where Vlad the Impaler was born. Shows where he got his inspiration.
September 25, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Tower in walled city of Sighișoara in Transylvania where Vlad the Impaler was born. Shows where he got his inspiration.
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My Final Poem
Someone rides a bicycle through a cemetery,
then in and out of my poem.
Why would anyone do that?
I was expecting a dark horseman,
not a clown on a bicycle.
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September 4, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Bessey clamps — one of the woodworker’s best friends, along with double-sided tape and blue-and-red pencils — in the service of art at the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin.
August 31, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Bessey clamps — one of the woodworker’s best friends, along with double-sided tape and blue-and-red pencils — in the service of art at the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin.
‘Bach’s harpsichord’ at the Musical Instruments Museum in Berlin. Seems like there’s some debate about its authenticity but I’m putting that aside and imagining him composing on it. What a bonus to have my very knowledgeable friend Elizabeth Kerr along at this fabulous museum.
August 30, 2025 at 6:49 PM
‘Bach’s harpsichord’ at the Musical Instruments Museum in Berlin. Seems like there’s some debate about its authenticity but I’m putting that aside and imagining him composing on it. What a bonus to have my very knowledgeable friend Elizabeth Kerr along at this fabulous museum.