Sator Arepo
thinkclassical.bsky.social
Sator Arepo
@thinkclassical.bsky.social
Agitator-in-chief at the ThinkClassical blog. Post-Adorno-musicology, history, philosophy. Sozi!
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SEN. CASSIDY (R) : “Do you agree Trump deserves the Nobel Prize for Operation Warp speed?”

RFK JR.: “Absolutely.”

SEN. CASSIDY: “But you just told Senator Bennet the COVID vaccine killed more people than COVID.”

RFK JR.: “….”😬 🤷🏻‍♂️
September 4, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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The absence of what? Never heard of them and have no interest in finding out about them. Use public transport. Improve it, make it more affordable. Discourage and ultimately ban private cars, insofar as possible. We won’t be the ones who shall have ‘fallen behind’.
Will the absence of robotaxis in Europe mark the moment its citizens notice how far their continent has fallen behind?
Robotaxis will be the Sputnik Moment for a declining Europe
A slow-motion car crash on Europe’s roads
econ.st
September 5, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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The post-WWII order we’ve known hasn’t just crumbled. It has collapsed — and WWIII is looming.
Introducing my book #WorldWarYou about how to stop WWIII and win the fight for our future: open.substack.com/pub/berlinbr...
August 6, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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"Without books the development of civilization would have been impossible. They are the engines of change, windows on the world [...] "Lighthouses erected in the sea of time." They are companions, teachers, magicians of the mind. Books are humanity in print."

---Schopenhauer
August 6, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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My favorite period of F. W. J. Schelling's writings are roughly the years from 1809 to 1818, which produced the Freedom Essay, The Ages of the World drafts, The Stuttgart Seminars (1810), Clara, and the Deities of Samothrace (1815)
July 27, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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I’ve spent nearly two decades working in conflict zones & emerging markets, watching democracy unravel worldwide.
Now I’m writing a book about the global conflict upon us & what each of us can do to stop it.
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July 29, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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In 2019, I asked Roger Norrington if he’d write an article for our Berlioz150 series. I received a brief response: “Yes I’ll try to do that for you, Mark. Sir R” A week later, an email: “Is this any good for you?” 950 perfect words followed.
bachtrack.com/feature-berl...
Berlioz 150: The Amazing Fantastique
Sir Roger Norrington explores the history of “the first truly Romantic score in history” and recounts his experiences performing it.
bachtrack.com
July 19, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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Here is a man who truly lived for music: a pioneer with endless creative ideas and appetite for oceans of repertoire, and such zeal to share this with fellow musicians and audiences. Rest in piece, Sir Roger Norrington.
July 19, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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Sir Roger Norrington: pioneer, enthusiast, provocateur. I saw him conduct so many times, mostly with the OAE, always with a twinkle (and often with "jazz hands"!). His Beethoven cycle with his London Classical Players opened my ears to period instruments. RIP
© Manfred Esser
July 18, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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@samantharhill.bsky.social in New York Times
July 7, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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About 95% Fanny Hensel's 450+ works were for voice and/or piano only (because sexism).
This is obviously sad for her--she wanted to write more for larger formats and other genres, but didn't get the support. (see: sometimes Felix was a little bitch)
July 11, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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3) Das Meer erglänzte weit hinaus (H335) - since you're making me choose, this is my favorite Hensel lied. I love anything that sounds like water... and this is about the shining sea, and then fog, and then longing and sadness. UGH IT'S TOO MUCH
Four Songs for Horn & Piano [PDF instant download] — HenselPushers
This arrangement includes four of Fanny Hensel’s lieder, arranged for horn and piano by Andrew Sehmann . Songs in this collection: Italien (H157), Über allen Gipfeln ist Ruh’ (H285), Das Meer erglän...
henselpushers.org
July 11, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Scherzo have awarded @tamarastefanovich.bsky.social ‘Organised Delirium’ album with a Scherzo Excepcional!

Read the review here: scherzo.es/discos-excep...

🎉 Congratulations to Tamara for another outstanding review!
June 30, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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We have taken this overhaul as an opportunity to update the About page. Here, if you're curious, but nothing exciting.

www.the-wagnerian.com/p/about-this...
About
News and information about the German Composer Richard Wagner and his work
www.the-wagnerian.com
July 6, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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In a horrifying article about the dangers of Teslas, one point stands out: Teslas automatically disengage self-driving mode <1 second before an imminent crash--not enough time for the driver to react, but enough for Tesla to deny responsibility for fatal crashes, since self-driving "wasn't engaged."
July 5, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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June 26, 2025 at 7:08 AM
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June 22, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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Debt crises aren't just fiscal events–they reflect chronic underinvestment in the real economy. As a Commissioner on the Jubilee Commission, chaired by Prof Joseph Stiglitz & Martin Guzman, our report shows 60+ nations now spend more on debt service than health.

ipdcolumbia.org/publication/...
June 20, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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Outrageous: Trump wants the NHS to pay more for US drugs in a new trade deal. US healthcare is a mess, but instead of fixing his own system Trump wants to drag the rest of us down with him. Join me and sign the petition against this NHS price hike:
June 21, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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R. I. P. Helen De Cruz. You were really someone special. A sane voice in an insane world, a rose rising through a cement block ... a glimpse of sunlight in a stormy day. The world has lost a beautiful soul.
June 21, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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New thread. Israel and Iran.

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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Sounds of explosions heard in Iran's capital, Tehran.
June 13, 2025 at 12:07 AM