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thoughts on another concert … on performers … on acting
Last night, I attended a concert at Carnegie Hall by the pianist András Schiff. The program consisted of: Robert Schumann, Variations on an Original Theme, WoO 24 Brahms, Three Intermezzos, Op. 117 Mozart, Rondo in A Minor, K. … Continue reading →
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Tagged Alastair Sim, András Schiff, Anthony Andrews, Burt Lancaster, Chishū Ryū, Diane Keaton, Domenico Scarlatti, Donald Crisp, Dustin Hoffman, Elizabeth Wilson, Greer Garson, Henry Fonda, Humphrey Bogart, J. S. Bach, Jane Fonda, Jason Robards, Jeremy Irons, John Gielgud, José Ferrer, Laurence Olivier, Meryl Streep, Robert Blake, Robert Mitchum, Robert Preston, Robert Schumann, Roger Smith, Roger W. Smith, Shirley Jones, Walter Pidgeon, William Daniels
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