Other People's Blogs

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Now and then I share some blog posts I wish I had written. Sometimes they're deep, thoughtful, spiritual, analytic, or just silly. I try to be as up to date as possible, but I also rely on fellow bloggers for the most up-to-date information, conversation, and entertainment. Today I am sharing links to posts in which other bloggers have simply scooped me. So here is some stuff  I recommend for your blog-reading enjoyment and enlightenment.  

I mentioned Joyce DiDonato’s Julliard master class when it was publicized recently. The class was streamed live by Julliard, and we JDD fans have been watching for the release of the videos for those of us who actually had to work during the time of the master class. They've been released, and over at The Eyes Have It, Eyesometric posted links.

At Dorothea Röschmann – An Appreciation, is a notice about an upcoming album of Berg and Schoenberg.  This looks like it’s the same program reviewed by the Earworm a while back (this post also contains one of the Earworm's occasional and delightful boondoggling conversations with her readers). The Earworm's post is also an Appreciation of DR. I can't find out anything about the CD yet at the Deutsche Grammophon site.

I posted about it before it was released, and put up a clip last week on Gratuitous Friday, but Capriccio scooped me with a full review of Jonas Kaufmann's new Wagner CD. And speaking of JK, Zerbinetta reviewed his Princeton recital, and has provided us with a guide to understanding the Leitmotivs in Wagner's Parsifal. Zerbinetta has also given us a brief comparison of JK with that other major Wagnerian tenor (who is wonderful and vocally could only be less like JK if he were a soprano.)

Happy blog-browsing!