Blogthoven

'Thelonious Monk'. Martel Chapman.

Antoine Dard (1715-84) - Sonata for Cello and Basso continuo in d-minor, Op. 3 No. 5, IV. Allegro. Performed by Kristin von der Goltz, cello, Hille Perl, viola da gamba, and Christine Schornsheim, harpsichord, on period instruments.

Rachmaninov with his dog, Levko, and Tchaikovsky’s portrait in the background.

Pietro Gnocchi (1689-1775) - Trio Sonata No. 13 for Oboe, Violin and Continuo in d-minor, IV. Allegro. Performed by Brixia Musicalis on period instruments.

Variations On A Catatonic Scale Acrylic & Crayon on Birch 70 cm x 60 cm rowe-art.com

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767) - Orchestral Suite for Violin, Strings and Basso continuo in b-minor, TWV 55:h4, VII. Rodomontate. Performed by Musica Alta Ripa on period instruments.

The tiny animal of this pendant has the expectant look of an impatient house cat awaiting its bowl of cream. A design for a comparable jewel with a seated but somewhat more placid cat appears in a drawing by Gabriell Gomar, dated 1603, from the Llibres de Passanties, a set of volumes in the Barcelona Archivo Histórico de la Ciudad, containing the master drawings of applicants for admission to the Barcelona goldsmiths’ guild. The drawing was illustrated by Priscilla E. Muller, who noted that similar jewels had previously been considered to be German.[1] From the evidence provided by the design, however, Yvonne Hackenbroch has attributed this jewel to a Spanish goldsmith working about 1580 to 1590. The Spanish design shows the cat seated on a cushion-like base decorated with ornamental scrolling. The base of this jewel consists of an oval plinth with openwork guilloche-patterned sides. The underside, possibly a later replacement, is decorated with enameled birds and foliage that owe their inspiration to the enamels associated with such northern centers as Augsburg and Prague.

Haydn in 1785 told Mozart’s father, Leopold: “I tell you before God, and as an honest man, your son is the greatest composer known to me by person and repute, he has taste and what is more the greatest skill in composition.”

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-91) - Fantasia for Piano in d-minor, KV 397. Performed by Jörg Demus, fortepiano.

http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/505136

Performed By Colin Carr (Cello) And Thomas Sauer (Piano)

The bust of Beethoven in the room where he was born. Bonn, Germany, 1934

Beethoven Haus

Lester Johnson, Beethoven with Stove, 1964

http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/503846

http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/505783