Tag Archives: piano
Is this a rabbit hole?
Tired people sit in over-sized winged armchairs, faces blank, all vitality sapped as they wait in this state of limbo. Some stare at the silhouette of a fireplace, a clock, a picture. But all these images are unreal. Like a … Continue reading
Posted in Travelling
Tagged Amsterdam, Art, Donnie Darko, Hilversum, library, piano, Rijksmuseum, Schiphol Airport, The Netherlands
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Bamboo and dumplings with a four part trio
I’m lying in bed, before sunrise, looking at the trees. Not a tremor, not a shiver, not a flutter. No wind. No rain. Amazing. An hour later the sun’s shining, the sky’s blue, the world’s a happy place – and … Continue reading
Posted in Art, jaunts & going out
Tagged bassoon, clarinet, Hurlstone, Lord Street, Mendelssohn, Napoleon III, Paris, piano, Rebekah Abramski, Ron Abramski, The Atkinson, Tom Verity
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Standing by a Steinway on a Tuesday afternoon
Bear with me. This might start off sounding unutterably Hampstead – and if you’re not English, I’m talking about a smart, wealthy part of London where luvvies and literati hang out. The wealthy ones, the ones who’ve made it, or … Continue reading