Comments on On An Overgrown Path: Sketches of Joaquin Rodrigo

And, yes, it's fun knowing what composers share yo...

2008-07-12T17:15:00.000+01:00

And, yes, it's fun knowing what composers share your birthday. In my case (November 14), 5: Copland, Hummel, Spontini, Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel and Leopold Mozart. November 14 was also the day of Bernstein's conducting debut with the NYP in 1943. Because of the coincidence with Copland, it was a sacred day for him.

Interesting. Surely any real musician can have onl...

2008-07-12T17:08:00.000+01:00

Interesting. Surely any real musician can have only admiration for Rodrigo. I did a post on him and other blind musicians here:

http://davidderrick.wordpress.com/2008/03/09/westminster-quarters/

Nice to see this article featuring on a website in...

2008-07-11T06:45:35.617+01:00

Nice to see this article featuring on a website in Brazil -

http://www.dicta.com.br/zapateado/

Saint Cecilia's Day!November 22 is my birthday as ...

2008-07-07T14:16:00.000+01:00

Saint Cecilia's Day!

November 22 is my birthday as well.

Great article on Rodrigo, and nice touch ending wi...

2008-07-07T11:57:00.000+01:00

Great article on Rodrigo, and nice touch ending with Sanz. :-)

Thanks,
Joshua

Rodrigo trivia. The composer shares his birthday (...

2008-07-06T15:56:44.234+01:00

Rodrigo trivia.

The composer shares his birthday (22 Nov) with Benjamin Britten, Jacob Obrecht, Wilhelm Friedemann Bach - and me.