Tag Archives: King’s College Cambridge

Confirmation bias

Posted on June 2, 2019 by vhk10

A late-night series of trains got me to Cambridge from Reading a little after midnight, ready for my godson’s confirmation in King’s College Chapel on the Sunday morning, part of a group from King’s College School. The presiding Bishop was … Continue reading →

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rejoining a couple of former choirs

Posted on November 13, 2018 by vhk10

I did a bit of moonlighting at a couple of churches I used to sing in. First came a service for All Souls’ Day in Bathwick. We were in the side aisle, but this time for the good reason that … Continue reading →

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the harpsichord playing of my dreams

Posted on March 9, 2018 by vhk10

I didn’t want to miss the Bath Bachfest lunchtime recital of Mahan Esfahani and Michala Petri, either of whom would be a draw on their own. They came to the Guildhall with a programme of music by Handel, Bach, Telemann, … Continue reading →

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LPs batch 28: Chopin and other duplicates

Posted on July 8, 2011 by vhk10

This batch contained four miscellaneous Chopin discs: Pollini playing Etudes and Preludes, and two of Nikita Magaloff playing the Polonaises. Quite a bit of duplication because we both had significant Chopin collections. Another duplicate was Zimerman’s Schumann/Grieg concertos with Karajan … Continue reading →

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LPs batch 5: some duplicate works

Posted on March 27, 2010 by vhk10

Our stock of Bach on LP is limited and this batch began with part of it, an LP of the E major violin concerto and the orchestral suite in B minor played by two minor German orchestras. I intend to … Continue reading →

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LPs batch 4: Hungaroton

Posted on March 23, 2010 by vhk10

This batch started with another Karajan disc, a stately recording of Mozart’s Requiem which I must have played many times, to judge by the crackles. I followed this with King’s College Choir singing Britten (Ceremony of Carols/Hymn to St Cecilia/Missa … Continue reading →

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a radiophonic Christmas

Posted on December 26, 2003 by vhk10

Like many people, I got a digital radio for Christmas. It won’t really increase the number of classical music channels I can receive, but it will allow me to hear what there is with better quality sound anywhere in the … Continue reading →

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