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Oct 12Liked by Michael Cirigliano II

Two very beautiful selections. Thank you!

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My pleasure, Anne! Glad you enjoyed. 💙

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Oct 12Liked by Michael Cirigliano II

Check out the recording of the Chopin sonata by Steven Isserlis and Diego Varjon. Also has a great Arpeggione sonata on the same record. An unusual performance but worthwhile.

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Thanks for the rec — I’ll check it out!

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Oct 20Liked by Michael Cirigliano II

Both beautiful… and the deaths of the Mendelssohns is just so tragic. I read other family died similarly too.

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Agreed — the sight of the siblings' side-by-side graves quickly activates the tear ducts. 💙

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Oct 27Liked by Michael Cirigliano II

And popping back over to this piece to ask you if (amidst the moving hijinks) you saw NYT’s The Morning feature on the Chopin Waltz discovery!! Incredible!!!

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/27/arts/music/chopin-waltz-discovery.html

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Oh my god, yes! Isn’t it incredible?! So much zal oozing from the page. (And I love that the score was found on what’s essentially a note card! 🤣)

First a new Mozart work, now Chopin … who’s next? Don’t things happen in groups of three? 🤞🏻

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Oct 31Liked by Michael Cirigliano II

The notecard SWOON!! Groups of three oh pleeeeaase be true!!

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