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Guardian News & Media has hired Yahoo's Sam Coleman in the role of head of client development, and ITV's Paul Gandolfi as key client leader in sport.
Sam Coleman: becomes head of client development at The Guardian
Coleman is currently group planner at Yahoo, responsible for the retail team, where he has developed strong relationships with planners and clients.
From the end of April, he will lead the creation and delivery of large-scale, multi-channel media strategies for The Guardian's key commercial partners.
He is the latest senior commercial leader to leave Yahoo, following the exit of managing director James Wildman in February.
Gandolfi will join Coleman's team, responsible for sponsorship and advertising solutions relating to GNM's sports coverage.
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RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif. (CBS13) – A mother accused of domestic violence and child endangerment denied accusations that she told her daughter to stab her husband and claimed she was the victim of domestic violence.
Krista Wagner, 31, was arrested last week after her husband suffered stab wounds and told police he was assaulted at their Rancho Cordova home during an argument.
In an interview from the Sacramento County Jail, the mother of three said she never attacked him and didn't tell her 4-year-old daughter to stab him with a butter knife.
"He told the cops that I slapped him three to four times in the face," Wagner said, adding that he struck her during the altercation.
The toddler did stab her husband, but Wagner said she believes her daughter was just trying to protect her and got the idea from "Child's Play," a horror movie released in 1988 about a killer doll come to life.
"I think it's from watching Chucky," Wagner said. "He lets her watch these kinds of movies and I [told] him before she can't watch that kind of stuff because she acts really evil."
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He told Bristol Palin her mother was "evil" and a "whore" ... but now the man who verbally accosted Sarah Palin's daughter in a Hollywood bar last year is suing Bristol for defamation.
It's all over that infamous encounter at Saddle Ranch on the Sunset Strip back in September ... when Stephen Hanks shouted at Bristol, "Your mother's a whore" (clip below -- skip to 1:40).
Hanks is pissed because he claims the incident was captured by a reality TV crew that was with Bristol. Hanks says he never signed a waiver ... and was furious when his image started appearing in ads for Bristol's new Lifetime show, "Bristol Palin: Life's a Tripp."
In his lawsuit, filed in L.A. County Superior Court, Hanks claims Bristol later gave an interview to a gossip mag and blamed him for causing her to leave Los Angeles and move back to Alaska.
Hanks claims he can PROVE Bristol was lying ... because she had already purchased a new home in Alaska two months before their encounter.
Hanks says Bristol's statements to the gossip mag hurt his reputation and damaged his career.
In the suit, Hanks also gripes that Bristol accused him of being gay during their encounter -- saying she could "tell" by the way he looked.
Hanks is suing Bristol and A&E -- the company behind Lifetime. He's asking for unspecified damages.
Calls to Bristol have not been returned.
By the way...TMZ shows everyone on camera everyday on their show...where are the waivers? Why can TMZ and shows like Tosh.0 and other camera driven shows show everyday people...or the news?
I don't get why this guy thinks he is so special he cannot be on camera?
Explain this TMZ?
Well, Bristol is right about him looking gay.
Another idiot in it for the fame and money.
Sarah palin use this to start dialogue about Torte Reform in America. The Palins could really get the entire country talking about Torte Reform losers pays winners fee's and damages...
This is like a gift from God.
seriously Palins run with this and get the entire Tea Party behind you.
This could be the match to get it started finally.
It has video, dialogue, politics, bullying, homo rage, all the hot points, political correctness run amuck...
Please Palins, especially Sarah...Torte Reform to get 2013 an Romney and America back on track financially started witha a bang...Torte Reform on everyone lips...
Never miss a moment like the Dems say to use an issue to your advantage.
In actuality Sara Palin is a GUTLESS COWARD.
Dude, you need to MAN up!! You were saying disgusting things about her mother. I would have slapped your face. Any guy that calls women whores, ect. is an an idiot and a pig, and a sorry excuse for a man..
Bristol Palin is a ****!
THANK F'ing CHRIST!!!
I am so glad she is getting sued. I hope it's all legit and he sues for everything she has! And he dumbazz family too!
Hope she counter-sues that bald headed gay dude. He should be sued for being ugly in public. And gay.
I don't care for the palins. But sorry if someone shouted your moms a whore at me. That I did no harm too, I would call him every thing in the damn book.
seriously he gladly will try and start a fight with a young girl when hes such an old guy like calling a little girl a ****ing b**** gawd like i dont have a problem with gay people but obviously hes insecure to be starting a bar fight with her. and like i dont support sarah palin but thats just BS. get a life and be happy with it FFS lol
I really don't like the Palin's.
Who cares about these fugly people!!
and she walked away like a good woman she most likely went to go make him a sandwich like her mother SHOULD BE DOING
Does anyone know if legally he has a valid case? I'm pretty sure a waiver needs to be signed to film someone for a tv show.


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Margaretville — A selection of original paintings of area historic sites by East Branch Delaware River Plein Air Painters is on view at NBT Bank in Margaretville through the month of November. The work can be seen during regular business hours.
The Wellness Committee of the Auxiliary of Margaretville Hospital and Mountainside Residential Care Center will host a Diabetes Education program on Friday, Nov. 20 at 5 p.m. at the Purcell Center in Margaretville.
Margaretville — More than 130 employees and guests attended the 37th annual Margaretville Hospital and Mountainside Residential Care Center Employee Dinner held at Belleayre Mountain's Overlook Lodge on Saturday, Nov. 7.
The Margaretville Blue Devils defeated top-seeded Cherry Valley-Springfield 2-1 on Saturday to claim the 2009 Section IV Class D championship title.
The Blue Devils held a 1-0 lead at halftime off an early goal by Javier Martinez, who struck again in the second half to give Margaretville a two-goal lead.
The Margaretville boys soccer team defeated Candor in the Section 4 Class D semi-final game Wednesday at the Soccer Hall of Fame in Oneonta. Margaretville, seeded number 2 in their division, will face Cherry Valley-Springfield, the number 1 seed, in the championship game on Saturday. CV-S defeated Morris to advance. Go Blue Devils!
Margaretville — The Open Eye Theater's annual Harvest Brunch Buffet and Auction takes center stage on Sunday, Nov. 8 from 12 to 3 p.m. at The Open Eye Theater, 960 Main Street, Margaretville. What's become a local tradition — the homemade brunch — includes irresistible custom-made pancakes with fresh butter and pure maple syrup, along with breakfast meats, baked salmon, fresh fruit, salads, breads, a variety of luscious pies and many other locally baked sweets.
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After a week of practices, the Margaretville boys were ready and raring to go when they faced the visiting Wildcats of Hunter-Tannersville in the second round of the Section IV Class D Tournament at MCS on Saturday. The Blue Devils, who were playing their first sectional game after receiving a first-round BYE, posted a convincing 5-1 win over Hunter to advance to the semifinal round of the tournament.
Margaretville — The Margaretville Central School Scitamard Society will present Noel Coward's 1941 comedy "Blithe Spirit" this Friday and Saturday, Nov. 7 and 8 at 7 p.m. in the old gym. Tickets are $5 for adults and $2 for students grades 5-12 and senior citizens. Children may attend the performance free.
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 12/21/12 -- Respect Network, the world's first personal cloud network, today announced four new Founding Partners: My Professional ID, the first online credential management service for professionals; PAOGA, a UK-based personal data service provider; Cloudstore, the first software distribution platform for personal clouds; and PRIVO, the leader in children's online privacy management.
"The need for trusted online identity and relationship management has never been greater," said Gary Rowe, Respect Network CEO. "Each of these new Development Partners offers a vital new service that will be easier, safer, and more productive over a network of trusted personal clouds. We welcome them to the Founding Partner family, which has grown to 24 companies just since April."
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"Working with the Respect Network Founding Partners was a natural step for us as we share a common goal in establishing the individual at the heart of their own information and driving out the benefits that this approach offers," said Murray Lohoar, Founder of My Professional ID. "It's great to be on board."
PAOGA anticipated the need for individual Trust and Privacy online before it was recognized as a necessity by governments and businesses as a way to reduce costs, transaction times, errors and compliance risks.
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PRIVO is the first Founding Partner to bring expertise in the management of children's online identity. "With the average age of frequent Internet users continuing to fall, especially with access via mobile devices, we have a social responsibility to help drive improved online protection for minors. This relationship with the Respect Network will further advance PRIVO's Global K(id) Network to provide parents and children a safe, reliable solution for protecting personal information of underage Internet users," said Denise Tayloe, President and CEO of PRIVO.
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Hotel Guest Rating: 8.5/10
117 Highway 43 East
Harrison, AR 72601
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All 90 rooms at the four-story Holiday Inn Express have flat-panel TVs and free Wi-Fi. Start the day at the hotel's complimentary hot breakfast buffet. An on-site business offers fax and copying capabilities. During down time, take a leisurely swim in the indoor pool, warm up in the hot tub or sauna or play a round of pool in the game room. A guest laundry facility is on-site. Pets are welcome for a fee. Parking is available.
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Located at the intersection of U.S. 412 and Arkansas 43, the Holiday Inn Express Hotel is close to local shopping and golfing hubs. Guests are within a five-minute walk of Northvale Shopping Center and one mile from the green at Harrison Country Club. The hotel is two-and-a-half miles north of downtown Harrison and the Harrison Convention & Visitors Bureau. The city of Branson, Missouri, and attractions such as Castle Rock Waterpark are 45 minutes north. Boone County Airport is two miles west.
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Priceline guests say they'd recommend the Holiday Inn Express for its "clean" rooms and "helpful" service.
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- Accessible facilities
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Iwas very pleased with the room and everything about it. Unfortunately I was there for a funeral so the hotel was the least of my worries.
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ArleneŌĆÖs on Asbury back in business
Written by Ann Richardson Wednesday, January 16, 2013 01:00 am
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OCEAN CITY ŌĆö After being under water during Hurricane Sandy, ArleneŌĆÖs on Asbury is back in business and owners Paul and Arlene Stryker couldnŌĆÖt be happier with their newly remodeled restaurant.
ŌĆ£We came back better. We made a lot of improvements,ŌĆØ said Paul Stryker, the head chef who owns the restaurant with his wife, Arlene.
Brown carpet was replaced by tile in warm shades of browns and blues. The walls are a buttery yellow, and the coupleŌĆÖs extensive, colorful tea pot collection is right where it was before the flood waters hit, sitting high atop a divider separating the kitchen from the dining room.
ŌĆ£We got hit hard,ŌĆØ Paul Stryker said. ŌĆ£We were down for five weeks. There was a lot of heartache and expense, but no loss of life. It could have been worse. We could have been Seaside Heights.ŌĆØ
The Strykers live on Seventh Street, close to the beach and not far from the restaurant.
ŌĆ£We stayed on the island, and we thought things would be worse at home,ŌĆØ he said.
They expected powerful waves from the ocean, but not an overflow from the bay.
ŌĆ£We were a lot more concerned about the house. We looked on the web during the storm and saw some of the pictures of the downtown and realized how bad it was. We were glad that we stayed on the island. It allowed us to get in as soon as we could we could get out and start working,ŌĆØ he said.
Stryker said it was ŌĆ£overwhelmingŌĆØ at first.
ŌĆ£Where do you start?ŌĆØ he said. ŌĆ£Then we realized you just start. It was such a mess. We had refrigerators floating around. Every container that could hold water had water in it. We were shell shocked. We had to just start tearing up and throwing things out. We did a lot of the labor ourselves. We just kept focused, kept going.ŌĆØ
Since they reopened last month, Stryker said they have received nothing but compliments on the updated interior.
ŌĆ£We changed a lot of things, but we kept the charm,ŌĆØ he said.
With 15 wooden tables and accompanying wooden chairs, the restaurant seats 48. When the weather warrants, there are five tables for outdoor dining, under the blue and yellow awning and as assortment of blue and yellow umbrellas.
ŌĆ£Even when itŌĆÖs cold, people still love to sit outside,ŌĆØ Arlene Stryker said, adding that she keeps blankets by the register for those who need one.
The Strykers bought the restaurant, formerly CallahanŌĆÖs, from the Callahan family in May 2005. They changed the name about a year later.
ŌĆ£We had a restaurant in Philadelphia, Lorna DooneŌĆÖs,ŌĆØ Paul Stryker said. ŌĆ£We served breakfast and lunch in the land of cheese steak and hoagie heaven. We were famous for breakfast and catering.ŌĆØ
Smitten with the seashore, and anxious to relocate before their oldest son started high school, they moved to Ocean City and commuted for a few years, leaving by 3 a.m. to arrive in Philadelphia to open by 5 a.m. The drive grew old, so they sold the Philadelphia restaurant and looked to open a local eatery.
One thing led to another, and through mutual friends they connected with the Callahans, who were looking to sell.
CallahanŌĆÖs, Stryker said, came with a steady customer base, which he felt was important when starting over. Loyal customers, he said, have proven to be the backbone of their success.
ŌĆ£You establish a relationship. They feel comfortable here, they come back again and again, and you get to know their families,ŌĆØ he said. ŌĆ£We have a lot of regulars, particularly in the offseason. Once the summer comes, we donŌĆÖt see them as often. The Callahans were here for 10 years, they built up a good clientele and a lot of them are still coming in.ŌĆØ
The Strykers didnŌĆÖt make too many changes when they took over. They still offer the same popular cuisine, with a twist on some healthy items.
ŌĆ£We kept all of the favorites,ŌĆØ Stryker said.
The enormous menu has various items for breakfast and lunch.
ŌĆ£We have lots of salads, some Weight WatcherŌĆÖs items. We cater to gluten-free, which is really helpful for some people. We have gluten-free pancakes and wraps.
ŌĆ£IŌĆÖm famous for my homemade soups,ŌĆØ Stryker said. ŌĆ£I make three different kinds every day. We have a half-sandwich combo and great pancakes and omelets.ŌĆØ
The couple met serendipitously through ArleneŌĆÖs mother several years ago.
ŌĆ£ArleneŌĆÖs mother worked for me at the restaurant in Philadelphia, and she said, ŌĆśWhy donŌĆÖt you take Arlene out?ŌĆÖŌĆØ Stryker said.
Arlene Knox had suffered a terrible tragedy, her husband, a Philadelphia police officer named Charles Knox, was killed in the line of duty. Stryker said he was drawn immediately to the young widow and mother, who before long became his wife.
ŌĆ£She suffered a lot of tragedy, but she was never one to feel sorry for herself,ŌĆØ Stryker said. ŌĆ£She channels her energy to working and sheŌĆÖs happy talking to people all day.ŌĆØ
The couple suffered another tragedy when ArleneŌĆÖs son, Charles Knox Jr., was killed in a car accident. He was 16 and a student at Ocean City High School. The Strykers host a scholarship benefit each year in memory of their son.
ŌĆ£The benefit turned into a really good thing. So far we have raised over $100,000,ŌĆØ he said, adding that The Flanders does a ŌĆ£fantastic jobŌĆØ as the host location. The scholarships are awarded to deserving Ocean City High School students. The annual benefit will be held in February.
Stryker said city officials and public works employees deserve a tremendous amount of credit for their hard work during and after the storm.
ŌĆ£I canŌĆÖt say enough,ŌĆØ he said. ŌĆ£I give the city an A-plus. They were fantastic getting those dumpsters on the street and then quickly getting them out of our sight once we filled them. Before you knew it there was an empty dumpster in its place and you just kept going. It meant so much to be able to just keep moving. As fast as we filled it, it was gone.ŌĆØ
Post-Hurricane Sandy, Stryker said most of the talk in the restaurant these days revolves around the storm.
ŌĆ£ItŌĆÖs definitely the topic,ŌĆØ he said. ŌĆ£Everyone asks, ŌĆśHow bad was it?ŌĆÖ Or they share their own stories. We really missed being here while we were closed. WeŌĆÖre getting back to some sense of normalcy. ItŌĆÖs a form of therapy to be back at work. ItŌĆÖs where we want to be, with the people. ItŌĆÖs not like work, being here, itŌĆÖs like this is home and people are coming to visit.ŌĆØ
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- Fire! on the Beach closes in OC (UPDATE)
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- Friends of the Pops celebrate 25 years
- Fashion show and Frank Sinatra at OC Yacht Club dinner
- Pops performance sells out at Music Pier
- Another Miss Ocean City crowned
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- Luncheon celebrates the arts in Ocean City
- St. PeterŌĆÖs welcomes new pastor
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- At Large with Tom Williams: ŌĆśBoardwalk EmpireŌĆÖ concludes
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"If history is a good guide, it is likely that wives' share of total family earnings will not return to pre-recession levels, but rather, the Great Recession will serve to propel wives' contributions higher. It is likely that wives will remain in the labor force even after their husbands return to work, as many families have lost ground due to diminished savings, housing values, and retirement accounts.
Thus, it is critical to pay attention to the implications of wives as breadwinners for families and the workplace," said Kristin Smith, family demographer with the Carsey Institute and research assistant professor of sociology at the University of New Hampshire.
Smith's new research is presented in the Carsey Institute brief "Recessions Accelerate Trend of Wives as Breadwinners."From 2008 to 2009, employed wives' contribution to total family earnings jumped from 45 percent to 47 percent – the largest single-year increase during the past 23 years – where it held steady in 2010 and 2011, Smith said.
Smith also looked at previous recessions and found that they substantially accelerate the trend of increased reliance on wives' earnings. In all three recessions since 1988, annual increases in employed wives' share of total family earnings rose substantially.
This reliance on wives' earnings is particularly important when the husband's education level is taken into consideration. Smith found that employed wives' share of total family earnings is higher and more responsive to economic downturns when the husband has a high school degree or less compared with a college degree.
According to Smith, working families were already under stress before the recession from increased time spent working, inflexible workplaces that have not kept pace with changing families, and the lack of policy supports.
"Policies to support working families, such as paid sick leave and paid family medical leave, affordable quality child care, livable wages, and measures that increase workplace flexibility, could help reduce the work and family conflict that many men and women experience. In addition, there is an obvious need for continued job creation, continued support for long-term unemployment, and expanded public assistance and food stamps to help families during this economic recovery," she said.
The complete Carsey Institute report about this research is available at http://carseyinstitute.unh.edu/publication/recessions-accelerate-trend-wives-breadwinners.
This analysis is based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau's Current Population Survey (CPS) March Supplements and Annual Social and Economic Supplements Integrated Public Use Microdata Series files compiled by the Minnesota Population Center from 1989 to 2012.
The Carsey Institute conducts policy research on vulnerable children, youth, and families and on sustainable community development. The institute gives policy makers and practitioners the timely, independent resources they need to effect change in their communities. For more information about the Carsey Institute, go to www.carseyinstitute.unh.edu.
The University of New Hampshire, founded in 1866, is a world-class public research university with the feel of a New England liberal arts college. A land, sea, and space-grant university, UNH is the state's flagship public institution, enrolling 12,200 undergraduate and 2,300 graduate students.GRAPHICS
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FORT COLLINS, Colo.--The Rams smart defense and pristine free-throw shooting lead them to a 67-60 victory over the Air Force Falcons, Saturday afternoon at Moby Arena.
"We needed to get that win out," Head Coach Ryun Williams commented. "You could sense the fatigue coming back from San Diego State, get home early, we were concerned. This is an emotional game for them. When you throw in emotion and some anxiousness, I thought our kids were really anxious early. This is why I think some of why we missed some of that early stuff. "
Senior Meghan Heimstra scored a season-high 20 points, while also tallying eight rebounds, three steals and one assist. Heimstra went 10-of-11 at the line, recording a career-high in made free throws, making the last two clutch free-throws with just seconds left in the game to put the Rams at a comfortable lead.
"My free-throw percentage wasn't very good at the start of the season, I don't know why I like to turn it on during conference but I do," Heimstra said. "You just have to take a little break, catch your breath and make the shot."
CSU (8-15, 4-6 MW) went into the half 32-18. The Falcons (3-21, 2-9 MW) came back and played physically in the second half of the game, making the Rams work for each basket and causing 10 of their 14 turnovers in the final 20 minutes of play.
Falcon's senior guard Alicia Leipprandt lead her team with 16 points, six rebounds and three steals before fouling out with just minutes left in the game.
From the line Colorado State shot phenomenally, making 86.7 percent (26) of their 30 attempts, as opposed to the Falcons who made 50.0 percent of their shots from the line.
Junior Sam Martin added 14 points, eight rebounds, three assists and a steal. With 1,071 career points, she is now just eight points away from entering the top 15 in all-time points at Colorado State. Freshman Caitlin Duffy recorded 10 points, one rebound, two assists and two steals.
Junior Hayley Thompson recorded eight rebounds and eight points to help the Rams secure the win.
With the win, and New Mexico's win over Boise State, CSU is all alone in sixth place with a chance to move into a tie for fifth place with the Lobos on Wednesday.
"Depending on what happens tonight, we could be in fifth place when UNLV comes," Williams stated. "We're going to have to handle their athleticism and the pressure that they have on the basketball. We'll be ready for UNLV; it'll be a big game for us."
The Rams will remain at home on Wednesday Feb. 20 when the UNLV Rebels come to town. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. MT.
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Chinese pianist Di Xiao's debut recital at London's Wigmore Hall was a programme conjuring up images of moonlight while "illuminating other byways along the way".
Read my review for Bachtrack.com here
Chinese pianist Di Xiao's debut recital at London's Wigmore Hall was a programme conjuring up images of moonlight while "illuminating other byways along the way".
Read my review for Bachtrack.com here
Austrian pianist Till Fellner played a selection of well-known and well-loved piano music by Haydn, Schumann and Liszt in an engaging lunchtime recital at London's Wigmore Hall. Read my review for Bachtrack.com here
The first lunchtime concert of the Wigmore Hall's autumn season featured young French pianist Lise de la Salle, who brought passion, poetry and panache to a neatly contrived programme focussing on "narratives" within music, with works composed by musical friends, Chopin and Liszt. Read my review for Bachtrack.com here.
In my new role as a reviewer for Bachtrack.com, several things have occurred to me recently:
I have blogged before about the 'joy of blogging': it's free to set up and you don't need to be a techie to organise your own blog. For me, the most important aspect of blogging is being able to express myself freely, hit the "publish" button, and wait for people to stumble across my blog, or even subscribe to it. I have always written, from short stories and poetry at school, to a full-scale novel, tentatively entitled 'Facing the Music', and incorporating two of my pet subjects: music and the First War (the premise of the book is whether music has value in the lives of people during extremely straitened circumstances; I argue, via my protagonist, that it does…..very much so).
Like playing the piano to any degree of seriousness, writing is hard work, and can be all-consuming. When it is going well, one can lose oneself in it, for hours on end. When I was deeply immersed in my novel, I often forgot to eat, and would stay up late, or get up in the middle of the night, just to write. And just like playing the piano, one needs to practice one's writing.
This is why blogging is such a good discipline; it forces one to be concise, to avoid unnecessary woffle, while allowing one to hone one's writerly craft on a regular basis. And for me, there's absolutely no point in having a blog if one does not regularly update it with new and (I hope) interesting material. It has also opened doors to other writing-related activities: the job at Bachtrack came about directly as the result of someone reading my blog.
Since I've been blogging, I've connected with many other piano and music bloggers around the world – and a couple of whom I've actually met (at Maurizio Pollini's final concert at the Festival Hall last month). Some are specialists, but many of these bloggers are not professional music journalists (i.e. writing is not their primary job/source of income), yet they take their writing very seriously, and are read by many like-minded people who feel these writers have something interesting, important or insightful to say.
And why does one need to be an "expert" to write intelligently about music? I doubt the vast majority of people who read reviews want to know that the piece opened in A minor but resolved itself in C. They don't want to be confused by esoteric music-speak or complicated analysis, which can often appear unnecessarily dry and academic; they want to know what the concert was about, what it felt like to hear that piece, see that performer, experience the atmosphere in the concert hall that night…..
Bachtrack's USP is to encourage people who would not normally go to classical music, opera or ballet to book tickets for such events; thus, reviewers are encouraged to write imaginatively and in an accessible way. Many of Bachtrack's reviewers are not professional journalists. Most of us are keen 'amateurs', people who love going to concerts, the opera and the ballet, who are open-minded and receptive to what we are hearing/seeing, and who are able to convey our enthusiasm in a snappy 500-word review. Bachtrack insists that reviews are submitted within 48 hours of the event: this means we're usually ahead of other reviewers (though not necessarily other bloggers/Twitterers), and newly-published reviews are tweeted and shared across the internet very quickly.
These days, people even tweet an instant response during the interval: I've done it myself, and I love the idea of people tweeting from the Bechstein Room at the Wigmore (actually impossible in reality as there is no signal down there, but you get the picture!) or from the Level 4 bar at the Festival Hall. In effect, surely it's the same as leaning across to your companion at half time and asking "So, what did you think?"
Some music blogs I follow regularly:
Boulezian – intelligent and detailed concert and opera reviews written by academic Mark Berry. I first discovered this blog last March, after Mark wrote about the Jerusalem Quartet recital at the Wigmore which was interrupted by protesters. He, like me, was in the audience that day.
Orpheus Complex – concert and opera reviews, and general music-related articles, written by Gavin Dixon, who has a special interest in 20th century music.
Jessica Duchen's Classical Music Blog – concert and book reviews, music-related articles and musings written by journalist and author Jessica Duchen.
I'll Think of Something Later – articles and musings on music, including reviews, by broadcaster David Nice
Entartete Music – articles on music and culture by Gavin Plumley.
Slipped Disc – Norman Lebrecht's blog, featuring all manner of music-related articles, from reviews to breaking news.
PS for those who are interested in such things, I make notes in an old-fashioned reporter's notebook when I'm reviewing, but tend to compose on my laptop. I use classic black Moleskine notebooks for notes about playing the piano, my practising diary, and for other writerly notes (I have 6 full of notes for my novel). And I always use a 2B propelling pencil….
Pianist Imogen Cooper painted evocative sound pictures in a BBC Radio 3 lunchtime recital featuring music by Debussy, Beethoven and Chopin. Read my review for Bachtrack.com here.
The mercurial and fiercely independent Russian pianist Elisabeth Leonskaja, friend and protégé of the late great Sviatoslav Richter, stamped her mark emphatically upon some of Schubert's most well-loved works in a BBC Radio 3 lunchtime concert at London's Wigmore Hall. Read my review for Bachtrack.com here
To the Wigmore Hall last night for an evening of late Schubert piano music, performed by Paul Lewis. A few years ago, Lewis stamped his mark emphatically upon the international piano world with his concert cycle and recordings of Beethoven's complete piano sonatas, thus elevating him to the rank of one of the top flight pianists of his generation. Now, in another epic world tour, he is exploring the late music of Schubert.
Lewis was taught and mentored by Alfred Brendel – and it shows. Brendel famously does not teach – except for the chosen few (Imogen Cooper, Till Fellner). He performed (he retired in 2008), choosing to concentrate on the Viennese school, he writes and he gives lectures on music. His on-stage persona is austere, didactic, intellectual, highly disciplined.
Watching Paul Lewis play music composed in the last six years of Schubert's short life, I felt the shadow of Brendel at his shoulder throughout the evening. The opening Waltzes, D145, written in response to the seemingly unending desire for dance music in Vienna, were largely serious, grand and solemn. Only occasionally was the music allowed to "let go", offering brief glimpses of the private life of a composer who enjoyed evenings of music, song, women (and men, it is said) and wine with his friends, students and writers, radicals and intellectuals. As opening pieces, I would have liked more lightness, more spirit, more playfulness. And maybe a touch less darkness.
In the D899 Impromptus there was a greater sense of the music being thought out in advance, each signpost along the journey of these pieces clearly highlighted, lest we miss it. In the opening C minor Impromptu, there was less coldness in those early measures, less of a sense of the tyranny of the bare G which marks the opening, reminding us that this is a work which falls post-Winterreise. There was warmth in the major key measures and lyricism, but towards the end, from bar 160, the repeated Gs in the treble and bass were too mechanical, too obvious, robbing the music of its portentous chill.
The E flat Impromptu was rapid and polished, and, as a consequence, lost some of its agitation and hysteria. At times, during the Trio, the touch was too heavy and occasionally muddy. Though many measures in this section are marked fortissimo, at times there was not a proper sense or attack, or if there was, it was quickly reined in, cheating the music of its startling contrasts and harmonic and emotional shifts. This was even more evident in the final Impromptu of the set, the A flat. The opening semiquavers never really took flight, and some smeared or inaccurate notes suggested a tiredness on the part of the performer, possibly the result of having played this programme several times already.
The Hungarian Melody D817 was a pleasing opener for the second half, settling us in before the expansive G major sonata. It was enjoyable if overly dark, its folksy elements muted in favour of a grander delivery. (For a really wonderful performance of this piece, I would flag up Imogen Cooper's from her 'Schubert Live Vol 3′ album.)
The G Major sonata, D894, was the favourite of Russian pianist Sviatoslav Richter, and, in his hands, the spacious opening movement, marked Molto Moderato e Cantabile, comes in at 26 minutes, roughly the same length as an entire Beethoven piano sonata. It is graceful and meditative, Richter achieving an amazing stillness in the first motif. Paul Lewis opted for a brisker tempo, which suited the second subject elements better, but rather robbed the first subject of its grace and philosophy. In the middle movements, my attention began to wander: I craved more life, more bounce and vivacity. Throughout, the very cerebral reading of the score was evident (witness the powerful influence of Brendel!). The final movement was more questioning, charming and humourous, but overall I felt the sonata was played with too much gloss and a curious 'intellectual complacency' that diluted the music's spontaneity and tempered the ever-shifting soundscape and emotional landscape of Schubert's writing.
Paul Lewis repeats the programme at the Wigmore on Thursday night, and then in Oxford and Schwarzenberg, Austria, before returning to London next week for performances of Die Schëne Mullerin with tenor Mark Padmore.
As a postcript to this review, I must also mention Paul Lewis's annoying habit of snuffling and "chuffing" as he plays. I have been aware of this "tic" before, and it seems to be getting worse. It was particularly noticeable during the quieter or more profound measures, and was obvious from the earliest bars of the first Waltz.
Sviatoslav Richter – Schubert: Piano Sonata No.18 in G, D.894 – 1. Molto moderato e cantabile
Canadian pianist Angela Hewitt wittily and imaginatively coupled two of Bach's French Suites with a handful of miniatures by Chopin, all composed in Paris, in an enjoyable lunchtime concert at London's Wigmore Hall. Read my full review here
English tenor Ian Bostridge CBE, with his wonderful pianist Julius Drake, proved his extraordinary range and versatility as a singer with a programme featuring music by Tippett, Britten, Haydn and Weill. Read my review for Bachtrack.com here
I'm off to my spiritual home this evening, London's exquisite Wigmore Hall, to hear the exquisite English tenor Ian Bostridge singing songs by Britten, Tippett, Haydn and Weill, in a special concert which marks the last day of Sir John Tusa's chairmanship of the Wigmore Hall Trust. I bought a new jumper especially for the concert: it is partly because I love having an opportunity to dress up, and I do think one should make an effort for the soloists, who have, after all, made a huge effort to come out and perform for us. Also, I am going in my new role as a reviewer for Bachtrack.com, and, daft as it may seem, being well-dressed will make me feel confident.
Meanwhile, as I prepare myself to go out, I've been thinking about 'concert etiquette'. It regularly astonishes me how badly people can behave in a concert hall: talking during the performance, humming (often tunelessly), rustling programmes, trying to open blister packs of cough sweets, coughing, yawning. Added to that, there is quite often the dimwit who forgot to switch off their phone, despite the big sign on the stage and hefty reminders by the house staff. I have, twice, been ticked off for having a "very loud watch" (a Swatch, in fact), which "interrupted" the pianissimo slow movement of a Beethoven sonata. At a Chopin recital I went to five years ago, my companion sipped Pimms from a Thermos flask during a performance of the Opus 49 Fantasie. (She also asked me, in the interval, after we'd just heard the B-flat minor Sonata, "So, who wrote the original Funeral March?", but that is another story….)
From conversations with performers, I've learnt that the sense of an audience which is attentive or actively engaged in what one is doing can be extremely helpful, inspirational even, in creating the right atmosphere and circumstances for a great performance. Likewise, as a member of the audience, the sense that the performer is drawing us all along in one marvellous shared musical experience is also very exciting. Mitsuko Uchida is extremely good at this, even in a venue the size of the Royal Festival Hall, while Stephen Hough's chilly manner made the normally convivial Wigmore seem cold and unfriendly.
Another gripe of mine is about that sector of the concert-going public who seem to gain a perverse thrill from spotting mistakes or flagging up memory lapses or other errors during a performance, as if they are actively waiting for the performer to fail. Rather like hoping for a crash at the beginning of a grand prix race. Some people can't wait to get home and check their score, or a "perfect" recording while enjoying a sense of smugness in having heard a smudged note or a smeared run in the 15th bar of the First Ballade. When I heard Simone Dinnerstein perform at WH a few year's ago (admittedly, a rather dull and uninspiring performance generally), she had a serious memory lapse in Schubert's 4th Impromptu of the D899 set. I know this piece extremely well and I knew exactly where the error occurred. Fortunately, she managed to maintain the right harmonic framework, but it was still a very obvious mistake. I really felt for her, and I wonder how many hours of practice she put in after the event to exorcise that particular error.
At the Wigmore, the large majority of the audience are elderly, some very elderly (read the paragraph Ian McEwan's On Chesil Beach for the most perfect description of the Wigmore's superannuated audience), and the seats are rather comfy and plushy, and it's often too warm in the hall. Result: Beethoven's Opus 5 to the accompaniment of snoring. For a performer, it must be rather galling to have spent all those hours preparing only to find a third of the audience asleep, ten minutes into the performance. Ditto people yawning, or talking. In reality, I suspect many performers are expert at "filtering out" such behaviour, and in bigger venues, the lighting is such that only the first few rows of the audience are actually visible.
Of course, these are all relatively minor complaints, and it is rare for such things to spoil my enjoyment of a live concert. For those who require absolute silence, 100 per cent concentration, and perfect delivery from the performer, may I suggest you stay home with the most precision-engineered recording you can find. It might be a perfect performance, but it will lack the danger, risk and excitement of live music.