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Could anyone recommend a good....inexpensive or at least very reasonable auto mechanic? I have a volvo station wagon whose list of needs cost more than the car is worth but I am not ready to give it up. It has seen Model garage for the last number of years but I find them too expensive and actually the last couple of times the work has been a bit shoddy- including one time, when they overtightened something on the front wheel and the axel snapped as I was driving home. Please let me know of any experience with a good, reasonably priced, honest auto mechanic. thankyou, 150k+volvo owner
Help! I need a fair, honest, reputable, reliable mechanic to work on a 2005 Volvo. I've been using the dealer but they are crazy expensive. I'm looking for a shop that can take care of regular maintenance issues as well as surprise repairs. All recommendations appreciated. Thank you. Janne
We are looking for a good mechanic shop in Lamorinda for our 2004 Volvo. The car is starting to have some issues beside the regular maintenance. We have been taking it to the dealer in Berkeley but they are expensive and not doing a very good job of getting the problems fixed. If you have a Volvo and good experience with a non-dealer mechanic, we would appreciate your recommendation and referral. Please reply to my email address. Thank you. lt
I need a Volvo mechanic who is great at trouble-shooting and fixing electrical problems on my 1990 Volvo 760 sedan. Ever since we had to remove the interior panels to fix a leak due to a replaced windshield it hasn't been right! Interior dash lights don't work, car seat adjusts itself on a whim, sometimes windows and signals don't work. Anyone have a great Volvo electrical person? Desperate
My husband has a volvo and is in need of a new mechanic. Its been under warranty so he's been going to the dealer but that ends soon. We are in San Leandro so Berkeley is not really an option. Know of anyone trusty/affordable in San Leandro/Castro Valley area? Thanks! anon
3022 Broadway (between 30th St & Brook St) Oakland, CA 94611 (510) 465-1705kath
My old Volvo station wagon needs repair. I usually take it to McKevitt Volvo and they do a good job--but I would love to find other, more offordable, options. Thanks, tb
OK, I'll stop being grumpy. Five years ago, we switched very happily to Walsh Brothers in Berkeley, based on recommendations here, and other write-ups. They are friendly, competent, have so far been affordable . . . and, I think importantly, they only work on Volvos, which they know and love. Good luck. John
Can anyone recommend a service shop for Volvos in Berkeley or nearby? Please let me know your experience with the shop. Thanks. - S70-Owner
Hi there, We own a 91 Volvo which we got off of Craigs List last September. The car seems to be in pretty good shape given that it's got over 170,000 miles on it. We've yet to get a tune up and are wondering if anyone knows of a reliable place to do this. We don't want any work done necessarily. Thanks, Carrie
I am looking for a recommendation for a super-competent, honest Volvo repair service in Berkeley. We have been taking our 10 year old station wagon to a place on Ashby for the last 2 repairs, and are very disappointed with their diagnostic ability and honesty re: certain work, which never seems to be done right. Can anyone recommend another? Karen
I am looking for a good, reasonable, honest Volvo mechanic in Berkeley, and did not see any recent posts on the subject. Thanks. Ty
Hi -- I am about to buy a 1993 Volvo 240 station wagon which seems to be in great shape. Can any of you recommend reliable, wonderful Volvo mechanics, who charge less than the dealerships, who can also do a car assessment for me? Can you also recommend who can do reliable, quality body work on this car? (Minor bodywork I may have done if the price is right.) I live in Berkeley so am looking primarily in the East Bay. Also looking for inexpensive insurance recommendations as I have not owned a car in several years and this was out of state, so I expect I will pay premium rates for at least 6 months. Thanks! Grace
We're considering buying a 1-3 year old SUV. Anyone out there
have experience with the Volvo XC90 or Acura MDX? We've kind of
narrowed it down to those two. I'm concerned about the Consumer
Reports negative reviews on the XC90. Is it really that
unreliable? I can't believe that after seeing my parents drive
their volvo station wagon for years and years with few problems.
We like the volve because of the safey feature (and I like rubber
bumpers as opposed to the painted ones-ugh). I currently drive an
old acura and like it, so that's why the MDX is on our list too.
I'm already aware of the poor gas mileage of each (so please
don't go there). Any advice/opinions about these cars would be
appreciated. Thanks!
Never thought I'd get an SUV
I was wondering what kind of experience anyone has had with the purchase of a Volvo at McKevitt in Berkeley and owning a volvo in general. Thank you in advance for sharing. dj
As far as owning a Volvo, we weren't very happy. It is a luxury car, and there are some features we miss, such as turbo and seat memory. But you pay the price for that luxury. Services are far more expensive (even if you go to an independent Volvo service place, which I recommend) than for Japanese cars. Also, the model we had, a '98 V70 turbo wagon, just wasn't very reliable. Every time the ''check engine'' light went on, which was often, my husband would say ''Well, there goes another Thousand Dollars.'' If you go to the snow, the model we had did not use regular tire chains, you have to buy a $500. ''spikes spyder'' traction control system. It consists of a hub you put on your front wheels (or have a mechanic do it) that stays there through the winter months. Then there is a plastic ''wheel'' that fits onto the hub when you're in chain conditions. They are easier to put on than regular chains, but more of a hassle getting set up for them, plus they cost far more than conventional chains.
We live in the Berkeley hills, so there is lots of wear and tear on our brakes in any car we own. On this Volvo, we not only had to replace brake pads and rotors often, the car went through tires like crazy. We had to purchase new tires every year! Also, this car (unlike our Japanese cars) stranded me 3x in 3+ years of ownership. If you're accustomed to a reliable Japanese vehichle, watch out and make sure you can afford not only the purchase price of the Volvo, but also the high cost of maintaining it. (And the associated towing fees!) Will never buy another Volvo
We are considering getting a VolvoX90, the SUV. If you have one please let me know how you like it. We would like to do the factory pick up in Sweden if you have advice on that also.
You know you're a mommy when you decide it's time for a Volvo. I'm interested in finding a 240 DL 2 door sedan, circa 1982-on. But before I start looking to buy, I'd like to do a little research. Can anyone tell me if there's an enthusiast's manual or a website (searches have turned up nothing but sales boards -- no pictures), or even a book out there that I can buy to bone up on what to look for, what's a fair price for a 20-year-car that (ideally) has been well kept up? I even have to pin down what year I want to look for. C'mon guys, I know you old Volvo drivers are out there! Thanks for any advice you can give. Cheers, Julie
I ended up with an '87 240 wagon new enough to have the cool headlights, but old enough not to have the computer crap or power windows. I was told that '87 up they started putting more & more computer stuff in the cars & they at first were unreliable. and also early ones were less reliable mechanically. So I think '85 - '87 was the "sweet spot"
Maybe you could get one of those cool 2 door chop-top versions, forget what they are called, Bertone or something . . . . black vinyl low top - cool, breaks thar conservative volvo mold a little and it sounds like you are a little more "sportif" since you want a 2 door. http://web.inter.NL.net/hcc/F.D.men/volvo262c.html (here's a photo of one)
Here's a parts site, which you will need with a 15 year old car:
some other volvo pages:
Good luck, let me know what you find/buy/decide on & why Larry
Volvos in Berkeley come at a premium, so expect to pay more for a fifteen year old than for most other vehicles.
A great source for used cars is www.craigslist.com. This is a bay area only list, which has individuals selling their cars. We got a great deal on our new (well, '95 and new to us) car through them. Myr
My daughter is just about ready for a bigger car seat (she's in the infant carrier kind right now.) I'm looking for feedback about the Britax "roundabout" or the "Alpha Omega" by Cosco, specifically with regards to safety, ease of use, installation etc... Also - we have a 1987 Volvo sedan and I've been told in order to use new car seats we will have to have "anchors" installed so we can use the tethers that come with the new car seats. Any thoughts on where to have this done? how much it will cost? Thanks Gabrieal
I did a search for a Volvo mechanic when we moved to the East Bay in '98. I called and spoke with The Model Garage, Walsh Bros., DH Walsh Automotive, Grandma's Garage and Ackerman Volvo--among others. I asked all the same list of questions of each and included an estimate for a repair. I ended up getting service at three of the shops I interviewed. I got my doors worked on ($473 and never fixed) by Grandma, my waterpump changed by Walsh Bros., and my doors fixed by Ackerman's. I liked Ackerman best and have gotten all work done by them ever since.
Walsh Bros did fine work. They have a big shop and clearly do lots of Volvos--but they are hard to get into quickly (because they are so busy). They are too rushed to explain what they want to do or have just done. Bruce Ackerman is my choice. His rates are pretty much the same as Walsh Bros and the other "specialists". Bruce no longer works on cars--he runs the shop and spends his time with customers. Unlike Walsh Bros, his shop is still small enough that he isn't rushed and frenetic. After my telephone interviews Bruce was my first choice, but I wanted to give a woman mechanic the benefit of the doubt. Then, I went to Walsh because their volume is so high I figured they get plenty of practice. I was uneasy about Ackerman's because they seemed so competent but had so little work--I thought they must have a bad reputation.
I started out by having Ackerman's check my ailing battery. They did fine work and seemed honest, so I had them look at the doors Grandma had worked on. The mechanic took about five minutes to diagnose the problem (remember I had already spent almost $500 on these doors). When I looked skeptical about such an easy mechanical fix they took me outside and showed me exactly what they planned to do and why. Oh. Not only that, if the mechanic had been wrong and the work had not fixed the problem--I would not have been charged! I think they call it a guarantee. Finally, I took my car back for a major tune-up and a "look see". They identified all the big stuff I already suspected and a few little things I didn't. In the last year-and-a-half my 16-year-old car has run perfectly and my maintenance costs have been easonable (not low). Bruce and his mechanics are great!
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Current league leader Cruz Azul destroyed Atlante FC 4-1 at the Andres Quintana Roo Stadium in Cancun, Mexico to wrap up week 6 action of the Clausura 2014 of La Liga MX. The maquina cementera continues rising as they keep hold of the leader position on the league table.
Marco Fabian de la Mora scored a brace during the game as he begins to find himself scoring goals once more. Joao Rojas and Mauro Formica were also able to break the net for Cruz Azul. Angel Sepulveda put the "honor" goal on the board for the home side. The game shows that no matter how well you play, if you don't score you don't win.
The first 45 minutes of the game were action-packed with both teams leaving it on the pitch. The maquina struck first, literally, as in the first minute of action. On their first approach the Azulinos drove the ball to the line. Argentine Mauro Formica passed to the center where Fabian ran in and kicked the ball. It hit goalkeeper Eder Patiño but the ball still moved into the net for the 1-0.
The Potros de Hierro did not back down after the goal and within minutes were knocking on Jose de Jesus Corona's net. Atlante began to retake the pitch making runs and possession of the ball. In the 34th Sepulveda put the ball in the net to close the gap. An attempted clearance by Julio Dominguez landed in front of Sepulveda who hammered the ball past the keeper. Corona was covering the opposite post and could do nothing to prevent the ball from entering his net.
Atlante maintained higher possession in the remainder of the half as they kept their hope alive to avoid falling deeper into possible relegation. The game went to the break with the 1-1.
Like in the first half Cruz Azul surprised in the opening minutes. A combination started with Cristian "Chaco" Gimenez gave la maquina the lead once more. A pass to Argentine Mariano Pavone who deflected to Rojas. The Ecuadorian simply pushed the ball into the net for the 2-1 in the 46th minute.
The home-side applied pressure to the visitors after the goal. Like in the first half they retook possession of the ball as they tried to breakthrough and close the gap once more. The intensity increased with both teams making runs keeping the fans cheering.
No matter how much possession Atlante kept, they fell victim once more to the cementeros' attack. On a throw-in in the 64th minute, Fabian received the ball and shot at point-blank but hit the crossbar. The action forced Patiño to dive. Formica ran in and headed the rebound into the net before Patiño could recover lifting Cruz Azul to a 3-1 lead.
When Atlante played better, Gimenez made a work of art of a play. He passed to Pavone who took it to the line and scooped it to Fabian who jumped between two defenders to head the ball in for the 4-1. The Cancun fans showed their discomfort with the squad and began chanting "Ole!" after every pass from Cruz Azul players. Cruz Azul went on to win thefame 4-1.
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Dozens of animals were seized from an Oregon home this week during an animal neglect investigation. On Friday, July 11, KTVB News reported that more than 40 animals were rescued from a home in Milwaukie, Ore. on Thursday afternoon.
The Clackamas County Sheriff's Office and the Oregon Humane Society (OHS) issued a search warrant for the property during their animal neglect investigation. The 41 cats and dog, identified as a Shih Tzu, were living in overcrowded conditions and appeared to have suffered from neglect.
"The evidence strongly indicated that this was a potential cat hoarding case and that dozens of cats could be suffering from neglect," stated Dr. Kris Otteman, OHS Director of Shelter Medicine.
According to officials, many of the cats and kittens had upper respiratory disease and damage to their eyes. Some of the kittens were only four weeks old. Veterinarians are caring for the animals and trying to rehabilitate them.
"This number of animals and magnitude of the medical care they're going to need is very serious," stated Otteman.
The animals' owner has yet to relinquish his rights to them. A court will have to decide whether he can keep his animals or if his ownership rights will be terminated. If his rights are terminated, the animals could be adopted into new homes.
According to the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), animal hoarding is an extreme example of how life-threatening neglect can affect both people and animals. The HSUS states that nearly 250,000 animals are victims of animal hoarding each year. This animal abuse differs from other types of animal cruelty, as the perpetrators don't always accept or recognize the cruelty they inflict on their animals. Animal hoarders usually believe they are saving or rescuing the animals they imprison.
The Hoarding Animals Research Consortium provides the following criteria are used to define animal hoarding: more than the typical number of companion animals, inability to provide even minimal standards of nutrition, sanitation, shelter, and veterinary care, with this neglect often resulting in starvation, illness, and death, and denial of the inability to provide this minimum care and the impact of that failure on the animals, the household, and the human occupants of the home.
According to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), feline upper respiratory conditions (like the conditions exhibited in these rescued cats) are the most common causes of upper respiratory infections (URIs) in cats. These viruses can be transmitted from cat to cat through sneezing, coughing, or while grooming or sharing food and water bowls. During overcrowding conditions, URIs can spread rapidly among animal populations.
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Women's Basketball Falls To Arkansas-Little Rock In Overtime, 70-65
Dec. 7, 2001
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - The University of Arkansas-Little Rock defeated the University of Massachusetts, 70-65, in overtime this evening in women's basketball action. Freshman Darci Cassidy scored 24 points, including 10 points in overtime to lift the Trojans to victory.
Junior Ebony Pegues (Columbus, Ohio) scored a three-pointer with two seconds remaining in regulation to tie the game, 59-59, and force the overtime period. Junior Siiri Liivandi (Rapla, Estonia) put the Minutewomen up two early in overtime, but the Trojans regained the lead 10 seconds later behind a three-pointer from Cassidy. Arkansas-Little Rock went on an 8-0 run with 2:47 remaining in the game to earn it's second victory of the season. Cassidy went 7-8 from the free throw line and scored 10 of the Trojans 11 points in overtime.
Junior Paige Harris (Rochester, Mich.) scored a three pointer with only four seconds remaining in the first half to give the Minutewomen a 33-32 lead going into the halftime break. Pegues finished the half with nine points, and finished with a career high 19 points. Liivandi and freshman Katie Nelson (Ellicot City, Md.) each chipped in 10 points for the Minutewomen.
The Minutewomen fall to 1-6 on the season. UMass returns to action on Sunday, Dec. 9, 2001 when they take on Memphis at 3:00 p.m.
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TC TO JOHN FORSTER ; 26 October 1859; DOI: 10.1215/lt-18591026-TC-JF-01; CL 35: 241-242
Chelsea, 26 Octr, 1859
Dear Forster,
Your Letter was a bright little phenomenon here; and brought us reminiscences and prospects of a pleasant nature,—news even, new to us, for we see hardly anybody, and hear of little that is passing in these foggy times.
For the rest, we are in tolerable heart; and can give rather a good account of ourselves, in answer to your kind inquiries. My Wife decidedly gained strength in the second half of our Fife rustication,—the first half was passed by the sea-side;1 the second in a Country House2 some miles inland; a much better lodging this latter, whh suited the female nerves ("excellent quiet place, so roomy and airy!")—and there began an evident improvement. Which, I am happy to say, still lasts; some visible increase of strength, sleep &c; and better omens to face the coming winter with. Alas, there is nothing yet to brag of; far enough from that: but one is thankful for never so little.
As to me I did no farther good after quitting my friend the Sea: but I went dreaming about doing nothing, at least; in that way my heartbreaking Prussian Concern (comparable to poor Christian's "Burden" in the Pilgrim's Progress) lay in abeyance; so that I could, in some slight degree, better see it, and judge a little where (if anywhere) the true handles of it might be groped for. In fine I too feel slightly (very slightly) better, or fancy myself so; and am at work again, daily with what strength I have left, on that same thrice-disgusting Business,—much wishing I were either dead or else had done with it! In which humble alternative I hope to be indulged one way or the other, by the Upper Powers and the Under! Pity me, dear F.; you may really, if you are benignly given: I never in all my life—— But in short I have a kind of hope to begin printing abt Newyears-day, and to be chaced thro' it in perhaps a twelvemonth if I can live so long.
Poor Hunt, poor Stephen!3 The ranks are getting thin to one's right and to one's left:—it is an evident suggestion, "Close, then; rank closer, & stick to one another, ye that still stand!"—
We are delighted to hear of Macready's Cheltenham purpose: my Wife says it will lift a choking incubus, and shadow of death, from himself and his.4 Ut fiat [So let it be done].— Poor Landor, with his white beard;5 with his strong old heart! If you ever write to him, say I am still true (backed by my Wife); and know better than the rumouring Newspapers and barking Doggery of this world!6— I wish Craik were in his Principalship;7 I too can be of little help. When you go to Dickens, our best regards. Tale of Two Cities is wonderful!8 Adieu dear F; our duty to the Lady.9 Come & see us whenever you return. Yours ever T. Carlyle


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Patagonia, Arizona is a small historical town set in the mountains south of Tucson. It is famous for its former silver mining operations and huge ranches. Each July 4, they have a parade of people, old cars and emergency vehicles.
The fire engine happily sprays the crowd with water, and the crowd happily blasts back with multiple styles of powerful water guns. One antique car carried a sign, "I am very old. Please do not shoot water on me." Everyone complied.
A big fiesta, with booths and music follows. It is fun for the whole family. The pine trees add cooling shade as you wander among the booths, collecting information or buying food, art works, crafts, and toys. Families place their folding chairs in groups under the trees and watch the tourists go by, or supervise the children at play within sight. A choo choo train, fashioned from barrels, drives around the park, filled with children.
Wandering among the booths are historical reenactors correctly dressed for the 1800s. These men and women are visiting from Tombstone, another historical town. Mixed among them are cowboy hats and boots, as well as summer shorts and tattooed youths.
Parents with small children have an excellent source for building vocabulary:
Booth, mural painting, carved toy turtles and dragons, pine trees, church, veteran, train depot, museum, chimichanga.
Within the park is the historical railroad depot, which was used in the classic movie Red River, starring John Wayne and Montgomery Clift.
Evidence indicates that the railroad went through Patagonia on its way from Benson to Nogales. However, area pioneer, Olive Douglas Stoddard recalls when kids helped turn the train around. Much like the cable cars of San Francisco, the engine rode on a circular, movable platform. These memories stem from the 1920s. The train pulled in. The cars were loaded, the engine was turned around. And the train pushed the cars back to Benson.
Along the streets, the art shops and cafes are open for anyone's enjoyment. These include a small museum and gift shop, the historical Wagon Wheel Saloon, and newer shops along the south side. Historical mining equipment, train memorabilia, and cowboy collections can be found among the artists shops.


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This recipe originally came courtesy of my sister-in-law, who is from Mexico. But since she prefers her foods much spicier that we do, I've cut back on the "heat" by reducing the amount of hot pepper sauce.— Audrey Wall, Industry, Pennsylvania
- 1 pound ground beef
- 4 cups cubed peeled potatoes (1/2-in. cubes)
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 3 cans (8 ounces each) tomato sauce
- 4 cups water
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1-1/2 teaspoons pepper
- 1/2 to 1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
- In a Dutch oven, brown ground beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Add the potatoes, onion and tomato sauce. Stir in the water, salt, pepper and hot pepper sauce; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 1 hour or until the potatoes are tender and the soup has thickened. Yield: 8 servings (2 quarts).
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"So easy and delicious! This is a family favorite. I make this at least twice a month."
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"I liked how easy the recipe was. I did end up adding additional spices to make the soup more flavorful. I will make again but with the additional seasonings I added."
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"This was okay, but nothing special. Had to add a lot of things to give it flavor. My throw together recipes are better than this. However, it's a good base recipe."
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"Really good - a little too much hot sauce for us - will try 1/2 tsp of hot pepper sauce next time."


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|An elliptic curve over the integer ring of a p-adic field whose special fiber is ordinary has a canonical line contained in its p-torsion. This fact has many arithmetic applications: for instance, it shows that there is a canonical partially-defined section of the natural map of modular curves X_0(Np) -> X_0(N). Lubin was the first to notice that elliptic curves with "not too supersingular" reduction also contain a canonical order-p subgroup. I'll begin the talk by giving an overview of Lubin and Katz's theory of the canonical subgroup of an elliptic curve. I'll then explain one approach to defining the canonical subgroup of a general abelian variety (and even p-divisible group), and state a very general existence result.
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Saint-Saëns, Debussy, Franck: Violin Sonatas / Contzen
1 CD / Arte Nova / 2006-06-13Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 75; Claude Debussy: Sonata for Violin and Piano in G minor; César Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, M 8
Performers: Contzen, Mirijam; Rogatchev, Valery
Reger: Lieder / Frauke May, Bernhard Renzikowsi
1 CD / Arte Nova / 2006-05-09Works: Max Reger: Sommernacht (Summer Night; Der gute Rat ("Hier ein Weilchen"), song for voice & piano, Op. 98/2; Aus den Himmelsaugen, song for voice & piano, Op. 98/1; Verlassen hab' ich mein Lieb, song ...
Performers: May, Frauke; Renzikowski, Bernhard
"Frauke May plainly loves these songs. Her manner is warm, caressing - positively lavish in places...recordings are excellent." -BBC Music...continue...
Beethoven: String Quartets Op 18 no 6 & Op 127 / Henschel
1 CD / Arte Nova / 2006-05-09Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet for Strings no 6 in B flat major, Op. 18 no 6; Quartet for Strings no 12 in E flat major, Op. 127
Ensemble: Henschel String Quartet
"I still remember the first time I heard Beethoven's op. 18 op. 6 in concert, and the biggest compliment I can pay to the Henschel...continue...
Mozart: The Piano Concertos Vol 9 / Kirschnereit, Beermann
1 CD / Arte Nova / 2006-05-09Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 15 in B flat major, K 450; Concerto for Piano no 23 in A major, K 488
Performers: Kirschnereit, Matthias
Conductors: Beermann, Frank
Ensemble: Bamberg Symphony Orchestra
"But who is Matthias Kirschnereit? On this evidence, he's a Mozartian who can hold his own with anyone in the catalogue. Exemplary articulation, the subtlest...continue...
20th Century String Quartets / Rubin String Quartet
1 CD / Arte Nova / 2006-05-09Works: Béla Bartók: Quartet for Strings no 4, Sz 91; Igor Stravinsky: Pieces (3) for string quartet; Sofia Gubaidulina: Quartet for Strings no 2; Dmitry Shostakovich: Quartet for Strings no 8 in C...
Ensemble: Rubin Quartet
"The Rubins' traversal of the [Shostakovich Eighth] is among the most gripping, fluid, dramatically perceptive, and technically thrilling I've heard, matching the Emerson's hair-trigger ensemble...continue...
Music for the Theatre Vol 2 - Copland, et al / Hogwood
1 CD / Arte Nova / 2006-05-09Works: Aaron Copland: Appalachian Spring, ballet for 13 instruments; Music for the Theatre, suite for small orchestra; Samuel Barber: Capricorn Concerto, for flute, oboe, trumpet & strings, Op. 21
Performers: Friedrich, Reinhold [Trumpet]; Schnoller, Isabelle; Zoboli, Omar
Conductors: Hogwood, Christopher
Ensemble: Basel Chamber Orchestra
"Christopher Hogwood leads near ideal performances...and they respond well to his crisp, period-instrument-influenced approach...wholly remarkable." -ClassicsToday...continue...
Britten: Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, etc / Pople
1 CD / Arte Nova / 2006-05-09Works: Benjamin Britten: Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge, for strings, Op. 10; Lachrymae, reflections on a song of Dowland, for viola & string orchestra, Op. 48a; Simple Symphony for Strings, Op. 4
Performers: Allison, Malcolm
Conductors: Pople, Ross
Ensemble: London Festival Orchestra
Ross Pople was handpicked at age 23 by Yehudi Menuhin to be principal solo cellist of the Menuhin Festival Orchestra, where his ability was given...continue...
Villa-Lobos: Orchestral Works / Montgomery, Almeida, et al
1 CD / Arte Nova / 2006-05-09Works: Heitor Villa-Lobos: Alvorada na floresta tropical (Dawn in a Tropical Forest), overture for orchestra, A. 513; Momoprecoce, W 240; Bachiana brasileira no 2 for Orchestra; Dança frenética, f...
Performers: Almeida, Marco Antonio de
Conductors: Montgomery, David
Ensemble: Jena Philharmonic Orchestra
Villa-Lobos is the most famous classical composer from Brazil. His huge output of orchestral works is one of the most colorful from the last century....continue...
Miaskovsky: Cello Concerto, Cello Sonatas / Rodin, Krimets
1 CD / Arte Nova / 2006-05-09Works: Nikolay Myaskovsky: Concerto for Cello in C minor, Op. 66; Sonata for cello & piano no 1 in D major, Op. 12; Sonata for cello (or viola) & piano no 2 in A minor, Op. 81
Performers: Pisarev, Andrei; Rodin, Kyril
Conductors: Krimets, Konstantin
Although known today mainly for his many symphonies, Nikolai Miaskovsky (1881-1950) was a great lover of the cello, and wrote many works for the instrument....continue...
Brahms: Lieder / Roman Trekel, Oliver Pohl
1 CD / Arte Nova / 2006-04-18Works: Johannes Brahms: Songs (9) for voice & piano, Op. 63; Liebe und Frühling ("Wie sich Rebenranken"), song for voice & piano, Op. 3/2; Liebe und Frühling II ("Ich muss hinaus, ich muss zu dir"...
Performers: Pohl, Oliver; Trekel, Roman
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) was, along with Schubert, Schumann, and Hugo Wolf, one of the four pillars of German art song, or lieder. These composers, along...continue...
Beethoven: Triple Concerto, Septet /Shaham, Bronfman, Zinman
1 CD / Arte Nova / 2006-04-11Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano, Violin and Cello in C major, Op. 56 "Triple Concerto"; Septet in E flat major, Op. 20
Performers: Bronfman, Yefim [Piano]; Shaham, Gil [Violin]; Truls Mork, Truls Otterbech [Cello]
Conductors: Zinman, David
Ensemble: Zürich Tonhalle Orchestra
"Beethoven's Triple Concerto works best when played like a svelte, bubbly concerto grosso rather than middle-period Beethoven pretending to be Elgar. For that to happen,...continue...
Tchaikovsky for Cello / Maintz, Geringas, Lithuanian CO
1 CD / Arte Nova / 2006-04-11Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Variations for Cello and Orchestra on a Rococo theme, Op. 33; Morceaux (6) for Piano, Op. 19; Souvenir d'un lieu cher; Pieces (6) for Piano, Op. 51; Andante cantabile for C...
Performers: Maintz, Jens Peter
Conductors: Geringas, David
Ensemble: Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra
The names of four composers stand next to each other in the program of the present recording: one is world-famous, the others are known only...continue...
Friedrich Gernsheim: Symphonies / Köhler, Rheinland-Pfalz PO
2 CD / Arte Nova / 2006-04-11Works: Friedrich Gernsheim: Symphony no 1 in G minor ("Seiner theueren Mutter"), Op. 32; Symphony no 2 in E flat major ("Der philharmonischen Gesellschaft in Hamburg"), Op. 46; Symphony no 3 in C minor ("Mi...
Conductors: Köhler, Siegfried
Born in 1839, Friedrich Gernsheim composed four symphonies between 1875 and 1895. Although widely admired in his day, Gernsheim was later dismissed as an imitator...continue...
Au jardin de mon coeur / Elena Mosuc, Schultsz, et al
1 CD / Arte Nova / 2006-04-11Works: Gustave Charpentier: Louise; Charles Gounod: Roméo et Juliette; Léo Delibes: Lakmé; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor; Vincenzo Bellini: I Puritani, opera; Gioachino Rossini: Semi...
Performers: Jandó, Jenö [Conductor/Piano]; Mosuc, Elena
Conductors: Schultsz, Jan
The young Romanian Elena Mosuc from Moldavia made her debut in 1990 at the Iasi Opera, where she appeared as the Queen of the Night,...continue...
Dvorák: Slavonic Dances Op 46 & 72 / A. Leaper, Grand Canary
1 CD / Arte Nova / 2006-04-11Works: Antonín Dvorák: Slavonic Dances (8) for Orchestra, Op. 46/B 83; Slavonic Dances (8) for orchestra, B. 147 (Op. 72)
Conductors: Leaper, Adrian
Ensemble: Grand Canary Philharmonic Orchestra
Antonin Dvorak was a relatively unknown composer when Brahms recommended him to the publisher Simrock, who asked the aspiring musician to create some orchestral dances...continue...
Prokofiev: String Quartets, Quintet, Overture / Russian SQ
1 CD / Arte Nova / 2006-04-11Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Quartet for Strings no 1 in B minor, Op. 50; Quartet for Strings no 2 in F major, Op. 92; Overture on Hebrew Themes for Orchestra in C minor, Op. 34a; Quintet for oboe, clarinet, vi...
Performers: Berkul, Tatiana; Fedorov, Igor; Goloubev, Yuri; Khokhlov, Mikhail; Kotenok, Dmitri; Ozol, Elena; Suchkova, Maria; Tantzov, Oleg
"The four works on this recital, brilliantly and thoughtfully played throughout, show the mind of a master who had a unique sense of harmony, but...continue...
Saint-Saëns: Organ Works Vol 1-4 / Stefan Johannes Bleicher
4 CD / Arte Nova / 2006-04-11Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Fantasy for Organ in E flat major; Bénédiction nuptiale, for organ in F major, Op. 9; Pieces (2) for organ; Elévation, ou Communion, for organ or harmon...
Performers: Bleicher, Stefan Johannes
The organ works of Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921) were long neglected as being rather too classical compared to the prevailing taste for French organ romanticism. The...continue...
Ginastera: Variaciones Concertantes, Piano Concerto 1, etc
1 CD / Arte Nova / 2006-04-11Works: Alberto Ginastera: Variaciones concertantes, for chamber orchestra, Op. 23; Concerto for Piano no 1, Op. 28; Sonata for Piano no 1, Op. 22
Performers: Noguera, Martha
Conductors: Grohs, Wolfgang
Alberto Ginastera (1916-1983) is recognized today as the most important 20th century composer from Argentina. Influenced by Bartok and Stravinsky, he rejected the use of...continue...
Massenet: Eve - Mysterium / Faber, Geb, Euregio SO, et al
1 CD / Arte Nova / 2006-04-11Works: Jules Massenet: Eve, mystery drama in 3 acts
Performers: Geb, Susanne; Kolarczyz, Armin; Simos, Angelo
Conductors: Faber, Jean-Pierre
Ensemble: Euregio Symphony Orchestra
Massenet's "Mysterium" (oratorio) 'Eve,' written in 1875, was the second of four religious works he wrote in a long career devoted mainly to opera. This...continue...
Fauré: Requiem, etc / Pople, English Voices. et al
1 CD / Arte Nova / 2006-03-14Works: Gabriel Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48; Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11; Messe basse, for solo voices, chorus & organ
Performers: Brown, Jonathan; Farr, Stephen [Organ]; Jones, Angharad Gruffydd; Smith, Amanda
Conductors: Pople, Ross
Ensemble: English Voices
The Requiem is Faur's most famous composition, an exquisitely beautiful work that takes a serene and comforting view of death. A native of New Zealand,...continue...
Janácek: Taras Bulba, etc / Arming, Janácek PO
1 CD / Arte Nova / 2006-03-14Works: Leos Janácek: Taras Bulba; From the House of the Dead- Suite; Ballad of Blaník (Ballada blanická), symphonic poem for orchestra, JW 6/16
Conductors: Arming, Christian
Ensemble: Ostrava Janácek Philharmonic Orchestra
The orchestral work Taras Bulba describes in music the fate of the Cossack leader Taras Bulba as it is told in Nicolai Gogol's patriotic novella....continue...
Bloch: Complete Works for Viola & Piano / Raiskin, Smirnova
1 CD / Arte Nova / 2006-03-14Works: Ernest Bloch: Suite for viola & piano; Suite hébraïque, for viola (or violin) & orchestra (or piano); Pieces (2) (Meditation & Processional), for viola & piano; Suite for solo viola (incomp...
Performers: Raiskin, Daniel; Smirnova, Lisa
Ernest Bloch (1880-1959), whose Hebrew roots resonated in his music throughout a lifetime of composition, had a particular affection for the sound of the viola....continue...
Furtwängler: Symphony no 1 / Albrecht, Staatskapelle Weimar
2 CD / Arte Nova / 2006-03-14Works: Wilhelm Furtwängler: Symphony no 1 in B minor
Conductors: Albrecht, George Alexander
George Alexander Albrecht has become one of the most versatile conductors of his generation. He was awarded the Gustav-Mahler-Goldmedaille in 1985 for his performances of...continue...
Schreker: Lieder / Schmidt, Nadelmann, Baianu
1 CD / Arte Nova / 2006-03-14Works: Franz Schreker: Songs (2) for voice & piano, Op 2; Poems (5) von Paul Heyse, Op. 3; Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op 4; Des Meeres und der Liebe Wellen; Lied der Fiorina, for voice & piano; Liebeslied...
Performers: Baianu, Adrian; Nadelmann, Noemi; Schmidt, Andreas [Baritone Vocals]
Suppressed by the Nazis and long forgotten, the music of Franz Schreker (1878-1934) has recently been rediscovered with great enthusiasm in the world of music....continue...
Mendelssohn: Piano Works / Kirschnereit
1 CD / Arte Nova / 2006-03-14Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Sonata for Piano in B flat major, Op. 106; Variations Sérieuses (17) for Piano in D minor, Op. 54; Fantasies or Caprices (3) for piano, Op. 16; Fantasia for Piano in F sharp m...
Performers: Kirschnereit, Matthias
Mendelssohn's piano music is informed by a poetically romantic depth of feeling and a light-hearted graceful elegance, which sets it worlds apart from the respectable...continue...
Puccini Sr.: Musica Sacra / Kantorei Saarlouis, et al
1 CD / Arte Nova / 2006-03-14Works: Giacomo Puccini, Sr.: Psalm "Dixit Dominus"; Psalm "De Profundis"; Psalm "Laudate Pueri"
Performers: Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Gooding, Julia; Kenny, Jonathan Peter; Seidel, Adolph
Giacomo Puccini, "Sr." (1712-1781) was not the father, but the great-great-grandfather of the famous opera composer, and the founder of a line of prominent musicians...continue...
A. Williams: Symphony no 7, etc / Leaper, et al
1 CD / Arte Nova / 2006-03-14Works: Alberto Williams: Symphony no 7 in D major, Op. 103 ("Eterno Reposo"); Poema del Iguazú, for orchestra, Op. 115
Conductors: Leaper, Adrian
Ensemble: Grand Canary Philharmonic Orchestra
Alberto Williams (1862-1952) is a composer whose works are little known outside his homeland of Argentina, where they are held in the highest esteem. After...continue...
R. Strauss: Orchestral Works / Zinman, et al
7 CD / Arte Nova / 2006-02-14Works: Richard Strauss: Aus Italien, symphonic fantasy, Op. 16 (TrV 147); Macbeth (symphonic poem), Op. 23; Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40; Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24; Don Juan, Op. 20; Till Eulenspiegels lus...
Performers: Diener, Melanie; Fuchs, Simon; Grossenbacher, Thomas; Novsak, Primoz; Pontinen, Roland; Rouilly, Michel; Solomon, Peter
Conductors: Zinman, David
Ensemble: Zürich Tonhalle Orchestra
Here are the complete Orchestral Works of Richard Strauss. All recent digital recordings in a deluxe 7 CD set for the price of 5! Heres...continue...
Reger: Schlichte Weisen / May, Renzikowski
2 CD / Arte Nova / 2006-02-14Works: Max Reger: Schlichte Weisen, songs (60) for voice & piano, Op. 76; Neue Kinderlieder, songs (5) for soprano or tenor & piano, Op. 142
Performers: May, Frauke; Renzikowski, Bernhard
Beginning in 1903, Max Reger (1873-1916) composed over a period of years the 60 songs that make up the extraordinary cycle of Schlichte Weisen or...continue...
Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals, etc/ Ross Pople, et al
1 CD / Arte Nova / 2006-02-14Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Le Déluge, oratorio for voices, chorus & orchestra, Op. 45; Carnival of the animals; Wedding Cake for Piano and String Orchestra in A flat major, Op. 76; Septet for pia...
Performers: Beckett, Edward; Freyhan, Michael; Knight, Julia; McGee, Robin; Page, David le; Smith, Amanda; Szucs, Ferenc; Walker, Nicholas
Conductors: Pople, Ross
Ensemble: London Festival Orchestra
The grand zoological fantasy called Le Carnaval des Animaux by Camille Saint-Sans (1835-1921) is only the best known of several devilishly witty pieces this composer...continue...
Cathedral Sounds - Guilaume Dufay / Clemencic Consort
1 CD / Arte Nova / 2006-02-14Works: Anonymous, Buxheimer Orgelbuch: Modocomor, chanson (Buxheimer Orgelbuch) (after Dufay); Parleregart (after Dufay); Portugaler (Das Buxheimer Orgelbuch, Folio 43); Se la face ay pale, chanson setting...
Performers: Clemencic, Rene [Conductor/Director]; Curry, James; Lambauer, Bernd; Landauer, Bernhard; Sherwin, Doron David
Conductors: Clemencic, René
Ensemble: Clemencic Consort
Guillaume Dufay (ca. 1400-1474) was the first great master of the so-called Netherlands school of composers, and one of the greatest masters of Western music....continue...
Prokofiev: Piano Sonatas Vol 3 / Pyotr Dmitriev
1 CD / Arte Nova / 2006-02-14Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Sonata for Piano no 2 in D minor, Op. 14; Sonata for Piano no 4 in C minor, Op. 29; Sonata for Piano no 6 in A major, Op. 82
Performers: Dmitriev, Pyotr
Dmitrievs technique was distinguished by crystalline clarity... everyone felt that something extraordinary was taking place, something spellbinding, that the profound and deeply sensitive pianist was...continue...
Ginastera: String Quartets no 1 & 2 / Henschel Quartet
1 CD / Arte Nova / 2006-02-14Works: Alberto Ginastera: Quartet for Strings no 1, Op. 20; Quartet for Strings no 2, Op. 26
Ensemble: Henschel Quartett (String Quartet)
Ginasteras works combine national characteristics with neo-classical techniques. However, his work is characterized not merely by folk elements, but by a profound interaction with new...continue...
Dvorák: Symphonic Poems / Neumann, Weller, Zinman, SWR SO
1 CD / Arte Nova / 2006-02-14Works: Antonin Dvorák: The Water Goblin (Vodník), symphonic poem, B. 195 (Op. 107); Noon Witch, Op. 108/B 196; Wood Dove, Op. 110/B 198; In Nature's Realm (V prírode), concert overture,...
Conductors: Neumann, Václav; Weller, Walter; Zinman, David
Ensemble: ; Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra
Dvork combines compositional principles of the German Romantic movement with his own native Bohemian musical culture to create colorful symphonic poems on folk subjects, four...continue...
Clara Schumann: Piano and Chamber Music / Gelius Trio
1 CD / Arte Nova / 2006-02-14Works: Clara Wieck Schumann: Scherzo for piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 14; Romance for piano in A minor, Op. 21/1; Soirées Musicales, 6 pieces for piano, Op. 6; Romances (3) for piano, Op. 11; Variations ...
Performers: Gelius, Micaela; Haack, Stephan; Krstic, Sreten
This addition to [Clara Schumanns] catalogue is timely and welcome. Micaela Geliuss vibrant piano-playing delivers the strength, passion and lan of the solo pieces very...continue...
Messiaen: Quatuor pour la fin du temps / Ensemble Incanto
1 CD / Arte Nova / 2006-02-14Works: Olivier Messiaen: Quatuor pour la fin du temps
Ensemble: Ensemble Incanto
Messiaens biographer, Alain Prier, wrote: Probably never in the history of composition has a work been written under such improbable circumstances. Messiaen was a prisoner...continue...
Mendelssohn: String Quartets Vol 3 / Henschel Quartet
1 CD / Arte Nova / 2005-11-08Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Quartet for Strings no 3 in D major, Op. 44 no 1; Quartet for Strings no 4 in E minor, Op. 44 no 2; Pieces (4) for string quartet, Op. 81
Ensemble: Henschel String Quartet
A total of eight works by Mendelssohn have come down to us which can be ascribed to the genre of the string quartet. Already in...continue...
Dutilleux: Orchestral Works Vol 2 / Graf, et al
1 CD / Arte Nova / 2005-11-08Works: Henri Dutilleux: Symphony no 1, for orchestra; Tout un monde lointain. . ., concerto for cello & orchestra; Timbres, espace, mouvement, ou La Nuit étoilée, for orchestra
Performers: Queyras, Jean-Guihen
Conductors: Graf, Hans
Ensemble: Bordeaux Aquitaine Orchestra
Henri Dutilleux, a student and then a professor at the Paris Conservatory, has long been acknowledged as one of France's most important composers of the...continue...
Leopold Mozart : Four Symphonies / Mais, et al
1 CD / Arte Nova / 2005-11-08Works: Leopold Mozart: Symphony in D major, LMV 7; Symphony in F major, LMV 7
Conductors: Mais, Georg
Ensemble: Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra
Leopold Mozart was a fine musician and composer, widely admired and only forgotten because of his even more brilliant son, Wolfgang Amadeus. He wrote approximately...continue...
Furtwängler: Symphony no 3 / Albrecht, Weimar Staatskapelle
1 CD / Arte Nova / 2005-11-08Works: Wilhelm Furtwängler: Symphony no 3 in C sharp minor
Conductors: Albrecht, George Alexander
Famous to the world as one of the greatest conductors of the 20th century, Wilhelm Furtwangler preferred to be thought of as a composer. He...continue...
Hansen: Symphonies no 2 & 4 / Montgomery, Jena PO
1 CD / Arte Nova / 2005-11-08Works: Howard Hanson: Symphony no 2, Op. 30 "Romantic"; Symphony no 4, Op 34 "The Requiem"; Elegy in Memory of Serge Koussevitsky for orchestra, Op 44
Conductors: Montgomery, David
Ensemble: Jena Philharmonic Orchestra
Few composers have managed the development from European musical roots into full-fledged American masters as skillfully as Howard Hanson. Director of the Eastman School of...continue...
Verdi: Requiem / Schneidt, Sweet, Araiza, et al
2 CD / Arte Nova / 2005-11-08Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem Mass
Performers: Araiza, Francisco [Tenor Vocals]; Estes, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Nes, Jard van; Sweet, Sharon
Conductors: Schneidt, Hanns-Martin
Hanns-Martin Schneidt, born in 1930, is one of todays leading German conductors. He was director of the famed Munich Bach Choir and Orchestra from 1984...continue...
Prokofiev: Piano Sonatas Vol 2 / Dmitriev
1 CD / Arte Nova / 2005-11-08Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Sonata for Piano no 1 in F minor, Op. 1; Sonata for Piano no 3 in A minor, Op. 28; Sonata for Piano no 5 in C major (Version 1), Op. 38; Sonata for Piano no 7 in B flat major, Op. 8...
Performers: Dmitriev, Pyotr
Born in Moscow in 1974, Peter Dmitriev was the winner of the First Prize and of a Gold Medal at the sixth Musical Competition in...continue...
Revolutions of the Past / Weinmeister
1 CD / Arte Nova / 2005-11-08Works: Witold Lutoslawski: Concerto for Cello; Sacher Variation, for cello solo; Metamorphoses; Claude Debussy: Sonata for Cello and Piano; Nocturne and Scherzo for Cello and Piano; Anton Webern: Little Pie...
Performers: Veselka, Stefan; Weinmeister, Bruno
Conductors: Schiff, Heinrich [Cello]
Ensemble: Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra
Here is a program of seminal modern cello music. The young Salzburg-born cellist Bruno Weinmeister, a student of Heinrich Schiff and protg of Friedrich Gulda,...continue...
Dunstable - Cathedral Sounds / Clemencic, Clemencic Consort
1 CD / Arte Nova / 2005-10-11Works: John Dunstable: Kyrie, for 3 voices, MB 1; Work(s); Ave Regina caelorum, ave domina, antiphon for 3 voices, MB 37; Sub tuam protectionem, antiphon for 3 voices, MB 51 (many versions; probably by Binc...
Performers: Chum, Johannes; Clemencic, Rene [Conductor/Director]; Lambauer, Bernd; Mason, Colin Scott
Conductors: Clemencic, René
Ensemble: Clemencic Consort
Without Dunstable and the contemporary English school of 'contenance angloise' which he wholly embodies, one cannot imagine the later existence of so-called Dutch or Franco-Flemish...continue...
Messiaen: Vingt Regards sur l'enfant Jésus / Zehn
2 CD / Arte Nova / 2005-10-11Works: Olivier Messiaen: Regards (20) sur l'Enfant-Jésus, for piano, I/27
Performers: Zehn, Martin
Pianist Martin Zehn, a native of Berlin, specializes in modern and contemporary music and is currently recording the complete piano music of Messiaen. He is...continue...
Rameau: Pièces de Clavecin / Trio Arcangelo Corelli
1 CD / Arte Nova / 2005-10-11Works: Jean-Philippe Rameau: Premier concert, for harpsichord, violin (or flute) & viola da gamba (or second violin) (Pièces de c; Deuxième concert, for harpsichord, violin (or flute) & viola da g...
Ensemble: Trio Archangelo Corelli
The Trio Arcangelo Corelli was formed in 1984. At first they worked intensely on early Italian violin music, especially on Corelli's sonatas, and therefore chose...continue...
Henze: Ode an der Westwind, etc / Halffter, Rivinius
1 CD / Arte Nova / 2005-10-11Works: Hans Werner Henze: Ode on den Westwind, for cello & orchestra; Neapolitan Lieder (5), for baritone & small orchestra; Dithyramben (3), for chamber orchestra
Performers: Hermann, Roland; Rivinius, Gustav
Conductors: Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw; Halffter, Cristobal; Wich, Gunter
Ensemble: ; Saarbrücken Radio Symphony Orchestra
"These are all excellently played performances, and comparisons with previous recordings suggest that they do Henze's music full justice. Art Nova has been a frequent...continue...
Rachmaninov: Piano Works / Andrei Nikolsky
1 CD / Arte Nova / 2005-10-11Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Morceaux de fantaisies (5), Op. 3; Preludes (10) for piano, Op. 23; Variations on a theme of Corelli, Op. 42; Sonata for Piano no 2 in B flat minor, Op. 36
Performers: Nikolsky, Andrei
Andrei Nikolsky, born in Moscow in 1959, received his first piano lessons at the age of five. From 1976 until 1981 he studied at the...continue...
Zemlinsky: Lyric Symphony; Berg / Gielen, Johnson, et al
1 CD / Arte Nova / 2005-10-11Works: Alexander von Zemlinsky: Lyrische Symphonie for soprano, baritone & orchestra, Op. 18; Alban Berg: Lyric Suite, for orchestra (arr. from Nos.2-4 of string quartet version); Altenberg Lieder (5), Op. 4
Performers: Johnson, James; Orsanic, Vlatka
Conductors: Gielen, Michael
Ensemble: Southwest German Orchestra
"Soprano Vlatka Orsanic and baritone James Johnson are rapturous, dramatic, and fiercely passionate in their performances, which may remind listeners in places of operatic singing...continue...


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The lower half of the country has been without significant rainfall for so long that when something does fall from the sky, the odds of it coming from the backend of a bird are far greater than those of it being rain. As many as fourteen states are experiencing drought conditions reminiscent of the dust bowl years of the 1930's. The effects of the drought are far reaching and effect everyone across the nation. Farmers are unable to grow crops or feed their livestock and homeowners faced with mandatory watering restrictions are at risk of having foundation problems as the ground beneath their homes dries up. To make matters worse, this is all happening while unemployment is high and local governments are strapped for cash.
This playlist won't solve any of those problems, but it just might ease your mind for a little while.
Rain songs to help you weather the drought
- Jimi Hendrix - One Rainy Wish
- The Beatles - Rain
- Buddy Guy - I Wish It Would Rain
- Creedence Clearwater Revival - Have You Ever Seen The Rain?
- The Jesus & Mary Chain - Happy When It Rains
- Eurythmics - Here Comes The Rain Again
- The Watermarks - Only Rains On You
- R.E.M. - I'll Take The Rain
- The Cure - Prayers For Rain
- Prince - Purple Rain
- Stevie Ray Vaughan - Couldn't Stand The Weather
- The Cult - Rain
- Derek & The Dominos - Let It Rain
- Tom Petty - Louisiana Rain
- Grateful Dead - Looks Like Rain
- Morphine - You Look Like Rain
- Garbage - I'm Only Happy When It Rains
- Concrete Blonde - Rain
- Echo & The Bunnymen - Ocean Rain
- Led Zeppelin - The Rain Song
- Cowboy Junkies - Southern Rain
- Violent Femmes - It's Gonna Rain
- Sir Douglas Quintet - The Rains Came (Rain, Rain, Rain)
- The Jesus & Mary Chain - Nine Million Rainy Days
- Bob Dylan - Buckets Of Rain


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March has been a rough month for Justin Bieber. He's faced one headline after another putting his personal life, instead of his music, in the spotlight.
It all kicked off in London when he was out celebrating his "worst" birthday on March 1. When the nightclub party was shut down, the troubles didn't end . Weeks after turning 19, there's news a battery investigation has been opened against the singer after an alleged argument with a male neighbor, 47, near his California home on Tuesday, TMZ reports.
On Wednesday, Bieber opened up about his tabloid woes, though not the battery investigation, in an interview with Us Weekly.
"The biggest misconception about me is that I'm a bad person. I get upset about that. I have a big heart. I want to be a good role model, but some people want me to fail," he told the magazine the same day more details about his run-in with his neighbor are coming out.
According to TMZ, Bieber argued with the neighbor, when he was home in L.A. during a day off on his Believe Tour. When a new Ferrari was delivered to Bieber's Calabasas home Tuesday morning, he reportedly took it for a test drive. Sometime thereafter, the neighbor approached him and it became heated. Authorities were called, and there is now a battery investigation under way.
"I'm young and I make mistakes. That's part of growing up," Bieber told Us about his troubles, never referencing this latest incident. "I mess up sometimes. It's part of growing up."
Bieber has addressed the media attention several times over the last few weeks on Twitter and Instagram , and his latest comments mirror those statements.
"I know who I am and I'm not gonna let negativity towards me bring me down," he said. "I'm a positive person, and I plan on staying that way. This business can break you down, but I have a strong team around me, and my family and all the fans. The love overcomes the negativity. I'm not perfect but I'm growing and trying to be better every day. That's part of life."
In addition to the battery claims, over the last few weeks, Bieber has faced a media firestorm about his well-publicized antics, including, kicking off a London concert late, getting admitted to the hospital after he collapsed in concert days later and then getting into a verbal scuffle with the paparazzi .
Bieber is back in Europe for more dates on his Believe Tour (and has yet to make any headlines for being shirtless while being newly abroad ). He said that, at the moment, he's "figuring it out" in terms of what his next career move is (mulling another album, more touring), but added, "I'm young and I want to have fun. I don't think there is anything wrong with that."


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text: Incoming Frosh Qualifies For U.S. Amateur Photo By: Oregon State Athletics 07-08-2014 Related Links 2014 US Amateur Qualifying - Butte Creek CC Leaderboard Tweet CORVALLIS, Ore. – Incoming Oregon State men's golfer Tyler Collier qualified for the 2014 U.S. Amateur Championship by advancing through a sectional qualifying tournament at the Butte Creek Country Club in Chico, Calif., on Tuesday. Collier shot a pair of 2-under 69's at the qualifier to tie him for second place with two golfers through the 36 holes of stroke play. One player was eliminated after the first playoff hole and Collier eventually got the second, and final, automatic bid on the fifth playoff hole. Andrej Bevins, a rising sophomore at the University of New Mexico, won the qualifier with a 9-under 65-68--133. The 114th U.S. Amateur Championship will be held at the Atlanta Athletic Club (Highlands Course) in Johns Creek, Ga., from Monday, Aug. 11 to Sunday, Aug. 17. The event is hosted by the United States Golf Association. The U.S. Amateur is one of 13 national championships conducted annually by the United States Golf Association (USGA), 10 of which are strictly for amateurs. Collier, a native of Chico, Calif., attended Pleasant Valley High School where he was a four-year letterman in golf and four-time Eastern Athletic League Most Valuable Player. In 2013 he qualified for the U.S. Junior Amateur and advanced to Sectionals of the U.S. Open qualifying. Collier represented the JGANC (Junior Golf Association Northern California) at the Junior America's Cup and Eddie Hogan Cup, and won the JGANC/NCGA Nor-Cal Players Championship. A year earlier he won the Veritas World Junior and finished fourth at the Eddie Hogan Cup. The incoming freshman chose Oregon State because of the "great atmosphere along with the two best coaches in college golf." Ironically, his biggest athletic thrill to date doesn't involve golf but was "scoring 26 points and beating crosstown rival Chico High in basketball." The U.S. Amateur Championship is the oldest golf championship in this country, one day older than the U.S. Open. Except for an eight-year period, 1965-1972, when it was contested at stroke play, the Amateur has been a match-play championship. Throughout its history, the U.S. Amateur has been the most coveted of all amateur titles. Many of the great names of modern professional golf, such as Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Lanny Wadkins, Craig Stadler, Jerry Pate, Mark O'Meara, Hal Sutton, Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods, grace the Havemeyer Trophy. It was, however, legendary amateur Robert T. Jones Jr., who first attracted national media coverage and sparked spectator attendance at the U.S. Amateur. Jones captured the championship five times (1924, 1925, 1927, 1928 and 1930). His 1930 victory was a seminal moment in golf history, as Jones won the four major American and British championships in one year and completed the Grand Slam by winning the U.S. Amateur at Merion Cricket Club in Ardmore, Pa. Sixty-six years later, in 1996, Tiger Woods attracted similar levels of interest and enthusiasm at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club in North Plains, Ore., when he won a record third straight U.S. Amateur, having registered 18 consecutive match-play victories. In 1994, Woods, at 18, had first entered the record book as the youngest U.S. Amateur champion, following his three consecutive Junior Amateur titles (1991-1993). That record has since been broken twice, first by 17-year-old Danny Lee in 2008 at Pinehurst No. 2 in the Village of Pinehurst, N.C., then in 2009, when 17-year-old Byeong-Hun An won at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Okla., with a 7-and-5 victory over Ben Martin, of Greenwood, S.C. MORE FROM OREGON STATE Men's Golf 5-27-2016 Three Mens Golfers Earn All-Academic Honors 5-01-2016 Beavers Conclude Play At Pac-12 Championship 4-30-2016 Carlson, Hill Lead Beavers At Pac-12 Championship LATEST HEADLINES 6-22-2016 Mini-Plans Available Monday 6-22-2016 Beavers Announce 2016 Schedule 6-21-2016 Miller Nominated for NCAA Woman of the Year 6-21-2016 Hamblin Nominated For NCAA Woman of the Year VIEW ARCHIVES Beavers On Pac-12 Networks Full TV Schedule ► Get Pac-12 Networks ►


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Gout is a disease that medical science obsessed over for, well, since medical science came into being. Only in the last fifty years has gout become a "forgotten" disease. Through this long and amazing history, gout has had a more or less faithful companion: the autumn crocus flower. It's from the bulb of this flower that colchicine comes.
Some reports say that colchicine has been in use for over 6000 years while other reports say its a much newer drug that has only been in use for 2000 years. Regardless, it is still considered to be a first line drug by many doctors. Unfortunately, those doctors are grossly out-of-date. Not only in using colchicine first, but also in how they use it…
Because colchicine comes from the bulb of a flower, one could consider it a "natural" or "herbal" remedy and they would be correct. However, this does not mean that it is good for you. In fact, colchicine is a highly toxic substance. People have died from ingesting just 6 mg of the stuff. It's a drug that lingers in the body for a long time only slowly being metabolized by the liver and filtered out by the kidneys.
One study found that every single patient treated with colchicine showed symptoms of toxicity, including severe nausea, vomiting and/or diarrhea. Not only that, but 80% had these symptoms before they saw any relief from gout pain. There is nothing worse in the world then having severe nausea, vomiting and diarrhea while in the middle of a already extremely painful gout attack. There is an old medical proverb that says, "people treated with colchicine often run before they can walk".
However, this study was conducted using the old way of treating with colchicine. The old way was: "take two tablets at the first sign of gout pain than one tablet every hour until diarrhea occurs."
This method of administering colchicine is no longer accepted by the vast majority of gout experts! If this is the way you use colchicine then you really should, at the very least, try the currently accepted method, which is: "take one tablet 3 or 4 times a day starting at the first sign of pain." That's it.
This method works just as well as the once an hour method but causes far fewer and less severe side effects. Unfortunately, most doctors are unaware of this new method. They probably learned the old method in medical school 20 years ago and have not kept up with the latest methods. I don't blame them. There has been a lot to keep up with in the last 20 years. Medical science is moving very fast.
Through most of colchicine's 2000-6000 year history, it was the only drug that doctors had at their disposal that actually worked against gout but that all changed about 60 years ago. With the advent of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and corticosteroids, doctors had much more powerful means of controlling the pain inducing inflammation of gout and colchicine was demoted to a second tier drug. Unfortunately this information is still unknown to many doctors.
That said, colchicine does still play a few important roles. NSAIDs and corticosteroids do have risks and some people should not take them. People with heart problems or gastrointestinal problems (including ulcers) should not take NSAIDs and those with infections or that are at risk for infection should not take corticosteroids. In these cases, colchicine can step up to it's historic role as a first line drug for an attack.
In fact, this is often the reason emergency room doctors give colchicine rather than other medications – it is safer when the patients medical history is less clear. If a patient "forgot" to tell the ER doctor about his ulcers or heart condition, the patient could be seriously injured or even die, "so why take the chance? Just prescribe the less effective but safer colchicine," is what these doctors reason and rightly so.
Of course the best way of avoiding the side effects of all of the medications used to treat gout attacks is to stop having gout attacks. It drives me crazy when I read over and over about "foods to avoid with gout" and "safe diets for gout". This implies that gout is caused by diet but this is almost always not true! In the vast majority of cases gout is a genetic disease. Diet does play a role but it is much smaller than most people, including most doctors, think.
The key to stopping gout attacks is to lower uric acid levels in the body and the most effective way to do that is with medication. Allopurinol, febuxostat and probenecid are the medications to look at. Also, vitamin C and some other natural substances such as burdock root are powerful at lowering uric acid but even with these, medications might be needed to do the job completely.
Colchicine plays a powerful roll here as well. When you first start lowering uric acid levels, gout attacks will actually increase as "pools" of uric acid in your body dissolve and "move" out of the body. This causes strong fluctuations in uric acid levels in the body that can trigger attacks. In this case, colchicine can be used as a daily "prophylaxis" to prevent these attacks for 3-12 months. After that time, it can be discontinued and hopefully, never seen again. Note: If you use a daily dose of colchicine, you should NOT also use it to treat an attack! The risk of overdose is too high!
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JBW TO THOMAS CARLYLE; 13 March 1825; DOI: 10.1215/lt-18250313-JBW-TC-01; CL 3:300-302.
Haddington 13th March [1825]
Really, Dearest, my affection for you (as Mrs West1 says of her son) is very severe. A twelvemonth of the most devoted attentions, on your part, will hardly atone for the uneasiness you have occasioned me, one way and another, within the last few weeks. I begin to think the little Dr had some reason after all, for the terrible charge which he brought against you. You are a most uncertain gentleman. There was I, on the faith of your promises, waiting and waiting for two whole weeks, counting every day and hour, and turning pale at the sound of every coach-horn—all for nothing! And it was not illness or any necessity which detained you: you merely staid to talk with the Orator. Eh bien! I hope you will not take many fortnights of talk, by the way; or my patience, I am afraid will hardly hold out—and woe to thee Mr Thomas Carlyle if it does not. However, tho I was sadly disappointed when your letter arrived I am glad (as it has happened) that you did not come when you said. I have been ill ever since and little out of bed; so I could not have been with you tho' you had been here. But now that my head is mending again you may come when you like.
I never wished so earnestly to see you in my life— It seems as if my destiny depended on this visit; and we were now to understand each other for the first time. Heretofore we have never met but amidst the most vexatious impediments—in circumstances, when I dared neither suffer your confidence, nor show you mine: but now our situation is different; what I dreaded to think of is past; and there are no longer any reasons for reserve betwixt us: on the contrary, there are the strongest reasons for being open and sincere. Would to Heaven all doubts and uncertainties were ended! and that we loved each other as both of us might love! How happy, how unspea[k]ably happy should we be! And what hinders it? nothing but the miserable perversion of my own sentiments—it is this which raises up a barrier of separation betwixt us; but for this my whole soul would rush to meet yours, and be one with it for ever! Surely I must be the weakest of creatures! I know where the evil lies, and do nothing to mend it; my existence is a sort of waking night-mare, I see the right way strait before my eyes,—the only way of escape from the disquietudes which pursue me, and I have not power to follow it— Yet do not despise me, or altogether despair of me. I hope that, ultimately, I shall be every thing, anything you wish—c'est ne qu'il premier pas qui coute [only the first step gives trouble]2— "One bold stroke to break the bell in pieces and thou art delivered!"3
What a multitude of things I have to ask you and explain to you, which I cannot undertake on paper! And, very possibly when you are come they will all be gone out of my head. It is particularly unfortunate that I never can talk when I have got any thing to say; and that at all times I can be anything easier than myself. I have lived so long among people who do not understand me or sympathize with me,—been so long accustomed to refrain and disgu[i]se myself for fear of being laughed at; that I am grown as difficult to come at as a snail in a shell; and what is worse I cannot come out of my shell when I wish it— This dumpling of a highland girl too, will be sadly in the way. I have tried every thing I can think of to make her quarters too hot for her; but no coldness or crossness can induce her to decamp. She is quite a Spaniel in her nature; the worse I use her, the more she fawns on me, and follows me. I cannot shake her off for an instant all the day long: and then she annoys me so with her awkward imitation of my dress and manners[.] For some days past, she has been making the most hideous grimaces that were ever beheld; and when I insisted upon knowing the meaning of them, she told me she was merely trying to turn up her eyes, as I did mine; it looked so very pooty! I could hardly keep from beating the creature. You will write immediately? and from Edinburgh I hope. So you are for living there now! I do not think you know, Dear, what you would be at—at least I am sure I do not. One day you are for turning Farmer and living in a wilderness: and just when I have pictured to myself the deliciousness of a country-life, Away! you are bent on settling in Edinr (where certainly there are no great conveniences for farming) or if Edinr does not answer there is London in reserve. What do you wish? You will tell me in a fortnight at furthest, will you not? I am out of all temper about the book—indeed I rather think I will not read a word of it now when it comes. God bless you however
I am ever yours
Jane Baillie Welsh


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Poncho the Greyhound's 2012 "Top 10″ Countdown – Picnicking with NGU (Number 7)
Welcome to Poncho's 2012 Top 10 Countdown
Happy New Year's Eve 2012! Today, we will be counting down the Top 10 moments in 2012 for the life of Poncho. Join us as we re-live the highs and lows in the Life of Poncho, aka El Poncho or The Dude. And now, we introduce….
Number 7: Picnicking with NGU
"Summer afternoon—summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language."
Every year, Nevada Greyhounds Unlimited (NGU) hosts a summer picnic for all the local adoptive families in Northern Nevada. Poncho has been to two of these picnics, and always enjoys spending time with his old friends Abbi, Sage, Joey and the lovely and now departed over the Rainbow Bridge, Rudy. The picnic is held at a lovely home, with spacious grounds for the hounds to zoom around, and a pond to cool one's jets.
This year, Poncho jumped in the pond right away, said hello to Deb from Southern California, who was one of the initial volunteers who transported him to us, competed in bobbing for hot dogs, and posed for some family photos.
Last year, on our first picnic, we arrived at the home with a freshly bathed, pristine greyhound. BIG MISTAKE. It is a day for the dogs to run around, roll around, and go nuts.
Here are a couple of shots of Poncho, dipping in the lily pond, and reclining with his buddies after a long day in the sun:
It was so hot that day, and in the midst of the hottest part of the afternoon, instead of partaking in the shade, El Poncho decided to make for the dirt pile.
We learned our lesson this year, and decided to bathe him AFTER the picnic. This was a good idea, after all, because after 30 minutes in this, he was covered all over with dirt and dust. What can I say… El Poncho loves to sunbathe.


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Jaime Pressly
Kinston, North Carolina
"I'm a Leo. People just didn't see me as this sweet, vulnerable, innocent girl. They saw me as the strong, tough whatever who could play the bitch well. And bitches are fun to play. They really are."
- Jaime Pressly
She plays Audrey on the WB's Jack & Jill, she followed in Drew Barrymore's and Alyssa Milano's footsteps and played in Poison Ivy 3, and she had a provocative picture spread in Playboy magazine.
With all of Jaime Pressly's sex appeal, she's really quite reserved about being sexual on-screen. Her Poison Ivy role aside, Jaime admittedly finds kissing scenes awkward and openly dislikes filming love scenes. We'll take what we can get.
With the Emmy to her name, Jaime Pressly received a 2008 Golden Globe nomination. Outside of her TV work on My Name is Earl, Jaime Pressly 's '08 projects included lending her voice to Horton Hears a Who! and enjoying the company of her new son.
Jaime Pressly BiographyJaime Pressly was born in Kinston, North Carolina, on July 30, 1977, to parents Brenda and James. Active in dancing and gymnastics for 11 years, she modeled as a teen while part of the International Cover Model Search, and at just 14, Jaime Pressly was traveling overseas to Italy and Japan to strut her stuff. A year later, while attending Costa Mesa High School, Jaime took the bold step of becoming emancipated from her parents following their divorce.
In 1997, Jaime Pressly was offered a role in Poison Ivy: The New Seduction. Having previously appeared as a body double in the series, Jaime agreed to star in the title role this time. Although she didn't like the nude scenes, she bared all in what would've otherwise been a forgettable sexual thriller. It was a learning experience for Jaime Pressly and, although she posed for Playboy in 1998, she wasn't about to let herself be typecast by her budding sexual image.
jaime pressly in jack and jillJaime Pressly applied her gymnastics background to her next role in 1998's TV series Push. The series was short-lived, but Jaime followed it up with a spot in Mortal Kombat: Conquest and later appeared on the big screen in the 1999 Jerry Springer-led white-trash comedy Ringmaster. Solid work came Jaime Pressly 's way with the role of Audrey in Jack & Jill; the series aired for two years and Jaime seasoned her acting skills by appearing in 31 episodes.
Jaime Pressly gained added exposure in 2001 when she was named as a spokesmodel for Liz Claiborne Cosmetics. Movie roles followed in 2002 when she played a bitchy cheerleader in the spoof Not Another Teen Movie, which was ironic since Jaime had previously lost out on parts in Bring It On and She's All That. In 2004, Jaime Pressly played a criminal in the action flick Torque, and she also started her own lingerie line.
jaime pressly on my name is earlBy 2005, Jaime Pressly proved herself as a capable actress in movies, television and even music videos for Marilyn Manson and Aerosmith. Although she'd appeared in guest spots on Becker, Charmed and a rehash of The Twilight Zone, Jaime Pressly didn't get a recurring role until she signed to play Joy in My Name is Earl. The hit show provided steady work and Jaime began to get critical notice for her acting chops. A pair of Emmy noms came her way with the prospect of a bigger prize to follow.
jaime pressly is no. 44 in 2008 top 99While she worked on My Name is Earl, Jaime Pressly also guested on Las Vegas, Entourage and even hosted Saturday Night Live in 2006. In 2007, Jaime Pressly reached new highs, starting with an Emmy win for her work on My Name is Earl. She also celebrated the birth of her first child on May 11, 2007. As an Emmy winner and a hot mama, Jaime Pressly was a natural choice for AskMen.com's 2008 Top 99 Most Desirable Women list.
As for other big-screen accomplishments, in 2008, Jaime Pressly lent her voice to the film Horton Hears a Who! Steve Carell and Jim Carrey.