Canuck

  Friday, 18 October 2002

 < 1:47:51 PM>.

Zara Nelsova, 84, Cellist Who Worked With Bloch, Dies. Zara Nelsova, who appeared with major orchestras in North America and Europe, recorded Ernest Bloch's "Schelomo" for cello and orchestra with the composer conducting. By The New York Times. [New York Times: Arts]

I remastered a CD of Zara Nelsova for release on CBC Records a couple of years ago. She played a Strad and had a monster low end that really comes across on this disc. This is Nelsova at the peak of her considerable powers. The CD is called Zara Nelsova ' ... queen of cellists'.

< 3:12:06 AM>.

Maybe we should make them watch Talking to Americans.

< 2:09:20 AM>.

Maybe we should ship the boys from Alberta down to the states. They could join Bush 'n' his boys in bombing people who threaten their oil supply.

< 2:06:06 AM>.

By JOHN DOYLE
-- The phrase ''media circus'' is often used to describe what happens when American TV reporters descend upon a crime scene. It's used loosely, meant to give the impression of dozens of reporters and camera operators setting up their equipment and exacerbating the hysteria.  FULL STORY [The Globe and Mail: Arts]

We do things differently up North.