Tuesday, September 17, 2024

Margery Allingham, on writing:


I write every paragraph four times –
once to get my meaning down,
once to put in anything I have left out,
once to take out anything that seems unnecessary,
and once to make the whole thing sound as if I had only just thought of it.

- Margery Allingham.

Monday, September 16, 2024

On this day in music history - Whispers from Silence, by Tom Moore & Sherry Finzer (2016):

The album Whispers from Silence,
by Tom Moore & Sherry Finzer,
was released on September 16, 2016.

On this day in movie history - Drive (2011):


Drive

directed by Nicolas Winding Refn,
written by Hossein Amini,
based on the novel by James Sallis,
was released in the United States on September 16, 2011.
Music by Cliff Martinez.


Cast:

Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston, Albert Brooks, Oscar Isaac, Christina Hendricks, Ron Perlman, Kaden Leos, James Biberi, Jeff Wolfe, Russ Tamblyn, Andy San Dimas, Joe Bucaro III, Tiara Parker, Tim Trella, Jimmy Hart, Tina Huang, John Pyper-Ferguson, Craig Baxley Jr., Kenny Richards, Joe Pingue, Dieter Busch, Chris Muto, Rachel Dik, Cesar Garcia, Steve Knoll, Mara LaFontaine, Teonee Thrash, Ralph Lawler, Rio Ahn, DB Albert, Paula Alvarez, Laurene Landon, Caitlin Litzinger, Adela Paez, Claude Stuart.

On this day in music history - Richard Strauss: Four Last Songs, by Renée Fleming and Christian Thielemann (2008):

The album Richard Strauss: Four Last Songs,
by Renée Fleming and Christian Thielemann,
was released on September 16, 2008.

On this day in music history - Renée Fleming: By Request, by Renée Fleming (2003):

The album Renée Fleming: By Request,
by Renée Fleming, 
as released on September 16, 2003.

On this day in music history - An Italian Songbook, by Cecilia Bartoli (1997):

The album An Italian Songbook,
by Cecilia Bartoli,
was released on September 16, 1997.

On this day in music history - Mozart: Don Giovanni, by Bryn Terfel, Renée Fleming and Georg Solti (1997):

The album Mozart: Don Giovanni,
by Bryn Terfel, Renée Fleming and Georg Solti,
was released on September 16, 1997.