The composer conducts an excerpt from Firebird in 1965:
Archives for June 17, 2009
TT: Snapshot
A silent film clip of Camille Saint-Saëns conducting, shot circa 1915. This excerpt from Sacha Guitry’s film Ceux de chez nous is narrated in French by Guitry:
(This is the latest in a weekly series of arts-related videos that appear in this space each Wednesday.)
TT: Almanac
“I find it impossible to think of ‘favorite’ poets. I would rather list the ones I cannot stand.”
Billy Collins, online interview with Kritya: A Journal of Poetry (courtesy of Elly Richards)