Category Archives: The Coffee Table

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Nights in Spanish Gardens

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Michaela

Beauty and Perfection Manuel de Falla: Nights in Spanish Gardens Daniel Barenboim and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Live Concert 2009

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God knows where I am

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Michaela

A griping article about a patient who rejects her diagnosis, refused all psychiatric medication and drifted to the edge of society. God Knows where I am

Posted in Awakening & Medicine, Room to Read | Tagged Mental Health | 4 Comments

Daniel Barenboim’s masterclass on Beethoven. Jonathan Bliss with the final movement of the Piano Sonanta 30 )Op 109) by Ludwig van Beethoven. This is one of Beethoven’s last sonatas and a particular sublime example of his deep connection to Life, … Continue reading →

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The Beauty of Form

Posted on May 21, 2011 by Michaela

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Emotions and Music

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Michaela

By Now_is_here George Friedrich Handel successfully exposed Jealousy and Envy, which are the most powerful of negative emotions. Handel also depicts Narcissism in a new light: 1) Handel – Hercules ‘Jealousy! Infernal pest’ “Jealousy! Infernal pest, Tyrant of the human … Continue reading →

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The beauty of form

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Michaela

Source: National Geographic

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You ask that I forget you ?

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Michaela

I love to watch artists at work. This is a working session of the Bulgarian mezzo-soprano Vesselina Kasarova & Nikolaus Harnoncourt animating the aria “Ch’io mi scordi di te?” from Mozart’s ” La clemeza di Tito”. (The conversation is in … Continue reading →

Posted in Classical Music | Tagged Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Vesselina Kasarova, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | 4 Comments

Peace and Beauty

Posted on May 14, 2011 by johanna11

Dedicated to Nick. Love and Peace to you

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Thee name is Truth

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Michaela

The Mul Mantra ੴ ਸਤਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਕਰਤਾ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਨਿਰਭਉ ਨਿਰਵੈਰੁ ਅਕਾਲ ਮੂਰਤਿ ਅਜੂਨੀ ਸੈਭੰ ਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥ Ik oaŉkār saṯ nām karṯā purakẖ nirbẖa o nirvair akāl mūraṯ ajūnī saibẖaŉ gur parsāḏ. One Universal Creator God. The Name Is Truth. … Continue reading →

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