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Musical Comfort Food – Or, Everyone Loves Haydn

Saturday, January 16, 2010

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Musical Comfort Food – Or, Everyone Loves Haydn

It’s rare that I don’t begin the morning with some music by Austrian composer Joseph Haydn, usually a piano trio, string quartet or symphony, which I enjoy while reading the newspaper and drinking my morning coffee.  With so many works to choose from (he wrote roughly 45, 68 and 104 of each genre respectively!), you [...]

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Running on Classics

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

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Running on Classics

A few days ago, I almost flew off the treadmill running at full-sprint speed – that is, I was going at more than 10 miles per hour! Everyone in the gym threw a look my way, some gasping, as my running shoe made a loud, squeaking sound as it hit the part of the belt [...]

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