The Sunday Papers "Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich" edition

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Monday March 27, 2006 00:23

by Iosaf mac D .:. "the ipsiphi"

bcn

It has been long observed that people for some reason on their non-banking days readily absorb shite about Dangerous Places, Famous People, Sensible Saving Options, Holidays, Interesting facts, Sport results, Media, gardening and health as well looking ahead at “democratic evolution” and looking back at "how history was made".

Music will carry us through all tyranny.

Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich

Thats why Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich {1906 - 1975} didn't stop composing or making it.
And at time of writing (european time give or take the usual "what time is it really out where radio moscow rules the waves") Its his 100th anniversary year and the birthday of the musician of several of his greatest concertos Mstislav Leopoldovich Rostropovich who is 89 year old today (monday 27th).

Rest in Peace.

His letters and personal things are at the Centre Leonardo da Vinci in the La Defense area, Paris, France. http://www.devinci.fr/chostakovitch/VF/centrefr.htm

Music will carry us through all tyranny.
Listen to the change in his string quartets once that great heart of comrade J.S. stopped
Some day every heart stops.
Listen to the cello concertos try and hear Rostropovitch playing them.
Some day we all get to sing redemption songs.
But stranger things will happen to us first.
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things that caught my eye this last 7 days.
Of course lots of other things happened as well, in far off places......

"out of sight out of mind" article by Nina
http://indymedia.ie/article/75086
People urged to light candle to remember the Hunger Strikers
http://indymedia.ie/article/75046
"No way to celebrate your son's 21st - time for an independent inquiry into a death in Garda custody?"
http://indymedia.ie/article/75034
"Warning: the medical profession may seriously damage your health."
http://indymedia.ie/article/75026
Audio from Parnell Sq before the riot ( to end all riots )
http://indymedia.ie/article/75017
cyril Ferez still in a coma (like Sharon)
http://indymedia.ie/article/74984
US Consulate in Belfast closed down by peace activists
http://indymedia.ie/article/74977
The Corporate Poisoners handbook
http://indymedia.ie/article/74992
An Irishman in Warsaw with an Inflatable Hammer
http://indymedia.ie/article/74919
Shannon Demo - The Black Shamrock takes root.
http://indymedia.ie/article/74933

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of course a lot else happened as well and some of it got written down (even at profit).
If you are curious in years to come and want to know what happened-
put it through the archive: http://indymedia.ie/archives

last Sunday Papers "alexandrine edition" - http://indymedia.ie/article/74930
You could profit by putting "shostakovitch" and "chostakovitch" through a search engine like google, msn, yahoo, blaa blaa gurggle ribbid and broadening your horizons. :-)