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Jeremy Benson @jembenson.bsky.social · 5h

Lord Alfred Tennyson turns a little in his grave…

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Jeremy Benson @jembenson.bsky.social · 13h

You can have a go here… 😀

Historic Tale Construction Kit - Bayeux

htck.github.io

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Jeremy Benson @jembenson.bsky.social · 13h

Also, you wouldn’t want to have got on the wrong side of his son.

Jeremy Benson @jembenson.bsky.social · Jul 28

211. Skeffington, east of Leicester. William Skeffington (c1465-1535), born here, was at the Field of the Cloth of Gold with Henry VIII, & was later Lord Deputy of Ireland (King’s representative). His son Leonard, Lieutenant of the Tower of London, invented the Scavenger’s Daughter, a torture rack.

Jeremy Benson @jembenson.bsky.social · 14h

Jordan Pickford just before being called into action. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

a person is laying in a hammock on a beach with the word peru tour on the bottom left

Alt: a person is laying in a hammock on a beach with the word peru tour on the bottom left

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Jeremy Benson @jembenson.bsky.social · 15h

Also Kane has now scored more goals for England than Jimmy Greaves and Alan Shearer put together. I’d lost track of quite how far ahead of everyone else he is.

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Jeremy Benson @jembenson.bsky.social · 15h

Late stroll. The autumn air pokes my face insistently. An ambulance dances along in blue & leaps the red lights, squealing. The moon finds a lone branch and silhouettes it for me. A red L lies on a verge that is still practising at vergery. The Kettering bus ketters.

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Jeremy Benson @jembenson.bsky.social · 15h

You can take inspiration from Brian Cox in the Uber film.

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Jeremy Benson @jembenson.bsky.social · Feb 24

127. Kirkby Mallory, NE of Hinckley. Ada Lovelace (1815-52), daughter of Lady (see Fleckney) and Lord Byron, moved here with her mother at a few weeks old. She realised that Charles Babbage’s proposed Analytical Engine could perform a sequence of calculations: seen as the first computer program.

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Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · Sep 9

a thing I have just discovered that feels utterly wrong is that Arthur Miller only died in 2005. he could have seen Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. he could have seen Donnie Darko!

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Jeremy Benson @jembenson.bsky.social · 1d

Several hours later and the #Elgar is *still* playing in my head…

Jeremy Benson @jembenson.bsky.social · 1d

Agree with Erica Jeal’s review of the new Tetzlaff Elgar/Adès disc. The Adès is building a significant & deserved discography. The Elgar is quite unlike any other performance I’ve heard - urgent, assertive, at times almost ugly. Not the only way but v glad I’ve heard it.
@johnstorgards.bsky.social

Christian Tetzlaff: Elgar and Adès Violin Concertos album review – refreshing and exhilarating

The violinist’s performance of these two concertos is energetic but also thoughtful, with the BBC Phil sounding electric

www.theguardian.com

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Jeremy Benson @jembenson.bsky.social · 1d

The cattle are lowing…

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Jeremy Benson @jembenson.bsky.social · 1d

Early late stroll (the sun’s planning to turn in soon). A splatter of moss on a drive. A catwalk of trees poses and shows off ligaments. “11!” shouts the lamppost. A crow pensively surveys developments from its lamppost perch. The pink-tinted clouds seem out of focus.

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Jeremy Benson @jembenson.bsky.social · 1d

You might prefer to head to Kirkby Mallory then…

Jeremy Benson @jembenson.bsky.social · Feb 24

127. Kirkby Mallory, NE of Hinckley. Ada Lovelace (1815-52), daughter of Lady (see Fleckney) and Lord Byron, moved here with her mother at a few weeks old. She realised that Charles Babbage’s proposed Analytical Engine could perform a sequence of calculations: seen as the first computer program.

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Jeremy Benson @jembenson.bsky.social · 1d

Timings compared to Capuçon’s recent recording with Simon Rattle: Tetzlaff gets through the Elgar in just over 43 minutes, whereas Capuçon (who I don’t think is particularly slow) well over 50 minutes.

Screenshot from the CD booklet showing the timings of the Tetzlaff recording of the Elgar Violin Concerto: total 43.02, with the three movements 15.44, 11.05 and 16.13.

Screenshot from the CD booklet showing the timings of the Capuçon recording of the Elgar Violin Concerto: with the three movements 18.36, 12.56 and 19.01 (not shown but that totals 50.33, which is 7.31 longer than the Tetzlaff).

Jeremy Benson @jembenson.bsky.social · 1d

As it happens, the Government’s in the process of legislating on this.

Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill: saving parents money on school uniform costs

Families shouldn’t have to be out of pocket when it comes to setting their child up for school. That’s why our new Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill will introduce measures to help with school u...

educationhub.blog.gov.uk

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Jeremy Benson @jembenson.bsky.social · 1d

Agree with Erica Jeal’s review of the new Tetzlaff Elgar/Adès disc. The Adès is building a significant & deserved discography. The Elgar is quite unlike any other performance I’ve heard - urgent, assertive, at times almost ugly. Not the only way but v glad I’ve heard it.
@johnstorgards.bsky.social

Christian Tetzlaff: Elgar and Adès Violin Concertos album review – refreshing and exhilarating

The violinist’s performance of these two concertos is energetic but also thoughtful, with the BBC Phil sounding electric

www.theguardian.com

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Jeremy Benson @jembenson.bsky.social · 2d

Here’s one in Inverness, by way of encouragement.

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Jeremy Benson @jembenson.bsky.social · 2d

Interested to know whether you’re thinking of any composers other than the obvious ones (Britten, Vaughan Williams, Walton)? - eg Maconchy, Alwyn, Rubbra, Simpson? And do you have any recommendations for particular pieces? Thanks!

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Jeremy Benson @jembenson.bsky.social · 2d

Late stroll. Impressionist autumnal flecks lie scattered on a green-screen. No-entry sentries guard the back of the yard. One streetlight is on early, tuning up for the night’s dark performance. A long piece of red string lies on the path, answering an age-old question.

Jeremy Benson @jembenson.bsky.social · 2d

No tunnels then? 😉

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Jeremy Benson @jembenson.bsky.social · 2d

A decent away point, and better still I didn’t have to sit through it…

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Jeremy Benson @jembenson.bsky.social · 2d

Something quite satisfying about the WSL table at the moment…
@barclayswslbot.com

The teams in positions five to ten in the Women’s Super League table currently have 9, 8, 7, 6, 5 and 4 points respectively.

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Jeremy Benson @jembenson.bsky.social · 2d

I’m not a neutral but even if I was I’d be hoping for a Leicester win with a last minute shot with an xG of 0.01…

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Jeremy Benson @jembenson.bsky.social · 2d

His assistant is Tom Pressman (not joking)

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Jeremy Benson @jembenson.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you. One of the most memorable Proms I went to was a performance of the Rachmaninov Vespers (All-Night Vigil) when I was a teenager, for which the arena was empty enough that I was able to lie on the floor and look up at the mushrooms as the music floated ethereally round me…

In praise of the Proms

The calendar year has its rhythms and feelings and markers; and for me, the start of high summer - the few weeks from mid-July until late August when life seems to slow, schools are on holiday, many p...

jembenson.substack.com

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