Someone switched on the Florestan mode

Will he visit the tomb of the real Charles III, I wonder? 😉

"He did, however, often direct from harpsichord in a state of some nudity and, despite scurrilous accounts of his gluttony, had the firm physique of an ancient athlete"

Yes, I did think that came with a risk

The lady's not for turning (on)...?

If you don't know them already, you might enjoy Enrico Gatti's recordings of the various sets of Corelli's trio sonatas with his Ensemble Aurora. Very expansive performances that allow the music to breath

A.K.A John Georgiadis

Usage: 'I hear the university Chancellor was Madelsoned this week'

I rather like Schoenberg's (and Webern's) Strauss reductions but I'm not sure I'd ever describe them as era-defining or punk ... 🤷🏼‍♂️

As bad as Australia Post: suburban Melbourne to inner Canberra via... Brisbane?! 🤦🏼‍♂️

In French I think it would be 'incontenance angloise'

Will someone help the real Slim Shady to please stand up, please stand up, plea... Ooh me knees..

The Swafford bio? I'm reading that at the moment, too. Good book but bonkers indexing. Reminds me somewhat of a music store that used to shelve its operas by title rather than composer. "Today I rather fancy an opera beginning with T"

Manuel I of Portugal sends Leo X a Tyrannosaurus Rex, and somewhat later Vasari starts work on his 'Lives of the most eminent Therapods, Sauropods and Ornithischia'