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From the Naxos Blog: Reicha’s rich reach (Feb 21, 2020)

You have to pity those composers who got air-brushed out of the limelight during their time for no other reason than they were contemporaries of the acknowledged masters, and so had to live under the long shadows of composers such as Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, and so on. Or, at least, it seems to us that they were unduly neglected. It’s nearer the truth to say that societies of their day did afford them recognition, but the passing of time has not been so acco ...more




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Podcast: Ludwig van Beethoven. Works from his middle years. (Feb 28, 2020)

Celebrate Beethoven – Music from His Middle Compositional Period 9.30206 Raymond Bisha presents an overview of works written by Beethoven during his middle years period. It’s a companion resource to the latest release in Naxos’ monthly digital album series featuring the music of Beethoven in this 250th anniversary year of his birth. February’s compilation album (9.30206) presents a programme of wo ...more




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From the Naxos Blog: I can zing a rainbow (Jan 24, 2020)

I never tire of listening to the voice of Peggy Lee (1920-2002), the American jazz and popular music singer who was also a songwriter, composer and actress. And with an active career that spanned some six decades, it seems I’m not the only one in her fan club. Her unique vocal timbre was apposite to one of her hits, Sing a Rainbow. I wondered if the Naxos catalogue could similarly zing a rainbow and turn up an interesting collage of pieces reflecting the individual c ...more




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From the Naxos Blog: Six Sounds of Shakespeare (Mar 20, 2020)

Source: Hogarth Shakespeare March 21 marks the European Day of Early Music. By way of a slightly contorted response to the occasion, I thought we might take a look at William Shakespeare’s influence on composers, not through the contemporary contributions they made to performances of his plays (he lived from 1564 to 1616), but by taking stock of how The Bard has inspired and permeated the output of generations of composers since his day. ...more




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From the Naxos Blog: Is there a doctor in the mouse? (May 01, 2020)

Source: The Flemish American As I write this blog, I’m in a lock-down situation in London arising from the Covid-19 epidemic. What was planned as a quick 7-day visit to the capital has turned into a longer-term relationship, since my home base of Thailand has pulled up the drawbridge against returning travellers such as myself. I’m staying in a hotel near London’s Paddington Station, and my permitted daily emergence to do a spot of ...more




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SHAKESPEARE, W.: Romeo and Juliet (Royal Shakespeare Company, 2018) (NTSC) (OA1291D)




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Waarom je volgens gedragswetenschap juist nú moet communiceren

Het coronavirus heeft een flinke impact op de economie. Er heerst veel angst, wat van invloed kan zijn op consumentengedrag. Daarnaast leeft de vraag of de consument reclame nu wel gepast vindt. Heeft het als adverteerder dan wel zin om te communiceren? Ik bekijk deze vraag vanuit een gedragswetenschappelijk perspectief.




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PROKOFIEV, S.: Romeo and Juliet [Ballet] (Zürich Ballet, 2019) (NTSC) (ACC-20484)




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PROKOFIEV, S.: Romeo and Juliet [Ballet] (Zürich Ballet, 2019) (Blu-ray, Full-HD) (ACC-10484)




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PROKOFIEV, S.: Romeo and Juliet [Ballet] (Ural Opera Ballet, 2019) (NTSC) (BAC180)




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PROKOFIEV, S.: Romeo and Juliet [Ballet] (Ural Opera Ballet, 2019) (Blu-ray, Full-HD) (BAC580)




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Concertos - KUHLAU, F. / BARTH, C.F. / GADE, N.W. (Concertos from 19th-Century Denmark) (O. Nordahl, Aarhus Symphony, Thorel) (6.220664)




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WAGNER, R.: Tristan und Isolde [Opera] (Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, 2016) (NTSC) (752208)




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WAGNER, R.: Tristan und Isolde [Opera] (Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, 2016) (Blu-ray, HD) (752304)




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ROSSINI, G.: Cenerentola (La) [Opera] (Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, 2016) (NTSC) (752408)




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ROSSINI, G.: Cenerentola (La) [Opera] (Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, 2016) (Blu-ray, HD) (752504)




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MOÓR, E.: Concerto for 2 Cellos / Suite for 4 Cellos / Cello Sonata (S. Hess, D. Stromberg, Nuremberg Symphony, Piehlmayer) (OC1704)




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Impressions of China - Winning Works from the 2018 Huang Zi International Chinese Piano Composition Competition (G. Luisi) (8.579070)

All of the works in this programme were prize winners in the hotly contested 2018 Huang Zi International Chinese Piano Composition Competition, an event marking the 80th anniversary of the death of this influential composer and educator. Themes explored include the charm and unpredictability of China’s landscape, alongside elements of Chinese musical and theatrical aesthetics. Joint First Prize winners were Emile Naoumoff, whose Celestial Parade describes the composer’s wonderful experiences while in Shanghai, and Zhiliang Zhang, whose Qiao Ling Liu Dan portrays six widely differing ‘Dan’ or female characters in Sichuanese opera.




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CHOPIN, F.: Scherzos Nos. 1-4 / Impromptus Nos. 1-3 / Fantasy-Impromptu / Allegro de concert (Mao Fujita) (8.574052)

Chopin turned the Scherzo into a new form of piano composition: an independent virtuoso work which he laced with drama, Polish folk song, tranquillity and nuance. With their rhythmic lilt and filigree ornamentation the Impromptus are infused with Romantic freedom, while the Allegro de concert, Op. 46 was originally conceived as a movement for a projected piano concerto but was instead revised for solo piano.




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CHINA / SYRIA Gao Hong / Issam Rafea: From Our World to Yours (EUCD2899)




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BRUCKNER, A.: Symphony No. 4, `Romantic` (1886 version, ed. L. Nowak) (Bavarian Radio Symphony, M. Jansons) (900187)




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BEETHOVEN, L. van: Celebrate Beethoven - Music from His Late Compositional Period (c.1815–1827) (9.30207)




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BALADA, L.: Clarinet Works - Caprichos Nos. 6 and 7 / Double Concerto (Ivanov, Rominski, Polaczyk, Eryılmaz, Larson) (8.579056)

Barcelona native Leonardo Balada’s creative style has been labelled ‘Dalí’s surrealism in music’—an aspect of his work explored in this programme through the technique of ‘sound transformation’ in which abstract musical materials become familiar melody. Fusing traditional and contemporary elements, Caprichos Nos. 6 and 7 engage intimately with Spanish culture and history, while the virtuoso Double Concerto, heard here in an arrangement for flute, clarinet and piano, blends well-known Mexican folk tunes with the composer’s distinctive avant-garde style.




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PROKOFIEV, S.: Songs and Romances (Gritskova, Prinz) (8.574030)

Sergey Prokofiev is acknowledged as one of the 20th century’s greatest composers, and his enduring popularity today rests on a rich legacy of orchestral and chamber works. Less well-known are his songs, which display a lyrical component that suited his liking for clear and simple forms. This can be heard particularly in Five Poems of Anna Akhmatova, but all of these pieces show Prokofiev to be a worthy successor of the great 19th-century tradition of art songs. Margarita Gritskova’s voice was described by Opera News as ‘a spectacular instrument’ in her recording of Russian Songs on Naxos 8.573908.




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JANÁČEK, L.: From the House of the Dead [Opera] (Bavarian State Opera, 2018) (NTSC) (BAC173)




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JANÁČEK, L.: From the House of the Dead [Opera] (Bavarian State Opera, 2018) (Blu-ray, Full-HD) (BAC573)




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Using data science to manage a software project in a GitHub organization, Part 1: Create a data science project from scratch

In this two-part series, I explain how to find project management insights from a GitHub organization and how to create and publish tools to the Python Package Index.




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Cleansing, processing, and visualizing a data set, Part 2: Gaining invaluable insight from clean data sets

Learn about VQ and ART algorithms. VQ quickly and efficiently clusters a data set; ART adapts the number of clusters based on the data set.




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Making the cut: Top Java content from developerWorks

A quick rundown of the top content published in the Java hub in 2017.




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Code pattern: Mine insights from software development artifacts

There is a lot of unstructured text content that is generated in any domain – software development lifecycle, finance, healthcare, social media, etc. Valuable insights can be generated by analyzing unstructured text content and correlating the information across various document sources. This pattern uses Watson Natural Language Understanding, Python Natural Language Toolkit, OrientDB, Node-RED, and IBM Data Science Experience to build a complete analytics solution that generates insights for informed decision-making.




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How data becomes knowledge, Part 1: From data to knowledge

Trace the path from raw data to stored knowledge. Identify various data sources and the differences between structured and unstructured data. Learn what makes data valuable before applying the DIKW model to data science.




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Roy from Vegas duo Siegfried and Roy dies

Magician Roy Horn, who was one half of the German duo "Siegfried & Roy," has died after contracting Covid-19, his spokesman says.




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Wild claims from virus conspiracy film

There’s been plenty of conspiracy theories to come out of the coronavirus pandemic.




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7 ways to boost your career from home

What a difference a pandemic makes. A few months ago, the only thing standing between you and your career goals was how hard you were willing to hustle. But as you adapt to indefinite lockdown life, the hustle may now be feeling all too real.




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Siegfried & Roy star dies from coronavirus

Roy Uwe Ludwig Horn, half of Las Vegas icons Siegfried & Roy, has died from complications stemming from COVID-19.




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Virus separates Poh from partner

Poh Ling Yeow, a MasterChef Australia winner and now also a contestant, hasn’t been able to see her husband Jono Bennett for a month because of coronavirus travel restrictions.




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From models to Olympians: mums agree it’s the best job

This Mother’s Day is going to be a unique one for most Australians.




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Feb 8, 2020: Millennials & Romance Novels

The Debaters have opened the vault and it’s time for a fan-favourite episode from season 10! John Wing and Ivan Decker shoot from the hipster when they discuss millennials. Then, love is in the air when Lori Gibbs and Graham Clark debate romance novels.



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Feb 29, 2020: Raisins & Rom-Coms

Deborah Kimmett and Ivan Decker use their dried wit to debate raisins. Then, Katie-Ellen Humphries and Levi McCachen are Sleepless in Seattle on the subject of romantic comedies.



  • Radio/The Debaters

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Inside the machine: Hidden technologies from sea to sky

From weather forecasting to sending email, there is an astonishing amount of hidden technology involved - we take a peek inside the machinery.




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From lab-grown meat to molecular coffee: How tech is disrupting the food industry

With plant-based burgers, bean-free coffee and the proliferation of insect farms, experts say alternative foods are on the verge of upending the traditional agriculture and livestock industries.




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3 experts on failure explain what we can learn from our mistakes

Failure is having a moment in the tech industry. What can that teach us about our limitations and how we measure success?




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From racial profiling to #BlackLivesMatter: Technology, oppression and expression

One of the original uses of networking tech were attempts at racial profiling and predictive policing, author Charlton McIlwain says.




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Working from home? Trust is key, says CEO of company with completely remote workforce

Employees at Wildbit have been working remotely for 20 years. Natalie Nagele, the software company's CEO and co-founder, shared some of the keys to remote working success for those who are just starting out.




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Working from home data surge a 'balancing act' for ISPs: tech expert

A technology expert says he is impressed at how well Canada’s internet is holding up given the massive data-load its infrastructure is under amid the COVID-19 pandemic. 




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'Music is such good medicine': Jeremy Dutcher performs cancelled concert from living room

The Juno and Polaris Prize-winning musician was set to kick off a tour across Quebec last week, but it was cancelled due to COVID-19. In place of that, he hosted a virtual concert online.



  • Radio/Q/Features

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How a fur trader trapped Harlequin romance novels

The unexpected history of Harlequin romance novels involves a Hudson's Bay fur trader and the Toronto Star.



  • Radio/Under the Influence

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Canada doesn't need diplomacy tips from China, foreign minister says

This week on The House, Champagne joins us to discuss the China question, infrastructure and city planning expert Nadine Ibrahim talks about high-speed rail and Chris Hall talks with former political strategists David Herle, Jenni Byrne and Scott Reid of the Herle Burly podcast.



  • Radio/The House

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Chris Hall: Was Ottawa right to quarantine Canadians evacuated from Wuhan?

As the people Canada flew out of Wuhan, China, settle into their second day of a two-week quarantine at a Canadian military base, the debate over whether they pose a real risk of spreading the novel coronavirus here is heating up.



  • Radio/The House

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Recovering from a crisis

Mohammed Hashim on how he became the “unofficial crisis manager” for Canadian Muslims. Victoria Yang remembers how she was treated as a Chinese-Canadian during the SARS outbreak.