On the Nature of Things | Forum

Thanks all, for your replies. Yes. That electronic texts are easily searchable is certainly an advantage for doing research, as is having access to so many sources saved to a device that will travel easily. With issues of copyright being in the news I guess my question was really prompted from think...

Let’s start with something simple.


What are the advantages of an ebook over a printed book?

Canadian singer, Karina Gauvin:

Non son io che parlo (from Ezio) - Nicola Porpora (1686-1768) ; Karina Gauvin, soprano ; Il Complesso Barocco directed by Alan Curtis
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I noticed the Porpora performance by Bartoli on YouTube while looking for some other arias by Gluck and reconfirmed my earlier impression, which is that only a remarkably small percentage of the best stuff can be found on that site. There wasn't anything from her album of Gluck arias, and very littl...

Ah! non son io che parlo - (from Ezio) – Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714 –1787) ; Ann Hallenberg, mezzo-soprano
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Concerto for bassoon, strings & continue in e minor “La notte”. 1st movement, Allegro – Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741) ; Milan Turkovic, bassoon
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The squares marked A and B are the same shade of gray.

Proof, explanation, and links to more optical illusions here:

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From the album ‘Arias de Zarzuela barroca’: Llegar ninguno intente (from Para obsequio a la deydad, nunca es culto la crueldad, y Iphigenia en Tracia ) – José Melchor de Nebra (1702-1768) ; Maria Bayo, soprano ; Les Talens Lyriques directed by Christophe Rousset anYGcmCx9cs Maria Bayo sings José de ...

Villancicos were quasi-theatrical works, many of them put on for ceremonies relating to the Church calendar, with Christmas being, of course, one of the most important. ... (this) work contains a particularly amusing plot, as the characters involved, who have fallen asleep after a long evening of dr...

I worked in libraries for many years but like Apollonius of Rhodes, famous librarian at Alexandria and author of the Argonautica, I've moved to an island, where my job description these days might best be described as frontiersman.

Nowell: Dieu vous garde – trad. English ; Tallis Scholars directed by Peter Phillips
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Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern - Michael Praetorius (1571-1621) ; La Capella Ducal
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Looks like we"ve finally found a way to domesticate tribbles.

Arabesque no. 1 – Claude Debussy (1862-1918) ; Xavier de Maistre, harp
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Impromptu – Gabriel Fauré ; Xavier de Maistre, harp
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The audio quality is better on this one: Danse sacrée et danse profane – Claude Debussy (1862-1918) ; Veronika Lemishenko, harp ZZtRl8jigIM ... but you can actually see it being played here: Danse sacrée et danse profane – Claude Debussy (1862-1918) ; Remy van Kesteren, harp ; Utrecht Conservatorium...

I'm pulling out of this discussion.