I love a good Polonaise! And for some reason, I can’t imagine why, Chaikovsky’s opera Eugene Onegin has popped into my mind and it happens to have a good one. The plot is very simple. As a young girl Tatyana falls head over heels in love with a stranger, Eugene Onegin (It’s Russian, so it’s … Continue reading I Love a Polonaise
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Winter Dreams
The first snowfall each winter I like to listen to Chaikovsky’s Symphony No. 1 “Winter Dreams”, but I’ve been stymied the past couple of years as Philadelphia hasn’t had any snow. I’ll grasp at any straws I can, so when we had some flurries (just barely) the other day, I called up this much beloved … Continue reading Winter Dreams