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May music

Bach's cantata was performed 300 years ago, by occasion. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:34, 4 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Today's main page has again memories of three people who died, for two just the name and for the third an image (great!) coupled with a little bit from her life which seems too little for my taste. What do you think? - A friend of mine sang in Verdi's Requiem at Trinity Church, - you can watch the lifestream (Verdi about 30 minutes into it). - The pic is from Johannisberg where I went again on Saturday. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:51, 5 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Gerda. I think the hook, as it *finally* ran, was reasonably complete. Thanks for the Verdi link and, of course, the Johannisberg flowers. --Floquenbeam (talk) 15:16, 6 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Finally yes - I was pleasantly busy with company and travel, so couldn't tell everybody that the change was made as wanted. (I said so on my talk.) Why was that so difficult, I wonder? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:19, 6 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Recommended reading today: Christfried Schmidt, a story about patience. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:18, 8 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Interesting article, thanks Gerda! Floquenbeam (talk) 13:44, 9 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I didn't write (most of) it, - I check the list of people who died, and improve those that interest me, some more than others, like this one. Today's funny story - for a change - is a birthday child. Patience: there's (still) a 2013 discussion on the talk ;) - Thank goodness, nothing similar happened after Max Reger, 2016. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:11, 9 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

check my talk today for two pics of Margot Friedländer --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:44, 12 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Is "Versuche, dein Leben zu machen" better translated as "Try to make something of your life", or "Try to make your life"? The article gives the first as a translation of her Mom's message, and the second as the literal translation of her book title. It seems like the book title is almost universally translated literally, so maybe "make something" would have been phrased another way; if so, I'm not sure there's a benefit to the informal translation. Floquenbeam (talk) 16:16, 13 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

tough, I don't know: the phrase is informal, so hard to translate. In formal German, it might be "etwas aus deinem Leben zu machen", which is probably what "Try to make something of your life" is trying to say, but I'd understand "dein Leben zu machen" rather as "you are the maker/creator of your life", the one to shape your life, responsible for how your life will be, you, not others. I am not sure that was intended, though, nor if "make your life" would mean that. --GA

having thought more and talked to another friend, I changed (back) to always like the book title --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:58, 14 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

translation is always tricky. I think it's good they're consistent, at least. Floquenbeam (talk) 15:43, 15 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

now May Abrahamse (with uncertain licensing of portrait), and Vakhtang Machavariani (nominated) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:05, 13 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

listen to Machavariani's Mariupol --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:29, 14 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

musings on 15 May, including a 100th bday and OTD by day (instead of occasion) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:31, 15 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

birthday of Erik Satie --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:55, 17 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Alla Osipenko, too tired for more than a link. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:20, 19 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding your ping a few days ago: Sorry, I didn't have the time or the stomach to go to another user's talk page to try to mediate (or, at least, opine). If nothing else, I do not think they would value my opinion. I sort of understand their frustration; I really understand your frustration. Too swamped in real life to get frustrated myself.

In other news, the youngest Floquette in graduating from college this weekend! --Floquenbeam (talk) 16:36, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

that's terrific! tell her congrats!! - I hope you keep following my stories without prompts, Osipenko was really interesting. Did I know that she was Nureyev's partner the night before he defected, which was breaking news then? No. And how much character! Today is Verdi day: a singer whose first performance at the Met was Fenton, and anniversary of the premiere of the Requiem. Just click on music to see the stunning cover. - swamped in RL as well. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:06, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

If you read without prompts, you'll have met a first: a story about two people who worked together and died the same day --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:36, 26 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

To be honest, I haven't been reading without prompts; there's a backlog I need to work thru eventually! Floquenbeam (talk) 20:18, 27 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

(but those who measure if an article is "interesting" only look at clicks the one day ...) - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, born 100 years ago, described by Alan Blyth, - too good for DYK ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:27, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

ps: pics of the place where we went together --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:28, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

cool! Floquenbeam (talk) 01:38, 2 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

DYK that Bach is a GA (not by me)? Listen to a village organ he played, and we can still listen to its sound --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:33, 31 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Lol

The salt comment made me lol. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 00:57, 30 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

It wasn't 100% a joke. Floquenbeam (talk) 01:38, 2 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

June music

The places: a day full of great discoveries, culminating in Oliwa Cathedral which was called a must-see by Graham Waterhouse (subject of my first article, filling a red link) who played the organ once. Dinner right next to the Abbot's Palace, where Penderecki had also been a guest.

The story: Bazon Brock spoke at an exhibition at Kolumba to honour Anna and Bernhard Blume on her 80th birthday. [1] Did you know "An Anna Blume"? -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:03, 2 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]