Desperate Lark

My name is Davys. There is an old racing sailboat in Maine, near where I sail, and I love to see it on the starting line with me, for it is perhaps the most beautiful sailtboat I have ever seen; its name is "desperate lark", which I also think is beautiful. You are now embarked on a desperate lark, which is just what you should be doing right now. And your reflections are the reflections of a person who has encountered, and taken measure of, the power of life on our sweet Earth. You'll return restored to balance, refreshed but it takes time to heal. We'll all be here on the shore when you come back, waiting for you.

January 5, 2012 • 21 notes • thecultofgenius

thecultofgenius:

Three of the greatest pianists of the 20th century were born on January 5: Alfred Brendel (1931), Maurizio Pollini (1942) and Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (1920-1995).

Listen to Brendel playing Beethoven’s Piano Sonata Op. 106 “Hammerklavier”:

Listen to Pollini performing Brahms’s Piano Concerto No. 2 Op. 83:

Listen to Benedetti Michelangeli playing Chopin:

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