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Edwin Fischer *X 6 1886 — The Life You Give
Edwin Fischer was a Swiss pianist, conductor, and educator during the first half of the 20th century. He was known for his expressive interpretations of the piano music of J.S. Bach and Mozart. Fischer was born in 1886 in Basle, Switzerland, and started playing the piano when he was four years old. Both of his…
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As if nature had a natural, and intentional element of deliberately confusing
Bittersweet nightshade Poisonberry Scarlet berry Amara dulcis Poisonflower Snakeberry
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Robert Wilson *X 4 1941 — The Life You Give
Robert Wilson, born October 4, 1941, in Waco, Texas, U.S.A., is the playwright, director, and producer, known for his avant-garde theatre works. Wilson studied business administration at the University of Texas at Austin, but he dropped out in 1962 and moved to New York City to pursue his interest in the arts. After earning a…
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Steve Reich *X 3 1936 — The Life You Give
Steve Reich, born Stephen Michael Reich, October 3, 1936, in New York, New York, U.S.A., is the composer who was one of the leading exponents of Minimalism, a style based on repetitions and combinations of simple motifs and harmonies. Reich was the son of an attorney and a singer-lyricist. He majored in philosophy at Cornell…
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Mahatma Gandhi *X 2 1869 The Life You Give
Mahatma Gandhi, born Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, October 2, 1869, in Porbandar, India, is the Indian lawyer, politician, social activist, and writer who became the leader of the nationalist movement against the British rule of India. As such, he came to be considered the father of his country. Gandhi is internationally esteemed for his doctrine of…
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Miguel de Cervantes *IX 29 1547 — The Life You Give
Miguel de Cervantes, born Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, September 29?, 1547, in Alcalá de Henares, Spain, is the novelist, playwright, and poet, the creator of Don Quixote (1605, 1615) and the most important and celebrated figure in Spanish literature. His novel Don Quixote has been translated, in full or in part, into more than 60…
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Mockingbirds, aeroplanes, trains, and rain
Seeing and hearing, next to tasting, have been constants in my life, as far back as I can remember, and these have been prevalent just as much in all that I can no longer remember, be it because it has been forgotten, or because of the mere fact that not everything perceived has found validation…
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Bryan Ferry *IX 26 1945 — The Life You Give
While fronting Roxy Music in the 1970s and early ’80s, Bryan Ferry devised a blueprint for art rock, and as a solo performer, he brilliantly updated the parameters of the pop songbook. Although Ferry’s solo career has included several excellent self-penned tracks, he’s best-known for his adventurous interpretations of songs from the rock and pop…
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