In remarks delivered yesterday to the summit of G20 heads of state, Russian President Vladimir Putin used his opening words to paint a stark and sobering picture of the crisis facing mankind. “The scope of problems humanity has faced in 2020 is truly unprecedented. The coronavirus pandemic, global lockdown and frozen economic activity have launched […]
Beethoven’s “Der Erlkönig” Notes by Margaret Scialdone Goethe’s poem “Der Erlkönig” tells the story of a boy riding home on horseback in his father’s arms. He is frightened when he hears the seductive voice of the Erl King, a powerful and creepy supernatural being. The Erl King attempts to lure the child into joining him, […]
Der Beginn der NS-Kriegsverbrechenprozesse in Nürnberg nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg jährte sich am 20. November zum 75. Mal. Zu diesem Anlaß fand über die Lehren aus den Prozessen in Moskau eine Konferenz statt, auf der der russische Präsident Wladimir Putin wie auch der russische Außenminister Sergej Lawrow sprachen. „Ich bin sicher, daß das Thema des […]
Kirill Komarov, erster stellvertretender Hauptgeschäftsführer von Rosatom, dem staatlichen russischen Kernenergiekonzern, teilte am Freitag auf einer Pressekonferenz mit, sein Unternehmen plane, das bereits für die Arktis entwickelte schwimmende Kernkraftwerk auch für tropische Gebiete umzurüsten. „Wir arbeiten derzeit an einem neuen Projekt, um dieses schwimmende Kernkraftwerk zu optimieren,“ sagte Komarov laut TASS. „Wir denken darüber nach, […]
Beethoven’s humor—“The Test of Kisses” Notes by Fred Haight This song, “Prüfung des Küssens, WoO 89” (The Test of Kissing), was composed between 1790–1791, for Bonn’s Electoral singer, Joseph Lux. It is for a bass and orchestra. The author of the text is unknown, but this song, in the Italian opera buffa style, is skillfully […]
While the world remains in the throes of the coronavirus epidemic, with a new surge in both Europe and the United States, the Asia-Pacific region is gearing up for a new spurt of economic growth and development, which will help the world overcome COVID and create a solid restart for the world economy. “The world […]
That press conference was the most dangerous 1hr 45 minutes of television in American history.” What would prompt Chris Krebs, the recently fired Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency in the United States Department of Homeland Security, to say that about the Thursday presentation given by Trump election fraud attorneys Rudolph Giuliani, Sidney […]
Beethoven : Creatures of Prometheus Notes by Margaret Scialdone In 1801 the ballet master Salvatore Viganó was commanded to prepare a performance for Empress Maria Theresa. He chose the subject of Prometheus giving science and the arts to Mankind, and turned to Beethoven to compose a score for his libretto. “Creatures of Prometheus” is Beethoven’s […]
PDF herunterladen 75 Jahre nach dem Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs droht der Welt eine neue faschistische Diktatur. Diesmal kommt sie in Form des Versuchs der führenden Zentralbanken, der Londoner City und der Wall Street, ihre totale Kontrolle über alle Finanzanlagen zum Wohle der Superreichen auf Kosten der Mittelschicht und der Armen weltweit zu konsolidieren. Der […]
Download a PDF Seventy five years after the end of World War II, the world is threatened with a new fascist dictatorship. It comes, this time, in the form of an attempt by the City of London, Wall Street, and various leading central banks to consolidate total control over all financial investments for the benefit […]