A broken bow across a long-lost violin

[sovay]

Dear brain. Rumors of devil's bargains and the legend that an angel foretold his talent to his mother before he was born notwithstanding, it is not helpful to dream that Niccolò Paganini was the Phantom of the Opera. For starters, the timeframe is completely wrong. Also, crackfic.

Speaking of which, though:

I'm going to tell you a little story that I think you might find apropos. One day, a god named Zeus looked down upon the people of Earth from Olympos and thought, "I will turn myself into a bull." Then, as a bull, he went down amongst the humans and fucked a spider. And that is why, today, we have coconuts.

I love The Daily Show.

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[sovay]

Have you seen the film The Red Violin? It has a segment that I think is inspired by Paganini with a dash of Liszt thrown in.

I was shown it my freshman year of college by a roommate who was a violinist; I believe I know the section you're referring to. I should totally see it again. It had good Tarot, too.

And now I will have Rachmaninov's "Variations on a Theme of Paganini" going through my head for the rest of the day.

Should I apologize?

[kenjari.livejournal.com]

No need for apologies - I'm rather fond of the piece, although I haven't listened to it in quite some time because my only current copy is on cassette. Luckily, I was able to find it in the Naxos online library - I chose a Polish recording that turned out to be interesting if not always precisely to my taste. (I got the title wrong in my initial comment - it's the Rhapsody on a Theme of Pagnini). The piece also appears in Dead Again.