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Tag Archives: Felix Mendelssohn

HOLMES AND THE ARTS PART 2

SHERLOCK HOLMES’ artistic streak surfaced regularly, and not just when he idly bowed his Stradivarius while pondering a consulting detective conundrum. Yesterday here, Michael Hardwick’s The Guide to Sherlock Holmes … Continue reading

October 26, 2017 · 1 Comment

AN OVERTURE IN BASALT

GEOLOGY AND MUSIC seemed like a strange mix. Until, that is, I learned more about Felix Mendelssohn’s Opus 26, The Hebrides, which is also known as Die Fingalshöne, Fingal’s Cave. … Continue reading

May 15, 2016 · Leave a comment