Tag Archives: Spain

My Ongoing Obsession with the Bach Cello Suites

Posted on January 30, 2015 by Daniel

At the tail end of 2014 I came across a book I had been previously been unaware of at a library liquidation sale and bought it for less than the price of a cup of coffee. That the book aroused … Continue reading →

Posted in British History, Essays, Music, Recommended reads, Reviews | Tagged alchemy, Anner Bylsma, Bach, Bach Cello Suites, Baroque, Catalan, cello, Cello Suites, classical music, Composer, Compositions, double bass, Elgar, Eric Siblin, German Composer, German Music, guitar, Heinrich Schiff, Hungary, J.S. Bach, jacqueline du pre, János Starker, Mischa Maisky, Mstislav Rostropovich, music, Nature, Pablo Casals, Paolo Pandolfo, Paul Tortelier, Pierre Fournier, Pieter Wispelwey, Ralph Kirshbaum, Shakespeare, Spain, Steven Isserlis, Suites for solo cello, The Cello Suites, Truls Mork, viola, Viola da Gamba, xylophone, Yo Yo Ma | 4 Comments

Rupert Copping on Skylight Press

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Daniel

Rupert Copping was born in London into an eccentric and bohemian family. As in infant, in the early fifties, he was taken to Ecuador by his mother and stepfather – the latter being, among other things, a herpetologist. As a … Continue reading →

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Garry Craig Powell on Skylight Press

Posted on August 18, 2012 by Daniel

Born in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, Garry Craig Powell was quite the seasoned nomad before he became a writer – something he expresses succinctly on his website biography: “Not until I was in my forties did I really dedicate my life to … Continue reading →

Posted in British Literature, Literature, New authors | Tagged Arab culture, Arkansas, British fiction, British Literature, England, fiction, Garry Craig Powell, literary fiction, middle-east, novel, novel in stories, Portugal, Short Stories, Spain, Stoning the Devil, travel, United Arab Emirates | 1 Comment

Tag Archives: Spain

My Ongoing Obsession with the Bach Cello Suites

Rupert Copping on Skylight Press

Garry Craig Powell on Skylight Press

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