7: Made in Czechia

This week, we start out with a rousing round of Two Truths and a Lie and then we move on to our three topics:THE EASTERN EUROPEAN RECORDING INDUSTRY AND FAR RIGHT POLITICSThe trailer to Dinesh D’Souza’s “Trump Card: The Movie” featuring Debbie D’Souza and the Budapest Scoring Orchestra Will’s blog post about recording in OstravaWill’s vlog about the sameLISTENER FEEDBACKMusic Suggestions for Kensho’s WeddingThe Lark Ascending Make Our Garden Grow Knee Play 5 Will orchestras keep the pace of change?Jessie Montgomery in the NYT THE COVID OUTBREAK AT THE MARIINSKY THEATERRussian Ballet Returned to the Stage. Then a Covid Outbreak Hit. (NYT)Valery Gergiev Wants to Make Music, But the West Brings Up Putin (LAT)CLASSICAL MIXTAPEThe full playlistTiffanyAnatoly Lyadov, KikimoraWillBoris Lyatoshynsky, Piano Trio No. 2KenshoDohnányi, Piano Quintet, mvmt. 3THINK YOU CAN STUMP US? GO AHEAD AND TRY!Google Form for “Name that Tune: Stump the Hosts Edition” GET A COPY OF ALEX ROSS’S WAGNERISM FOR OUR BOOK CLUBWe start with the Prelude, and Chapters 1 & 2 next weekYou can reach us at [email protected] and on social media:FacebookTwitterInstagram