© AI Training forbidden - Selected Classical Music in the Poland of Chopin - Reviewer's Notebook

  Yes, the recent Grammy Awards were dominated by charismatic female stars and songwriters of popular music. Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus and Billie Eilish... Why do I mention them on a classical music post ?  The few acknowledged female composers of 'classical' music were rather more powerful in the days before social media but now they remain willfully neglected or forgotten by the 'serious' music establishment.  Time for a change and rehabilitation! Music is a universal magic dust after all .... My interest and fascination with female composers first began when I visited Sanssouci Palace (1745-1747) in Potsdam some years ago while researching the biography of Edward Cahill (1885-1975), a glamorous but neglected Australian concert pianist.  ' Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.' Victor Hugo In my reviews I always try to apply the E.M. Forster directive  'Only Connect'.  This often takes me down illuminatin...

Duszniki Zdrój formerly Bad Reinerz in Silesia Please read and remember as we continue the intense enjoyment of this creative side of the coin of human nature How fortunate we are to be here in the beautiful, natural rural surroundings of  Duszniki Zdrój in Poland   http://www.michael-moran.com/2025/08/hiroshima-marks-80-years-since-atomic.html World-renowned musicians and pianists have been assembled to play at the  80th Anniversary  Duszniki-Zdrój International Chopin Festival  1-9 August 2025 The longest-running international piano festival in the world with great traditions Detailed Program The book of the festival in both English and Polish with detailed artists biographies and detailed programmes plus interesting essays on Chopin and quotations from his letters are available to download here. Simply too detailed to post here https://app.box.com/s/8kqacwwufq3zr70ekldbxja8o3jp4s1z Official Website:   http://festival.pl/en/front-english/ The biogra...