Archive | July, 2009

By M.L. Rantala, n 1759 Voltaire mocked the philosophy of Leibnitz- which he summarized in the oft-repeated declaration of Dr. Pangloss, “All is for the best in the best of all possible worlds- with the publication of “Candide.”  Adam Smith set out his explanation of sympathy and benevolence in “The theory of Moral Sentiments.”  This [...]

By  M.L. Rantala, Folks at Baroque Band’s final Hyde Park concert of the season June 5 at the Hyde Park Union Church got a lovely whiff of how modern baroque composers could be.  The program assembled by Clarke was remarkable: offering glorious baroque music with lots of crackle, along with the fascinating touches that show [...]