Fazal Majid's low-intensity weblogMostly random pontification, delivered at irregular intervals.Slava Rostropovich, 1927-2007- April 27, 2007 Legendary cellist and all-around good guy Mstislav "Slava" Rostropovich passed away in Moscow today. He was a friend and supporter of Shostakovich, Prokofiev, Britten and many others like Dutilleux, and many of the greatest works for cello of the 20th century, indeed of all time, were dedicated to him. I had the opportunity to hear him conduct Shostakovich's "Babi Yar" a year ago (when I took this photo) and a few years earlier as a cellist the Dvo&345;ák Cello Concerto (sadly in...http://www.majid.info/mylos/weblog/2007/04/27-1.html Eery similarities- April 7, 2007 Is it just me or is the Finale of Sibelius' Second Symphony, Op. 43 (1902) eerily reminiscent of the first movement of Saint-Saëns' Third Piano Concerto, Op. 29 (1869)http://www.majid.info/mylos/weblog/2007/04/07-1.html Acxiom acquires Kefta- April 3, 2007 I guess it's official now. Acxiom acquired my company, Kefta, last week. Acxiom is very discreet, but influential company, with a strong technical focus — how many public company CEOs do you know who are listed as inventors on their company's patents The other founders and myself came to the conclusion a merger will allow us to serve our customers better, ramp up our sales to capitalize on an exploding market and enhance our infrastructure, something that would have beeen much harder if.http://www.majid.info/mylos/weblog/2007/04/03-1.html |