Category: John Williams/Berliner Philharmoniker: John Williams -The Berlin Concert
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May the Fourth be With You: Music to Help Fans Celebrate ‘Star Wars Day’
Today is May the Fourth be With You Day, so instead of a usual blog entry, here are music videos featuring themes from the space fantasy series “Star Wars.” May the Force be with you.
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Musings & Thoughts for Monday, June 12, 2023, or: Weekend Update, Part the Third
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Berliner Philharmoniker/Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Computer and Video Games, Creative Writing, John Williams/Berliner Philharmoniker: John Williams -The Berlin Concert, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), MicroProse Software, Music, Music & Concert Specials, Regiments (2022), Regiments: Iron Curtain, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: CodaHi, there, Dear Reader. It’s late morning here in Lithia, Florida, on Monday, June 12, 2023. It’s a hot early summer day (85°F/29°C). It’s sunny, humid, and with no rain in the immediate future, it’s bound to get hotter still. Today’s forecast for the Tampa Bay area calls for mostly summer skies and a high…
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My Frustrating Thursday: Could It Have Been Caused by Russian Cyberattacks Against the West?
Yesterday was a frustrating day. Extremely frustrating, quite frankly. Let me explain. I usually start writing posts for A Certain Point of View, Too on Microsoft Office’s Word either late in the morning or early in the afternoon. Okay, there have been times when I’ve written my post-of-the-day early in the morning (even before sunrise…
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Music Album (Mixed Media) Review: ‘John Williams/Berliner Philharmoniker: The Berlin Concert’
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in Amazon, Berliner Philharmoniker/Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Blu-ray Collection, John Williams (Composer), John Williams Live in Vienna (2020 Album), John Williams/Berliner Philharmoniker: John Williams -The Berlin Concert, John Williams: Live in Vienna, Movies, Music, Music & Concert Specials, Music ReviewsJohn Williams/Berliner Philharmoniker: The Berlin Concert (2022) Release Date: February 4, 2022 (Germany and European Union); March 4, 2022: U.S. & Canada Label: Deutsche Grammophon/Universal Music Group Genre: Classical/Stage & Screen Style: Orchestral/Film & Screen On Friday, March 4, 2022, Berlin-based Deutsche Grammophon (DG) released John Williams/Berliner Philharmoniker: The Berlin Concert, a “live” concert performance…
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More Musings & Thoughts for Sunday, March 27, 2022, or: A Bonus Post to Clarify a Few Things….
I rarely write two posts per day on either of my blogs – this one or my original Blogger version of A Certain Point of View – because I usually don’t have much to say or because I lack the desire or mental energy to do so. Nevertheless, I feel compelled to write a few…
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On the Joys and Pitfalls of Online Shopping, or: Getting Set to Receive ‘John Williams – The Berlin Concert’
Well, today is the day when my package with Deutsche Grammophon’s John Williams/Berliner Philharmoniker: The Berlin Concert – Deluxe Edition is due to arrive here. Earlier this morning, I received an email from the U.S. Postal Service that said I can expect it to be delivered some time before 8 PM. Per the Postal Service’s…
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On the Joys and Pitfalls of Online Shopping: Coppola’s ‘Godfather Trilogy’ 4K Set is ‘Out for Delivery,” and ‘The Berlin Concert’ Has Shipped
One of the biggest peeves that I have about home media releases on disc (especially the new 4K UHD Blu-ray format) is with packaging, especially when it comes to commemorative box sets such as last year’s Indiana Jones: 4-Movie Collection (released to celebrate Raiders of the Lost Ark’s 40th Anniversary) or this week’s The Godfather…
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50 Years On: Remembering – or Trying to Remember – March of 1972 is No Easy Thing
Hi, there, Dear Reader. It’s early afternoon here in Lithia, Florida, on Monday, March 21, 2022. It is a warm first day of astronomical spring in the Tampa Bay area; meteorological spring began on March 1. Currently, the temperature is 80˚ F (27˚C) under sunny skies. With the wind blowing from the east at 11…
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On the Joys and Pitfalls of Online Shopping: “…But Wait! There’s More!”
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in 4K UHD Blu-rays, Amazon, Berliner Philharmoniker/Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Blogging, Blu-ray Box Sets, Films by Steven Spielberg, John Williams/Berliner Philharmoniker: John Williams -The Berlin Concert, Life in Florida, Movies, Music, Online Shopping, Personal Thoughts, The Godfather Trilogy (50th Anniversary Box Set), West Side Story (2021)Well, with the recent arrival of my Ultimate Collector’s Edition set of West Side Story – it arrived at 3:49 PM Eastern yesterday – I can now say that this bit of my online shopping story is safely in the rear-view mirror of my life. Yes, the Best Buy Limited Edition Steelbook bit was unnecessarily…
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Musings & Thoughts for Tuesday, February 1, 2022, or: On the Passage of Time (and Other, Trivial Topics)
Greetings, Dear Reader. It is mid-morning here in Lithia, Florida on Tuesday, February 1, 2022. It is another chilly winter day in the Tampa Bay area, although there is a bit of a warming trend today. Presently the temperature is 51˚F (11˚C) under sunny conditions, although with the wind blowing from the east at 5…
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