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Here are the latest posts from my various websites: my Contemporary Feng Shui business site Sense of Space, my historical recordings site The Piano Files, and my site devoted to the great Romanian pianist Dinu Lipatti.

Sense of Space

Flow Like A River

Amidst all the chaos of 2020, I

February 2

Interview with Fuss Factory Brands

Three years ago I was asked for

June 22

Working From Home: Desks

With the global shift towards working at

April 21

Safety in Numbers

I had a phone call recently from

February 24

Decorating Time and Space

I recently came across a quote that

February 20

Feng Shui For The Whole Year

Feng Shui is such a rich topic

October 21

Back To School

School can provide some interesting challenges for

September 3

Clarifying Clutter

The topic of clutter is very much

July 26

Making Opposites Complementary

Our physical world is based on opposites:

June 27

Here’s Looking At You

Respect is a basic human need, and

June 11

The Piano Files

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Hilda Bor

Yet another pianist I’d never heard of showed

July 16

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American Master Pianist Sidney Foster

With the advent of the CD in the

May 23

Leo Sirota

How could it be that a pianist whom

May 5

Alfred Cortot plays Stravinsky

There was quite a bit of excitement when

April 19

Celebrating Simon Barere

Many pianists lived fascinating lives whose biographical details

April 3

Egon Petri at 140

The German-born Dutch pianist Egon Petri has been

March 23

A Forgotten Genius: Muriel Kerr

One of the great joys of running my

March 5

Lubka Kolessa

There are many great pianists whose performing careers

February 1

Favourite Releases of 2020

I regularly state that we are living in

January 16

Clara Haskil: 60 Years Later

Clara Haskil died on December 7, 1960 as

January 8

Dinu Lipatti

Silent Film Footage of Lipatti Discovered

I am delighted to share some news that

November 9

Schubert’s Impromptu in G-Flat Major

Today is the anniversary of Dinu Lipatti’s legendary

September 16

Schubert’s Impromptu in G-Flat Major

Today is the anniversary of Dinu Lipatti’s legendary

September 16

Lipatti Centenary Reissues

Dinu Lipatti continues to be held in high

August 12

Dinu Lipatti biography still in print

The only biography of Dinu Lipatti published in

September 3

Liszt’s First Piano Concerto

Dinu Lipatti recorded only two piano concertos for

June 6

Dinu Lipatti’s Repertoire – Solo Piano and Two-Piano Works

The following is a list of the works

February 1

Dinu Lipatti’s Repertoire – Chamber Music

It is a little known fact that Dinu

January 28

Dinu Lipatti’s Repertoire – Piano and Orchestra

This is a list of works for piano

January 21

The Bach-Busoni D Minor Concerto

Dinu Lipatti is justly celebrated for his performances

October 2

From the Blogs

Sense of Space

Flow Like A River

Interview with Fuss Factory Brands

Working From Home: Desks

Safety in Numbers

Decorating Time and Space

Feng Shui For The Whole Year

Back To School

Clarifying Clutter

Making Opposites Complementary

Here’s Looking At You

The Piano Files

Hilda Bor

American Master Pianist Sidney Foster

Leo Sirota

Alfred Cortot plays Stravinsky

Celebrating Simon Barere

Egon Petri at 140

A Forgotten Genius: Muriel Kerr

Lubka Kolessa

Favourite Releases of 2020

Clara Haskil: 60 Years Later

Dinu Lipatti

Silent Film Footage of Lipatti Discovered

Schubert’s Impromptu in G-Flat Major

Schubert’s Impromptu in G-Flat Major

Lipatti Centenary Reissues

Dinu Lipatti biography still in print

Liszt’s First Piano Concerto

Dinu Lipatti’s Repertoire – Solo Piano and Two-Piano Works

Dinu Lipatti’s Repertoire – Chamber Music

Dinu Lipatti’s Repertoire – Piano and Orchestra

The Bach-Busoni D Minor Concerto

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