Thanks for joining me on my blog. I also have a classical music blog “Corelli Violin” on WordPress and a blog “The Telehealth & Healthcare Social Media Daily” also on WordPress. I am “CorelliViolin” on Twitter.Tumblr (3.0; @jecollmer)http://jecollmer.tumblr.com/<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/38681202?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="400" height="224" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://laphamsquarterly.tumblr.com/post/19781671426/slightly-foxed-makes-some-beautiful-books-weve">laphamsquarterly</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong><a href="http://www.foxedquarterly.com/home/our-books/">Slightly Foxed</a></strong> makes some beautiful books. We’ve got a few in the office and they are mind-bendingly awesome. Here’s how they are made. </p> </blockquote>http://jecollmer.tumblr.com/post/20426703171http://jecollmer.tumblr.com/post/20426703171Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:29:46 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lt6qaaPc301qm7hr6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Italo Calvino</strong></p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/20/books/review/20lethem.html?pagewanted=all">Italo for Beginners</a> (From @matthiasrascher)</strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwEqCQ7xPTM"><strong>“Italo Calvino: Se un giorno d’estate un narratore”</strong></a></p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZ9cEZhiGPw">“The distance from the moon - Italo Calvino”</a></strong></p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqHU9oh0hMA">“JOHN TURTURRO reads a short story by Italo Calvino”</a></strong></p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sf1PIAPdZWg">“Good For Nothing-Italo Calvino”</a></strong></p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dqNDLIFZmQ&feature=related">“Calvino e le narrazioni primitive”</a></strong></p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOV3sOJC1Fw&feature=related">“Le città invisibili”</a></strong></p> <p>Photo taken by J.E. Collmer in Siena, Italy</p>http://jecollmer.tumblr.com/post/11551566368http://jecollmer.tumblr.com/post/11551566368Sun, 16 Oct 2011 20:49:22 -0400Italo CalvinoItalyInvisible CitiesItalian literature<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lt31mpHxXe1qm7hr6o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/118144738376668587147/August30201103?authuser=0&feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-91UZW_woFts/Tl2r2bMW6FE/AAAAAAAABV4/xlWbN_5juLU/s160-c/August30201103.jpg" width="160" height="160"/></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.gq.com/news-politics/newsmakers/201110/hiromitsu-shinkawa-japan-tsunami-rescue-story">The Man Who Sailed His House</a></p> <p><span> <h1 id="watch-headline-title"><span title="さくらさくら変奏曲" dir="ltr" id="eow-title"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKsVi5swbLQ&feature=related">さくらさくら変奏曲</a></span></h1> </span></p>http://jecollmer.tumblr.com/post/11458101643http://jecollmer.tumblr.com/post/11458101643Fri, 14 Oct 2011 21:04:00 -0400JapanJapan TsunamiJapanese traditional music<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrulw3zMTl1qm7hr6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Alisa Weilerstein</strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWXNGHX3gaw"><strong>“Daniel Barenboin & Alisa Weilerstein in Cello Concert Op 85 Adagio Moderato by Sir E,Elgar”</strong></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHDpgNwpvHI"><strong>“Alisa Weilerstein plays Tchaikovsky”</strong></a></p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZCPW2VKbXA">“Alisa Weilerstein, 2011 MacArthur Fellow”</a></strong></p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_GkyJwfS5k&feature=related">“Alisa Weilerstein in rehearsal with Jonathan Gilad at the 2008 Verbier Festival”</a></strong></p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14p6wPXwkoI&feature=related">“Alisa Weilerstein live Verbier Festival”</a></strong></p> <p>Photo taken by J.E. Collmer in Paris, France</p>http://jecollmer.tumblr.com/post/10464357734http://jecollmer.tumblr.com/post/10464357734Tue, 20 Sep 2011 21:09:00 -0400Alisa Weilerstein2011 MacArthur Fellowclassical musicSir ElgarDaniel BarenboimTchaikovskyJonathan Giladcello<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrqn81jH4H1qm7hr6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong><a href="http://www.medici.tv/#!/barenboim-mehta-a-harmonious-friendship">“BARENBOIM AND MEHTA: A HARMONIOUS FRIENDSHIP”</a></strong></p> <p>Photo taken by J.E. Collmer in Florence, Italy</p>http://jecollmer.tumblr.com/post/10376422942http://jecollmer.tumblr.com/post/10376422942Sun, 18 Sep 2011 17:48:01 -0400Daniel BarenboimZubin Mehtaclassical musicfriendshipFlorence Italy<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrfj2fN7o81qm7hr6o1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrfj2fN7o81qm7hr6o2_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p><strong>New York City</strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/featured/a-concert-for-new-york-watch-the-unedited-concert/1179/"><strong>“A Concert for New York: Watch the Unedited Concert”</strong></a></p> <p>Photo taken by J.E. Collmer in New York City.</p>http://jecollmer.tumblr.com/post/10138045372http://jecollmer.tumblr.com/post/10138045372Mon, 12 Sep 2011 17:44:39 -0400New York CityNew York PhilharmonicMahlerclassical music<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrcalrKX1W1qm7hr6o1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrcalrKX1W1qm7hr6o2_r1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p><strong>New York City</strong></p> <p><strong><a href="http://nyphil.org/attend/broadcasts/index.cfm?page=broadcastDetail&broadcastKey=348#media">“Broadcast: 9/11 Anniversary Broadcast” </a>(From New York Philharmonic)</strong></p> <p>Photo taken by J.E. Collmer in New York City, August 2011</p>http://jecollmer.tumblr.com/post/10067138635http://jecollmer.tumblr.com/post/10067138635Sat, 10 Sep 2011 23:49:00 -04009/11New York CityNew York PhilharmonicOn the Transmigration of SoulsJohn AdamsBrahmsEin deutsches Requiem Opus 45<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lr8oyiy3Cg1qm7hr6o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>“Stairway to Heaven”</strong></p> <p><a href="http://chambermusiciantoday.com/blog/posts/The-Benaud-Trio-Plays-Stairway-to-Heaven/"><strong>“The Benaud Trio Plays Stairway to Heaven”</strong></a></p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9TGj2jrJk8">“Led Zeppelin-Stairway to Heaven”</a></strong></p> <p>Photo taken by J.E. Collmer in Paris, France</p>http://jecollmer.tumblr.com/post/9986647107http://jecollmer.tumblr.com/post/9986647107Fri, 09 Sep 2011 01:08:00 -0400The Benaud TrioStairway to HeavenLed ZeppelinParisFrance<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lr4pwyINZa1qm7hr6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong><a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xkwrcw_alexis-weissenberg-stravinsky-russian-dance-from-petrouchka_music?start=4#from=embed">“Alexis Weissenberg - Stravinsky - Russian Dance from Petrouchka”</a></strong></p> <p><br/><br/>Photo taken by J.E. Collmer in Bruges, Belgium</p>http://jecollmer.tumblr.com/post/9901337887http://jecollmer.tumblr.com/post/9901337887Tue, 06 Sep 2011 21:38:57 -0400Alexis WeissenbergIgor StravinskyPetrouchkaclassical musicBrugesBelgium<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lqxlhrGfw81qm7hr6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Annecy Classic Festival</strong></p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.annecyclassicfestival.com/index.php?lang=en">Annecy Classic Festival</a> </strong>(Click on “videos” page)</p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwxEJ0lSW-E">“Denis Matsuev, Aleksandr Buslow and Boris Brovtsin - Rachmaninov - Trio Elegiaque”</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLHBKOX8uWk"><strong>“Apollon Musagete Quartet - Shostakovich - Polka”</strong></a></p>http://jecollmer.tumblr.com/post/9736825927http://jecollmer.tumblr.com/post/9736825927Sat, 03 Sep 2011 01:20:00 -0400Annecy Classic FestivalRachmaninovShostakovichclassical musicParisFrance<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lqrx63cqL61qm7hr6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Jose Saramago</strong></p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XzBkM_LdAk">“Jose Saramago watches Blindness (english subtitles)”</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMdYs6VWBoE&feature=fvsr"><strong>“Blindness Trailer”</strong></a></p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGgC7C2wI-g">“A Flor Maior Do Mundo - Jose Saramago”</a></strong></p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=F4YDjOdk7Ow">“The Biggest Flower in the World: Saramago’s tale”</a> </strong>(English subtitles but smaller screen and subtitles overlay the screen)</p> <p>Photo taken by J.E. Collmer in Lisbon, Portugal</p> <p><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/118144738376668587147/August30201104?authuser=0&feat=embedwebsite">August 30, 2011</a></p>http://jecollmer.tumblr.com/post/9615245704http://jecollmer.tumblr.com/post/9615245704Tue, 30 Aug 2011 23:46:00 -0400Jose SaramagoPortugalLisbon<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lqq52dgreh1qm7hr6o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><strong><a href="http://faulkner.lib.virginia.edu/">“Faulkner at Virginia: An Audio Archive”</a> </strong>(From @openculture)</p> <p>Photo taken by J.E. Collmer in Charlottesville, Virginia</p> <p><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/118144738376668587147/August292011?authuser=0&feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-j-OALW0lgws/TlxU6NNXS3E/AAAAAAAABRw/7O3Wcjr1syY/s160-c/August292011.jpg" width="160" height="160"/></a></p> <p><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/118144738376668587147/August292011?authuser=0&feat=embedwebsite">August 29, 2011</a></p>http://jecollmer.tumblr.com/post/9576508268http://jecollmer.tumblr.com/post/9576508268Tue, 30 Aug 2011 00:42:00 -0400FaulknerWilliam FaulknerUniversity of VirginiaCharlottesvilleVirginia<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lqnv0mIJiL1qm7hr6o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><strong><a href="http://www.radiolab.org/">Radiolab</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.radiolab.org/2008/mar/10/"><strong>Radiolab and “Deception”</strong></a></p> <p>Photo taken by J.E. Collmer in New York City</p> <p><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/118144738376668587147/August282011?authuser=0&feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-5zHova0J0Uw/TlrR2tciftE/AAAAAAAABRY/D8i6q7gLpl8/s160-c/August282011.jpg" width="160" height="160"/></a></p> <p><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/118144738376668587147/August282011?authuser=0&feat=embedwebsite">August 28, 2011</a></p>http://jecollmer.tumblr.com/post/9521483304http://jecollmer.tumblr.com/post/9521483304Sun, 28 Aug 2011 19:09:00 -0400RadiolabNPRDeceptionBicycles<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lqln3fbVOx1qm7hr6o1_r1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.philosophy.ox.ac.uk/podcasts/critical_reasoning_for_beginners">“Critical Reasoning for Beginners”</a></p> <p>Photo taken by J.E. Collmer in Florence, Italy</p>http://jecollmer.tumblr.com/post/9463599881http://jecollmer.tumblr.com/post/9463599881Sat, 27 Aug 2011 14:23:00 -0400Critical reasoningArgumentsFlorence<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lqi85xYiXx1qm7hr6o1_r6_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Jackson Pollock</strong></p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.openculture.com/2011/08/jackson_pollock_lights_camera_paint.html">“Jackson Pollock: Lights, Camera, Paint! (1951)”</a></strong></p> <p><strong> <br/><br/><br/></strong>Photo taken by J.E. Collmer in Paris</p>http://jecollmer.tumblr.com/post/9389510994http://jecollmer.tumblr.com/post/9389510994Thu, 25 Aug 2011 18:08:00 -0400Jackson Pollockabstract expressionismParis<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lqgvsjYSH61qm7hr6o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Samuel Beckett</strong></p> <p><strong> <p><a href="http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2011/08/16/samuel-beckett-film/">“Samuel Beckett’s Only Cinematic Project: A Silent Film from 1965”</a></p> <br/></strong>Photo taken by J.E. Collmer in New York City</p>http://jecollmer.tumblr.com/post/9364743879http://jecollmer.tumblr.com/post/9364743879Thu, 25 Aug 2011 00:43:31 -0400Samuel BeckettFilm<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lqazk6yWYi1qm7hr6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>The Bayeux Tapestry</strong></p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcm1mwkVYXM&feature=related">“Bayeux tapestry (in latin, english and french)”</a></strong></p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fG17rlJvFkw&feature=fvwrel">“Bayeux Tapestry”</a></strong></p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.openculture.com/2009/10/the_bayeux_tapestry_animated.html">“The Bayeux Tapestry Animated”</a> </strong>(from @matthiasrascher)</p> <p>Photo taken by J.E. Collmer in London, England</p>http://jecollmer.tumblr.com/post/9229824048http://jecollmer.tumblr.com/post/9229824048Sun, 21 Aug 2011 20:19:17 -0400The Bayeux TapestryArtHistoryClassical musicAnimationNorman Conquest of England<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lq9gj5n3hA1qm7hr6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.archive.org/details/symphony_of_living"><strong>“Symphony of Living (1935)”</strong></a></p> <p>(From @sequenza21)</p> <p>Photo taken by J.E. Collmer in Florence, Italy</p>http://jecollmer.tumblr.com/post/9195217736http://jecollmer.tumblr.com/post/9195217736Sun, 21 Aug 2011 00:30:40 -0400ViolinClassical music<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lpybys3yDH1qm7hr6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Francois Truffaut</strong></p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kS7lOJiVjuQ&feature=related">“Interview de François Truffaut”</a></strong></p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJTRSdDCjx8&feature=related">“A word from Francois Truffaut And Jean-Luc Godard”</a></strong></p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJTRSdDCjx8&feature=related">“The 400 Blows (1959) - Opens in cinemas nationwide on 10 April - trailer”</a></strong></p> <p>Photo taken by J.E. Collmer in Paris, France</p>http://jecollmer.tumblr.com/post/8938983876http://jecollmer.tumblr.com/post/8938983876Mon, 15 Aug 2011 00:18:28 -0400Francois TruffautThe 400 BlowsJean-Luc Godard<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lpwd2c04fb1qm7hr6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong><a href="http://mytechnologyworld9.blogspot.com/2010/08/complicated-mechanisms-explained-in.html">“Complicated Mechanisms Explained in Simple Animations”</a></strong></p> <p>(From @matthiasrascher)</p> <p>Photo taken by J.E. Collmer in Cascais, Portugal</p>http://jecollmer.tumblr.com/post/8890826087http://jecollmer.tumblr.com/post/8890826087Sat, 13 Aug 2011 22:47:00 -0400How mechanisms workMechanical engineering