@mkaloumenos
Computer engineer, musician, audiophile, photographer, book lover, writer; 1st novel to be published. Daily posts of spotify links from my record collection, a painting and maybe a movie or a book or a photo.
Daily Piece of Art
๐จ Madeleine Franรงoise Basseporte ๐ซ๐ท (1701โ1780)
๐ผ๏ธ Bouquet de fleurs (?) - gouache highlighted with arabic gum
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#otd 1966, Edie Brickell (Paul Simon's wife) was born in Dallas, Texas. #NowSpinning the great debut album of Edie Brickell & New Bohemians from 1988: Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars
#music #musicsky #rock
Daily Piece of Art
๐จ Leonardo da Vinci ๐ฎ๐น (1452 - 1519)
๐ผ๏ธ Drawings of Water Lifting Devices (1482) - ink on paper
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#otd 1930, #jazz saxophonist Ornette Coleman was born in Fort Worth, Texas. #NowSpinning a revolutionary record that altered the course of jazz. His 3rd studio album released in 1959: The Shape of Jazz to Come
#music #musicsky
Daily Piece of Art
๐จ Anna Waser ๐จ๐ญ (1678 - 1714)
๐ผ๏ธ Self-portrait (1691) - oil on canvas
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#otd 1566,Italian nobleman and composer Carlo Gesualdo, Prince of Venosa and Count of Conza, was born most likely at Venosa. #NowSpinning his 3rd and 4th books of MAdrigals with Les Arts Florissants conducted by Paul Agnew.
#music #musicsky #classicalmusic
๐ผ Blackbird singing in the dead of night ๐ถ
Daily Piece of Art
๐จ Joaquรญn Sorolla y Bastida ๐ช๐ธ (1863 - 1923)
๐ผ๏ธ Two Sisters, Valencia (1909) - oil on canvas
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Have a great #Caturday
#otd 1875, Maurice Ravel was born in the Basque town of Ciboure in France. #NowSpinning Pierre Boulezโs forensic 1974 performance of Bolรฉro with the NYP.
#music #musicsky #classicalmusic
Daily Piece of Art
๐จ Mary Cassatt ๐บ๐ธ (1844 - 1926)
๐ผ๏ธ The sisters (1885) - oil on canvas
#art
My best jazz albums of 2025
#NowSpinning La Fleur de Cayenne (The Cayenne Flower) by the renowned Cuban-American artist Paquito D'Rivera with the Madrid-New York Connection Band. This is my best jazz album of 2025.
#music #musicsky #jazz
Daily Piece of Art
๐จ Jan Veth ๐ณ๐ฑ (1864 - 1925)
๐ผ๏ธ Portrait of Cornelia, Clara and Johanna Veth (1885) - oil on canvas
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My best jazz albums of 2025
#NowSpinning 'Trilogy 3' the closing chapter of Chick Coreaโs acclaimed live series with bassist Christian McBride and drummer Brian Blade.
#music #musicsky #jazz
Lesser men would call it love by Lau Noah
Daily Piece of Art
๐จ Berthe Morisot ๐ซ๐ท (1841 - 1895)
๐ผ๏ธ The sisters (1869) - oil on canvas
#art
My best jazz albums of 2025
#NowSpinning 'Ride into the Sun' by pianist, composer, and arranger Brad Mehldau.
#music #musicsky #jazz
Daily Piece of Art
๐จ John Hoppner ๐ฌ๐ง (1758 - 1810)
๐ผ๏ธ The Frankland Sisters (1795) - oil on canvas
#art
My best jazz albums of 2025
#NowSpinning 'Asteartea' by Bea Asurmendi born and raised in the Basque Country.
#music #musicsky #jazz
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๐จ Sofonisba Anguissola ๐ฎ๐น (c. 1532โ1625)
๐ผ๏ธ The Chess Game / Portrait of the Artistโs Sisters Playing Chess (1555) - oil on canvas
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My best jazz albums of 2025
#NowSpinning 'Lumen' by English composer, producer, and multi-instrumental Bill Laurance, member of the group Snarky Puppy.
#music #musicsky #jazz
No offense to NEKYIA lovers, but I prefer 'Orphรฉe aux enfers' by Jacques Offenbach.
Daily Piece of Art
๐จ Joan Mirรณ ๐ช๐ธ (1893 - 1983)
๐ผ๏ธ Two Figures and a Dragonfly (1936) - gouache, watercolor, and graphite on paper
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#otd 1810, Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin was born in ลปelazowa Wola. #NowSpinning the recording of his รtudes Op.10 and Op.25 by Maurizio Pollini in 1960, famously withdrawn by the pianist and remained unreleased until 2011.
#music #musicsky #classicalmusic #piano
Amen
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๐จ Anne Dangar ๐ฆ๐บ (1885 - 1951)
๐ผ๏ธ Gouache (1936) - gouache on cardboard
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It is not an obstacle. Treat is as a roundabout.
#otd 1953, Finnish clarinetist, conductor and composer Osmo Vรคnskรค was born in Sรครคminki. #NowSpinning the 2005 World premiere recording of the concerto for flute and orchestra by Kalevi Aho. Vรคnskรค conducts the Lahti SO. Sharon Bezaly is the soloist.
#music #musicsky #classicalmusic
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๐จ Toulouse-Lautrec ๐ซ๐ท (1864 - 1901)
๐ผ๏ธ Jane Avril Dancing (1893) - gouache on cardboard
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