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Mark Burgess @markburgessosl.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Inspired by Yuja Wang at the proms, I found this album which is just wonderful! Cc @loveinner.bsky.social @deeplyclassical.bsky.social

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Mark Burgess @markburgessosl.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

One of his better albums, and live and underholdsworthy! Cc @jimbaggott.bsky.social

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Mark Burgess @markburgessosl.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

30 minutes of cast off DI from an old live improvised performance some 10-12 years ago .. for those who enjoy live minimally composed fusion jazz markburgess.org/music/Sketches…

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Scifi Art @scifiart.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Art by Bruce Pennington for Children of Tomorrow by A. E. van Vogt (1973 New English Library edition)

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Art & Nature @capecodfairytales.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

#Poetry #Painting #Morning It is morning, and again I am the lucky person to be in it - Mary Oliver 🎨 Kevin Kia

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Mark Burgess @markburgessosl.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

This album of orchestral compositions by Sir Anthony Hopkins (sth sth sth) is really nice, in case you haven't heard it. cc @loveinner.bsky.social @deeplyclassical.bsky.social @trickysurname.bsky.social

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Mark Burgess @markburgessosl.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Finished this finally. It should be called What The Brain Isn't - many good points, but basically a strawman takedown of the whole of neuroscience(!), full of analogy reasoning, esp: the brain is not a computer. In the end a bit tedious and nothing new. It's a negative book.

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Kevin Mitchell @wiringthebrain.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

I can't. It's all just too stupid.

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Gavin Buckingham @drgbuckingham.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

New Yorker cartoon feels about right

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Mark Burgess @markburgessosl.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

A new recording of these cosmological works, this time with some score corrections to cross the h's and dot the ψ's... open.spotify.com/album/3LJ5x2...

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Symphony No. 1 and Under A Cathedral Of Stars (Corrected and Rerecorded) - EP by Mark Burgess | Spotify

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Mark Burgess @markburgessosl.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Gabriela Ortiz does it again, with this beautiful Grammy winning collection, conducted as always by Gustavo Dudamel. Cc @loveinner.bsky.social @deeplyclassical.bsky.social @ryanmross.bsky.social @trickysurname.bsky.social

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Mark Burgess @markburgessosl.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

SLOGANS is a "slightly acclaimed" audio drama, based on my 2004 dystopian novel: a near future sci-fi story of the mass manipulation of humanity by virtual reality--eerily close to today's social media world. mark-burgess-oslo-mb.medium.com/the-making-of- slogans-2-0-fdd2fbb6cfa4 Is this our world?

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Mark Burgess @markburgessosl.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Symphony no. 3 was written many years after his earlier two, with a couple of world wars in between. He seems to have embraced some Shostakovich (also Mahler fan) in between. Here Vecchia seems to draw out the music more clearly to make a winner cc @loveinner.bsky.social @deeplyclassical.bsky.social

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Mark Burgess @markburgessosl.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

This massive Tchaikovskian romp has grown on me a lot. The two versions are more similar than the respective interpretations of the 2nd. Even if derivative, it is so beautifully engineered that it's a triumph of the form @cc @loveinner.bsky.social @deeplyclassical.bsky.social @ryanmross.bsky.social

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Mark Burgess @markburgessosl.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

These couldn't be more different, but it's hard to say which I like better. Wild vs smooth. How to choose? Cc @loveinner.bsky.social @deeplyclassical.bsky.social @ryanmross.bsky.social

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Mark Burgess @markburgessosl.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

I have promised (as they say) to give a talk about Promise Theory to neuroscience/active inference/free energy principle folks today at 15:30 CET (i.e. in 2 hours time). Apparently, anyone is free to listen in, if inclined (or upside down). t.co/DuvcSf4VnX

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Mark Burgess @markburgessosl.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

I never cease to be amazed by the chops of Japanese composers and musicians. It's a forgotten level of musicality in the West.

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Mark Burgess @markburgessosl.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Revisiting this brilliant album by Jon Anderson and Stolt - superb writing. The best legacy of Yes.

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Mark Burgess @markburgessosl.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

I never understood Malcolm Arnold's symphonies. A bit like John Williams forays outside of film music, they seem to be intellectual exercises rather than deeply felt music. Still this collection is the best I've heard. Cc @loveinner.bsky.social @deeplyclassical.bsky.social @ryanmross.bsky.social

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Mark Burgess @markburgessosl.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Showdown, in search of a good ASZ. Karajan vs Reiner. Karajan wins, hands flying!! Pity he isn't here to get a modern recording! (Dudamel sadly didn't even qualify for final) Cc @loveinner.bsky.social @deeplyclassical.bsky.social @ryanmross.bsky.social @trickysurname.bsky.social

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Mark Burgess @markburgessosl.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Ok, since no one else was stepping up, here's a first sort of pedagogical stab at how to blend quantitative description with strong semantics, with a link to active inference and the free energy principle in neuroscience. arxiv.org/abs/2606.08552

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Quantitative Promise Theory: Intentionality and Inference in Autonomous Agents

I discuss some quantitative representations of Promise Theory for processes involving autonomous agents. Agent models are common in software systems, machine learning, and biology, for example, but ma...

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Mark Burgess @markburgessosl.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Oslo, The Rape of Lucretia! A brave but not altogether successful performance of a difficult opera, on the small stage.

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Mark Burgess @markburgessosl.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

This was my first Borodin from childhood vinyl- fantastic to see it remastered and reissued. I thought it lost, but this is beautiful and holds well against other more hectic attempts. Cc @loveinner.bsky.social @deeplyclassical.bsky.social @ryanmross.bsky.social

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Mark Burgess @markburgessosl.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

The uniquely incredible Jessie J on the Chinese TV singing showdown - after learning she is cancer free. Incredible control. What as voice! youtu.be/jI5VdLblGnE?...

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舞台纯享《歌手2026》Jessie J《My Way》｜Singer2026｜MangoTV

YouTube video by 芒果TV音乐 MangoTV Music

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Joshua Kosman @joshuakosman.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

BREAKING: Elim Chan has been named as the first female music director of the San Francisco Symphony. She takes over with the 2027-28 season, succeeding Esa-Pekka Salonen. RTWT www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...

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San Francisco Symphony names Elim Chan as its first female music director

The Hong Kong-born conductor will succeed Esa-Pekka Salonen as music director, becoming the first woman to lead the orchestra in its 115-year history.

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Mark Burgess @markburgessosl.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Pictures from Sir John Rutter's birthday concert in Oxford on Thursday. Excellent performances and great music. Cc @loveinner.bsky.social @deeplyclassical.bsky.social @ryanmross.bsky.social @trickysurname.bsky.social

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Mark Burgess @markburgessosl.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Happy Birthday today to Sir David Attenborough!

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Mark Burgess @markburgessosl.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

To honour Sir David Attenborough's 100th birthday this week, with a small gift, I have released a special edition of This Fragile Earth: music inspired by the marvellous imagery and spirit of his documentaries. 1/2

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This Fragile Earth (Planet DA100 Edition), Mark Burgess - Qobuz

Listen to unlimited streaming or download This Fragile Earth (Planet DA100 Edition) by Mark Burgess in Hi-Res quality on Qobuz. Subscriptions from $10.83/month.

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Mark Burgess @markburgessosl.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

A new essay about how to make effective semantic notes, and why RDF/OWL lead you down the wrong garden path for a costly expedition! medium.com/@mark-burges...

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Describe the Scene! The Investment in Context

What Kind of Knowledge Graph does an AI need to plan its World Domination?

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