Ramesh @ramesh-k.bsky.social · 10hI think that is what discussions and politics in much of the world will be about. I would expect the same politics to spread to the United States, and even Western Europe, uncivilized as it is. via bsky.app/profile/rame... 000
Ramesh @ramesh-k.bsky.social · 10hcreditors, and monopolists to make as much money as possible. The idea of a good society will not be the kind that academic economists describe. There is something beyond economics: the moral context. 100
Ramesh @ramesh-k.bsky.social · 10hThat promise was that everyone should be productive, without the false, needless costs imposed by a rent-seeking rentier class. That was the essence of classical economics. A free market meant a market free from economic rent, not one for rent extractors, landlords, 100
Ramesh @ramesh-k.bsky.social · 10hTrump did not [change the direction of] Biden. Trump, Obam, and the Clintons were all part of a long trajectory. It has been a false model, diverging from the promise of industrial capitalism when it was revolutionary. 100
Ramesh @ramesh-k.bsky.social · 10hThat revulsion can find its counterpart today in revulsion against wealthy countries and what they have done to make a travesty of the direction of history. ***** The direction of history did not lead to Donald Trump or the Biden administration. 100
Ramesh @ramesh-k.bsky.social · 10hIn Persia, too, there was a religious revulsion against conspicuous consumption and wealth. Suddenly it became déclassé to be an aristocrat, wealthy, a creditor, to indulge in usury or commerce. 100
Ramesh @ramesh-k.bsky.social · 10h**** There is a moral awakening asking whether getting rich is everything. This happened in antiquity; it helped bring an end to the Roman Empire. There was a revulsion against wealth, not only in Christianity, which said we must support and elevate the poor, but also in Islam. 100
Ramesh @ramesh-k.bsky.social · 10hinterference. If there are wars, there must be rules of war. You cannot bomb civilians or indulge in the gratuitous sadism we see regularly in news footage, especially on the internet, from many parts of the world. 100
Ramesh @ramesh-k.bsky.social · 10hWe are not in a very religious world anymore, except for religions that want to kill everyone outside their religion. We are in a secular world, but there are moral principles: civilization should treat all humans [as equal and of the same species], and all countries as sovereign countries free from 100
Ramesh @ramesh-k.bsky.social · 10h( We know from the last six millennia we know where we end up in Feudalism ) 100
Ramesh @ramesh-k.bsky.social · 10hLet me ask that literally. If the Iran war, the debt crisis, and the rise of China are breaking apart the post-1945 world order, what replaces it? What comes next? Michael Hudson: That is what is to be decided. When you ask what will replace it, you are really asking where history goes from here. 100
Ramesh @ramesh-k.bsky.social · 10hWhere civilization goes from here Robinson Erhardt: We are getting close to the end of our conversation, and I want to finish on a particular note. The paper you sent me was titled “Where Does Civilization Go from Here?” 100
Ramesh @ramesh-k.bsky.social · 13hThis is a most enjoyable disc, which whets the appetite for more music by members of Frederick's chapel. Johan van Veen 000
Ramesh @ramesh-k.bsky.social · 13hThey obviously enjoy the pieces they have chosen, and play them with much engagement. The two sisters produce a nice tone on their respective instruments, and the ensemble is immaculate. 100
Ramesh @ramesh-k.bsky.social · 13hThe fact that the viola takes a substantial role in the pieces included here makes this disc all the more attractive, given the lack of recordings of music for this instrument from pre-classical times. The four musicians who perform these pieces do a very fine job. 100
Ramesh @ramesh-k.bsky.social · 13hReview www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/202...musicweb-international.comGraun Frederick Chamber music BRILLIANT CLASSICS 96289 [JV] Classical Music Reviews: October 2021 - MusicWeb-InternationalClassical CD review 100
Ramesh @ramesh-k.bsky.social · 13hJ.G. Graun: Chamber Music from the Court of Frederick the Great. Augusta McKay Lodge, violin; Georgina McKay Lodge, viola; Eva Lymenstull, cello; and David Schulenberg, harpsichord. Brilliant Classics BRI96289 100
Ramesh @ramesh-k.bsky.social · 13hCD Review: Siblings And Friends Savor Neglected Fare by Andrew J. Sammut Published June 7, 2021 www.earlymusicamerica.org/web-articles...earlymusicamerica.orgCD Review: Siblings And Friends Savor Neglected Fare » Early Music AmericaViolinist Augusta McKay Lodge, violist Georgina McKay Lodge, cellist Eva Lymenstull, and harpsichordist David Schulenberg curate a concise, intriguing program of music by lesser-known but gifted compo... 100
Reposted by RameshRamesh @ramesh-k.bsky.social · 06/09/2026J.g. Graun: Chamber Music Georgina McKay Lodge, Eva Lymenstull, David Schulenberg & Augusta McKay Lodge 2021 music.apple.com/us/album/j-g...music.apple.comJ.g. Graun: Chamber Music by Georgina McKay Lodge, Eva Lymenstull, David Schulenberg & Augusta McKay Lodge on Apple MusicAlbum · 2021 · 18 Songs 101
Reposted by RameshRamesh @ramesh-k.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Ockeghem: Missa Mi-mi, Salve regina, Alma redemptoris mater The Clerks' Group & Edward Wickham 1994 music.apple.com/nz/album/ock...music.apple.comOckeghem: Missa Mi-mi, Salve regina, Alma redemptoris mater by The Clerks' Group & Edward Wickham on Apple MusicAlbum · 1994 · 11 Songs 101
Reposted by RameshRamesh @ramesh-k.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Piffaro: Canzoni e Danze Piffaro, Joan Kimball & Robert Wiemken 2007 music.apple.com/us/album/pif...music.apple.comPiffaro: Canzoni e Danze by Piffaro, Joan Kimball & Robert Wiemken on Apple MusicAlbum · 2007 · 11 Songs 101
Ramesh @ramesh-k.bsky.social · 19h“The Fire Within” opened Collage New Music’s 54th season this past Sunday in a program of extremely contemporary composers, many of whom were in attendance at Longy’s Pickman Hall. [continued] 000
Ramesh @ramesh-k.bsky.social · 19hCollage New Music Fire Within Burns Hot The Boston Musical Intelligencer by Ian Wiese classical-scene.com/2026/10/08/c...classical-scene.comCollage New Music Fire Within Burns Hot - The Boston Musical Intelligencer“The Fire Within” opened Collage New Music’s 54th season this past Sunday in a program of extremely contemporary composers, many of whom were in attendance at Longy’s Pickman Hall. 100
Ramesh @ramesh-k.bsky.social · 19hMARCEL DUPRÉ: Le Chemin de la Croix, selections (1862 Cavaillé-Coll/Church of St. Sulpice, Paris/St. Sulpice, Paris, France) MARCEL DUPRÉ: Prelude & Fugue in C, Op. 36, no. 3 (1862 Cavaillé-Coll/Church of St. Sulpice, Paris/St. Sulpice, Paris, France) 000
Ramesh @ramesh-k.bsky.social · 19hJ.S. BACH: Chorale-prelude Wir glauben all an einen Gott, S. 680 (1890 Cavaillé-Coll/St. Ouen Abbey, Rouen, France/St. Ouen, Rouen, France) MARCEL DUPRÉ: Prelude & Fugue in G-Minor, Op. 7, no. 3 (Queen's Hall and 1957, St. Thomas Church, New York City) 100
Ramesh @ramesh-k.bsky.social · 19hJ.S. BACH: Dorian Toccata, S. 538 Chorale-prelude, Meine Seele erhebt den Herren, S. 648 (1862 Cavaillé-Coll/Church of St. Sulpice, Paris/St. Sulpice, Paris, France) 100
Ramesh @ramesh-k.bsky.social · 19hClerambault: Dialogue, fr Suite No. 1 (Queen's Hall, London) CHARLES-MARIE WIDOR: Allegro, fr Organ Symphony No. 6, Op. 42, no. 2 (Alexandra Palace, London) 100
Ramesh @ramesh-k.bsky.social · 19ha towering figure in the 20th century organ world. Representative recording highlight more than 40 years of performance in France, England and the United States 100
Ramesh @ramesh-k.bsky.social · 19hApril 28, 1986 The Dupré Legacy, Part 1: A Centenary Tribute #8617 …with Dupre biographer Michael Murray we explore the life of the master performer, teacher and composer, Michael Barone Pipedreams | YourClassical MPR www.pipedreams.org/episode/1986...pipedreams.orgThe Dupré Legacy, Part 1: A Centenary Tribute…with Dupre biographer Michael Murray we explore the life of the master performer, teacher and composer, a towering figure in the 20th century organ world. Representative recording highlight more than... 100
Ramesh @ramesh-k.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Michael Hudson in conversation with Robinson Erhardt, edited. 000
Ramesh @ramesh-k.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Feed Your Country or Pay Your Creditors Michael Hudson argues the Iran war could turn rising oil and food costs into a debt crisis, forcing countries to put their populations before creditors Robinson’s Podcast • Episode 294, September 18, 2026 michael-hudson.com/2026/10/feed...michael-hudson.comFeed Your Country or Pay Your Creditors | Michael HudsonMichael Hudson argues the Iran war could turn rising oil and food costs into a debt crisis, forcing countries to put their populations before creditors. 100
Ramesh @ramesh-k.bsky.social · 08/10/2026and do not (generally) see it as a substitute for higher-order work, such as what was once called judgement. And of course, Desai and Hudson cover the almost certainty of an AI crash and how this bubble compares to stories ones of the past. 000
Ramesh @ramesh-k.bsky.social · 08/10/2026and how China is taking a very different approach to AI implementation than the US. Readers are encouraged to chime in on Chinese AI deployment, but as Hudson describes it, they seem to use it as turbocharged machine learning, as in for performance of narrow tasks, 100
Ramesh @ramesh-k.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Yves here. Get a cup of coffee. This is a particularly fine, wide-ranging discussion between Michael Hudson and Radhika Desai on the economic and financial effects and risks of AI. Some distinctive topics are how US policy toward research and development changed in the neoliberal era, 100
Ramesh @ramesh-k.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Michael Hudson: The AI Crash Is Coming, And You Will Pay For It Posted on October 8, 2026 by Yves Smith Hudson and Desai discuss the probable AI crash in the context of US tech policy, historical bubbles, and the contrast with China’s approach. www.nakedcapitalism.com/2026/10/mich... 100
Reposted by RameshRamesh @ramesh-k.bsky.social · 03/09/2026All Souls' Vespers Orchestra of the Renaissance 2003 music.apple.com/nz/album/all...music.apple.comAll Souls' Vespers by Orchestra of the Renaissance on Apple MusicAlbum · 2003 · 17 Songs 101
Ramesh @ramesh-k.bsky.social · 08/10/2026'C. P. E. Bach: Cello Concertos' by Elinor Frey and Accademia de' Dissonanti (Album Trailer) youtu.be/TXjKhS-Ykpo?...youtu.be'C. P. E. Bach: Cello Concertos' by Elinor Frey and Accademia de' Dissonanti (Album Trailer)YouTube video by Channel Classics 000
Ramesh @ramesh-k.bsky.social · 08/10/2026C.P.E. BACH // 'Cello Concerto in A Minor, Wq. 170: I. Allegro assai' by Elinor Frey youtu.be/4LgD4wYzrJg?...youtu.beC.P.E. BACH // 'Cello Concerto in A Minor, Wq. 170: I. Allegro assai' by Elinor FreyYouTube video by Channel Classics 100
Ramesh @ramesh-k.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Elinor Frey’s Personal Approach to CPE Bach by Andrew Sammut Published October 7, 2026 C.P.E. Bach: Cello Concertos. Elinor Frey, cello, and director, Accademia de’ Dissonanti. Channel Classics CCS50426 www.earlymusicamerica.org/web-articles...earlymusicamerica.orgElinor Frey's Personal Approach to CPE Bach » Early Music AmericaCellist Elinor Frey's playing is known for her vibrant personality, precision technique, and an uncommon dedication to historical practices. Her latest recording, three cello concerti by CPE Bach, con... 100
Ramesh @ramesh-k.bsky.social · 08/10/2026PETER HILLI: Misericordia Domini –James D. Hicks (1936 Kangasalan/St. Martin’s Church, Turku, Finland) Pro Organo 7303, #9 ARILD SANDVOLD: Fugue, fr Sonata in f, Op. 9 –James D. Hicks (1939 Steinmeyer-2014 Kuhn/Nidaros Cathedral, Trondheim, Norway) Pro Organo 7285, #2 000
Ramesh @ramesh-k.bsky.social · 08/10/2026HANS-OLAV LIEN: Det hendte sig Jephta, fr 3 Israeli Folksongs –James D. Hicks (1992 Klais/Hallgrimskirkja, Reykjavik, Iceland) Pro Organo 7287, #A15 NILS LINDBERG: Leksand Tune, from Dalecarlian Reflections –James D. Hicks (1992 Klais/Hallgrímskirkja, Reykjavík, Iceland) Pro Organo 7287, #B7 100
Ramesh @ramesh-k.bsky.social · 08/10/2026of the ars nova musical style. Tonight’s program was recorded live in concert May 17, 2025 in Sion’s Valère Basilica as part of Les Riches Heures de Valère Early Music Festival. 000
Ramesh @ramesh-k.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Marc Mauillon and friends Maud Haering, Angélique Mauillon, Nolwenn Le Guern, and Pierre Hamon bring us the romance Le Remède de Fortune, a “dit,” or narrative poem with music by Guillame de Machaut, fourteenth-century Europe’s greatest poet, composer and exemplar 100
Ramesh @ramesh-k.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Baroque&Before with Candice Agree | WFMT Guillaume de Machaut: Le Remède de Fortune www.wfmt.com/2026/10/07/g...wfmt.comGuillaume de Machaut: Le Remède de Fortune | WFMTMarc Mauillon and friends Maud Haering, Angélique Mauillon, Nolwenn Le Guern, and Pierre Hamon bring us the romance Le Remède de Fortune, a “dit,” or narrative poem with music by Guillame de Machaut, ... 100
Ramesh @ramesh-k.bsky.social · 08/10/2026TOIVO ELOVAARA: Hymni –Hedi Vilsma, kantele; James D. Hicks (1995 Åkerman & Lund/Kallio Church, Helsinki, Finland) Pro Organo 7306, #8 OLLIA SAARI: Dance Diptych (Sensuale & Vigorosa) –James D. Hicks (1995 Åkerman & Lund/Kallio Church, Helsinki, Finland) Pro Organo 7306, #9/10 100
Ramesh @ramesh-k.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Hour 2 GUSTAV MANKELL: Fantasy for Organ 4-Hands –George Chittenden, James D. Hicks (1879 Olsen-1986 Marcussen/Heligandskirken, Copenhagen, Denmark) Pro Organo 7292, #A6 100
Ramesh @ramesh-k.bsky.social · 07/10/2026If Our Government Makes Dollars, What Is the ‘National Debt’? Posted on October 7, 2026 by Yves Smith Debunking one of the pet memes of elite-serving finance orthodoxy: that national debt of a currency issuer should be seen as a problem www.nakedcapitalism.com/2026/10/if-o...nakedcapitalism.comIf Our Government Makes Dollars, What Is the ‘National Debt’? | naked capitalismDebunking one of the pet memes of elite-serving finance orthodoxy: that national debt of a currency issuer should be seen as a problem. 000
Reposted by RameshRamesh @ramesh-k.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Bach from Italy: The Vivaldi & Marcello Influences Amandine Beyer & Gli Incogniti 2025 music.apple.com/us/album/bac...music.apple.comBach from Italy: The Vivaldi & Marcello Influences by Amandine Beyer & Gli Incogniti on Apple MusicAlbum · 2025 · 35 Songs 101
