University of Alberta Faculty of Law Blog

Recomposing Composers

It turns out that J.S. Bach looked remarkably like a middle-aged guy from eastern Germany.

Ave atque Vale: Oscar Peterson, 1923-2007

The word "national treasure" has been tossed around all-too-easily in this country in recent years (particularly since the jingoistic "the-world-needs-more-Canada" stuff started up).  But I think it is widely acknowledged that, during our holiday hiatus from blogging, we lost a great fellow citizen.

I saw Oscar Peterson perform live in Toronto in 2002.  Mesmerizing and very, very cool.

Signori, Sharpen your Pencils: A Battle Looms over Pavarotti's Estate

And so it begins.  As The Independent puts it in this morning's article, those who solemnly vowed "I do" to Luciano Pavarotti may be girding for the (perhaps inevitable) post-mourning litigation row.  Among the assets at stake, evidently, is a NYC Central Park flat directly below the Loren and Ponti household.  (Rumour has it that it is worth only slightly less than a bungalow in southwest Edmonton).