"...Don Vito Corleone was a man to whom everybody came for help, and never were they disappointed. He made no empty promises, nor the craven excuse that his hands were tied by more powerful forces in the world than himself. It was not necessary that he be your friend, it was not even emportant that you had no means with which to repay him. Only one thing was required. That you, you yourself, proclaim your friendship. And then, no matter how poor or powerless the supplicant, Don Corleone would take that man's troubles to his heart. And he would let nothing stand in the way of a solution of that man's woe. His reward? Friendship, the respectful title of "Don", and sometimes the more affectionate salutation of "Godfather". And perhaps, to show respect only, never for profit, some humble gift- a gallon of homemade wine or a basket of peppered taralles specially baked to grace his Christmas table. It was understood,it was mere good manners, to proclaim that you were in his debt and that he had the right to call upon you al any time to redeem your debt by somke small service...."
miércoles, 26 de octubre de 2011
Mario Puzo, The Godfather
"...Don Vito Corleone was a man to whom everybody came for help, and never were they disappointed. He made no empty promises, nor the craven excuse that his hands were tied by more powerful forces in the world than himself. It was not necessary that he be your friend, it was not even emportant that you had no means with which to repay him. Only one thing was required. That you, you yourself, proclaim your friendship. And then, no matter how poor or powerless the supplicant, Don Corleone would take that man's troubles to his heart. And he would let nothing stand in the way of a solution of that man's woe. His reward? Friendship, the respectful title of "Don", and sometimes the more affectionate salutation of "Godfather". And perhaps, to show respect only, never for profit, some humble gift- a gallon of homemade wine or a basket of peppered taralles specially baked to grace his Christmas table. It was understood,it was mere good manners, to proclaim that you were in his debt and that he had the right to call upon you al any time to redeem your debt by somke small service...."
jueves, 20 de octubre de 2011
jueves, 22 de septiembre de 2011
Frederic Moreau

Born in 1970, Frédéric Moreau began violin at the age of 2 with Yvonne Blot. Then he worked with Jean Fournier until the end of his secondary studies.
Admitted in 1984 to the CNSM of Paris in Michèle Auclair’s class, he obtained the first prize in violin in 1987 voted unanimously. In 1988, he entered graduate studies in violin in Régis Pasquier’s class, and participated in master classes of masters such as Yehudi Menuhin and Tibor Varga.
Student of (respectively) Geneviève Joy, Christian Ivaldi, Jean-Claude Bernède and Théodore Paraskivesko, he obtained the first prize in chamber music by unanimous vote in 1989 together with Pascal Godart.
Sonata Winner with pianist Nicholas Angelich at the international competition of Trapani, he obtained (jointly with Angelich) an extension of his graduate studies to continue work with the support and training of the conservatory.
Frédéric Moreau studied at the CNSM of Paris:
Solfege (First Medal 1983), Harmony (with Janine Rueff), Counterpoint (with Jean-Paul Holstein), Analysis (with Claude Terrasse), and Music History (with Brigitte François-Sappey) ;
In other conservatories:
Piano, organ, orchestration, conducting ;
And musicology at the Sorbonne.
In 1993, Frédéric Moreau was invited to hold the position of 3rd soloist of the French Symphonic Orchestra, which he left the same year to take on the role of principal soloist of the Pasdeloup Orchestra, the Chamber Orchestra of Paris, and the Orchestral Ensemble of the Essonne.
