Michalis Kaloumenos

A rich family might gather around the harpsichord to sing Vivaldi's serenatas or play sonatas by Couperin.

🤔 Suffocating birds or talking about their feelings?

It seems that they suffocate the bird and we are looking at their reactions.

Daily Piece of Art

🎨 Joseph Wright of Derby 🇬🇧 (1734 - 1797)
🖼️ An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump (1768) - oil on canvas

#art

Hedvig Mollestad Trio - Bees In The Bonnet Listen to Bees In The Bonnet on TIDAL

My best pop/rock/indie albums of 2025

Norwegian Heavy, sorry, Hedvig Mollestad trio latest album is #NowSpinning 'Bees in the Bonnet'. Hedvig Mollestad (guitar), Ellen Brekken (bass) and Ivar Loe Bjørnstad (drums).

#music #musicsky #rock

Daily Piece of Art

🎨 Madeleine Françoise Basseporte 🇫🇷 (1701–1780)
🖼️ Bouquet de fleurs (?) - gouache highlighted with arabic gum

#art

Edie Brickell & New Bohemians - Shooting Rubberbands At The Stars Listen to Shooting Rubberbands At The Stars on TIDAL

#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

🎨 Leonardo da Vinci 🇮🇹 (1452 - 1519)
🖼️ Drawings of Water Lifting Devices (1482) - ink on paper

#art

Ornette Coleman - The Shape Of Jazz To Come Listen to The Shape Of Jazz To Come on TIDAL

#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

🎨 Anna Waser 🇨🇭 (1678 - 1714)
🖼️ Self-portrait (1691) - oil on canvas

#art

Les Arts Florissants & Paul Agnew - Gesualdo: Madrigali, Libri terzo & quarto Listen to Gesualdo: Madrigali, Libri terzo & quarto on TIDAL

#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

🎼 Blackbird singing in the dead of night 🎶

Daily Piece of Art

🎨 Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida 🇪🇸 (1863 - 1923)
🖼️ Two Sisters, Valencia (1909) - oil on canvas

#art

Have a great #Caturday

Pierre Boulez - Ravel: La Valse, Menuet antique, Ma Mère l'Oye & Boléro Listen to Ravel: La Valse, Menuet antique, Ma Mère l'Oye & Boléro on TIDAL

#otd 1875, Maurice Ravel was born in the Basque town of Ciboure in France. #NowSpinning Pierre Boulez’s forensic 1974 performance of Boléro with the NYP.

#music #musicsky #classicalmusic

Daily Piece of Art

🎨 Mary Cassatt 🇺🇸 (1844 - 1926)
🖼️ The sisters (1885) - oil on canvas

#art

Paquito D'Rivera & Madrid-New York Connection Band - La Fleur de Cayenne Listen to La Fleur de Cayenne on TIDAL

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

🎨 Jan Veth 🇳🇱 (1864 - 1925)
🖼️ Portrait of Cornelia, Clara and Johanna Veth (1885) - oil on canvas

#art

Chick Corea, Christian McBride & Brian Blade - Trilogy 3 (Live) Listen to Trilogy 3 (Live) on TIDAL

My best jazz albums of 2025

#NowSpinning 'Trilogy 3' the closing chapter of Chick Corea’s 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

🎨 Berthe Morisot 🇫🇷 (1841 - 1895)
🖼️ The sisters (1869) - oil on canvas

#art

Brad Mehldau - Ride into the Sun Listen to Ride into the Sun on TIDAL

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

🎨 John Hoppner 🇬🇧 (1758 - 1810)
🖼️ The Frankland Sisters (1795) - oil on canvas

#art

Bea Asurmendi - Asteartea Listen to Asteartea on TIDAL

My best jazz albums of 2025

#NowSpinning 'Asteartea' by Bea Asurmendi born and raised in the Basque Country.

#music #musicsky #jazz

Daily Piece of Art

🎨 Sofonisba Anguissola 🇮🇹 (c. 1532–1625)
🖼️ The Chess Game / Portrait of the Artist’s Sisters Playing Chess (1555) - oil on canvas

#art

Bill Laurance - Lumen Listen to Lumen on TIDAL

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 'Orphée aux enfers' by Jacques Offenbach.

Daily Piece of Art

🎨 Joan Miró 🇪🇸 (1893 - 1983)
🖼️ Two Figures and a Dragonfly (1936) - gouache, watercolor, and graphite on paper

#art

Maurizio Pollini - Chopin: Études, Op. 10 & 25 Listen to Chopin: Études, Op. 10 & 25 on TIDAL

#otd 1810, Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin was born in Żelazowa Wola. #NowSpinning the recording of his Études Op.10 and Op.25 by Maurizio Pollini in 1960, famously withdrawn by the pianist and remained unreleased until 2011.

#music #musicsky #classicalmusic #piano

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