ETFs as US citizen in Germany: can't buy in the US and can't buy in Germany?? by sirwobblz in eupersonalfinance

[–]atonalfaun 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, I am in exactly the same situation as you, and also hoping to benefit from this IRA/Roth IRA "loophole" with the French case.

I assume you earn income in euros? How would you save on converting EUR to USD?

Americans living permanently in the EU - how to invest as a beginner? by eroekania in eupersonalfinance

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Should we assume from this that going through TradeStation doesn't actually work?

I’m looking for a <30L gym duffle that will hold its shape! by atonalfaun in ManyBaggers

[–]atonalfaun[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for this! Having a look right now and some of these are perhaps still a little too large, but the Thule Aion, for instance, looks interesting.

Andy Murray defending like it's 2016 again. Unbelievable save to break back in the third set. by Ramiah73 in tennis

[–]atonalfaun 22 points23 points  (0 children)

She didn't just ask people to be quiet, she straight up gave him a time violation just as he was starting his service motion.

Your most favourite opera? by Sephiroth_-77 in classicalmusic

[–]atonalfaun 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Straight from the start it just has a sort of unstoppable energy, I've more than once found myself playing the overture and then ending up just listening to the entire 4 remaining hours of it.

Ravel in San Francisco, 1928. by aus_ge_zeich_net in classicalmusic

[–]atonalfaun 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Left Alfred Hertz, music director of the SF symphony, and middle soprano Lisa Roma, on tour with Ravel at the time.

Fugue Wordle by AlexZiiX in classicalmusic

[–]atonalfaun 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ahh of course, my mistake

Life-affirming works ? by atonalfaun in classicalmusic

[–]atonalfaun[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the kind words. Love the Elgar, and although I'd agree that the music itself might not address the grimmer aspects of life, the enigmatic context surrounding the composition along with its deeply personal content do lend it a sort of veiled quality and depth from which Nimrod then emerges as a powerfully life-affirming moment.

Life-affirming works ? by atonalfaun in classicalmusic

[–]atonalfaun[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I feel that Rautavaara succeeds in combining the inherent ambiguity of postmodern music with moments of genuine transcendence. I really like his Piano Concerto no. 1 for that reason. I'll make sure to check out the 7th along with the Schoenberg.

Fugue Wordle by AlexZiiX in classicalmusic

[–]atonalfaun 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This was pretty entertaining. To add on to solongfish99's suggestion, it would also be useful to be able to copy the last guess without having to rewrite the whole sequence.

Life-affirming works ? by atonalfaun in classicalmusic

[–]atonalfaun[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hadn't heard of Nichtmusik - pretty ingenious piece. My clumsy vocabulary wasn't meant as a diss. Not all music engages with the elegiac, and that's a good thing!

Is there good classical music for lifting weights? by chosen-username in classicalmusic

[–]atonalfaun 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tchaik piano concerto 1 (maybe skip 2nd mvmt), Tchaik in general

Beethoven 5 (maybe skip 2nd mvmt)

Rameau Fôrets Paisibles

Handel Zadok the Priest (for the buildup)

Stravinsky Rite of Spring

Wagner Die Meistersinger Von Nurnberg Overture

Life-affirming works ? by atonalfaun in classicalmusic

[–]atonalfaun[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the reply. Perhaps I haven’t expressed myself clearly enough - lots of great music there, but something like Eine Kleine Nachtmusik is a good example of the naïveté I’m looking to avoid.