Enjoyed a live performance last weekend that included portions of Copland's Rodeo. And at the conclusion, poignantly, a performance of the Ukrainian National Anthem.
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Beautiful rendition of Waltzing Matilda. This piece haunts me from the film “On The Beach” about the crew of an American submarine who are among the few remaining humans after a nuclear war. They end up Australia, the last place on earth as they face their inevitable end. Music was so fitting.Attended two sold-out concerts - two years of pent-up energy released in two concerts it feels!
Concert programme
The first concert:
Encore: Waltzing Matilda (arr. Ray Chen):
I think everyone was rearing to go - they even 'squeezed' two orchestras on stage (the Singapore Symphony Orchestra and the Youth Orchestra) for the Sibelius performance. Quite a change from a maximum of 30 musicians on stage!Lucky you! Many such events are sold out here as well...
I guess there were some arrangements beforehand and that the flow was expected; it's not very likely that they did shoots like this completely unscripted.The reaction to "Professor Chloe" was priceless. But, you have to wonder if it was scripted.
Thanks @KaliYoni! (One of the great perks of working in the library is being able to check books out quickly )The post above reminded me of Verne Edquist's story, which was featured in Hafner's book about Glenn Gould's pianos and his relationship with Steinway. Edquist was blind, as were many piano tuners in the years following the First World War.
The book is a great read for Glenn Gould fans, obviously, and anybody who likes classical piano.
Death of Glenn Gould's blind piano tuner - Slippedisc
The Glenn Gould Foundation mourns the passing of...slippedisc.comA Romance on Three Legs: Glenn Gould's Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Piano
A Romance on Three Legs: Glenn Gould's Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Pianowww.amazon.com
That's interesting. Was this because of war injuries, which it seems would have affected people in all sorts of occupations. If this was concentrated within one particular occupation, that is very curious. Or, perhaps there's another explanation… ?The post above reminded me of Verne Edquist's story, which was featured in Hafner's book about Glenn Gould's pianos and his relationship with Steinway. Edquist was blind, as were many piano tuners in the years following the First World War.
The post above reminded me of Verne Edquist's story, which was featured in Hafner's book about Glenn Gould's pianos and his relationship with Steinway. Edquist was blind, as were many piano tuners in the years following the First World War.
The book is a great read for Glenn Gould fans, obviously, and anybody who likes classical piano.
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That's interesting. Was this because of war injuries, which it seems would have affected people in all sorts of occupations. If this was concentrated within one particular occupation, that is very curious. Or, perhaps there's another explanation… ?
I read Hafner's book a few years ago so my memory may be off on this...but in addition to what Scepticalscribe said above, some other factors were:That's interesting. Was this because of war injuries, which it seems would have affected people in all sorts of occupations. If this was concentrated within one particular occupation, that is very curious. Or, perhaps there's another explanation… ?
Discovered and enjoy some of the more obscure Baroque composers. In particular:
Johann Joachim Quantz
Georg Muffat
Marin Marais
Jan Dismas Zelenka
Alessandro Marcello
Francois Couperin
Louis Couperin
Really under-appreciated, IMO. Worth a listen.
I'm not familiar with any Japanese composers. I'm not even sure if Yo Yo Ma is Japanese, so I'll have to look that up!Classical music has a huge following in Japan.