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What are you listening to? Part III
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Here's a recommendation!
We can all get jaded by something that has been heard too many times. In this instance, Beethoven's Fifth.
Try this one though; it will knock your socks and ears off.
Sadly it was Nikolaus Harnoncourt's last recording before he died last year. Hugely missed.
We can all get jaded by something that has been heard too many times. In this instance, Beethoven's Fifth.
Try this one though; it will knock your socks and ears off.
Sadly it was Nikolaus Harnoncourt's last recording before he died last year. Hugely missed.
Agreed.
There is a small, select handful of country artist/lp's that I can honestly say I really, really like.
Nancy Griffith - Love at the Five and Dime
Neil Young - Old Ways
Most anything by Johnny Cash, Hank Williams Sr., and Buck Owens.
I spent many a car trip with these fellas playing on my dad's 8 track.
[doublepost=1484573423][/doublepost]WOW! WINGS LAST CONCERT ON YOUTUBE!!
Wings - Last Flight
I'm literally streaming tears of joy...
I find that I only ever listen to Beethoven in winter, and, while the Fifth does indeed run the risk of over-exposure - this is not really the case when - or if - you listen to him seasonally.
As it happened, I listened to the Fifth a few days ago - as I hadn't heard it in ages. But, some of the other symphonies - the Seventh, Eighth, are under-rated, and I'll readily admit that the Ninth still thrills me if I haven't listened to it in a while.
Cards on the table: For me, Beethoven is God, as the saying goes.
I cannot imagine my life without hearing his music at least once a day.
The Seventh, the "Apotheosis of the Dance", is my all time choice, I discovered it almost by chance when I was about 9 and played the old LP so frequently it wore the grooves down. And then there was no stopping me.
The Eighth, IMO, suffers because it is squeezed in between the two greats.
Then again there is the Eroica, revolutionary and with a chequered history.
And those are just the symphonies! Don't get me started on the Missa Solemnis and and and…
Cards on the table: For me, Beethoven is God, as the saying goes.
I cannot imagine my life without hearing his music at least once a day.
The Seventh, the "Apotheosis of the Dance", is my all time choice, I discovered it almost by chance when I was about 9 and played the old LP so frequently it wore the grooves down. And then there was no stopping me.
The Eighth, IMO, suffers because it is squeezed in between the two greats.
Then again there is the Eroica, revolutionary and with a chequered history.
And those are just the symphonies! Don't get me started on the Missa Solemnis and and and…
Extremely interesting.
Actually, strange to relate, I, too, loved the Seventh as a child, and also played it endlessly. My parents had to persuade me that there were other symphonies worth listening to (they introduced me to the Sixth - which my mother loved, and the Fifth, - preferred by my father); eventually, I was persuaded to move on to - and listen to - the Eighth and Ninth.
These days, I love the Ninth - it is magisterial, but I agree with you: I think the Eighth superb, but (unfairly) neglected as it is indeed squashed between two greats.
But I do find that if I ration myself to winter listening, the joy of rediscovery is all the greater in that you had almost forgotten just how much you had liked this music in the first place.
Air on G String – Bach, which heavily influenced Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody."
Just found out about these guys. If you are fan of Clutch (the lead singer is in this band too) and you haven't heard them, give them a whirl. You won't be disappointed!
Yeah, that's definitely a standout track for me from that record. I love Röyksopp. I guess, even though they're not retiring or breaking up, "The Inevitable End" was their last proper album, which makes me a little sad.
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Johannes Brahms' Sonata for Clarinet and Piano No. 1
And for me, the 60s still offer tempting vistas: The Zombies have been succeeded by The Yardbirds.
One of my favourite Beatles albums - up there with the "White" album, "Rubber Soul" (which I think under-rated), "Abbey Road" and "Sgt Pepper's". An excellent album.
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