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What are you listening to? Part III
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Chopin, the complete nocturnes and four ballades, a 2-disc Decca set released in 1997 but recorded over time (1979-85), performed by Vladimir Ashkenazy.
I have several recordings of these works, but this set may be my favorite. Clarity and intimacy, brilliance, no schmalz. Two and a half hours of sonic beauty. Goes well with a dinner party, reading a novel, or just listening. This weekend I’ll be letting it sweep away the old year and bring in the new one! Tonight I'm just listening to the ballades instead of rounding up some jazz picks for my usual Friday night fare. Must be the winter beauty outside inspired this switch-up. We had ice fog for awhile this morning, and later on still so cold that little "diamond-dust" particles were falling out of the sky for half the afternoon. Not quite mist, nor snow. Silvery decoration everywhere... and now the music to match.
I have several recordings of these works, but this set may be my favorite. Clarity and intimacy, brilliance, no schmalz. Two and a half hours of sonic beauty. Goes well with a dinner party, reading a novel, or just listening. This weekend I’ll be letting it sweep away the old year and bring in the new one! Tonight I'm just listening to the ballades instead of rounding up some jazz picks for my usual Friday night fare. Must be the winter beauty outside inspired this switch-up. We had ice fog for awhile this morning, and later on still so cold that little "diamond-dust" particles were falling out of the sky for half the afternoon. Not quite mist, nor snow. Silvery decoration everywhere... and now the music to match.
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - Night Moves...... a classic.
The "White Album" by The Beatles. Still brilliant half a century (almost) after it was released.
Graduated to "Rubber Soul" by The Beatles, and am now listening to "Sgt Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band" - also by The Beatles. Gosh, this is timeless stuff.
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"A Day In The Life" is still a compelling, gripping extraordinary song. Brilliant.
Here's one for the New Years Eve crowd. A little something from one of my favourite female singers, Kacey Musgraves.
Wanted to listen to some Judas Priest this morning and this was the first song that popped on! One of my favorites and video is a "classic" 
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Judas Pries - Turbo Lover
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"In My Life" by The Beatles (complete with that cool keyboard Baroque riff - thank you, George Martin)......
Great band, great song, love them.
[doublepost=1515098106][/doublepost]And now, Paperback Writer, by a group called The Beatles.