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What are you listening to? Part III
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And now, what is that they say? That imitation is the sincerest form of flattery?
Thus, on my iPod Touch just now, the song that is playing is "I'm Going Slightly Mad" by the wonderful, immortal and quite magnificent Queen.
Good idea, putting them on now with my morning coffee.
Karma Police from Radiohead.
Love runs out from OneRepublic
Demons Imagine Dragons
A video of the finale of Prokofiev's "War Sonata", #7 (3rd movement, Precipitato). Valentina Lisitsa is the pianist here. It's music to keep your blood moving on a wintry afternoon.
The oldest joke I'm aware of about the finale of this sonata is that everyone who performs it has memorized it early on, if only because there's no alternative: the thing is in 7/8 time, and once you begin, you must keep going to the end as there is no resting place. So unless you have a page turner for even your practice sessions it's difficult to learn to play it through properly. I never did play this well and it wasn't for lack of having memorized at least the bars around those page turns, as the critters I drafted for that duty were highly incompetent lol. I don't feel badly. It's a wondrous bear. Perhaps no one always gets all the notes right in the last couple pages. Lisitsa pretty much gets there though and hers is one of the performances I do like best.
The oldest joke I'm aware of about the finale of this sonata is that everyone who performs it has memorized it early on, if only because there's no alternative: the thing is in 7/8 time, and once you begin, you must keep going to the end as there is no resting place. So unless you have a page turner for even your practice sessions it's difficult to learn to play it through properly. I never did play this well and it wasn't for lack of having memorized at least the bars around those page turns, as the critters I drafted for that duty were highly incompetent lol. I don't feel badly. It's a wondrous bear. Perhaps no one always gets all the notes right in the last couple pages. Lisitsa pretty much gets there though and hers is one of the performances I do like best.
Tonight will be a toss-up between The Go-Betweens and The Moody Blues. Perhaps both.
The 'Moody Blues' should go well with my afternoon coffee.
"Olias of Sunhillow" by Jon Anderson of Yes. A truly beautiful album and a perennial favourite of mine. I hesitate to think how many copies of this I've worn out over the years.
Sheer fun from the Verbier Festival in Switzerland on July 22, 2002: Bach's BWV 1065 concerto for four keyboards -- here, pianos-- transcribed by Bach from Vivaldi's original scoring for four violins.
Check out the finale (8:35). This is about stellar artists having a blast together (and yes, doing their own page turns) on the $$$$$$ of four concert grand pianos nestled together on the stage. Pianists are Argerich, Kissin, Levine and Pletnev... and one glimpses in the orchestra other iconic figures including Mischa Maisky, Sarah Chang and more. Classical festivals are amazing for their draw of talent configurations we're never going to find on a single stage at a metro subscription concert; the casually dressed crowd shows deep appreciation of that fact at the end -- you could think it was the wrap of a rock festival.
Check out the finale (8:35). This is about stellar artists having a blast together (and yes, doing their own page turns) on the $$$$$$ of four concert grand pianos nestled together on the stage. Pianists are Argerich, Kissin, Levine and Pletnev... and one glimpses in the orchestra other iconic figures including Mischa Maisky, Sarah Chang and more. Classical festivals are amazing for their draw of talent configurations we're never going to find on a single stage at a metro subscription concert; the casually dressed crowd shows deep appreciation of that fact at the end -- you could think it was the wrap of a rock festival.
Gonna drop some of this today because it's soo freakin' sick.
The one and only Jacob Miller & Inner Circle with Augustus Pablo..
One more to add is one of my fave cuts by the Legendary Bob Marley - Midnight Ravers.
The one and only Jacob Miller & Inner Circle with Augustus Pablo..
One more to add is one of my fave cuts by the Legendary Bob Marley - Midnight Ravers.
The Hitch-Hiker's Guide To The Galaxy, (the original radio series).......one of the wittiest, most original, side-splitting, hysterically funny programmes I have ever heard........
This is why I love YouTube.Sheer fun from the Verbier Festival in Switzerland on July 22, 2002: Bach's BWV 1065 concerto for four keyboards -- here, pianos-- transcribed by Bach from Vivaldi's original scoring for four violins.
Check out the finale (8:35). This is about stellar artists having a blast together (and yes, doing their own page turns) on the $$$$$$ of four concert grand pianos nestled together on the stage. Pianists are Argerich, Kissin, Levine and Pletnev... and one glimpses in the orchestra other iconic figures including Mischa Maisky, Sarah Chang and more. Classical festivals are amazing for their draw of talent configurations we're never going to find on a single stage at a metro subscription concert; the casually dressed crowd shows deep appreciation of that fact at the end -- you could think it was the wrap of a rock festival.
The classical music concerts you can find there is wonderful.
Thanks for sharing this one.