As mentioned in tonight`s sermon: St Alexius under the staircase.
Sunday 4 October 2009
Wednesday 23 September 2009
Sitwell and Walton -- Facade with Edith Sitwell and Peter Pears
Many thanks to SmilingPessimist for putting extracts from the Sitwell and Pears version of Facade on YouTube. This is one of my all time favourites although I`ve never met anyone who shares my enthusiasm.
Thursday 17 September 2009
Tuesday 15 September 2009
Monday 14 September 2009
Sunday 13 September 2009
Wednesday 9 September 2009
Tuesday 4 August 2009
Monday 27 July 2009
Sunday 26 July 2009
Where the Wild Things Are & Higglety Pigglety Pop! - Knussen / Maurice Sendak / Glyndebourne
I`m more keen on `Higglety Pigglety Pop` (starts at 1.04) than `Where the Wild Things Are`. I would love to see it live but am looking forward to seeing the new DVD release this week.
Thursday 9 July 2009
Tuesday 9 June 2009
Stradella- Sonata in D major a 8 viole con una tromba: Allegro
Can`t get enough of Stradella. I wish there was a recording of one of his operas. I`ve always enjoyed his oratorio on John the Baptist and have a Harmonia Mundi disc of some cantatas which is very enjoyable.
Monday 25 May 2009
Saturday 23 May 2009
Tous Les Matins du Monde - Improvisation sur les Folies
More on La Folia. I saw this film in Rome in about 1992. By the end there was hardly a dry eye in the house. It got me interested in the viola da gamba and the music of Marin Marais. The gamba parts are played by Jordi Savall.
Friday 22 May 2009
La Folia
Known in these parts as Geordie Saville. I was lucky enough to see him in a solo concert at the Edinburgh Festival two years ago.
Thursday 30 April 2009
Tuesday 28 April 2009
Benny Goodman Orchestra Sing Sing Sing from Hollywood Hotel
Ok so I don`t like swing but I`m brushing up my clarinet playing at the minute and Benny Goodman is always good value. Also one of my father`s early heroes was Gene Krupa. I find that so many of the musicians and writers I like are Jewish.
Monday 27 April 2009
Monday 13 April 2009
Thursday 9 April 2009
Tuesday 7 April 2009
10. Handel: Julius Caesar in Egypt (HWV 17) / William Christie
Looking forward to seeing Danielle de Niese at Covent Garden after Easter!
Saturday 28 March 2009
Extreme Sheep LED Art
I thought this blog was going to be purely musical but this is too odd to miss.
Friday 27 March 2009
Thursday 26 March 2009
Tuesday 24 March 2009
Friday 20 March 2009
Friday 13 March 2009
Monday 9 March 2009
Angels Ever Bright and Fair
Theodora is my favourite Handel oratorio and I always enjoy hearing Dawn Upshaw.
Saturday 7 March 2009
Wednesday 4 March 2009
Walton`s Facade with Jeremy Irons (Hornpipe)
I wish I could find the Sitwell and Pears version on YouTube. This is the nearest I can find: in other extracts it is sung rather than recited.
Sunday 1 March 2009
Friday 27 February 2009
György Ligeti - Poème Symphonique For 100 Metronomes
Looking forward to a live performance at this year`s Aldeburgh festival!
Thursday 26 February 2009
Wednesday 25 February 2009
Tuesday 24 February 2009
Monday 23 February 2009
Louis Armstrong - Potato Head Blues
Last week saw the 9th anniversary of my father`s death. He wasn`t expecting to die: he went into hospital for a fairly routine op. and things started going wrong. A few months before this happened I`d asked him what his favourite single recording was. His hero was Louis Armstrong and he told me it was his recording of `Potato Head Blues`. Apparently it is the second trumpet chorus after which music was never the same. Although my father played drums in his own band, I could never fathom the attraction of traditional jazz: I just couldn`t stand the banjo or sousaphone. I think you had to be there in the 1950`s to understand the trad jazz revival. His band played at his funeral. We also played this recording.
Friday 20 February 2009
Thursday 19 February 2009
Thursday 12 February 2009
Wednesday 11 February 2009
Tuesday 10 February 2009
Sunday 8 February 2009
Tuesday 3 February 2009
Sunday 1 February 2009
Saturday 31 January 2009
Friday 30 January 2009
Thursday 29 January 2009
Wednesday 28 January 2009
Tuesday 27 January 2009
Monday 19 January 2009
Saturday 17 January 2009
Friday 16 January 2009
Thursday 15 January 2009
Duke Ellington - A Night At The Cotton Club
I`ve always enjoyed early period Ellington, especially with the trumpet playing of Bubber Miley.
Wednesday 14 January 2009
Tuesday 13 January 2009
Monday 12 January 2009
Sunday 11 January 2009
Saturday 10 January 2009
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