I wonder if one could learn something interesting about one's self by noting these snippets over time and then analyzing them.
At the moment, I can't get out of my head the Benedictus from Haydn's Creationmass.
Hmm.
Quote from: chasmaniac on October 31, 2011, 03:57:08 AM
I wonder if one could learn something interesting about one's self by noting these snippets over time and then analyzing them.
Doubtful. :)
Quote from: Mn Dave on October 31, 2011, 04:17:32 AM
Doubtful. :)
I don't know that one. Is it a modern piece? :D
Quote from: chasmaniac on October 31, 2011, 04:21:14 AM
I don't know that one. Is it a modern piece? :D
It's the piece that runs through my head. ;)
Eventually all will be erased from your head. :P :P
Eraserhead?
*chortle*
Quote from: Harry on October 31, 2011, 04:26:03 AM
Eventually all will be erased from your head. :P :P
...by a Lady Gaga song. ;D
I've created a monster. What I can't get out of my head now is ELO's Can't Get It Out of My Head.
Quote from: chasmaniac on October 31, 2011, 04:36:52 AM
I've created a monster. What I can't get out of my head now is ELO's Can't Get It Out of My Head.
Young girl, get out of my mind...
I have a short-ish list of classics I keep in mind for such occasions. The Aria from the Goldberg Variations, e.g. . . . if I take a minute to concentrate on hearing, in real time, the Aria in my inner ear, it clears the sound stage.
Many many pieces that I can't get out of my head, so I can imagine myself visiting this thread quite a lot!
Today:
Mahler 7 - first movement, the beautiful adagio before the return to the opening chords... also the thrilling allegro end.
Mahler 9 - ending to the first movement, so incredibly beautiful. No wonder I have this in my mind considering the state of my mind at the moment....
Glazunov - Concert Waltz no.1, simply delightful.
Quote from: mc ukrneal on October 31, 2011, 07:54:51 AM
Young girl, get out of my mind...
No, no...stay there please. I don't mind 8)
Sarge
Quote from: karlhenning on October 31, 2011, 08:12:59 AM
I have a short-ish list of classics I keep in mind for such occasions. The Aria from the Goldberg Variations, e.g. . . . if I take a minute to concentrate on hearing, in real time, the Aria in my inner ear, it clears the sound stage.
I'd like to say
Yellow Submarine did the trick, but it was actually Pycard's
Gloria wrestled Mr. Lynne out the premises.
...
Oh no, here comes Van Morrison now! Ack!
Quote from: madaboutmahler on October 31, 2011, 09:00:10 AM
Many many pieces that I can't get out of my head, so I can imagine myself visiting this thread quite a lot!
Today:
Mahler 7 - first movement, the beautiful adagio before the return to the opening chords... also the thrilling allegro end.
Mahler 9 - ending to the first movement, so incredibly beautiful. No wonder I have this in my mind considering the state of my mind at the moment....
Glazunov - Concert Waltz no.1, simply delightful.
That's the ticket!
Quote from: Sergeant Rock on October 31, 2011, 09:05:30 AM
No, no...stay there please. I don't mind 8)
Sarge
Good answer!
Better run girl...
Quote from: Sergeant Rock on October 31, 2011, 09:05:30 AM
No, no...stay there please. I don't mind 8)
Sarge
Of course, every time I see that picture of the Sarge, XTC comes wafting in:
Sgt. Rock is going to help me
Make the girl mine, raise the victory si-yi-ign!
There are always pieces I can't get out of my head, mainly from Wagner, Beethoven, Liszt and Mahler; but today I seem to be quite fixed with Respighi's Pines of Rome, especially with the first movement "Pines of Villa Borghese".
I'm whistling it even now..... ;)
My recent discovery of La Folia has got me, bad. There are many different versions of La Folia (Vivaldi, Corelli to name a few) and they are delicious slices of music.
Here's a video of Vivaldi's La Folia, this performance seems to have shorten the piece as my recordings all are around 9 minutes or longer.
http://www.youtube.com/v/wb3TaFzxlfI
Is the "1-877-KARSFORKIDS" jingle a local curse or are people plagued by it elsewhere?
EDIT: Just googled it and found I don't suffer alone. Click if you dare!
http://www.kars4kids.org/jingle/jingle-index.asp (http://www.kars4kids.org/jingle/jingle-index.asp)
Black black black
is the colour
of my true love's eyes
in the Berio arrangement (believe it or not - don't tell Gurn!)
Gurn can take it!
Today....
a few examples:
Schubert Symphony 5 - minuet. Delightful piece!
Glazunov Novelettes, the Orientale. Great fun to play this one.
Chopin C Minor Nocturne - absolutely stunning, but very difficult to play!
Mahler 7 first movement various extracts, again!
I can imagine myself visiting this thread almost daily! :)
Karma Chameleon :o
"Die Sire" from Verdi's Requiem is pretty tough to get rid of, once you hear it a couple of times. ???
Quote from: AllegroVivace on November 01, 2011, 02:34:21 PM
"Die Sire" from Verdi's Requiem is pretty tough to get rid of, once you hear it a couple of times. ???
I once had a period of time when the 'Tuba Mirum' was all I could think of...! :) Verdi's Requiem is certainly a great piece!
As promised, my daily contibution to the thread:
Today, mainly:
Mahler 5 - finale.
Mahler 7 1st mov. - yet again!
Chopin Db Major Prelude 'Raindrop'
Beethoven 'Ghost Trio' - opening.
Beethoven Symphony 7 Allegretto
Schoenberg 'Pelleas und Melisande'
And these are only a few examples! There is not a single moment when I am not thinking of music! :)
Quote from: AllegroVivace on November 01, 2011, 02:34:21 PM
"Die Sire" from Verdi's Requiem is pretty tough to get rid of, once you hear it a couple of times. ???
The
Messa da Requiem.....the only work by Verdi I really adore :)
Quote from: madaboutmahler on November 02, 2011, 02:43:02 PM
I once had a period of time when the 'Tuba Mirum' was all I could think of...! :) Verdi's Requiem is certainly a great piece!
As promised, my daily contibution to the thread:
Today, mainly:
Mahler 5 - finale.
Mahler 7 1st mov. - yet again!
Chopin Db Major Prelude 'Raindrop'
Beethoven 'Ghost Trio' - opening.
Beethoven Symphony 7 Allegretto
Schoenberg 'Pelleas und Melisande'
And these are only a few examples! There is not a single moment when I am not thinking of music! :)
I'm an oaf, and a shallow one at that, but it strikes me that you're - how shall I put it? -
stark raving mad about Mahler! Am I right?
Keep 'em coming!
Quote from: chasmaniac on November 02, 2011, 02:55:31 PM
I'm an oaf, and a shallow one at that, but it strikes me that you're - how shall I put it? - stark raving mad about Mahler! Am I right?
Keep 'em coming!
You are very correct! :) - hence username! ;) Mahler is my absolute favourite - his 6th/9th symphonies being my two absolute favourite pieces ever written! :)
Will do! ;)
Ockeghem's Deo gratias (in the Huelgas Utopia Triumphans rendition).
Daily thread duty:
Today, mainly:
Beethoven 9 - finale.
Mahler 5 - finale
Mahler 7 - mov.1
Mahler 8 - various parts ;)
Prokofiev R+J Morning Dance ;D
Three works in particular today:
Respighi: Pines of Rome & Fountains of Rome
Wagner: Siegfried, finale
Wagner: Götterdämmerung, finale
The theme to Mister Ed (A horse is a horse, of course of course....) Don't ask ;D
Sarge
Two things that keep popping up in my head, and sometimes I find morphing one into the other:
The opening of Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1
The Dies Irae section of Rachmaninov's Paganini Variations
What's truly fun is when I start playing variations on the Rachmaninov variations in my head.
(In real life I'm hard pressed to play Chopsticks).
Quote from: Lisztianwagner on November 02, 2011, 02:48:16 PM
The Messa da Requiem.....the only work by Verdi I really adore :)
I felt that way too for a while. Loved the requiem but didn't really like his operas. I listened to the opera more intensely, since those were the only CDs I had traveling in cruise ship for 5 days. The voyage was soon over and I became a huge Verdi fan. :)
Bach, Tief gebuckt und voller Reue
Quote from: AllegroVivace on November 03, 2011, 04:49:04 PM
I felt that way too for a while. Loved the requiem but didn't really like his operas. I listened to the opera more intensely, since those were the only CDs I had traveling in cruise ship for 5 days. The voyage was soon over and I became a huge Verdi fan. :)
Well, once I tried to listen to the operas as well, so I listened to
Traviata,
Rigoletto and
Otello, but I'm sorry I didn't like them very much....too melodramatic and not expressive and powerful enough. Verdi's music has never attracted me, apart from the Requiem and few arias from the operas.
Quote from: Lisztianwagner on November 04, 2011, 04:15:20 AM
Well, once I tried to listen to the operas as well, so I listened to Traviata, Rigoletto and Otello, but I'm sorry I didn't like them very much....too melodramatic and not expressive and powerful enough. Verdi's music has never attracted me, apart from the Requiem and few arias from the operas.
Strange - usually people who prefer Wagner find Otello more to their liking. Oh well.
Schubert's Liebenssturme in A minor, D947 for piano duet
Bruckner - Symphony No. 7 (first two movements)
Quote from: mc ukrneal on November 04, 2011, 04:18:33 AM
Strange - usually people who prefer Wagner find Otello more to their liking. Oh well.
Yes, maybe, but unfortunately it's not my case; it can be even stranger as I'm Italian :P
Today:
Wagner: Siegfried, finale both of the 2nd and the 3rd act
Holst: Venus, Jupiter and Uranus from "The Planets"
Respighi: Pines of Rome
Mahler: Symphony No.1, 2^ movement
Quote from: Lisztianwagner on November 04, 2011, 04:30:37 AM
Yes, maybe, but unfortunately it's not my case; it can be even stranger as I'm Italian :P
Oh! Then be careful - it may be illegal! :)
Quote from: mc ukrneal on November 04, 2011, 04:38:43 AM
Oh! Then be careful - it may be illegal! :)
Haha, all right :)
Quote from: mc ukrneal on November 04, 2011, 04:38:43 AM
Oh! Then be careful - it may be illegal! :)
haha ;D
I tend to enjoy Verdi's music a lot - very melodic, beautiful and easy to adore. But I agree with Ilaria, not much of what I have heard of Verdi is as powerful or beautiful as his "heir" Puccini. The Requiem though is an exception to this, such an amazing piece.
Today for me, mainly:
Bruckner 9 Scherzo
Mahler Symphony no.3 m1
Mahler Symphony no.6 m1
Mahler Symphony no.7 m1
Mahler 8 various parts
Tchaikovsky Nutcracker finale
Prokofiev R+J
Shostakovich Symphony no.11 m2 climax
Holst Planets, Uranus.
:)
Quote from: madaboutmahler on November 04, 2011, 12:43:50 PM
Today for me, mainly:
Bruckner 9 Scherzo
Mahler Symphony no.3 m1
Mahler Symphony no.6 m1
Mahler Symphony no.7 m1
Mahler 8 various parts
Tchaikovsky Nutcracker finale
Prokofiev R+J
Shostakovich Symphony no.11 m2 climax
Holst Planets, Uranus.
:)
Why am I not surprised to see so much Mahler's music? :P
Joking aside, outstanding works in the list! :)
Quote from: Lisztianwagner on November 04, 2011, 02:15:15 PM
Why am I not surprised to see so much Mahler's music? :P
Joking aside, outstanding works in the list! :)
;D
Today:
Shostakovich 11 - m2
Shostakovich 12 - m4
Prokofiev R+J
Rachmaninov Piano Concerto 2
Mahler 6, 7, 8, 9.
Beethoven 5 finale
:)
Handel, There, held in holy passion
So far today:
Schumann Symphonies 3, 4
Mozart Magic Flute - Papageno-Papagena Duet ;D
Bax Tintagel
Will report back more later - have an orchestra rehearsal to get off to now! :) Rehearsing a piece they commissioned from me, and also I shall be playing the organ and a bit of percussion in the Holst Planets. :)
Back later!
I thought this thread was about earworms. Does having a squirm a minute count?
(http://www.ddtcomic.com/ddtcomics/2010-02-02-earworm.png)
Quote from: madaboutmahler on November 06, 2011, 04:24:36 AM
So far today:
Schumann Symphonies 3, 4
Mozart Magic Flute - Papageno-Papagena Duet ;D
Bax Tintagel
Will report back more later - have an orchestra rehearsal to get off to now! :) Rehearsing a piece they commissioned from me, and also I shall be playing the organ and a bit of percussion in the Holst Planets. :)Back later!
Quoting myself!
As I anticipated, I now have the Holst Planets flying around in my head!
In particular, the beautiful Venus, ending of Saturn, Uranus, and the magical ending to Neptune. Great piece, looking forward to the concert performance I'll be taking part in next Saturday! :)
Also recently, a lot of the Elgar Cello Concerto, another of the pieces in the programme next Saturday! :)
A tune from Bach's cello suites, don't know which, but I think it's a finale.
EDIT: My bad! The gavotte from #6. And it's still going.
Today so far:
Holst The Planets
Ravel Daphnis et Chloe
Roussel Symphony no.3
Mahler 4, 6, 7, 8.
Strauss Der Rosenkavalier Suite
Tchaikovsky Nutcracker
:) :)
I love this thread! ;)
Four pieces in particular today:
Wagner: Trauermarsch, Götterdämmerung
Respighi: Pines of Rome
Holst: A Somerset Rhapsody
J. Strauss: Perpetuum mobile. Ein musikalischer Scherz
Today, so far:
Mahler 6 - m1
Mahler 9 - m3
Respighi - Belkis War Dance
Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue
Schumann Symphony no1 - m4.
Will report back with more later! :)
Today:
Respighi: Piano Concerto in A minor
Respighi: Roman Trilogy
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No.2
Holst: The Planets
R. Strauss: Don Juan
Quote from: Lisztianwagner on November 08, 2011, 09:23:25 AM
Today:
Respighi: Piano Concerto in A minor
Respighi: Roman Trilogy
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No.2
Holst: The Planets
R. Strauss: Don Juan
Forgot to mention 'The Planets'! That has certainly been in mind every day for a while now, today in particular it was the beautiful ending to Venus.
Also forgot to mention:
Rachmaninov Symphony no.1 - m4.
Quote from: madaboutmahler on November 08, 2011, 09:29:38 AM
Rachmaninov Symphony no.1 - m4.
Hmm, as you mentioned it, I could listen to that symphony later, after finishing Strauss'
Don Juan :)
Bob Marley, One Love
The opener from Haydn's Lark.
Apart from Wagner, whose music is almost always in my mind ;)
Beethoven: Symphony No.9, 2nd/4th movement
Respighi: Fontane di Roma/Pini di Roma
Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No.15
Mahler: Symphony No.8
Quote from: Lisztianwagner on November 09, 2011, 05:42:21 AM
Mahler: Symphony No.8
;D
Which part?
For me today:
Mahler 7 - m1 (last 5 minutes or so)
Mahler 9 - m3 (ending)
Mahler 9 - m4 (such an amazing, powerful, beautiful piece of music, my favourite Mahler movement probably! however, not a good piece to have stuck in your mind... very depressing...)
Strauss - Der Rosenkavalier Suite (mainly the opening)
Taneyev - Oresteya Overture (the absolutely beautiful, poetic second section :) )
Will be sure to report back later!
Under the influence of another thread: Rush, Xanadu,
"For I will dine on honeydew and drink the milk of paradise!"
Quote from: madaboutmahler on November 09, 2011, 10:02:47 AM
;D
Which part?
For me today:
Mahler 7 - m1 (last 5 minutes or so)
Mahler 9 - m3 (ending)
Mahler 9 - m4 (such an amazing, powerful, beautiful piece of music, my favourite Mahler movement probably! however, not a good piece to have stuck in your mind... very depressing...)
Strauss - Der Rosenkavalier Suite (mainly the opening)
Taneyev - Oresteya Overture (the absolutely beautiful, poetic second section :) )
Will be sure to report back later!
Both the beginning and the finale, such beautiful, passionate and thrilling parts :)
Quote from: Lisztianwagner on November 09, 2011, 01:20:11 PM
Both the beginning and the finale, such beautiful, passionate and thrilling parts :)
Certainly, absolutely amazing! Now I've got Mahler 8 in my mind! :D
Will make sure to report back later! :)
Again, another thread has spawned a worm: Matthew Sweet, Sick of Myself.
Quote from: Lisztianwagner on November 09, 2011, 05:42:21 AM
Apart from Wagner, whose music is almost always in my mind ;)
Beethoven: Symphony No.9, 2nd/4th movement
Respighi: Fontane di Roma/Pini di Roma
Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No.15
Mahler: Symphony No.8
Today:
Liszt: Feux Follets, Transcendental Etude No.5
Holst: The Planets, Jupiter and Neptune
Respighi: Belkis, Queen of Sheba - War Dance
Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No.2, 1^ movement
Brahms: Hungarian Rhapsody No.5
Also
Freedonia's going to war from the movie
Duck Soup ;)
Today so far:
Mahler 1 m4 opening
Mahler 6 - all of it really!
Mahler 7 - m1
Mahler 9 - m3 ending :P
Respighi Belkis War Dance
Chopin Db "Raindrop" Prelude
Will report back later - this thread is really increasing my "average post per day" ;D
Haydn, Witches' Minuet
Quote from: chasmaniac on November 09, 2011, 02:23:37 AM
The opener from Haydn's Lark.
Good thing it's so lovely, 'cause the bird is back and
I can't get it out of my head!
Today:
Respighi: Pines of Rome
Respighi: Church Windows, St. Greogory the Great
Mahler: Symphony No.1, 3^ movement
Wagner: Das Rheingold, Vorspiel
Today, so far:
Mahler 1 - m1
Mahler 4 - scherzo
Mahler 7 - m1
Mahler 9 - m3/m4.
Elgar Enigma Variations
Elgar Froissart Overture
Strauss Don Juan
hmmm... the problem is, I have so many different pieces in my mind, that I forget to write them all down here!
Handel, As steals the morn
If you mean, 'As with rosy steps the morn' from Handel's 'Theodora', then I am with you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQlt1UxjvWU
Mike
Quote from: knight66 on November 13, 2011, 05:23:58 AM
If you mean, 'As with rosy steps the morn' from Handel's 'Theodora', then I am with you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQlt1UxjvWU
Mike
That's fabulous. Lorraine H-L was fabulous. Mmm.
"As steals the morn upon the night" is a duet from
L'Allegro, Il Penseroso ed il Moderato.
Yes, that is delectable and it is one of those tunes you can hum, whistle or just close your eyes and hear it. I have a lovely set of it. It is full of beautiful pastoral music.
Mike
After coming back from a long walk in the countryside :)
Beethoven: Symphony No.6, 1^ movement
Wagner: 2nd Act, finale
Respighi: Pines of Rome
R. Strauss: Eine Alpensinfonie
Mahler: Symphony No.1, 1^ movement
Today so far:
(after the concert yesterday)
Bax Tintagel
Hogan Rhapsody for Orchestra ;)
Elgar Cello Concerto
Holst The Planets
and also....
Rachmaninov Paganini Rhapsody
Elgar Enigma Variations
and a nice handful of Mahler as well of course! :)
At present, haunted by Stanley Bate's Piano Concerto No. 2 (1940). :) Bate being the most important "discovery" in years.
Quote from: chasmaniac on November 13, 2011, 02:21:20 AM
Handel, As steals the morn
I would happily call this one of my favourite pieces from the baroque era! Absolutely beautiful! :)
Quote from: Christo on November 13, 2011, 11:29:34 AM
At present, haunted by Stanley Bate's Piano Concerto No. 2 (1940). :) Bate being the most important "discovery" in years.
I shall have to explore his music soon! :)
Now:
Chopin 'Raindrop' Prelude
Elgar Symphony no.1 m1
Handel, Vieni o figlio
which keeps shading into Ombra ma fu.
One worm for each ear!
So far today:
Wagner: Götterdämmerung, Finale
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde - Isoldes Liebestod
Wagner: Der Fliegende Holländer - Senta's Ballad
Chopin: Grand Valse Brillante
Respighi: Belkis, Queen of Sheba - War Dance
Liszt: Feux Follets
Quote from: Lisztianwagner on November 14, 2011, 04:41:25 AM
Respighi: Belkis, Queen of Sheba - War Dance
That piece seems to be on both of our lists quite often nowadays! ;)
For me today so far:
Elgar Symphony 1
Elgar Cello Concerto
Bax Tintagel
Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue
Nielsen Symphony 1
Strauss Alpine Symphony
Strauss Ein Heldenleben
and the normal lot of Mahler as well! :)
Quote from: madaboutmahler on November 14, 2011, 08:18:03 AM
That piece seems to be on both of our lists quite often nowadays! ;)
and the normal lot of Mahler as well! :)
Sure, it's an oustanding work, very harmonic, powerful and expressive :)
As you mentioned Mahler, I'm just listening to Symphony No.7 now....;)
Quote from: Lisztianwagner on November 14, 2011, 10:48:59 AM
Sure, it's an oustanding work, very harmonic, powerful and expressive :)
As you mentioned Mahler, I'm just listening to Symphony No.7 now....;)
I agree, it's so thrilling! :)
Love Mahler's 7th symphony so much, hope you enjoyed it! :) Surely it wasn't the Bernstein performance by any chance? ;)
For me now,
as well as Mahler of course:
Mendelssohn Symphony no.3
Respighi Belkis War Dance :)
Smetana Ma Vlast: Blanik
Elgar Enigma Variations
Handel, Oh what pleasures! from Alexander Balus.
On the subject of earworms. So far, without exception, these have been
1) melodically memorable, hummable
2) familiar, bits I have heard many times before
3) bits I have heard very recently, within a day or so
No insight there. Sigmund would be so disappointed. But then, maybe sometimes a tune is just a tune.
Carry on!
Quote from: chasmaniac on November 15, 2011, 03:29:31 AM
. . . But then, maybe sometimes a tune is just a tune.
Etch that baby in stone!
Beethoven Piano Concerto no.4
Adams Harmonielehere
Elgar Cello Concerto
Strauss Alpine Symphony
so far today.
Quote from: chasmaniac on November 15, 2011, 03:29:31 AM
On the subject of earworms. So far, without exception, these have been
1) melodically memorable, hummable
2) familiar, bits I have heard many times before
3) bits I have heard very recently, within a day or so
No insight there. Sigmund would be so disappointed. But then, maybe sometimes a tune is just a tune.
Carry on!
May I add rhythmically memorable as well? - the Adams I mentioned that has been in my head today is absolutely thrilling in that term! :)
Quote from: madaboutmahler on November 14, 2011, 02:07:09 PM
I agree, it's so thrilling! :)
Love Mahler's 7th symphony so much, hope you enjoyed it! :) Surely it wasn't the Bernstein performance by any chance? ;)
For me now,
as well as Mahler of course:
Mendelssohn Symphony no.3
Respighi Belkis War Dance :)
Smetana Ma Vlast: Blanik
Elgar Enigma Variations
I'm afraid not :) Although I love the Bernstein very much, it was Solti's recording, definitely amazing!
So far today, as well as Wagner of course ;)
Respighi: Pines of Rome
Respighi: Ballad of the Gnomes
Mussorgskij: Pictures at an Exhibition, Promenade
Beethoven: Turkish March
Mahler: Symphony No.9, 4^ movement
Quote from: madaboutmahler on November 15, 2011, 08:02:12 AM
May I add rhythmically memorable as well? - the Adams I mentioned that has been in my head today is absolutely thrilling in that term! :)
I'm pretty much an old fuddy-duddy, but among the bits and pieces of modernity I enjoy, the
Harmonielehre is near the top. (Just below
Shaker Loops!) :)
Quote from: Lisztianwagner on November 15, 2011, 08:09:43 AM
I'm afraid not :) Although I love the Bernstein very much, it was Solti's recording, definitely amazing!
So far today, as well as Wagner of course ;)
Respighi: Pines of Rome
Respighi: Ballad of the Gnomes
Musorsgkij: Pictures at an Exhibition, Promenade
Beethoven: Turkish March
Mahler: Symphony No.9, 4^ movement
haha ;) You normally listen to Bernstein for Mahler! ;) I agree, Solti is great in this piece! In fact, I'd call the Solti cycle my favourite overall cycle perhaps!
Funny you mention the Mussorgsky, which has also been on my mind quite a bit today, especially the glorious finale.
Quote from: chasmaniac on November 15, 2011, 08:10:28 AM
I'm pretty much an old fuddy-duddy, but among the bits and pieces of modernity I enjoy, the Harmonielehre is near the top. (Just below Shaker Loops!) :)
haha ;)
Harmonielehre is one of my favourite modern pieces as well!
Quote from: madaboutmahler on November 15, 2011, 08:18:00 AM
haha ;) You normally listen to Bernstein for Mahler! ;) I agree, Solti is great in this piece! In fact, I'd call the Solti cycle my favourite overall cycle perhaps!
Haha, that's true, since the Bernstein cycle would be my abolute favourite, I usually listen to it ;) But I haven't got only Benrstein for Mahler: also Solti, Abbado and Karajan, and I like having different choices :)
Quote from: madaboutmahler on November 15, 2011, 08:18:00 AM
Funny you mention the Mussorgsky, which has also been on my mind quite a bit today, especially the glorious finale.
Funny you mention
the Enigma Variations, which I'm listening to now.
Quote from: Lisztianwagner on November 15, 2011, 08:47:00 AM
Funny you mention the Enigma Variations, which I'm listening to now.
;D
It must be Bernstein this time?! ;) Hope you are enjoying it! :)
Quote from: madaboutmahler on November 15, 2011, 08:49:44 AM
;D
It must be Bernstein this time?! ;) Hope you are enjoying it! :)
Touchè ;D
Handel, As when the dove laments her love, Acis and Galatea
Handel, Heart, the seat of soft delight, Acis and Galatea
Handel, Glorious hero, may thy grave, Samson
The songster from Halle is having his way with me!
I like coffee, I like tea, as sung by The Manhatten Transfer
This one's annoying.
A radio jingle from the early 70s, probably never heard outside of Ontario:
From the men at Milnes Fuel Oil
you get dependable heat.
The men at Milnes Fuel Oil,
they're friendly and they're neat!
You can depend on the friendly men at Milnes!
Today:
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No.2, 1^ movement
Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Respighi: I Pini di Roma - I pini di Villa Borghese, I pini della Via Appia
Liszt: Piano Concerto No.1
Mahler: Symphony No.5, Scherzo. Kräftig, nicht zu schnell
Quote from: Lisztianwagner on November 16, 2011, 10:47:04 AM
Mahler: Symphony No.5, Scherzo. Kräftig, nicht zu schnell
;D
For me today,
MAHLER MAHLER MAHLER MAHLERStrauss Alpine Symphony
Vaughan Williams Symphony no.3
Brahms Symphony 4
Glazunov Novelletes
:)
Left ear: Handel,
O love divine,
TheodoraRight ear, thanks to the incessant chatter on the sanguine thread: King Crimson,
The Night Watch,
Starless and Bible BlackQuoteAnd so the pride of little men:
the burghers good and true,
still living through the painter's hand,
request you all to understand.
Quote from: madaboutmahler on November 16, 2011, 01:48:19 PM
Brahms Symphony 4
Such a wonderful piece, maybe my favourite of Brahms' symphonies :)
Today so far:
Antonín Dvořák: Symphony No.9, 1^ movement
J. Strauss: Künstlerleben
R. Strauss: Eine Alpensinfonie
Respighi: Sinfonia Drammatica
Martucci: Nocturne
Quote from: Lisztianwagner on November 17, 2011, 05:48:32 AM
Such a wonderful piece, maybe my favourite of Brahms' symphonies :)
Ah, but then there's the Third, Ilaria . . . .
Quote from: karlhenning on November 17, 2011, 06:04:06 AM
Ah, but then there's the Third, Ilaria . . . .
Of course, that's true! How could I forget about Brahms No.3? Then, let's say that No.4 is my favourite along with No.3 ;)
The UPS "Logistics" song... arrrrgghhh!! >:D
Quote from: karlhenning on November 17, 2011, 06:04:06 AM
Ah, but then there's the Third, Ilaria . . . .
Joe Brahms #3 is my go-to piece for a
Romantic symphony. All four mvts flow wonderfully together...
..so now it's in my head. :)
Tom Waits,
A foreign affair
juxtaposed with a stateside
and domestically approved
romantic fancy...
Quote from: karlhenning on November 17, 2011, 06:04:06 AM
Ah, but then there's the Third, Ilaria . . . .
and the
first as well, Ilaria!
I would find it so difficult to choose between the 1st/3rd and 4th. Such masterpieces!
For me today, so far:
Strauss Also Sprach ZarathustraRoussel Symphony no.3, and also the
Suite in FMAHLER MAHLER MAHLER MAHLER MAHLER MAHLER MAHLER MAHLER MAHLER MAHLERMore later!
Quote from: madaboutmahler on November 17, 2011, 09:33:12 AM
and the first as well, Ilaria!
I would find it so difficult to choose between the 1st/3rd and 4th. Such masterpieces!
At this point, isn't it easier to say that we love all Brahms symphonies? ;)
Quote from: Lisztianwagner on November 17, 2011, 10:29:01 AM
At this point, isn't it easier to say that we love all Brahms symphonies? ;)
Absolutely! :)
Cannot get the final movement from Roussel's
Suite in F out of my mind! :D
XTC,
Melt the guns! Melt the guns! Melt the guns!
And never more to fire them!
Melt the guns! Melt the guns! Melt the guns!
And never more desire them!
The peripatetic opener from Haydn's Philosopher symphony.
If I had a beard, I'd be stroking it right now.
Love it when I have my own compositions in my mind! Today, kept thinking of my "Rhapsody for Orchestra" which was recently premiered, I cannot wait to hear the recording that was made! :)
Also:
MAHLER MAHLER MAHLER MAHLER MAHLER
Roussel Symphony no.3/Suite in F
What is it with these two pieces?! They seem to reoccur in my mind nearly ever day! ;)
Elgar Salut d'amour
As soon as I step into the cloisters at Gloucester Cathedral I hear the baritone solo from the 'Libera me' of Faure's Requiem.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQAfZaKqe-I
I have been in choir to sing the piece there, but never in the cloisters and I have sung a number of other things there. So I don't know why I experience this trigger. It does not happen to me when I walk into the choir stalls, from where I sang the piece. Odd.
Mike
Quote from: knight66 on November 18, 2011, 08:24:44 AM
As soon as I step into the cloisters at Gloucester Cathedral I hear the baritone solo from the 'Libera me' of Faure's Requiem.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQAfZaKqe-I
I have been in choir to sing the piece there, but never in the cloisters and I have sung a number of other things there. So I don't know why I experience this trigger. It does not happen to me when I walk into the choir stalls, from where I sang the piece. Odd.
Mike
Must be an architectural trigger
Today:
WAGNER :)
Beethoven: Symphony No.3 "Eroica", 1^ movement
Beethoven: Turkish March
Beethoven: Symphony No.9, Ode an die Freude
Beethoven: Choral Fantasy
Rather in a Beethoven mood today ;)
Quote from: Lisztianwagner on November 18, 2011, 09:49:06 AM
Rather in a Beethoven mood today ;)
I noticed! ;)
Adding to my previous post today:
Rachmaninov Piano concerto no.3
The lyrical, romantic section from the 1st movement, that also returns in the finale.
Anyone who has me on facebook will probably be able to guess why this is in my mind! :)
Mahler (performing edition: Cooke II) Symphony no.10 - m2 (scherzo) :)
Schumann Symphony no.4
Today:
Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Bortkiewicz: Symphony No.2
Bruckner: Symphony No.9
Quote from: Lisztianwagner on November 19, 2011, 10:17:27 AM
Bortkiewicz: Symphony No.2
Absolutely love that piece. I quite often have Bortkiewicz on my mind - in particular the first piano concerto, such a beautiful, melodic work. I love his music so much! :)
Yesterday, it was Haydn's sunrise from symphony #6, now it's Bach, Herz un Mund und Tat und Leben.
Today so far:
Debussy: Valse Romantique
Sibelius: Kullervo
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.4
Josef Strauss: Sport-Polka
Bach, Ach bleibe doch, mein liebstes Leben, BWV 11 (and the Bm mass!)
A lot of Strauss:
Also Sprach Zarathustra
Ein Heldenleben
Eine Alpensinfonie
Also:
Elgar Salut d'amour
Elgar In The South
Rachmaninov Piano Concerto no.3
Today:
Bax: Tintagel
Beethoven: Symphony No.9 - 2nd and 4th movements
Nielsen: Symphony No.4, 1st and 4th movements
Respighi: I Pini di Roma
Mahler: Symphony No.7 - 5th movement, Rondo-Finale
The last days the second movement of Mozart's Sonata in C major K 330 doesn't leave my head.
A ditty from the second disc of this. Can't be more precise.
[asin]B001LPNVDG[/asin]
I will not note Christmas songs here. No, not one. Even when I can't get the @#!$ things out of my head!
Nope, won't do it.
Nuh-uh.
In quick succession,
Supertramp,
Ain't Nobody but MeSupertramp,
Lady10cc,
I'm not in Lovethen, clear as a bell, RVW's
Dirge for Fidele:
QuoteFear no more the heat o' the sun
Nor the furious winter's rages;
Thou thy worldly task hast done,
Home art gone and ta'en thy wages:
Golden lads and girls all must,
As chimney-sweepers, come to dust
Mahler 7 (in particular, various parts of the 1st movement, which is quickly becoming one of my favourite Mahler movements, from any of the symphonies! :) )
Elgar Salut d'amour
Strauss Ein Heldenleben
Don't fall on me! These days, I believe in Cuyahoga.
QuoteThis is where we walked, swam,
hunted, danced and sang
Take a picture here
Take a souvenir
Haydn, Vollendet ist das große Werk, my favourite bit from The Creation.
Today:
R. Strauss Eine Alpensinfonie; in particular the section Der Anstieg :)
Respighi I Pini di Roma
Holst A Somerset Rhapsody
Rachmaninov Symphonic Dances
Wagner - Siegfried - Act I (Scene Three) Notung! Notung! Neidliches Schwert!
Quote from: ChamberNut on November 24, 2011, 05:51:47 AM
Wagner - Siegfried - Act I (Scene Three) Notung! Notung! Neidliches Schwert!
;D
The opening o' that Gm string 5 by Mozart. Not bad that guy. Should've had a contract.
Today:
Mahler Symphony No.8 - Veni, creator spiritus
Shostakovich Symphony No.10
Dvořák Slavonic Dance No.1
Liszt Mazeppa
Quote from: Lisztianwagner on November 24, 2011, 07:06:05 AM
Today:
Dvořák Slavonic Dance No.1
What a coincidence ~ I had the same in my head last evening! :)
Every time I see this thread title, this comes to mind:
http://www.youtube.com/v/0_dxMtXd97U&feature=related
I shall never again be in any doubt concerning the not-so-symbolic function of red-painted lips! 8)
Quote from: Lisztianwagner on November 24, 2011, 07:06:05 AM
Dvořák Slavonic Dance No.1
Now you mention the Dvorak Slavonic Dances, Ilaria, I now have around 10 of them all going around constantly in my head! ;)
Also today:
Elgar Salut d'amour
Mahler 5, 6, 7
Strauss Also Sprach Zarathustra
Debussy Clair du Lune
Quote from: madaboutmahler on November 24, 2011, 01:23:21 PM
Now you mention the Dvorak Slavonic Dances, Ilaria, I now have around 10 of them all going around constantly in my head! ;)
Yes, I can imagine ;) I admit that Dvorak
Slavonic Dances are extremely enjoyable pieces.
Jus' a-moanin' and a-groanin'! Bach's Kreuz und Krone from BWV 12: Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen
Quote from: Lisztianwagner on November 24, 2011, 01:42:02 PM
Yes, I can imagine ;) I admit that Dvorak Slavonic Dances are extremely enjoyable pieces.
Certainly! Very beautiful pieces as well! :)
The Dvorak
Slavonic Dances remain very special pieces for me, as they are the pieces that got me into classical music, at the age of 7! :)
Thank you Dvorak! ;D
Today so far:
Schubert: Symphony no.9
Glazunov: Symphony no.4
R.Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra
MAHLER
Quote from: madaboutmahler on November 25, 2011, 08:49:04 AM
Certainly! Very beautiful pieces as well! :)
The Dvorak Slavonic Dances remain very special pieces for me, as they are the pieces that got me into classical music, at the age of 7! :)
Thank you Dvorak! ;D
;D
I think the Strausses family got me into classical music, when I listened to
Nur fort!-polka,
An der schönen blauen Donau and the
Radetzky-Marsch in the New Year's Concert 1998.
Today:
Wagner :)
Tchaikovsky Capriccio Italien
Respighi I Pini di Roma
Mozart Symphony No.40
Mozart Le Nozze di Figaro, finale
XTC, Jason and the Argonauts
Mahler - Symphony No. 3 in D minor - Final movement - Langsam. Ruhevoll. Empfunden (Slowly. Serene. Felt.)
Achingly beautiful finale.
Again, Bach: Ach bleibe doch, mein liebstes Leben, BWV 11
Today so far:
WAGNER
Rachmaninov Symphony No.1
Mahler Symphony No.1, Kräftig bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell, Recht gemächlich
Svendsen Romance for Violin & Orchestra
Quote from: Lisztianwagner on November 26, 2011, 07:03:22 AM
Today so far:
WAGNER
Rachmaninov Symphony No.1
Mahler Symphony No.1, Kräftig bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell, Recht gemächlich
Svendsen Romance for Violin & Orchestra
Only Respighi this evening:
Respighi Pines of Rome
Respighi Nocturne
Respighi Belkis, Queen of Sheba
Respighi Church Windows
Quote from: Lisztianwagner on November 26, 2011, 01:42:59 PM
Respighi Belkis, Queen of Sheba
It wouldn't happen to be the 'War Dance' in particular, would it? ;)
For me:
Respighi Belkis, Queen of Sheba ' War Dance'
Rachmaninov Symphonic Dances
MAHLER MAHLER MAHLER MAHLER
Quote from: madaboutmahler on November 26, 2011, 01:51:55 PM
It wouldn't happen to be the 'War Dance' in particular, would it? ;)
For me:
Respighi Belkis, Queen of Sheba ' War Dance'
Rachmaninov Symphonic Dances
MAHLER MAHLER MAHLER MAHLER
;)
Well, as the
War Dance is my favourite movement of
Belkis,, I inevitably tend to focus more on it than on the other sections.
Haha, along with Wagner, Beethoven and Respighi, I've often had the
Symphonic Dances in my mind these days too :)
GOD SAVE FRANK THE EMPEROR!
Today:
Dvořák Symphony No.9, 4th movement
Holst The Planets - Jupiter and Neptune
Grieg Peer Gynt - In the Hall of the Mountain King
R. Strauss Tod und Verklärung
WAGNER :)
Quote from: Lisztianwagner on November 27, 2011, 12:05:21 PM
R. Strauss Tod und Verklärung
Which part was it for you Ilaria? The death? or the transfiguration?
I so often have the Transfiguration on my mind, it always brings a tear to my eye... so incredibly beautiful...
For me today:
Beethoven 6
Rachmaninov Piano Concerto no.3
Glazunov Novelletes
Brahms 1
Quote from: madaboutmahler on November 27, 2011, 01:18:27 PM
Which part was it for you Ilaria? The death? or the transfiguration?
I so often have the Transfiguration on my mind, it always brings a tear to my eye... so incredibly beautiful...
Agreed, it's absolutely suggestive and powerful, maybe my favourite part too; but today I had the
whole piece on my mind, without preferences.....I listened to it twice in a row ;)
The first two minutes of Hindemith's 'Mathis'
Not certain, but I think it's this little motet by Johannes Cesaris: Mon seul voloir/Certes m'amour.
The voices in my head this morning are Gothic, to be sure.
Today's ride-to-work listen is coming back to me in variegated waves.
Solage, Tres gentil cuer
Cordier, Ce jour de l'an
Dufay, Adieux ces bons vins de Lannoys
Quote from: Lisztianwagner on November 27, 2011, 01:43:24 PM
Agreed, it's absolutely suggestive and powerful, maybe my favourite part too; but today I had the whole piece on my mind, without preferences.....I listened to it twice in a row ;)
:)
The Karajan recording, I presume? ;)
For me today:
Elgar Pomp and Circumstance no.
3Elgar Froissart Overture
Beethoven Symphony no.6
MAHLER
Quote from: madaboutmahler on November 28, 2011, 08:25:41 AM
:)
The Karajan recording, I presume? ;)
For me today:
Elgar Pomp and Circumstance no.3
Elgar Froissart Overture
Beethoven Symphony no.6
MAHLER
Of course, is it still worth asking? ;)
Today:
Beethoven Symphony No.7, 1st and 2nd movements
Mahler Symphony No.3
Lehár Gold und Silber
WAGNER
Bach, the Goldbergy thingy.
Innerestin'. What prompted this was the string trio version, but what I "hear" is a piano.
The marvelous Guillaume de Machaut has muscled his way in and
I can't get him out of my head!QuoteIl m'est avis qu'il n'est dons de Nature,
Coms bons qu'il soit, que nuls prise à ce jour,
Se la clarté tenebreuse et obscure
De Fortune ne li donne coulour
At least half of my listening time has been devoted to Mahler the past couple of months. In quiet moments I keep hearing the trumpet solo that opens the 5th.
Sure beats the Oscar Meyer Wiener Song!
Quote from: Lisztianwagner on November 28, 2011, 10:12:14 AM
Of course, is it still worth asking? ;)
;D
Quote from: DavidRoss on November 29, 2011, 06:16:03 AM
At least half of my listening time has been devoted to Mahler the past couple of months. In quiet moments I keep hearing the trumpet solo that opens the 5th.
:)
Around half of my listening time is devoted to Mahler as well. :)
Today, on my mind was, and still is:
Schumann Piano Concerto
Beethoven Symphony no.6
Riley 'In C'
MAHLER
Today:
Beethoven Symphony No.9
Elgar Pomp & Circumstance March No.4
Holst The Cloud Messenger
J. Strauss Revolutions-Marsch
Wagner :) in particular, the Prelude and "Isoldes Liebestod" from Tristan und Isolde, so incredibly beautiful, powerful and thrilling!
QuoteAbide, I hope it be the best.
Abide, I hope it be the best.
Abide, I hope it be the best.
Sin hasty man wanted never woe.
Abide, I hope it be the best.
Abide, I hope it be the best.
Let every man that will han rest
Ever ben avised what he shal do.
Abide, I hope it be the best.
Abide, I hope it be the best.
Prove ere thou take; think ere thou fest.
In weal beware, ere thou be wo.
Abide, I hope it be the best.
Abide, I hope it be the best.
from ye olde anonymous :)
...whose transmission continues with
There is no rose of swych virtu.
Gosh, it'll be
The Agincourt Carol next.
Speak of the Devil!
QuoteDeo gratias anglia, redde pro victoria.
Owre kynge went forth to Normandy,
With grace and myght of chyvalry;
Ther God for hym wrought mervlusly,
Wherfore Englonde may calle and cry,
He sette a sege, for sothe to say,
To Harflu toune with ryal aray;
That toune he wan and made a fray,
That Fraunce shall rewe tyl domesday.
Then went owre kynge, with alle his oste,
Thorowe Fraunce for all the Frenshe boste;
He spared for drede of leste, ne most,
Tyl he come to Agincourt coste;
Than for sothe that knyght comely,
In Agincourt feld he faught manly;
Thorow grace of God most myghty
He had bothe the felde, and the victory;
Ther dukys, and erlys, lorde and barone,
Were take and slayne, and that wel sone,
And som were ledde in to Lundone
With joye, and merthe, and grete renone;
Now gratious God he save owre kynge,
His peple and all his welwyllynge,
Gef him gode lyfe and gode endynge,
That we with merth mowe savely synge;
Machaut, Dame a vous sans retollir
Quote from: chasmaniac on November 29, 2011, 05:04:16 AM
The marvelous Guillaume de Machaut has muscled his way in and I can't get him out of my head!
On the subject of which ballade (
Il m'est avis), this engaging little essay from answers.com:
QuoteWhen listening to Machaut, it should be remembered that the fourteenth century was an incredibly dark time in France. The country was being ravaged by many woes that included famine, war, and the black plague, the latter of which struck France harder than any other country on the continent. Against this gloomy backdrop and a general atmosphere of fatalistic despair, the opening statement of the text of Machaut's disarmingly sunny Il m'est avis should say something about the impact a joyous piece like this may have had: "In my opinion there is no gift of Nature/however good, that anyone appreciates today/if the dark and gloomy clarity/of Fortune does not give it color." Chiaroscuro; in darkness, the light shines brighter. Indeed, Machaut's glorious eminence in his time, a bright spot in a miserable century, could well have stemmed from the sheer escape his marvelous works offered from the incredibly dreary everyday of fourteenth century French life. Il m'est avis opens with a surprising, leaping figure in the top voice in an utterly delightful opening. The rest is full of capricious melodic leaps, chains of short notes, and major-sounding harmonies that make the piece rather deliciously sonorous. It is incidentally one of only two ballades by Machaut composed for four parts -- he normally wrote for only two or three at most -- although in his motets, he had amply honed his skill with larger numbers of voices. What he tries to do in Il m'est avis is try to preserve the wonderful, lucid sense of individual line he gets in his monodies and two-voice ballades, despite the dense polyphony. The caprice of the top line serves to distinguish it, so the polyphony doesn't tangle, as well as to illustrate Fortune's wanton ways. The cross-rhythms, too, give it a slightly intangible quality and listeners should feel invited into a playful chase. Machaut's experiment with an expanded ballade is entirely successful. Machaut's ballades are some of his greatest compositions, indicative of his unique personal and musical character, sometimes more advanced than anything else in his oeuvre. Il m'est avis is among the pieces at the forefront of that admirable body of work. ~ Donato Mancini, Rovi
A bizarre medley of the allegro from Bach's concerto BWV 1060 and The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway.
My neurons are mutating!
Handel, Where're you walk, Semele
Today:
Mahler Symphony No.1 "Titan"; so incredibly beautiful, thrilling and impressive.
Smetana The Moldau; very passionate and harmonic.
WAGNER :)
Quote from: Lisztianwagner on December 02, 2011, 08:51:10 AM
Today:
Mahler Symphony No.1 "Titan"; so incredibly beautiful, thrilling and impressive.
Smetana The Moldau; very passionate and harmonic.
WAGNER :)
:)
Quote from: Lisztianwagner on December 02, 2011, 08:51:10 AM
Smetana The Moldau; very passionate and harmonic.
Now I have this in my mind as well! For me, it is the section after the opening with the new theme. :) Love it so much, so delightful!
And apart from that now - of course today, on my mind has been
MAHLER
Quote from: madaboutmahler on December 02, 2011, 09:06:41 AM
And apart from that now - of course today, on my mind has been MAHLER
:)
I think we wouldn't need to include Mahler and Wagner in the list, it's obvious we can't get them out off our mind as they're our absolute favourite composers ;)
Quote from: Lisztianwagner on December 02, 2011, 09:22:33 AM
:)
I think we wouldn't need to include Mahler and Wagner in the list, it's obvious we can't get them out off our mind as they're our absolute favourite composers ;)
haha ;D
I am sure everyone knows know how much we love them! :)
Haydn SQ, Op 50/2 finale.
The opening theme of Schubert D664 gets back, again.... It's been bothering me for almost a year....
Today:
Beethoven Symphony No.6
Holst The Planets
Liszt La campanella, Grande étude de Paganini No.3
Handel, Flatt'ring tongue, no more I hear thee! from Esther, a very fine and sadly obscure work.
MAHLER
Nielsen 4
Sibelius 1
Wagner
Tchaikovsky Symphony No.4
Respighi Fontane di Roma
Chopin Nocturnes Op.9
That wonderful 'dance' that Bach breaks into during the fugal section in the overture of BWV 831 - the 'Overture in the French Style'. I heard Scott Ross' recording of the piece last evening, then during the morning commute today, and I won't be surprised if I play the whole piece again on my way home. 0:)
Bach Partita #2.
Opening of Mahler 9
But the one that got in my head the longest and I could not get it out was "It's a Small World" after I went to Disneyland. It stayed there for about 2 years and every time I see Mockey Mouse or a doll I had the urge to strangle it!
The presto finale from a keyboard sonata in E flat by Haydn, can't be more specific.
Right, looked it up. It's #62 Hob XVI:52, and it's still going!
Quote from: Opus106 on December 04, 2011, 10:33:01 PM
That wonderful 'dance' that Bach breaks into during the fugal section in the overture of BWV 831 - the 'Overture in the French Style'. I heard Scott Ross' recording of the piece last evening, then during the morning commute today, and I won't be surprised if I play the whole piece again on my way home. 0:)
I wasn't able to include an excerpt when I made my earlier post, so here it is now. To provide context, the video is cued at the beginning of the fugue, while the part I'm referring to starts at the three-minute mark and flows along for another twenty seconds, although the music further down the line grows out of this. And add a lovely sounding harpsichord to that.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=7DJW3Nb8Gzw#t=135s [How does one embed cued videos in GMG? ???]
Bach, Schlummert ein, BWV 82 (Ich habe genug)
The good Thomaskantor has been chased by what the kids these days call "rock and roll", A Trick of the Tail by Genesis, from their eponymous long playing album. Gracious me!
Glazunov Symphony no.4
Glazunov The Seasons
Rimsky Korsakov Sheherezade
Bruckner Symphony no.5
Elgar Symphony no.1
and of course: Mahler
Not a tune this morning, but the sound of the organ in Kuijken's recording of BWV 35, Geist und Seele wird verwirret. Still wiggling away in here. :)
Ex nihilo this morning: :o :o :o :o THE SMURF SONG!!! :o :o :o :o
It is now gone...I think!
Quote from: Cato on December 07, 2011, 04:06:16 AM
Ex nihilo this morning: :o :o :o :o THE SMURF SONG!!! :o :o :o :o
It is now gone...I think!
Next up... Alvin and the Chipmunks!
Apart from Wagner:
Sibelius Violin Concerto
Glazunov The Seasons
Rachmaninov Symphony No.2
Mahler Symphony No.9
Quote from: chasmaniac on December 07, 2011, 05:50:08 AM
Next up... Alvin and the Chipmunks!
"I saw Mommy kissing Sant Claus . . . ."
Quote from: Lisztianwagner on December 07, 2011, 07:58:10 AM
Mahler Symphony No.9
Which movement? Whenever the finale comes into my mind, I instantly become far more quiet, solemn and depressed.... The most powerfully beautiful music ever written!
Quote from: madaboutmahler on December 07, 2011, 08:15:06 AM
Which movement? Whenever the finale comes into my mind, I instantly become far more quiet, solemn and depressed.... The most powerfully beautiful music ever written!
3rd and 4th movements :)
Sure......leaving out both Wagner and Beethoven, I totally agree with you, that music is incredibly passionate and powerful, it deeply touches my heart with its great beauty!
Where does the past come from?
Right now, I hear 2 songs spinning alternately and I can't get them out of my head!
The first record I ever owned: Mashmakan's As Years Go By
From one of the first LPs I ever owned (Live): April Wine's Druthers
I think Jerry Mercer was the drummer in both those bands.
Christ, that was a long time ago!
Quote from: Lisztianwagner on December 07, 2011, 09:12:05 AM
3rd and 4th movements :)
Sure......leaving out both Wagner and Beethoven, I totally agree with you, that music is incredibly passionate and powerful, it deeply touches my heart with its great beauty!
I often have the ending to the 3rd movement on my mind. :) Now you mention it, I have it on my mind now! But now I am thinking of the finale and getting shivers.... too beautiful.
Quote from: madaboutmahler on December 07, 2011, 10:34:39 AM
I often have the ending to the 3rd movement on my mind. :) Now you mention it, I have it on my mind now! But now I am thinking of the finale and getting shivers.... too beautiful.
;D
Just for the record: I never have any difficulty getting Mahler out of my head.
Quote from: karlhenning on December 07, 2011, 11:33:40 AM
Just for the record: I never have any difficulty getting Mahler out of my head.
I understand ::)
For me, Mahler's music is too beautiful and impressive, so hauting.....its great, intense power brings me to listen to it more and more, it's like hypnotism.
Quote from: Lisztianwagner on December 07, 2011, 12:24:01 PM
I understand ::)
For me, Mahler's music is too beautiful and impressive, so hauting.....its great, intense power brings me to listen to it more and more, it's like hypnotism.
Brilliantly expressed, Ilaria - obviously I completely agree with you!
The opener from Bach's BWV 1, Wie schoen leuchtet der Morgenstern
Apart from Wagner:
Schumann Symphony No.3
Debussy Clair de Lune
Liszt Piano Sonata in B minor
Quote from: Lisztianwagner on December 08, 2011, 09:17:58 AM
Debussy Clair de Lune
Had that on my mind as well a lot recently!
Also:
Elgar Falstaff
Elgar Salut d'amour
Debussy La Mer
Mendelssohn Songs without Words
and plenty of Mahler!
Handel, How willing my paternal love, from Samson.
Well, the Van Swieten Haydn is in, and I've listened several times this morning to their sparkling E major piano trio H.XV/34, the minuet from which features a rising, striding Trio that I can't get out of my head! Nor will I, if I can help it.
Ooh! Karl's trip down
Ye Olde Bullwinkle's Memory Lane sprang this number
right into my head. Imagine that!
David Sylvian,
Nostalgia, from
Brilliant TreesQuoteThe sound of waves in a pool of water
I'm drowning in my nostalgia
Martinů Piano Concerto No.4
Mahler Symphony No.10
Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet - Finale
Respighi Belkis, Queen of Sheba - War Dance
And Wagner, of course
Quote from: Lisztianwagner on December 09, 2011, 01:29:52 PM
Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet - Finale
:'(
So so beautiful. When it reaches the stunning C Major chord with the Juliet theme shining throughout the orchestra, a tear is always released from my eye. One of my the most beautiful moments in all music, in my opinion.
Quote from: Lisztianwagner on December 09, 2011, 01:29:52 PM
Respighi Belkis, Queen of Sheba - War Dance
Again? ;D I completely understand! ;)
For me:
Lutoslawski Concerto for Orchestra, last movement.
Mussorgsky Night on a Bare Mountain
Borodin Polovstian Dances
Grieg Peer Gynt Suite 1: Anitra's Dance
Quote from: madaboutmahler on December 10, 2011, 04:35:54 AM
:'(
So so beautiful. When it reaches the stunning C Major chord with the Juliet theme shining throughout the orchestra, a tear is always released from my eye. One of my the most beautiful moments in all music, in my opinion.
Totally agree, it's absolutely amazing :) It's an extremely touching and passionate movement, so powerfully emotional! It's impossible to not get involved by its huge beauty!
QuoteAgain? ;D I completely understand! ;)
Haha ;D I could say the same about you and Elgar's Salut d'amour.
Quote from: Lisztianwagner on December 10, 2011, 05:45:12 AM
Totally agree, it's absolutely amazing :) It's an extremely touching and passionate movement, so powerfully emotional! It's impossible to not get involved by its huge beauty!
Haha ;D I could say the same about you and Elgar's Salut d'amour.
Absolutely. How all the drama and intense agressive power of the previous movement (Romeo's death) dies down to such beautiful calm is spectacular. Not many composers could do this as well as Prokofiev did!
Quote from: Lisztianwagner on December 10, 2011, 05:45:12 AM
Haha ;D I could say the same about you and Elgar's Salut d'amour.
:) That is a very special piece for me, as you may have seen on facebook, I recently performed it to Anya... so, it has been on my mind
a lot! :)
Have a nice day, Ilaria! :)
Quote from: madaboutmahler on December 10, 2011, 05:53:19 AM
:) That is a very special piece for me, as you may have seen on facebook, I recently performed it to Anya... so, it has been on my mind a lot! :)
Have a nice day, Ilaria! :)
:) Sure, I had caught that reason, that's why I've never said about Salut d'amour: "Again?"
Have a nice day as well!
Quote from: Lisztianwagner on December 10, 2011, 06:06:30 AM
:) Sure, I had caught that reason, that's why I've never said about Salut d'amour: "Again?"
Have a nice day as well!
:)
Thank you Ilaria. :)
On my mind right now:
Strauss Also Sprach Zarathustra
I better go and listen to it right now, back later! :)
Quote from: madaboutmahler on December 10, 2011, 06:15:18 AM
:)
Thank you Ilaria. :)
On my mind right now:
Strauss Also Sprach Zarathustra
I better go and listen to it right now, back later! :)
;)
For me today:
Tchaikovsky - Swan Lake
Liszt Mazeppa, symphonic poem
Mahler Symphony No.6 - in particular 1st and 4th movements
Quote from: Lisztianwagner on December 10, 2011, 07:37:04 AM
Mahler Symphony No.6 - in particular 1st and 4th movements
:)
The Alma Theme perhaps? I love that melody so much that I write it every morning on our music classroom's whiteboard at school. Makes me feel happier in the morning, and also means that the most romantic melody ever is there for Anya to see in our music class! :D I also carry around a piece of manuscript paper with the Alma theme written on it wherever I go. :)
For me right now:
Vaughan Williams Sinfonia Antartica - the opening.
I really need to listen to this work as soon as possible....
Quote from: madaboutmahler on December 10, 2011, 08:17:48 AM
:)
The Alma Theme perhaps? I love that melody so much that I write it every morning on our music classroom's whiteboard at school. Makes me feel happier in the morning, and also means that the most romantic melody ever is there for Anya to see in our music class! :D I also carry around a piece of manuscript paper with the Alma theme written on it wherever I go. :)
Of course, the Alma Theme, what a beautiful, powerful melody! It strikes me so much that while I'm listening to it, I often stand up and start moving my arms as if I was conducting an orchestra.......
Do you, really? How nice! Well, I do something similar as well: I carry around Wagner's picture in my wallet ;D
I almost always have music playing in my head - does this make me pyschologically disturbed ??? What is intriguing is occasionally a piece of music I haven't listened to for a very long time pops up out of nowhere.
Quote from: Lisztianwagner on December 10, 2011, 07:37:04 AM
For me today:
Tchaikovsky - Swan Lake
Liszt Mazeppa, symphonic poem
Mahler Symphony No.6 - in particular 1st and 4th movements
Now:
Wagner Siegfried, finale; this part is absolutely one of the most beautiful ending ever composed.......extremely passionate and powerful, so intense and harmonic.....the peak of vital love! :)
Quote from: Holden on December 10, 2011, 10:59:54 AM
I almost always have music playing in my head - does this make me pyschologically disturbed ??? What is intriguing is occasionally a piece of music I haven't listened to for a very long time pops up out of nowhere.
As long as it doesn't instruct you in the folkways of a race of emasculated Saturnians... you're fine. :)
Quote from: Holden on December 10, 2011, 10:59:54 AM
I almost always have music playing in my head - does this make me pyschologically disturbed ??? What is intriguing is occasionally a piece of music I haven't listened to for a very long time pops up out of nowhere.
Well, you're not the only one! I have music playing in my mind pretty much every second of my life. While I'm typing this now, it's the second prelude from the first book of Bach's WTC. Sometimes it changes regularly for me, but sometimes, I have the same part of a piece repeating itself in my head for hours.... :)
Quote from: Lisztianwagner on December 10, 2011, 09:18:38 AM
Of course, the Alma Theme, what a beautiful, powerful melody! It strikes me so much that while I'm listening to it, I often stand up and start moving my arms as if I was conducting an orchestra.......
Do you, really? How nice! Well, I do something similar as well: I carry around Wagner's picture in my wallet ;D
I start conducting while listening to the Alma theme as well, and also singing loudly along to it! I love it so much!
How wonderful - I should carry around a portrait of Mahler as well! :D
Mozart, andante from sonata in Ef, K380.
Mahler - in particular, the first movement from the 7th symphony, which over the previous weeks has become one of my favourite Mahler movements. :)
also
Tchaikovsky Symphony no.6
Bernstein Candide Overture
Vaughan Williams Symphony no.6
J. Strauss Son Schatz-Walzer
J. Strauss Father Walzer a la Paganini
Respighi Feste Romane, L'Ottobrata
Sibelius Kullervo
Respighi Roman Trilogy
This afternoon I saw a documentary about Pappano explaining Respighi's music...this made me have Fountains of Rome, Pines of Rome and Roman Festivals on my mind all the day (without forgetting Wagner anyway) :)
Handel, Süßer Blumen Ambraflocken, Nine German Airs
Today:
Wagner Das Rheingold, in particular the first and the second scene
Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique - Marche au supplice
Grieg Peer Gynt - In the Hall of the Mountain King
Prokofiev Lieutenant Kijé - Troika
Mahler in particular, the adagietto from no.5. also, more of the 1st movement from no.7 and the rondo burlesque from no.9.
Holst Perfect Fool
Respighi Belkis, War Dance ;D
I'm sure there have been others.... too many to remember!
and a bit of Christmas cheer:
'Have yourself a Merry Christmas'
which was one of the pieces our school orchestra played in our Christmas concert yesterday, wonderful! :)
Debussy Clair du lune
Prokofiev R+J
Tchaikovsky Nutcracker
Today:
Wagner Siegfried, Finale
Beethoven Symphony No.9
Liszt Faust Symphony
The obligato violin in Vivaldi's Salve Regina RV617 sounds like something from Handel's 9 German Arias, and I can't get it out of my head!
Inevitably, The pilgrim's home, the sick man's health from Handel's Theodora.
Fate knocking at the door.
Mendelssohn Elijah - learning to sing it in March; particularly Wohl dem, der den Herrn furchtet.
Wish I could get it out of my head - spoils the enjoyment of most other things currently !
Quote from: cjvinthechair on December 20, 2011, 06:17:23 AM
Mendelssohn Elijah - learning to sing it in March; particularly Wohl dem, der den Herrn furchtet.
Wish I could get it out of my head - spoils the enjoyment of most other things currently !
Great! With who?
For me now:
Novak Lady Godiva
Today:
Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto
Holst The Planets
Quote from: madaboutmahler on December 20, 2011, 07:16:53 AM
Great! With who?
For me now:
Novak Lady Godiva
Just our local Choral Society - Mendelssohn with one, German Requiem with another; busy old March !
Quote from: cjvinthechair on December 20, 2011, 08:17:47 AM
Just our local Choral Society - Mendelssohn with one, German Requiem with another; busy old March !
That's wonderful - have a great time!
I love taking part in the local music groups. I often play percussion in local orchestras and also recently had one of my works commissioned and premiered by the local orchestra which was so great, and also in the same programme as my work, I played the organ in 'The Planets' :D Sorry if I went off topic a little there.... ;)
Ludwig van Beethoven Leonore Ouverture No.3
Arnold Schönberg Kammersymphonie Op.9
Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Concerto No.5
Quote from: madaboutmahler on December 20, 2011, 01:00:36 PM
That's wonderful - have a great time!
I love taking part in the local music groups. I often play percussion in local orchestras and also recently had one of my works commissioned and premiered by the local orchestra which was so great, and also in the same programme as my work, I played the organ in 'The Planets' :D Sorry if I went off topic a little there.... ;)
Versatile fellow ! Didn't I see you were playing timpani in another post ? + composition; sorry, can't compete. Would a neo-Romantic fan like your compositions, or..... ?!
QuoteLemon tree, very pretty
And the lemon flower is sweet
But the fruit of the poor lemon
Is impossible to eat
Quote from: cjvinthechair on December 22, 2011, 06:38:03 AM
Versatile fellow ! Didn't I see you were playing timpani in another post ? + composition; sorry, can't compete. Would a neo-Romantic fan like your compositions, or..... ?!
Thank you! :) I love playing timpani and all percussion, only really get the oppurtunity when I am invited to play with the local youth orchestra or every so often another festival orchestra or amateur orchestra. :) Well, most of my compositions until now have been completely in the romantic style - I shall share some here on GMG soon. Now, my style is far more impressionist, hopefully more original as well....
Thanks again Clive, have a wonderful Christmas!
Today:
Mahler Symphony No.2 "Resurrection" - incredibly beautiful, thrilling and touching.
Quote from: Lisztianwagner on December 22, 2011, 02:11:16 AM
Arnold Schönberg Kammersymphonie Op.9
A fine composition as is the
Chamber Symphony No. 2.
Today:
Neujahrskonzert 2012 - The concert was so beautiful, so powerful, so deeply emotional that I can't get out of my mind the pieces played! Jansons and the Wiener Philharmoniker were absolutely wonderful, I take my hat off to them! ;)
No, really!
Guillaume Dufay,
Quel fronte signorille in paradisoCourtesy of Hyperion Records:
QuoteQuel fronte signorille in paradiso
That noble brow
Scorge l'anima mia,
shows my soul the way to Paradise,
Mentre che in sua balia
while she holds me fast in her power,
Streto mi tiene mirando il suo bel viso.
beholding her fair face.
I ochi trapassa tutti dei altri el viso
Her face transfixes the eyes of all who look upon it
Con sì dolce armonia,
with such sweet harmony,
Che i cor nostri s'en via
that our hearts are stolen away
Pian pian in suso vanno in paradiso.
and gently ascend to Paradise.
The menuetto more so than the trio.
http://www.youtube.com/v/jMiEQY4-0PY
I listened to the Alban Berg Q. this morning.
I'm crossing my fingers and hoping that--after about two weeks--I've managed to get several lengthy extracts from Popov's first symphony out of my head. Given that this symphony was at least in part the model for Shostakovich's 4th, and that it's every bit as emotionally strenuous a work as its better-known younger sibling, it's been one of the more exhausting earworms I've experienced.
This could be Edward, you know. ;)
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TKJ0vSPiQOg/SwqDGIUaOmI/AAAAAAAAAGo/tPTauLGBQNc/s1600/dumbledore_pensieve.jpg)
For the umpteenth time, Dufay's Salve flos Tusce gentis, in the version by Ensemble Musica Nova.
Electric Light Orchestra, of course:
Can't get it out of my head!
A few that have been swimming around in my head the past couple of days...
Mussorgsky: Night On Bald Mountain
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 6 last movement
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 7 first movement
Prokofiev: Scythian Suite second movement
Debussy: Children's Corner (orchestrated version) first movement
Janacek: Glagolitic Mass first movement, fourth movement (Veruju: Credo), final movement
Machaut,
C'est force, faire le weilQuoteC'est force, faire le weil:
I will do what I must:
Tuit mi desir
all my desires
Sont et seront en servir
are and will be to serve
Vo bel acueil,
your gracious self,
Chiere dame, et d'acomplir
dear lady, and to comply
Vostre doulz weil.
with your sweet wishes.
Recently more than any other pieces....
Nielsen 5, the amazing fugue in the finale
Prokofiev 5, last 2 minutes
Debussy, Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faune
Tchaikovsky, Violin Concerto last movement.
and of course, loads of Mahler.
Who Will Buy? from Oliver! Had it on vinyl 40 years ago and here it is again, haunting me.
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Recently:
Britten, Playful Pizzicato from Simple Symphony
Sibelius, Symphony No.5, especially the Scherzo from the 1st movement
Right now I have that vicious string-section csardas bit from the finale of Szymanowski's Fourth Symphony looping continuously.
last night, opening of the 2nd movement of death and maiden quartet
A fosco cielo, a notte bruna, al fischio raggio d'incerta luna... buzz in my head ever since I've heard it for the first time (some 3 years ago).
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http://www.good-music-guide.com/community/index.php/topic,19519.0.html
Thread Duty:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=IW5wKr-hwUU#t=71s, to be precise, but it doesn't hurt to start listening from the beginning. 0:)
Opening theme from the fourth movement of Haydn's 96. Tried to get it out with some Prokofiev this morning, but Franz Joseph never goes away quietly.
Brahms Piano Quintet in F Minor- Scherzo... ARGH.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVO-d26IdmE
Quote from: Florestan on February 01, 2013, 06:14:10 AM
A fosco cielo, a notte bruna, al fischio raggio d'incerta luna... buzz in my head ever since I've heard it for the first time (some 3 years ago).
Some other: Haydn's Syphony 88 Finale, Rossini's "Di tanti palpiti", first theme of the first movement of a Clementi Piano Sonata which I can't identify right now. :D
Quote from: Florestan on February 01, 2013, 06:44:40 AM
Some other: Haydn's Syphony 88 Finale
The same for me, until I replayed the symphony this morning. ;D
The opening measures of Marche au supplice...not surprising, I guess, considering how much time I've spent on the Berlioz blind listening thread this afternoon.
Sarge
The very end of the Grieg piano concerto - it's come up on the playlist at least twice in the last couple of weeks. I've even attempted to play it (not very well :-[) from the quick 3/4 A major section to the finish.
Quote from: Sergeant Rock on February 01, 2013, 07:03:36 AM
The opening measures of Marche au supplice..
I was never able to hear anything gruesome or sinister in that. It is one of the most joyous themes I can think of. ;D
Naaa, naa naa, na na na naa, na na na naa, Hey Jude
Naaa, naa naa, na na na naa, na na na naa, Hey Jude
Naaa, naa naa, na na na naa, na na na naa, Hey Jude
Quote from: Brian on March 04, 2013, 07:34:31 AM
Naaa, naa naa, na na na naa, na na na naa, Hey Jude
Naaa, naa naa, na na na naa, na na na naa, Hey Jude
Naaa, naa naa, na na na naa, na na na naa, Hey Jude
One of the worst songs of The Beatles' entire output IMHO.
I have the second movement (
Allegretto Con Moto) of Delius'
Hiawatha stuck in my head. So damn catchy!
Quote from: Brian on March 04, 2013, 07:34:31 AM
Naaa, naa naa, na na na naa, na na na naa, Hey Jude
Naaa, naa naa, na na na naa, na na na naa, Hey Jude
Naaa, naa naa, na na na naa, na na na naa, Hey Jude
Now, so do I. Thank you very much. ???
Over a week ago I heard Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Philadelphia Orchestra in a hugely exciting Stravinsky Rite of Spring - and it has refused to leave my head since. 8)
--Bruce
Papillons of Schumann by Perahia.
Right now, my own music. All this week, Fred Edwards' Elfen Lied.
Quote from: James on March 05, 2013, 01:38:05 PM
All of the music I love is etched into my skull forever. It's permanently apart of who I am. :)
Must sound like an Ives piece with so many melodies playing at once. :)
Danse Grotesque Du Dorcon from Daphnis Et Chloe, Part 1. I mean, it won't stop!
Quote from: NJ Joe on March 05, 2013, 03:43:21 PM
Danse Grotesque Du Dorcon from Daphnis Et Chloe, Part 1. I mean, it won't stop!
I had
Chloe's Dance of Supplication in my head not too long ago. Yeah and it didn't stop either. :)
I've had a melody from Vaughan William's Lark Ascending stuck in my head, all day. I think it's gone now . . . :(
bits of Sibelius' 4th, and Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances, the bit in the 3rd movement in 5/8(?) - same tune as in the Vespers
Inexplicably, the end-credit song from Hayao Miyazaki's [anime film] PONYO. It's just a sweet synthy J-pop kids' tune, but on loop it becomes ghastly. I didn't even see this movie recently! Maybe not among Miyazaki's very best, though the conversion of the storm-tossed ocean into a living woodblock print (?) was really neat.
Quote from: Octave on March 05, 2013, 10:19:49 PM
Inexplicably, the end-credit song from Hayao Miyazaki's [anime film] PONYO. It's just a sweet synthy J-pop kids' tune, but on loop it becomes ghastly. I didn't even see this movie recently! Maybe not among Miyazaki's very best, though the conversion of the storm-tossed ocean into a living woodblock print (?) was really neat.
The only Miyazaki film I have too see. You've built my interest up, perhaps a rental this evening. Is it good for a 3 1/2 year old? Maybe my son would watch it. $:)
I've got the 4th movement Allegro of Glazunov's Violin, as well as Ravel's Alborada del gracioso, stuck in my head for quite a little time; such beautiful, delighful music!
Quote from: Adam of the North(west) on March 05, 2013, 10:01:42 PM
I've had a melody from Vaughan William's Lark Ascending stuck in my head, all day. I think it's gone now . . . :(
Nothing wrong with that! Such a beautiful work.
Quote from: Lisztianwagner on March 06, 2013, 08:04:41 AM
I've got the 4th movement Allegro of Glazunov's Violin, as well as Ravel's Alborada del gracioso, stuck in my head for quite a little time; such beautiful, delighful music!
Alborada is great for late afternoon listening.
Quote from: TheGSMoeller on March 06, 2013, 07:28:26 AM
The only Miyazaki film I have too see. You've built my interest up, perhaps a rental this evening. Is it good for a 3 1/2 year old? Maybe my son would watch it. $:)
One of my favorite Miyazaki, despite definitely not being his most popular. I think a kid that age should be able to enjoy it, too.
I've had Mars, from Holst's The Planets, stuck in my head for a while now. I've tried to exorcise it with Beethoven, Stravinsky and Varese, but it keeps coming back. I wonder what that says about my current worldview... :o
Quote from: jochanaan on March 09, 2013, 07:50:36 PM
I've had Mars, from Holst's The Planets, stuck in my head for a while now. I've tried to exorcise it with Beethoven, Stravinsky and Varese, but it keeps coming back. I wonder what that says about my current worldview... :o
Nothing wrong with that! Holst's
The Planets, despite it's popularity both on disc and in the concert halls, is a masterpiece. It doesn't matter how
many times I hear this work, it never gets old, but that's what good music does for us. Holst wrote a lot of good music actually.
I've had Delius' Irmelin Prelude stuck in my head all night. It's such a simple, little work, but it's so beautiful and seductive.
Re: Miyazaki's PONYO:
Quote from: TheGSMoeller on March 06, 2013, 07:28:26 AM
The only Miyazaki film I have too see. You've built my interest up, perhaps a rental this evening. Is it good for a 3 1/2 year old? Maybe my son would watch it. $:)
Sorry GSM-Greg, I missed your reply until just now. I think the parents of 3-1/2-year-olds would enjoy and appreciate PONYO maybe more than the kids themselves, who might find stretches of the film a bit "slow"; though maybe this is the case with most of the "best" kids' films? It is a sweet and vibrant movie, even if not quite as unhinged and florid and even melancholy as some of Miyazaki's earlier movies. I watched it in Japanese w/subs, however.
'nothing but the water' by grace potter
Quote from: Octave on March 09, 2013, 09:02:33 PM
Re: Miyazaki's PONYO:
Sorry GSM-Greg, I missed your reply until just now. I think the parents of 3-1/2-year-olds would enjoy and appreciate PONYO maybe more than the kids themselves, who might find stretches of the film a bit "slow"; though maybe this is the case with most of the "best" kids' films? It is a sweet and vibrant movie, even if not quite as unhinged and florid and even melancholy as some of Miyazaki's earlier movies. I watched it in Japanese w/subs, however.
Thanks for the reply :)
Quote from: jochanaan on March 09, 2013, 07:50:36 PM
I've had Mars, from Holst's The Planets, stuck in my head for a while now. I've tried to exorcise it with Beethoven, Stravinsky and Varese, but it keeps coming back. I wonder what that says about my current worldview... :o
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?
Quote from: ElliotViola on March 13, 2013, 04:39:56 AM
(http://www.chocablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/05/marsplanets1.jpg) ?
That image is missing a kettledrum. :o ;D
It is chocolate. It misses nothing.
Although it does potentially need some more musicians to perform Mars from the Planets. I don't see a SINGLE viola prominently shown or mentioned, of course...
Now that I have cracked the Tchaikovsky symphonies nut, I have had bits of the 6th's first 2 movements in my head for the last few days.
I love it !! 8)
Quote from: ElliotViola on March 20, 2013, 03:56:05 PM
It is chocolate. It misses nothing.
Although it does potentially need some more musicians to perform Mars from the Planets. I don't see a SINGLE viola prominently shown or mentioned, of course...
Violas are NEVER prominently shown or mentioned, at least in polite company. :P Any more than flutes. :-[ ;D