I have to ask at this point. Do I have at least 10 authentic followers? And by authentic, I mean folks who zapped me at least once in the last six months or so, not bots or who-knows-what. It feels pretty empty around here, and if that's the case, I should just terminate this account.
Wow! The posters for the Korean production of Shakespeare's Macbeth! 🤌
For today's noon coffee, a magnificent Cecilia Bartoli sings Francesco Gasparini's "Sposa son disprezzata" in the role of Irene.
Have a fantastic day!
Because today we mark 185 years since Antonin Dvořák was born, we celebrate him with the Symphony No. 9, "From the New World".
Berliner Philharmoniker, directed by Herbert Von Karajan (1966)
Have a great day with a tribute to Amy Winehouse. 20 years since "Back To Black"...
(Live at Other Voices, 2006)
This is the definition of "aura farming". 😂
I begin the week with a Viennese love story from 1901, when Mahler didn't tell "I love you" to Alma Schindler, like a commoner, but he chose to do it like a true composer (Alma was one too), and about four months later they married in secret.
Gustav Mahler's "Adagietto" from the 5th Symphony with Leonard Bernstein and Wiener Philharmoniker, 1973.
I say it again, we don't have enough street music. This and a bottle of wine.
In 1995, a history page was written at the Sanremo Music Festival when Andrea Bocelli and Sarah Brightman gave us "Con te partiro". I never posted about Bocelli, so I had to make it right.
My second morning coffee, on this rainy day, went with Leila Josefowicz and John Novacek performing Jean Sibelius's "Valse Triste". Optimal, I might say.
Have a great weekend!
It's what I just listened to, so you can skip it.
Freddie King's "Ain't Nobody's Business" (Live at the Sugar Bowl, 1972)
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George Duke Trio playing "It's On", live at Java Jazz Festival, 2010
Have fun!
A history page for my afternoon coffee, which might be a bit depressing for some, with David Oistrakh (violin) and Sviatoslav Richter (piano) performing the second movement from Brahms' Violin Sonata No. 3. (Alice Tully Hall, New York City, 1970)
"Miserere mei, Deus" was composed by Gregorio Allegri around 1630 and is related to the 51st Psalm. The Vatican forbade anyone from making copies of it, and it was performed strictly in the Sistine Chapel during Holy Week. There's a legend that says that a 14-year-old Mozart wrote it down after hearing it, and this is how it became accessible, for the lack of a better term. Have a great evening!
For the LOTR fans, Howard Shore's "A Knife in the Dark" with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra. Mostly because I have never seen chains used as a musical instrument.
It might sound a bit stupid, but having Samuel Barber's "Agnus Dei" in your headphones while staying in a Catholic Church to admire its art is a totally underrated experience.
For a quick afternoon espresso, I recommend Yuja Wang's Piano Etude No. 6 by Philip Glass. ☕
For this morning, something new for me: Julio Sagreras' "El colibri" performed by Marco Tamayo. Such a pleasure to find new stuff!
What a pleasure this was! Curtis Mayfield playing Marvin Gaye's "Inner City Blues".
Have a great evening!
