What are you listening to now? MKII

[jfy1999]

Joe Cocker - Feelin’ Alright

 

[Ray Finkle]

Meatloaf - Life is a Lemon and I Want My Money Back

 

[Ray Finkle]

Appreciate I'm a little late on this one....... R.I.P. Mr Charlie Watts 🙁

 

[Scottie Dog]

Hello and a very good evening to you all. Possibly not what you might be expecting, however 11 years ago my younger daughter was involved with Sheerjoy Music which is a Christian music service. Anyway, I though you might enjoy this song that was published.

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[JENNYJET]

I am enduring a medical episode and at these times I dig out something from my performing days at the CBSO ( Schools division ). As some may already know, my interest and education concentrated upon Classical music and I was honoured to be a part of a performance of the Symphony no.8 by Anton Bruckner, a 19th century Austrian composer of gargantuan works. To some, it may be ponderous but to me it is perhaps perfection of the form.

Architecturally, constructed magnificently based upon a simple musical theme and gradually built upon to an all embracing crescendo and a conclusion that turns my soul. The best pain killer apart from a bottle of MALBEC!! Definitely not Baroque. Second edit, Best conductor is Herbert Von Karajan or Bernard Haitink, specialising in Bruckner Beethoven and Wagner. I highly recommend it and best listened to with headphones.

Third edit, if you attempt to listen to this wonderful music and get bored, go directly to the 4th movement and as you progress, think of Ceaser entering Rome to his triumph following the Gallic Wars.

Warning, set aside 80 minutes. It is heavy duty and not for Radio One fans.

 

[Scottie Dog]

Thank you JENNYJET for the suggested listen - certain it makes for nice background music whilst compiling September's statistics!

 

[Kevin Farnell]

I dig out something from my performing days at the CBSO ( Schools division ). As some may already know, my interest and education concentrated upon Classical music and I was honoured to be a part of a performance of the Symphony no.8 by Anton Bruckner

Did you perform at Symphony Hall? I was only fortunate to see on concert there, the late great Blues guitarist/singer B.B.King. The concert was superb, as were the acoustics of Symphony Hall. There were also a couple of occasions when visiting the International Convention Centre, when there was a door open to the side of Symphony Hall where you could look in (obviously not during a performance) and on at least one occasion, the CBSO were rehearsing.

Kevin

 

[JENNYJET]

I was a kid Kevin, Symphony Hall has not been dreamed of in 1970 so it was a Town Hall concert.

 

[Ray Finkle]

Hello and a very good evening to you all. Possibly not what you might be expecting, however 11 years ago my younger daughter was involved with Sheerjoy Music which is a Christian music service. Anyway, I though you might enjoy this song that was published.

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She has a beautiful voice.

 

[Ray Finkle]

Hadn't heard this song in a long time then it suddenly appears on the wireless.

Steppenwolf - Born to be Wild

 

[Kevin Farnell]

I was a kid Kevin, Symphony Hall has not been dreamed of in 1970 so it was a Town Hall concert.

Sorry, I should have thought that through.

Kevin

 

[rollo]

Hadn't heard this song in a long time then it suddenly appears on the wireless.

Steppenwolf - Born to be Wild

The ultimate driving song you are always tempted to press the accelerator a bit more when it plays.

 

[JENNYJET]

Whilst working through an assignment for my current law course, I have tapped into Wagner's Ring, a most wonderful set of operatic music, having an affinity with Classical, I find it descriptive and enlightening and it has some catchy tunes that have emerged in modern music of the popular persuasion.

14 hours is the typical demand upon one's time from start to finish. Best for dipping into, like Coronation Street.!

Be warned, if you try it, it is not easy, a knowledge of the Classical repertoire is necessary to understand the intricacies of tone, harmony and form that is Wagner.

To follow, I shall unwind with a dose of Corelli, Baroque style music. The music of the Baroque era was easy for its simplicity. My favourite and my personal performance interest because it was easy!

 

[JENNYJET]

If I may, I would invite members to listen to a performance of Dettingen Te Deum and the Dixit Dominus. The greatest example of Baroque music by GF Handel. It will churn your soul and grab you by the gonads if you have any. Headphones reccomended so you can increase the volume. Very Catholic but anyone can appreciate it's magnificence.

 

[JENNYJET]

Another recommendation is the Bach Magnificat, a Mass in lighter form perhaps. I hold the B Minor Mass with reference, it is magnificent but the lesser works hold high in my mind because of the simplicity of form.

 

[Scottie Dog]

Thank you #Jennyjet for those suggestions. I'll dip into them next week when I'm at home. In the meantime take care and enjoy your "evening homework".

 

[JENNYJET]

Me again, in deep study of law with an assignment due soon. My go to listening is a CD namely " GABRIELLI "for Brass.

It is a compendium of early Classical music but in the Baroque era, Orchestration in its form of the time. The use of Brass instrumentation was because little else was available at that time.

I listen because it is a precursor to the main event.

Wagner .

DER RING DES NIBELUNGEN.

I am classically trained and this music is my existence, little else matters even if a link exists.

Music, it has a lot to give, please allow it.

 

[JENNYJET]

Monday morning at just passed midnight, Wagner Ring cycle opera, magnificent best with headphones or forgiving neighbours, it demands total embracing as it is. It comprises four operas, each of differing stories but connected as a saga. Truely a magnificent work of art demanding much time. 20 hours is my estimate as I have never sat through the event.

 

[JENNYJET]

Tonight, alone and without obligatory face mask but with headphones I have Das Rheingold, the first of the opera's that comprise The Ring by Richard Wagner (1813-1883). Robust and absorbing with some fine orchestration. Highly recommended if you like the sound of French Horns en masse.

 

[Kevin Farnell]

Tonight, alone and without obligatory face mask but with headphones I have Das Rheingold, the first of the opera's that comprise The Ring by Richard Wagner (1813-1883). Robust and absorbing with some fine orchestration. Highly recommended if you like the sound of French Horns en masse.

This thread seems to have become a 'slow burner' of late. I'm not so familiar with the French Horn, but the classical instruments that I really like are the Flute, Violin and the Cello (especially the Cello!). This may be because classic/progressive Rock music is sometimes backed by String sections or even full Orchestras (this doesn't really apply to Heavy Metal music, although some people class it along with Rock).
I really know that music has hit 'the spot', when I get goose bumps from listening to it (even if I've heard it hundreds of times before). I hope that you get the same joy from the music that you listen to.
Also, I find the lyrics of the best Rock bands can also be read as Poetry (my favourites being Rush, Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd). In fact, the late Neil Peart (drummer and lyricist with Rush and nicknamed 'The Professor') was often photographed reading books with titles such as 'Poetry and Poetics'. But when put to music, they're elevated to a whole different level.
Finally, as an example here is 'Rainbow Eyes' featuring the beautiful voice of the late Ronnie James Dio (in my view, the greatest Rock vocalist), with the band Rainbow.
It's a very gentle ballad, remembering a summer love, now lost. There are no screaming electric Guitars or Drums, just a Guitar and backing by the Bavarian String Ensemble, and Flute.
Please, give it a listen. It's beautiful and you may be very pleasantly surprised.

Kevin