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I play a bit of Oboe. Currently learning this
YouTube - Hindemith: Sonata for oboe and piano (Sehr langsam-lebhaft)
and getting spun out by this
YouTube - Heinz Holliger: Studie über Mehrklänge (1971) für Oboe solo
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this young fella is a genius... and very entertaining.. enjoy
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i was talking to braker and morgasm at wests last night about this so I'm dropping some stuff here that I've been into for a bit:
goes without saying Tristan Und Isolde is worth the whole 4.5 hours..dark, moody, moving..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fktwPGCR7Yw&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7wuL4O8J2Y&feature=fvst
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNL-B70-FTk
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dark, moody, moving, with one of the most beautiful switches ever from around 5 mins in... and a phenomenal violinist playing it who is passionate about the piece. Turn the lights out and get in the zone..
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My father singing, he died last year:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0P5thALf1U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbweovGlJeY&playnext=1&list=PL506615EBA6A181C5
&playnext=1&v=RbweovGlJeY -
great stuff. love a bit of classical. i'm currently learning to play the triangle.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXQU9E0AjUQ
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Wow Dan. you should have kept your original post up too dude. what a revelation. thanks for posting this.
It was a bit garbled and I thought I should let his voice speak for me. But I should probably explain a little more..
I always listened to the music, but never really appreciated it and as soon as I had the option to, I opted out of it. Now, my personal taste has mellowed and brought me back to really enjoying it in my own way.
My dad was a remarkable man, coming from a poor east end family, he then moved to Surrey after his parents died, and became a farmer, until deciding to throw it all in at the age of 29 - coming to London to study at the Guildhall. He later received a CBE and also several classical Gramophone awards. He was also the kindest and most supportive person I've had the privilege to know.
He died last year after a long battle with dementia, specifically Lewy Body Disorder - which is a mix of Parkinsons and Alzheimers - and like all kinds of dementia it weakens the mind, and then the immune system and the body.
Following his death I listened to all the recordings of his interviews, and particularly his 1st appearance on the radio 4 show, Desert Island Discs - his recommendations helped me discover a whole realm of music I could never have done without his help, particularly all the German lieder songs - like this recording by Fritz Wunderlicht of Schumann's Dichterlibe:
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to paraphrase brent, i'd have to say my favourite classical work is The Best of Classical from HMV.
but here are some more specific choices
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6lvFcUIYdk
epic win wolfie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6JN0l7A_mE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5C99JyP2ns
2:40-3:00 equals fuck yeah -
Ok, found a few decent vids on youtube...
Dudamel Shos 10 at the proms
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZtscG0jvXA&feature=related
Some serious names and great performance of Brandenburg 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLsNzCx1ots&feature=related
Berlin Phil nailing Till Eulenspiegel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VComW3RJqg8
Not a fan of Opera for the most part but this is an excellent rendition
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JStPRk62QdI&feature=related
A great recording and some daft expressions on Wynton Marsalis' face at the start.
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this young fella is a genius... and very entertaining.. enjoy
WOW! That is the most life-affirming thing i've seen in a while.
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Just had a look through the Proms listings for this year and if anyone fancies it, i'm going to try and get along to all of the following concerts... The idea is to queue up with some beers for one of the 1000+ £5 tickets available for each performance.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/proms/whats-on/2011/july-15
Prom 04 - Sun 17/07 - The Gothic
Prom 06 - Tue 19/07 - Rite of Spring
Prom 09 - Thu 21/07 - Janacek Sinfonieta
Prom 11 - Sat 23/07 - Nitin Sawnhey
Prom 13 - Sun 24/07 - Verdi Requiem
Prom 16 - Wed 27/07 - Firebird
Prom 21 - Sat 30/07 - Don Juan, Walton Violin
Prom 29 - Fri 05/08 - Mahler 2 (Dudamel)
Prom 36 - Wed 10/08 - Reich 18 Musicians
Prom 40 - Sat 13/08 - Tim Minchin
Prom 42 - Mon 15/08 - Swan Lake (Gergiev)
Prom 43 - Tue 16/08 - Copland, Barber, Bartok
Prom 50 - Sun 21/8 - Mozart Requiem
Prom 68 - Mon 05/09 - Tchik 5
Prom 69 - Tue 06/09 - Mahler 5 (Anne-Sophie Mutter)
Prom 72 - Thu 08/09 - Finlandia, Tchik Violin -
No Mahler 6 with Bychkov?
I'm doing the Verdi Requiem prom.....
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Top tip - if cycling to the Albert Hall **do not **lock up outside, there are loads of bike thieves round there. Go to the Imperial College quadrant round the corner where the bar is - there are proper bike stands and it's always busy with students. Much safer
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First night of the Proms tonight, anyone going?
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First night of the Proms tonight, anyone going?
I wish. Missus wants to see Chicken Soup with Barley.
Angela GHEORGHIU - Vissi d'arte - Tosca - Puccini - YouTube
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genius!
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whoops.....that's better,
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Didn't go?
You missed this: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/b012r95zStunning
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Did you enjoy it? Sounded pretty good from where I was (I'm in the orchestra)
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Did you enjoy it? Sounded pretty good from where I was (I'm in the orchestra)
Still coming down....
Completely blown away. .As was everyone else I've spoken to since. A very special performance. I was about 5 from the front in the Arena. Perfect spot for the sound it turned out. In the orchestra, what do you play?The Mahler was pretty damn good tonight as well.
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are you being delightfully unnasumming there-
I was part of, you mean you played in the recital?
what did you play?
Mahler-- lovely moody stuff, got some eof the lieder that I havent really got into,
the Symphonies are amazing,
'the song of the earth' that Adroit posted got me into him years ago.
go to go out will check that later^^