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Classical Corner

Started by Pat, March 29, 2016, 01:25:18 PM

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Tomereader1

"Midsomer Murders"(on PBS, BritBox) also features some theramin music.  In one of their features where they explore various things about the show, i.e. cast, locale, music, etc. they did a bit about the theramin and how that music rather sets the scene for the program.

MarsGal

My thanks to Don and to you, Bubble, for passing it on.

so_P_bubble

Quote from: Vanilla-Jackie on August 05, 2022, 11:13:55 AMBubble...
...reading the comments underneath your link, how it has affected people and times and situations it was played, and even given comfort to...very touching and emotional...Please give my regards to Don ( Radioman )

I will! Thanks.

patricia19


RAMMEL

This may be out of sequence as I have not read all posts yet. But thought I best post it now before the brain loses track of it.
An interesting DVD, available from Amazon. Do Amazon search for "Theremin - An Electronic Odyssey (1993)". There's reading there under comments.  IMHO - a good Documentary.
It's the WINDMILLS

          THIMK

Vanilla-Jackie

#2405
The worlds most valuable violin...The Messiah Stradivarius...
...Bubble, this might be something Don ( Radioman ) might be interested in...the museum...



Oldiesmann

Quote from: so_P_bubble on August 04, 2022, 06:43:13 AMhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lY7sXKGZl2w

KATICA ILLÉNYI - Once Upon a Time in the West - Theremin


Interesting arrangement of one of Ennio Morricone's best known works. The part performed on theremin is usually sung.


MarsGal

Just discovered that Simon Preston passed away in May. I remember seeing some YouTube clips of him playing. Here is one I hadn't seen before.


Oldiesmann

An interesting take on Ravel's famous Bolero from 1961. Arthur Lyman specialized in "exotica" music and had a huge hit with "Yellow Bird" in the summer of 1961.


MarsGal

I have several of his albums. My favorites have always been:






MarsGal

I don't recall hearing that Yellow Bird.

Well, this brings back memories of Hawaiian Eye and Connie Stevens.



Vanilla-Jackie

Lovely mother - daughter rendition of Pie Jesu..


MarsGal

Ran across this last night. It got me interested in looking for more.

So I looked to find more this morening.  This one is a LOT shorter, and really lovely.


What a lovely instrument.



Oldiesmann

#2413
Two songs, both set to opera, from the songwriting team of Murray Kenton and Tash Howard.

"Juanita Banana", set to the tune of Caro nome from Verdi's opera Rigoletto. It made a minor splash in the US, but was a hit in at least one European country (#1 in the Dutch-speaking region of Belgium), and spawned cover versions in close to a dozen languages thanks to its spoken-word verse and simple "la la la" chorus.


"Juanita Banana (Pt. 2)" follows up on the original story, this time set to the tune of the famous "Habanera" from Carmen. I don't think this one made much of a splash at all.


RAMMEL

Is that what Classical music is?  I never knew.
It's the WINDMILLS

          THIMK

so_P_bubble

https://youtu.be/7EYAUazLI9k

Sound of Music | Central Station Antwerp (Belgium)

RAMMEL

It's the WINDMILLS

          THIMK

MarsGal

Super, Rammel. I myself prefer Slaughter on 10th Avenue'


RAMMEL

Some of the old music by Studio Orchestras was great.
It's the WINDMILLS

          THIMK

RAMMEL

A bit different ---

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It's the WINDMILLS

          THIMK

RAMMEL

Don't know if this belongs here or in the other MUSIC discussion, but decided here is more fitting. Fiedler had a weekly show on PBS and I always watched it. Usually very good entertainment.
This runs a little over an hour - Good in the background while you surf.

It's the WINDMILLS

          THIMK

so_P_bubble

I saved the link - great selections

I have Radio Suisse (on the computer) as background the whole day

https://www.radioswissclassic.ch/en/reception/internet

Don too likes to listen to it.

RAMMEL

I just grabbed Radio Suisse and have a link to it now. Of the three speeds they offer, which did you choose? I took the lesser one because the quality of my computer sound is not of high quality - nor are my ears.
It's the WINDMILLS

          THIMK

so_P_bubble

I don't think it makes much difference. My computer too is not the best but the music selections are quite enjoyable, and no publicity!

MarsGal

#2424
I think this guy makes love to/with his music.I've seen a few of his video clips that are downright erotic. Anyway, this is a Borodin don't think I've heard before, but it does have some familiar lines.


MarsGal

Here is Houser with Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto #2.


Marilyne


The Rach 2 . . .  one of my favorites!  Beautifully played by Hauser, but I do prefer the piano version.  On my classical channel out of San Francisco, they sometimes play the actual recording of Rachmaninov, himself, playing the piano!   I think it was recorded in the 1920's or 30's?  I think he lived into the 1930's?   

Marilyne

I just looked on YouTube, and they do have the recording by Rachmaninov himself..   It didn't translate well to YouTube.  Sound quality doesn't compare to the FM radio.    There are much better, more current  versions on YouTube.    The one by Rubenstein is good, and others as well. 

MarsGal

Marilyne, my favorite Rachmaninov remains Isle of the Dead


MarsGal

I am reminded of a music teacher who, when I told him some of my favorite composers and compositions, recognized that I like music that makes use of half-notes. I had never thought of that before. I also include Borodin, Rimsky-Korsakov, Debussy and Ibert among my favorite composers. Here is Ibert's Escales. The most haunting bits in the composition use half-notes.