Category: "Classical"
Another Moment of Calm
OK - so I appreciate that this is stretching it a bit to claim that today's choice is continuing my "types of group I have performed in" - but I have been assured that I had some piano lessons when I was young - I have no memory of them :) - my piano playing is best described as 'limited' and almost exclusively for my own pleasure.
Horn Memories
I realised that as I was going through this week I have been (subconsciously so far) picking different types of musical group that I have been a part of at some time - Concert Band, Orchestra, Brass Ensemble.... So I decided that I should continue that for the rest of the week.
My Orchestral Debut
Today's music is the Overture to Prince Igor by Borodin.
Back to School
I did, of course, start early with my musical education but my introduction to orchestral music really came when I moved to grammar school. The music teacher was aware that I already played a brass instrument, so when we first met his immediate question was "would you like to play the French Horn?" - things just went from there
Easter Day
There is, perhaps, no music more associated with Easter than the Hallelujah Chorus from Handel's Messiah. That said, it is not my choice for today. Instead I give you the finale of the oratorio - the chorus "Worthy is the Lamb" and the tremendous closing Amen.
Angelic Choir
When I was living and working in Wien there were lots of things about my life that were very different to the 'normal' that I had become used to. Perhaps none more so than the Sunday routine which was slightly strange in that all of a sudden I had nothing that I HAD to do on a Sunday. More often than not I would find a concert to attend - there was certainly no lack of choice in the city and my flat was within walking distance of the Musikverein, the Konzerthaus and the Staatsoper.
Music for Spy Wednesday
I am not intending this series to have much of a theme usually, but it seems right that over the next few days I post some music that fits in some way with Easter.
