A belated Sunday post….
George McConnell
Yet More Horns
During the time that I have been sharing these bits of music I have offered a number of recordings of groups of horns playing in a variety of styles. I think that this is different from all the previous shares – hope you like it.
Friday Wind Down
Today’s relaxing Friday choice is short and sweet. There are a number of differing versions of this online – including some where he gets the entire audience to sing the Gounod.
A Wagner Appetiser
A small taster of Wagner – not the whole Ring Cycle – just the prelude to Das Rheingold – the first of the four operas.
We’ve had Wales – now it is the turn of Ireland
Just catching the end of St Patrick’s Day – this is the version of Riverdance that started it all.
Flight of the Bumblehorn
Something easier to listen to today – and it is a few days since we had a horn player.
Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the Clydebank Blitz
This video popped up in my recommended list on YouTube yesterday and I watched it last night.
A Slavonic Mass
Normally I post a “big piece” on a Monday – this week I am bringing it forward a day to share something that has been on my “post on a Sunday” list for some time.
Back in London Again
We were in London a couple of days ago with the Cockaigne Overture and we return there today.
Surprisingly Popular
This is another example of a composition that benefited from the “Classic FM” effect. Played many times and made a permanent fixture in the minds of the listeners. It was an arrangement featuring the Royal Marines band that was used and it has been a fixture in the “Hall of Fame” ever since the new millenium began.