Monday, 23 May 2011
Got an extra 15 minutes kicking around?
I think the pictures in this video seriously detract from the music (you might want to avert your eyes or just shut off the monitor) but there are a couple of cool shots of Moscow at the end.
The first minute and fifty three seconds is my favorite part of the entire piece - it evokes the same feelings that swell when I think of some of my most cherished childhood memories: apple blossoms, my mother's sweetness and the look of sunshine glistening on spring puddles. Then the music loses it's sweetness - tension and struggle enter the scene. I think we all know how the story ends but if you haven't listened to it in a while - why not - what a miracle that you can listen to Tchaikovsky's 1812 overture whenever you feel like it!
I'd love to know what music makes you happy....recommendations anyone?
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First things that come to mind: Elgar's Enigma Variations and Brahms 3rd Piano Sonata - 2nd Movement. They're long but such things require more time than the 30 second salesman at your door.
@Krista - Thanks for that. Brahms 3rd piano sonata was lovely - found it on youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SO5jzvyYJqw
Looking forward to Elgar...
I'm sooo glad some of your most cherished childhood memories are your mother's sweetness and sunshine sparkling on spring puddles!!
Thank you!
Joan
@Joan - love you!
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