Max Richter - Return 2 // nor earth, nor boundless seaMy favorite part from Sleep, this is for me the perfect thing to have on a loop, it's strange how these melodies effect me, overall positive, but also melancholy in the best way possible. I'm gonna head up to read in bed, minimal participation on... See More » (1)
I'm gonna do a little experimentSo with my kindle at 100%, I'll time how long it takes to get down to 10%, and then I'll time for how long it takes to get back to 100%. Now that's what I call good clean fun!! 🥳 8:30pm @ 100%
C'est la vieWell brother's gonna get dad a car, and take out of the whatchamacallit for whatever it costs, he also had THE TALK, where it's about his mortality, dad seems ok with cremation, just like mom, he's always been against it, but I guess my bro's... See More » (1)
Queens of the Stone Age - 18 A.D. I like it cuz it sounds energetic AND I don't know what the lyrics are, that 2nd reason is key. (1)
If you're wondering why i'm not posting any classical, it's because i'm listening to this Very relaxing and not obnoxiously uplifting (1)
Handel - Music for the Royal Fireworks HWV351 - Handel for All 4K This can brighten your mood, so if this happens, spread that good mood around 🎆 (1)
Sittin' on 3 pillows makes me feel like a trucker, all high upPlus I got Last Year at Marienbad silently playing, dad went back to snoring before the opening credits were over, it's such a hypnotic classic, none of the cast get too emotional, and there's so much symmetry going on. And listening to Beethoven,... See More »
Beethoven's last 3 piano sonatas performed by Maurizio PolliniI've always been convinced since reading in a book about classical music that Beethoven's best music come in his late piano sonatas and late string quartets, this is I think the best rendering of the sonatas, just after Hammerklaiver which is to my... See More » (1)
Hopefully we'll have a "new" used car todayBrother gonna take dad around, the car dad has his sights on has a sunroof, brother doesn't think too highly of that, inspections needed for insurance purposes and all that. In other news in about a week and a half a day I should have some funds... See More »
Seems like just yesterday it was MondayYou too? Or is it just that I'm a space cowboy drifting along easy street?
I'm calling a halt to my numbered music postsI shall be indeed listening to music while I read and have the finest films in my collection playing but to share every single thing here is neurotic and to follow a strict programme is against the spirit of things, at times i'll need something that... See More »
Songs 1 to 6After each 6 classical works i'll compliment them with 6 songs, ya dig? 1. Plainsong -- I never really got into The Cure, but this has recently made a huge impression. 2. Midnight Rider -- Allman Brothers -- just a slick cool classic rock song... See More » (1)
6/50 -- Mahler : Symphony No.2 - Zubin MehtaOne of Mahler's most powerful symphonies and he was a master of powerful symphonies, this one with Zubin Mehta conducting is generally regarded as the best, and that is what this 50 classical works is all about, THE BEST. This is a playlist so keep... See More » (1)
5/50 -- VOCES8: The Lamb by John Tavener One of Sir John Tavener's most sublime pieces with the words of a William Blake poem. (1)
4/50 -- Antonio Vivaldi: "La Notte", Flute Concerto in G minor, RV 439 – Bremer Barockorchester A quickie for a change in my finest music ever according to me festival, designed for a sort of restoring faith in some things. (1)
3/50 -- Arvo Pärt : Tabula rasa I really love the 2nd part of this work, and the meaning of the title I take to heart as well. (1)
1/50 -- Sviatoslav Richter and the Borodin Quartet plays Shostakovich Piano Quintet in g, op 57 Dmitri does despair really well, I like that, too often I sense with folks here we're experiencing despair under protest, well this is aesthetic despair, hence therapeutic. yw .....:) (1)
Does sharing 50 classical works I love sound like a good idea for the next 11 days?Yes, I think I shall it'll be fun dammit, and everyone here will have little bubbles of life affirmation bursting alive in their minds and hearts as a result!!
The need to be surrounded by classicsI can't properly watch my films yet, but have it playing quietly while dad sleeps as I read and listen to the best recording I ever heard for Beethoven's 7th symphony (1)
The Life of Oharu and Harakiri TONIGHTI am gonna try yet again to experience some of my finest films that I have on Blu-ray, I already tried a little while ago but dad was on his email with the bright white screen, I refuse to watch high calibre films with light distractions 😠... See More » (2)
Our car is sold for $400And brother will help him get a used one for 3 to 3.5k, he's bummed out about all the hoops he has to go through, he's never had to do that before, and he has had 15 car in his life, so to cheer him up I got Zatoichi on, but curiously he's stepped... See More »
