[Kathy in Alaska]

Merry Christmas Eve, Fiddlstix.

[Publius]

MERRY CHRISTMAS

ROSSINI: “ENCHANTILLON DU CHANT DE NOEL A L’ITALIENNE”

At the age of 37, Giaochino Rossini gave up writing opera and vanished into obscurity. It wasn’t until the 1930s that scholars discovered that his VD-inflicted bladder issues had exacerbated his bipolar disorder, a mental issue that afflicted Schubert and Rachmaninov among others, which explained his withdrawal from the world. After thirty years, Jake returned to composing after successful surgery and marrying his longtime mistress. But he decided to stay away from opera now that Richard Wagner was the Big Thing. He concentrated on short piano pieces for amateurs, some of which have hilarious titles, which he collected into books titled “Sins of My Old Age.” This number is his attempt to recreate the sound of shepherds’ bagpipes on Christmas Eve night.

Rossini: “Enchantillon du chant de Noel a l’italienne”

[Fiddlstix]

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