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To: johnboy
the second movement from ???, y'know, in the hall of the mountain kings, and all that.

Wasn't that Mazursky? One piece I hear from time to time on classical radio that is very haunting and beautiful is Ravel's "Pavane for a Dead Princess". But I am partial to the CHORAL classics, "Ode to Joy", 'The Messiah". Right now I am enjoying myself to death listening to classical Christmas music, Gregorian chants, Medieval and Renaissance music, and especially British music.

I attended a concert Sunday night which was exclusively English Christmas music including 4 of my all time favorites "In the Bleak Midwinter", "What Sweeter Music" (I cheat, it's late 20th cent. John Rutter), "Lullaby for Christmas" (a Welsh tune I first heard sung in the movie 'Empire of the Sun') and finally another cheat, Ralph Vaughn Williams' "Fantasia on Christmas Carols" Look em up, folks. They are all a delight to the ears and portray the TRUE meaning of Christmas!

84 posted on 12/05/2001 8:27:48 PM PST by SuziQ
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To: SuziQ
In The Bleak Midwinter

Ah ... I have sweet childhood memories of that one. Truly a beautiful song. I have a collection of old hymnals and, sadly, that song is only in one of them. But at least I have one copy of the music.

85 posted on 12/05/2001 8:37:06 PM PST by RightField
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To: SuziQ
the second movement from ???, y'know, in the hall of the mountain kings, and all that.

Wasn't that Mazursky?

Nope, it's already been mentioned ... Edvard Grieg's Peer Gynt Suite. One section is called "In The Hall of the Mountain King."

98 posted on 12/05/2001 11:18:21 PM PST by Boomer Geezer
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