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Posted on 10/05/2012 6:00:51 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska
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FRIDAY NIGHT VIDEOS AND SPECIAL WEBSITES
Theme: Laid Back, Chilling, Relaxing
Note: Parental Discretion Advised.
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“Bill Buckingham - ReverbNation - Find My Way”
http://www.reverbnation.com/play_now/14721651
“Diana Panton - So Many Stars”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzBSXUjjxHM
“Andy McKee - Drifting”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfF4QLO-L_4
“Gloria Estefan - Here We Are”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XdjEh12wsY
“Ghost - Unchained Melody - The Righteous Brothers”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CRF_wWHaQ0
“Ronnie Milsap - Let’s Take the Long Way Around the World”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3kax5Up-LI
“Anita Baker - You Bring Me Joy”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hweZGoG58cY
“Clint Black & Lisa Hartman Black - When I Said I Do”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoZC0Lkji2A
“Melodies of Love” [”Artist: Ennio Morricone from La Califfa”]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6WKr3hUhOc
“Moonlight - Piano”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiwQpuL4RFk
“LastSamurai55’s YouTube Channel” [Great selection of Smooth Jazz]
http://www.youtube.com/user/lastsamurai55/videos?view=0
“My Sweet Lady by John Denver”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHvf6sqKGRA
“’Dreamers’ Lullabye’ by The Four King Sisters”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6W4vlXfN50
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Loooong Concerts and Recordings:
“Lundgren, Galliano, Fresu ‘Mare Nostrum’ - Grenoble Jazz Festival 2009”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ew0omCRYmVE
“Bill Withers - 1973 BBC Concert Complete”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtT_8pEjHgo
“Coldplay - Live in Glastonbury 2011”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ow-JC2FMdI
“The Best of Enya: Paint the Sky with Stars”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9l1He43EdLg
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A little something for our enemies both here and abroad to
remember: “This Ain’t No Rag It’s A Flag by Charlie Daniels”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zT4Wh1Eg3xM
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Vera Lynn’s “We’ll Meet Again” is the best ever——a real oldie but a real goodie.
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Sergei starts the piece with a slow introduction, the only part of the piece I could play well. At 1:19 he starts his first subject, one of those “wind whistling across the steppes” themes. The second subject comes in at 2:24, and what a juicy melody! Development begins at 4:04, and it’s based solely on the first subject. The passage in E-flat at 5:17 is hair raising. Sergei now has a formal problem to solve. Having worked over the first subject at length, the last thing he needs to do is to recap it in full, so he starts his recap with the second subject at 7:35. It’s a moment of wonderful calm, a sign that he knows how to properly pace a movement. At 9:17 he launches into a tightly written coda based on the first subject.
Rachmaninov: Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, Op. 19, first movement
Sergei puts his scherzo in second position. At 1:41 he requires the pianist to hit a C four times quickly using separate fingers, 5-3-2-1. At 2:02, for his middle or “trio” section, he writes one of those glorious tunes that a lesser composer would save for a slow movement. You can just wallow in it! The end always produces a chuckle from the audience.
There is something a bit spooky about the slow movement. Different composers “feel” differently on the fingers when they write for piano, and pianists can tell. This movement feels a lot like Gershwin when you play it, as does the tune, and George was still in diapers in New York at the time. When we get to Rachmaninov’s years in America, I’ll cover his professional acquaintanceship with Gershwin, so this is one we’ll just have to chalk up to coincidence. This is another tune that’s just begging to be turned into a popular song, and it’s amazingly beautiful. The coda that begins at 5:40 is one of the miracles of the repertory. It’s a perfect summing up, a passage of utter serenity, a total bliss-out, and the handkerchiefs always come out for it. You just want to melt on the last E-flat chord.
I’ve heard the finale played with classical restraint and in a manner that is totally over the top. This performance is classically restrained, and it works just fine. This movement is in many respects a warmup for the finale of his Second Symphony, still six years in the future. It’s in sonata format like the opening movement. The joy in the first subject (G Major) just leaps off the page. At 1:00, he introduces his second subject in D Major. Development begins at 2:55. The recapitulation comes with a bang at 5:56. At 6:53 the second subject is recapped in the tonic key of G Major. His coda, beginning at 8:51, leads the listener to think he is going to end the piece slowly and serenely. But what a surprise he has in store! The last held G, a whole note with fermata, is just a killer!
Good evening, Publius...((HUGS))...how are things in the south? Has fall arrived?
Fall arrives Monday, with the highs going only into the 70’s and the lows into the Fifties. It’s about time!
I put out two different versions of Rach #2. I hope you’re pleased.
Good evening, Mac...*HUGS*...how is the leg managing being back at work? And the rest of you?
Thanks, Publius, for the tunes for our troops to enjoy. ((HUGS))
It's Tunes For Our Troops Time!
Hi Everybody!
(((HUGS)))
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