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Thursday, April 17. 2014

Verdi's Requiem


There is an 10+ minute intro on this video which can be skipped forward through. Masterpiece of world music? You betcha. I have heard it a number of times, but serious music always requires at least two or five listenings in a row for me to begin to get, or re-get, the gist and flow of it.


The applause for a requiem seems strange.


Zenpundit's Requiem post also has the Defiant Requiem - Remembering the Holocaust





Posted by Bird Dog in The Culture, "Culture," Pop Culture and Recreation at 16:10 | Comments (3) | Trackbacks (0)

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Chuckled at that one. Used to listen to a particular phrase or section, then dive for the tone arm and trrrryyyy to hit the exact same spot on the LP before sitting down and enjoying the entire performance.
Now I can just pull the slider back and forth at will. Haven't listened to the Second movement of the Fifth in years...
#1 Jess1 on 2014-04-18 09:02 (Reply)
Yes, a good amenity for listening - except that the computer speakers are so lame.
#1.1 Bird Dog on 2014-04-18 09:17 (Reply)
"lame" is a kind and gentle description of the vast majority...
#1.1.1 Jess1 on 2014-04-18 14:00 (Reply)

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