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Reasons for missing choir
This performer was artist-in-residence at the BSO last year which led to more than one absence from choir by us. We realise this is not...
Jean & Pete
Aug 6, 20201 min read
Early memories
My earliest musical memory is of a wind up gramophone and this immortal classic (probably accounts for quite a lot) - Pete...
Jean & Pete
Aug 5, 20201 min read
A little more restrained.
We first saw this performer when she was a mere slip of an eighteen year old playing with the Philharmonia at Dorking Halls. We were...
Jean & Pete
Aug 4, 20201 min read
Try again
We thought we had done this earlier but nothing seems to have happened. This wa designed to blow away that Monday Morning feeling but...
Jean & Pete
Aug 3, 20201 min read
Double jeopardy
When we first met some 25 years ago we discovered we had fairly similar, if somewhat wide-ranging tastes in music, anything played live...
Jean & Pete
Aug 2, 20201 min read
Signing off - for now...
Steve and I had this at our wedding. The words seemed to say it all then and they do today as well. It's been fun picking out some pieces...
ann
Aug 1, 20201 min read
I'd rather play than march!
How quickly does he play this?! I had to do this as a piece in a competition once many, many years ago in our local town hall. I set off...
ann
Jul 31, 20201 min read
The train standing at platform 3
Don't you wish you'd been there? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJNp5UKRtbQ
ann
Jul 30, 20201 min read
Hijacked!
By the world's least favourite airline, but still a beautiful piece of music... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1ZL5AxmK_A
ann
Jul 29, 20201 min read
The Marx of a genius!
Amazing how he went from slapstick to serious musician in a heartbeat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7oZXt_71CE
ann
Jul 28, 20201 min read
Last minute change of toon!
Because it's a bit miserable out there & I'm the eternal optimist! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQetemT1sWc
ann
Jul 27, 20201 min read
Morning PopPickers! Sunday lunchtime...
Dad used to play for about an hour while Mum was cooking Sunday lunch. This was one of his regular pieces... https://www.youtube.com/watc...
ann
Jul 26, 20201 min read
And now the end is near ..........
This is the last day of my week as Blog DJ - (though I may return..) So like Ike and Tina, let's start nice and easy with something we...
Michael Rauschenberger
Jul 18, 20201 min read
From Russisa with love
Anna Netrebko, 2016 Puccini, Madame Butterfly, "Un bel di vedremo" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SPvPr3yPxE
Michael Rauschenberger
Jul 17, 20201 min read
Around the World: Australia
Lauren Fagan, 2012 Dvořák, Rusalka, "Song to the Moon" (Měsíčku na nebi hlubokém) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDJysZt9m7M
Michael Rauschenberger
Jul 17, 20201 min read
Around the World: Peru
A very different voice Yma Sumac, 1953 Debussy, "Clair de Lune" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJExBIq_G1s
Michael Rauschenberger
Jul 16, 20201 min read
Something to wake you up!!
Let's start nice ... and easy ... Then finish nice ... and rough ... Ike & Tina https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOcY4nHd9gM
Michael Rauschenberger
Jul 16, 20201 min read
The widow Hanna Glawari
Jane Thorngren, 1996 Franz Lehár, The Merry Widow, "Vilja" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_e8g4LhAOA
Michael Rauschenberger
Jul 15, 20201 min read
Around the World: USA
Barbara Hendricks, 1991 Schubert's "Ave Maria" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqUYL5hOkO4
Michael Rauschenberger
Jul 15, 20201 min read
Around the World: Russia
Olga Peretyatko, 2017 Mikhail Glinka, Ruslan and Lyudmilla Lyudmilla's Cavatina "Grustno mne, roditel" (Why am I so sad, father)...
Michael Rauschenberger
Jul 14, 20201 min read
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