Classical Music

There are some classical pieces that can really get to me. Mozart's piano concerto 21, 2nd movement, popularly known as the Elvira Maddiggan concerto, is very personally evocative. It conjures up to me a the entire list of really, really attractive girls/women that I liked A LOT, and somehow we never quite hit it off.

It would be those cases where there seemed to be mutual attraction, but I somehow mishandled it. In one instance a very attractiv and playful young woman I had a class with actually made a playful advance to me. I really liked her--I've always been a sucker for a playful sense of humor.

It turned out that she was in a relationship with a guy who basically mistreated her--not physically, but treated her very shabbily. Now, well after the fact, it seems like what she was probably doing was trying to get out of the relationship and hoped I could bring this about. No fighting or any silly stuff, just give her a place to go where she was with a guy and felt comfortable. I have no doubt that I could have made this happen, but I was far too dumb at the time to correctly read this. I thought, "Well, she's already got a guy, so what's the point?"

Very bittersweet and wistful. Piano concerto #21, 2nd movement... :)

There's Ride of the Valkyries, and no more need be said.

There's Carmina Burana, which is overwhelming in its impact.

Sansaens (sp?) The Fish, from Carnival of the Animals...completely wistful and somehow, *doomed*, fated...was the main theme in the old movie Days of Heaven.

And here's a very funny story about a profound evocation--frankly it *scared* me, disoriented me, and made me very uncomfortable all at the same time.

I like to go to sleep with the sleep timer set to 90 min, on the local classical station. One night I must have forgotten to set the timer, and it played on and on...

All of a sudden I came out of a sound sleep profoundly disturbed--no dream, just really uncomfortable. The radio was playing Erik Satie's Gnossienne #1. Not sure I ever hard it before, but I kept listening and was even more disquieted.


There's no specific reason for this that I can see.

I have a personal theory that music can communicate not only non-verbally, non-lingusitically, but it basically does an end-around run past all normal conscious filters. It can, therefore, evoke a mixture of emotions that never occur in waking life, and for which there is no concise or meaningful terminology.

It speaks right past thought and language, somehow.
 

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Mizmo said:
I remember when this first hit the internet....was hoping he might have trimmed down a bit for health but seems not.
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Jonathan has lost a lot of weight. From a website: "He lost more than 50 pounds within a period of four months. He feels much better, and he is determined to keep going. Jonathan has never thought of an ideal size, but he wants to be healthy and free from diseases."
Jonathan now:
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This is my favorite song of Jonathan's:

 
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caroln said:
Jonathan has lost a lot of weight. From a website: "He lost more than 50 pounds within a period of four months. He feels much better, and he is determined to keep going. Jonathan has never thought of an ideal size, but he wants to be healthy and free from diseases."
Jonathan now:
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This is my favorite song of Jonathan's:
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good to see him somewhat trimmer..he has a magnificent voice..up there with the 'greats"
 

Italy’s Last Castrated Singing Boy​

During the past centuries, females were banned from the Church’s choir, and someone had to replace the soprano and mezzo-soprano voice. So, thousands of vocally-talented boys got castrated, and not all of them survived.

Prepubescent castration for the purposes of the music industry was almost entirely abandoned during the late 18th century, and in 1870 it was made illegal in Italy.

Alessandro Moreschi, called the Angel of Rome, was a castrato singer and the only one whose voice was recorded.

This sounds very weird, probably due to the old recording devices of the day, but also his voice. I can't tell.

 
RadishRose said:

Italy’s Last Castrated Singing Boy​

During the past centuries, females were banned from the Church’s choir, and someone had to replace the soprano and mezzo-soprano voice. So, thousands of vocally-talented boys got castrated, and not all of them survived.

Prepubescent castration for the purposes of the music industry was almost entirely abandoned during the late 18th century, and in 1870 it was made illegal in Italy.

Alessandro Moreschi, called the Angel of Rome, was a castrato singer and the only one whose voice was recorded.

This sounds very weird, probably due to the old recording devices of the day, but also his voice. I can't tell.

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Most sad ... the ugly side of opera. So glad it was made illegal.
 
I grew up on organ music. My father had 78rpm with a variety of music. I enjoy the Three Tenors. Certain Latin songs sung at Church (sorry it's always been considered Classical music in my family.

However, this is the Classical Music I enjoy over anything else these days.
 
Supernatural said:
I grew up on organ music. My father had 78rpm with a variety of music. I enjoy the Three Tenors. Certain Latin songs sung at Church (sorry it's always been considered Classical music in my family.

However, this is the Classical Music I enjoy over anything else these days.
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I have to go back and listen to more. Can't stay an hour right now, but i like this very much.
 

Land of Hope and Glory (Royal Albert Hall, London)​

Perhaps more commonly known as Pomp and Circumstance in the US?

At 7:19, “this is a nation was built on T”

 
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RadishRose said:

Italy’s Last Castrated Singing Boy​

During the past centuries, females were banned from the Church’s choir, and someone had to replace the soprano and mezzo-soprano voice. So, thousands of vocally-talented boys got castrated, and not all of them survived.

Prepubescent castration for the purposes of the music industry was almost entirely abandoned during the late 18th century, and in 1870 it was made illegal in Italy.

Alessandro Moreschi, called the Angel of Rome, was a castrato singer and the only one whose voice was recorded.

This sounds very weird, probably due to the old recording devices of the day, but also his voice. I can't tell.

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This is quite interesting. I've never heard the voice of a castrato singer before. But the poor boys had no choice, since it were their parents that got them castrated. A sad chapter of classical music.
 
English Sarah Brightman & Italian Andrea Bocelli singing Time To Say Goodbye



English language version. Sarah Brightman - Time To Say Goodbye

 
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Quote: "Gentlemen, please close your eyes and focus solely on the music.:)"

What music? :unsure:
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What music? Um ... Well. Even Andrea Bocelli was charmed by her and couldn't see her. So it must be the music. But on the other hand I don't play piano myself. Thus I'm not skilled enough to say something on how she plays.
 
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Italy’s Last Castrated Singing Boy​

During the past centuries, females were banned from the Church’s choir, and someone had to replace the soprano and mezzo-soprano voice. So, thousands of vocally-talented boys got castrated, and not all of them survived.

Prepubescent castration for the purposes of the music industry was almost entirely abandoned during the late 18th century, and in 1870 it was made illegal in Italy.

Alessandro Moreschi, called the Angel of Rome, was a castrato singer and the only one whose voice was recorded.

This sounds very weird, probably due to the old recording devices of the day, but also his voice. I can't tell.

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