Immensely sad and immensely beautiful - the Lento of Shostakovich's string quartet no. 6 in G major. A bit of high art for those of you who had a dose of culture the last time you ate a yoghurt
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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COvJjE2g ... re=related[/youtube]
Immensely sad and immensely beautiful - the Lento of Shostakovich's string quartet no. 6 in G major. A bit of high art for those of you who had a dose of culture the last time you ate a yoghurt
Immensely sad and immensely beautiful - the Lento of Shostakovich's string quartet no. 6 in G major. A bit of high art for those of you who had a dose of culture the last time you ate a yoghurt
"Some people never go crazy. What truly horrible lives they must lead." - Charles Bukowski
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I have been a fan of Shostakovitch ever since I first heard the 5th symphony when I was about 15. Which makes it particularly odd that I have never heard this piece before. In fact, I don't have any of his string quartets. I think I need to rectify this pretty sharpish.Shaker wrote:[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COvJjE2g ... re=related[/youtube]
Immensely sad and immensely beautiful - the Lento of Shostakovich's string quartet no. 6 in G major. A bit of high art for those of you who had a dose of culture the last time you ate a yoghurt
Thanks for posting this Shaker.
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Who needs a meaning anyway, I'd settle anyday for a very fine view.
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Paco
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I think we should do whatever Pawiz wants.
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Who needs youtube?AshtonBlack wrote:Bollocks, can't embed the tube.
But I have been re-listening to Gomez, Bring it on.
"Make No Sound" youtube it and play it LOUD!
Although I've always liked whippin' piccadilly.
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@ Xerox Chegwin This is the one to get, sunshine. A hell of a good price for all 15 symphonies, immaculately recorded, on 11 discs.
The 5th is an awesome masterpiece - those opening bars: once heard (in a really good rendering), never forgotten. Similarly, 7, 8 and 10 are also absolutely unmissable. The quartets are a lot more formidable (the earlier excerpt isn't exactly representative), and perhaps better left until you've worked your way in a bit further.
Glad I could help (although I'm very surprised. Not the sort of thing that normally fetches up on this thread, you have to agree
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This is the one to get, sunshine. A hell of a good price for all 15 symphonies, immaculately recorded, on 11 discs.The 5th is an awesome masterpiece - those opening bars: once heard (in a really good rendering), never forgotten. Similarly, 7, 8 and 10 are also absolutely unmissable. The quartets are a lot more formidable (the earlier excerpt isn't exactly representative), and perhaps better left until you've worked your way in a bit further.
Glad I could help (although I'm very surprised. Not the sort of thing that normally fetches up on this thread, you have to agree
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This is one of my favourite classical pieces, along with Mussorgsky's "Night On Bald Mountain", Stravinsky's "Firebird", Orff's "Carmina Burana", Wagner's "Ring", Strauss' "Alpensinfonie", Beethoven's 5th, 6th, 7th and 9th symphonies, and dammit... What else do I listen to?? I'm blanking. Hate it when that happens. Anyway.
Is there for honest poverty
That hangs his heid and a' that
The coward slave, we pass him by
We dare be puir for a' that.
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That hangs his heid and a' that
The coward slave, we pass him by
We dare be puir for a' that.
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I have this one.Shaker wrote:@ Xerox Chegwin
The 5th is an awesome masterpiece - those opening bars: once heard (in a really good rendering), never forgotten. Similarly, 7, 8 and 10 are also absolutely unmissable. The quartets are a lot more formidable (the earlier excerpt isn't exactly representative), and perhaps better left until you've worked your way in a bit further.
Glad I could help (although I'm very surprised. Not the sort of thing that normally fetches up on this thread, you have to agree
I have heard it said that the Barshai set is better but this is well recorded, interpreted well enough for my untrained ear and a firm staple of my classical collection.
Apart from this, I have separate recordings of 5, 7, 8, 11 & 13 of mixed quality - the 5th is the Bernstein version and pretty good. My original 8th (can't remember whose version) is dreadful - it sounds like it was taped from the bathroom next to the stage on a mono cassette recorder!
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Salman Rushdie
You talk to God, you're religious. God talks to you, you're psychotic.
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Who needs a meaning anyway, I'd settle anyday for a very fine view.
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Paco
Yes, yes. But first I need to show you this venomous fish!
Calilasseia
I think we should do whatever Pawiz wants.
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Salman Rushdie
You talk to God, you're religious. God talks to you, you're psychotic.
House MD
Who needs a meaning anyway, I'd settle anyday for a very fine view.
Sandy Denny
This is the wrong forum for bluffing
Paco
Yes, yes. But first I need to show you this venomous fish!
Calilasseia
I think we should do whatever Pawiz wants.
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Never heard this song before
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Brilliant song. Brilliant video. XTC rule.
A book is a version of the world. If you do not like it, ignore it; or offer your own version in return.
Salman Rushdie
You talk to God, you're religious. God talks to you, you're psychotic.
House MD
Who needs a meaning anyway, I'd settle anyday for a very fine view.
Sandy Denny
This is the wrong forum for bluffing
Paco
Yes, yes. But first I need to show you this venomous fish!
Calilasseia
I think we should do whatever Pawiz wants.
Twoflower
Bella squats momentarily then waddles on still peeing, like a horse
Millefleur
Salman Rushdie
You talk to God, you're religious. God talks to you, you're psychotic.
House MD
Who needs a meaning anyway, I'd settle anyday for a very fine view.
Sandy Denny
This is the wrong forum for bluffing
Paco
Yes, yes. But first I need to show you this venomous fish!
Calilasseia
I think we should do whatever Pawiz wants.
Twoflower
Bella squats momentarily then waddles on still peeing, like a horse
Millefleur
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Listening to Two Suns. The new album from Bat For Lashes. 
I saw this band play live with Radiohead at Malahide Castle last summer.
Can't find anything from the new album on YouTube (it only came out yesterday) so here's something form the second album.
I saw this band play live with Radiohead at Malahide Castle last summer.
Can't find anything from the new album on YouTube (it only came out yesterday) so here's something form the second album.
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I like these XTC... And that Dear God would be an awesome song to cover.
Is there for honest poverty
That hangs his heid and a' that
The coward slave, we pass him by
We dare be puir for a' that.
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That hangs his heid and a' that
The coward slave, we pass him by
We dare be puir for a' that.
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I was curious to see if could find the video to Legs by ZZ Top on the internet, and here it is, in all it's tacky 80's glory:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... 6754847878
... I haven't seen this in well over 20 years. I wonder why?
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... 6754847878
... I haven't seen this in well over 20 years. I wonder why?
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Desolation Row by Bob Dylan:
Also, with a tip of the hat to someone's signature: This Must be the Place by Talking Heads.
No good video of that available however.
Also, with a tip of the hat to someone's signature: This Must be the Place by Talking Heads.
No good video of that available however.
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I just got this album a few days ago but haven't had a chance to listen yet... I should make a concerted effort... :hum:Animavore wrote:Listening to Two Suns. The new album from Bat For Lashes.
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