My husband and I mused the other night on underappreciated music, which resulted in this post. I think we can all use some musical therapy in these stressful times. These selections are classical in nature, but I will post more from other genres later.
I guarantee your mind and soul will be cleansed if you close your eyes and listen to all of these:
Mozart's Requiem - Lacrimosa
I love this piece of music which comes at the end of Mozart's Requiem mass. Mournful, truly, with a heavenly ending.
Beati Quorum Via
Precision, perfection, prepubescence. The Cambridge all-boys choir, a capella, embedding was disabled for this video (link below). The Choir of King's College, Cambridge sings the famous work by Sir Charles Villiers Stanford, one of his 'Three Motets.'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66EfWRLs5kw
If you don't want to follow the link above, here is another version, almost as good:
The Mission
And my husband's favorite piece of music, from The Mission. Has the oboe ever been played this beautifully or passionately before?
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Try break from rock & roll...
Mr. Mustard - I bet your investment has had hefty returns over the years!
Steve - I will take that and put it in my back pocket, thank you! (blush) And thanks for rating me 15 times :) And thank you for letting me know about others who may be interested. I remember the scene you are talking about from Amadeus, the horse-drawn wagon that carted his body and dumped it in an unmarked hole. History is a funny thing. I was lucky enough to be in a choir (in a past life) that performed the Lacrimosa as well as Beati Quorum Via, so those two have been favorites for a long time. It is a moving experience to sing them as well as to listen to them.
Cap'n - Jimmy Buffet's aria from Carmen didn't quit make the cut, but maybe one of his other songs will be in a future post in this series!
Should I be depressed this only got a 5 rating? Maybe one of the next installments will have a nude drummer.
It's like you were reading my mind. Apparently you must be having a hard time sleeping too...
AND - when I was training vocally, I sang "Lascia chio pianga". That was my first major piece. "Deep is my longing for liberty". I was not meant to sing classical, and I'm usually annoyed by the over trained voices in opera.
I'm probably biased because I love the clear soprano of little boys. That's how I grew up.
Kooky!
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best wishes, Chuck