tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4630048786651781002011-07-08T09:38:20.704+01:00Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02396998518703925763noreply@blogger.comBlogger31100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463004878665178100.post-35908214693501174302010-01-06T08:07:00.002Z2010-01-06T08:25:31.274ZI've been listening to the long list of school closures on BBC Radio Cornwall and tested the drive to see how slippery it is out there. The answer is: very slippy! <br /><br />A couple of years ago I wrote notes for a Christmas songs CD and was surprised to discover that many of them were composed in the heat of summer by song writers in an effort to cool down. This has led me to ponder whether the same has applied to wintery classical pieces and I've given myself a little task to find out what I can today (in amongst all the other things I have to do) about some cold classical pieces. I might not discover any surprises but who's to say that Sibelius wasn't sunning himself on a Hawaian beach whilst dreaming up <em>Tapiola</em>?!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/463004878665178100-3590821469350117430?l=kernow-classics.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02396998518703925763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463004878665178100.post-84079186913253001762010-01-03T16:40:00.002Z2010-01-03T16:57:04.524ZHaving been laid low with a heavy cold this past week I thought I might share some 'get well' pieces others may like to try if similarly afflicted: Chabrier <em>Suite pastorale</em> (Plasson); Rameau <em>Symphonie imaginaire </em>(Minkowski); Rachmaninov<em> Suites for two pianos </em>(Previn/Ashkenazy)<em>; </em>Delius<em> Florida Suite</em> (Beecham) and Rossini <em>Vocal Quartets, Trios and Duets </em>(Lieder Quartet)<em>.</em> I'm still not feeling much better but at least it's been fun languishing!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/463004878665178100-8407918691325300176?l=kernow-classics.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02396998518703925763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-463004878665178100.post-85806693043777071832009-12-28T13:12:00.000Z2009-12-28T13:48:37.874ZWelcome to my blog which will feature musings on matters musical, mainly classical and especially vocal.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/463004878665178100-8580669304377707183?l=kernow-classics.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02396998518703925763noreply@blogger.com0