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Late night music.
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If you don't like the the "F word" don't listen.
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Her style is a bit "old school" compared to modern tastes - I think she must have been influenced by Wanda Landowska, who was instrumental in reviving interest in the harpsichord in the early 20th century. What I didn't know was that as a teenager she was imprisoned by the Nazis in Terezin, then in the concentration camps of Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen. Of her family, only she and her mother survived.
There's a Wiki article here which gives some details.
Here's Bach's Concerto BWV 1056, with some photos.
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This was used as one of the central musical themes in Stanley Kubrick's 1975 film "Barry Lyndon".
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Spare textures, beautiful oboe obbligato. Just don't fixate on the hyperactive violinists, especially the one next to the oboist, whose knees seem to have a mind of their own.
For me, Bach doesn't get much better than this (your mileage may vary, of course).
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So I'm surprised to find a high male voice that I find convincing. This is from an informal event at Aix-en-Provence in 2017, and is an aria from an opera by Vivaldi called Il Giustino. The piano accompaniment is not authentic, but that doesn't bother me at all. It's quite possibly one of the best things I have heard for a long time.
One thing that did make me smile, though. The pianist is using a tablet computer instead of sheet music, but he still needs a page-turner to flip the screen for him at the appropriate moment.
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I'm amazed I haven't posted this already TBH - apologies if I have but I can't find it anywhere.
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As often happens, the best music gets on the TV ads. I tend not to pay much attention to them, until something grabs my ear. The music is used to preview ITV drama, for some reason, but the Lacrimosa from Mozart's Requiem is definitely ear-catching. Nice to hear boy sopranos in this oldish recording.
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ETA. Sadly, the video I posted is no longer available for copyright reasons. But here is another version of "Chain of Fools" combined with "Respect". Sweden (Live 1968).
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This is John Masefield's poem "Captain Stratton's Fancy" set by Peter Warlock (1894-1930), in a classic performance by John Shirley-Quirk.
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Then just today I found that there is another setting by Ivor Gurney (1890-1937) which, if anything, is even better. The two are different - the poem consists of seven stanzas. Warlock sets 1-4 and 6, but Gurney only sets 1, 3 and 7. So far I have only found one singer who has recorded the Gurney setting. Fortunately, it's the excellent Roderick Williams. Why hasn't anybody else?
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And for anyone interested, a more modern recording and performance style by Polina Osetinskaya, a name totally new to me. Have to say, I prefer the latter recording. And it's complete.
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