Hi Bubble. I am up a few minutes early. Tomorrow is the first of our Fall Latin session, so I am going to be doing some homework while listening.

Latin... You are courageous: I could not take it up again. Reading any classics there?

Bits and pieces at the moment, Bubble. At some point I expect we will go back to do some more Ovid.

What a lovely beginning, Don.

Quote from: so_P_bubble on September 11, 2016, 11:57:29 AM
Ha ha ha  I opened the radio program an hour early!!!
and the jazz song I heard was " The man I love"!  WOW!

It took a lot of planning to arrange that.

Hi MarsGal

Oh the Blue Danube!  Was that for this dance that you you led your wife to the floor, Don?

Bubble not the Blue Danube:  Danube Waves

Are they different?

They are two separate and distinct works. The Blue Danube was composed by Johann Strauss.

Danube Waves is a piece I think I've heard watching ice skating competitions or show. I don't think I have it in my collection.

Funny you should have a Carousel piece this week. The day before yesterday I was singing "When You Walk Through a Storm" to myself. Not aloud; the cats think there is something wrong with me when I do 

MarsGal Al Jolson recorded the Anniversary Waltz which has the same melody as Danube Waves

Better late than never, though I missed some things I wanted to hear.

Oh yes, Starlings can "sing". They have quite a repertoire of sounds, if not strictly song. Some are melodious. 

PatH welcome!
MarsGal that is quite fascinating. I had always put starlings in the crow catagory

The starlings around here must be a surly bunch.  I don't hear them sing.

Gardelino is so gay and lovely! 

Are there many male Harp Players I wonder... I never saw one.

Pat, they don't seem to have a melody most of the time, just a string of thrills and such. I've gone out looking for the bird making the sounds only to find it was from a Starling.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgNvAdr2hXs

They can be taught to talk too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XXYcr0S4Ts

A little Mozart, a little Dixie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZYw7VvB44s

DON  first time I heard Chopin played on a harp. Beautiful.

wow Marsgal!  I'd love to have such a little companion

Taaaaa, will continue to listen in bed - I hope!
Lehitra'ot!

I played the bird sounds for Farrah and she alerted. I tried to show her the computer screen but she still doesn't connect other than going to the sound device. Now she is on the window table, scanning the skies....

I put some of those YouTube bird and cat clips on the SmartTV for Oscar and Lucy. They immediately start watching. Once or twice I had to stop because they wanted to go bat at the screen and I was afraid they would knock it about or scratch it. Lucy particularly likes to watch TV with me. It holds her attention much longer than Oscar.

Quote from: so_P_bubble on September 11, 2016, 02:43:03 PM
Are there many male Harp Players I wonder... I never saw one.

This is a case where musical sexism predominates. The harp is used to underscore femininity or subjects of delicacy associated with feminism and as such is considered an "instrument for women." That is my speculation on the matter.

Hi Gloria. Hi Angelface

I saw one male harp player once, I forget which orchestra.

Don  thank you for a wonderful 3 hours of music, especially Chopin.

Nice program, Don.  Thanks.

Time went fast today.

I don't think I ever heard the Blue Danube played at any dances.  I am humming it and think it wouldn't be easy to dance to.

Done. As you mentioned at the start about the Battle of Britain. I thought I would like to see that  movie again. But can't find it.  Was it called that?

MarsGal, Sarah, would curl up on my lap or against the sofa arm and watch and enjoy. Farrah reacts to sound and hasn't connected that to the screen as yet. Don, I went to a potluck slash barbeque,in the middle. But I did enjoy the beginning and ending of your show, thank you.

JeanneP Battle Of Britain was also the name of the movie

This is a trailer I found.
https://video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?hsimp=yhs-rogers_001&hspart=rogers&p=battle+of+britain#id=28&vid=a9830d2d6cf22160a33bd2313ee445ea&action=view