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Classical Corner

Started by Pat, March 29, 2016, 01:25:18 PM

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Mary Ann

Don, that was fun.  I found someone singing the lyrics to Lullaby but didn't like her version and noticed Shirley Temple down further, singing Animal Crackers in my Soup, so I checked that - and sang along with her.  I found I knew most of the words yet.  Shirley Temple shared my birthday but she was four years younger.  I know she died several years ago. 

Thanks for the memory!!!

Mary Ann

Ferocious

Close your eyes and feast your ears on this wonderful piece of magic........






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

Ferocious

If like me you've never been to Portugal, this is a lovely video which gives us a glimpse of that lovely country.........the music is superb too......


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MPkzqIh1LQ

so_P_bubble

Will you be watching the International Eurovision song contest Finals in Portugal tonight, Ferocious?

Ferocious

Quote:  Will you be watching the International Eurovision song contest Finals in Portugal tonight, Ferocious?

No, so_P_bubble, I won't, it's all a bit too modern for me. Old fashioned and a sucker for songs with lovely melodies and nice words, that's me.

Vanilla-Jackie

May not fit into our typical classics but a beautiful song, a beautiful sound all the same...hope you enjoy....

Link...( St.Bernadette Eddie Calvert 1965..)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvhRZNbdti8
" There is no present like the time "

so_P_bubble

Loved it Jackie. 
If I remember right, Bernadette was a peasant girl in Lourdes (France) where many medical miracles happened after her death. She was often given as an example of piety by the nuns of my school.

Vanilla-Jackie

#2017
Bubble...yes, you are right...what struck me as Interesting was this piece...scrolled near the bottom...

" "What struck me during this examination, of course, was the state of perfect preservation of the skeleton, the fibrous tissues of the muscles (still supple and firm), of the ligaments, and of the skin, and above all the totally unexpected state of the liver after 46 years. One would have thought that this organ, which is basically soft and inclined to crumble, would have decomposed very rapidly or would have hardened to a chalky consistency. Yet, when it was cut it was soft and almost normal in consistency. I pointed this out to those present, remarking that this did not seem to be a natural phenomenon."

Link...


https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=147
" There is no present like the time "

so_P_bubble

The nuns in my school were from the Sisters of Charity!  So that is one of the reasons why Bernadette was looked at with such favor.

MarsGal

Found this interesting and it does sound a little different than I am used to. From Barber's String Quartet Op. 11  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKrxPTePXEQ

Here it is with full string orchestra: Adagio for Strings
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BV37qZki31U

Ferocious

Quote from: Vanilla-Jackie on May 17, 2018, 06:06:32 PM
May not fit into our typical classics but a beautiful song, a beautiful sound all the same...hope you enjoy....

Link...( St.Bernadette Eddie Calvert 1965..)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvhRZNbdti8

The man with the Golden Trumpet.........loved it Jackie.....thank you.

Ferocious

Quote from: MarsGal on May 18, 2018, 05:47:29 AM
Found this interesting and it does sound a little different than I am used to. From Barber's String Quartet Op. 11  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKrxPTePXEQ

Here it is with full string orchestra: Adagio for Strings
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BV37qZki31U

Beautiful, absolutely magic to my lug-'oles.....thank you MarsGirl

so_P_bubble

Don's last day in Israel... and a holiday here for Shavuot, the first crop celebration.

The weather is nice although a bit hot and people are enjoying the free day by going to the beach and visiting national parks for picnics.

Mary Ann

Don, have a good trip back home.  I know you and Bubble will miss each other's company.  We will miss the interesting pictures you have taken and shown.

Mary Ann

so_P_bubble


I like to say that arms are not for killing. They are for hugging.
Betty Williams, peace activist, Nobel laureate (b. 22 May 1943)

Ferocious

The magical fingers of Ernesto enchant us with this lovely piece.... :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AMisl3M-sw

so_P_bubble


Ferocious

For those that don't enjoy this.......I can recommend a good doctor.... ;D....but I'm sure a doctor won't be necessary... ;D


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPYHy8k9Z34

Ferocious



From that superb and 'raw' film 'Brassed Off', set in a coal mining community that put together their own brass band.
They found a new band member (Tara Fitzgerald) and.......well just watch the video, it's beautiful and quite moving.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zo8hIc7DpuE

so_P_bubble


I have some not too good news to report about Don - Radioman.

I am in daily contact with him and on Monday, when I did not see him online, I presumed it was because of an appointment with his doctor that morning.  However when he did not show up the next day and my phone calls did not get answered I really got worried and contacted his son.

Don was found on the floor of the kitchen, having fell and being unable to get up.
As he said  "lying there without food or drink all those hours was not a picnic, even with nothing broken".

His son called an ambulance and Don is now in hospital. They are doing all kinds of tests but found he has a UTI that needs treatment.

Don asked me to inform his friends in S@F explaining why he is not posting.

Mary Ann

Bubble, I'm so sorry to hear about Don and I hope he has a complete recovery soon.  I remember my friend Jim fell in his kitchen in the late evening and it was early morning before he was discovered by his son, Tom.  I'm glad you are in daily contact with him, as it's hard when you live alone.  I think he wrote recently that he was going to go into a retirement home, or such, has he made the move yet?

Best wishes to Don.

Bubble, I just sent you a couple of pictures and if you don't have the time right now, please send them to someone else to monkey with.

Mary Ann

Tomereader1

I was just thinking about Don yesterday, and wondered why he had not posted lately. Best Wishes for his speedy recovery, and I'm so glad "nothing was broken". Bubble, please keep us aware what is going on with him.  I so miss his radio program, as I'm sure we all do. 

MarsGal

Oh dear. I do hope Don is soon up and about again. The older I get, the more people I know who have or had falling problems, my Mom and Uncle being two of them. When Mom went into assisted living, they tried to get her to wear one of those necklace fall monitor things, but she wouldn't. Do they work well, I wonder?

RAMMEL

Hoping Don is doing OK and back with us soon.
There are those Emergency Service devices that people can subscribe to but it entails an expense many can't accept. A handy thing in my opinion is to be sure a phone is in a position that is grabable from floor level. Old "land lines" have a wire that can be pulled. Other phones, if one thinks about it ahead of time, can be placed where they can be reached or dumped to the floor.

Enough --- off the soapbox
It's the WINDMILLS

          THIMK

Vanilla-Jackie

Bubble...
...I am saddened by this news of Don having a fall when being by himself...thank heavens his son came to his aid ( re, your quick thinking responsive alert ) and phoned for that ambulance...

...my thoughts also go out with you Bubble, that you live so far apart where this is adding to your feeling of helplessness...you just want to be there with him by his side...
" There is no present like the time "

angelface555

I am so sorry to hear about Don! And I'm glad no bones were broken or else happening! I know you must have been anxious about Don, Bubble and I hope some system such as a MedicAlert can be used.

I have one, and while it is expensive, I tend to fall if I lean too far one way or the other and often there is nothing in reach to pull up on or with. This disc is merely a pendant with a center recessed button. Once pushed, you hear a message from the receiver that it is activated, someone comes on the line to speak to you and according to your response or nonresponse things happen quickly.

PatH2

Oh, dear, Don and Bubble, scary for both of you.  I'm hoping that things will resolve OK, once rehydration and antibiotics have their effect.  All my love and prayers to the two of you.

MarsGal

I have only one of Heitor Villa-Lobos works. This isn't it. Please be sure to read the description. It is rather interesting.

Bachianas Brasileiras, No. 2 Complete:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaNoiKuJFQg

so_P_bubble

this you mean "written for various combinations of instruments and voices"?

Not exactly what I would choose to hear for pleasure...

Radioman34

I have now begun the second month of my respite care and quite frankly I dont see a lot of improvement, but I remain hopeful. My boys are working diligently to expedite my move to a permanent home where I can settle in. Hopefully I will be in my new digs before the month is over. The reality of my situation is starting to sink in though. As of now I will be uable to carry on in my role as Santa, something Ive been doing close to 20 years. Likewise my partcipation in the Standardized Patient Programme must come to an end and stage participation is no more as well. I am happy that my last performance garnered me an award.
The main hope that sustains me is that I will be able to continue to visit my Israeli Sweetheart.
So that is all I have for you now. I am so grateful for your thoughts and prayers and I,ll try not to be so negative in my next communication .