Classical Collection
Serenade
for Winds (K. 361)
W.A. Mozart
A beautiful clarinet concerto featured
in the movie Amadeus. As descibed by an envious Salieri, "the
beginning was simple, almost comic, just a pulse. Bassoons, bassett
horns, like a rusty squeezebox. And then suddenly, high above it:
an oboe--a single note hanging there unwavering, until a clarinet took
it over, sweetned it to a phrase of such delight...this was a music I had
never heard, filled with such longing, such unfulfillable longing--it seemed
to me I was hearing the voice of God..."
The Big Bands
The
Lady is a Tramp
Frank Sinatra
I love the sheer release and free
swinging nature of music from the Big Band era, especially those done by
Ol' Blue Eyes himself. This piece starts off with a powerful kick
that never lets up. Good when you need a pickup beat. The lyrics
are also distressingly relevant to my life as well.
From the Silver Screen
Gladiator:
Trailer Theme
Hans Zimmer and Lisa Gerrard
You couldn't have possibly expected
me to leave out something from this epic masterpiece of a film, could you?
This trailer theme is a forgotten relic that cannot be found on either
of the Gladiator soundtracks. Never used in the movie, this piece
is powerful nontheless, capturing the essence of Zimmer's Rome.
The Lost Files
Long
Day's Journey
Gypsy Music (source: Lundin)
I seriously stumbled upon this file
by accident. Cleaning out my hard drive in September, I ran across
this file which I had never seen before. Upon playing it, I couldn't
stop--it was too addictive. A piece of reminiscience and longing,
it was an eerily appropriate find following September 11, 2001.
The I Wish Were Lost Files
Cloudy
Takako Minekawa
This piece is just weird.
I mean chillingly weird. Not, "heh, that was weird" weird, but truly
and distressingly strange and disturbing. I suppose the lesson is
clear: 47 is indeed, a magical number.
Meat
and Cheese
Seriously, why would I know?
Girl, there's only one thing that
I love. But it's not you I'm thinking of...to find out what it is,
download this little jingle.
The
Endall
Those who end all
A reading, from the book of Duma:
"And in the end, He cast fire, flames, pestilance and bad shizat from the
skies. Man perished from the earth, the animals walked no more, and
there remained only this..." |
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Music is one of my several intense
passions in life. As a cellist for six years, I feel a certain personal
connection and appreciation for musical works that only musicians (even
the not so good ones) can. Resultantly, my there is always something
streaming from my MP3 player or my CD drive--unless I'm playing one of
those games that requires a CD and overrides my sound drivers. In
any event, my true love lies in the classical genre (by "classical" I include
all music from the Baroque era to the Romantic era), particularly in the
works of Mozart. My taste, however, tends also to be eclectic and
diffuse and so it is not rare for me to switch from the Jupiter Symphony
to Kryptonite on a moment's whim. Before I continue, I'd like to
say something here.
That having been said, I would like to share with all of you a small sampling
of my musical experience. I don't want to clutter up your disk space
with the same familiar pieces we always hear--especially in the classical
realm. To this end, I've tried to post only pieces that fulfill a
degree of obscurity but are no less powerful than the tried and tested
tunes you've come to love. Oh, you're welcome.
"Don't take it too hard young
man, your work is ingenious! It's quality work! And, there
are simply too many notes. Just, cut a few, and it'll be perfect."
-Emperor Joseph II of Austria
to Mozart on his opera The Abduction from the Seraglio (Amadeus)
| FEATURED
GROUP: BOND |
| Musical
sensations are a transient, fleeting animal. One day you're listening
to Vanilla Ice thinking he's cool, and then your friends tell you that
he was never cool. Or maybe that only happened to me. I didn't
listen to Vanilla Ice, really. Really. No, really.
Every now and
then though you find a really great group whose music is genuinely good.
The group Bond is comprised of four renowned classical violinists who use
traditional classical works as the genesis of their pieces, but spice them
up to the fullest tasteful extent. Throw in my penchant for all things
Bond and the fact that the violinists also happen to be four very attractive
violinists, and you have an unbeatable combination.
Bond:
Quixote
An original
piece that I first heard while racing down the streets of Georgetown at
80 mph in a convertible. Sadly, I was too frightened for my life
to appreciate the delicate arpeggios give way the sweet, long refrains
of this piece. Hopefully, you'll be listening to this in less daring
circumstances.
Bond:
Victory
A fast paced
piece based on a well known classical work. The contrast of violins
with electric synthesizers works well here and doesn't give way to the
tackiness that one might expect from such a marriage. Perhaps Bond's
benchmark work, it is a must hear. |
My second home
in Washington, I could not survive without the Kennedy Center. Concerts
daily and operas weekly, these people have both provided me with endless
cultural fulfillment and a very empty wallet. The following figure
is valid as of November 9, 2001.
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Estimated
Real Expenditure: $1385.36
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