Choral evensong from Trinity Cambridge on radio 3. Herbert Howells etc.

Me too - not so surprisingly!

He was excellent at Hyde Park the weekend just gone

Chopin's Nocturne in B Major - played by Vladimir Ashkenazy

And for starting the afternoon a CD on Spotify: Flower of Cities All - Music in London 1580-1620

There Are Worse Things I Could Do-Grease

What, than liisten to Grease? Can't think of many!

I was listening to Vaughan Williams' Fantasia on a theme of Thomas Tallis - this was actually earlier this morning, but I logged off too quickly to mention it!

Actually, I managed to avoid Grease - still have never watched it - even though my younger sister had a record of it. Together with our Music Head of Department, I managed to avoid the school suggesting to put on the show. Then about three years ago, it was suggested and subsequently staged at school.

Again I thought, "Phew! Missed it!" for no-one had approached me to provide any piano accompaniment in the band. Then, the visiting B.Mus. classroom teacher who was involved, couldn't make the Dress Rehearsal, so finally I was approached!

I still couldn't bring myself to listen to the record or even play much through the score, so turned up and sightread all the way through the rehearsal. The Head of Drama was so pleased to have me there that he never once thought to criticise any of my wrong notes.

Nevertheless - Never Again!

Piano Quartet No.3 in C (Beethoven) played by the Mannheim Piano Quartet. Delightul music, one of three early piano quartets by Beethoven WoO 36 (without opus No.)

Thanks rovikered, just one of those things that's puzzled me (WoO) - never thought to ask or look up its meaning!

Herbert Howells: Stephen Cleobury at the organ of King's College, Cambridge: Volume I of complete Howells Organ Music.

Right now, Rhapsody No.1, written with the architecture and acoustic of Gloucester Cathedral in mind.

Oh !


me too.

Albinoni oboe concerto in C. Played by the splendid Anthony Robson.

......and now the Dminor.


......and now for something completely different.

Studie uber Mehrklange for Oboe, composed by Heinz Holliger, played by Heinz Holliger. Staggering.

Bach Preludes & Fugues (Well-tempered Clavier, Book 2) played by Angela Hewitt.

Rhiannon-Stevie Nicks

Froberger Harpsichord Suite No. 12

There Is A Light That Never Goes Out-The Smiths

Oh wow, that has triggered an old memory....that time about 20 years ago when Morrissey pranced around the stage on TOTP with the branch of a tree stuck down the back of his trousers.... I could no longer take him seriously after that

Nice we once listened to this song in music as an example of Brit pop, after it had finished my teacher goes "A wonderful example of Brit pop there, The Smiths, fronted of course by the wonderful Morrissey-miserable b****r!" he then turned around to discover the deputy head of the school standing at the door-she wasn't impressed!

Something with Oboe & Piano on Radio 3. Must go and look up what it is.

...... apparently Saint-saens Oboe Sonata in D.

Oh, very good. I bet the staff room was a chilly place for a while

Choral Evensong, live from Winchester Cathedral. Elgar's Give Unto the Lord ....

ditto !

ps - not disappointing !

She Sells Sanctuary-The Cult

Ah. Lovely.

A rather brilliant live broadcast from the Kennedy Centre in Washington..

You Belong To The City-Glenn Frey

The theme tune to the New Avengers

Not right now, but earlier this afternoon - an interesting programme on Radio 4 about Schumann's FAE Sonata (which I freely admit that I just had to look up, as I'd forgotten what FAE stood for - Frei aber einsam, for those as ignorant as me - 'Free but lonely').

Right now - vuvzelas (but not as bad as they have been at other matches, I don't think. Or have I become too accustomed to them?).

Paperback Writer : The Beatles

Holy Diver-Ronnie Dio

What a legend!

Debussy Nocturne

That sounds like it was really interesting.

Georgia on my Mind - Ray Charles
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Thls_tMuFkc

Dream a little dream in Starbucks. May well fall asleep to it in a minute!

Someone singing some really annoying songs somewhere in the office... I'm still trying to figure out who, so I can tell him/her to (please) shut up!

Surely preferrable to 12 yr olds 'singing' on the top deck of a coach on the way to London!

Actually, I was downstairs - 25 yrs' teaching does give you prior warning of such things!

Right this minute I'm listening to harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani play Scarlatti's Cat's Fugue on Radio 3.

....moved on to Serge Gainsbourg...

We sang all the way to a choir performance (an hour and a half) and all the way back...it wouldn't have been so bad, except it was more screeching than singing, and this was the head of music's first impression of our choir! I think he was quite surprised when we weren't a disaster in performance

birds singing in the sycamore tree, dream a little dream in Starbucks...no hang on, that doesn't fit...

Hey Barry, just trying to bring an old classic up to date!!

Eva Cassidy...perfect for a Friday morning at work!

Was It Just The Moonlight-Timothy B. Schmidt

What? At 3 o'clock in the afternoon?!

Granados 'The Maiden and the Nightingale'

Have you played much/any Granados yourself, Panthera?

I've tackled several of the Danzas Espanolas and few other odds and ends.

I'm a big fan of Spanish piano music, although I haven't dared tackle anything from Albeniz's Iberia yet with any conviction.

I've played a couple of the Danzas Espanolas and the Valses Poéticos years ago. This Maiden and the Nightingale has been on my to-do list for ages but my teacher kept saying not yet I should try pester him again when I next see him. Also on my to-do list is Albeniz's Granada from Suite Espanola which I absolutely love. You must have played it?

Yes, along with Sevilla and Cadiz and Asturias - on a good day!

I muddled through Aragon years ago - oh the fearlessness (and naivety) of youth!

I'd like to get to grips with some Rodrigo too, but it's not that easy (is any of it?).

Isn't there a Rodrigo on the new Grade 6 list? That wouldn't be difficult...