[Light - Man]

Oh yes - The Lark Ascending. One of the best versions I've heard is one played by Nigel Kennedy on the CD Elgar Violin Concerto in B Minor / The Lark Ascending

Nigel Kennedy just seems to find so much space and air in that performance.

 
Being a confirmed YouTube junkie I often have as many as 20 or more Firefox tabs open on my PC at the same time, this sometimes leads to a total system lock up and I have to open task manager to force Firefox to close to regain control of my PC!
 
Coincidentally, yesterday I had Nigel Kennedy's very unusual version of the Four Seasons tab open (below) where it seems he adds a Season or two of his own,

before I had such a system lockup.
 
Speaking of the Lark Ascending I have posted what was thought to be the original arrangement. (below)
 
I heard this first one live fairly recently but not by Hilary Hahn, I can't remember her name but I think she was female but we can't take anything for granted nowadays!

 

 

 
The Intro lasts about 5' 30"
 
 

 

[Light - Man]

The first 2 are some of my recent favourites
 

 

 
And for some random bits of Mozart.
 
Soyoung Yoon (South Korea) - 1st Prize Winner 2011
Violin: J. B. Guadagnini ex Bückeburg (1773)
Program:
W. A. Mozart: Violin Concerto in G Major KV 216 (first movement)
W. A. Mozart: first movement of Sinfonia Concertante in E flat Major KV 364/320d
Lech Bałaban - viola
 

 

[Light - Man]

I am not sure if this is crossover or cross-under??? it probably should not be here but then you could say the same about me.

 

 

[wskl]

A couple of versions of Barber's "Adagio for Strings" that I like.  One with a string quartet and the other a cello octet.
 

 

 

[Light - Man]

  A couple of versions of Barber's "Adagio for Strings" that I like.  One with a string quartet and the other a cello octet.

 
I went to a live 10 piece cello gig last year before the main concert (NCH Dublin), it was the first time I heard so many live cellos exclusively on their own - it was rather special.
 
I am not sure what the pieces were but anything half decent sounds great live.
 
The players were arranged in a semi-circle with the lead cellist up front, it was set in darkness and each cellist was illuminated by a gentle blue light.
Good music and good memories!

 

 

 
 
Talking of cellos - Bach style.
 

 

 

[wskl]

2 of my favourite pieces by Max Richter
 

 

 

[Light - Man]

I hope you all had a good weekend and are enjoying being back at work!

 

 

 
 
 
Another version of air, this time with an astronomical theme, though I am not sure how much air is really up there?

 

 

 

[wskl]

I'm really loving this choral piece by Ola Gjeilo.
 

 

[Light - Man]

  I'm really loving this choral piece by Ola Gjeilo.

 
Yes, good stuff! just post whatever you like, this thread has no real boundary.
 
Slightly off piste but this one is a mixture of Classical, jazz and popular music all coming together (as it says in the description) into a big blob of lushness.

 

 

[Light - Man]

Is anyone into Female popular Opera pieces?
 
I personally don't care much for Opera except for the popular pieces.
 
Should we post them here or start a new thread?
 
Two as a taster, I think these are the best versions - do you agree? or have you found any better?
 
Edit: I changed the order of these, hopefully to soften the impact on "certain" ears!
 
 
 
The well known bit in this starts at 2' 25"
 
 

 

[x RELIC x]

I think opera can be in it's own thread.... :veryevil:

 

[Light - Man]

I think opera can be in it's own thread....

 
Then I take it that you hear Opera a bit like this - even on the Mojo!

 

 

[x RELIC x]

Then I take it that you hear Opera a bit like this - even on the Mojo!

ROFL! Yeah, something like that, hahaha. That's just me though, I was really only kidding! If others like opera then by all means.

Full disclosure.... there are some opera pieces I really like, but that's a rare occurrence.

 

[wskl]

  Is anyone into Female popular Opera pieces?
 
I personally don't care much for Opera except for the popular pieces.
 
Should we post them here or start a new thread?

 
Haha, I am the same, I don't think I have the stamina to listen to an entire opera for 2-3 hrs, so like yourself I tend to listen to the more popular and individual pieces.
 
And I do actually prefer female over male, somehow the female voice is more melodic and when they hit those high notes it can send tingles down your spine.
 
Personally, I don't mind if we post opera here or a new thread, you are free to choose.

 

[Light - Man]

ROFL! Yeah, something like that, hahaha. That's just me though, I was really only kidding! If others like opera then by all means.

Full disclosure.... there are some opera pieces I really like, but that's a rare occurrence.

 

 I am not even sure if many on HF are into Classical, my expectations for this thread are very low and hence why I was reluctant to start it.
 
Even the main Classical thread has been very quiet for some time but they are at a different level, I for one just like listening to it but not to intellectualize it.
 
I like the pieces that tickle the hairs in the cochlea or pull those heart strings.
 
@wskl  I am on the same page as you - perhaps for the moment we continue to keep it a random mix of stuff and not try to keep it conventional or predictable.
 
I went to a concert last Friday night with her Lightness, it was one of the best ever and I will post some stuff this week when I get a chance.