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What are you listening to? Part III

"The Great Wheel" has been my favorite meditation/relaxation music since 1990. Warning: This song may not be enjoyable if you are doing something else while listening. I love it only when I'm sitting still or lying down, but I don't like it when I'm active. The only exception may be when I'm doing creative writing; however, I haven't done both together in years, so I don't remember for sure.

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The Great Wheel - James Asher (1989)

 
mikzn said:
Beautiful - Love it

I hope you don't mind I had to reply with my favorite guitar version by Nadia Kossinskaja

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Not only do I NOT mind, I encourage it. Keep doing it. I consider that to be one of the main reasons for the existence of this thread, even if it isn't the OP's original reason.

I've seen Nadia's "Oblivion" thumbnail dozens of times over the past few years, but, until now, I hadn't clicked on it (for inexplicable reasons). I now see what I've been missing. It's beautiful. I have added it to my "bookmark collection."

I think I first heard Piazzolla's music in 1992-93 on South Dakota Public Radio, same as with Deuter (1988-89) and James Asher (1990-92), but, unlike with those two, I didn't buy any of Piazzolla's albums (I'm not into his jazzier songs). I just wrote his name down on some scratch paper and committed it to memory (it's almost too easy to remember). I finally found his music again somewhere on the internet in the early 2000s. I don't know if I am exception to the rule, but I'm actually more partial to covers of his music than I am to his own original versions. I hope that doesn't make me too much of an heretic. There are lots of musicians out there who have taken his works and done them amazing justice, kind of like when Apple took Xerox PARC's work and made magic out of it.
 
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Scepticalscribe said:
Winter, from the Four Seasons by Vivaldi.
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I hope you won't mind if I follow mikzn's lead and share the following with you (and everyone). I've been planning to do so anyway:

The Four Seasons, Winter, 1st movement, Antonio Vivaldi (solo classical guitar arrangement by Emre Sabuncuoglu)
Two YT comments:​
•He arranged a whole concerto movement on one single freakin' guitar?!!!!!​
•To produce that sound in a chamber orchestra there are at least 16 musicians... He makes that with only 6 strings. Awesome.​
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The Four Seasons, Summer, 3rd movement, Antonio Vivaldi (solo classical guitar arrangement by Emre Sabuncuoglu)
Two YT comments:​
•He didn't know that it was impossible. So he did it...​
•So... Here's a Turkish guy playing a song from an Italian on a Spanish guitar, staying in some American studio.​
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Passing 5 in the AM, what to do...
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Turn up the volume :)

Q-6
 
MJWMac1988 said:
Not only do I NOT mind, I encourage it. Keep doing it. I consider that to be one of the main reasons for the existence of this thread, even if it isn't the OP's original reason.

I've seen Nadia's "Oblivion" thumbnail dozens of times over the past few years, but, until now, I hadn't clicked on it (for inexplicable reasons). I now see what I've been missing. It's beautiful. I have added it to my "bookmark collection."

I think I first heard Piazzolla's music in 1992-93 on South Dakota Public Radio, same as with Deuter (1988-89) and James Asher (1990-92), but, unlike with those two, I didn't buy any of Piazzolla's albums (I'm not into his jazzier songs). I just wrote his name down on some scratch paper and committed it to memory (it's almost too easy to remember). I finally found his music again somewhere on the internet in the early 2000s. I don't know if I am exception to the rule, but I'm actually more partial to covers of his music than I am to his own original versions. I hope that doesn't make me too much of an heretic. There are lots of musicians out there who have taken his works and done them amazing justice, kind of like when Apple took Xerox PARC's work and made magic out of it.
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Thanks - I never want someone to think that posting another version is somehow an opinionated reply offering a "Better Version" and was pretty sure you would not take it that way. We have shared posts in the past about different versions of Classical Pieces that have many different interpretations and tempos - each offering a different perspective - this is just as true for Jazz - a lot of improv 💕

MJWMac1988 said:
I don't know if I am exception to the rule, but I'm actually more partial to covers of his music than I am to his own original versions. I hope that doesn't make me too much of an heretic.
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I have to agree - LOL - much of his music was written on the accordion - a much maligned instrument nowadays - especially since Covid-19 - jokingly referred to as a social distancing tool 😂

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I think it is like an evolutionary process - as time passes many artists make new interpretations and sooner of later someone comes up with a great "inprov" that becomes a new standard of the piece and new artists start using that as the "new standard" to create more "improv" versions etc

I wonder what Bach's "Well Tempered Clavier" sounded like "Back in the Day" LOL

Love your Vivaldi post too - especially on Guitar - but also in any form - and not afraid to admit that I really like Spring just as much lol

I am partial to Vivaldi: Mandolin Concerto In C, RV 425 - 1. [Allegro] - my vivaldi favorite among many
 
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mikzn said:
Every song on that album is timeless 💕
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Indeed. In my opinion, Supertramp went down as a very underrated band. The album listed seems to broach different genre types from a big band sound to broadway (Lover Boy & Downstream). The album strikes me as very introspective in many regards. Breakfast in America seems to overshadow this album.
 
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mikzn said:
I wonder what Bach's "Well Tempered Clavier" sounded like "Back in the Day" LOL
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I suspect that it might not sound as appealing to us as it did to them. 😉

I have been debating for a few months on whether or not to share a certain "golden oldie." I suspect that no one will appreciate it the way I do; therefore, I will only share it here, informally, "under the radar." It's the sentimental historian in me that is easily fascinated by such things. A Greek named Seikilos wrote it 2,000 years ago for his recently deceased wife. They lived in present-day Turkey. It is the oldest known surviving complete musical composition. The English translation of the accompanying poem is both on screen and hidden in the description below the video. [I wish present-day people would take that poem to heart.] Seikilos Epitaph. I've listened to many versions in the past few years (especially the last few weeks), and the one at that link is the only one that seems to me as if it might be somewhat close to the way it may have sounded 2,000 years ago. Listening to it almost makes me connect with the people of that era in a more human way than one can in history books and fictional novels.

The first viewer comment, by Arend en Brigit de Wagenaar, is well worth reading. 😂

The second one, by ForeverRepublic, is also great.
 
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It just now fully occurred to me that the title of this thread is "What are you listening to?" -- not "What song(s) are you listening to?" The original poster doesn't even say it has to be music. That's good, because all day I've been wanting to recommend some out-of-the-ordinary audio here.

First, let me make it abundantly clear that I DO NOT like podcasts. I never have and probably never will. There is, however, one exception, and it's a huge one. What makes it different? Well, it consists almost entirely of anonymous people calling the toll-free number (or emailing voice recordings) and telling their true stories to the host's "answering machine." Yesterday I listened to Season 09 Episode 16, and today I listened to Season 09 Episode 17. Both are better than usual, so, if you would like a good random place to start, I would start with them, just to get a feel for the program.

Season 09, Episode 16

Season 09, Episode 17

Monsters Among Us (all episodes).
 
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