The Music Thread
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It never gets old. I’ve been playing quite a bit of Mike and Sally Oldfield lately. A friend of mine managed to get to 55 without ever hearing Tubular Bells. His education and enlightenment came very rapidly. Funny thing is that he’s a guitarist.
Looking through some new arrivals. David Briggs has recorded his own transcriptions of Mahler's 5th and 8th symphonies and Mahler's orchestral songs. His performance of Mahler's 2nd is available on YouTube and he sells recordings of it at his recitals but, as far as I'm aware, it isn't commercially available.
Turns out, he's also a composer:
Turns out, he's also a composer:
I usually start the day with a classical work, along with a coffee. Today, it was the turn of Bach's Brandenburg Concertos.
After that, it can go in any direction, sometimes as a result of what someone else is posting.
This one is a recent example. I didn't actually know I had this, until I was looking to see exactly what I did have.
This band has my attention lately. Austrian symphonic rock, which someone pointed out as being similar to Nightwish and Epica.
After that, it can go in any direction, sometimes as a result of what someone else is posting.
This one is a recent example. I didn't actually know I had this, until I was looking to see exactly what I did have.
This band has my attention lately. Austrian symphonic rock, which someone pointed out as being similar to Nightwish and Epica.
