What are you listening to?

I not long ago traversed that most arduous of journeys ... the valley of the shadow. (I survived.)

In its darkest moments -- music comforted my soul. And sustained me. This is one such:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlWvizicG04

May God be with you as well.
 
Here is another from Joe Bonamassa (Woke Up Dreaming) played at the Royal Albert Hall. It is a good 10 min. long and mostly acoustic that offers one with an example of the skill of his hands upon the instrument - it's very fast and goes through a number of phases.

Note about his dark glasses cause people often comment on this; he has light sensitivity.



https://youtu.be/HLoOnBbDeeQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLoOnBbDeeQ&feature=youtu.be
 
voyageur said:
Here is another from Joe Bonamassa (Woke Up Dreaming) played at the Royal Albert Hall. It is a good 10 min. long and mostly acoustic that offers one with an example of the skill of his hands upon the instrument - it's very fast and goes through a number of phases.

Note about his dark glasses cause people often comment on this; he has light sensitivity.



https://youtu.be/HLoOnBbDeeQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLoOnBbDeeQ&feature=youtu.be
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Holy smoke! Absolutely brilliant! Thanks for sharing...
 
Ludovico Einaudi - Oltremare
https://youtu.be/R8MzHqkNBwo

The Piano - Amazing Short - Animation by Aidan Gibbons, Music by Yann Tiersen
https://youtu.be/-ZJDNSp1QJA

Zbigniew Preisner - Conversation with Father
https://youtu.be/AVvXyUvgcCc
 
Casper - Ludovico Einaudi - Oltremare is very beautiful, thanks. Voyageur, that's a wicked performance!!


Some songs i've listened to a few times recently:

This reminded me of the discussion in Kassiopaea Karaoke. Apparently they're a secular gospel choir, and singing just after a dinner together, it's not super perfect and that makes it even cooler :D
Rock My Soul After Show Gospel Singing Celebration

https://youtu.be/H26N_t7dq3Y
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This came as i followed some of the links there:

Gospel Song Fire on the Mountain

https://youtu.be/f0QEix84fkQ
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And this i love for the view, the flute, the dance and the bass ;)

Karin Armenian Folk Dance Ensamble at Tatev


https://youtu.be/_1RXqZmskyE
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This i like for it's tropical, easy and happy sound :P :

Sisiva - Neuban Melanesian music


https://youtu.be/bFmJGAA-KyY?list=PLxyQH-R7WSqVKbRUdOnhnFsR65BpHVOkJ
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She was perhaps the greatest classical guitarist of all time. Ida Presti.

When very young, she auditioned for Segovia's master class. He took one listen -- and sent her away. Saying there was nothing he could teach this young prodigy. (I believe he was actually intimidated by her.)

This piece (the second part: Chaconne @ 5:25) is the same one I had previously posted, (with Enno Voorhorst as guitarist.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=RDHe7K0Rg6has&v=sUXTlYuitdY

The Enno Voorhorst version:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiMA6C-0Un8&list=PLDEE73A1D8395DDB0

I think you can tell the depth of being, and humanity ... in the musical essence that was Ida Presti.

(Sound is so very vital to our existence. Perhaps in a way we can't even begin to comprehend.)

FWIW.
 
sitting said:
She was perhaps the greatest classical guitarist of all time. Ida Presti.

When very young, she auditioned for Segovia's master class. He took one listen -- and sent her away. Saying there was nothing he could teach this young prodigy. (I believe he was actually intimidated by her.)

This piece (the second part: Chaconne @ 5:25) is the same one I had previously posted, (with Enno Voorhorst as guitarist.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=RDHe7K0Rg6has&v=sUXTlYuitdY

The Enno Voorhorst version:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiMA6C-0Un8&list=PLDEE73A1D8395DDB0

I think you can tell the depth of being, and humanity ... in the musical essence that was Ida Presti.

(Sound is so very vital to our existence. Perhaps in a way we can't even begin to comprehend.)

FWIW.
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sitting,

I enjoyed both of those pieces. I liked the duo of Ida and her husband. They were married in 1951 according to Wikipedia (3 years after I was born). Ida probably did intimidate Segovia. I think Segovia's touch was a bit mechanical compared to this couple's more sensitive sound.

And I liked the precision and finger stretching ability of Enno Voorhorst and the fact he did the arranging.

Classical music is not my favorite but I appreciate the discipline and skill it takes to do it well. In the 60s Segovia was sort of popular (at least my neighbor/friend liked him). I borrowed his guitar books to learn to play by reading music but I never was a good sight reader. So I enjoy playing by "ear" mostly (no it doesn't hurt if you do it correctly...sorry for the pun).

Thanks for sharing.
 
Here are some videos we shot last weekend when we had the visit of IMRE LODBROG et sa petite amie a duet formed by a french singer and a performance arts teacher (Barbara Browning). Their performance project has taken them on many an adventure as can be seen on the episodes on this blog: They sing in french and english a smooth folk rock that stays with you because of the catchy lyrics and soft overtones of the music:

https://imrelodbrogetsapetiteamie.wordpress.com/

or these videos from our home studio where they interpret some of their better known songs such as I FEEL UGLY:

https://youtu.be/BlnhPRitwvg

https://youtu.be/U6WdKqnOIYA

WE (at RADIO_BlueToad Montreal) hope that you enjoy their work which stands out in these times of boom boom boom senseless music everywhere? Thank you for listening!
 
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