Classical Bits

**Virago** · 17th February 2012, 16:08

Originally Posted by slofox

I always found Ludwig Van bloody hard to play...

Oh and I was a total Chopin freak in days of yore...I used to blast out his polonaises at fffff volumes...

Hahahahaha - as it happens, my two girls (now mid-twenties) still complain about how I would wake them when they were young too early on Sunday mornings, with organ music played at extreme volume - either the Widor, or Bach's Toccata and Fugue. They didn't appreciate it...

**slofox** · 18th February 2012, 11:28

Here ya go Virago - specially for you. This one is also a little bit about performance - Norwegian trumpet player, Tine Thing Helseth - Hummel, 3rd movt. Not usually a great trumpet fan but her performance impresses me.

**slofox** · 18th February 2012, 11:42

Big time favourite here - Mascagni, Ave Maria - you will recognise the Cavalleria Rusticana Intermezzo melodies. Elina Garanca, beautiful mellow mezzo tones- a voice like liquid honey. She's a bit of a babe too

... Love it. Less emphasis on performance here - more on the sheer beauty of it all.