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That's a rather lisztless way to go about improving.

Hound, you're on my Liszt... of pun makers!! I'll be less scarce tomorrow. It's been a very busy workday.

Good Night!

Good morning everyone! Great postings yesterday. Recaredo, thanks for introducing me to the works of Kara Karayev. I had not heard of him. I really enjoyed it.

Eglantine, I'm sorry about your toothache. That is miserable. I hope you're feeling better today. Since you requested some toothache-defying entertainment yesterday, I'll offer this as my first post today by Philip Glass. it's the theme music for the film, "Koyaanisqatsi."

Things to avoid with toothache... Not taking the foil wrapper off Kit kats properly before eating.
Drawing pin sanwiches. ( thumb tacks in the usa)
Hot Tea followed quickly by ice cubes.

I'll be back shortly with more. However, I have tend to my iPad. It needs some battery juice. I'll stick with apple juice myself

A NOTE TO JAZZ LOVERS AND JAZZ HATERS ALIKE: Oh Yeah, I'm gonna go there today Baby!! Here is the late George Howard with "No No" from the album "A Nice Place To Be" (1986)

Here is more from George Howard.

Love Will Conquer All

I never heard of LaGaylia Frazier until very recently when a friend introduced me to this performance of "Night in Tunisia". Enjoy!

Ouch Rossy!! This hurts my tooth just to think about all of it! And I don't even have a toothache.

We must have posted at the same time. I'll PM You later!

I am so ready for some music from Carlos Santana. Here is "Oye Como Va."

It's time to add some Funk to the mix! This will be my last post for now. Here is the Neville Brothers with "Big Chief."

Good morning everyone. I'm not listening to any tunes right now, as I have a whopper headache. Think I'm coming down with some bug. Ugh...

I'll catch you guys tomorrow (hopefully.) Have a good day!

I'm off to do my Saturday stuff around the house. Enjoy the rest of your day!

Sorry you're under the weather Becca! Hope you get some relief from that headache real soon!

Sorry to hear that BeccaBb, thats you and Eglantine that is suffering. Did you catch how long Eglantine has to wait for a dentist appointment? outrageous!

Good morning everyone! It's Sunday Classical Music time. My first post is the Violin Concerto K 216 by W.A. Mozart. I had the pleasure of hearing members of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra perform the concerto just a few weeks ago. Here is a recording of the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra performing the concerto under the direction of violin virtuoso Pinchas Zukerman. He was the conductor of the chamber orchestra during the 1980s. Mr Zuckerman is also the violin soloist in this three-part concerto.

I.Allegro



II.Adagio


III.Rondeau

Today I want to pay tribute to Marian Anderson in observance of Black History Month.

Marian Anderson (February 27, 1897 – April 8, 1993) was an African-American contralto and one of the most celebrated singers of the twentieth century. For me she was a role model when I was a young boy. I wrote my first book review about her biography when I was a junior high school student.

Here is some additional information from Wikipedia:

"Music critic Alan Blyth said "Her voice was a rich, vibrant contralto of intrinsic beauty."Most of her singing career was spent performing in concert and recital in major music venues and with major orchestras throughout the United States and Europe between 1925 and 1965. Although she was offered contracts to perform roles with many important European opera companies, Anderson declined all of these, preferring to perform in concert and recital only. She did, however, perform opera arias within her concerts and recitals. She made many recordings that reflected her broad performance repertoire of everything from concert literature to lieder to opera to traditional American songs and spirituals.

"Anderson became an important figure in the struggle for black artists to overcome racial prejudice in the United States during the mid twentieth century. In 1939, the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) refused permission for Anderson to sing to an integrated audience in Constitution Hall. The incident placed Anderson into the spotlight of the international community on a level unusual for a classical musician. With the aid of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, Anderson performed a critically acclaimed open-air concert on Easter Sunday, April 9, 1939, on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.. She performed before a crowd of more than 75,000 people and a radio audience in the millions.

"Anderson continued to break barriers for black artists in the United States, becoming the first black person, American or otherwise, to perform at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City on January 7, 1955. Her performance as Ulrica in Giuseppe Verdi's Un ballo in maschera at the Met was the only time she sang an opera role on stage.

"Anderson was also an important symbol of grace and beauty during the civil rights movement in the 1960s, singing at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963. She also worked for several years as a delegate to the United Nations Human Rights Committee and as a "goodwill ambassadress" for the United States Department of State. The recipient of numerous awards and honors, Anderson was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1963, the Kennedy Center Honors in 1978, the National Medal of Arts in 1986, and a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1991."

I'll be back with a recording of Marian Anderson.

My next post is Marian Anderson's performance of "Es ist vollbracht", by J.S. Bach

I have one more recording of Marian Anderson that is a fairly decent recording. Here she performs "Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix" an aria from Camille Saint-Saëns's opera Samson and Delilah, known in English as "Softly awakes my heart", or more literally "My heart opens itself to your voice". It is sung by Delilah in act 2 as she attempts to seduce Samson into revealing the secret of his strength.

I have one more post for today. When she was a young girl in the state of Mississippi, Leontyne Price first heard Marian Anderson perform in concert. It inspired her to pursue her career as classical soprano. Here is her performance of "Pace, pace mio Dio" from Forza by Verdi.