Lady Sarah and I toured some spectacle shops today to scare up new glasses for me. Afterwards I headed to my usual Wednesday afternoon haunt, Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, to hear an organ recital. Today
was the last concert before the summer break … wah wah wah … however, Janet
MacFalane Parker had Johann Sebastian Bach’s oh-my-gawd-wonderful Passacaglia
& Fugue in C Minor, BWV 582, on tap. The Passacaglia remains my favourite
piece of music and one of the most beautiful things ever scored, IMHO.
I even used my love of this piece in a novel, placing
it as the sole fixation of Sammie, the eccentric, odd-ball son, who takes to
painting the sheet music on his bedroom walls.
The Passacaglia never fails to elicit emotion. It
takes you on a journey from conflict and grief to sublimity. And always, halfway
through, sits that
section delicately reminiscent of a child’s music box song. And there, for a
moment, you dwell in memories of endless summers, and friends, and the sense of
utter joy that came with feeling what ‘love’ truly meant before being clouded by
sex.
takes you on a journey from conflict and grief to sublimity. And always, halfway
through, sits that
section delicately reminiscent of a child’s music box song. And there, for a
moment, you dwell in memories of endless summers, and friends, and the sense of
utter joy that came with feeling what ‘love’ truly meant before being clouded by
sex.
Amazing for a
piece of music composed three hundred years ago, somewhere between 1703-08. The
score can be found here for those interested in a piano version for four hands.
piece of music composed three hundred years ago, somewhere between 1703-08. The
score can be found here for those interested in a piano version for four hands.
G … get to
practicing! G plays a mean piano. Here he is serenading me while at Zane’s
Grey’s Pueblo on Catalina Island. Awwww … how
romantic.
AppsScraps 
G is so sweet!
Hmm…I don’t really know how to appreciate classical music. Used to play piano when I was young, but only managed to reach up to Grade 3.
Awwww..I bet I would cry when someone plays piano for me hehehe :)
i cant believe you used “gawd”(street slang) with Bach (classics) : p
Love the work of Bach. I have tried moving from piano to organ but it takes lots of practice since the touches are to different. So G is a romantic
RYC: Greate rule for the house!
Oh, that is SO sweet! I wish I could seranade someone with my rad skills on the piano! Haha. And by the way…I got a good smile out of the comment you left on asymetrik’s site!
I always wanted to learn to play the piano.. :( a good friend of mine plays and he offered to teach me, but I’ve never taken on his offer.
Romantic indeed. I’m classical guitar myself, but always wanted to learn the piano…just to big for the house i lived in…lol
Wow…so romantic… I love music too, but too bad I don’t know how to play panio… I believe you must be so touching when he play panio for you….. Music to go your heart