Theorbo

Lute trumps piano | CBW20

oana May 19, 2019 No Comments
4. Das Lied von der Erde (The Song of the Earth) by Gustav Mahler
 The song of sorrow shall ring laughingly in your soul.
 When the sorrow comes, blasted lie the gardens of the soul,
 wither and perish joy and singing.
 Dark is life, dark is death!
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 The heavens are ever blue and the Earth
 shall stand sure, and blossom in the spring.
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Yehudi Menuhin

World of Bach and a flute | CBW07

oana February 17, 2019 No Comments

The honourable mention of the week goes to “Consolations S. 172”, a set of six solo piano works by Franz Liszt, out of which I particularly like the first four ones. They are so serene that you are immediately transposed into the realm of dreams and because their rhythm is extremely slow, you need to be in the right mood, in search of peace and tranquillity, in order to fully enjoy them.

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