tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9617011.post8869322692369867528..comments2024-03-27T23:45:06.093+01:00Comments on Renewable Music: Landmarks (40)Daniel Wolfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09093101325234464791noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9617011.post-71489460421045258332009-03-01T09:44:00.000+01:002009-03-01T09:44:00.000+01:00Some years ago I gave a talk to a remarkable gathe...Some years ago I gave a talk to a remarkable gathering of scientists, writers, explorers, psychologists, and the like, who had convened for a week to consider human means of perception. I was the only musician there. I talked about Perception, "Good Taste," and Quiet Music, illustrating my remarks with recordings of:<BR/><BR/> Claudio Monteverdi: Lamento d’Arianna<BR/><BR/>Henry Purcell: Dido’s Lament, from Dido and Aeneas<BR/><BR/>Wolfgang Mozart: Porgi amor, from Le Nozze di Figaro<BR/><BR/>John Cage: Solo for voice 49, “The Year Begins To Be Ripe” <BR/><BR/>Robert Erickson: Days and Nights<BR/><BR/>Rafael Hernandez: “Silencio”, sung by Ibrahim Ferrer and Omara Portuonda with the Buena Vista Social Club<BR/><BR/>The talk was quite effective.Charles Sherehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10480432901356490235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9617011.post-74756957696884340602009-02-28T10:37:00.000+01:002009-02-28T10:37:00.000+01:00Mike --I'm with you entirely on Berlioz's Dido. T...Mike --<BR/><BR/>I'm with you entirely on Berlioz's Dido. The affect of the French language on the tonal motion is astonishing and so completely different from Italian and German.Daniel Wolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093101325234464791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9617011.post-47089087225343694092009-02-28T08:47:00.000+01:002009-02-28T08:47:00.000+01:00I'm a ridiculous fan of Berlioz's Dido, particular...I'm a ridiculous fan of Berlioz's Dido, particularly her final lament before joining the bonfire (and particularly Jessye Norman's version when she sang that famous doubleheader Cassandra/Dido matinee at the Met during a Saturday radio broadcast).Civic Centerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12362422142667230626noreply@blogger.com