Tuesday, 13 July 2010

Remembrance of things past


I was discussing music this morning with Adam Garrie, a fellow blogger almost as tireless as I am. There was no particular depth to this exchange, mostly some light banter. But I happened to mention that I liked Russian composers like Borodin and Rimsky-Korsakov.

Thinking about the latter the very first piece of romantic music I fell in love with was Scheherazade, his symphonic suite based on the Tales of the Arabian Nights. Mother and I used to listen to it when I was little as she told me the most wonderful stories night after night, just like Scheherazade herself. I still can't listen to some of the themes without feeling tears welling up. I delight in the sheer beauty combined with a remembrance of things past.





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  1. Fletch's Blog13 July 2010 at 16:01

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  4. Anastasia F-B13 July 2010 at 16:30

    That wasn't intended as a criticism. :-))

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  6. Rehan Qayoom18 July 2010 at 06:19

    You have an keenly incisive sense of history, whether political, religious or scientific.

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  7. Anastasia F-B18 July 2010 at 15:36

    It's kind of you to say so. :-)

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