Day 112: Symphony No. 7 in A major (Blomstedt)

My listening post this evening/early morning is with the Irish TV series Ballykissangel in the background. In this scene (late in Season Three), Fr. Peter Clifford and local barkeep Assumpta Fitzgerald have a heart to heart chat while out on a walk. My wife hates Ballykissangel. She says it moves too slowly. Maybe it does. … [Read more…]

Day 78: Symphony No. 5 in C minor (Cluytens)

My listening perch tonight is in my recliner in the living room, with Disney’s Moana in the background, as I recover from a temperature of 101 last night that included plenty of aches and pains. I have no idea what I had, or if I still have it. But I do know I barely slept … [Read more…]