Handel – The King Shall Rejoice
For the final post, it’s the wonderful Mr Handel again, and a piece that’s proved its worth for getting me through tough times.
5 May 2020
When my musical world ground to a halt because of coronavirus, (about a week before the announcement of full lockdown), I decided to console myself by posting a piece of music every day that makes me happy. Friends and family chipped in with ideas too, and I’ve been thrilled at how many people have told me they’ve been following it. As time wore on, I realised that I wouldn’t be able to keep it up forever, so I decided to stop at fifty, and hopefully that will give me and others plenty to dip back into in emergencies.
For the final post, it’s the wonderful Mr Handel again, and a piece that’s proved its worth for getting me through tough times.
This is the piece that I used to play as a ritual to make me happy before all my school exams.
As the playlist draws to an end, here’s the boy’s final contribution (yes, more organ music).
Ba da-da da-da da-da, feeling groovy … yes, you’re humming it too now aren’t you.
A deliriously joyful performance by Philippe Jaroussky, Christina Pluhar and her group L’Arpeggiata – you have to make sure you watch past the first 40 seconds…
Some cheerful noise from Shostakovich that once did a great job of dispelling my nerves before I was interviewed on national radio
A quirky little song about living free and not having a care in the world performed by swing jazz band Man Overboard.
Aaron Copland’s Hoedown always sounds like a party that I’d like to be at.
Two versions of the hypnotic and gentle Forlane from Ravel’s suite Le Tombeau de Couperin.
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