Piazzolla – Libertango
Khatia and Gvantsa Buniatishvili just messing around on a piano in a forest.
17 Apr 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.
Khatia and Gvantsa Buniatishvili just messing around on a piano in a forest.
A refreshing and very English piece of music that I first heard in an unexpected place.
A big favourite with parish church choirs, and this is a particularly zingy performance.
Today’s music has been chosen by my friend Clare, who’s known me since we were tiny and is still my friend.
After a bleak night, the sun breaks forth. This aria from Handel’s opera Ariodante is a champagne breakfast to go with a radiant dawn.
Rachmaninov’s thrilling setting of the Russian Orthodox Hymn of the Resurrection from his All-Night Vigil. Happy Easter.
A perfect song for a sunny day on a relaxed holiday weekend.
The final chorale of Bach’s St John Passion always lifts my soul, and reminds me of the joy I felt last time I sang it.
A piece of music that appears in a book that never ceases to delight me, and which is very apt for lockdown reading .
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