When I have finished reading a book, I miss the characters for quite a while afterwards. Anyone else feel the same? 📖📖
Judith Harris
@jud1960.bsky.social
Passionate about Classical Music, Politics, General History, Local History (especially Leeds), Family History and English Literature!
Just listened to a lovely album Stephen Hough's Piano Postcards A lot of surprises also🎹🎹🎶🎶
Listened to Bruckner's Symphony no 8 this morning and is it me or has elements of no 4 crept in? (4th is my favourite of his symphonies)🎶🎶
Have the film and soundtrack. Beautiful recording 🎻🎻🎶🎶
Academy of St Martin in the Fields@asmforchestra.bsky.social · last mo.Did you know Joshua Bell recorded the soundtrack to the iconic 2004 movie "Ladies in Lavender" with Nigel Hess? 🎬🎻 Here is a behind-the-scenes look at Joshua rehearsing this piece with ASMF in Italy back in 2022. No matter when he plays it, his performance is always unforgettable. #asmf
Maxim Emelyanychev, Steven Isserlis and the OAE party like it’s 1897 ✍️ Mark Pullinger bachtrack.com/review-emely...
2023, Brisbane. Joshua Bell and the strings running through Bach's Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor before taking the QPAC stage🎻
Academy of St Martin in the Fields@asmforchestra.bsky.social · 3mo agoSome pieces were made for sunny days. We've put together 8 of our recordings to fill every warm moment. For warm afternoons, blue skies and days too good to stay inside. Swipe through to explore the guide, and find each piece on our Spotify via the link in bio🎵 #ClassicalMusic #ASMF
On the Leeds "water taxi" over my favourite river. The "River Aire"
Just reading "Bleak House" and wondering if Charles Dickens had anything to do with music e.g Met any composers, went to concerts etc?
Someone told me today that Tchaikovsky composed three violin concertos. I didn't know that. Can anyone tell me more?
Just finished reading this wonderful book yesterday. Enjoyed it very much📖📖
Chris Nickson@chrisnickson2.bsky.social · 4mo agoGood morning, America (afternoon UK). My publisher has dropped the ebook price for my new novel, The Faces Of The Dead, to 99c on all platforms (99p UK). I'd love to get it in the top 1000 in Amazon rankings, that would be a thrill. So if you can help...I would be exceptionally grateful. Thank you.
Wonderful conductor Happy birthday Sir Neville🎂
Academy of St Martin in the Fields@asmforchestra.bsky.social · 5mo agoCelebrating Sir Neville Marriner today 🎻 Today marks the birthday of Sir Neville Marriner, founder of the ASMF. From our earliest recordings in the 1960s to performances today, his musicianship and direction helped define our sound and shape our identity as an orchestra.
Wonderful concert given by Ilkley Philharmonic Orchestra yesterday afternoon performing Rossini The Italian Girl in Algiers Mozart Violin Concerto no 5 Rimsky Korsakov. Symphony no 3 Thank you to everyone involved 🎶🎶
"We have endeavoured to recreate something of the atmosphere of an early performance: 'With Gounod accompanying him at the piano, Seghers lent to it the powerful tones of his violin, while from a neighbouring room a choir of voices sustained the harmony with mysterious chords.'"
Be interested to know that now that the Core in Leeds is being demolished, have any remnants of Red Brick House been found?
Is it only me that thinks that Franck Symphony in D is so underrated? Never hear it played on the radio or see it performed in concerts. Such a shame because feel it is haunting and yet such a beautiful work🎶🎶
Just started reading Schumann written by Judith Chernaik Describing the life of Robert Schumann🎶🎶📖📖
Does anyone remember toothpaste in a round tin? My dentist didn't know about it but I remember it as a child!
Anyone else been watching "Face the Music" on BBC 4? Remember it vaguely the first time round. Enjoying it very much and shows that classical music is timeless🎶🎶
Yorkshire-born Joseph Priestley (1733-1804), chemist, Unitarian, liberal political theorist, died on this day in Northumberland, Pennsylvania. He had fled there after a mob burned down his Birmingham home and church over his support for the American and French revolutions.
What a wonderful concert from @sinfoniaofleeds.bsky.social yesterday evening performing Beethoven Fidelio Overture Mendelssohn Symphony no 4 (Italian) Stravinsky Firebird Suite (1945) Thank you to Tony Kraus and everyone else involved🎶🎶
Reading the book Beethoven written by John Suchet mentions humming and buzzing in Beethovens ears. Could he have had what we call today "tinnitus"?
Just reading the book "Beethoven" by John Suchet Mentions there was little evidence of meetings between Beethoven and Mozart. Could there have been clashes between the two, rivalry or simply that they didn't like each other? Therefore neither would want to talk about meeting?
