tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12694343.post6897181920214976473..comments2023-11-05T02:06:20.555-06:00Comments on Texas Oasis: Ralph Vaughan Williams - worth a listenBlueberryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17357299403457746440noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12694343.post-72726942971986627622007-10-16T21:07:00.000-05:002007-10-16T21:07:00.000-05:00Always room for one more music lover down here!Always room for one more music lover down here!Blueberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17357299403457746440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12694343.post-21435151927707272242007-10-16T20:43:00.000-05:002007-10-16T20:43:00.000-05:00ohhhhh I do luuuuuv RVW. No anglophile can resist....ohhhhh I do luuuuuv RVW. No anglophile can resist. His stuff is beautiful. <BR/><BR/>Leonard Slatkin...he's no sweet Lyle Lovett! When he guest conducted in Nashville, my brother in law said he rushed Beethoven 5 like his head was on fire -- like, skipping rests, for pete's sake -- and stomped dramatically. Vintage Slatkin. The Detroit Symphony just picked him up as their Music Director. That's only three hours from Cleveland. I may have to move to Texas.Mando Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08086172912612587749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12694343.post-12277951822800082082007-10-13T10:38:00.000-05:002007-10-13T10:38:00.000-05:00...and I dearly love Ry Cooder....and I dearly love Ry Cooder.Blueberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17357299403457746440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12694343.post-48317453468707863062007-10-13T10:37:00.000-05:002007-10-13T10:37:00.000-05:00re classical snob: That's what I love about Leonar...re classical snob: That's what I love about Leonard Slatkin. He has a fondness for 20th century composers, (even Americans!) plus would often put together something very eclectic and modern... something a snob would never touch. Plus he is a nice, down-to-earth guy that you can have a chat with.Blueberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17357299403457746440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12694343.post-42360168808596622402007-10-13T05:01:00.000-05:002007-10-13T05:01:00.000-05:00Or maybe earlier. When was Brahms' Fourth? That ...Or maybe earlier. When was Brahms' Fourth? That was his 'desert island' piece. You know, if you were stranded on a desert island and could have only one record to listen to for the rest of your life? His was Brahms' Fourth. Mine I think would be Ry Cooder's "Bop Til You Drop". Or maybe some ZZ Top...Neil Shakespearehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06228133426669625273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12694343.post-42524979367822611872007-10-13T04:57:00.000-05:002007-10-13T04:57:00.000-05:00My, you're into all kinds of music it seems. I th...My, you're into all kinds of music it seems. I think you have to be very brave to listen to 'classical' music. So beautiful, but so sad. Then again, maybe I O.D.'d on it when I was a kid. My father was a classical snob. Didn't think there was a single note of good music written since about 1854.Neil Shakespearehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06228133426669625273noreply@blogger.com