Meme
Although I am not, nor ever have been 15 year old girl, Sarah has passed the meme to me and I must comply.
Total volume of music on your computer?
Guiltily he says 40 GB. Despite the fact that I periodically do a cleanup, I had to buy a new external hard drive to accomodate. While it's heavily tilted towards opera (of course) and classical, there also a fair amount of jazz, cabaret and even some classic rock (although my experience with that particular genre ended about 1985).
Last CD you bought?
I'm contemplating a move, so I've cut way back in my buying (so as not to have to pack it), but I recently bought volume 11, Quilter Folksong Arrangements from the Naxos (formerly Collins) English Song Series as well an Opera d'Oro CD of Verdi's I Masnadieri.
Song currently playing?
Ralph Vaughan Williams'The Lark Ascending which is perfect music to wake up to on a sleepy Saturday morning.
Five songs that I listen to a lot or that mean a lot to me:
These are mostly because they bring back some memory for me. It's amazing how many of my personal moments are tied to music.
Hmm? To whom do I dare? Can I get back to you on this?
Total volume of music on your computer?
Guiltily he says 40 GB. Despite the fact that I periodically do a cleanup, I had to buy a new external hard drive to accomodate. While it's heavily tilted towards opera (of course) and classical, there also a fair amount of jazz, cabaret and even some classic rock (although my experience with that particular genre ended about 1985).
Last CD you bought?
I'm contemplating a move, so I've cut way back in my buying (so as not to have to pack it), but I recently bought volume 11, Quilter Folksong Arrangements from the Naxos (formerly Collins) English Song Series as well an Opera d'Oro CD of Verdi's I Masnadieri.
Song currently playing?
Ralph Vaughan Williams'The Lark Ascending which is perfect music to wake up to on a sleepy Saturday morning.
Five songs that I listen to a lot or that mean a lot to me:
These are mostly because they bring back some memory for me. It's amazing how many of my personal moments are tied to music.
- Nancy LaMott -In passing years. I don't know why, but this song moves me and leads me to think. Perhaps it reminds be of a time past. Whenever I hear it, I have to play it again and again.
- Catalani: La Wally - Ebben ne andrò lontano A beautiful aria, yes, but it also reminds me of one of my first opera jobs, standing offstage listening to it and so caught up in the moment that I was sobbing (luckily it was perfectly in character).
- Don McLean: American Pie - Till Tomorrow. A favorite album from my youth and one that recalls a sad but fond memory.
- Verdi: Simon Boccanegra - Plebe, patrizii, popoli. I love Verdi, perhaps above all. I can't decide whether I think this or the Otello Love duet is his greatest moment, but does it really matter?
- Puccini: La Boheme - Sono andati (Act IV). This simple but incredibly effective setting of the text never fails to move me to tears.
Hmm? To whom do I dare? Can I get back to you on this?
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