Friday, September 25, 2015

Shostakovich's Birthday


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25 September  2015
Dmitri Shostakovich's Birthday
Russian neo-classical composer & pianist

Michael Round, piano 
and The National Philharmonic Orchestra
2003

- Piano Concerto No. 2, F Major,  Op. 102
2nd Movement - Andante  7'14"
(D.  Shostakovich)


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25 September  2015
Dmitri Shostakovich's Birthday
Russian neo-classical composer & pianist

Riccardo Chailly, conducting
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestr
1993

- Tahiti Trot (Tea for Two} 3'32" 
(V. Youmans, arr. Shostakovich)



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Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Chansons de automne



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23 September  2015
First day of autumn - northern hemisphere

Eric Hammerstein 
and The London Promenade Orchestra
1989

- The Seasons, Op. 67, Autumn
Petit Adagio  4'23"
(A. Glazunov)


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23 September  2015
First day of autumn - northern hemisphere

Howard Alden, jazz guitar 
2004

- Song d'autumne  4'28"
(D. Reinhardt)



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First Day of Autumn, 2015

23 September 2015
0010 Hours PDT Log
Current Temperature and Condition:
62° F | 17° C
Clear

Astronomy:

23 September 2015         Rise:        Set:
Actual Time            6:52 AM PDT  6:59 PM PDT
Civil Twilight         6:26 AM PDT  7:25 PM PDT
Nautical Twilight      5:55 AM PDT  7:58 PM PDT
Astronomical Twilight  5:24 AM PDT  8:27 PM PDT
Moon                   4:00 PM PDT  1:46 AM PDT

Length of Visible Light 12h 59m
Length of Day 12h 07m
Tomorrow will be 2m 24s shorter.

Waxing Gibbous, 70% of the Moon is Illuminated.

Immure Yourself within the Autumn's Rustle


An autumn poem of Dr. Zhivago.

Autumn
Yury Zhivago

I have allowed my family to scatter,
All those who were my dearest to depart,
And once again an age-long loneliness
Comes in to fill all nature and my heart.

Alone this cottage shelters me and you:
The wood is an unpeopled wilderness
And ways and footpaths wear, as in the song,
Weeds almost overgrowing each recess;

And where we sit together by ourselves
The log walls gaze upon us mournfully.
We gave no promise to leap obstacles,
We shall yet face our end with honesty.

At one we'll sit, at three again we'll rise,
My book with me, your sewing in your hand,
Nor with the dawning shall we realize
When all our kissing shall have had an end.

You leaves, more richly and more recklessly
Rustle your dresses, spill yourselves away,
And fill a past day's cup of bitterness
Still higher with the anguish of today!

All this delight, devotion and desire!
We'll fling ourselves into September's riot!
Immure yourself within the autumn's rustle
Entirely: go crazy, or be quiet!

How when you fall into my gentle arms
Enrobed in that silk-tasselled dressing gown
You shake the dress you wear away from you
As only coppices shake their leaves down!-

You are the blessing on my baneful way,
When life has depths worse than disease can reach,
And courage is the only root of beauty,
And it is this that draws us each to each.

Saturday, September 19, 2015

Two American Musicians' Birthdays


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20 September  2015

A Birthday Anniversary
Frank DeVol
American arranger, conductor & actor
(20 September 1911 - 17 October 1999)

Frank DeVol and His Orchestra
1957
- Dreamy 3'21"
(E. Garner)


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20 September 2015

William Kapell
American Classical music pianist 
(20 September 1922 - 29 October 1953)

William Kapell, piano
1953
-Rachmaninoff 18th Variation
on a Theme of Paganini 2'41
(S. Rachmaninoff)



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Thursday, September 17, 2015

Birthday Anniversaries of Shelby and Charlie



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17 September 2015

A Birthday Anniversary
Shelby Flint
American singer & songwriter
(born: 17 September 1939)

Shelby Flint, vocal
1966
- Moonlight 2'42"
(S. Flint)


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16 September 2015

A Birthday Anniversary
Charlie Lee Byrd
American jazz guitarist 
(16 September 1925 - 2 December 1999)

Charlie Lee Byrd, guitar
1969
- Corcovado 2'37"
(T. Jobim)



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Tuesday, September 08, 2015

Birthday Anniversary of "Mr. Bumble"

Harry Secombe
as Mr. Bumble in "Oliver!" (1968)


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8 September  2015

A Birthday Anniversary
Harry Secombe, CBE
Welsh tenor, actor, & comedian

(8 September 1921 - 1 April 2001)

Harry Secombe, tenor
(1993 compilation)
- The Lord Is My Shepherd 2'45"
(J. Irvine)


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8 September  2015

A Birthday Anniversary
Harry Secombe, CBE
Welsh tenor, actor, & comedian

(8 September 1921 - 1 April 2001)

Harry Secombe, tenor
(1993 compilation)
- Abide with with Me 3'44"
(H. Lyte & W. Monk)



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