A Year With My Ears!

What Happened To The Ears!

2010-12-31T13:02:00.001Z

I’ve been meaning to write this little postscript for quite some time – since July in fact. As it’s now the end of December 2010, I thought I would finally cross “Write Ears Closing Post” off my jobs list by typing just a little something by way of reviewing the project.

First, let me say that the blog will stay up and available for browsing should anyone be the slightest bit interested. Just because the year I set myself (from birthday to birthday 2009-2010) is completed, doesn’t mean I’ll be taking it down. I had meant to continue posting when I attended a concert, opera, gig or had another significant musical experience, but, as happens with these things, life overtook me somewhat – things changed and priorities altered, so the last “proper” Ears post will remain as July 10th 2010.

Who knows whether there will be future posts about listening. Perhaps priorities will change AGAIN, and I’ll have the time to devote to writing about my listening habits once more? We’ll all just have to wait and see.

So, to the results of the project – first, and most obvious, I now have a listening diary for a whole year! I’ve certainly never done anything like that either before or since. I’m not really very good at keeping diaries (I’m one of the “bad girls” who doesn’t have time ;-)), but I managed this one, just.

Secondly, the project DEFINITELY altered my listening habits throughout the year. It made me more aware of what I was listening to, more aware that I should try to listen to music that was interesting for people to read about, and led me to rediscover parts of my CD collection that had been gathering dust for years.

At first, this was all very new and exciting, and I kept dozens of post-it notes with the music I’d been listening to, all stacked up neatly ready to type up each evening. If I was at home I piled up the CDs by my desk, ready to type straight from the CD covers, and when I listened to music in the car I kept a note of what I’d heard religiously. It also helped spur me on to little listening projects, such as “listening to nine ninth symphonies on 09-09-09”, an idea suggested on Twitter by @DrGeoduck.

There was also a side project, set up by the people at #elevensestime on Twitter: a Spotify playlist of some of the music I listened to. I have to confess I was unable to keep up with maintaining the list – I simply didn’t have time, and I’m not really anything more than an occasional Spotify user – partly because my listening habits are not conducive to a programme I can only get on my computer and listen to through little speakers, partly because the repertoire is limited to somebody else’s taste there, and partly because I know how little money performers and artists make from the music available there. Maybe I’m old-fashioned, but I think I shall always enjoy having a PHYSICAL copy of the music. I love my CD collection (and also the large cassette and record (both 33s and 78s) collections I still have) and I love the freedom of being able to listen to it anywhere I go.

However, as the months wore on, there were also some NEGATIVE effects. I’d occasionally decide to put some music on and where, in normal circumstances, I might just press play on the CD player and hear whatever was there, or would put on a favourite compilation, the thought of having to confess that I’d listened to the same piece of music AGAIN, or of having to type out all the different tracks, would put me off, and sometimes I ended up listening to LESS music as a result.

Things were further complicated when I visited people who had the radio on – I had to stop conversation and write down what we’d just heard, or look it up on websites later, yet more work! How much of the piece had I heard? Did I really listen? Did it count, since I could only hear the music in the background? Questions, questions, so many questions!

In general, however, it was an enjoyable experience – although very hard work. These days I keep a blipfoto photojournal – some have said that it’s hard work to post every day – compared to keeping a listening journal every day it’s very very much easier for me and takes up a lot less time!

However, as I intend to get back to music in a much fuller way in 2011, this blog may yet be reborn in a different format. It’s many many years since I wrote about music seriously. Perhaps I shall again do so – maybe on the main blog, or maybe here!

To all of you who followed The Ears on their year-long journey, many many thanks, keep listening to wonderful wonderful music and a very Happy 2011 to you all!

Saturday 10th July 2010

2010-07-11T20:40:00.002+01:00

At home:
Beethoven - Symphony No.1, Symphony No.3

In the car:
Dvorak - String Quartets 6-9
Beethoven - Choral Fantasia
Beethoven - Triple Concerto
Haydn - Harpsichord Concerto in D
Haydn - Hornsignal Symphony

At the opera:
Wagner - Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg

A fabulous end to the year. The Meistersinger was excellent - the Welsh National Opera production at the Hippodrome in Birmingham. Bryn Terfel was a most magnificent Hans Sachs. A great way to spend my birthday! :-)

Friday 9th July 2010

2010-07-11T20:39:00.002+01:00

At home:
Satie - Gnossiennes, Gymnopedies etc.

In the car:
Brahms - Piano Concerto No.2
Saint Saens - Organ Symphony

All good stuff!

Thursday 8th July 2010

2010-07-08T20:58:00.001+01:00

At home:
Wagner - Die Meistersinger Acts I & II
Satie - Gnossiennes, Gymnopedies etc.

That was all.

Wednesday 7th July 2010

2010-07-08T16:39:00.002+01:00

At home:
Chopin - Etudes

In the car:
Bruch - Romance for Viola
Rebecca Clarke - Viola Sonata
Hindemith - Der Schwanendreher
Kreisler - Praeludium & Allegro (Viola)
Schubert - Arpeggione Sonata (Viola)
Schumann - Marchenbilder
Shostakovich - Viola Sonata
Brahms - Piano Concerto No.1

At a gig, sets by:
Rabid Gravy
To The Moon
Shirley Said

Interesting sort of a day!

Tuesday 6th July 2010

2010-07-08T16:34:00.001+01:00

In the car:
Bruch - Kol Nidrei (Viola)

At home:
Chopin - Etudes

That was all!

Monday 5th July 2010

2010-07-06T08:02:00.001+01:00

In the car:
Bax - Legend for Viola.

That was it.

Sunday 4th July 2010

2010-07-04T21:46:00.000+01:00

At home:
Chopin - Etudes

In the car:
Steve Reich - Different Trains, Electric Counterpoint

That was all.

Saturday 3rd July 2010

2010-07-03T20:57:00.001+01:00

At home:
Chopin - Etudes

In the car:
Shostakovich - Symphonies 10 & 8
Janacek - String Quartets
Glass - Violin Concerto
Bartok - String Quartets 1, 3, 5
Messaien - L'ascension, Et Exspecto

That was all.

Friday 2nd July 2010

2010-07-03T08:46:00.001+01:00

In the car:
Shostakovich - Symphony No.10 (start)

That was all.

Thursday 1st July 2010

2010-07-02T14:27:00.000+01:00

In the car:
Shostakovich - Symphony No.10 / I

At home:
Mozart - The Marriage of Figaro Acts 1 & 2

That was all.

Wednesday 30th June 2010

2010-07-02T14:26:00.000+01:00

In the car:
Smetana - String Quartets
Shostakovich - String Quartet No.8

At a gig, a set by:
Nikki Loy

That was all.

Tuesday 29th June 2010

2010-06-29T21:52:00.001+01:00

In the car:
Bruckner - Symphony No.7 IV

At home:
The Dead Weather - Sea of Cowards

That was all.

Monday 28th June 2010

2010-06-29T15:07:00.001+01:00

In the car:
Bruckner - Symphony No.7
The Dead Weather - Sea of Cowards
Lady Gaga - The Fame

At home:
The Dead Weather - Sea of Cowards

At a gig, sets by:
Band of Skulls
The Dead Weather

The Dead Weather were, as usual, awesome. Such a multi-talented group of fabulous performers. BRILLIANT!

Sunday 27th June 2010

2010-06-27T16:07:00.002+01:00

In the car:
Brahms - String Sextet No.2

At home:
Mozart - The Marriage of Figaro (Act I)

Got a BIT further today!

Saturday 26th June 2010

2010-06-27T08:59:00.001+01:00

At home:
Mozart - Marriage of Figaro Overture (that was as far as I got)
Muse - Start of set from Glastonbury (before falling asleep)

Not very impressive really!

Friday 25th June 2010

2010-06-25T20:49:00.001+01:00

In the car:
Brahms - String Sextet No.2

At home:
Mozart - Don Giovanni

Don Giovanni is FABULOUS!!!!

Thursday 24th June 2010

2010-06-24T17:56:00.002+01:00

In the car:
Brahms - Sextet No.1

At home:
Mozart - Don Giovanni

Nice stuff indeed!

Wednesday 23rd June 2010

2010-06-24T17:55:00.000+01:00

In the car:
Dvorak - String Quartets 8 & 9
Grieg - Peer Gynt Suites
Smetana - Ma Vlast
Brahms - First String Sextet

That was all!

Tuesday 22nd June 2010

2010-06-22T21:20:00.002+01:00

In the car:
Schubert - Piano Trios

At home:
The Velvet Underground - White Light /White Heat
Sun O))) - Monoliths & Dimensions
Mozart - Don Giovanni

Wow- Sun O))) is certainly a new soundworld to explore! Amazing stuff.

Don Giovanni is pure nostalgic bliss - had forgotten how wonderful the scene with the different dances in the different rooms is. Ace!

Monday 21st June 2010

2010-06-21T20:25:00.001+01:00

In the car:
Schubert - Piano Trios

At home:
The Velvet Underground - White Light / White Heat

Awesome stuff all round!

Sunday 20th June 2010

2010-06-20T20:38:00.002+01:00

At home:
Mozart - Die Zauberflote

In the car:
Mendelssohn - Overtures
Beethoven - Choral Fantasia, Triple Concerto
Haydn - Harpsichord Concerto, Hornsignal Symphony
Mozart - Piano Concerto K488
Schubert - Piano Trios

Too much time in the car going nowhere.

Saturday 19th June 2010

2010-06-19T18:29:00.002+01:00

In the car:
Mendelssohn - String Quintet Op.18 I & II

At home:
Chopin - Etudes Op.10 & Op.25
Mozart - Die Zauberflote (start)

Huge waves of Mozart nostalgia - studied Operas & Singspiels for A-Level. *LOVE*

Friday 18th June 2010

2010-06-19T09:56:00.000+01:00

In the car:
Beethoven - Piano Concertos 2-5
Schubert - Symphonies 3-9

That was all!

Thursday 17th June 2010

2010-06-18T10:00:00.001+01:00

In the car:
Haydn - Symphonies 101-104
Schubert - Impromptus
Beethoven - Piano Concerto No.1

In HMV:
Schubert - Songs sung by Elly Ameling

At a gig:
Set by the fabulous chanteuse Anne Pigalle, accompanied on keyboard by the wonderful and totally triffic @aaronmcahill!

Thoroughly excellent day!

Wednesday 16th June 2010

2010-06-16T21:16:00.000+01:00

In the car:
Haydn - Symphony No.101 (opening)

That was it - lots of time playing the piano (which was tuned today) and talking pianos.

Tuesday 15th June 2010

2010-06-15T18:12:00.002+01:00

In the car:
Beethoven - Sonata Op.111 (I know, it's still there)

At home:
Bach - Brandenburg Concertos 4-6
Rachmaninov - Piano Concertos 1-4

That's how it goes today folks!

Monday 14th June 2010

2010-06-14T18:28:00.002+01:00

In the car:
Beethoven - Sonata Op.111

At home:
Schubert - Symphony No.9
Bach - Brandenburg Concertos 2-5, Concerto for Harpsichord etc & Strings

That was all.

Sunday 13th June 2010

2010-06-13T13:21:00.002+01:00

In the car:
Beethoven - Piano Sonatas Op.110 & 111

At home:
Bach - Brandenburg Concertos 1-3, Violin Concertos

Sorry this is getting a bit samey, but it's all good stuff nonetheless!

Saturday 12th June 2010

2010-06-13T10:00:00.002+01:00

At home:
Bach - Brandenburg Concertos 1-3, Violin Concertos

In the car:
Mozart - Concertos for Clarinet, Bassoon & Oboe
Beethoven - Piano Sonatas from Op.81a-109

At a concert:
Wagner - Lohengrin

Fabulous evening out listening to a splendid performance of Wagner's Lohengrin by CBSO. Brilliant stuff, and a great time with friends too. Wonderful!

Friday 11th June 2010

2010-06-11T19:01:00.002+01:00

In the car:
Chopin - Piano Concerto No.2

On a walk:
The Kills - Midnight Boom
ACDC - Back in Black (start)

At home:
Bach - Brandenburg Concertos 1-3, Violin Concertos

I love the Brandenburg Concertos muchly! OK! Got that?

Thursday 10th June 2010

2010-06-10T21:35:00.000+01:00

In the car:
Chopin - Piano Concertos

At home:
Bach - Brandenburg Concertos, Italian Concerto

Sorry it's a bit samey!

Wednesday 9th June 2010

2010-06-09T20:24:00.002+01:00

In the car:
Chopin - Piano Concertos

At home:
Satie - Piano Music (as before)
Bach - Brandenburg Concertos

That was it.

Tuesday 8th June 2010

2010-06-08T17:54:00.001+01:00

In the car:
Schubert - Piano Trio No.2
Chopin - Piano Concerto No.1

That was all!

Monday 7th June 2010

2010-06-08T08:13:00.002+01:00

At home:
Wagner - Lohengrin
Bartok - Mikrokosmos

In the car:
Schubert - Piano Trios
Holst - Planets Suite

At a lecture:
Various music examples, many of which were played by the lecturer, Alfred Brendel, on the piano. Included quite a lot of Beethoven and Mozart examples.

Sunday 6th June 2010

2010-06-06T21:16:00.001+01:00

At home:
Satie - Piano Music (Gnossiennes, Gymnopedies etc).

That was all!

Apologies that it's exactly the same as yesterday. I'm currently haunted by the beauty of Satie's music. The Gnossiennes particularly are absolutely captivating.

Saturday 5th June 2010

2010-06-05T21:02:00.001+01:00

At home:
Satie - Piano Music (Gnossiennes, Gymnopedies etc).

That was all!

Friday 4th June 2010

2010-06-05T17:05:00.002+01:00

In the car:
Schubert - Symphony No.9
Mendelssohn - String Quintet Op.18, Various Overtures
Beethoven - Choral Fantasia, Triple Concerto
Haydn - Harpsichord Concerto, Hornsignal Symphony
Schubert - Piano Trios

At a recital by James Rhodes:
Marcello (arr Bach) - Adagio from Oboe Concerto
Beethoven - "Waldstein" Sonata
Bach (trans Busoni) - Toccata, Adagio & Fugue
Blumenfeld - Etude pour la main gauche (Encore)
Grieg (arr ?) - Hall of the Mountain King (Encore)

Awesome stuff!

Thursday 3rd June 2010

2010-06-03T22:34:00.003+01:00

At home:
Satie - Gnossiennes, Gymnopedies etc.

In the car:
Schubert - Symphony No.9

Sorry, a bit familiar! Good stuff though!

Wednesday 2nd June 2010

2010-06-02T21:10:00.000+01:00

In the car:
Schubert - Symphony No.9

At home:
Mendelssohn - Elijah
Satie - Gnossiennes

Nice!

Tuesday 1st June 2010

2010-06-01T21:26:00.002+01:00

At home:
Mendelssohn - Elijah

In the car:
Eminem - Relapse
Schubert - Symphony No.8

That was all!

Monday 31st May 2010

2010-06-01T00:22:00.002+01:00

At home:
Mendelssohn - Elijah

In the car:
Pendulum - In Silico
The XX - The XX

At a gig, sets by:
Sub Focus
Pendulum

Second time we've seen Pendulum live. They're AWESOME!!!! Fab gig!

Sunday 30th May 2010

2010-05-30T18:35:00.002+01:00

At home:
Mendelssohn - Elijah

The Elijah phase continues!

Saturday 29th May 2010

2010-05-29T23:31:00.001+01:00

In the car:
Guns N Roses - Chinese Democracy

At home:
Mendelssohn - Elijah

For kitsch:
Eurovision Song Contest!

Take that mix Ears!!!!

Friday 28th May 2010

2010-05-28T17:38:00.001+01:00

In the car:
White Denim - Fits

At home:
Pendulum - Hold Your Colour
Mendelssohn - Elijah

That was all!

Thursday 27th May 2010

2010-05-27T13:48:00.001+01:00

In the car:
Creature with the Atom Brain - Transylvania

At home:
Schubert - Symphony No.9

The Schubert was on loop all day - music to do maths to!

Wednesday 26th May 2010

2010-05-26T12:12:00.006+01:00

In the car:
Beethoven - Triple Concerto (end)
Haydn - Harpsichord Concerto in D

At home:
Gregson - Tuba Concerto
Steptoe - Tuba Concerto
Vaughan Williams - Tuba Concerto
Golland - Tuba Concerto
Jacob - Tuba Suite
Satie - Gnossiennes, Gymnopedies etc.

In the car:
The Dead Weather - Sea of Cowards
Lady Gaga - The Fame
Pendulum - Immersion
MGMT - Congratulations
Creature with the Atom Brain - Transylvania

At a gig by James Rhodes:
Marcello (arr Bach) - Adagio from Oboe Concerto
Beethoven - "Waldstein" Sonata
Bach (trans Busoni) - Toccata, Adagio & Fugue
Grieg (arr ?) - Hall of the Mountain King (Encore)
And another encore I wasn't bright enough to identify!

Quite a day!

Tuesday 25th May 2010

2010-05-25T21:46:00.000+01:00

In the car:
Beethoven - Choral Fantasia, Triple Concerto

At home:
Bach - Musical Offering
The Dead Weather - Sea of Cowards
J.C. Bach - Concerto in C Minor (Viola)
Hoffmeister - Viola Concerto
Telemann - Viola Concerto

That was all!

Monday 24th May 2010

2010-05-24T10:23:00.005+01:00

In the car:
Mendelssohn - Overture: Calm Sea & Prosperous Voyage
Beethoven - Choral Fantasia (opening)

At home:
Berlioz - Symphony Fantastique
Kasabian - Kasabian
Pendulum - Immersion
Schubert - Symphony No.9
Bach - Musical Offering

That was all!

Sunday 23rd May 2010

2010-05-23T17:32:00.002+01:00

In the car:
Mendelssohn - String Quintet Op.18
Mendelssohn - Various Overtures

At home:
Grieg - Piano Concerto
Schumann - Piano Concerto
Berlioz - Symphonie Fantastique

That was all!

Saturday 22nd May 2010

2010-05-22T20:29:00.000+01:00

At home:
Berlioz - Symphonie Fantastique
Rimsky-Korsakov - Capriccio Espagnol, Sheherazade, Russian Easter Overture
Grieg - Piano Concerto
Schumann - Piano Concerto

Music to do maths by today!

Friday 21st May 2010

2010-05-21T21:29:00.001+01:00

In the car:
Schubert - Symphonies No.8 & No.9

At home:
Rachmaninov - Piano Concertos 1 & 2

That was it!

Thursday 20th May 2010

2010-05-20T22:57:00.001+01:00

In the car:
Schubert - Symphony No.6

At home:
Britten - Violin Concerto
Walton - Viola Concerto
Mozart - Sinfonia Concertante, Concertone

That was all!

Wednesday 19th May 2010

2010-05-19T21:03:00.003+01:00

In the car:
Schubert - Symphony No.6

At home:
Coldplay - X&Y

That was all!

Tuesday 18th May 2010

2010-05-19T08:12:00.001+01:00

At home:
Britten - Albert Herring

In the car:
Beethoven - Piano Concertos 1-5
Schubert - Symphonies 3-5

At a concert:
Mozart - Symphony No.38
Tchaikovsky - Rococo Variations
Bach - Sarabande from Cello Suite No.1
Rimsky-Korsakov - Scheherazade

Pretty good day I'd say! Loads of music!

Monday 17th May 2010

2010-05-17T12:18:00.002+01:00

In the car:
Schubert - Impromptus (more)

At home:
Britten - Paul Bunyan (conclusion)
Britten - The Turn Of The Screw

Definitely a rediscovering Britten day!

Sunday 16th May 2010

2010-05-16T21:46:00.001+01:00

At home, the beginning of:
Britten - Paul Bunyan

Great stuff Britten! Brilliant! Should listen to more.

Saturday 15th May 2010

2010-05-15T14:15:00.004+01:00

In the car:
Schubert - Impromptus

At home:
Mozart - Sinfonia Concertante for Violin & Viola

That was all.

Friday 14th May 2010

2010-05-15T10:05:00.002+01:00

In the car:
Haydn - Symphonies No.s 102-104

At home:
Schubert - Symphonies 1-4

A symphonies day then!

Thursday 13th May 2010

2010-05-13T11:51:00.004+01:00

In the car:
The Dead Weather - Horehound
Beethoven - Piano Sonata Op.111
Haydn - Symphony No.101 (Clock)

At home:
Schubert - Symphonies 8&9, 5&6

And:
Tainted Love, with flumpophone, by @5357311!

That was all!

Wednesday 12th May 2010

2010-05-12T21:11:00.000+01:00

In the car:
Muse - Black Holes & Revelations

At home:
Shostakovich - Viola & Violin Sonatas
Schubert - Symphonies 8 & 9

That was it.

Tuesday 11th May 2010

2010-05-11T21:06:00.001+01:00

In the car:
Muse - Black Holes and Revelations

At home:
Shostakovich - Viola Sonata, Violin Sonata

That was all.

Monday 10th May 2010

2010-05-10T21:06:00.002+01:00

At home:
Mozart - Sinfonia Concertante K364, Concertone K190
Schubert - Piano Trios D898 & D929
Mozart - The Marriage of Figaro

In the car:
Muse - Black Holes & Revelations

That was it!

Sunday 9th May 2010

2010-05-09T22:08:00.001+01:00

At home:
Mozart - Sinfonia Concertante K364, Concertone K190

That was all!

Saturday 8th May 2010

2010-05-08T22:12:00.000+01:00

In the car:
Blur - Midlife

That was it!

Friday 7th May 2010

2010-05-07T22:01:00.001+01:00

In the car:
Blur - Midlife

At home:
Mahler - Symphony No.2

That was all.

Thursday 6th May 2010

2010-05-07T09:17:00.001+01:00

A very slow and tired day today, so just, in the car:
Kasabian - West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum (end)

Not much, is it? Sorry.

Wednesday 5th May 2010

2010-05-05T19:07:00.001+01:00

In the car:
Kasabian - Empire

At home:
Bach - Harpsichord Concertos BWV 1060-62 & 1065

That was all.

Tuesday 4th May 2010

2010-05-04T21:15:00.002+01:00

In the car:
The Kills - Midnight Boom

At home:
Mahler - Symphony No.2
Bruch - Concerto for Clarinet & Viola, 8 Pieces for Clarinet, Viola & Piano, Romance for Viola
Schubert - Symphonies No.5 and No.6

That was all.

Monday 3rd May 2010

2010-05-03T20:33:00.001+01:00

At home:
Bach - Harpsichord Concertos BWV 1060-2 & 1065

That was all!

Sunday 2nd May 2010

2010-05-02T20:12:00.002+01:00

In the car:
Muse - The Resistance

The rest of the day was spent asleep or in front of the TV.

Saturday 1st May 2010

2010-05-01T21:16:00.001+01:00

In the car:
Pendulum - In Silico

At home:
Bach - Harpsichord Concertos BWV 1060-2 & 1065

That was all!

Friday 30th April 2010

2010-05-01T21:14:00.002+01:00

In the car:
Kasabian - West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum

At home:
Bach - Musical Offering

At a "rehearsal":
Wagner - Prelude to Act III of Die Meistersinger
Elgar - Cello Concerto
Brahms - Symphony No.1

The "rehearsal" was the Berlin Philharmonic in the Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford. It was a phenomenal experience - the Brahms in particular was amazing. A picture of the event can be found here!

Thursday 29th April 2010

2010-04-29T21:27:00.001+01:00

In the car:
Kasabian - West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum

At home:
Bach - Musical Offering (CD of the Koopman performance arrived from Amazon)

Musical Offering is MAGIC!!!

Wednesday 28th April 2010

2010-04-29T21:26:00.001+01:00

In the car:
The Dead Weather - Horehound

At home:
Bach/Busoni - Toccata, Adagio & Fugue (played by James Rhodes)

That was all.

Tuesday 27th April 2010

2010-04-29T21:17:00.002+01:00

In the car:
Kasabian - Empire
Blur - Midlife
Muse - Black Holes & Revelations

At a concert:
Bartok - Violin Concerto No.2
Shostakovich - Symphony No.4

Fantastic concert - CBSO at Symphony Hall. Brilliant stuff! And I met tweeps too: @5357311, @Orchid99 and @HopBarn! Picture of the hall available here!

Monday 26th April 2010

2010-04-26T15:43:00.003+01:00

In the car:
Schubert - Piano Trio D929

At home:
Christi Warner - I Found My Rhythm
Bartok - Violin Concerto No.2
Rachmaninov - Piano Concertos 1 & 2

That was all.

Sunday 25th April 2010

2010-04-26T15:42:00.001+01:00

In the car:
Mozart - Piano Concerto K488 2nd & 3rd Movements
Schubert - Piano Trio D898

At home:
Satie - Gnossiennes, Gymnopedies etc etc.

That was all.

Saturday 24th April 2010

2010-04-26T15:39:00.002+01:00

At home:
Satie - Gnossienne No.1

At a concert:
Bach - Musical Offering
Bach - Concerto for 2 Harpsichords (the one also known as the Concerto for 2 Violins)

Comment: absolutely brilliant concert at Birmingham Town Hall, with Ton Koopman and members of the Amsterdam Baroque orchestra. Stunning. See here for a picture of the harpsichords!

Friday 23rd April 2010

2010-04-23T21:24:00.001+01:00

In the car:
Mozart - K488 1st Movement

At home:
Satie - Gnossiennes, Gymnopedies etc etc.

That was all.

Thursday 22nd April 2010

2010-04-22T21:16:00.001+01:00

In the car (I finally sorted the stereo out so it plays from both speakers again):
Beethoven - Choral Fantasia, Triple Concerto
Haydn - Harpsichord Concerto in D
Mozart - Piano Concerto K488 (1st Movement)

That was all.

Wednesday 21st April 2010

2010-04-21T21:41:00.001+01:00

Nothing to report.

Car stereo was playing up - just a bit of random Muse out of one speaker - and too cold for me to fix it by taking the stereo out and wiggling the bits.

Heard some REM coming from Wonderspouse's study.

Bits of music on TV.

Beethoven's Op.111 going through my head all evening, but not out loud.

Odd day.

Tuesday 20th April 2010

2010-04-20T21:21:00.001+01:00

In the car:
Calvin Harris - I Created Disco
Muse - The Resistance

At home:
Rachmaninov - Piano Concertos 3 & 4

Comment: I really must sort out the MP3 files for the car. Been round this particular loop too many times now. It's one of those things that has been totally ignored while I've been ill.

Monday 19th April 2010

2010-04-19T19:28:00.003+01:00

In the car:
Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid (end)

At home:
Rachmaninov - Piano Concertos 1-4

That was all.

Sunday 18th April 2010

2010-04-18T19:46:00.003+01:00

In the car:
Radiohead - The Best Of
Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid

At home:
Rachmaninov - Piano Concertos 1 & 2

That was all.

Saturday 17th April 2010

2010-04-18T19:45:00.000+01:00

In the car:
Nirvana - Nirvana
Radiohead - The Best Of

At home:
Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto No.1

That was all.

Friday 16th April 2010

2010-04-16T22:58:00.001+01:00

In the car:
Pendulum - In Silico
Reverend & The Makers - A French Kiss in the Chaos

At home:
Mozart - Clarinet Quintet, Horn Quintet, Oboe Quartet, Sinfonia Concertante

That was all.

Thursday 15th April 2010

2010-04-16T09:32:00.000+01:00

In the car:
Pendulum - In Silico

At home:
Mozart - Clarinet Quintet

That was it.

Wednesday 14th April 2010

2010-04-14T21:55:00.000+01:00

In the car:
Kasabian - West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum
Pendulum - In Silico

At home:
Kasabian - West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum

Not very varied I'm afraid. Sorry!

Tuesday 13th April 2010

2010-04-14T07:29:00.002+01:00

In the car:
The Dead Weather - Horehound

At home:
Palestrina - Missa Papae Marcelli, Missa Brevis

That was all. Still not doing massively well with the listening excitement I'm afraid.

Monday 12th April 2010

2010-04-12T08:44:00.005+01:00

In the car:
The Dead Weather - Horehound

At home:
Brahms - Violin Concerto
Bruch - Violin Concerto
Beethoven - Violin Romances
Mozart - Violin Concerto No.5

That was all!

Sunday 11th April 2010

2010-04-12T08:23:00.000+01:00

In the car:
Muse - The Resistance
The Dead Weather - Horehound

At home:
Duffy - Rockferry

That was it.

Saturday 10th April 2010

2010-04-10T22:04:00.002+01:00

Gosh, another day where I didn't really listen to anything. Too much gardening, sleeping and TV.

I'll try to do better than this.

Friday 9th April 2010

2010-04-09T19:53:00.002+01:00

In the car:
Pure Reason Revolution - Amor Vincit Omnia

At home:
Duffy - Rockferry

In the car:
Haydn - Symphony No.104
Schubert - Impromptus

That was all.

Thursday 8th April 2010

2010-04-09T12:41:00.000+01:00

In the car:
Amy Winehouse - Back to Black
Pure Reason Revolution - Amor Vincit Omnia

At home:
Mozart - Symphonies 40 & 41
Duffy - Rockferry

That was all.

Wednesday 7th April 2010

2010-04-07T10:28:00.003+01:00

In the car:
Amy Winehouse - Back to Black

At home:
Satie - Gnossiennes, Gymnopedies etc. on loop

That was all.

Tuesday 6th April 2010

2010-04-06T21:06:00.001+01:00

In the car:
Velvet Underground - "Banana" Album

At home:
Wagner - Lohengrin Prelude & Act I

That was it.

Monday 5th April 2010

2010-04-05T18:35:00.002+01:00

At home:
Prokofiev - Piano Sonatas 5, 6, 7 (revised version of 5)
Wagner - Lohengrin Prelude & Act I

That was all!

Sunday 4th April 2010

2010-04-05T10:30:00.002+01:00

In the car:
Gary Numan - Best Of (end)
Velvet Underground - "Banana" Album

At home:
Haydn - Baryton Trios 1-7

That was all!

Saturday 3rd April 2010

2010-04-05T10:29:00.001+01:00

At home:
Haydn - Baryton Trios 1-7

That was all!