tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7718195565973839216.post9020290256566712342..comments2023-08-28T20:55:37.738+08:00Comments on Satima's Blogspot: Favoured MusicSatima Flavellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17427849961195148899noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7718195565973839216.post-37482062776145160812009-08-13T11:19:14.992+08:002009-08-13T11:19:14.992+08:00Nah, you're my other American black self... (D...Nah, you're my other American black self... (Ducks for cover!)Satima Flavellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17427849961195148899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7718195565973839216.post-11569017647932027162009-08-12T20:19:22.337+08:002009-08-12T20:19:22.337+08:00You wrote: "The Grand Pas de Deux from Tchaik...You wrote: "The Grand Pas de Deux from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker, the British folksong Greensleeves (in just about any version) and - wait for it - Unchained Melody."<br /><br />Ah, woman! Can it be you're my other Australian white self?Carole McDonnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15443401088634718848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7718195565973839216.post-5097812128744583372009-01-16T15:13:00.000+09:002009-01-16T15:13:00.000+09:00Of course Nessun Dorma's in there, Juliet, along w...Of course Nessun Dorma's in there, Juliet, along with O Mio Babino Caro, Vesti la Giubba, Mon coeur s'ouvre a ta voix and just about all the arias and duets from "Carmen":-)<BR/><BR/>Basically, if you can hum it or whistle it and people will recognise it when you do, it's probably on my list!Satima Flavellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17427849961195148899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7718195565973839216.post-55920142343791063682009-01-16T11:48:00.000+09:002009-01-16T11:48:00.000+09:00What, no Nessun Dorma?What, no Nessun Dorma?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7718195565973839216.post-81350792176695261762009-01-15T15:16:00.000+09:002009-01-15T15:16:00.000+09:00Sounds similar to my collection, although I don't ...Sounds similar to my collection, although I don't often play old pops because I haven't got my faves collected onto one CD or anything, which would be a smart move. I like a lot of Johnny Cash and also Roy Orbison, Mark Knoffler, Cyndi Lauper, Cleo Laine, Enya and other Irish sopranos - and that's not to mention The Ventures, Mike Oldfield, Abba...heck, where do you stop?:-)The world is not likely to run out of good tunes any time soon!Satima Flavellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17427849961195148899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7718195565973839216.post-30582242197895436652009-01-15T14:55:00.000+09:002009-01-15T14:55:00.000+09:00I find it impossible to list my top ten or twenty ...I find it impossible to list my top ten or twenty in music. My taste is so eclectic that a quick look at my CD and(I hesitate to mention it) vinyl collection has music ranging from Beethoven through Johnny Cash, Bach, Country and Western, folk music (from just about everywhere), Greek bouzoukia music, Holst, Rimsky Korsakov, Tchaikovsky, Andean flutes, Scots pipe bands , rock (ancient and modern), rhythm and blues, opera and that's a tiny sample. <BR/>What they - and all those I haven't mentioned - have in common is a strong tune and something about them that touches me. <BR/>I find myself listening to different music at different times in my life. I spent much of the last week listening to the soundtrack of a seventies tv series - Rock Follies and its sequel, Follies of Seventy Seven - about the trials of an all girl band which happened to tap into my mood at the time.Helen V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07989670682260643429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7718195565973839216.post-4810856816547788462009-01-14T06:35:00.000+09:002009-01-14T06:35:00.000+09:00All good performers, but I'm more interested in th...All good performers, but I'm more interested in the material than the performer. Bocelli generally sings better tunes than the other guys:-)Satima Flavellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17427849961195148899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7718195565973839216.post-10045790587868791722009-01-14T01:14:00.000+09:002009-01-14T01:14:00.000+09:00Andrea Bocelli, yes, Elton John, no. He performed ...Andrea Bocelli, yes, Elton John, no. He performed just up the road a couple of months ago and everyone loved it. We wouldn't go near the place. Don't know Robbie Williams.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7718195565973839216.post-77000270345793418402009-01-14T00:35:00.000+09:002009-01-14T00:35:00.000+09:00Satima --Andrea Bocelli ... Elton John ... Robbie ...Satima --<BR/><BR/>Andrea Bocelli ... Elton John ... Robbie Williams ... do I continue or have you heard enough?<BR/><BR/>MarilynMarilyn Z. Tomlinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03393948791752045902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7718195565973839216.post-27397961955716149412009-01-13T13:18:00.000+09:002009-01-13T13:18:00.000+09:00The midi doesn't do it justice, of course, and in ...The midi doesn't do it justice, of course, and in modern versions the tune tends to be modified slightly in line with our tastes. If you get chance, listen to it in a proper instrumental version and I'm sure you'll like it more.Satima Flavellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17427849961195148899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7718195565973839216.post-60434965891358358112009-01-13T13:10:00.000+09:002009-01-13T13:10:00.000+09:00I listened to Manfredina, it made me think of Eliz...I listened to Manfredina, it made me think of Elizabethan courtiers dancing a roundelay or something. Not one that I think I would include in my favourites though.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7718195565973839216.post-2686536163759671572009-01-13T10:24:00.000+09:002009-01-13T10:24:00.000+09:00You can hear a midi version of Manfredina at http:...You can hear a midi version of Manfredina at <BR/>http://midiworld.com/earlymus.htm#a<BR/><BR/>It's under "Anonymous composers" and is called there "La Manfredina e La Rotta della Manfredina". There is a lovely flute version out on a CD called Chantal: Musik zum Entspannen, which my friend Elfriede sent for me some years ago. The group has a web site at www.chantal.deSatima Flavellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17427849961195148899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7718195565973839216.post-86676753067142453732009-01-12T22:48:00.000+09:002009-01-12T22:48:00.000+09:00I love Greensleeves too, wonderful tune. I agree w...I love Greensleeves too, wonderful tune. I agree with a lot of what you wrote, but I am not usually much into church music although having said that we bought The Priests recently. Arias generally appeal especially with a good singer (Pavarotti come back) Never heard Manfredina, will have to look out for it.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.com