Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Bizet: L'Arlésienne Suite, 1. Prelude - Stokowski/Philadelphia
Uploaded by 2ndviolinist on Aug 23, 2010
The incidental music to Alphonse Daudet's play L'Arlésienne (usually translated as 'The Girl from Arles') was composed by Georges Bizet for the first performance of the play in 1872.
The music consisted of 27 numbers (some only a few bars) for voice, chorus and small orchestra. The numbers ranged from short solos to longer entr'actes. The music received poor reviews, and is not much performed nowadays in its original form. It has survived and flourished, however, in the form of two separate suites for orchestra.
Despite the poor reviews of the incidental music, Bizet arranged his work into a suite of four movements. Now known as L'Arlésienne Suite No. 1, the suite used a full symphony orchestra but without the chorus. The first performance was at a Pasdeloup concert on 10 November 1872.
The four movements of the first suite were:
I. Prélude, Allegro deciso (the March of the Kings)
II. Minuet, Allegro giocoso
III. Adagietto
IV. Carillon, Allegro moderato
The suite opens with a strong, energetic theme, which is based on the Christmas carol "March of the Kings", played by the violins. Afterwards, the theme is repeated by various sections. After reaching a climax, the theme fades away. It is followed by the theme associated with L'Innocent (the brother of Frédéri, the hero). The Prélude concludes with the theme associated with Frédéri himself. The second movement, resembles a minuet, while the third is more emotional and muted. The last movement, Carillon, features a repeating Bell-tone pattern on the Horns, mimicking a peal of church bells.
Leopold Stokowski (April 18, 1882 -- September 13, 1977) was a British-born American orchestral conductor, well known for his free-hand performing style that spurned the traditional baton and for obtaining a characteristically sumptuous sound.
Lucille (cover hi-fi) - Kenny Rogers
LUCILLE (Lyrics)
In a bar in Toledo across from the depot
On a bars tool she took off her ring
I thought Id get closer
So I walked on over
I sat down and asked her name
When the drink finally hit her
She said Im no quitter
But I finally quit living on dreams
Im hungry for laughter
And here ever after
Im after whatever the other life brings
In the mirror I saw him
I closely watch him
I thought how he looked out of place
He came to the woman
Who sat their beside me
He had a strange look on his face
The big hands are callous
He looked like a mountain
For a minute I thought I was dead
But he started shaking
His big heart was breaking
He turned to the woman and said:
You picked the fine time to leave me, Lucille
Four hungry children and a crop in the field
Ive had some bad time
Live thru some sad times
But this time your hurting wouldnt heal
After he left us, I ordered more whiskey
I thought how he made him look small
From lights of the bar room to a rented hotel room
We walked without talking at all
She was a beauty, but when she came to me
She must have thought I lost my mind
I couldnt hold her, the words that he told her
Kept coming back time after time.
You picked the fine time to leave me, Lucille
Four hungry children and a crop in the field
Ive had some bad time
Live thru some sad times
But this time your hurting wouldnt heal
You picked the fine time to leave me, Lucille
Four hungry children and a crop in the field
Ive had some bad time
Lived thru some sad times
But this time your hurting wont heal..
You picked a fine time to leave me Lucille
Friday, July 15, 2011
Jowan Safadi - Poor Infidels جوان صفدي - يا حرام الكفار
Arranged & Produced By Michel Sajrawy @ Dasam Studio - Nazareth
Words, Music& vocals By Jowan Safadi
Michel Sajrawy - Guitars & Bass
Stas - Drums
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1UVUgxTM9o
ya 7aram al kuffar ya haram
a funny Arabic song with english subtitles, describing the scene of heaven and hell