Count me in!! What shall we discuss Beethoven's symphony #3? A Mozart's Chamber Quartet? Or Duke Ellington's "Sophisticated Lady"? What music are you into Sara?
Speaking of Sophisticated lady, here Sara: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brqxEdwsTQs. I just love that melody. Unfortunately the sound quality is not that good in that version. You know until recently I never knew there were lyrics to the piece until I heard Rosemary Clooney singing it. And it's on you tube, here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lv8Bx...eature=related.
Here are the lyrics to Sophisticated Lady: Sophisticated Lady by Duke ellington / mitchell parish / irving mills They say into your early life romance came And this heart of yours burned a flame A flame that flickered one day and died away Then, with disilution deep in your eyes You learned that fools in love soon grow wise The years have changed you, somehow I see you now Smoking, drinking, never thinking of tomorrow, nonchalant Diamonds shining, dancing, dining with some man in a restaurant Is that all you really want? No, sophisticated lady, I know, you miss the love you lost long ago And when nobody is nigh you cry
I'm on a Jazz run right now, so let's do Ellington's Sophistocated Lady. Splendid idea, Virgil Is a jazz focus for our conversations alright with everyone for now?
Those lyrics really are beautiful. I'm bummed; the Youtube video won't come through on my computer, but I'll look for it somewhere else.
I found Sophisticated Lady through amazon.com, and only listened to thirty seconds of it, but there were some interesting harmonics in the part I listened to. The piano is really pretty.
I think there are several recorded versions Sara. There is one with a full 1930's jazz orchestra and there is a smaller set where the piano and sax are in a sort of duet with a rhythm section in the background.
Hey, nice to see a couple of new members.
Oh I love that music!! I never heard of Duke Ellington before, I was never really a jazz listener. I am now however lol. It would be really great if we listened to classical music together and discussed it
I am not hugely into jazz, but I do appreciate Chris Botti and younger geezers in that vane, who play a softer type jazz. I really do love classical music and go as far to appreciate and love opera. I have bought several operas on DVD this past year, and truly enjoy them; most have been viewed several times by now. I love to collect soundtracks to movies; it is a passion with me - I think the scores are often overlooked and the composers are very gifted. I find the innovative sound of the movie composers quite interesting and moving. I adore the classics of course, and favorites are the probably the Russian Composers; I also love Debussy. I kind of vere toward the piano and also ballet compositions; I like music built around the piano probably best. I love full orchestration though and a wide variety of music; actually that is what makes up my own collections.