Today's Music; November 5, 2015

Fryderyk Chopin's Piano Sonata, No.2 in B-flat minor, Op. 35.

This piece jumps at you. So, I usually try and relaxed before I begin to listen to this one. Or, sometimes, unexpected surprise adds a charm. Nonetheless, without knowing, it transitions into something languid. Eventually it comes back to the original fierce atmosphere before it concludes. Scherzo has a similar mixture of feelings with a bit more fierce tone. Third movement is the famous of 'Funeral March', which is somewhat comical to me because of the memory of this being used as a back ground of a video game when player gets expired. I can get into the intended mood when I try but I rarely feel like trying, now a days. Anyhow, there is a really beautiful and relaxed tone hiding in the middle of the movement. The last movement is like an abstract drawing. Nothing much to say about it.

My favorite recording is Polini's. Recently I found that Daniel Barenboim's recordign is also great, I am guessing that he thought about his late wife when he recorded this.

Today's Music; October 30, 2015

Celestine by Kirsty MacColl

One of my favorite collection of Songza is "An Ipanema of the Mind" as I am very partial to the Bossa Nova. Celestine is included in that collection radiating exotic, relaxed, and exciting tropical atmosphere.

The lyric of Celestine is quite naughty. Nonetheless, the attractiveness of the melody, rhythm, and beat is undeniable. It simply reminds of me my favorite vacation destination.

So sadly, the songwriter and singer, Kirsty MacColl passed away from a unfortunate and tragic accident at the Cozumel island. Considering how beautiful that area is and how extraordinarily this beautiful song reflects that beauty, Kirsty MacColl's passing adds weird tinge of pathos to this song.

Without knowing all of this, my daily background was set to this.

lenient being

Today's Music; July 29, 2015

P. I. Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D Major, Op.35
Henryk Szerying (violin) and Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Charles Munch

It has been really a while that I listened to a romantic era piece this attentively. I stumbled upon this particular recording today morning and it was a greatly pleasant surprise as this was one of cassette tapes that I had listened to when I was very young. Those cassette tapes include

• Beethoven Symphony No. 6 by Vienna Symphony Orchestra conducted by Otto Klemperer
• Beethoven Symphony No. 7 by by RIAS Symphony Orchestra (Radio Symphony Orchestra Berlin) conducted by H. Karajan
• Mozart Symphonies Nos. 40 and 41 by Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by H. Karajan
• Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D Major by Henryk Szerying and Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Charles Munch

I listened to those when I got in my bed probably hundreds of times each. That kind of experience leaves deep and emotional impression in your subconsciousness. I found and collected other 3 recordings but I was not able to collect this because this had been out of print. So, it is great to be able to listen to this particular recording.


I thought that this was recorded live because there was a distinctive noise in the third movement, which seemed to be removed when it was remastered. It is not easy to find a great performance recorded in live but such a rare jewel makes me very emotionally excited.

Considering where I am in my life, this may be a small sign of temporal location, to where I am headed.