Sunday 6 January 2008
Sublime
The radio burbles in the background, Desert Island Discs, with John Humphreys. I'm reading, not listening, until out of the radio soars the wonder, the exquisite beauty of Elgar's Cello Concerto. In the way that only music can, it cuts through everything to the heart and soul of me and, instantly, I am moved to tears. There is something both primal and divine in this concerto, and I bask in its light and feel redeemed.
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Radio 4... the best background for Sundays, but you are write the cello concerto is far too beautiful to stay in the background.
It was very darkly beautiful-and I dare say I cannot recall if I ever heard it before-so I admit my ignorance.
I do wish I had the ability to have music move me to such depths-I think sometimes I may have come close, but I am more cerebral than emotional I fear.
Magnificent.
I don't know it, but now I do, in a way. I have had music (in the last few years at least) cause me to pull off to the side of the road, stop the car, and sob, sob, sob.
Elgar arranged 'God Save The Queen', the Elgar Setting and decades ago when in my school's choir,I loved singing it.
Oh dear i meant to listen to this one. I heard Karen Brady the week before and she is one interesting lady.. but i din't like her choice of music much.
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