Music has always played a major portion of my life, as from the dated age I can remember classical music for ever and a day playing in our home. dad had a lot of 78s and an electric artiste which required frequent needle changes. In fact I used to watch him correct them religiously all eight plays not something he would allow anyone else do!!
As children, we used to have enough money singing recitals - especially at Christmas times!! I am grateful for the outing our parents gave us to music even if daddy was a bit single minded when, in the tardy 50s my brother Kenneth, bought house a recording of a further rock-n-roll singer called friend Holly I think father thought it was not proper music and that the cassette couldnt possibly be stirring to the same standard as his Beethoven or Mozart recordings!!
He used to have constant discussions like Kenneth not quite playing them upon his radiogram. And as for the Beatles and Rolling Stones records I wanted to take effect a few years superior no comment!!
Both my two brothers were taught to produce a result classical music on the piano by our Aunty Win. For myself; it was 1962 and I was in the distance too curious in my Uncle Franks brand other MGB roadster to concentrate try as my mum did to back up me!!
My eldest brother, Robert, turned out to be a extremely competent musician playing the French horn professionally for many years. Kenneth, my new brother, in cutting edge years, would get all his beer bought for him in the NAFFI bar, bashing out songs afterward we had a session mind you he always had a bad head the next day!
After I left house and associated the British Armed Forces, I have to say my mates were not too happy not quite Grieg subconscious played in the barrack room. similar pain as my father had different music. as a result I had to use earphones to hear to him. But in the manner of 'The Who' came on now, that was a alternating savings account - later we used to get into badly affect in the same way as the adherence Sergeant for playing the music too loud!!
Anyway, greater than the years, I have developed a passion for all types of music and my hoard of vinyl history has now grown to affix Amadeus Mozart through to Led Zeppelin. But, I guess if I had to pick just one piece of music to receive to that desert island it would have to be:
Mozarts Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra No1 in F Minor, Op 73
My favourite recording of this outstanding piece: (only one of several!)
Deutshe Grammophon 136550 SLPEM (stereo - 1968) Karl Leister, Clarinet, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Rafael Kubelik.
I bought this recording whilst stationed in Germany in 1970 back then I have obtained supplementary good recordings of the Concerto, but I find Karl Leisters interpretation of the Adagio(in particular) perfectly captures Mozarts goal of writing the most profoundly expressive pursuit for a solo instrument.
I never fail to be moved by it
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