Not so much a Song of the Day

A little treat :)

My favourites from the past few days

I know the Prelude was from before, but I couldn't resist

 and the Bourree from the 3rd suite is cool too

And of course from Bach's Brandenburg Concerto

Plus I came home to see Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 2 playing on Ovation, with Arkadi Zenziper playing the piano, with the St. Petersburg State Orchestra and conducted by Vladislav Tschernushenko and fell in love with it. This version isn't as good (in my opinion anyway) but it's still the same piece of music :)

Completely unrelated, I was browsing youtube after and found an awesome video of Liz Frencham and Mic Conway recording 'Paper Moon' (cool song, cool people)

And another of Liz and Vince Bradley mucking around with their version of 'Baby It's Cold Outside'

Song of the Day Catch-Up

Well I'm getting good at this catch-up thing :)

Peter has requested that I post an emo song, to represent our moods this week (half-yearly exams are on) but I couldn't bring myself to actually do it.

So the song for yesterday (Tuesday) was J. S. Bach's 'Prelude from the Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major'

Oh...... I don't think I have to say anymore, excuse me while I melt in my chair.... there is just something about the tone of the cello, and this piece shows it off so well

For a fast version, played by Rostropovich himself, go to www.youtube.com/watch?v=LU_QR_FTt3E&feature=related

or a slower version by Yo-Yo Ma at www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZn_VBgkPNY&feature=related

or even another version by Mischa Maisky at www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6yuR8efotl&feature=related

My favourite version is the one on the Master & Commander soundtrack, but I love this piece in every form I've heard it so far

Today's song, in keeping with my slightly classical theme, is ' Weep You No More Sad Fountains' not sure exactly who it's by as yet, but google is telling me John Dowland. The version on the Sense & Sensibility soundtrack is sung by Jane Eaglen, and in the movie Kate Winslet sings it

Weep you no more sad fountains

What need you flow so fast?

Look how the snowy mountains

Heaven's sun doth gently waste

But my sun's heavenly eyes

View not your weeping

That now lies sleeping

Softly, softly, now softly

Softly lies sleeping

Sleep is a reconciling

A rest that peace begets

Doth not the sun rise smiling

When fair at ev'n he sets?

Rest you then, rest, sad eyes

Melt not in weeping

While she lies sleeping

Softly, softly, now softly

Softly lies sleeping