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Lieder anyone?

This niche within classical music, largely leaves my cold a defect in my character I'm sure. I suppose it reached a sort of peak in 19th century Germany, becoming an important part of Schubert's output for example. 

But and it's a big but, there is Mahler and Richard Straus, two of my favourite 20th century composers anyway. They both produced achingly beautiful, melancholic song cycles and I never tire of listening to them. If you want to explore them, then anything by Janet Baker or Elizabeth Scwarzkopf are just perfect for Mahler and Leontine Price's 4 Last Songs for Strauss. You can't go wrong with them.

 

David

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jim5559
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goofy, how's it going in Cincy after the ref's gave the game to Vegas  ?

What do you think about life there  in general ?

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Jim, people are disappointed but still glad the Bengals made it as far as they did. The Bengals just need to find a way to win a Super Bowl to refute this notion that they’re cursed. The ref made a questionable call but that’s in the past. I plan on going to some Reds games this summer. Baseball is more deeply rooted here than anything else. CCM and Music Hall are special too but all in all, I miss Paris and Köln till it hurts.

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Man I hear that , Check this ;

As a young soldier you were given train tickets to where you were going getting off the ship at Bremerhaven , 2 AM I got mine to Berlin with 6 hour stop at Koln .

Natch, the Koln Station is 24 /365 open . I’m reading , decide I’ll have some eats.

I sat looking at the huge glass wall , something started to be funny as the sun

arises " how can there be a huge hill here’ .

I sat for a hour watching the Greatest Church in the World rise before my 20-10,

clueless there was such a thing ! Had to ask the waiter .

 

I’m Stiil a Berlin Guy , but with a do-up from God I would be a Klon one given things these days.

 

I’ve watched a lot of football , never saw a ref blow his Teewwer as he watched the

ball in mid-air .

You can’t explain to folks when a man gets German Fever ,, no place like it , no place else you want to be.

EVERY day I wake up wanting Berlin , always hurts and sometimes tears run down my face .

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