Interesting idea for a thread. Most of my friends are oldish. When I have about 15 minutes to take someone away from the visiting going on, I play very short excerpts from some of these depending on thier musical tastes. I tell them in advance that this is what I will be doing so they are prepared for all the quick transitions. I usally get smiles and sometimes people saying that they were moved to tears.
When it is a friend over for the evening just the two us us and the adgenda is to listen to music for an hour or so. Then we listen to things longer.
Here are some of my favorites for auditioning:
For female vocal Jennifer Warnes, The Well, Jane Silberry, Calling all Angels
For male vocal Bruce Springfield, The Rising, Crosby, Stills Déjà Vu
For rock Led Zeplin, Pink Floyd, Dire Straits
For classical Saint Saens Symphony #3 (Organ)
For choral Rachmaninoff Vespers
For Jazz and brushes against cymbals, Missouri Sky
For piano Kissin Liszt Transcendental Etudes, Volodos List Hungarian Rhaposdy
For violin Scottish Fantasies, Vivaldi Four Seasons
For flute Galoway Silent Night
When it is a friend over for the evening just the two us us and the adgenda is to listen to music for an hour or so. Then we listen to things longer.
Here are some of my favorites for auditioning:
For female vocal Jennifer Warnes, The Well, Jane Silberry, Calling all Angels
For male vocal Bruce Springfield, The Rising, Crosby, Stills Déjà Vu
For rock Led Zeplin, Pink Floyd, Dire Straits
For classical Saint Saens Symphony #3 (Organ)
For choral Rachmaninoff Vespers
For Jazz and brushes against cymbals, Missouri Sky
For piano Kissin Liszt Transcendental Etudes, Volodos List Hungarian Rhaposdy
For violin Scottish Fantasies, Vivaldi Four Seasons
For flute Galoway Silent Night
