I picked some lovely juicy blackberries this evening, much nice to eat them raw straight off the plant rather than cooked, I also had a couple of juicy apples off the tree. A near neighbour has a glut of William pears and is giving them away, they are absolutely delicious. It certainly seems a very abundant harvest of fruit this year, which is good as everyone shares their surplus.
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Around early October each year, I would be invited along with the senior management staff & the rest of the Board of a housing association I was involved with to a 24 hour away-day at Cumberland Lodge in Windsor Great Park. Strategy, planning, that sort of thing.
The setting is in beautiful parkland and just a 5-minute stroll away from the house is Cow Pond, with semi-wild bankside vegetation, lots of wild birds and squirrels, and at about 07:00 there'd be a bit of frost and some mist rising from the pond.
Each year I'd take the recording of Brahms' clarinet sonatas by Richard Stoltzman and Richard Goode - I had it on a cassette tape on my walkman, and they accompanied me on my walk around the pond, often twice, and the brisk walk back to the house in time for a cooked breakfast.
Happy days
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Lovely post, pilamenon!. I love the fact that our seasons are so variable, so unpredictable as to start and end and duration and as to content as well.Originally posted by pilamenon View Post
I agree that a burst (well three weeks if you press me
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Yes indeed - the longer decent temperatures when you can go out without needing a coat carry on, the shorter the cold season seems. Last winter seemed interminable.Originally posted by amateur51 View PostLovely post, pilamenon!. I love the fact that our seasons are so variable, so unpredictable as to start and end and duration and as to content as well.
I agree that a burst (well three weeks if you press me) of Indian summer would be great treat and it would set us all up nicely for the cold and damp to come Comment
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Well, today 31 August - officially the last day of summer. And yes, right on cue - the staff in Debenham's (Westfield. London W12) were setting out Christmas crackers and Christmas trees...Originally posted by Petrushka View Post
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Originally posted by amateur51 View Post
I'm a Gervase de Peyer man myself.Originally posted by amateur51 View Post
Always poignant at this time of year, both in themselves, and in my case for non-musical reasons: I used to play (a.k.a. stumble) through them with a close friend who was a clarinettist... and who then went and drowned whilst on holiday, a few weeks short of his 21st birthday. The funeral was 18 years ago tomorrow, in soft sunlight in a Surrey churchyard...
Ammy, thank you for the reminder. I will be listening to those pieces later and tomorrow."...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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Very poignant association with a sad story, Caliban but what a way to remember your friendOriginally posted by Caliban View Post
I'm a Gervase de Peyer man myself.
Always poignant at this time of year, both in themselves, and in my case for non-musical reasons: I used to play (a.k.a. stumble) through them with a close friend who was a clarinettist... and who then went and drowned whilst on holiday, a few weeks short of his 21st birthday. The funeral was 18 years ago tomorrow, in soft sunlight in a Surrey churchyard...
Ammy, thank you for the reminder. I will be listening to those pieces later and tomorrow.
Just listening to de Peyer and Barenboim on Spotify and I can appreciate your fondness for their playing, DB in particular is very 'bold'! What music!
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Actually, it's this one I have: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Klarinettens...4806892&sr=8-1Originally posted by amateur51 View PostVery poignant association with a sad story, Caliban but what a way to remember your friend
Just listening to de Peyer and Barenboim on Spotify and I can appreciate your fondness for their playing, DB in particular is very 'bold'! What music!"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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No Gwenneth Pryor to be had on Spotify, Sir - not even for ready moneyOriginally posted by Caliban View Post
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I had a click on that amazon link to see if any soundbites, which there were not. Ams, I presume this is the one on Spotify with DB which is teamed with a LvB on the cd? Just having a listen to some samples of it now. http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...sr=1-1&seller=Comment
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That's it AnnaOriginally posted by Anna View Post
Have you tried Spotify, Anna? - it's brilliant!
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No, haven't tried. I don't possess a podOriginally posted by amateur51 View PostThat's it Anna Have you tried Spotify, Anna? - it's brilliant!
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Nay nay, chook, you don't need a pod. It all comes out of your pooter speakers and it's free as long as you don't mind adverts. I pay £4.99/month for ad-free listening and the range of choice available is .. astonishingOriginally posted by Anna View PostNo, haven't tried. I don't possess a pod I think I will get that cd though, sounded good to me.
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I remember the de Peyer/ Barenboim LP of the Brahms Sonatas as being one of the very first Classical recordings I brought, shortly after I started learning the Clarinet. I was probably 14 or so and it was a revelation and an inspiration. I think I probably wore it out I played it so much.
De Peyer's playing is wonderful, and Barenboim is superb in the fiendishly difficult piano parts. It's not easy to find an accompanist who can make a decent attempt at them, never mind play them like Barenboim!Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.
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Hey, what's all this "chook"?? I know some of us sootherners are supposed to believe the North begins at Barnet, but Willesden Green...Originally posted by amateur51 View PostNay nay, chook, you don't need a pod. It all comes out of your pooter speakers and it's free as long as you don't mind adverts. I pay £4.99/month for ad-free listening and the range of choice available is .. astonishing
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