Three 'Feel Good' pieces for you.

[amateur51]

Any three sides with Raie da Costa, who, as a Tobias Matthay pupil ought not to be ignored just because she concentrated on the lighter side.

1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tObe9-n118

2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8kX3r75Abc

3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8_o2TSW7zY

Plenty more here

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=raie+da+costa&oq=raie+da+costa&aq=f&aqi=g1&aql=&gs_l=youtube-reduced.3..0.93819.99306.0.99485.21.10.4.7.9.0.107.824.8j2.10.0...0.0.SWhFVq2TxQ8

and another film

http://www.britishpathe.com/video/raie-da-costa

And then there's Billy Mayerl.

No-one plays Marigold like Billy does - not even Ben Grosvenor

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=billy+mayerl&oq=billy+mayerl&aq=f&aqi=g4&aql=&gs_l=youtube-reduced.3..0l4.104550.107275.0.108717.12.9.0.3.3.0.92.725.9.9.0...0.0.2g4hH1vyR4I

Pick any three you like.

Mr Mayerl had me grinning from ear-to-ear - many thanks PJ

[PJPJ]

My pleasure, and now a shameless plug for the Billy Mayerl Society as well. Easily googlable. They put on their own concerts - in past years I've heard Susan Tomes, David Owen-Norris, Bill Davis RIP, Stanley Black RIP.

I turned pages for Stanley at a concert when he was 86 or so. Well, he had a sheaf of bits of manuscript on the stand with a few complete pieces of music on them and a lot of bits and bobs, and a lot of what he played was improvisation. I merely shuffled the pack when he seemed to need it, as I got no indication from him at all. When I put a new scrap in front of him he segued into that. Occasionally he'd stop and chat to the audience. It all went terribly well.

[amateur51]

My pleasure, and now a shameless plug for the Billy Mayerl Society as well. Easily googlable. They put on their own concerts - in past years I've heard Susan Tomes, David Owen-Norris, Bill Davis RIP, Stanley Black RIP.

I turned pages for Stanley at a concert when he was 86 or so. Well, he had a sheaf of bits of manuscript on the stand with a few complete pieces of music on them and a lot of bits and bobs, and a lot of what he played was improvisation. I merely shuffled the pack when he seemed to need it, as I got no indication from him at all. When I put a new scrap in front of him he segued into that. Occasionally he'd stop and chat to the audience. It all went terribly well.

Sounds great - I imagine that DON's sessions are a hoot

[gradus]

These make me feel good:
Stevie Wonder: Sir Duke
Strauss: Italian tenor's song from Rosenkavalier, more or less any performance
Schumann Arabesque: Horowitz at Carnegie Hall

[teamsaint]

It’s easy to forget that time goes by and things happen inbetween time… (just checked on Google )

Bernstein
(Sorry to disappoint you )

oh, not disappointed..just thought you might like to clarify. The Clash number is fine, but not top of my "Feel Good"list !

[teamsaint]

Beethoven Symphony # 6

Yes - Going For The One

Boney M - Brown Girl In The Ring

Did you not consider Darts " Come back my Love", instead of the Boney M, Beefy? Now THAT is an upbeat tune if ever I heard one !!

[Beef Oven]

Did you not consider Darts " Come back my Love", instead of the Boney M, Beefy? Now THAT is an upbeat tune if ever I heard one !!

No, but I might consider it instead of the Pastoral!

Agreed, great tune, totally forgot about it - will check it out on youtube

[Beef Oven]

oh, not disappointed..just thought you might like to clarify. The Clash number is fine, but not top of my "Feel Good"list !

F.....ng long innit!? (or something like that, memory fades!).

[teamsaint]

F.....ng long innit!? (or something like that, memory fades!).

spot on.....but just that track needs an edit, never mind the album !!
the early 80's...when producers discovered that great 3 minute songs could be turned into tedious 8 minute ones.

[Beef Oven]

spot on.....but just that track needs an edit, never mind the album !!
the early 80's...when producers discovered that great 3 minute songs could be turned into tedious 8 minute ones.

Yea, welcome to Hitsville UK!

[teamsaint]

Yea, welcome to Hitsville UK!

I see what you did there...

[EdgeleyRob]

Only 3 you are a hard taskmaster Saly.The following works never fail to lift my spirits if I'm feeling a bit down (instant cure).

Parry, symphony no 4.
Field, piano sonata no 1.
Mozart, string quartet K387.

[pastoralguy]

No, but I might consider it instead of the Pastoral!

(Note 6 !!)

[Beef Oven]

(Note 6 !!)

Rest easy pastoralman, I was only joshing

[teamsaint]

Rest easy pastoralman, I was only joshing

what a pity Darts never covered the 9th.... that would have helped solve the problem of choosing only 3.... ....Den and Rita would have done a great job on the last movement.