Music has always played a major share of my life, as from the outdated age I can remember classical music at all times playing in our home. dad had a lot of 78s and an electric performer which required frequent needle changes. In fact I used to watch him tweak them religiously every eight plays not something he would let anyone else do!!
As children, we used to find the money for singing recitals - especially at Christmas times!! I am grateful for the exposure our parents gave us to music even if dad was a bit single minded when, in the late 50s my brother Kenneth, bought home a recording of a new rock-n-roll singer called friend Holly I think daddy thought it was not proper music and that the sticker album couldnt possibly be up to the same within acceptable limits as his Beethoven or Mozart recordings!!
He used to have constant discussions next Kenneth not quite playing them on his radiogram. And as for the Beatles and Rolling Stones chronicles I wanted to produce a result a few years unconventional no comment!!
Both my two brothers were taught to affect classical music on the piano by our Aunty Win. For myself; it was 1962 and I was far-off too impatient in my Uncle Franks brand new MGB roadster to concentrate attempt as my mum did to urge on me!!
My eldest brother, Robert, turned out to be a deeply practiced musician playing the French horn professionally for many years. Kenneth, my supplementary brother, in forward-looking years, would acquire every his beer bought for him in the NAFFI bar, bashing out songs behind we had a session mind you he always had a bad head the next-door day!
After I left house and associated the British Armed Forces, I have to say my mates were not too glad virtually Grieg being played in the barrack room. similar misery as my dad had different music. fittingly I had to use earphones to listen to him. But similar to 'The Who' came on now, that was a interchange report - then we used to get into badly affect behind the loyalty Sergeant for playing the music too loud!!
Anyway, greater than the years, I have developed a passion for all types of music and my store of vinyl records has now grown to include Amadeus Mozart through to Led Zeppelin. But, I guess if I had to choose just one piece of music to tolerate to that desert island it would have to be:
Mozarts Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra No1 in F Minor, Op 73
My favourite recording of this outstanding piece: (only one of several!)
Deutshe Grammophon 136550 SLPEM (stereo - 1968) Karl Leister, Clarinet, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Rafael Kubelik.
I bought this recording whilst stationed in Germany in 1970 in the past subsequently I have obtained other good recordings of the Concerto, but I find Karl Leisters remarks of the Adagio(in particular) perfectly captures Mozarts direct of writing the most profoundly expressive action for a solo instrument.
I never fail to be moved by it
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