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@ejvmev Me too! I remember that this song was ultra-popular in the early 70's when I was in grade school. Suddenly, it wasn't played at all. For decades that melody would run through my head and I had no idea whom to ask about it. Quite by accident, I had the Easy Listening channel on this pa...

I confess that, as an old German boy, I'm completely ignorant of Indian music. When the music ended, I was waiting for more to come....Can someone explain to me the scale - or raga as I believe it's called - that this song is constructed on. And why at the end it didn't sound like "the end" to ...

I don't understand why the BeNeLux countries have never managed to maintain a presence on the Romantic musical map (I don't care about the "moderns") In fact, I have never even heard of a Romantic composer from Luxembourg at all - even though there were many from The Netherlands and Belgium. Un...

I'm trying to find a version here WITH THE ZITHER SOLO (and NOT the Rieu monstrosity, thank you) Frankly, the strings substituting for it ruins the "rustic" effect that JSII intended. Any suggestions?

Except that it lacks the introduction with the zither solo - 4 out of 10, unfortunately although the playing is first-rate.

@calihartley2010 LOL - apologies accepted (-;

@cccustommusic Actually, I was wondering about that, too. However, I found that Variation 2 at the end actually is more effective as you have more "fireworks" making for a more exciting coda. Variation 3 only shows off the ability to triple tongue but there is virtually no finger techinque (com...

@TheHatTuba You are correct - one of those many delicate flowers fallen victim to "progress" much like the orchestral F trumpet.

@mihanich Because that was the name of the painting by Hartmann from which Mussorsky drew his inspiration. It depicts an old wooden ox cart with a peasant driving it and singing this "song" to the ox to keep it moving.

@bmdola Understand your frustration but don't go that far!!! You'll find your own way, just give it time. The fact that you've set high standards for yourself is an admirable thing. Too many people are just content to do what's necessary to get by. If you can sing like Slim one day - great! ...

@oidordemusica (Charles) Stanley Newsome (1919 - 1989)

May the proud Royal and Imperial Austrian Navy live forever! And may messrs Lloyd-George, Clemenceau, and Wilson forever stoke the boilers of hell for the criminal action called the Treaty of Versailles and the equally hideous Treaty of Trianon which destroyed a great empire and opened the flood...

Viva Lehar!!!

Und der komponist hier ist?

I prefer Frank and Nancy doing this.

For many years this march was wrongly attributed to Anton Bruckner under the title "Apollo". Happily, this error has finally been remedied.

Was this originally written for trumpet and wind ensemble? I noticed that there was a Mr. Breiner as having done the "orchestration" here and of course we know that Ponchielli was quite capable of handling orchestrational duties on his own. I do know that his euphonium concerto (concerto per fl...

WHERE IS GARDEN IN THE RAIN???

@MrRaiderfan1000 - Did a bit of research on this and while yes, it does look like an accordion, it was actually a somewhat rare bird called a Cordovox - it was probably built to ease the various problems a traditional accordionist had to deal with. Like most electronic instruments, it did not re...

Sadly, Oscar Lawson died earlier this year.

Reminds me of that stupid Brady Bunch episode where Marsha! Marsha!! Marsha!!! bragged about getting Davy Jones to perform at her school dance.

Ditto - thanks for putting this back up!

@4candles It starts out sounding a lot like Guilmant's Organ Symphony No. 2 - a work C V Stanford had to have known fairly well, I would imagine...?

@joeyboi87 Yes, but sadly it's heads above Ebenezer Prout's Organ Concerto (in E minor, Op. 5) and I've been interested in Professor Prout's life and work for well-nigh 30 years now. The opening theme in the first movement here somewhat reminds me of Prout's concerto and I imagine that Guilmant ...

@abstractviewofu You mean nothing less than a Cavaillé-Coll, no doubt? (-:

Also try - "Toccata" from the Suite Gothique by Leon Boellman (1862 - 1897).

He has an exceptionally fine voice - too bad he looks like the son of Nosferatu.

@1949sorful Basically it means stay way the hell away from me - or something like that. My Italian leaves much to be desired, unfortunately.

Another great singer gone.....RIP Gene.

A wonderful time - no clean-air Nazis....

People always get overly sentimental about "life in Mayberry". I don't think I would have been able to stand it. I'd have probably been the town deliquent.

Mike Stoker (ret'd Captain LACOFD) owns and operates a resort in Montana. Michael Norell is a screenwriter (that was actually his "real job" even then). I have no idea where Marco is now - I've heard rumors he is acting primarily on Spanish-speaking channels. I don't watch those, so I don't kn...

He's right - a new world never comes....

Next stop Afghanistan....Country Joe was - and IS - the man!!! BTW - Joe is a US Navy veteran so he did his part.

Vera was not only HOT but was a great comedienne as well. I can see where Lucille Ball got a lot of her ideas. It's ashame she's forgotten today. Thanks for posting this bit of history.

He's still THE man!!!

@banesu1 Thank you for your very nice reply. I think what you said about the east/west meeting is a good place to start with studying the history of your area. Marshall Tito was well liked in America.

Sadly, Rachel comitted suicide about a year after this season ended. RIP

Sara WAS a worm on a hook if I remember that season correctly. Polly was the first one off because she took 1.5 hours and didn't get a single appetizer out. I think it was Heather and Virginia who squared off in the finale with Heather winning it.