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You can get a great and fascinating glimpse into his inspirations via Jan Swafford's super bio of the great man! Terrific!

Just wonderful; fabulous! Bravos galore!

This is a wonderful rendition! Thanks for the performance and the posting.

Imagine writing all these many compositions; never expecting that he would hear any of them performed. He was a great man, a great genius, and a great American (of English heritage, of course!).

Bravos galore!

@Chesterton7 I could not agree more! Well observed. Perfect.

@mangott

He seems to have been a deeply spiritual man, and certainly deeply introspective. Always thinking, observing, always listening for music, or ideas for more music to write. I think we who worship music have at least an inkling of what it must be to be a composer. As an improviser, I'm al...

@wb6iaq1 I can't wait to ascertain this. Or is it a hose? I finally made it to the CC this past year.

Thanks! But why is this announcement made here?

How lovely! And what a bunch of fine looking young Americans! Bravo!

I just read the title of this in a bio of Ives tonight. 'glad it's up.

Today's Bruckner? John Williams, LOL.

Bruckner, Brahms, Beethoven, Mozart, Wagner, et al, they come only once, alas, in the history of mankind. TV and movies intervened, sadly. People lost sight of their souls. The world went mad. The endless quest for money and power brought it all to an end.

I agree, b286, I think the 3rd ends it beautifully, though I appreciate these interesting fragments. I have this cd; it's excellent, I think. 'can't imagine its being better.

I love being here in the company of others who adore Bruckner! I pity those who don't know him and his genius creations.

Where are the 2nd and 3rd mvmts? Many thanks for this post!

Swafford is a great guy and excellent writer/musician/composer, but I wonder if ...?

Well, I don't know why either.

What is the best recording of this, pray tell?

Thanks again!

Ives was certainly patriotic! His father was the youngest bandmaster in the Union army .

Read Jan Swafford's excellent bio of Ives-fabulous reading. You'll know much more about America and Ives. His father would have been so proud!

All over the web, from sacred music to nature sites, and everywhere in between, one can't help noticing the abject desuetude of liberals' humor. They're like bloody ankle-biting, tiny dogs, constantly yapping, saying nothing. Go away, all of you lefties; get lost!

This is anything but offensive. It's a pleasantly militant affirmation of the origin of the Christian holiday, urging other Christians to also be proud of their heritage, rather than retreat in fear and shame at the possibility of "offending" some really shrill, loudmouth, professional PC "victim...

Good God.

Also I think Bruckner fans would enjoy reading a recent review by Jay Nordlinger of the Bruckner concerts in NYC. The title is "Love letters to God."

There is NO exception. Sinatra has, and has, no competition, nor will he ever have. No one has ever understood so completely, and delivered to his listeners, the lyrics and the essence of a song. His art was total and complete in every way.

Viva Sinatra mai piu!

Did Robert perhaps write this for his beloved wife, I wonder? Was he angry with her?

It's pretty fab, in any case. Lots and lots of notes, but very musical. He himself surely could not have played it, with his splayed hand, eh?

Simply glorious! Thanks!

(where do all the cretins come from? They're everywhere. What a dastardly world we live in nowdays. Egads.)

Just terrific! Molti bravi!

Key of E? 'bet the band loved that!

Sinatra was and is the greatest--ever!

Wow! Can a sound this wonderful come from a mere human being? Splendid!

Bravissima!

I was not even familiar with this beautiful and touching work.

Who knew Mendelssohn (Bartholdy!) wrote an Ave Maria! I didn't. I'm thrilled to now know. It's quite wonderful, as is much of his work. He was a great man.

His conversion must have been deeply sincere!

Who is this group? Lovely! Thanks!

I think he wrote this while playing skittles; a sort of bowling. As someone so rightly said, 'he was the greatest genius in any field.'

God, if only he had lived a bit longer! Thank God he lived at all.

Are there still people alive who are not totally tired of endless whing about race?

I don't know any, but they continue to emerge from.... God knows where.

I saw and heard Rubenstein in Atlanta in '65 or '66. How wonderfully memorable!

Many times one can't tell differences between great pianists; this one you can!

Germany is our only hope for Europe and America. Please rise again!

How wondrous! Great work, all! Thanks for this.

Herman Cain is all the things Sharpton and JJackson are not. He is a man with a high IQ, who pushed himself to learn all he could. He's comfortable with himself, otherwise he couldn't use the black dialect he never tried to modify. He gets it done in business as well as in politics because he's a...

Let's find the 27 impoverished souls who don't "loke" this and talk to them.

O, why bother?

This is great stuff! Que tenga mas buena vidas, a todo!

This is way on the other side of disgusting, vapid, and odious. But it does go a long way in explaining why we are where we are in this once great, but now no so much, country.

Sacre merd.

These BPO clips are just incredible! What amazing technology; what

great music!

Tausend danken.

'can't even imagine being in the hot seat with these two giants; wow!

Stupefacente!