tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-322019442024-03-05T07:47:00.549+01:00Art for art's sakeThis blog focuses on photography, music, and fine arts...... amongst other things...Art Rockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10489812058048433637noreply@blogger.comBlogger146125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32201944.post-32813197086253386602023-05-22T05:00:00.003+02:002023-05-22T08:54:15.994+02:00Blog on hold<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://artrock2006.blogspot.com/search/label/Blog%20Info" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="452" data-original-width="640" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE6l8sRwiopwresFotoS1MSDlhVq2D0Fd5GeBBETAAeCfBoco4JeiT8ETDIRxQypKKBtXcyz6LHguwJh2peKEsP8TY8qYUv9c-hrxGbjkK2L9vEcvkYc5U0htvl5LFALVH0R6hpQ/w400-h283/keyboard-393838_640.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Usually I have a few posts lined up in advance, but not at the moment. Low on inspiration, and the current format requires quite some effort for a post. I'm putting the blog on hold until I have at least three posts pre-prepared again.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span>Copyright statement: image in <a href="https://pixabay.com/en/keyboard-computer-button-vacations-393838/" target="_blank">public domain</a>..</span></i></span>
</div>Art Rockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10489812058048433637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32201944.post-14935243755107170562023-05-18T05:00:00.287+02:002023-05-18T05:00:00.164+02:00The Compositions of Anton Bruckner<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Yvh2uT5OXDqFgz73yf9CaV8YNEV8KVW8MH_WfWbG1aRgmbTVj8tHr8hGzVIyLjYjPbX_ySdTorBQoyAnTcpPo57bdrS3zoGoY-FDW9x82AMv9d7B-wnUD9EHsCdADFk8zqSgCTCP6nDf-s1MAD8Ll2bida28eQozhka4xTkmbr2xYSeu9WQ/s592/Anton_Bruckner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="592" data-original-width="419" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Yvh2uT5OXDqFgz73yf9CaV8YNEV8KVW8MH_WfWbG1aRgmbTVj8tHr8hGzVIyLjYjPbX_ySdTorBQoyAnTcpPo57bdrS3zoGoY-FDW9x82AMv9d7B-wnUD9EHsCdADFk8zqSgCTCP6nDf-s1MAD8Ll2bida28eQozhka4xTkmbr2xYSeu9WQ/w283-h400/Anton_Bruckner.jpg" width="283" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Anton Bruckner (1824 - 1896) was an Austrian composer and organist best known for his symphonies and sacred music. The symphonies are considered emblematic of the final stage of Austro-German Romanticism because of their rich harmonic language, strongly polyphonic character, and considerable length. Bruckner's compositions helped to define contemporary musical radicalism, owing to their dissonances, unprepared modulations, and roving harmonies. They are also noted for existing in many different versions, which can elad to quite some confusion for the novice.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">As with all posts dedicated to one composer, I will select my 12
favourite works, listed in chronological order. All depicted CD's are
from my own collection. Text is sometimes copied from the Wikipedia
entries.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRDyVv_L3oFUKlVGd4Ab-G6PqN5UvBEtjd6tTzG-EtG4W3ERDEI3lwGMde0geQPZILYg2pNagoHaRAi0IPXpCqd39t9k6jH_aFzBmO8jlWSwc55gXYMafP5Qvji18015a_0TQb0RuEI9_n-L7R4ki39KDJI5IbWfN7w9C6k26g4IHq8-j8xBg/s600/req.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="597" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRDyVv_L3oFUKlVGd4Ab-G6PqN5UvBEtjd6tTzG-EtG4W3ERDEI3lwGMde0geQPZILYg2pNagoHaRAi0IPXpCqd39t9k6jH_aFzBmO8jlWSwc55gXYMafP5Qvji18015a_0TQb0RuEI9_n-L7R4ki39KDJI5IbWfN7w9C6k26g4IHq8-j8xBg/w398-h400/req.jpg" width="398" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Requiem (1849) </i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Requiem in D minor is a setting of the Missa pro defunctis for mixed choir, vocal soloists, three trombones, one horn, strings and organ with figured bass. It was composed in memory of Franz Sailer, the notary of the St. Florian Monastery. A very early work, and no match for the more famous Requiems, this is still a delight to listen to. The version shown above is by the Corydon Singers and English Chamber Orchestra under Matthew Best, featuring Michael George, Catherine Denley, Joan Rodgers and Maldwyn Davies, on Hyperion.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8JZfNsAW_HQUvyXjO7t6tTrTlKNkxxu4hy42tFlBSSg0AFEw2d5P2ijZO2twRy-wrh12nHVJwZoViDU9LQYwbWdhqLyBkEkhDc7p3JnNCuJATIQMJ0dNK45K71_Ozs-j7wpQ4tHB1J0Azw9U5WV7Dmsdz5K1w-MdnsKgdtmI64KR682omfhE/s550/sq5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="545" data-original-width="550" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8JZfNsAW_HQUvyXjO7t6tTrTlKNkxxu4hy42tFlBSSg0AFEw2d5P2ijZO2twRy-wrh12nHVJwZoViDU9LQYwbWdhqLyBkEkhDc7p3JnNCuJATIQMJ0dNK45K71_Ozs-j7wpQ4tHB1J0Azw9U5WV7Dmsdz5K1w-MdnsKgdtmI64KR682omfhE/w400-h396/sq5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i> String Quartet (1862)</i><br /></div><br />The String Quartet in C minor was composed during his tuition by Otto Kitzler. It is of course an early work (even though the composer was already 38), but it is a delightful quartet, which makes one wonder what if... he had focused less on symphonies and more on chamber music. Of course we'll never know. The version shown above is by the
Fine Arts Quartet on Naxos.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfRKaFi0cN7jyxeXga2ToqIawn_4QjS_4f5Oh1W4dmenIePApjMutD_tFiyi_-m3G_C8AywYzDgkmtlb4xbu-pVPF_U67DC08GTCu-9wGqaTTEb5tYMkHgEVO3_zUVLMlU2trmRZW2oS038vJ2r8Lc_PaXCjpWIodUShDzmQnmWHsvHzSvEBg/s500/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="497" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfRKaFi0cN7jyxeXga2ToqIawn_4QjS_4f5Oh1W4dmenIePApjMutD_tFiyi_-m3G_C8AywYzDgkmtlb4xbu-pVPF_U67DC08GTCu-9wGqaTTEb5tYMkHgEVO3_zUVLMlU2trmRZW2oS038vJ2r8Lc_PaXCjpWIodUShDzmQnmWHsvHzSvEBg/w398-h400/2.jpg" width="398" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Symphony No. 2 (1872)</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Symphony No. 2 in C minor, sometimes known as the "Symphony of Pauses", was actually the fourth symphony composed by Bruckner, after the Symphony in F minor "00" (1863), the Symphony No. 1 in C minor (1866), and the Symphony in D minor "0" (1869). It is the only numbered Bruckner symphony without a dedication. The version shown above is from the complete symphonies box by the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrücken under Stanislaw Skrowaczewski on Oehms Classics.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDBIYBu8hWBsYEGJ_xlVvWdpebNNaHn8D3uMaAKESDl1ololc5V5lf9ZKdfMAe-eCSGdR8UNVqy6NzC5WwpyFZRxF5Ha9bsevdnVPfw1W2Ka_iO47r1sQi-sZVCueZvEEhH4KQGgWkKGAvlbWthzNud8xtdy3LFaq0IfPpimzViY9F8axGt8c/s500/R-19365187-1625327254-1387.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="497" data-original-width="500" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDBIYBu8hWBsYEGJ_xlVvWdpebNNaHn8D3uMaAKESDl1ololc5V5lf9ZKdfMAe-eCSGdR8UNVqy6NzC5WwpyFZRxF5Ha9bsevdnVPfw1W2Ka_iO47r1sQi-sZVCueZvEEhH4KQGgWkKGAvlbWthzNud8xtdy3LFaq0IfPpimzViY9F8axGt8c/w400-h398/R-19365187-1625327254-1387.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Symphony No. 3 (1873)</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Symphony No. 3 in D minor,was dedicated to Richard Wagner and is sometimes known as his "Wagner Symphony". According to one critic, the third symphony "opens the sequence of Bruckner's masterpieces, in which his creativity meets monumental ability of symphonic construction." The work is notorious as the most-revised of Bruckner's symphonies, and there exist no fewer than six versions, with three of them being widely performed today. The version shown above is from the complete symphonies box by the
Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg under Simone Young on
Oehms Classics.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiASyO7OsxKYJhKsLnO1JJJdS4EY2rDY8cCh-MIDTfUJpN_VCkKtjG_Nh-aUWIy8OS3aZXQQJAWJI2HXW9V0fbchbkYjaiwtGQd9X7gjvNMbd1MbQ6UMfNu-FndmX4taC0U5kE7K7_43625uK6evc9-ZBi1XNrkpVzTJWQgGh_LW8w2l0OkOiM/s600/chailly.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="597" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiASyO7OsxKYJhKsLnO1JJJdS4EY2rDY8cCh-MIDTfUJpN_VCkKtjG_Nh-aUWIy8OS3aZXQQJAWJI2HXW9V0fbchbkYjaiwtGQd9X7gjvNMbd1MbQ6UMfNu-FndmX4taC0U5kE7K7_43625uK6evc9-ZBi1XNrkpVzTJWQgGh_LW8w2l0OkOiM/w398-h400/chailly.jpg" width="398" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Symphony No. 4 (1874)</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Symphony No. 4 in E-flat major was dedicated to Prince Konstantin of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst. The symphony's nickname of Romantic was used by the composer himself. It is generally seen as one of his most accessible symphonies and therefore a good stepping stone in the world of Bruckner. The version shown above is from the complete symphonies box by the
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra under Riccardo Chailly on Decca.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNzC4e19KV4Zg-EggXkgsQUmmeOkHi2GVyDheLG1KiOxoPFkKHxpMHxLl7Mhq8V5TZpBvo7CWvr-MI2_nkGUjzUdTKPDdc2wLeX1ITb7o8jESbvs1Ih9fly6ZPmCZSZMNWhttClkPwNXJttyWIARvn8RdKDMR6DvCZzDmQ_NzOZHKj-S6mkWk/s599/tintner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="593" data-original-width="599" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNzC4e19KV4Zg-EggXkgsQUmmeOkHi2GVyDheLG1KiOxoPFkKHxpMHxLl7Mhq8V5TZpBvo7CWvr-MI2_nkGUjzUdTKPDdc2wLeX1ITb7o8jESbvs1Ih9fly6ZPmCZSZMNWhttClkPwNXJttyWIARvn8RdKDMR6DvCZzDmQ_NzOZHKj-S6mkWk/w400-h396/tintner.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Symphony No. 5 (1876)</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major came at a time of trouble and disillusion for the composer: a lawsuit, from which he was exonerated, and a reduction in salary. It was sedicated to Karl von Stremayr, education minister in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Bruckner himself referred to it as the "Fantastic" without applying this or any other name formally. Of the famous seven (symphonies 3-9), this is my least favourite, but still a very good work. The version shown above is by the
Royal Scottish National Orchestra under Georg Tintner on Naxos.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWhBoyFCkEL1vzYJJ_DxlU-hNA-eULKhAdq_RI2595H-QwAshInNGDvPRBbIVLCZU--6VSqiAehP_WPoL4025-HY-ihPI9bTs0TpQL_OCePtiUKHJLtcRoiCQBjIzsH3Rzq-G4TcmmpFEtJAcyk_s5Ig9RalT3E9YcUlOB8drYBbJJy7Uaqew/s599/sq2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="593" data-original-width="599" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWhBoyFCkEL1vzYJJ_DxlU-hNA-eULKhAdq_RI2595H-QwAshInNGDvPRBbIVLCZU--6VSqiAehP_WPoL4025-HY-ihPI9bTs0TpQL_OCePtiUKHJLtcRoiCQBjIzsH3Rzq-G4TcmmpFEtJAcyk_s5Ig9RalT3E9YcUlOB8drYBbJJy7Uaqew/w400-h396/sq2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>String Quintet (1879) </i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">String Quintet in F major is the only chamber music Bruckner composed after he had become an established symphonist. Bruckner's superior Joseph Hellmesberger Sr. requested Bruckner for a string quartet. Instead, Bruckner composed a viola quintet. He dedicated the Quintet to Duke Max Emanuel of Bavaria. After the Brahms and Dvorak masterpieces, this is my favourite string quintet of the 19th century. The version shown above is by the
Vienna Philharmonia Quintet on Decca.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2cUflAhNQwzz14M5-XJ3NpWP25ROtUGr5sMZqTZDcfXHkO7pN-NFGzdGb5BmH2aijaQbVzB1C5pI589omTyqG6srHkJhMBiuBiguu2j6xD6GN2lOfZ3ZMh8JC8GvNq-fXt2GD0SL-Z2eMVYDpLOlB6k6IBCq2l71dIduO-14D86xGIADq5Ec/s600/6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="593" data-original-width="600" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2cUflAhNQwzz14M5-XJ3NpWP25ROtUGr5sMZqTZDcfXHkO7pN-NFGzdGb5BmH2aijaQbVzB1C5pI589omTyqG6srHkJhMBiuBiguu2j6xD6GN2lOfZ3ZMh8JC8GvNq-fXt2GD0SL-Z2eMVYDpLOlB6k6IBCq2l71dIduO-14D86xGIADq5Ec/w400-h395/6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Symphony No. 6 (1881)</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Symphony No. 6 in A major was dedicated to his landlord, Anton van Ölzelt-Newin. Only two movements from it were performed in public in the composer's lifetime. Though it possesses many characteristic features of a Bruckner symphony, it differs the most from the rest of his symphonic repertory. It is not commonly performed and often thought of as the ugly duckling of Bruckner's symphonic body of work. Personally, I like it a lot. The version shown above is by the
Berliner Philharmoniker under Herbert von Karajan on Deutsche Grammophon.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxjywKOXKM1-ip26BbWKPuNDAbBHXNvy6yrHG_bMKmiTb88evGAAXklPbN0t4Je_GKSgSZPM-WH-fzHVvwtyLtc5jPBuaYTzvXP3QSuyEpMYDXiW5ToPZguP69C3_cAvkiy6DztiMQ8_Z69gZrKgEPGZE49PrWpCR0curm2ntgA_ZipvNU-ec/s600/7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="595" data-original-width="600" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxjywKOXKM1-ip26BbWKPuNDAbBHXNvy6yrHG_bMKmiTb88evGAAXklPbN0t4Je_GKSgSZPM-WH-fzHVvwtyLtc5jPBuaYTzvXP3QSuyEpMYDXiW5ToPZguP69C3_cAvkiy6DztiMQ8_Z69gZrKgEPGZE49PrWpCR0curm2ntgA_ZipvNU-ec/w400-h396/7.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Symphony No. 7 (1883)</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Symphony No. 7 in E major is dedicated to Ludwig II of Bavaria. The first two movements are for me among the best he composed. It is generally accepted as one of his very best works. The version shown above is from the complete symphonies box by the
SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden Und Freiburg under Michael Gielen on SWR Music.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdAwsTQ5RYTiz5zbGsDTnqrFYEpvOylQvpk-xiKThNZ_Pdd7Fa8fwubqa71_3U8J1-0utOw0IIa3WTyp-jQNbtFYv48pcRoYTc8m0Hxp6OHH0nYfziilAMnTfeuVVGoe6_ztd8void7-ZerjQlM9ikop9YF45jor0a8A6swyAI2BlupYFu1BI/s450/td.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="441" data-original-width="450" height="393" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdAwsTQ5RYTiz5zbGsDTnqrFYEpvOylQvpk-xiKThNZ_Pdd7Fa8fwubqa71_3U8J1-0utOw0IIa3WTyp-jQNbtFYv48pcRoYTc8m0Hxp6OHH0nYfziilAMnTfeuVVGoe6_ztd8void7-ZerjQlM9ikop9YF45jor0a8A6swyAI2BlupYFu1BI/w400-h393/td.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Te Deum (1884)</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">The Te Deum in C major is a setting of the Te Deum hymn for SATB choir and soloists, orchestra, and organ ad libitum. The composer dedicated the piece A.M.D.G. "in gratitude for having safely brought me through so much anguish in Vienna." It is generally accepted as his best work among his Sacred choral music. The version shown above is by the Corydon Singers and Corydon Orchestra under Matthew Best, featuring Joan Rodgers, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Keith Lewis andAlastair Miles, on a Hyperion CD.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp3FYfS-gh4MULbcAdO-F7ccC1kU9WfRKjWKobPjAG7g8aPXiQE_LVcGxxa76FHj7jHCoa277HKRZrlGhBK0_ZvmH7bJ1ReYcOlmN9fzcXrd7CqaRid0RhU0vq2TWmBZWdk-z3DICJKQt18WBOAOcohEUwIEzapGV6BN5qg5IPFKqUMeFzu4s/s600/8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="598" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp3FYfS-gh4MULbcAdO-F7ccC1kU9WfRKjWKobPjAG7g8aPXiQE_LVcGxxa76FHj7jHCoa277HKRZrlGhBK0_ZvmH7bJ1ReYcOlmN9fzcXrd7CqaRid0RhU0vq2TWmBZWdk-z3DICJKQt18WBOAOcohEUwIEzapGV6BN5qg5IPFKqUMeFzu4s/w399-h400/8.jpg" width="399" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Symphony No. 8 (1887)</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Symphony No. 8 in C minor is the last symphony the composer completed. It is dedicated to the Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria. This symphony is sometimes nicknamed The Apocalyptic, but this was not a name Bruckner gave to the work himself. A brilliant work, often cited as his best, but as good as it is, I think his ninth is even better. The version shown above is by the
Wiener Philharmoniker under Pierre Boulez on Deutsche Grammophon.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicrslgyebJrUcUf2bCVNuAH1elMrHq68lVlZ3jFuJLI4-gLxjdeDOc8yL8sWyZpy7fOmP0InosGakiLtWI7eIojLP9H2Y26eZR8xq_PKs28FOkkGMl7cdUODZTuLPyjBFQfNsHl-LR2k8UF74czyLVQUVZ_S76q-tRF4J3PbFW7LtJeCH773M/s500/9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="496" data-original-width="500" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicrslgyebJrUcUf2bCVNuAH1elMrHq68lVlZ3jFuJLI4-gLxjdeDOc8yL8sWyZpy7fOmP0InosGakiLtWI7eIojLP9H2Y26eZR8xq_PKs28FOkkGMl7cdUODZTuLPyjBFQfNsHl-LR2k8UF74czyLVQUVZ_S76q-tRF4J3PbFW7LtJeCH773M/w400-h396/9.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Symphony No. 9 (1896)</i><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Symphony No. 9 in D minor is the last symphony on which Anton Bruckner worked, leaving the last movement incomplete at the time of his death in 1896; Bruckner dedicated it "to the beloved God" (in German, dem lieben Gott). Although attempts have been made to create a fourth movement based on Bruckner's sketches, I think the work is perfect as it is, in three movement ending with the gorgeous adagio. After Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde, this is my favourite symphony. The version shown above is by the
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra under Bernard Haitink on Philips.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div><i>Copyright statement: posting lower quality album covers is deemed fair use.</i> <br /></div></div></div>Art Rockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10489812058048433637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32201944.post-51765818340372100612023-05-14T05:00:00.024+02:002023-05-14T05:00:00.135+02:00Vintage Ireland Posters<div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8P8FqBw-cfHTo7p3LQqeK5_TphQZbDELLQ31v3XCtQdJXULr-crAl5ap1VS6x3pOKOjR_bHxFErNVeM2GKK1DxJhE9kyjTKpNt89-VdXmIyJwjhUQmy_dZ1VyzvdnmLA2tkvdyEoZRM3O4MFWlPgU7MrQYItPx_65zLR6vpCTfOhJZdC2qns/s800/PhotoFunia-1683964252.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="574" data-original-width="800" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8P8FqBw-cfHTo7p3LQqeK5_TphQZbDELLQ31v3XCtQdJXULr-crAl5ap1VS6x3pOKOjR_bHxFErNVeM2GKK1DxJhE9kyjTKpNt89-VdXmIyJwjhUQmy_dZ1VyzvdnmLA2tkvdyEoZRM3O4MFWlPgU7MrQYItPx_65zLR6vpCTfOhJZdC2qns/w400-h288/PhotoFunia-1683964252.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Vintage advertisement posters are much sought after, and have been
recognized for their artistic merit as well giving us a chance to look
at days gone by. There have even been dedicated exhibitions of such
posters in art museums. I like these nostalgic images and will post a
few grouped per theme. Today's theme is Ireland, a collection of
twelve travel posters which I am sharing without further information.
The image above is created via <a href="https://photofunia.com/categories/magazines/reading-magazine" target="_blank">Photofunia</a> and is free from copyright issues.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqFV6Y_Bp_yOWTOfbNi7QTFhgfdGpP9gEEJgSspnS1vbvPGWtMCGtW3LBh0acONWOTtrdy_o_4NgiFjGkGPVPh3uTz1NERrlurNO1NorI9s8uieSKBQA9WRiXNVl4_qo0XLIvkWb7zfDmgpEt8cjIWqtVXYAX0V6BOCK2Fto-uIttExCrqzPY/s600/01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="391" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqFV6Y_Bp_yOWTOfbNi7QTFhgfdGpP9gEEJgSspnS1vbvPGWtMCGtW3LBh0acONWOTtrdy_o_4NgiFjGkGPVPh3uTz1NERrlurNO1NorI9s8uieSKBQA9WRiXNVl4_qo0XLIvkWb7zfDmgpEt8cjIWqtVXYAX0V6BOCK2Fto-uIttExCrqzPY/w261-h400/01.jpg" width="261" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="558" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcS23N9FfCWbw55tSeriTBHzaIRJ-jAOkHwBjbj2Mq17OpFPQAPGWeLe9R_WJCxFtmGN8jfxhycNhUVqvM1uqrMwmEf4WPV88ck0FU-WNCGY1z-vAlAgfSAq-Nci89L1GiPulplX-PbsQQ3vVyvATawvmwU33UT5ZQCPP_i7rjVZFLITmaqNs/w319-h400/mrZrzYZ8rtU4P9vkC9J6GQ_r.jpg" width="319" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>My interest in photography as a hobby has dwindled over the years, especially since the start of the pandemic. For today's post I plundered my archives for shots with a uniting theme: animals as models. The image above was made with <a href="https://photofunia.com/categories/galleries/picture_at_the_gallery" target="_blank">Photofunia</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvftv_woj2OhqRXaLePlA_0vBvYtPvA03vf7nCeuZIiFFuIxchlfDXqVye6He26TOp_tvyol1COGU6QrDH3p9z1JfwcC4i3NI2WjdYBP5sCfJJiZePcfBgxDCouCjMDt1TwMS3/s400/2158579919_ae2df76310_z.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="389" data-original-width="400" height="389" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvftv_woj2OhqRXaLePlA_0vBvYtPvA03vf7nCeuZIiFFuIxchlfDXqVye6He26TOp_tvyol1COGU6QrDH3p9z1JfwcC4i3NI2WjdYBP5sCfJJiZePcfBgxDCouCjMDt1TwMS3/w400-h389/2158579919_ae2df76310_z.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>You looking at me? A chance encounter with a goat on a small hill in the city of Naarden. A stunning silhouette, which was picked as one of the illustrations in an online article on that subject.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIXj2FVgQH8dlRgdvbJNbGmyuRdfLcUrb39U28AB7-11JV2P_P6B8DIDqI9LDInBa1LEztm8BiZIoe3qEmrbQJbM-mJrYLWj50QYbwtcPPgWM150Q-fEdESnV-E8l8I2_IRzvG/s400/2187194567_4bfe582e48_z.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="386" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIXj2FVgQH8dlRgdvbJNbGmyuRdfLcUrb39U28AB7-11JV2P_P6B8DIDqI9LDInBa1LEztm8BiZIoe3qEmrbQJbM-mJrYLWj50QYbwtcPPgWM150Q-fEdESnV-E8l8I2_IRzvG/w386-h400/2187194567_4bfe582e48_z.jpg" width="386" /></a></div><br /><div><div>Longing for the other side. During the first 1-2 years of my photography, I often took shots of herons, ducks, geese and swans. Most of these are eminently forgettable, but I always liked this one, where the low viewpoint makes the goose look big compared to the wall.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDQ7ZyMna3PPbouJZO-idwlHVpgk3aGOv9zICRUpFwMFdQMGZT39asCzQ_DvAhRzq9EbWwwr7PHw1M81k46Df2ymkZbaYvpkNiDHUNbbtnZjgZwrxi_IqzggM5eNcpXZYn6rp9/s400/2809516468_ce7bdfb06b_z.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="371" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDQ7ZyMna3PPbouJZO-idwlHVpgk3aGOv9zICRUpFwMFdQMGZT39asCzQ_DvAhRzq9EbWwwr7PHw1M81k46Df2ymkZbaYvpkNiDHUNbbtnZjgZwrxi_IqzggM5eNcpXZYn6rp9/w371-h400/2809516468_ce7bdfb06b_z.jpg" width="371" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div>Time for a nap. Love this one after all these years. I encountered this dog in a shop in Utrecht.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOjfV6VHYeFu4k4W8mRMTyArkuZOAK8buE9txghKI6PEUo6qYhBPUDg285FqxiZTwi3F5j3s0uNZK50zOUry41jKPI2jOxWmTFdQgBYINrFHYiwgJ7Cuu70mA84XOfzVuRUVrN/s400/5475730340_16bc9893c3_z.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="278" data-original-width="400" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOjfV6VHYeFu4k4W8mRMTyArkuZOAK8buE9txghKI6PEUo6qYhBPUDg285FqxiZTwi3F5j3s0uNZK50zOUry41jKPI2jOxWmTFdQgBYINrFHYiwgJ7Cuu70mA84XOfzVuRUVrN/w400-h278/5475730340_16bc9893c3_z.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><div>Mandarin duck. One of a number of shots taken in the Shanghai Zoo. I am not a fan of the traditional zoo concept, but it did give some nice photo opportunities. Good reactions on this one.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVYjY7Am5XZVckXXIDp2uoGGdYZibjVQ98pdviuvJzv02CyJXk1SyIxsNoMvBeUB09Murnt2hQLokb0v62Kw4ZdaXJNoDSd31oKpgISmWL67huiTf9Pp0mHrZQx3vfJ1DrUM_J/s400/3009945969_6a1a3f300b_z.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="291" data-original-width="400" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVYjY7Am5XZVckXXIDp2uoGGdYZibjVQ98pdviuvJzv02CyJXk1SyIxsNoMvBeUB09Murnt2hQLokb0v62Kw4ZdaXJNoDSd31oKpgISmWL67huiTf9Pp0mHrZQx3vfJ1DrUM_J/w400-h291/3009945969_6a1a3f300b_z.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><div>Lucky turtle. I spotted this critter in a pond at Xintiandi, Shanghai's latest hot spot for tourists and locals. It made no impression whatsoever on Flickr, but I include it, because the turtle is our lucky animal.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigs8iNlDSFhSyAZxx3qfketQR7RVNBovyIJZvDGCC7NkcFxaycjuktmGgXEHMR-4UhGsn219XS2bVfBvBt-2WkvXfGw1yHePf16UT6RWpqGXq-zfl5EJ3FYVfFxGMweDWk50Lr/s400/4698280473_7664b6a150_z.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="399" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigs8iNlDSFhSyAZxx3qfketQR7RVNBovyIJZvDGCC7NkcFxaycjuktmGgXEHMR-4UhGsn219XS2bVfBvBt-2WkvXfGw1yHePf16UT6RWpqGXq-zfl5EJ3FYVfFxGMweDWk50Lr/w399-h400/4698280473_7664b6a150_z.jpg" width="399" /></a></div><br /><div><div>Nuts. My pick from a series of squirrel shots I took on a business trip in Houston, where this critter visited the hotel's parking lot.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDcY8uDqxuF-hdpBS3HJ8DvmY0iEVT7dM1ln5AopwubkFslnlsaZWP7ueI8ALUg6DUXY6jWgwe4SnSVw-6BW2kS7NNSELW7-Zzao5WCcv76nJc5_Ygrtuaoz5E3w1Nh7_JAiNF/s400/3602383217_92fecf4cec_z.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="318" data-original-width="400" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDcY8uDqxuF-hdpBS3HJ8DvmY0iEVT7dM1ln5AopwubkFslnlsaZWP7ueI8ALUg6DUXY6jWgwe4SnSVw-6BW2kS7NNSELW7-Zzao5WCcv76nJc5_Ygrtuaoz5E3w1Nh7_JAiNF/w400-h318/3602383217_92fecf4cec_z.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><div>Swan family in June. This family snapshot is one of a series I took from the shores of the park near our Almere home. My favourite of the bunch.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkQ8CqkrzPx0WyObbe0Mj01ULi5uWlNJyZWNBS-G8h-SmHt3AmwW28tnzA0sWDutZwEUtAT357Zpqomp5yMgS2n2WcaNJ1SQOa1IpdyOaoEZCUh4L0IVB6nDo3Zfo4i92zM_au/s400/5490997324_85a171dbfa_z.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="266" data-original-width="400" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkQ8CqkrzPx0WyObbe0Mj01ULi5uWlNJyZWNBS-G8h-SmHt3AmwW28tnzA0sWDutZwEUtAT357Zpqomp5yMgS2n2WcaNJ1SQOa1IpdyOaoEZCUh4L0IVB6nDo3Zfo4i92zM_au/w400-h266/5490997324_85a171dbfa_z.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><div>Quench. Another zoo shot, one of my favourites. I like the composition, but it got little response at Flickr.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSPw6vX9iyMGA4Su3QRmx1c7T3umf9u2-2dGPUJiKrNwkCXWamcbO5ZulqoGmU6DuAWssaT97NutD7Nlg2unik3taP48RUYKeyM4nsuZx2lPs4M-D5MkJWap2DjbA96GxTlPkW/s400/5504565263_790e96dcb1_z.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="270" data-original-width="400" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSPw6vX9iyMGA4Su3QRmx1c7T3umf9u2-2dGPUJiKrNwkCXWamcbO5ZulqoGmU6DuAWssaT97NutD7Nlg2unik3taP48RUYKeyM4nsuZx2lPs4M-D5MkJWap2DjbA96GxTlPkW/w400-h270/5504565263_790e96dcb1_z.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><div>Crocodile rock. Another zoo shot that tanked on Flickr. I like the diagonal composition though, and the tight crop to give an extra impression of strength.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgevmvYf-aToI2fvI90Aqupve9lRDB_VypNyS-ep65do38Vwqx99h5Gs4zU5VxD6g7_7J9AnU74RjJdMNhmCnmPSy5EWtbwhyphenhyphenvWetK7GLlBaAypU2R-59wdxhqU99Oi5BcZ9F9U/s400/50648815863_7dbda2b436_c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="265" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgevmvYf-aToI2fvI90Aqupve9lRDB_VypNyS-ep65do38Vwqx99h5Gs4zU5VxD6g7_7J9AnU74RjJdMNhmCnmPSy5EWtbwhyphenhyphenvWetK7GLlBaAypU2R-59wdxhqU99Oi5BcZ9F9U/w265-h400/50648815863_7dbda2b436_c.jpg" width="265" /></a></div><br /><div><div>Alternative title: Close encounters of the equine kind. On a walk through a forest in nearby Hattem we came across this friendly horse grazing in the meadows. When he saw us stopping and looking he came running to the fence. Unfortunately, no carrots in our pockets.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb1Q7ruc-kaEstVeNe1-bgGtt_PGhQnFiWb_WNo1yjoUuneihXhNBz7twx1ufAXAHGPTcy9R5ZWRbf3gAMy1dshpKZTHToImfsUUojp0RsmRERKMn1D5Ox0yW2Qm9R5UPZQN8m/s400/6349824062_eb7f898bb5_z.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb1Q7ruc-kaEstVeNe1-bgGtt_PGhQnFiWb_WNo1yjoUuneihXhNBz7twx1ufAXAHGPTcy9R5ZWRbf3gAMy1dshpKZTHToImfsUUojp0RsmRERKMn1D5Ox0yW2Qm9R5UPZQN8m/w400-h400/6349824062_eb7f898bb5_z.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><div>Swans silhouettes. Of the many swans shots I've taken over the years this one stands out in its uniqueness. Plenty of faves as well.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhboIBiZDol-PqHyXMoWwdeKAqEMcDe_-g2twFXgScBDaeeTszHbwrKYm8fuYBOIKJC7dca9Hfw2ymltYiW7wxJPLVCge031iq0hw10OJaGqJ8lMbpE95BaZM8sIV2-fTKnOtK2/s400/4488299235_78fe254dd4_z.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="399" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhboIBiZDol-PqHyXMoWwdeKAqEMcDe_-g2twFXgScBDaeeTszHbwrKYm8fuYBOIKJC7dca9Hfw2ymltYiW7wxJPLVCge031iq0hw10OJaGqJ8lMbpE95BaZM8sIV2-fTKnOtK2/w399-h400/4488299235_78fe254dd4_z.jpg" width="399" /></a></div><br /><div><div>Jazz in Paris. A personal favourite for obvious reasons. After we had to let him go in 2017, aged 15, I had this one printed on aluminium and it has been at my desk ever since.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: small;"><span><i>Copyright statement: all images copyright Hennie Schaper unless marked otherwise. Contact me if you like to use them.</i></span></span></div></div>Art Rockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10489812058048433637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32201944.post-75569077679994362082023-05-02T05:00:00.076+02:002023-05-02T05:00:00.155+02:00Pan Magazine Covers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVyLhysAhs6mE_-wEkO5IXrdq5ko9Apj7--75NSqboUrlTRgYgkV4Re0P2--f9JOz4hSxa0u_pyuF7HEb8r48ZF8ZHDdOLWNE5RfsCLq0wBK_49hdq9mOXXeztU5I3LwTh28PAq9ROA5V8bNpYFLJMXj95L4d1TQyDWAWTAe7RX9H4DYl1fZU/s700/PhotoFunia-1682263891.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="506" data-original-width="700" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVyLhysAhs6mE_-wEkO5IXrdq5ko9Apj7--75NSqboUrlTRgYgkV4Re0P2--f9JOz4hSxa0u_pyuF7HEb8r48ZF8ZHDdOLWNE5RfsCLq0wBK_49hdq9mOXXeztU5I3LwTh28PAq9ROA5V8bNpYFLJMXj95L4d1TQyDWAWTAe7RX9H4DYl1fZU/w400-h289/PhotoFunia-1682263891.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div></div><div><div style="text-align: left;">Pan was a London-based Bohemian-style periodical published for a few years after World War I. Difficult to find more information because there was a more famous German magazine with the same title (1895–1915). I
picked twelve Art Deco style Pan covers for today's post. In most cases
it was not possible to retrieve the names of the designers, so here they
are without any further comment. The image above was made at the <a href="https://photofunia.com/categories/magazines/roses-and-marshmallows" target="_blank">Photofunia site</a>, which has no copyright issues. </div></div><br /><div> </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigxuzZ6SJwvG1SWE6ghtM56Q1Q7pRLfIBnIeHH7rQN09ceDvNg3QPw_Lr9Z8A22MblVQReA8FIJn_BIf80VCar0GPsnzmAWou_Q3ecEpjLQMffROcBFXBJtNOyuMs5z3zfyHyHm9UlFbVJxo63uvAqdtwFafUS14qpV_10S-zAGsZNmxhGHHg/s390/191911.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="390" data-original-width="313" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigxuzZ6SJwvG1SWE6ghtM56Q1Q7pRLfIBnIeHH7rQN09ceDvNg3QPw_Lr9Z8A22MblVQReA8FIJn_BIf80VCar0GPsnzmAWou_Q3ecEpjLQMffROcBFXBJtNOyuMs5z3zfyHyHm9UlFbVJxo63uvAqdtwFafUS14qpV_10S-zAGsZNmxhGHHg/w321-h400/191911.jpg" width="321" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>November 1919</i></div></div><div></div><div></div><div> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="520" data-original-width="750" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMyBryeCq8r7hFE2xHZZ9WlUiYcOmmu1UCPGiS2E_OciDcbpkEyOsNMiCJS5PfEdPuV6TjPZ5kOcCrSAs7PT190TrKAzdG4hqOGG0-PyT1VEE8A5Zw2JrRMWeiVwoLMP6LVe2BP5OUzkH4MdvHlmWqL5iOEGrQd7-J28WqsHkT7VHrgUc6Sq4/w400-h278/PhotoFunia-1682167812.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"> <br /><div>Over the past 5-6 decades, album covers have become more and more artistic, to the point where the best of them deserve a place in this blog. They featured prominently in the past, and of course they will be present in the new set-up. I interrupt the regular scheduling of pop/rock album covers over the years for a special about classical music. Unfortunately, classical music has a bid of a stuffy reputation, and album covers in that genre tend to confirm that. It is usually a standard photograph of the main performer(s) or even more safe, a painting from the classical or romantic period. In today's post I highlight a dozen covers that really stand out, all featuring an attractive performer. 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJoPnOJrOlmfLnc3EHx805-Vn5xkIpyMigxyB-MsjpmAMqrq1plUb_mKcTnb9K7zcT1NTCo0Ev-Ye5WlZJ67iLIsdBSop4ZmqHwv_d33IwurqtbCyxfyCZW-TqeA_MHLIxPXOn9Mbi9BupV9aO7gf71WWlSmb0JjyaWB4x_iBJy0fmfx_qT5U/s700/PhotoFunia-1681722097.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="483" data-original-width="700" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJoPnOJrOlmfLnc3EHx805-Vn5xkIpyMigxyB-MsjpmAMqrq1plUb_mKcTnb9K7zcT1NTCo0Ev-Ye5WlZJ67iLIsdBSop4ZmqHwv_d33IwurqtbCyxfyCZW-TqeA_MHLIxPXOn9Mbi9BupV9aO7gf71WWlSmb0JjyaWB4x_iBJy0fmfx_qT5U/w400-h276/PhotoFunia-1681722097.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">One of our favourite TV series showing on BBC Prime is Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, starring Essie Davis as Melbourne's supersleuth Phryne Fisher in the roaring twenties. Interesting plots, flapper girls, period costumes, vintage cars and planes - a feast for the eye. This show is based on Kerry Greenwood's historical mystery novels, which I never read, but that to my delight come with great covers (probably by Beth Norling), suitable for posting in the blog. This is the first of two posts, based on the dedicated site (<a href="lihttp://phrynefisher.com/books.htmlnk" target="_blank">link</a>). The
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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhftzVrd-4Ur6XU7fIeEfiExYvOgjhprnVtoULUOrHR1DD6XysU3okgl_Q-kV08PCzkZG7fJD_OJWfsHJpweuifXvfMeoHbehmsX6hcIgmf9fOI-0Qq2ABktiZ8UjguZwN5hbWAtwRTblFMw7xmHO7MI6WUELy9PoaJ1XIoefAybqkSNeL1dyU/s400/self-portrait-with-cigar-1919.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="358" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhftzVrd-4Ur6XU7fIeEfiExYvOgjhprnVtoULUOrHR1DD6XysU3okgl_Q-kV08PCzkZG7fJD_OJWfsHJpweuifXvfMeoHbehmsX6hcIgmf9fOI-0Qq2ABktiZ8UjguZwN5hbWAtwRTblFMw7xmHO7MI6WUELy9PoaJ1XIoefAybqkSNeL1dyU/w358-h400/self-portrait-with-cigar-1919.jpg" width="358" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Karl Schmidt-Rottluff (1884 - 1976) was a German expressionist painter and printmaker; he was one of the four founders of the artist group Die Brücke. Schmidt-Rottluff served as a soldier on the Eastern Front from 1915 until 1918, but these experiences never heavily reflected in his artwork. Much of his work was lost in the destruction of his Berlin studio in World War II. The self portrait with Cigar shown above was created in 1919.</div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1NKqa1ez5noP5tMlsqs8eK683oY96BPAS968sX3L6jZy73sGiRJ4BZeVV3YXkpaTow9SDTsGe7OiyWxItwrXCnAhVoDTKWvOZilOkTSO-2flzxDhqNID8pVaCjjagJ7G9PfhcVOP15v4CnsETRbJ_T0ELh62ICc6W5qNXB6M6yU9uVCv80cA/s600/dangast.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="568" data-original-width="600" height="379" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1NKqa1ez5noP5tMlsqs8eK683oY96BPAS968sX3L6jZy73sGiRJ4BZeVV3YXkpaTow9SDTsGe7OiyWxItwrXCnAhVoDTKWvOZilOkTSO-2flzxDhqNID8pVaCjjagJ7G9PfhcVOP15v4CnsETRbJ_T0ELh62ICc6W5qNXB6M6yU9uVCv80cA/w400-h379/dangast.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i> Dangast Landscape (1910)</i><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="559" data-original-width="418" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbXFDR_hzHBuyB_ev33T4E_X-6wsaKNzcgISVT5zoHQ_KeqbHeO69k6cdgZtRdVpJveLMlBwSh7hKRmHie7coaPiVgsvN4BvbtmiklsUybV0JkhiKKlyxln00iemf5Qmh31huoebVeE8b-G2JXZW_Vhdc3xgWHRL-0J7jH3BZm9U3WNbZ3gkQ/w299-h400/schmidt-rottluff-thoughtful-woman-1912.webp" width="299" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Thoughtful Woman (1912)</i><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuy_hJwlPgtwADpSYCSKxeGKiCg2kU60dw4htVk8uoz7Nn6QzHu-9RwjmXpZHvSlAmfiIsV03Vk66bj9G0ng6Oj9WK8YwXmTLKumz0mtYRloqm93iWHdzRdsy5ezyvOnEef2soOYlKIKA3MBBkWrbsbNbw-27u6usGrPrDKdpOtH27pUAxHb4/s850/Karl%20Schmidt-Rottluff.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="850" height="339" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuy_hJwlPgtwADpSYCSKxeGKiCg2kU60dw4htVk8uoz7Nn6QzHu-9RwjmXpZHvSlAmfiIsV03Vk66bj9G0ng6Oj9WK8YwXmTLKumz0mtYRloqm93iWHdzRdsy5ezyvOnEef2soOYlKIKA3MBBkWrbsbNbw-27u6usGrPrDKdpOtH27pUAxHb4/w400-h339/Karl%20Schmidt-Rottluff.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Boats on Water (1913)</i><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjuXvAEZsUw1QnOxP92ugSBh_CjkWSl0b3JSxNJNAbpXKAPA-onH-HqFV6MsN1L42y39z2kHiD6I3PPSZnRUAT9KXNcXKSKTXGGBFxZxGessHpuBWzOf2_QarxPpSditnjMDZVqJcMwBnBsVacZ5MB-OuKFNxC9-pZZFyambZOZWMUUidbhZ0/s384/f474a71a30994c6bcf7da71a3bc72b30.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="330" data-original-width="384" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjuXvAEZsUw1QnOxP92ugSBh_CjkWSl0b3JSxNJNAbpXKAPA-onH-HqFV6MsN1L42y39z2kHiD6I3PPSZnRUAT9KXNcXKSKTXGGBFxZxGessHpuBWzOf2_QarxPpSditnjMDZVqJcMwBnBsVacZ5MB-OuKFNxC9-pZZFyambZOZWMUUidbhZ0/w400-h344/f474a71a30994c6bcf7da71a3bc72b30.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <i>Evening by the Sea (1919)</i><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSpqKH3WyjuaX2JZQnpt_T_aL9B3HzMW7Lwpz8nouYIXnq_DCR-0ZW2dinoxmIumYVnOxB6LC9a4NySQfFuRDeaorOkPBqVPs58MS_GIzcoHWkHOdp7jU_ElMGD4R8HQBXin-CwchJQfK0gFs0V9zofcMWynpQHtRo4Ff2UGYsXLx9ZN9Zvx8/s640/Village%20Square%20Karl%20SCHMIDT.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="558" data-original-width="640" height="349" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSpqKH3WyjuaX2JZQnpt_T_aL9B3HzMW7Lwpz8nouYIXnq_DCR-0ZW2dinoxmIumYVnOxB6LC9a4NySQfFuRDeaorOkPBqVPs58MS_GIzcoHWkHOdp7jU_ElMGD4R8HQBXin-CwchJQfK0gFs0V9zofcMWynpQHtRo4Ff2UGYsXLx9ZN9Zvx8/w400-h349/Village%20Square%20Karl%20SCHMIDT.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Village Square (1919)</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS57SELElpgyYfSA4tssDf_qP2SKGStF5LIQ71mppHySKBhzL_Q9UJ6IBvYNo7qg0pNI8K05rICaoCOOX9yt9KozI4UwZd2beb0Yc3JCCwR1IpwxuAxueCtJCWQ46fOyXDJdWHIg/s1600-h/schmidtrotluff.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="353" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276591276864280162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS57SELElpgyYfSA4tssDf_qP2SKGStF5LIQ71mppHySKBhzL_Q9UJ6IBvYNo7qg0pNI8K05rICaoCOOX9yt9KozI4UwZd2beb0Yc3JCCwR1IpwxuAxueCtJCWQ46fOyXDJdWHIg/w400-h353/schmidtrotluff.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 282px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" width="400" /></a><i>Three women at the Sea (1919)</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic-JEFyaOsOlDmqKLg0GxrjOdRqFvCcHg4pV0PYec9fXaLwFdl4fEDYEcgHYstxNc0dXkyh1_lvAUjv4AqM9eBhj0qu-iqaVJUzQLvaCh5zhH1Z6xFl045Fc2D2lN5RoYfc2oaAB29I7NjT7kpsH06T6OVZE3_rLPla3bKtJ0VZY1YE0kZEoo/s640/5663270709_25f4d41628_z.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="537" data-original-width="640" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic-JEFyaOsOlDmqKLg0GxrjOdRqFvCcHg4pV0PYec9fXaLwFdl4fEDYEcgHYstxNc0dXkyh1_lvAUjv4AqM9eBhj0qu-iqaVJUzQLvaCh5zhH1Z6xFl045Fc2D2lN5RoYfc2oaAB29I7NjT7kpsH06T6OVZE3_rLPla3bKtJ0VZY1YE0kZEoo/w400-h336/5663270709_25f4d41628_z.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Blue Moon (1920)</i><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="570" height="359" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXPGvJCx06B9Ll_em0HxOXYmfGlNy8imW7CRy1wZz-XicjP_aHUpdftuHjHOUaHLbcwglwS1-1pnPKvOSk3ZgRObPof98suSUC5C7ftk_gQBmPMelH_UCIx9ptQ6-xnMsaDw9IyVySeAqO8TP2T2CGlgoIpbh1xcwrMxSmvOrvhZwz2ZweAms/w400-h359/b399dd9c-47c5-4d3e-ab07-fb375d6081ad_570.webp" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Farmers from Pommern (1924)</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQJri9IjlInUhOyFL9mpG3fV2YNpkjkeOhMtpJAiv0zfQab1pSEO7IaTDgJDwOUvHsLH9Z5YZU-G5x0NP4kSg1N4BEhBCX_kwd40Y_qj3To27T3O1QZWSCjlWAiwmxut1lROXu97AH7B1Wn801f0Hbi530XYQFhZA8AvFASnOyyoJIg_6mRdc/s800/39422127531_8e58f32140_c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="697" data-original-width="800" height="349" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQJri9IjlInUhOyFL9mpG3fV2YNpkjkeOhMtpJAiv0zfQab1pSEO7IaTDgJDwOUvHsLH9Z5YZU-G5x0NP4kSg1N4BEhBCX_kwd40Y_qj3To27T3O1QZWSCjlWAiwmxut1lROXu97AH7B1Wn801f0Hbi530XYQFhZA8AvFASnOyyoJIg_6mRdc/w400-h349/39422127531_8e58f32140_c.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Woman at the Dune (1924)</i><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwuk4-IyhDwu67t8AvZxKjpWV7OKFtXA08aAbFM9jHx3i9j7IXGXENiK01j0ywgCeeE5-GUN7bkHd6i5K4FTphoLMqUB__hIF69oqqoJ7Ziax9_UL-YOB1LjvCIaHoIc-7j3OPOI6kbcabaZf3rM6oAe7Mn8cnY-W66xm19ApGhJ2K-X1yjp4/s564/eb549a88ae793610021ed270ff367746.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="564" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwuk4-IyhDwu67t8AvZxKjpWV7OKFtXA08aAbFM9jHx3i9j7IXGXENiK01j0ywgCeeE5-GUN7bkHd6i5K4FTphoLMqUB__hIF69oqqoJ7Ziax9_UL-YOB1LjvCIaHoIc-7j3OPOI6kbcabaZf3rM6oAe7Mn8cnY-W66xm19ApGhJ2K-X1yjp4/w400-h400/eb549a88ae793610021ed270ff367746.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Double portrait "S. and L." (1925)</i></div></i><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> <i>Copyright statement: images all in public domain.</i></div></div></div>Art Rockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10489812058048433637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32201944.post-8912044309842115962023-04-16T05:00:00.252+02:002023-04-16T05:00:00.161+02:0021st Century Concertos [2]<div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieFF4tnCSOZrym1Rbtj1HqQXiy8dVgPS4LrTaGHw_XfeR2shY_HdQj7fda8cAQvp7BYPEQpCKjNqD24HFycVSZrQIyfLuJibfFA9NvVSE2H3v3xBgiVTyPMrBCiWlQz_g_Hg2mdecNrBRIvqmxsklr2NV_3LPg-hHv62CuUM63Vm9ZJFptjA0/s640/music-4760794_640.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="640" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieFF4tnCSOZrym1Rbtj1HqQXiy8dVgPS4LrTaGHw_XfeR2shY_HdQj7fda8cAQvp7BYPEQpCKjNqD24HFycVSZrQIyfLuJibfFA9NvVSE2H3v3xBgiVTyPMrBCiWlQz_g_Hg2mdecNrBRIvqmxsklr2NV_3LPg-hHv62CuUM63Vm9ZJFptjA0/w400-h268/music-4760794_640.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Too many people think that classical music is a thing of the past,
whereas excellent classical music is still being composed today. For
this blog post, the second in the series, I have selected another dozen concertos composed in the 21st
century, by twelve different composers (and for nine different
instruments). These are all works I love listening to, and all the
depicted CD's are in my collection. The picture above depicts a marimba,
one of the concertante instruments featured in today's post. The image
above is in the <a href="https://pixabay.com/photos/music-concert-music-sheet-band-4760794/" target="_blank">public domain</a>. </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpPt18o61jq-ZL9GyJdwvfzf4a2WsKVr4lqi1sPcBmB1-U1PErPgC5nM8tjYCoX7f8YaxUB-VuNbUBPpGUEIjNLK8zaxZK4xSe3UoGlO5wjXMiqav_qkjDd8RpM67cCMz7bOnELGtYvYgIGsVn1Dedpxj-6hZuvTgjaZ9M2xHyk_hVAXzjDg4/s640/mat.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpPt18o61jq-ZL9GyJdwvfzf4a2WsKVr4lqi1sPcBmB1-U1PErPgC5nM8tjYCoX7f8YaxUB-VuNbUBPpGUEIjNLK8zaxZK4xSe3UoGlO5wjXMiqav_qkjDd8RpM67cCMz7bOnELGtYvYgIGsVn1Dedpxj-6hZuvTgjaZ9M2xHyk_hVAXzjDg4/w400-h400/mat.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Viola Concerto "On Opened Ground" by Mark Anthony Turnage (2001)</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The viola concerto "On Opened Ground", a work in two movements, is a jazz-influenced composition by the English composer Mark Anthony Turnage. It is probably my favourite of the many concertos he composed, demonstrating the still underused potential of this instrument in concertos. The recording shown above is by Lawrence Power and the London Philharmonic Orchestra under Markus Stenz, on an LPO CD.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1K4UmdgL5AwPffimtcsI5pyfdKlzJqHdLbBngsfg0ERUndywF9kmTY1o4dCsiT2pkF6SK3LY-l1ldeeoFuMKXPOsVUFayraQZ_2AJPdnBt8VVzFLjcpNll8eLv0iF7OFtlFon7QSnPkUFbMeLsH8cLeI411iEA3V-497y9su4dZB1CCnBcx8/s450/mt.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="450" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1K4UmdgL5AwPffimtcsI5pyfdKlzJqHdLbBngsfg0ERUndywF9kmTY1o4dCsiT2pkF6SK3LY-l1ldeeoFuMKXPOsVUFayraQZ_2AJPdnBt8VVzFLjcpNll8eLv0iF7OFtlFon7QSnPkUFbMeLsH8cLeI411iEA3V-497y9su4dZB1CCnBcx8/w400-h400/mt.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Percussion Concerto "Rapture" by </i><i>Michael Torke </i><i>(2001)</i></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;">Rapture is a concerto for percussion by American composer Michael Torke. There are three movements, reflecting the types of percussion the soloist plays: Drums and Woods, Mallets, and Metals. The recording shown above is by Colin Currie and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra under Marin Alsop, on a Naxos CD.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHqQ-6qDdTsYTkBVEIry-FIm1aimXNqhumnIbMLaxw9afW-QWkZ2oiRege6VqKi8L9uacS-ISWloSUoGU_YwfBo-TxGSi9NhamCk4KY6xkKzfKRmkCLo9neN1u9N-kaKq98o8f0Q8EAky1nrmHpud7wLA5KY0gO_SaRXRWU07N1L1wf0_BaXM/s600/ahofront.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHqQ-6qDdTsYTkBVEIry-FIm1aimXNqhumnIbMLaxw9afW-QWkZ2oiRege6VqKi8L9uacS-ISWloSUoGU_YwfBo-TxGSi9NhamCk4KY6xkKzfKRmkCLo9neN1u9N-kaKq98o8f0Q8EAky1nrmHpud7wLA5KY0gO_SaRXRWU07N1L1wf0_BaXM/w400-h400/ahofront.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Contrabassoon Concerto by </i><i>Kalevi Aho </i><i>(2005)</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">After the days of Vivaldi, bassoon concertos are unusual, let alone concertos for contrabassoon and orchestra, like this one from Finnish composer Kalevi Aho. The version shown above is by Lewis Lipnick and the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Andrew Litton on a BIS CD.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglP6X-NPytDrB1g6KTZNyWIt9O4eLvnRRQP6ZGx_yyQsn40xGwRsC3IEPrIhDgwY3wU6-Lp1ylh3Qqpy2k67ycZ7bIOZOQ8i9einS_XObUSxhWLfvurLFX0Sj_1A7cGXb1sJiFdBvnyg98xbnuTjbmoL1N6qaUw6BiBUmwu5HYwIAVXGkuPE0/s600/tiensuufront.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="598" data-original-width="600" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglP6X-NPytDrB1g6KTZNyWIt9O4eLvnRRQP6ZGx_yyQsn40xGwRsC3IEPrIhDgwY3wU6-Lp1ylh3Qqpy2k67ycZ7bIOZOQ8i9einS_XObUSxhWLfvurLFX0Sj_1A7cGXb1sJiFdBvnyg98xbnuTjbmoL1N6qaUw6BiBUmwu5HYwIAVXGkuPE0/w400-h399/tiensuufront.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Accordion Concerto "Spiriti" by </i><i>Jukka Tiensuu </i><i>(2005)</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Spiriti is an accordion concerto by Finnish composer Jukka Tiensuu. Another instrument that is not used enough in concertos. The version shown above is by Mikko Luoma and the Avanti Chamber Orchestra under Susanna Mälkki on an Alba CD.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcPxUjRBo4HGLfynnTKx7fCz7XIZvuF8m5M7uompPvE5_ctHxXaX86AOVpdp_Sv88hcZ8r55jiuNVCy_dS4W05O0EnDZnnfHinMRL-s4EjA1ziLsPqHgV8G5iJjNaRXPyOf93cUephSnKA9N5-x1FP61fsQ9ZQi8w92kP02jD1HDYx665Oo60/s800/koppel_marimba_concertos.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="793" data-original-width="800" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcPxUjRBo4HGLfynnTKx7fCz7XIZvuF8m5M7uompPvE5_ctHxXaX86AOVpdp_Sv88hcZ8r55jiuNVCy_dS4W05O0EnDZnnfHinMRL-s4EjA1ziLsPqHgV8G5iJjNaRXPyOf93cUephSnKA9N5-x1FP61fsQ9ZQi8w92kP02jD1HDYx665Oo60/w400-h396/koppel_marimba_concertos.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Marimba Concerto No. 4 "In memory of things transient" by Anders Koppel (2006)</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div>"In memory of things transient" is one of four marimba concertos by Danish composer Anders Koppel. it
is the most varied, adding an organ into the mix in an engaging
eight-movement work occasioned by the 250th anniversary of Mozart’s
birth and including quotes from Mozart, Balkan folk music and an old pop
tune of Koppel’s. The version shown above is by Marianna Bednarska and the Aalborg Symphony Orchestra conducted by Henrik Vagn Christensen on a DaCapo CD.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_IL_0efZRHfrlxF81E0d5VVy6n9xzttKRcoPqwpNXPHulXmCBFiOK6kFAPkeA72Axh-7SV0IWL2nVIPoemT7e6GDjFmQTo_3wicaRemtr-zib789gBYrx6FSCfw9QiQsP5q1jhGOEE6tVBdT9hx5yvKVsbC4BGtvMK_nUVTef2HRgjGy7kGo/s600/widmann.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="595" data-original-width="600" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_IL_0efZRHfrlxF81E0d5VVy6n9xzttKRcoPqwpNXPHulXmCBFiOK6kFAPkeA72Axh-7SV0IWL2nVIPoemT7e6GDjFmQTo_3wicaRemtr-zib789gBYrx6FSCfw9QiQsP5q1jhGOEE6tVBdT9hx5yvKVsbC4BGtvMK_nUVTef2HRgjGy7kGo/w400-h396/widmann.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Violin Concerto No. 1 by </i><i>Jörg Widmann </i><i> (2007)</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This
Violin concerto is by German composer, conductor and clarinetist Jörg
Widmann. one of the most performed contemporary composer in the world
(from Wiki). It is an outstanding piece, one of the better ones of this
century to my taste. The recording shown above is by Christian Tetzlaff
and the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra under Daniel Harding on an
Ondine CD.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJoIKR41b9TzomUgQlSRTypy0tcbxT0Ce-dqGePDgGuiMPO8teonSmvZyjRRnNCzKkqKbFkKVR4CHtH_CGLQ5fge4cYq48iE8jLWPgzttMGajIN-TdWHH04Y0oVCuOJ06TzbLJdvWE8eqOf8CzMl6cLBFSb2LYTYaKe6sNqWckdPj19koeQCs/s600/R-11699464-1554106589-4323.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJoIKR41b9TzomUgQlSRTypy0tcbxT0Ce-dqGePDgGuiMPO8teonSmvZyjRRnNCzKkqKbFkKVR4CHtH_CGLQ5fge4cYq48iE8jLWPgzttMGajIN-TdWHH04Y0oVCuOJ06TzbLJdvWE8eqOf8CzMl6cLBFSb2LYTYaKe6sNqWckdPj19koeQCs/w400-h400/R-11699464-1554106589-4323.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Viola Concerto by </i><i>Emil Tabakov</i><i> (2007)</i><br /></div> </div></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div>Another outstanding Viola Concerto, this one is by Bulgarian composer Emil Tabakov. The recording shown above is by Alexander Zemtsov and the Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra under the composer on a Toccata Classics CD.<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWVnAaJahDEBFFmdCtb2kmGqS-w3QFWxD3CvkfHD7Pspg89jYpmcdAf2wHx0_jcbPEKUB7w5rzuesK4EzdfaBNg-O7y9qWVpqVXAg9b4dBNUEvGcg7IXgoWzVD0q6uixqgKxZvOJjizUKiqkfc69a43CnXgTfqOuDEWAPhVg2dnBsjG4mExQk/s800/wright.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWVnAaJahDEBFFmdCtb2kmGqS-w3QFWxD3CvkfHD7Pspg89jYpmcdAf2wHx0_jcbPEKUB7w5rzuesK4EzdfaBNg-O7y9qWVpqVXAg9b4dBNUEvGcg7IXgoWzVD0q6uixqgKxZvOJjizUKiqkfc69a43CnXgTfqOuDEWAPhVg2dnBsjG4mExQk/w400-h400/wright.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Violin Concerto "And Then There Was Silence" by Christopher Wright (2010)</i><br /></div> </div><div style="text-align: left;">"And then there was silence..." is the title of the Violin Concerto by British composer Christopher Wright, somewhat old fashioned but beautiful. It was written in memory of his wife. The recording shown above is by Fenella Humphreys and the Bournemouth Symphony Orhcestra under Martin Yates on a Dutton Epoch CD, with tenor Christopher Watson making a surprise and effective appearance in the work's final movement.</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_x-lCnSFYq2ORV45qRRoAN9jnlrpKOF5oDXTCKUWVPf50v2p7vtSaY1fjEwe3mAbpGmO3mgAdxFJvoYDS75zot0LBFv2Bp-EkwyhgTUjm5AuPzyAU5jkVocFKpiVkQ0EgXzAVGb6hk3n-S9fAMZPfx6aGzXuWYKDxf5SyZThEl5NZGJ24lnI/s500/gbsc.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_x-lCnSFYq2ORV45qRRoAN9jnlrpKOF5oDXTCKUWVPf50v2p7vtSaY1fjEwe3mAbpGmO3mgAdxFJvoYDS75zot0LBFv2Bp-EkwyhgTUjm5AuPzyAU5jkVocFKpiVkQ0EgXzAVGb6hk3n-S9fAMZPfx6aGzXuWYKDxf5SyZThEl5NZGJ24lnI/w400-h400/gbsc.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Piano Concerto "The Solway Canal" by </i><i>Gavin Bryars </i><i>(2010)</i><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Solway Canal is a Piano Concerto (including a choir) by British composer Gavin Bryars, who is probably best known for Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet. The recording shown above is by Ralph van Raat, Cappella Amsterdam and Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic under Otto Tausk on a Naxos CD.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHah5OsPt4Ig7oxP3Ohvp-FVavVznm_YkVvAf6lfh6DlfOhcKXu_81tl3kHe9_3Zr8WsZTeQ66MpEk29AKMZpAXADg2KqEWxlHDBOj4Z7a6drb0v289bO2wYMx2zyadW8-ecwR5wd9fPaF_yyAyfot0oOX0EFTBlde7srLfOVRO_Iyd0a1QhM/s600/knifonium.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHah5OsPt4Ig7oxP3Ohvp-FVavVznm_YkVvAf6lfh6DlfOhcKXu_81tl3kHe9_3Zr8WsZTeQ66MpEk29AKMZpAXADg2KqEWxlHDBOj4Z7a6drb0v289bO2wYMx2zyadW8-ecwR5wd9fPaF_yyAyfot0oOX0EFTBlde7srLfOVRO_Iyd0a1QhM/w400-h400/knifonium.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Knifonium Concerto "Ambrosian Delights" by </i><i>Olli Virtaperko</i><i> (2015) </i></div></div><div></div><div> </div><div>Ambrosian Delights (is a concerto for knifonium and chamber orchestra. For... what? Glad you asked. The knifonium is a vacuum-tube-based analogue synthesizer, designed by Jonte Knif, who also plays the beast in this concerto. I really enjoy the sound of this instrument, and Virtaperko combines it well with the chamber orchestra. Funny sounds, yes, but also a fun listening experience. Highly original. The recording shown above is by Jonte Knif with the Jyväskylä Sinfonia under Ville Matvejeff on an Ondine CD. </div><div> </div><div> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-WL9-PR_W6czS3nsC7rL07F1WBbQcU9r_BAn7s5jf_Yl-47KjDdZhfJ6OOA7QImDV44cbpxfdRvHfmpLg6PxMcOqAhwjMAXo4RAlcxXaeTwcDrFADIQOKxYTW0YoN9P08l4Z1t2_prHV_AEOa_G_dDvy6Y4Qd0otD9XwjM-t0btojdEs9miM/s599/ac.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="596" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-WL9-PR_W6czS3nsC7rL07F1WBbQcU9r_BAn7s5jf_Yl-47KjDdZhfJ6OOA7QImDV44cbpxfdRvHfmpLg6PxMcOqAhwjMAXo4RAlcxXaeTwcDrFADIQOKxYTW0YoN9P08l4Z1t2_prHV_AEOa_G_dDvy6Y4Qd0otD9XwjM-t0btojdEs9miM/w398-h400/ac.jpg" width="398" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Violin Concerto "The Seamstress" by </i><i>Anna Clyne</i><i> (2015) </i><br /></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><div style="text-align: left;">The Seamstress is an unorthodox Violin Concerto by promising British composer Anna Clyne. It features voice and electronics in addition to the usual instrumentation. The recording shown above is by Jennifer Koh and the BBC Symphony Orchestra under Sakari Oramo on an Avie Records CD.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBV6hR8Qaxd6JCRVp1I8h26FwSp6zgIB_mgnIz6fnR5AJ4Z3oq5SgqxtXcGvWLFZTrT1qC8W_QNUUQI8KVotj0POS1sKhCfKHy2sjexWu_YKM0ABHfy-W0F3iyV0tRjR8evZV-7L90y95cvEh-crhUK-gStymth1Uekaoc_W16IcYS02x_SZg/s600/vasks.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="599" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBV6hR8Qaxd6JCRVp1I8h26FwSp6zgIB_mgnIz6fnR5AJ4Z3oq5SgqxtXcGvWLFZTrT1qC8W_QNUUQI8KVotj0POS1sKhCfKHy2sjexWu_YKM0ABHfy-W0F3iyV0tRjR8evZV-7L90y95cvEh-crhUK-gStymth1Uekaoc_W16IcYS02x_SZg/w399-h400/vasks.jpg" width="399" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Oboe Concerto by Pēteris Vasks (2018)</i><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Saving the best for last - my favourite 21st century concerto so far. This Oboe Concerto is by Latvian composer Pēteris Vasks, and it is the best concerto for this wonderful instrument I know. The recording shown above is by Albrecht Mayer and the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra under Andris Poga on an Ondine CD.</div><div><i> </i></div><div><i> </i></div><div><i>Copyright statement: posting lower quality album covers is deemed fair use.</i></div></div>Art Rockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10489812058048433637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32201944.post-9789049222792965782023-04-12T05:00:00.076+02:002023-04-12T05:00:00.174+02:00Vintage New Zealand Posters<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicaR-ZvKKPBWlWlPw-95dKflFrpbSh8o9T08T4q4QxyR_zYNqYmnvev0QlvLqSjqVHtclW2RP7pDMbzj6RD1bmuRql8H3DStFHDq22u9uiywSktK1Ud9RT6wa-H6xv0jQptKbWIBrkHGizwgDHJdUs6eQ5SFjMh7nJNaQdmbTEaf2rv0XzHMY/s800/PhotoFunia-1681142350.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="574" data-original-width="800" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicaR-ZvKKPBWlWlPw-95dKflFrpbSh8o9T08T4q4QxyR_zYNqYmnvev0QlvLqSjqVHtclW2RP7pDMbzj6RD1bmuRql8H3DStFHDq22u9uiywSktK1Ud9RT6wa-H6xv0jQptKbWIBrkHGizwgDHJdUs6eQ5SFjMh7nJNaQdmbTEaf2rv0XzHMY/w400-h288/PhotoFunia-1681142350.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>Vintage advertisement posters are much sought after, and have been
recognized for their artistic merit as well giving us a chance to look
at days gone by. There have even been dedicated exhibitions of such
posters in art museums. I like these nostalgic images and will post a
few grouped per theme. Today's theme is New Zealand, a collection of
twelve travel posters which I am sharing without further information.
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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="520" data-original-width="750" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjohs6_OpqtNqv5mwCX_ZPtXoZP6jhX41eDkPihJASemcSVdNp0HNac2as5M_tWsfEzCgcMA3-7kC7JG14KPzvf47J6qRY-8o4uvWewy3UllY2WAGQgOe8Did5f-UVWXR1zUFr9oiq2Z6urmq4xwAIW9vVtzUgs7mEm1c9q0ScIr8dMNiOrNwc/w400-h278/PhotoFunia-1680269490.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Over the past 5-6 decades, album covers have become more and more artistic, to the point where the best of them deserve a place in this blog. They featured prominently in the past, and of course they will be present in the new set-up. I have gone for a grouping per years of release (covering 2-3 years per post). I will try not to include the most famous album covers (like Sergeant Pepper, Dark Side of the Moon, Nevermind), but focus on more obscure but very good examples. Also the aim is no duplication of acts within one post. These posts are meant to be illustrative only, not necessarily my personal top twelve for the time period. 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It was her first recording following the dissolution of her previous band, the Sugarcubes. The album cover is daringly simple and highly effective. It is a photograph by Jean-Baptiste Mondino.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkjtfVm-jP5J8fQA8yGGY4fc9oSntNHuMZNSG06M5fvDbtNE92w4J88P1_uaLfpxhRnAurnrauyY-zz6_fcNHbRwPTb_Yuv3SrjJkzxNLeqcS2Rcl2Jy8A0bemnYt8c7IvEyFA0aRCbZCfKNbuq-LUXow-sHwy-afVghETBwym1NqPfkw47Fw/s550/iq.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="546" data-original-width="550" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkjtfVm-jP5J8fQA8yGGY4fc9oSntNHuMZNSG06M5fvDbtNE92w4J88P1_uaLfpxhRnAurnrauyY-zz6_fcNHbRwPTb_Yuv3SrjJkzxNLeqcS2Rcl2Jy8A0bemnYt8c7IvEyFA0aRCbZCfKNbuq-LUXow-sHwy-afVghETBwym1NqPfkw47Fw/w400-h398/iq.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Ever by IQ (1993)</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Ever is the fifth studio album by neo-progressive rock group IQ. The stunning art work is credited to Peter Nicholls with Tony Lythgoe (design).</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9wQkGT5Uhor-kIW4gMbBuXAOEJCcNXVfXf8AgsWSfcOaavFR9fJvXLWryDCqoc1gp-Y5HEdZ_t4xovHISlbBVOVP7txQ27D36zIuSGcWcAM3Ow85D-YXhg1rV9w6cY_h9fLjAmggmcyIDfvx2W3csyGuM4Ve_LdNZJ5ApxZ6O4bOehl8MzKk/s550/550x501.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="501" data-original-width="550" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9wQkGT5Uhor-kIW4gMbBuXAOEJCcNXVfXf8AgsWSfcOaavFR9fJvXLWryDCqoc1gp-Y5HEdZ_t4xovHISlbBVOVP7txQ27D36zIuSGcWcAM3Ow85D-YXhg1rV9w6cY_h9fLjAmggmcyIDfvx2W3csyGuM4Ve_LdNZJ5ApxZ6O4bOehl8MzKk/w400-h364/550x501.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Suede by Suede (1993)</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Suede is the debut album by English alternative rock band Suede. At the time the fastest-selling debut album in British history in almost a decade, Suede is often cited as one of the first Britpop records. The gender-ambiguous album cover was deemed controversial even for the nineties. The image was taken from the 1991 book Stolen Glances: Lesbians Take Photographs. The photographer is Tee Corinne and in its entirety shows a woman kissing an acquaintance in a wheelchair. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvWXAM8NuPANkupWpuZiqrNhL8eXnSLvsSxQf_666sItSJ6Rym8_vQfJZraXY_gNPi5nfxwr53uHFt7GxiMTW0Rji1W8ssqS9_6PnCRMubby890U7udwG4cPE3opnleBu81SgKU2EgxIBe3TKultw4ipH_I1-SAWJTvsH-DceChSe9Wbl0QAQ/s640/pen.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvWXAM8NuPANkupWpuZiqrNhL8eXnSLvsSxQf_666sItSJ6Rym8_vQfJZraXY_gNPi5nfxwr53uHFt7GxiMTW0Rji1W8ssqS9_6PnCRMubby890U7udwG4cPE3opnleBu81SgKU2EgxIBe3TKultw4ipH_I1-SAWJTvsH-DceChSe9Wbl0QAQ/w400-h400/pen.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>The Window of Life by Pendragon (1993)</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>The Window of Life is the fourth studio album by English neo-progressive rock band Pendragon. The cover is a collage of images inspired by the music. The artwork is by Simon Williams.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtu_jbA4d3bgcuGZGacHC1cHCU9CWUqTvq7OovUem_20wJqBAVpLi1Q0Tq9EPce7OlgST8n2Mo_kIWDSOXQBaTgjXsYx9OFrvN1K3CWPvozNR7BGaGniRxtwVU_2_bZYmX53968kNn5wZh0slKlpKvNnlycn2_H4gu1HSaV_n7IhC0op1SRn8/s355/hn.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="355" data-original-width="355" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtu_jbA4d3bgcuGZGacHC1cHCU9CWUqTvq7OovUem_20wJqBAVpLi1Q0Tq9EPce7OlgST8n2Mo_kIWDSOXQBaTgjXsYx9OFrvN1K3CWPvozNR7BGaGniRxtwVU_2_bZYmX53968kNn5wZh0slKlpKvNnlycn2_H4gu1HSaV_n7IhC0op1SRn8/w400-h400/hn.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Glow Stars by Heather Nova (1993)</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Glow Stars is the debut studio album by Bermudian singer-songwriter and poet Heather Nova. It was an interesting decision not to use an image of the singer herself, attractive as she is. The cover is based on a photograph by Andy Vella.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6PwdPmizJoFpT_sXfcuO8znSo-0QwBBodOkca1DUgmFzaAMWLwc25oa414ucPOmovUmRPejGFL7RqbvHWUNEEpO8eItB-MvZLnHbHRwRhS5Rl4qyadG0KxGD2ViGRIDmkjEEUSfanH3z4PbLkp7e82f7B2EkGPhVAonvgyUQ1PRaiA1Xg15A/s640/tool.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6PwdPmizJoFpT_sXfcuO8znSo-0QwBBodOkca1DUgmFzaAMWLwc25oa414ucPOmovUmRPejGFL7RqbvHWUNEEpO8eItB-MvZLnHbHRwRhS5Rl4qyadG0KxGD2ViGRIDmkjEEUSfanH3z4PbLkp7e82f7B2EkGPhVAonvgyUQ1PRaiA1Xg15A/w400-h400/tool.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Undertow by Tool (1993)</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Undertow is the debut studio album by American progressive metal band Tool. According to critics, Undertow helped heavy metal music remain prominent as a mainstream musical style, and allowed several later bands to break through to the mainstream. It was released at a time when grunge was at the height of its popularity, and pop punk was slowly beginning to gather mainstream attention. The minimal cover was designed by Adam Jones.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrr-tMDSTmHAItdAZPtm3BLOAwbkNt8ULp5HlgCIUkyQcPQrbZzgPoeYsG_N7sLjPyESykiQLNe7Gh33d2i-iCasVFr9cLp5qSLqr7WgOEFvzOusv2o9c4nX-q55qd-IHP2ue7r1KvRHxMCLmbfkbZAlBcSR40_08MjRC4-h6YiEQrhihWVbY/s570/tau.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="570" data-original-width="550" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrr-tMDSTmHAItdAZPtm3BLOAwbkNt8ULp5HlgCIUkyQcPQrbZzgPoeYsG_N7sLjPyESykiQLNe7Gh33d2i-iCasVFr9cLp5qSLqr7WgOEFvzOusv2o9c4nX-q55qd-IHP2ue7r1KvRHxMCLmbfkbZAlBcSR40_08MjRC4-h6YiEQrhihWVbY/w386-h400/tau.jpg" width="386" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Under the Pink by Tori Amos (1994)</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Under the Pink is the second studio album by singer-songwriter Tori Amos. Cindy Palmano is credited with the art direction and photography.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5hx7uH3b7wY1ga9G1QLJ3__tnrpGkBFyohk0o9ntFTo-cc_dJejGhRzoQxgl3DAs0tq0RzIYm0UM35DcBkcXg1Py5XbshLQR4X7jZi1G29HOWMlNO7Wm-kJ6cxkParGT7YZ5lh-_iyzbD5nPX9cyTw1mdVhDqpJU1u7Rbd0QH_B92nsk-dDo/s550/db.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="550" data-original-width="550" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5hx7uH3b7wY1ga9G1QLJ3__tnrpGkBFyohk0o9ntFTo-cc_dJejGhRzoQxgl3DAs0tq0RzIYm0UM35DcBkcXg1Py5XbshLQR4X7jZi1G29HOWMlNO7Wm-kJ6cxkParGT7YZ5lh-_iyzbD5nPX9cyTw1mdVhDqpJU1u7Rbd0QH_B92nsk-dDo/w400-h400/db.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>The Division Bell by Pink Floyd (1994)</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>The Division Bell is the fourteenth studio album by the English progressive rock band Pink Floyd, the second Pink Floyd album recorded without founding member Roger Waters. Longtime Floyd collaborator Storm Thorgerson provided the album artwork. He erected two large metal heads, each the height of a double-decker bus, in a field near Stuntney, Cambridgeshire. The sculptures were positioned together and photographed in profile, and can be seen as two faces talking to each other or as a single, third face. Thorgerson said the "third absent face" was a reference to Syd Barrett. The sculptures were devised by Keith Breeden, and constructed by John Robertson. Info from Wikipedia.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgvxt5_HwgdpyrxTcy6FPrVOQWfZspzMJl8NlZIVFyIQx7VOJXZzHfdreeXapDWUq5rIFGq7YP0VEvn6ZeVZmbDfSDcJG9KOpkGLW88_LaTBE1zBJX65olbmY_khYb7RceGwHtOZ-syUCmfFy4aOKH_DKwMn6jxQRgEZ_ZN6QucDyk6C1kUIc/s600/bp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgvxt5_HwgdpyrxTcy6FPrVOQWfZspzMJl8NlZIVFyIQx7VOJXZzHfdreeXapDWUq5rIFGq7YP0VEvn6ZeVZmbDfSDcJG9KOpkGLW88_LaTBE1zBJX65olbmY_khYb7RceGwHtOZ-syUCmfFy4aOKH_DKwMn6jxQRgEZ_ZN6QucDyk6C1kUIc/w400-h400/bp.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Parklife by Blur (1994)</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div>Parklife is the third studio album by the English rock band Blur. In 2010, Parklife was one of ten classic album covers from British artists commemorated on a UK postage stamp issued by the Royal Mail. The cover refers to the British pastime of greyhound racing. Funny given the status of this image, I could not find who shot it.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiScfljD-DlT16mco7yh91wLonr8HxlrMtYbaya2_idvAnMAsI-BOh8rOk8HR5lPiyBv26ZYyQDsY6oWxcI2xUU_LS_LmQGUer8woZesUqk_C-8rRIfoLYLOXIBwYOdK-HC_xKuVa-6T-qjav1cOwFv3JPm5myYLz_Vhn9f97diJF9yalpikx4/s600/nmf.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiScfljD-DlT16mco7yh91wLonr8HxlrMtYbaya2_idvAnMAsI-BOh8rOk8HR5lPiyBv26ZYyQDsY6oWxcI2xUU_LS_LmQGUer8woZesUqk_C-8rRIfoLYLOXIBwYOdK-HC_xKuVa-6T-qjav1cOwFv3JPm5myYLz_Vhn9f97diJF9yalpikx4/w400-h400/nmf.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Flowermouth by No-Man (1994)</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Flowermouth is the second studio album by British art rock duo No-Man (singer Tim Bowness and multi-instrumentalist Steven Wilson). The special artwork is credited to Bill Smith Studio.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTdmDNpEPrHuM8yHrrcP7ABymu1jtblYHG5V7-khYsoKt2gVZ3a6rHr9zYJ4Fg9klM8X4pxbnMcwRevDjFcQmJIPq4z_AOEOCLTX5Z36Q0rFJSaB1nqguOs7ombagzzUO5pDz7j6XWhfmmRbVzNoS7oB71nEhvhU3VWFueSg3HuAug6hsaxtg/s640/sn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTdmDNpEPrHuM8yHrrcP7ABymu1jtblYHG5V7-khYsoKt2gVZ3a6rHr9zYJ4Fg9klM8X4pxbnMcwRevDjFcQmJIPq4z_AOEOCLTX5Z36Q0rFJSaB1nqguOs7ombagzzUO5pDz7j6XWhfmmRbVzNoS7oB71nEhvhU3VWFueSg3HuAug6hsaxtg/w400-h400/sn.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>And She Closed Her Eyes by Stina Nordenstam (1994)</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>And She Closed Her Eyes is the second studio album by Swedish singer-songwriter Stina Nordenstam. Her debut was promising, but this is rightly seen as her masterpiece. The cover is the type of cover photography that I like, natural against an interesting but non-intrusive background. Unfortunately no information about the photographer.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgExVBVjSPTYZWx1i2A787uHnmzoT2TYC9qc_-X4KwnlLalBpzk8V46Mi46q6n6s__ZLj13NRCdhk0JOEcnX6VLRdFy4VD_p1eE3urq01Bm_4hmj0JGGfg95hJ-FoC_9etuz56VeiIM_eYgaVYzr6ebRL1xcJ9jkDltScfcaK0redVToX9_LYw/s599/gdd.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="599" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgExVBVjSPTYZWx1i2A787uHnmzoT2TYC9qc_-X4KwnlLalBpzk8V46Mi46q6n6s__ZLj13NRCdhk0JOEcnX6VLRdFy4VD_p1eE3urq01Bm_4hmj0JGGfg95hJ-FoC_9etuz56VeiIM_eYgaVYzr6ebRL1xcJ9jkDltScfcaK0redVToX9_LYw/w400-h400/gdd.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Dookie by Green Day (1994)</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><div>Dookie is the third studio album and major label debut by American rock band Green Day. This made their name, and deservedly so. They took the raw energy and fuckall attitude of the late seventies' punk bands, and added far better melodies than most of their predecessors. The album is an energetic punk pop classic that sold a stunning twenty million copies worldwide. The album artwork by fellow East Bay punk Richie Bucher caused controversy, since it depicted bombs being dropped on people and buildings. The setting is a replica of Berkeley's Telegraph Avenue.</div><div style="font-style: italic;"><br /></div></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Copyright statement: posting lower quality album covers is deemed fair use.</i></div>Art Rockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10489812058048433637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32201944.post-7230633944760603702023-04-04T05:00:00.054+02:002023-04-04T05:00:00.154+02:00John Wick Chapter 4<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZX16eDHRfkExRrzj5tsTpCoZsWqtNDeX5RGfHlYJGKduI4uA4pjPv0SU9K9UlMdbSFm4iMdc252pjNclivj_5wOd_Ptvg5diUnPzYxODuj7xeq-uFoYgUcnBhKny1v2OSeJX9QfkiepJZPQGdQrCXwsn-kIZ6k4rQyUAIGskKALJ9J1Ca4E0/s700/PhotoFunia-1678737478.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="492" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZX16eDHRfkExRrzj5tsTpCoZsWqtNDeX5RGfHlYJGKduI4uA4pjPv0SU9K9UlMdbSFm4iMdc252pjNclivj_5wOd_Ptvg5diUnPzYxODuj7xeq-uFoYgUcnBhKny1v2OSeJX9QfkiepJZPQGdQrCXwsn-kIZ6k4rQyUAIGskKALJ9J1Ca4E0/w281-h400/PhotoFunia-1678737478.jpg" width="281" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Movie posters need to be immediately appealing to lure the potential
customer into the cinema. Some though go way beyond appealing and are
really artistic. I will share some of my favourites in this blog, aiming
for a grouping of twelve around a certain theme. The theme for today's
post is a special one - a dozen posters made for the upcoming fourth edition of the John Wick saga, all featuring superstar Keanu Reeves, and most of them very striking indeed. The image above is
made via <a href="https://photofunia.com/categories/galleries/gallery-visitor" target="_blank">Photofunia </a>and is free from copyright restrictions. </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>Art Rockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10489812058048433637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32201944.post-57648554426239021162023-03-31T05:00:00.139+02:002023-03-31T05:00:00.161+02:00La Vie Parisienne Magazine Covers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijHAIOZGBP920P2Ga3m4R6TnhWWFADiPQroItw4KXz_TiH2c3E-uyL1B10PT1ggTsb6UKsgQegzGBcVqgh9fBEmpkw2BfslrSu8myNKk_bKmTRCulSZnoJnIcBIlZZdQJpl1v9r7MTXM7eabbCvThnr39QVlSjwOuCLKwgAaJ4bguKd3bMewc/s700/PhotoFunia-1678724855.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="506" data-original-width="700" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijHAIOZGBP920P2Ga3m4R6TnhWWFADiPQroItw4KXz_TiH2c3E-uyL1B10PT1ggTsb6UKsgQegzGBcVqgh9fBEmpkw2BfslrSu8myNKk_bKmTRCulSZnoJnIcBIlZZdQJpl1v9r7MTXM7eabbCvThnr39QVlSjwOuCLKwgAaJ4bguKd3bMewc/w400-h289/PhotoFunia-1678724855.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">La Vie Parisienne (the Parisian life) was a French weekly magazine founded in Paris in 1863 and was published without interruption until 1970. It was popular at the start of the 20th century. Originally it covered novels, sports, theater, music and the arts. In 1905 the magazine changed hands and the new editor Charles Saglio changed its format to suit the modern reader. It soon evolved into a mildly risqué erotic publication. During World War I, General Pershing personally warned American servicemen against purchasing the magazine, which boosted its popularity in the United States (from Wikipedia).</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">I picked twelve La Vie Parisienne covers for today's post. In most cases it was not possible to retrieve the names of the designers, so here they are without any further comment. The image above was made at the <a href="https://photofunia.com/categories/magazines/roses-and-marshmallows" target="_blank">Photofunia site</a>, which has no copyright issues. <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNpLjlRn0lQ0lDVlNeYLudmAPHIGXvkyREEHj0zSA9DfF980kS6VYXmfgDufm9zO18lbM4HHX31aCAktFaqsolCdJa9e00eTd_l1lAv4Xw7wgf2zwLhNxaCCpJCXrQe6xzdPS2/s320/lvp.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="238" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNpLjlRn0lQ0lDVlNeYLudmAPHIGXvkyREEHj0zSA9DfF980kS6VYXmfgDufm9zO18lbM4HHX31aCAktFaqsolCdJa9e00eTd_l1lAv4Xw7wgf2zwLhNxaCCpJCXrQe6xzdPS2/w298-h400/lvp.JPG" width="298" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>July 1919</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="717" data-original-width="512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0xR-vCToVM3kb52_SYQxOPponk0IOf0ALfAxQXZBGg2OyU6wItrbGFpy08cfN-I9dDocL3bKzwTO5BFkREJKq8ld49h_eCd0yOF5cRrKlaUnImsw_K5ou5OCQuDhyphenhyphena4EJkIy5Gw/w285-h400/La_Vie_Parisienne_-_cover_-_14_October_1922_-_Ren%25C3%25A9_Vincent.jpg" width="285" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>October 1922</i></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkF6VNEAlMQW0Njz2KnOsgZj-iRSKzYTQqYH8Dpbw7krgzxnKbN2_Xa7ywtGKTs62s0dy2Xk4-OIovK_yHCexDGTsqlPVEy0bRK0IQns6YEiveDp0dU0o1Z7PA0VR7pk4535Dbi4cVF06n-_IMedDbbDv9HhqvcMI1EeJvuxjsIzSBwyqktN0/s614/192311.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="614" data-original-width="482" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkF6VNEAlMQW0Njz2KnOsgZj-iRSKzYTQqYH8Dpbw7krgzxnKbN2_Xa7ywtGKTs62s0dy2Xk4-OIovK_yHCexDGTsqlPVEy0bRK0IQns6YEiveDp0dU0o1Z7PA0VR7pk4535Dbi4cVF06n-_IMedDbbDv9HhqvcMI1EeJvuxjsIzSBwyqktN0/w314-h400/192311.jpg" width="314" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>November 1923</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicaF8-SByqC2UUYThVOkNMuvtzcEYzo8qp3i4mAXXBVm22MEo6iPAJta_8oxEinVqH-7vBhTotpD0CzUdxIRQah-p8f5LHaQyET-04oFf5yLUaGqAFLzk1yuj9OcmspBz6QnzAevKluPASyoiULMGajq1vTs1xdpM1T5HWF1g2GnaB5eH3Tfg/s799/192508.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="594" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicaF8-SByqC2UUYThVOkNMuvtzcEYzo8qp3i4mAXXBVm22MEo6iPAJta_8oxEinVqH-7vBhTotpD0CzUdxIRQah-p8f5LHaQyET-04oFf5yLUaGqAFLzk1yuj9OcmspBz6QnzAevKluPASyoiULMGajq1vTs1xdpM1T5HWF1g2GnaB5eH3Tfg/w298-h400/192508.jpg" width="298" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>August 1925</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXRVcjebt9lXrVz56XX14MQz7aXEDyqHUPVin9JF1qJv_yge1U6wPZlzdG1l3XQjqWFwjRneljBS44VlwwbRJX-lHhT7ImgHLR93SJ-T4LFceF9M4ruygT36LajF94r2KQinQl/s598/tumblr_n0ps2pdr1N1rjib3yo1_500.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="598" data-original-width="446" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXRVcjebt9lXrVz56XX14MQz7aXEDyqHUPVin9JF1qJv_yge1U6wPZlzdG1l3XQjqWFwjRneljBS44VlwwbRJX-lHhT7ImgHLR93SJ-T4LFceF9M4ruygT36LajF94r2KQinQl/w299-h400/tumblr_n0ps2pdr1N1rjib3yo1_500.png" width="299" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>May 1926</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Vie_Parisienne_(magazine)" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="520" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTYhRJHDu73cl3U8P8Lmx729XWhTbHHB9Ws9nBX-zQfyTMf-G9c9V-zHrqg7m01m_yrlVDsCxW-qkOlPk32zJCiipQXHk7WHMbhNmtXYfah-pC8-szeTQQeeRFGaBKTgIzOfSpHA/w289-h400/130266316_2830073510599449_4417571495537570200_n.jpg" width="289" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>December 1927</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://imgur.com/gallery/ooysh" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="878" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghTqaMrr6da8GahR_sLPqirTqMEM0XGtZ5ml4MVYwUdA43JcVpCFZtc-0C_j30EoXNywsBYamyjF6jh2paObhpclUSB3_f7UcFUjg4-GqGGfKNAutKuO6FVjJy8GjJSY0pyDVE1A/w291-h400/81134378_2654143431334183_342354991375187968_n.jpg" width="291" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>December 1927</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2hRHvLMNz7sjcI1tGPtu_xxIbQ8dCJ_QhHSygRTWLxUXYti2tJAeIZmV2opyYCgFRiINc1Ha6anm-WAYndmoW-5YU05hOmgxMbD6ilqd8kE4noE90re5Skjnf2wTEu6A-1dplX2VwkDkMRjKhBj3iWKWg8l5OR1nAAMPD53kfGzCS_57xatY/s1600/192906.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1181" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2hRHvLMNz7sjcI1tGPtu_xxIbQ8dCJ_QhHSygRTWLxUXYti2tJAeIZmV2opyYCgFRiINc1Ha6anm-WAYndmoW-5YU05hOmgxMbD6ilqd8kE4noE90re5Skjnf2wTEu6A-1dplX2VwkDkMRjKhBj3iWKWg8l5OR1nAAMPD53kfGzCS_57xatY/w295-h400/192906.jpg" width="295" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>June 1929</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb3tR8FuhE7nJdiXqWCwoVs7mQasXtOB39kg7ycYkeYOUEE2wFuMpIO4evyaX4Uy1_ohd-xZRAZcq-uA_zUxUSfAmANYQR46L2MjOXnlX86BKylS5JKYJIG0BGjkF2hLbK5TsX3abCe-gv4lgvBE4e5_HLaAhHbs2PDRlbH5RBj5AfPzKpDLU/s655/192907.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="655" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb3tR8FuhE7nJdiXqWCwoVs7mQasXtOB39kg7ycYkeYOUEE2wFuMpIO4evyaX4Uy1_ohd-xZRAZcq-uA_zUxUSfAmANYQR46L2MjOXnlX86BKylS5JKYJIG0BGjkF2hLbK5TsX3abCe-gv4lgvBE4e5_HLaAhHbs2PDRlbH5RBj5AfPzKpDLU/w305-h400/192907.jpg" width="305" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>July 1929</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Copyright statement: posting lower quality magazine covers is deemed fair use.</i></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div>Art Rockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10489812058048433637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32201944.post-53185863001499031852023-03-27T05:00:00.096+02:002023-03-27T05:00:00.183+02:00DeepAI: Text to image<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixzmiwwjWcy5_V9-D2g3r-c2ILK1xTYAat_GgcyjSbbD__GMFKEYag5NzuXq3nKC1MveLdIntrx9cl5qlGQKbyw78WXMY633s8eT0Ae_JhmsXUYCpuvukqtO5XtHzlVWxdjGoxC3COutVg23YYa4zIQTxgw0assRE-S84WmYI8R6-0jKf_KEs/s512/_LmBfF61.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixzmiwwjWcy5_V9-D2g3r-c2ILK1xTYAat_GgcyjSbbD__GMFKEYag5NzuXq3nKC1MveLdIntrx9cl5qlGQKbyw78WXMY633s8eT0Ae_JhmsXUYCpuvukqtO5XtHzlVWxdjGoxC3COutVg23YYa4zIQTxgw0assRE-S84WmYI8R6-0jKf_KEs/w400-h400/_LmBfF61.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">There are more sites offering this type of AI (you type some words, and the AI generates an image), but DeepAI (<a href="https://deepai.org/machine-learning-model/text2img" target="_blank">link</a>) is one of the best and easiest to use. The free version comes with over a dozen pre-set style options to play with. As an illustration, I have taken my favourite pop/rock album as text input ("hounds of love") and let the AI generate twelve images with different style buttons. Not all of them are great, but still, many results are, and offer me more options for illustrations in this blog the coming months.The image above by the way is what the AI generated for "Kate Bush" in Fantasy World mode.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0zv9bbV2qgZEXArVzBVG2O5vGlGEPuCn5DVWhZQzq9GvJPrf64JnmqY7asZI9s7t6OfuXibpHliG4l-ey-xCfrSFAy3Y8QGJetRH1zIssdQuMVH9EfWwdf8SoFqTE_GyX6Ww9yfdx0yj0NWGNU0z2VJOqPzbUXLzVhnYG0g05W3EKdZytiRM/w400-h400/02%20Fantasy%20World.jpg" width="400" /></a></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Fantasy World </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i> </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRNf19vCzQ15C6PxjnlOWqQtyfhFITFS3p97ys62DiEsmi-61fnX7Vw-wo6RLetr7bUXJI3aHb1dE_YVS4o5QoFXn-efX2EfvL9oJs_omANUMNS4TsqPG7E3_MU4ItTmCXqSg2B1z9GB-e-hR5VXmw-VobfBB45HDuy_caqaBacib39wAJiWY/s512/03%20Cyberpunk.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRNf19vCzQ15C6PxjnlOWqQtyfhFITFS3p97ys62DiEsmi-61fnX7Vw-wo6RLetr7bUXJI3aHb1dE_YVS4o5QoFXn-efX2EfvL9oJs_omANUMNS4TsqPG7E3_MU4ItTmCXqSg2B1z9GB-e-hR5VXmw-VobfBB45HDuy_caqaBacib39wAJiWY/w400-h400/03%20Cyberpunk.jpg" width="400" /></a></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Cyberpunk</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdgpKXRSMveXft9KkIRmvNOVYjr_j4r6dnXKQTiiegXmNu9P66zd7orDPNf0HbTXdWwD2AdOP_B5e_awNi0ALxVeaLaY0Q4KyCa08F4uNn_EGUBAKLAnLMJsz8-uyOWOkewQ1j7yQJgw5TFxFD9hx7wqHCArJ12TN7E7WoeMtt0QJcyivq6KM/w400-h400/08%20Surreal%20Graphics.jpg" width="400" /></a></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Surreal Graphics</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgntRxJCfMpdp5_UoxGxRvMe_yrAkxRBZkGYtf6mIyY3N0FvVISRY1DhyP3S3Oo4TYrWeVqxt1NESKTmnnIjlO27jZkINFA0irVqkxqHXfBdewL87kB8XygQScGcM-p_eErl2VnBPZ-1E19L5r1riyncemM86FPqgh9iY2nYCEA5643KxueTWo/s512/09%203d%20Objects.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgntRxJCfMpdp5_UoxGxRvMe_yrAkxRBZkGYtf6mIyY3N0FvVISRY1DhyP3S3Oo4TYrWeVqxt1NESKTmnnIjlO27jZkINFA0irVqkxqHXfBdewL87kB8XygQScGcM-p_eErl2VnBPZ-1E19L5r1riyncemM86FPqgh9iY2nYCEA5643KxueTWo/w400-h400/09%203d%20Objects.jpg" width="400" /></a></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>3D Objects</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Copyright statement: AI generated images are in public domain.</i></div>Art Rockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10489812058048433637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32201944.post-21684194435963695522023-03-23T05:00:00.006+01:002023-03-23T05:00:00.176+01:00The strange magic of..... Kate Bush<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinsVm296UBbO5X5XZrtdJA4N4-_NULhkbw1UyGp0-jZJyFlvTbkrqvmtLLaYw6oYfWYmeg11Nan_YAjDZNUUl14I4ivIMTRpaLLXAyLY5yvW3p-lNDZ6EP23nF_XQd1GovsOAylle67W_XmDS-P-Q2d9xcxRi6MIpOhzDf0McQ9gity3Z0UK8/s711/Kate_Bush_1985.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="698" data-original-width="711" height="393" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinsVm296UBbO5X5XZrtdJA4N4-_NULhkbw1UyGp0-jZJyFlvTbkrqvmtLLaYw6oYfWYmeg11Nan_YAjDZNUUl14I4ivIMTRpaLLXAyLY5yvW3p-lNDZ6EP23nF_XQd1GovsOAylle67W_XmDS-P-Q2d9xcxRi6MIpOhzDf0McQ9gity3Z0UK8/w400-h393/Kate_Bush_1985.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>A new topic under the tag "Pop and Rock Music": I'll highlight some of my favourite artists and bands, presenting my three favourite albums, three favourite well-known songs with videos, three less known gems, and three special articles or videos (live recordings, interviews etc). Kicking off with Kate Bush. </div><div><br /></div><div>Kate Bush (1958) is a British singer/songwriter, who in 1978 topped the UK Singles Chart for four weeks with her debut single Wuthering heights. Many hits (singles and albums) followed. She is generally seen as one of the greatest influences on a generation of female pop/rock artists who came after her. </div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Three favourite albums</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div><div><div><br /></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRYpf3hdzke2rl1qAkpSF2bd9p9o69kFgIzRq5Z09qEWo2qnJayzmJp6R6IlH_r7Y833sKOjQppqRyGjvrjChdUssRGyiAKXmsIwXGcYNOzfj8fb4cyRtrkn5reVNWscIM-EQx/s320/hol.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRYpf3hdzke2rl1qAkpSF2bd9p9o69kFgIzRq5Z09qEWo2qnJayzmJp6R6IlH_r7Y833sKOjQppqRyGjvrjChdUssRGyiAKXmsIwXGcYNOzfj8fb4cyRtrkn5reVNWscIM-EQx/w400-h400/hol.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Hounds of Love (1985)</i></td></tr></tbody></table><div><ol><li>Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></li><li>Hounds Of Love<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></li><li>The Big Sky<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></li><li>Mother Stands For Comfort<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></li><li>Cloudbusting</li><li>The Ninth Wave:</li><ul><li>And Dream Of Sheep</li><li>Under Ice<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></li><li>Waking The Witch<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></li><li>Watching You Without Me<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></li><li>Jig Of Life<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></li><li>Hello Earth<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></li><li>The Morning Fog<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></li></ul></ol></div>Hounds of Love is the fifth studio album by English singer-songwriter and musician Kate Bush. It is the album where everything came together. What can I say? It has been my favourite pop/rock album for over 35 years now, every single song is brilliant, from the hits (great videos to boot by the way) to the amazing suite <i>The Ninth Wave</i>, which is on the B-side of the LP album. The remastered CD with bonuses is even better because you get the original song <i>The Big Sky</i> (amazing, but still the least impressive track on the album) in a phenomenal remix to enjoy this album even more. It is considered by many fans and music critics to be Bush's best album, and has been regularly voted one of the greatest albums of all time.</div><div><br /></div><div><div><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2szB6PS3j1-0TNvH7vPo2m9FpCG-nFAC9vA1oJR_ecT8z0V073wTeYqSv03HIQ-4w8NGqJX1mZYEPzQrObPRBPe_OVeCHhDGc7Ku_DvEmLPkohYriCwcyKMJ8jZs_vk1ldUvS/s320/kbsw.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2szB6PS3j1-0TNvH7vPo2m9FpCG-nFAC9vA1oJR_ecT8z0V073wTeYqSv03HIQ-4w8NGqJX1mZYEPzQrObPRBPe_OVeCHhDGc7Ku_DvEmLPkohYriCwcyKMJ8jZs_vk1ldUvS/w400-h400/kbsw.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i style="text-align: left;">The Sensual World (1989)</i></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></td></tr></tbody></table><div><ol><li>The Sensual World</li><li>Love And Anger</li><li>The Fog</li><li>Reaching Out</li><li>Heads We're Dancing</li><li>Deeper Understanding</li><li>Between A Man And A Woman</li><li>Never Be Mine</li><li>Rocket's Tail (For Rocket)</li><li>This Woman's Work</li><li>Walk Straight Down The Middle (CD bonus track)</li></ol></div>The Sensual World is the sixth studio album by the English singer-songwriter Kate Bush. It took her three years to finish and release this follow-up of Hounds of love, my favourite album of all time. Perhaps not surprisingly, it does not reach the level of that masterpiece, but it is still an outstanding art rock album, with more classical influences than before (Nigel Kennedy playing violin and viola, Michael Nyman and the Balanescu Quartet). My absolute favourite is <i>The Fog</i>, but some other songs worth noting are <i>Love And Anger</i>, <i>Reaching Out</i>, <i>Rocket's Tail (For Rocket)</i>, and <i>This Woman's Work</i>.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj52pp_UGS0A3p7sjEavk5VpT1TL7F5mtERak7mDvnZycKrl-IZGdqr2to7PeY4KpcKnObVYV4ueG_PxPDRQ9KRrtwcqtAb59mrBnQreTuEW1EG7HReFccnc4bn6PQO5YVRYpQy/s320/katebushaerial.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj52pp_UGS0A3p7sjEavk5VpT1TL7F5mtERak7mDvnZycKrl-IZGdqr2to7PeY4KpcKnObVYV4ueG_PxPDRQ9KRrtwcqtAb59mrBnQreTuEW1EG7HReFccnc4bn6PQO5YVRYpQy/w400-h400/katebushaerial.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Aerial (2005)</i></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">A Sea Of Honey</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><ol><li>King Of The Mountain</li><li>π</li><li>Bertie</li><li>Mrs. Bartolozzi</li><li>How To Be Invisible</li><li>Joanni</li><li>A Coral Room</li></ol></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">A Sky Of Honey</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><ol><li>Prelude</li><li>Prologue</li><li>An Architect's Dream</li><li>The Painter's Link</li><li>Sunset</li><li>Aerial Tal</li><li>Somewhere In Between</li><li>Nocturn</li><li>Aerial</li></ol></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Aerial is the eighth studio album by the English singer-songwriter and musician Kate Bush. It was a twelve years wait, but it was worth it: for me this is her best album since Hounds of Love. Although the total run time is just under 80 minutes, the lay-out is in two CD's, each with a separate title. The first CD has seven separate songs in typical Kate Bush mode - the very long break from recording did not really affect her style. The best songs for me are <i>King Of The Mountain</i>, the unlikely <i>π</i>, the weird <i>Mrs. Bartolozzi</i>, and especially one of her most gorgeous songs: <i>A Coral Room</i>. The second CD is basically one long suite, a romantic meditation on the passing of a day, and should really be experienced from start to finish: it is 42 minutes of exquisite beauty.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Three favourite well-known songs and videos</span></b></div><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpcjFoPZMpNEJ5ZRzJ93CDIiYtvN9FqPUhLRHx2Dk87oNIoi1oGMwSAZ7YDPnIpbhrmZjmzg1c-QaDU46-eiaV6ys9gZ2lNWHkB7qnu42BNUw-WAQxQj7HHrNhG5I8HFbG3VJMyVmacTKpyMYmy1mKERcCV60TODRsikzZdy_oOtovDXbxtTM/s736/tm.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="736" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpcjFoPZMpNEJ5ZRzJ93CDIiYtvN9FqPUhLRHx2Dk87oNIoi1oGMwSAZ7YDPnIpbhrmZjmzg1c-QaDU46-eiaV6ys9gZ2lNWHkB7qnu42BNUw-WAQxQj7HHrNhG5I8HFbG3VJMyVmacTKpyMYmy1mKERcCV60TODRsikzZdy_oOtovDXbxtTM/w400-h271/tm.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The man with the child in his eyes</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The deceptively simple ballad The man with the child in his eyes is the real gem of her 1978 debut album The kick inside. Her voice, so immature in the big hit Wuthering heights (in fact, she decided to re-record it for a greatest hits compilation), has just the right character in this peculiar love song, which she wrote at the ripe old age of fourteen - the mind boggles! A fan once aptly described it as "a song so perfect you could stick a nail in it and hang it on the wall." It was a surprising choice for the second single, but did well in its own right, reaching the UK top 10.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkVq0zQASZVwvEFmhmeqif4XkHyLyx7arpUAvSn5RbmSxXhNs1V4FTyu6TyRQ3FYmfpiN_k6Ga9RL4jvi3aPolG19svoJrjIteksSaw4hMDKx8bofILL3yI9CubFnoAoWwbkO4c2mBPLPJhh-IJq0D4J-ZNn_HpM6BhN9VOFaZCRyepfpWwBA/s726/ruth.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="519" data-original-width="726" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkVq0zQASZVwvEFmhmeqif4XkHyLyx7arpUAvSn5RbmSxXhNs1V4FTyu6TyRQ3FYmfpiN_k6Ga9RL4jvi3aPolG19svoJrjIteksSaw4hMDKx8bofILL3yI9CubFnoAoWwbkO4c2mBPLPJhh-IJq0D4J-ZNn_HpM6BhN9VOFaZCRyepfpWwBA/w400-h286/ruth.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><i>Running up that hill (A deal with God)</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>Running up that hill (A deal with God) was the lead-off single of the 1985 album Hounds of love. It is one of the ultimate eighties' songs, with its heartbeat like rhythm - the All Music Guide hails it as one of the most sensual songs ever made. It was to be her biggest hit since the overwhelming debut single Wuthering Heights, reaching #3 in the UK, and her only outing to the USA top 40.<div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wp43OdtAAkM&ab_channel=KateBushMusic" target="_blank">💻</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQGMm07w5WOCpuh4dRp-cyEWgpcKgT3uqrmEZCXTDCLq-lXOEKLy927k7Baj5G54QOu18HDZWOCZRRZcw6gztXUfL1SKpzKgYuFQSJ7e1maGgC5-fZwJa_EbJqtrZOvxYo77AR7jQDsL3b1ncmLfaKREcmytwYBSedwGJ_8KHS49FsnCFBJnE/s750/cb.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="494" data-original-width="750" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQGMm07w5WOCpuh4dRp-cyEWgpcKgT3uqrmEZCXTDCLq-lXOEKLy927k7Baj5G54QOu18HDZWOCZRRZcw6gztXUfL1SKpzKgYuFQSJ7e1maGgC5-fZwJa_EbJqtrZOvxYo77AR7jQDsL3b1ncmLfaKREcmytwYBSedwGJ_8KHS49FsnCFBJnE/w400-h264/cb.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Cloudbusting</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Cloudbusting was the second single drawn from the amazing 1985 album Hounds of love. It will always be linked to the fantastic video clip featuring Donald Sutherland as her father and Kate in a short-haired wig as a little boy. Musically, it is a well-rounded masterpiece, with original instrumentation (cellos rhythmically dominating), a beautiful melody and great lyrics telling the tale of father and son from the child's perspective ("just saying it can even make it happen"). Kate was inspired by Peter Reich's A Book of Dreams which told of his relationship with his father Wilhelm. The video and song actually tell the true tale of Wilhelm eventually being arrested by the government and imprisoned for his ideas. He died behind bars. </div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pllRW9wETzw&ab_channel=KateBushMusic" target="_blank">💻</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Three less known gems</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><br /></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8SUnkmBAF3SRz0TO5QrYuJoMRGKhfD383Sx2bFysyhYX4PFat8O2gBNciAB4n58YztwHRCcPSnxpJyAIIlXQnHwJWXVy7DL5JpBQPdEU4P43YS_GXPa3Ws6Qibo370_owtF2_oUeA3pGoZq3YWqG5Td6GmIeUjJjF5g2--dAA0erSVEbNRdA/s512/msfc.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8SUnkmBAF3SRz0TO5QrYuJoMRGKhfD383Sx2bFysyhYX4PFat8O2gBNciAB4n58YztwHRCcPSnxpJyAIIlXQnHwJWXVy7DL5JpBQPdEU4P43YS_GXPa3Ws6Qibo370_owtF2_oUeA3pGoZq3YWqG5Td6GmIeUjJjF5g2--dAA0erSVEbNRdA/w400-h400/msfc.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Mother stands for comfort</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>With so many fantastic songs on the album Hounds of Love, it is very easy to neglect the beautiful masterpiece which is Mother stands for comfort. It is a slightly mournful ballad telling the tale of a murderer who suspects his mother "knows that I've been doing something wrong", but "she won't mind me lying". In some ways the most conventional track of this unconventional album but a great one nevertheless.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJKVqPSnK9JDZIFdYCWqcds4H8r4FmREVvHxUS3caWf0-sdTzSo6a7H7hi105CoRFl4xvEkFkgbwkxhxwUlitO9rytJahYYeCmZrH9wfT99IQUdCYHraL6ZLN_UGUEsvpoBHslLU1YQtT3sLu7RYbLY0-tk1msVqaOo61itapP6qfFe7hBdzk/s512/fog.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJKVqPSnK9JDZIFdYCWqcds4H8r4FmREVvHxUS3caWf0-sdTzSo6a7H7hi105CoRFl4xvEkFkgbwkxhxwUlitO9rytJahYYeCmZrH9wfT99IQUdCYHraL6ZLN_UGUEsvpoBHslLU1YQtT3sLu7RYbLY0-tk1msVqaOo61itapP6qfFe7hBdzk/w400-h400/fog.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The Fog</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>The fog is a track from the 1989 album The sensual world. This track continues the mood of the previous album's The ninth wave, with interspersed text samples from her father and a truly amazing violin solo by classical music's superstar Nigel Kennedy. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQV2sVk_LEx3teYOuLO4YE64fNB_wgIq4LdS2l84_ATUYYf8KmAGPe1Fw-eM6mX426g486GnyNj6Mkfl7jkAJ29m1FgjN0TqhPENvQ_UX3uIaPggBCexgWJmRR8V1_wYVdu6SaCaWh5C_roSYEjaBFTF4rwuDvd2dqgUkHHmJLG020cisJw9E/s512/acr.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQV2sVk_LEx3teYOuLO4YE64fNB_wgIq4LdS2l84_ATUYYf8KmAGPe1Fw-eM6mX426g486GnyNj6Mkfl7jkAJ29m1FgjN0TqhPENvQ_UX3uIaPggBCexgWJmRR8V1_wYVdu6SaCaWh5C_roSYEjaBFTF4rwuDvd2dqgUkHHmJLG020cisJw9E/w400-h400/acr.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>A Coral Room</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>A coral room is a track from her 2005 double album Aerial. It is a beautiful solo piano accompanied ballad of the type that she should have a patent on, a very personal sharing of her feelings upon the death of her mother. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Three </span></b><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>special articles or videos</b></span></div><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-cJgD3Rq57zh3xL1AyVQR356YyQ0QEF9uR8BSCXIKdvtT03oc8U-Ykik7-miLOaDsxu5hBymjTc_WSOJjyqVbbkkjPKLl8-ueGJXX0ae7X-we2VvYjn-jvt3D3ggVv-CDgm9CyLDb9ZuV_-J8HqgYxE3SoSNnHG3Os0GaEQqQIHuFGMHBFAI/s641/eft.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="456" data-original-width="641" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-cJgD3Rq57zh3xL1AyVQR356YyQ0QEF9uR8BSCXIKdvtT03oc8U-Ykik7-miLOaDsxu5hBymjTc_WSOJjyqVbbkkjPKLl8-ueGJXX0ae7X-we2VvYjn-jvt3D3ggVv-CDgm9CyLDb9ZuV_-J8HqgYxE3SoSNnHG3Os0GaEQqQIHuFGMHBFAI/w400-h285/eft.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Efteling Special</i></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>On 12 May 1978, the Dutch broadcaster TROS broadcast a 20 minute Kate Bush television special, recorded at the Dutch amusement park Efteling. On 10 May 1978, Efteling was ready to open the Haunted Castle, the most expensive attraction it had ever constructed, and they wanted to promote it as much as they could. Ton van der Ven, who designed the castle, appeared in a popular talk show and in April a documentary featuring the Haunted Castle was made by filmmaker Rien van Wijk, who was eager to shoot in the latest attraction before it officially opened. Kate, who just had a big hit with Wuthering Heights, was approached for a television special that would promote both Efteling and her songs. The special was filmed in April, a month before the official opening of the castle. Text taken from the video information.</div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECE0jzN7EYA&ab_channel=TopPop" target="_blank">💻</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZcC4BUG2rJqaGgeC2Jt0xSkxpDl6PIaXnjyOCOGopTmk4ECb0m-jykJeWyNH0jIzWpdFajDhUEmrsPDH39e5VHs-bJ6BUeZkv8SwN7KcuW26iZ1pULOVsIkzwpNgmT9ZSGnfJjIiz0OQ4Ce1lKJPOY_tnBcvHexRMXIp1lp6rXZjCKb7lMZI/s744/xm.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="456" data-original-width="744" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZcC4BUG2rJqaGgeC2Jt0xSkxpDl6PIaXnjyOCOGopTmk4ECb0m-jykJeWyNH0jIzWpdFajDhUEmrsPDH39e5VHs-bJ6BUeZkv8SwN7KcuW26iZ1pULOVsIkzwpNgmT9ZSGnfJjIiz0OQ4Ce1lKJPOY_tnBcvHexRMXIp1lp6rXZjCKb7lMZI/w400-h245/xm.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Christmas Special</i></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>The complete 1979 Kate Bush Christmas Special (from BBC Four's rebroadcast in 2009), with Peter Gabriel as special guest star. That's 44 minutes of pure bliss. </div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pn0IRI5wdzI&ab_channel=zararity" target="_blank">💻</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAVnxy1iugkMCSk1rqN069HXLujDQi3r3QqrYkewBfokEwiSM9COWGJtX8R_yxEJZwFrr2KbNtrFl1_4ViTCg3AF5LgE-z3BN4_q4v_uwIdSh2Iw37eE-QFXLAN0yBuYLabFncrDjnUn_3gSpsqcJ8dG2sfT0HXoLIsqo4VGY1rH6Ed4ZNCUI/s757/sw.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="487" data-original-width="757" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAVnxy1iugkMCSk1rqN069HXLujDQi3r3QqrYkewBfokEwiSM9COWGJtX8R_yxEJZwFrr2KbNtrFl1_4ViTCg3AF5LgE-z3BN4_q4v_uwIdSh2Iw37eE-QFXLAN0yBuYLabFncrDjnUn_3gSpsqcJ8dG2sfT0HXoLIsqo4VGY1rH6Ed4ZNCUI/w400-h258/sw.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The Sensual World Interview</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>One of the best interviews with Kate Bush - after her 1989 album, "The Sensual World".</div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlKEKFkri4Y&ab_channel=EricS" target="_blank">💻</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><i>Copyright statement: The first image is reported to be in the public domain (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Bush#/media/File:Kate_Bush_1985.jpg" target="_blank">link</a>). Posting lower quality album covers is deemed fair use. The same holds for screen shots from videos. Images under the third item were made with the on-line AI programme <a href="https://deepai.org/" target="_blank">DeepAI</a>.</i></div>Art Rockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10489812058048433637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32201944.post-61654347469356527122023-03-19T05:00:00.050+01:002023-03-19T05:00:00.179+01:00Links [2]
<div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF6LhDg2IO_dEXTIb7hbumRVoMc7KT-Mquhp1vIRFJFjVorHqY0vt9CPSfojb6CYidbU3odm5SZ3cCEShG9c2xkgxUhs2PIdQfGjVQpujirxut2zLwHpqEfG38eM06vbdvhbg6/s400/Chain+2020.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="300" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF6LhDg2IO_dEXTIb7hbumRVoMc7KT-Mquhp1vIRFJFjVorHqY0vt9CPSfojb6CYidbU3odm5SZ3cCEShG9c2xkgxUhs2PIdQfGjVQpujirxut2zLwHpqEfG38eM06vbdvhbg6/w300-h400/Chain+2020.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Before the blog restart in January 2022, one of the regular topics was “Links” - recently encountered articles or sites that have a link with the blog’s subjects, but would not result in blog posts. I have decided to re-introduce such a subject with a twist. The links are distributed over twelve subjects, there will be some more text than in the past to describe what the link is about, and I will post them to the blog when each of the twelve subjects has at least one entry. If necessary I will throw in a few of my favourite links encountered in the past as well. The image above was taken by myself (copyright Hennie Schaper).<br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis6RQC_mEm1oht5ohY5wOP148O3L9nyWCxgkemMUu7ju7wgcNKDzkafroP6zKqtEN1XDyhPbWGlEVkxs9Obt2tELnIFzskvulpGcAsxGk_S9INyVKbOsMD0fRLGCkkdw4nP3MACDoI7Tc_kyZcrWrVxOTrBUc8zSAq0AHcd9DI5oV_-NdmtM0/s640/pexels-yigithan-bal-1108528.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="640" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis6RQC_mEm1oht5ohY5wOP148O3L9nyWCxgkemMUu7ju7wgcNKDzkafroP6zKqtEN1XDyhPbWGlEVkxs9Obt2tELnIFzskvulpGcAsxGk_S9INyVKbOsMD0fRLGCkkdw4nP3MACDoI7Tc_kyZcrWrVxOTrBUc8zSAq0AHcd9DI5oV_-NdmtM0/w400-h268/pexels-yigithan-bal-1108528.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><i>Paint, Painters and Paintings</i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">This will mostly be about more obscure artists, more recent artists (where copyright restrictions would hamper a dedicated blog post), or the subject of paints itself. Image used is in the <a href="https://www.pexels.com/photo/person-holding-brown-and-gray-paint-brush-1108528/" target="_blank">public domain</a>.<br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div><b>Edward Hopper’s Views of Isolation</b></div><div><div>He was interested in a kind of realism, inseparable from the cold structures and isolated people that populate his compositions. An extensive art-icle on Hyperallergic.</div></div><div><a href="https://hyperallergic.com/801406/edward-hoppers-views-of-isolation/" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">🔗</a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF0n5DqRfMkVa9vrVBghEt0Jme36fG4rW7kUyih_kC-wR_WdWXLxBVTuV40EEJC7urGjra6aAjeutaJGHiE4ENrDa4N-6sNsljnpu5UPgIerdp_C5R566bLeDjg_SqyLdiGC-8X0Y5bOIAmvGjiGqa376r0yNMpPX_sQnsYODJyVRrNxPRTv8/s640/pexels-samuel-walker-569098.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="640" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF0n5DqRfMkVa9vrVBghEt0Jme36fG4rW7kUyih_kC-wR_WdWXLxBVTuV40EEJC7urGjra6aAjeutaJGHiE4ENrDa4N-6sNsljnpu5UPgIerdp_C5R566bLeDjg_SqyLdiGC-8X0Y5bOIAmvGjiGqa376r0yNMpPX_sQnsYODJyVRrNxPRTv8/w400-h225/pexels-samuel-walker-569098.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><i>Photographers and Photography</i></b></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Given that photography is a relatively recent art, complete blog posts would usually run into copyright issues. This topic will be both on the photographs themselves (like contests or special series), photographers, theory (like composition), and hardware. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Image used is <a href="https://www.pexels.com/photo/grayscale-photography-of-camera-569098/" target="_blank">in public domain</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div><b>The Wildlife Photographer Of The Year People’s Choice Award 2022</b><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div>This year, just like every year, the London Natural History Museum has selected 25 wildlife photographs, from which they ask the public to choose the recipient of the People's Choice Award 2022. They are amazing!</div><div><a href="https://www.boredpanda.com/wildlife-photographer-of-the-year-peoples-choice-award-candidates-2022/?cexp_id=63117&cexp_var=2&_f=featured" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">🔗</a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span><div><span><b>National Geographic Picture of the Year</b><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;">A collection of stunning photographs, including the winner 'Dance of the Eagles'.</div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://mymodernmet.com/nat-geo-pictures-of-the-year/" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">🔗</a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJMVXkJTGLBaWbvaKW8d9udG_gDOJObSM9vhzCS2Xoqba7ypt3CVZws9KDSaSbOmYdXId0n-bLiT60nySXdoxPzODSWpvKChljlInVw7uyzXZGm_x0JY68WkXhX96mDlIjf5DAzY8Z3Bu-Jqxwz3Zr0uIHL0K7AygI7msNqrfOxQrC-R5EFxI/s636/ezgif.com-gif-maker.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="420" data-original-width="636" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJMVXkJTGLBaWbvaKW8d9udG_gDOJObSM9vhzCS2Xoqba7ypt3CVZws9KDSaSbOmYdXId0n-bLiT60nySXdoxPzODSWpvKChljlInVw7uyzXZGm_x0JY68WkXhX96mDlIjf5DAzY8Z3Bu-Jqxwz3Zr0uIHL0K7AygI7msNqrfOxQrC-R5EFxI/w400-h264/ezgif.com-gif-maker.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></span></div><div><span><span style="font-size: small;"><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><i>Vintage Posters</i></span></span></b></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Vintage is of course a flexible word, but anything interesting about artistic posters would be found under this heading. </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Image used is a compilation of thumbnails and deemed fair use.</span></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><b>Dutch Tobacco Posters</b></div><div><span><span style="font-size: small;">A two part overview in the excellent blog Art and Artists.</span></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://poulwebb.blogspot.com/2014/01/dutch-tobacco-posters-part-1.html" target="_blank">🔗</a></span></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglqGZOpSdeqTB-o9PgXAgW6T1TjzLaLkPmobufU1zei0xUJyVRc7aJj3AAM6594OWA7nRe_H103MGucs93TGtHmQdR2cQ00rhAgQMqF4wJzBqToZdrCZi-F7_qqOoi6uqOuTEuPOpjV-KQkjYumabOT0UkQZ8pK3CMHmipFzV5cjjDEBojQGc/s640/pexels-pixabay-210854.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="640" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglqGZOpSdeqTB-o9PgXAgW6T1TjzLaLkPmobufU1zei0xUJyVRc7aJj3AAM6594OWA7nRe_H103MGucs93TGtHmQdR2cQ00rhAgQMqF4wJzBqToZdrCZi-F7_qqOoi6uqOuTEuPOpjV-KQkjYumabOT0UkQZ8pK3CMHmipFzV5cjjDEBojQGc/w400-h268/pexels-pixabay-210854.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><i>Classical Music</i></b></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Basically, any classical music subject that I do not think is suitable for a separate blog post. Image used is in the <a href="https://www.pexels.com/photo/arc-art-bass-bowed-string-instrument-210854/" target="_blank">public domain</a>.<br /> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> <br /></span><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Hyperion now part of Universal</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Universal
Music has acquired the famous classical music label Hyperion, renowned
for their projects that are not commercial. Worrying.<br /></span></div><div><a href="https://www.archyde.com/universal-acquires-hyperion-records-the-duty/" target="_blank">🔗</a></div><div> </div></span></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>The Rediscovery of Florence Price<br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Being an Afro-American woman, Florence Price in the American South in the early 20th century, Price did not have a chance to become recognized as a composer. That is slowly changing. A facinting article in the New York Times.<br /></span></div><div><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/02/05/the-rediscovery-of-florence-price" target="_blank">🔗</a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ1lu3mtu-DqNiDheodQSS8ns6PXwRQYGm_64uFdZnE2L9c7HSekqxvwXeC4aqqsGi2WqSqqmuXIP8f0IeXH5YiAQRQUQuoAXw4KmspKHzcdK5N9yRDzLN2Smu2uP-Zai6KKKz2za-HG79OrU-GBa0Giwgtdcrj22ex1Y9TUE8PpHNf775VxY/s640/pexels-suvan-chowdhury-144428.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="640" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ1lu3mtu-DqNiDheodQSS8ns6PXwRQYGm_64uFdZnE2L9c7HSekqxvwXeC4aqqsGi2WqSqqmuXIP8f0IeXH5YiAQRQUQuoAXw4KmspKHzcdK5N9yRDzLN2Smu2uP-Zai6KKKz2za-HG79OrU-GBa0Giwgtdcrj22ex1Y9TUE8PpHNf775VxY/w400-h268/pexels-suvan-chowdhury-144428.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><i>Non-Classical Music</i></b></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">The same as above, but now for any music that does not fall under the classical umbrella - from new age via pop and rock to jazz. Image used is in the <a href="https://www.pexels.com/photo/person-playing-string-instruments-144428/" target="_blank">public domain</a>.<br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><b>The Dark Side of the Moon at 50</b></div><div>An interesting article about "how Marx, trauma and compassion all influenced Pink Floyd’s masterpiece".<br /></div><div><a href="https://theconversation.com/the-dark-side-of-the-moon-at-50-how-marx-trauma-and-compassion-all-influenced-pink-floyds-masterpiece-198400" target="_blank">🔗</a></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8HyZ68uMchG_TZUnrSZb_7IO7Me1uAVUBV6uvjd2kehfPceXApQB9I1GEgj3IKM-lmtYaDTlF-h8-2iGd9jh6WUYUXNJt6hKsvKrt2WCt9o7tqGKLg19T8zW74oKMI8O-NJ9HZwC12rfM19PH8OJ0-gSm4yxoJAAdGAKh2edV7KEVrGg1xbY/s599/albums.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="479" data-original-width="599" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8HyZ68uMchG_TZUnrSZb_7IO7Me1uAVUBV6uvjd2kehfPceXApQB9I1GEgj3IKM-lmtYaDTlF-h8-2iGd9jh6WUYUXNJt6hKsvKrt2WCt9o7tqGKLg19T8zW74oKMI8O-NJ9HZwC12rfM19PH8OJ0-gSm4yxoJAAdGAKh2edV7KEVrGg1xbY/w400-h320/albums.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><i>Album Covers</i></b></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">A place for any links that have something to do with album covers. Image used is a compilation of thumbnails and deemed fair use.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><b>LEGO versions of popular album covers</b></div><div>Seventeen creative renditions of album covers in Lego, from Beatles to Blur.</div><div><span><a href="https://www.thepoke.co.uk/2023/01/30/17-fantastic-lego-versions-of-popular-album-covers/" target="_blank">🔗</a><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_gVi_zMWMAEEXm4MGSPNWWAhvn-xspRvSy-SHRUCGg_K-0SoHWZ8aJ8ShCwcJXSjqVJXwlGum7ujvkYxApXPFDd365rS4D2g3uP-ctYaCKgtn1EVj6hH7COZFtF1sIGczqNw2DKSM5VzmczsdNYDIw9TUbzG2Tl7DuIKOYx7dAje5tUOG87s/s640/pexels-ricardo-ortiz-7717647.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="640" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_gVi_zMWMAEEXm4MGSPNWWAhvn-xspRvSy-SHRUCGg_K-0SoHWZ8aJ8ShCwcJXSjqVJXwlGum7ujvkYxApXPFDd365rS4D2g3uP-ctYaCKgtn1EVj6hH7COZFtF1sIGczqNw2DKSM5VzmczsdNYDIw9TUbzG2Tl7DuIKOYx7dAje5tUOG87s/w400-h268/pexels-ricardo-ortiz-7717647.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><i>Magazine Covers and Illustrations</i></b></span><br /></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">A place for links that have anything to do with magazine covers or illustrations. Image used is in the <a href="https://www.pexels.com/photo/magazines-on-wooden-shelf-7717647/" target="_blank">public domain</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>The Long Lost Asia Magazine</b></span></div><div>Some Exquisite Covers and a Short History of the magazine (which also featured in the blog).</div><div><span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://www.brandinginasia.com/the-exquisite-covers-of-asia-magazine/" target="_blank">🔗</a></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgllepRgxQW0Bqj6Rv3VNr8ikhqTqaFCA9rWVuINmXd3Aqf707dD75v1jj8l2ROgzg5nib7eDjpCLpZpxcnD5AbVkoqpwjYHMkzkhEntxQYPT4aQeeJfDUrQDHMC2kMLr4WzdbDxkB8654ZzBwhfcHGvkAt5p-qOoOwOvujkh5jMgmQjEyP5iw/s640/pexels-tima-miroshnichenko-7991579.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="640" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgllepRgxQW0Bqj6Rv3VNr8ikhqTqaFCA9rWVuINmXd3Aqf707dD75v1jj8l2ROgzg5nib7eDjpCLpZpxcnD5AbVkoqpwjYHMkzkhEntxQYPT4aQeeJfDUrQDHMC2kMLr4WzdbDxkB8654ZzBwhfcHGvkAt5p-qOoOwOvujkh5jMgmQjEyP5iw/w400-h268/pexels-tima-miroshnichenko-7991579.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><i>Movies and TV</i></b></span><br /></div></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Any link that has to do with the more artistic sides of movies and television programs, be it posters or something else. Image used is in the <a href="https://www.pexels.com/photo/cartoon-movie-showing-on-theater-screen-7991579/" target="_blank">public domain</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Death in Paradise Wiki<br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">A wiki style site dedicated to one of my favourite TV shows of this century. <br /></span></div><div><span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://deathinparadise.fandom.com/wiki/Death_in_Paradise_Wiki" target="_blank">🔗</a></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw7ZDcMNxbc7pFMqIRq-0o8QIo2thNfb7RJzRkckMF2tDJ-zd3Ur8WzUccQu36UFaWI8-Cmqa38WdDe9iYa67x2j_9rtFQf3-2SA3c7xZLJ_z7At_093FzaWUcuB5La60P3WIEvfKG-IdEEFwOGrqWnNH-8k6TuYG-6Et1OtFf4BYroxPnSi4/s640/pexels-gdtography-911758.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="640" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw7ZDcMNxbc7pFMqIRq-0o8QIo2thNfb7RJzRkckMF2tDJ-zd3Ur8WzUccQu36UFaWI8-Cmqa38WdDe9iYa67x2j_9rtFQf3-2SA3c7xZLJ_z7At_093FzaWUcuB5La60P3WIEvfKG-IdEEFwOGrqWnNH-8k6TuYG-6Et1OtFf4BYroxPnSi4/w400-h268/pexels-gdtography-911758.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><i>Ar(t)chitecture</i></b></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">This used to be a separate topic of the blog, and occasionally pops up in the Anything Goes topic. Look specifically for the artistic site of architecture under this heading. Image used is in the <a href="https://www.pexels.com/photo/long-exposure-photography-white-dome-building-interior-911758/" target="_blank">public domain</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>A Hundred Times Architects Really Outdid Themselves</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">... and Created These Beautiful Buildings, to finish the complete title of the linked Bored Panda contribution. An interesting mixture of styles, periods, and sizes.<br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://www.boredpanda.com/beautiful-buildings-pics/?cexp_id=63542&cexp_var=12&_f=featured" target="_blank">🔗</a></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span>From Amazing To Downright Scary</span></b></div><div><span>Fifty cold war design and architecture decisions that are far from boring, as collected by the Bureau for Art and Urban Research (BACU).</span></div><div><span><a href="https://www.boredpanda.com/socialist-modernism-architecture-pics/" target="_blank">🔗</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Lu4H7VERHKLCHza6tvrw5pyOmunfh4TZXceyLo2lgNqgoIZkF0uEaMOjuh8j4kx_uQ4FX_uRJ4WncoJHrrDPYkgWzYYqi0eqR9oWT1Fa97d8qaFqKfsP76K7oBIv89lJlXPR/s400/2158964973_3c76d95ffe_z.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="326" data-original-width="400" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Lu4H7VERHKLCHza6tvrw5pyOmunfh4TZXceyLo2lgNqgoIZkF0uEaMOjuh8j4kx_uQ4FX_uRJ4WncoJHrrDPYkgWzYYqi0eqR9oWT1Fa97d8qaFqKfsP76K7oBIv89lJlXPR/w400-h326/2158964973_3c76d95ffe_z.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><i>Special Designs</i></b></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">This used to be a separate topic within the blog, but it is difficult to post given copyright constraints. Links can now be posted here. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Image used is by myself (copyright Hennie Schaper).</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Möbius Bookcase </b><br />The Möbius Bookcase concept was designed by talented architect with passion for creative furniture Deniz Aktay. Books are placed on the inside of the loop, making a visually striking display. I want one!<br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://www.toxel.com/tech/2023/01/23/mobius-bookcase/" target="_blank">🔗</a></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"> <br /></span></div><div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijS-ONqIMNCh6fBGcibtpPPHzpUKwv631uXmCOyIEN2IDNUK_qwk5oruV6PdKSAgNuzYEJWAT8oKRLSWHz9TRFMqiayFo7x8Cx8pIYuQpXQ0g-pvN0mhwXbdz5hL64a5_DlPZdO7muyxGPx_IOz7WlYacqu6cn0p7jH-jmebH9fc_6n1o2dIY/s600/Goes-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="541" data-original-width="600" height="361" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijS-ONqIMNCh6fBGcibtpPPHzpUKwv631uXmCOyIEN2IDNUK_qwk5oruV6PdKSAgNuzYEJWAT8oKRLSWHz9TRFMqiayFo7x8Cx8pIYuQpXQ0g-pvN0mhwXbdz5hL64a5_DlPZdO7muyxGPx_IOz7WlYacqu6cn0p7jH-jmebH9fc_6n1o2dIY/w400-h361/Goes-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><i>Anything Goes</i></b></span></div></div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Articles and links on other interesting subjects, advertising, book covers, whatever. Image used is from an old poster, deemed fair use.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>The World Has One Less Jeff Koons “Balloon Dog”</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">An art collector accidentally shattered a $42,000 “Balloon Dog” by Koons at an art fair in Miami.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://hyperallergic.com/802193/the-world-has-one-less-jeff-koons-balloon-dog/" target="_blank">🔗</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOaiyCJkBt3-PXshVRsEmeffq9Hybq4lHZTZwvd33dDlF-8xDAJxnM1Ge28E4MxaxxLq7N8AT5kMukkRXt49C9Wijgof_b1SlaLZYWqLuUIzs0Woq-C5uAH8jHGvQuUBrOLX-leIXGgyy9DCvpGx80Askj29b4wNBe4oAzWqBkd6NgiG1g7UU/s640/pexels-pixabay-207983.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="451" data-original-width="640" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOaiyCJkBt3-PXshVRsEmeffq9Hybq4lHZTZwvd33dDlF-8xDAJxnM1Ge28E4MxaxxLq7N8AT5kMukkRXt49C9Wijgof_b1SlaLZYWqLuUIzs0Woq-C5uAH8jHGvQuUBrOLX-leIXGgyy9DCvpGx80Askj29b4wNBe4oAzWqBkd6NgiG1g7UU/w400-h283/pexels-pixabay-207983.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><i>Just for Fun</i></b></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Anything funny, as long as it has some connection to the theme of the blog. A bit like the Potpourri blog I used to run in parallel. Image is in the <a href="https://www.pexels.com/photo/two-yellow-emoji-on-yellow-case-207983/" target="_blank">public domain</a>.<br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div><span><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Cat Hats For Every Occasion</b></span></span></div><div>This Artist crochets hats for cats - watch her best (and funniest) work in the link.</div><div><a href="https://www.boredpanda.com/adorable-knit-crochet-hats-for-cats-oona-patterns/?cexp_id=65916&cexp_var=36&_f=featured" target="_blank">🔗</a></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><i>Copyright statement: see under each image used.</i></div></div>Art Rockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10489812058048433637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32201944.post-54715061975452880682023-03-15T05:00:00.000+01:002023-03-15T05:00:00.169+01:00The Art of Umberto Boccioni<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG2hEZsio4jUXaRQzXOe33ul_3x_GdaRV-IFsFfzpXObsq3GNxRlQrhD326ECiwSUEFF-7ex7sCLHjk3e8uXtECItWTKnGXrueidvkp-aZ492wK35ekyzA4L99u9E8ZAAK3XOape8rSWwMVVk-5Hj4kb6ZRgKGZSHMTU6724n3jwxZ7lNR92o/s600/self-portrait-1905-1.jpg!Large.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="408" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG2hEZsio4jUXaRQzXOe33ul_3x_GdaRV-IFsFfzpXObsq3GNxRlQrhD326ECiwSUEFF-7ex7sCLHjk3e8uXtECItWTKnGXrueidvkp-aZ492wK35ekyzA4L99u9E8ZAAK3XOape8rSWwMVVk-5Hj4kb6ZRgKGZSHMTU6724n3jwxZ7lNR92o/w273-h400/self-portrait-1905-1.jpg!Large.jpg" width="273" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;">Umberto Boccioni (1882 - 1916) was an influential Italian painter and sculptor. He helped shape the revolutionary aesthetic of the Futurism movement as one of its principal figures. Despite his short life, his approach to the dynamism of form and the deconstruction of solid mass guided artists long after his death. He was one of many artists who died in the Great War - although in his case it was not by enemy action; he was thrown from his horse during a cavalry training exercise and was trampled to death. The self portrait shown above was created in 1905.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHnGgXW9r_MNJ6HrrOQXFXFZNChL4-1v2hn8JXMzp2_cnEZA6s50bLYEMQS3Oe7hnhDVQKbQUSvtCM1qwAANEvWdLvmEU-HI6nRanKCmI1aRbGGu3Ic0hezIbn2kzGhaXDWIIa0BzS1eYgeB5CqAIOtQA5exyAkxhRZ1c32KjrEVJY4XvPhjM/s600/the-strengths-of-a-street-1911.jpg!Large.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHnGgXW9r_MNJ6HrrOQXFXFZNChL4-1v2hn8JXMzp2_cnEZA6s50bLYEMQS3Oe7hnhDVQKbQUSvtCM1qwAANEvWdLvmEU-HI6nRanKCmI1aRbGGu3Ic0hezIbn2kzGhaXDWIIa0BzS1eYgeB5CqAIOtQA5exyAkxhRZ1c32KjrEVJY4XvPhjM/w313-h400/the-strengths-of-a-street-1911.jpg!Large.jpg" width="313" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>The Strengths of a Street (1911)</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i> </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i> </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFz5uqQkrq648su3sw-aNPsNNvAk5tmdj2rDSHl7uvXirPoOX3j9hROxZgrkPgT1UjEh2xRpNWZT-DwwQ3WAzUCYxaCRhxhw14Ow9chUWXpmIKpVXqDSMWdWTFyZmNdynusDubp67Pw9CvlKf-LlSm49CYqN7ghpcPfrKnXaAc29BzFPpJ3Dc/s593/1911.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="593" data-original-width="566" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFz5uqQkrq648su3sw-aNPsNNvAk5tmdj2rDSHl7uvXirPoOX3j9hROxZgrkPgT1UjEh2xRpNWZT-DwwQ3WAzUCYxaCRhxhw14Ow9chUWXpmIKpVXqDSMWdWTFyZmNdynusDubp67Pw9CvlKf-LlSm49CYqN7ghpcPfrKnXaAc29BzFPpJ3Dc/w381-h400/1911.JPG" width="381" /></a></div>Modern Idol (1911) <br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTBWlRT4wDNQBRqIcqNbFrVaA2MqzIKpfsfjNiug0vFk51YKT4m8_N0JSwAbF70NVoKwca1Yj28obLA-jQxkCpRHeZtoeWKyLEB4dboEqzf_VZoRIIRHdfm3Wf4aVJEIec2OeIfG0ZBh9tdBi48X1EhCD1pzpi7oobQhUSAH8ySb76KYjuuAI/s596/2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="596" data-original-width="389" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTBWlRT4wDNQBRqIcqNbFrVaA2MqzIKpfsfjNiug0vFk51YKT4m8_N0JSwAbF70NVoKwca1Yj28obLA-jQxkCpRHeZtoeWKyLEB4dboEqzf_VZoRIIRHdfm3Wf4aVJEIec2OeIfG0ZBh9tdBi48X1EhCD1pzpi7oobQhUSAH8ySb76KYjuuAI/w261-h400/2.JPG" width="261" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Materia (1912)</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i> </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i> </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPrb1Ebi3hwC1r7vM0Wyk5zpgy3TRdsL7htwxRfbTsYk8zohMmDFnDiWA4aYQDXtMztiX__8n4AVICafsAAzWJ_tx5Y7JvRpq-x-xl3hScXKCKVk7eNKeXWujIkyASL8Yr71O9tDBTSJasmIPAUVHEkMXM0E-qshYL3Hw5SEmvFXH5R-NIZUE/s593/womanincafe.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="593" data-original-width="585" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPrb1Ebi3hwC1r7vM0Wyk5zpgy3TRdsL7htwxRfbTsYk8zohMmDFnDiWA4aYQDXtMztiX__8n4AVICafsAAzWJ_tx5Y7JvRpq-x-xl3hScXKCKVk7eNKeXWujIkyASL8Yr71O9tDBTSJasmIPAUVHEkMXM0E-qshYL3Hw5SEmvFXH5R-NIZUE/w395-h400/womanincafe.JPG" width="395" /></a></div>Woman in a Café (1912) </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz6-5PCelD9QEfssrFxoUQWnqZVK0pFtZtYFpm-mmlX9u39VSEVG8g-w5QfXWkeOH_uRwwQDnsmViED99yA3C_UBCjdeUxh6Gp-TvNMbQrmiAlUQrNvWcyTW1Z9oPQHXI-bG0KSvMDtP8wfZTsTnV-iFKH1_VyBh64GznXJ9F-ufkTFrzsSgg/w400-h400/dimensional-shapes-of-a-horse-1913.jpg!Large.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Dimensional shapes of a horse (1913)</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i> </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i> </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1rgcSClFAMw412Jd6tNvS1CkMHztU95AM0XHvC6ofdaI4b8bwAwc-6MgR3Ba4jqaG3qgBXH5JOEAG6npLsxRxi2W3wvAw-w9o76vUggu3hq73qsq8VZsCytU1I5TkXXOdWdx4hQMf5kGRJQT1MVcBiSZQdzECbxLQybiEQFcI76AEQ8xbn4s/s700/soccer.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="682" data-original-width="700" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1rgcSClFAMw412Jd6tNvS1CkMHztU95AM0XHvC6ofdaI4b8bwAwc-6MgR3Ba4jqaG3qgBXH5JOEAG6npLsxRxi2W3wvAw-w9o76vUggu3hq73qsq8VZsCytU1I5TkXXOdWdx4hQMf5kGRJQT1MVcBiSZQdzECbxLQybiEQFcI76AEQ8xbn4s/w400-h390/soccer.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Dynamism of a Soccer Player (1913) </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i> </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i> </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzaAt0KE97uZmPdMF18nXFQ6FYdyGxxG4qefqkL_5M06JMFp7uW6u6rXNCWMMN6ZUBvlmfOzYSr2DsvpvIWpB23UGfD4OFdXjZtTBO9YT3njii-knuuRGb1je-KqdPXezjrH3r7ukHUS7EXg3oB2PAoreqVLLL3wqBzQpf2LBniLi9-fd_wqs/s500/dynamism-of-a-cyclist.jpg!Blog.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="362" data-original-width="500" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzaAt0KE97uZmPdMF18nXFQ6FYdyGxxG4qefqkL_5M06JMFp7uW6u6rXNCWMMN6ZUBvlmfOzYSr2DsvpvIWpB23UGfD4OFdXjZtTBO9YT3njii-knuuRGb1je-KqdPXezjrH3r7ukHUS7EXg3oB2PAoreqVLLL3wqBzQpf2LBniLi9-fd_wqs/w400-h290/dynamism-of-a-cyclist.jpg!Blog.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Dynamism of a Cyclist (1913) <br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZRc2rE20S9G8QYq2YdsBzhI6V5qfUhUaAZMQWh-o0nzu5Qg1jHvl2OoBvzcHPW273QgwX_S-u2v9LTLd4Z3xAq9mN3JRazkFJfdOMMlAbyKCh5uwbivONHG0ImFDnjZ-Qu79K/s400/3366531413_a1779b596a_z.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="318" data-original-width="400" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZRc2rE20S9G8QYq2YdsBzhI6V5qfUhUaAZMQWh-o0nzu5Qg1jHvl2OoBvzcHPW273QgwX_S-u2v9LTLd4Z3xAq9mN3JRazkFJfdOMMlAbyKCh5uwbivONHG0ImFDnjZ-Qu79K/w400-h318/3366531413_a1779b596a_z.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Image by myself (copyright Hennie Schaper)</i><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> From time to time I will make a post under Classical Music specifically about one of my favourite works. The first one was Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde (<a href="https://artrock2006.blogspot.com/2022/03/gustav-mahlers-das-lied-von-der-erde.html" target="_blank">link</a>), here is the second one. Winterreise (Winter Journey) is a song cycle for voice and piano by Franz Schubert (D. 911, published as Op. 89 in 1828), a setting of 24 poems by German poet Wilhelm Müller. It is the second of Schubert's two song cycles on Müller's poems, the earlier being Die schöne Müllerin (D. 795, Op. 25, 1823). Both were originally written for tenor voice but are frequently transposed to other vocal ranges, a precedent set by Schubert himself (from Wikipedia). </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhli59ftVCdtubjpUhgzhF2ani9HUXJC92RTtJEcHmNo62GXZbx98SKa5macYKh2R8MLrizvocpv59I8VMi1HCgxuTrErLey_L9J_e6ruJ3PMcxYLf5Ka0a0HEulbLbN1J-myB_gdUb8vb0jYzsGOglfP9zx5K6TkLrCcR9KLfewdX8u6D2Ft4/s645/fs.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="498" data-original-width="645" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhli59ftVCdtubjpUhgzhF2ani9HUXJC92RTtJEcHmNo62GXZbx98SKa5macYKh2R8MLrizvocpv59I8VMi1HCgxuTrErLey_L9J_e6ruJ3PMcxYLf5Ka0a0HEulbLbN1J-myB_gdUb8vb0jYzsGOglfP9zx5K6TkLrCcR9KLfewdX8u6D2Ft4/w400-h309/fs.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Postcard Vienna around 1910, public domain</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><b>1. What is it about?</b><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">In the words of Schubert himself: "Come over to Schober’s today, and I will sing you a cycle of terrifying songs,” Franz Schubert said to his friend Joseph von Spaun in late 1827. Schubert, suffering from a fatal illness, was aware that his time was short. “I am anxious to know what you will say about them. They have affected me more than any of my other songs.” </div><div style="text-align: left;">Winterreise is a gloomy depiction of a wanderers struggles through the winter landscape, full of symbolisms. It has been described as having a dramatic effect not unlike that of a full-scale tragic opera. Particularly poignant is the final song Der Leiermann ("The Hurdy-Gurdy Man"): In the back of the village stands a hurdy-gurdy man, cranking his instrument with frozen fingers. His begging bowl is always empty; no one listens. The parallel with Schubert himself, dying of syphillis, is obvious.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpHhPvefuORiKaOzojIrvtYYw8rzov46eGi4juj_eVVUzAU3WYbIZ0Yy9PhWir4zqUbWktLy8-SMAh0kTOpLwApzMpuon8Z3VDcclOmxFG3Ayc367zEU6zv8e_d5ztxqxmr9VG6q7HXJ5-3wDukMmp8mMc8MaODDYmsuKZdc9gNJlXOsGTfVU/s710/Schubert-Winterreise-Beginners-Guide-1200-850-710x503.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="503" data-original-width="710" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpHhPvefuORiKaOzojIrvtYYw8rzov46eGi4juj_eVVUzAU3WYbIZ0Yy9PhWir4zqUbWktLy8-SMAh0kTOpLwApzMpuon8Z3VDcclOmxFG3Ayc367zEU6zv8e_d5ztxqxmr9VG6q7HXJ5-3wDukMmp8mMc8MaODDYmsuKZdc9gNJlXOsGTfVU/w400-h284/Schubert-Winterreise-Beginners-Guide-1200-850-710x503.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Image based on a Friedrich painting, in public domain</i><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>2. Is there a website that can be recommended for more info?</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Oh yes. Winterreise Online (<a href="https://winterreise.online/" target="_blank">link</a>) is an absolutely brilliant effort by Iain C. Phillips. The site contains an extensive discography, lyrics (optionally translated into many languages), art work inspired by this composition, and much, much more.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUeGwvbEiCkhA9HW7_ikdXl4oX7dRPX7diVfAIkK7y5x1aJqwzrBST5_sYDLh17Y31jX_9BunXwvbx6gsLSkkSN6B5vo_b1XcdLiJzwTZokkj_khdAChJJPLbabA67MbrhywEnXr0IwrqyZF9WvSUu5mvp6cr9SuFxNLfitfn69KUAHPHUYHA/s600/4best.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUeGwvbEiCkhA9HW7_ikdXl4oX7dRPX7diVfAIkK7y5x1aJqwzrBST5_sYDLh17Y31jX_9BunXwvbx6gsLSkkSN6B5vo_b1XcdLiJzwTZokkj_khdAChJJPLbabA67MbrhywEnXr0IwrqyZF9WvSUu5mvp6cr9SuFxNLfitfn69KUAHPHUYHA/w400-h400/4best.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>3. Four recommended versions?</b><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Difficult to pick just four, but here we go. In chronological order: [1] Hans Hotter and Michael Raucheisen on Deutsche Grammophon, recorded in 1943. Normally I am not interested in such historic recordings, but the sound belies its age, and the performance is awesome; [2] Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau and Gerard Moore on Deutsche Grammophon, recorded in 1971. DFD owns this cycle, no-one does it better. He recorded the cycle many times, woith a number of different pianists; this is probably the best one. However.... [3] Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau and Alfred Brendel on Philips, recorded in 1985. DFD's voice is less pure, but age had further increased his ability to get to the soul of these songs. This was my first CD of the cycle, and will always be special to me; [4] Matthias Goerne and Graham Johnson on Hyperion, recorded in 1996. Goerne is amazing in this cycle (his live recording with Brendel is also excellent), and this Hyperion series in which all Schubert's songs were recorded can not be praised enough.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSDTV6XxUaBnvFHmLAiofGwejQVYy_B9pI_TKoxRPoz2E1zhEPm2FiIs38CqOb1qOYJXxTX9BytwUdWkoZLRJktH7U_FsZ0hIYVqK6CFnhBinG87UFlWD_lws349dnsWtgrmN7vUA7zRCitxfqUWMl1Xxyw8Vbp__DfjtA_PUlSVh5g3DBU_s/s600/unusual.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSDTV6XxUaBnvFHmLAiofGwejQVYy_B9pI_TKoxRPoz2E1zhEPm2FiIs38CqOb1qOYJXxTX9BytwUdWkoZLRJktH7U_FsZ0hIYVqK6CFnhBinG87UFlWD_lws349dnsWtgrmN7vUA7zRCitxfqUWMl1Xxyw8Vbp__DfjtA_PUlSVh5g3DBU_s/w400-h400/unusual.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b>4. Any unusual variations?</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Picked four of these as well, all from my own collection. In random order: [1] Although Winterreise is generally thought of as a man's cycle, several female singers of name have recorded it. I have three in my collection: Christa Ludwig with James Levine, Nathalie Stutzmann with Inger Södergren, and the one I selected, Brigitte Fassbaender and Aribert Reimann on EMI; [2] The piano playing is such an integral part of the cycle that it seems weird to tinker with that, and yet.... I have an intriguing version for bass-baritone and string quartet by Alain Buet and the Quatuor Les Heures du jour on Muso. And then there is also... [3] a version for voice and organ by Taro Kato and Azumin Okamura on Doron Music. It seems a bit superfluous for practical reasons, but it works surprisingly well; [4] Dutch poet and song writer Jan Rot prepared a translation of the verses into Dutch. It is an amazing tour de force, which was recorded by Maarten Koningsberger and Roger Braun on Brilliant Classics - even that version can be found on the Winterreise Online website!</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAW8hkpo4den0gDxEvpNMYTOXzYdndmqdbCOk1JWX7glAqeSG_XXjmhMt-25euI5BtHPQ5J4Zjg6NGXC7atC1phkKfu9s0MmaDABlM4UqzNznBpok35_q80HRKv03OFKPuswUamfidY_CGrlc565TQHlVhI6icFl8E-3Jm48DoK8LpnbihFOg/s750/PhotoFunia-1677772573.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="520" data-original-width="750" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAW8hkpo4den0gDxEvpNMYTOXzYdndmqdbCOk1JWX7glAqeSG_XXjmhMt-25euI5BtHPQ5J4Zjg6NGXC7atC1phkKfu9s0MmaDABlM4UqzNznBpok35_q80HRKv03OFKPuswUamfidY_CGrlc565TQHlVhI6icFl8E-3Jm48DoK8LpnbihFOg/w400-h278/PhotoFunia-1677772573.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Image made with <a href="https://photofunia.com/categories/all_effects/vinyl-store" target="_blank">Photofunia</a></i><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>5. Favourite album cover art?</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Many album covers for this work are not very imaginative - the usual romantic paintings or images of winter landscapes, or just a picture of the artists. There are a few I would like to highlight as being far better than most. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio_zD62gJR4k-kAt5t7AtRpZK3Fw11t3XuUygge-yKi_wlgZ-kBlAVmXJ6GbYZD5cPqAwpbfTurHXPQdu2GedL1Wwrmqy4HWiO4ay9xgTKh6LTa2CtBGaXhiA_YGcWGnGhL1n6M3ePU1byunVp13Zl1hEx5J7mzjhIsGZqMFqKqWcD_X4uRnI/s450/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="450" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio_zD62gJR4k-kAt5t7AtRpZK3Fw11t3XuUygge-yKi_wlgZ-kBlAVmXJ6GbYZD5cPqAwpbfTurHXPQdu2GedL1Wwrmqy4HWiO4ay9xgTKh6LTa2CtBGaXhiA_YGcWGnGhL1n6M3ePU1byunVp13Zl1hEx5J7mzjhIsGZqMFqKqWcD_X4uRnI/w400-h400/1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Edwin Crossley-Mercer and Yoan Héreau on Mirare. The choice of a more surreal painting (by Claudine Franck) works very well here as it suggests the turmoil in the protagonist's mind.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixHvwrLR3wHgu5SapnwVkeivv5LPO6ZupWxjx6878qEe-j4V0Gxqd-qhD6IEl6TFisChUz0ToS8TGicU0a9U_41oLJTGVAjvJpUVokHWhe5dXtdWX_Lh7yxF-7DarWXj2Qk9TMVcJcVd7N7lTEGjeUabZsBoDHpIBjcIFFr-5FS82y5-mEoHA/s450/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="450" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixHvwrLR3wHgu5SapnwVkeivv5LPO6ZupWxjx6878qEe-j4V0Gxqd-qhD6IEl6TFisChUz0ToS8TGicU0a9U_41oLJTGVAjvJpUVokHWhe5dXtdWX_Lh7yxF-7DarWXj2Qk9TMVcJcVd7N7lTEGjeUabZsBoDHpIBjcIFFr-5FS82y5-mEoHA/w400-h400/2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Ernst Haefliger and Tomoko Okada on Camarata. The image is less artistic, but it zooms in on my favourite part where the wanderer depicted as Schubert himself) encounters the Leiermann.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvRa3aK6dS5sMJmoc3sZZxpE35JWSrpKO0xbuU4m3sdasJ4WhGgHk9piv5Hs1cAW_03dzHI4QDqcTcw-Vk9rWTXXuANKSzlETrx8hWQv6d2GzoN0o17gDM5bjOoHLLeM9dmn00gJ5hwXvmKAKdm99KDEMA0uVk8fPJHE4Nst5vN5kdgjaY_-c/s450/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="450" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvRa3aK6dS5sMJmoc3sZZxpE35JWSrpKO0xbuU4m3sdasJ4WhGgHk9piv5Hs1cAW_03dzHI4QDqcTcw-Vk9rWTXXuANKSzlETrx8hWQv6d2GzoN0o17gDM5bjOoHLLeM9dmn00gJ5hwXvmKAKdm99KDEMA0uVk8fPJHE4Nst5vN5kdgjaY_-c/w400-h400/3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Peter Harvey and Gary Cooper on Linn Records. A perfect example of effective minimalism with large amounts of white and an image of a crow, one of the symbols used in the text.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Copyright statement: posting lower quality album covers is deemed fair use.For other images, see statement under the pictures.<br /></i></div></div>Art Rockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10489812058048433637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32201944.post-84772042417095159742023-03-07T05:00:00.001+01:002023-03-07T05:00:00.158+01:00The Shanghairen<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5o9JXhDSQBpnd2t5abAAlUnlJ6sE0w7AUou_PnV6NntI2ymWg-UFDF_cWzttz9CiI03zAcps7dw80CMexLDriDCfROqaCK_znp_yfBOqXLcHsjl-hz-N6yzefZiV30jj5t_cPdmxzh9V_kGDQQhykuX02_MTOAzhrT9_Xlwq2HtqwgMysxtk/s700/PhotoFunia-1676636973.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="506" data-original-width="700" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5o9JXhDSQBpnd2t5abAAlUnlJ6sE0w7AUou_PnV6NntI2ymWg-UFDF_cWzttz9CiI03zAcps7dw80CMexLDriDCfROqaCK_znp_yfBOqXLcHsjl-hz-N6yzefZiV30jj5t_cPdmxzh9V_kGDQQhykuX02_MTOAzhrT9_Xlwq2HtqwgMysxtk/w400-h289/PhotoFunia-1676636973.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>The Shanghairen is a magazine that does not exist. Wait, what? From their website (<a href="https://theshanghairen.com/" target="_blank">link</a>): "The Shanghairen is a collaborative project gathering dozens of emerging and confirmed talents from Shanghai and the rest of the World. It's a tribute to the famous covers of "The New Yorker", "The Parisianer", "The Tokyoiter" and "Le Montrealer". All artists were given full freedom of style and topics to express their vision of the city." Many of these "covers" are very god indeed; I collected twelve of them for toady's post. 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Linking to the site where all of these can be found and displaying them in relatively low quality is deemed to fall under fair use.</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div>Art Rockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10489812058048433637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32201944.post-1857212091166882672023-03-03T05:00:00.037+01:002023-04-10T18:00:24.849+02:00Vintage Sweden posters<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7oWPng1RAeTBvPOy5HuBk9TPlCnzsIZLcEyc6dFD4aOVBts4xJEQW5lvE9PgCTpjk5CsDTCoW1s_ozIGVz9GG11DgmPtyb374rKxykS6doEwiivItr96coRUjVMSo1n6BzAvARwQXhmV6Yk8N09s2-aSHd9tcQB99Yqn-HaZvCEfJ1NVjmAc/s800/PhotoFunia-1675776350.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="574" data-original-width="800" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7oWPng1RAeTBvPOy5HuBk9TPlCnzsIZLcEyc6dFD4aOVBts4xJEQW5lvE9PgCTpjk5CsDTCoW1s_ozIGVz9GG11DgmPtyb374rKxykS6doEwiivItr96coRUjVMSo1n6BzAvARwQXhmV6Yk8N09s2-aSHd9tcQB99Yqn-HaZvCEfJ1NVjmAc/w400-h288/PhotoFunia-1675776350.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Vintage advertisement posters are much sought after, and have been
recognized for their artistic merit as well giving us a chance to look
at days gone by. There have even been dedicated exhibitions of such
posters in art museums. I like these nostalgic images and will post a
few grouped per theme. Today's theme is Sweden, a collection of
twelve travel posters which I am sharing without further information.
The image above is created via <a href="https://photofunia.com/categories/magazines/reading-magazine" target="_blank">Photofunia</a> and is free from copyright issues.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSpIRHkWF57vG2SODUReMiCJ6nDAwbP6Xt8hVVtV7ki-iMI8dFt4wNZs9Ydaul6UYuQbwmFYaBKRnE7jYf4vOCJLnGRpmwe_1aWL8zIA6S-74uJqlCfSwzO1mWzgS8FTCtXvx6riKUqVCndmqn-M53TkohAqedI7uGUm_AGOS11Uwh2kBOcuc/s500/01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="376" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSpIRHkWF57vG2SODUReMiCJ6nDAwbP6Xt8hVVtV7ki-iMI8dFt4wNZs9Ydaul6UYuQbwmFYaBKRnE7jYf4vOCJLnGRpmwe_1aWL8zIA6S-74uJqlCfSwzO1mWzgS8FTCtXvx6riKUqVCndmqn-M53TkohAqedI7uGUm_AGOS11Uwh2kBOcuc/w301-h400/01.jpg" width="301" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN_7TFbm5FhSyoiHf2kYEOjCB1ZPO2eZxtePqyWVAx2f5eyt14UBMFp-TrJRYc_ndstMYNtSqKMyRvx-oSG8I4oFMKuqhqK7GsY1ZAoRonhA1YiQte1nKVc00l0FZd5OYKvGYKlCJKmnRcuyt0fkCddBTiZGMlJgwWi5Oy4CvRBJfmkTieJeY/s750/PhotoFunia-1675770054.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="520" data-original-width="750" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN_7TFbm5FhSyoiHf2kYEOjCB1ZPO2eZxtePqyWVAx2f5eyt14UBMFp-TrJRYc_ndstMYNtSqKMyRvx-oSG8I4oFMKuqhqK7GsY1ZAoRonhA1YiQte1nKVc00l0FZd5OYKvGYKlCJKmnRcuyt0fkCddBTiZGMlJgwWi5Oy4CvRBJfmkTieJeY/w400-h278/PhotoFunia-1675770054.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;">Over the past 5-6 decades, album covers have become more and more
artistic, to the point where the best of them deserve a place in this
blog. They featured prominently in the past, and of course they will be
present in the new set-up. I have gone for a grouping per years of
release (covering 2-3 years per post). I will try not to include the
most famous album covers (like Sergeant Pepper, Dark Side of the Moon,
Nevermind), but focus on more obscure but very good examples. Also the
aim is no duplication of acts within one post. These posts are meant to
be illustrative only, not necessarily my personal top twelve for the
time period. The image above is created via <a href="https://photofunia.com/categories/all_effects/vinyl-store" target="_blank">Photofunia</a> and is free from copyright issues.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjVARA2AoV8nVxMuiPUayOMMxJeTxngsDngcrevEG3l00wivyGRmgLF_NCO5AayGG0ETa2J4T2pZgLtB9uOdY5yCpfB7EGss-A20OfzpzHvktohiphwfAWyDTdgNb7h7STSGPI7zsN2APUr4VwQESkLQ8OBJDys-IbUKs6AE1tsz6BxtkHD4k/s600/ttls600.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="600" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjVARA2AoV8nVxMuiPUayOMMxJeTxngsDngcrevEG3l00wivyGRmgLF_NCO5AayGG0ETa2J4T2pZgLtB9uOdY5yCpfB7EGss-A20OfzpzHvktohiphwfAWyDTdgNb7h7STSGPI7zsN2APUr4VwQESkLQ8OBJDys-IbUKs6AE1tsz6BxtkHD4k/w400-h399/ttls600.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Laughing Stock by Talk Talk (1991)</i><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Laughing Stock is the fifth and final studio album by English band Talk Talk. As with the previous albums (and singles) the art work is outstanding. It was once mroe designed by English visual artist James Marsh. He initially painted a cover depicting a group of threatened birds forming the shape of a larger bird in flight over a desolate landscape. However, group leader Mark Hollis later felt the artwork should feature a tree, to create a visual connection to the preceding album Spirit of Eden. The final cover featured the same birds in a spherical tree forming the shapes of the Earth's continents. </div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"> <br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgvM7Fl56WsNjEOeN2yADWoKlJsVFQi2C2cSDUtR41-TudQAyQKmJOHGquAqvgm7ufvaU8B6i0WlJQkBdrNdq0-oP8TH6f2wqXldbJbiVoN7dAoWW8c9quDrNpT7fEVIgIHe_kOBGF4uma2acdS4yy_mae300YjXjgY5cWjYL5zMt_RV6ozK8/s640/rtc.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgvM7Fl56WsNjEOeN2yADWoKlJsVFQi2C2cSDUtR41-TudQAyQKmJOHGquAqvgm7ufvaU8B6i0WlJQkBdrNdq0-oP8TH6f2wqXldbJbiVoN7dAoWW8c9quDrNpT7fEVIgIHe_kOBGF4uma2acdS4yy_mae300YjXjgY5cWjYL5zMt_RV6ozK8/w400-h400/rtc.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Rain Tree Crow by Rain Tree Crow (1991) </i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Rain Tree Crow is the sole album released by English band Rain Tree Crow, a reunion project by the members of the new wave band Japan. The atmospheric cover photograph was shot by Shinya Fujiwara.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFrREjV1p9BbifFYnHqleb7dP8YVptgpLTlPdYeS6S-wqtx4YB7wPuq2ieIJVolUGBWwOQrRkH_V75K8TraJYa6m5oKSVCqcINNX2Lc9wkx8v1nNs3sKIgn6afsN1b0YUxgL4nsG9Xcruu64vjbWFNf-9wuTxiBMG4o77T7jnSp2BvZ3BYdC4/s600/solace.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFrREjV1p9BbifFYnHqleb7dP8YVptgpLTlPdYeS6S-wqtx4YB7wPuq2ieIJVolUGBWwOQrRkH_V75K8TraJYa6m5oKSVCqcINNX2Lc9wkx8v1nNs3sKIgn6afsN1b0YUxgL4nsG9Xcruu64vjbWFNf-9wuTxiBMG4o77T7jnSp2BvZ3BYdC4/w400-h400/solace.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Solace by Sarah McLachlan</i><i> (1991) </i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Solace is the second studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan. The art work, depicting the singer in a striking example of chiaroscuro, is credited to Kharen Hill Album photography. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaRCtL3RNjO4KuD4fSaihUjkCDuWy4CgB4cUewOcioLr-DGjOYoXhF5ZnzLnE41hV4E04i5CdyVpOhMyIRPdB5IrIdiQR4sk6zMFG3owapVX17w3vdP1KlhpbsFUjNkA7Ab-_OxCS4ckDqa9x5QG00zCRlUW0gKVI1RRJH2vZxyLOZJ6eDn-g/s550/blur.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="550" data-original-width="550" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaRCtL3RNjO4KuD4fSaihUjkCDuWy4CgB4cUewOcioLr-DGjOYoXhF5ZnzLnE41hV4E04i5CdyVpOhMyIRPdB5IrIdiQR4sk6zMFG3owapVX17w3vdP1KlhpbsFUjNkA7Ab-_OxCS4ckDqa9x5QG00zCRlUW0gKVI1RRJH2vZxyLOZJ6eDn-g/w400-h400/blur.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Leisure by Blur (1991) </i><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Leisure is the debut studio album by the English rock band Blur. The striking cover photograph was taken in May 1954 by Charles Hewitt, for a Picture Post fashion feature on bathing hats, "Glamour in the Swim".</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlZyWtNtkHJpXuX9ANPM_ozgbtLxQAtI122pjgNeYFkoyP_NpC3AeS5b7L0PRz_KZZQbo2Z7cFezNsei6VIICMiGe3fsGE99FYbiaqWfUqmu9M5aMRUwYdnvmn1ke6S3JFI6EEUaqlYaQ-H2I5oLiaB0Mw4aeii2X0Tl-L7gFW04APhYSZyhE/s550/esm.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="547" data-original-width="550" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlZyWtNtkHJpXuX9ANPM_ozgbtLxQAtI122pjgNeYFkoyP_NpC3AeS5b7L0PRz_KZZQbo2Z7cFezNsei6VIICMiGe3fsGE99FYbiaqWfUqmu9M5aMRUwYdnvmn1ke6S3JFI6EEUaqlYaQ-H2I5oLiaB0Mw4aeii2X0Tl-L7gFW04APhYSZyhE/w400-h398/esm.jpg" width="400" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Shepherd Moons by Enya (1991)</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />Shepherd Moons is the third studio album by Irish singer, songwriter and musician Enya. It is not difficult to make a beautiful cover when the artist is beautiful herself, but this artistic design goes a step further. Writer Molly Burke wrote about the album's artwork: "Shepherd Moons features Enya in what can only be described as an opera gown she could be twenty or forty but her delicate beauty is intact. There is a sense of timelessness here bathed in the dark but fragile blue of sorrow". The photography is credited to David Scheinmann.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkgOsk-oS3veOfAkOHVX-a1YGrit4KJEgQumnb9FdtaKW_BPoynK6zBVk-7FbgK1_SNKF2bB0VL__Jkx3d5TalqlPMKN7XrD0bSdiURPrIC660bTRww8gNZlzcivbcjo2p__hLP625IyeBrbWU_f9P_LxZ72LjoDubpxLSrGXJ5sCv3rUYhkY/s640/vf.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkgOsk-oS3veOfAkOHVX-a1YGrit4KJEgQumnb9FdtaKW_BPoynK6zBVk-7FbgK1_SNKF2bB0VL__Jkx3d5TalqlPMKN7XrD0bSdiURPrIC660bTRww8gNZlzcivbcjo2p__hLP625IyeBrbWU_f9P_LxZ72LjoDubpxLSrGXJ5sCv3rUYhkY/w400-h400/vf.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"> <div style="text-align: center;"><i>Why Do Birds Sing? by Violent Femmes (1991)</i></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Why Do Birds Sing? is the fifth studio album by Violent Femmes. The special cover was designed by Hanson Graphic.<i> </i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i> </i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i> </i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKVpaaLTuf61t7zNNym-VdipEXmiqu8tXH16cTdGp2XVLToqHWafrP0nW6HohKLJx9yNcCtHi8QARk2neknSCnPMcBlYlZVyVPOwHQcxFvh9gVXyyLqqCbCHqkkik1uwSvov4YG9CX9sGIbuD2klyoL1-CiyEWLzthzBdw6Ur2oKeJE4kHnVs/s600/ezgif.com-webp-to-jpg.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKVpaaLTuf61t7zNNym-VdipEXmiqu8tXH16cTdGp2XVLToqHWafrP0nW6HohKLJx9yNcCtHi8QARk2neknSCnPMcBlYlZVyVPOwHQcxFvh9gVXyyLqqCbCHqkkik1uwSvov4YG9CX9sGIbuD2klyoL1-CiyEWLzthzBdw6Ur2oKeJE4kHnVs/w400-h400/ezgif.com-webp-to-jpg.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></i><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Love Deluxe by Sade (1992)</i><br /></div><i></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i> </i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Love Deluxe is the fourth studio album by English band Sade, named after their lead singer, Sade Adu. She is of course also the model for the album cover, with photography by Scottish fashion, celebrity and art photographer Albert Watson.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwZu3U3sKKlkAYMYMk3ZGwyiSBdbMANd2dsjX6L5gAXZZxym2EkKaOc2kMgkRUcc6DTBaHh86G8kqfx0gzo9fb-N4y2kZCtGwHyYylfjmM6dQSXPNLFUld5vqAr1rdfuEE897L53uzIyC9pw3-uvCjkXskKtVl-i5etnV31lZDqOUMSYL7Gy0/s573/fnm.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="573" data-original-width="550" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwZu3U3sKKlkAYMYMk3ZGwyiSBdbMANd2dsjX6L5gAXZZxym2EkKaOc2kMgkRUcc6DTBaHh86G8kqfx0gzo9fb-N4y2kZCtGwHyYylfjmM6dQSXPNLFUld5vqAr1rdfuEE897L53uzIyC9pw3-uvCjkXskKtVl-i5etnV31lZDqOUMSYL7Gy0/w384-h400/fnm.jpg" width="384" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Angel Dust by Faith No More (1992)</i></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">Angel Dust is the fourth studio album by American rock band Faith No More, their best-selling album to date, having sold over 2.5 million copies worldwide. And I have no clue what it sounds like, but I like the cover, depicting a soft blue airbrushed great egret on the front cover (photographed by Werner Krutein).</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHpU5zVQ7LPaCbRQ3YChEMApf9aWDk8BkCuLs9Xh27NNfH78u8KTRnCTiEfpE9LOmDx8I6hbMOPVdLVxIh8JWu4ER4QuCIoTsy013_IH00dwfoq3on5C2y0ROrik-puZsdyd1_BCTldRMl9Qp1x2Z9x2KKdQxti0LbaxJ99e6OYSualMMYdFM/s600/erotica.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHpU5zVQ7LPaCbRQ3YChEMApf9aWDk8BkCuLs9Xh27NNfH78u8KTRnCTiEfpE9LOmDx8I6hbMOPVdLVxIh8JWu4ER4QuCIoTsy013_IH00dwfoq3on5C2y0ROrik-puZsdyd1_BCTldRMl9Qp1x2Z9x2KKdQxti0LbaxJ99e6OYSualMMYdFM/w400-h400/erotica.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Erotica by Madonna</i><i> (1992)</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Erotica is the fifth studio album by American singer Madonna, released simultaneously with Madonna's first book publication Sex, a coffee table book containing explicit photographs featuring the singer. Given the title and circumstances, the cover is restrained and highly artistic. Credit given to Siung Fat Tjia (art direction, design) and Steven Meisel (photography).</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzuM-1JwzPLe95fsS2EXRGveHGZ5C24TnalUYrX1jXKSY-OMDS4LWpngPSK0lL8pZC4WuN4Nye7s_f_j09wLPksEcolJ23SmJ6wHsj0_jT4kPZXOX9bCzKnKEECo0wTwYvZLRqkyvX5LDvwEn8Nqxk34066QrZCLn-oikb8wjZuxeEV5TeClk/s640/cwf.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzuM-1JwzPLe95fsS2EXRGveHGZ5C24TnalUYrX1jXKSY-OMDS4LWpngPSK0lL8pZC4WuN4Nye7s_f_j09wLPksEcolJ23SmJ6wHsj0_jT4kPZXOX9bCzKnKEECo0wTwYvZLRqkyvX5LDvwEn8Nqxk34066QrZCLn-oikb8wjZuxeEV5TeClk/w400-h400/cwf.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Ferment by Catherine Wheel</i><i> (1992)</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Ferment is the debut studio album by English alternative rock band Catherine Wheel. Another band and album that I have never listened to. The cover is based on a photograph by Alastair Thain.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL_Kub-qcqgKMDVvSGZSejXMv6eJzZRG68M6321L1AP__eh99fyS0MWQyHmTqE0cjDV9q0-5Plp_wKux41u0XcrPAEhjOGNUX0sm2mZkReX0R3z-I_Ed2qjd94Woj85Bbz_x7hrRSOH_9_HAbnaWJ5WVcuj6nuFBXxDaVle0BuhEClQsg6CfU/s800/nurse.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL_Kub-qcqgKMDVvSGZSejXMv6eJzZRG68M6321L1AP__eh99fyS0MWQyHmTqE0cjDV9q0-5Plp_wKux41u0XcrPAEhjOGNUX0sm2mZkReX0R3z-I_Ed2qjd94Woj85Bbz_x7hrRSOH_9_HAbnaWJ5WVcuj6nuFBXxDaVle0BuhEClQsg6CfU/w400-h400/nurse.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Nurse by Therapy?</i><i> (1992)</i></div> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Nurse is the first major label album released by the rock band Therapy?... and you guessed it, again no clue what it sounds like. The cover did come up in searches for the year 1992 and it is indeed an eye catching image. The design is credited to Jeremy Pearce and Simon Carrington, with photography by Andrew Catlin, who is responsible for scores of album covers.</div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"> <br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqmoUZBlPzljU08QJgJopuHqzeGQE6bTZWI023QSLsD0Q1N_fZC_AAMjLpL0AuKGtgtU4oE--L4NjMZdx77jCA66SkW2bTkNjmArpt9VFlDfseQgEpXK2szFoiAmcw7jwHFDFp4ecqkdMlm7SuEkxR0wXBjxCqG4yAJAsdnp2tlCGTmpCHiM8/s600/sv.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="597" data-original-width="600" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqmoUZBlPzljU08QJgJopuHqzeGQE6bTZWI023QSLsD0Q1N_fZC_AAMjLpL0AuKGtgtU4oE--L4NjMZdx77jCA66SkW2bTkNjmArpt9VFlDfseQgEpXK2szFoiAmcw7jwHFDFp4ecqkdMlm7SuEkxR0wXBjxCqG4yAJAsdnp2tlCGTmpCHiM8/w400-h398/sv.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>99.9F by Suzanne Vega (1992)<br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i> </i></div><div style="text-align: left;">99.9F° (Ninety-Nine Point Nine Fahrenheit Degrees) is the fourth album by American singer and songwriter Suzanne Vega. The design is by Jean Krikerian and Len Peltier with photography by Melodie McDaniel.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><i> </i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i> </i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Copyright statement: posting lower quality album covers is deemed fair use. </i></div>Art Rockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10489812058048433637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32201944.post-85945402438971025062023-02-23T05:00:00.042+01:002023-02-23T05:00:00.196+01:00The Art of Tamara de Lempicka<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpNr9iX3zRaf2gf_slM0h-X2HMO3EUFYY0DKsxVDY2_cSG2zpjE_gsap3k2uNDVvF7jN8ZI0U-OGSoBeZxaY-cg2NwdUtXU68N4uMXYuDoMeRhTEbDvWNuOZvw9fdP0Z4uzDEPSbPX12t7o0wqlbRU5FbY0geIeIocQEprSlB6Itzd9GyyCgE/s640/1925%20Self-Portrait%20in%20the%20Green%20Bugatti.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="481" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpNr9iX3zRaf2gf_slM0h-X2HMO3EUFYY0DKsxVDY2_cSG2zpjE_gsap3k2uNDVvF7jN8ZI0U-OGSoBeZxaY-cg2NwdUtXU68N4uMXYuDoMeRhTEbDvWNuOZvw9fdP0Z4uzDEPSbPX12t7o0wqlbRU5FbY0geIeIocQEprSlB6Itzd9GyyCgE/w301-h400/1925%20Self-Portrait%20in%20the%20Green%20Bugatti.jpg" width="301" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Tamara de Lempicka, was a Polish painter who spent her working life in France and the United States. She is best known for her polished Art Deco portraits of aristocrats and the wealthy, and for her highly stylized paintings of nudes. As usual, I select a dozen paintings in addition to the self portrait posted above (her iconic work <i>Tamara in the Green Bugatti</i> from 1925). Unfortunately, I could not include many of my favourite paintings by de Lempicka, because anything created after 1928 is still under copyright.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi5OJ0KH-pp81VNdC9zJFV5i7zbzE9kHEwh-zKYJv8OAzaxZM9dYLVeE29J-1120hXm4QCVsPjH8Zh_sbWZVGRU9NEer-yLmdB3NbRopQokqkNdAC00JJhLHQXIFob3HFG64njCaQlXzEZ77J07mejXc8Ok9Jb2oNJJL0d_MKWnO1YAcPB3-Y/s640/1924c%20Double%2047.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="497" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi5OJ0KH-pp81VNdC9zJFV5i7zbzE9kHEwh-zKYJv8OAzaxZM9dYLVeE29J-1120hXm4QCVsPjH8Zh_sbWZVGRU9NEer-yLmdB3NbRopQokqkNdAC00JJhLHQXIFob3HFG64njCaQlXzEZ77J07mejXc8Ok9Jb2oNJJL0d_MKWnO1YAcPB3-Y/w311-h400/1924c%20Double%2047.jpg" width="311" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Double 47 (1924)</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="382" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsOJ7Ye0vcZH38_8HGh9cxNcHy_yPF3SQLedGBmw9T3Rte4D55-L-fbD4lnK0E5q9oTBpqTAryZd8x1Qq-TFcWbJX8OaxLX6XNWTSf_cWVKXObjoVPXrR8XRpAKJCZc_XpIv13YJcrvnOhqFpVR3rWppjIoJimZ7MPVTFE4LEwRI0EU3C5zAU/w239-h400/1928%20Portrait%20of%20a%20Man%20or%20Mr%20Tadeusz%20de%20Lempicki.jpg" width="239" /></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Portrait of a Man or Mr Tadeusz de Lempicki (1928)</i></div></div><div><br /><div><br /></div> <i>Copyright statement: images all in public domain.</i></div>Art Rockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10489812058048433637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32201944.post-10433559228399286642023-02-19T05:00:00.078+01:002023-02-19T05:00:00.174+01:00Agatha Christie Book Covers [3] <div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> <div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirQkl2oLPFEQOQQn3eO2V99T7zdSvReq4Bjis9BBOTFVxb8wt7F5V7WTTFUNYEmnrnMNglWCl2qHZGdKCVTaY4PL86A6fLR-rhCEF2pWR-OFiwTDz4CRvw9goClDkIhB7049WwPwweO_WbYbakRMOLFRJP73adCxT2MUr_bRmllVNqBmXhiL8/s700/PhotoFunia-1669218992.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="483" data-original-width="700" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirQkl2oLPFEQOQQn3eO2V99T7zdSvReq4Bjis9BBOTFVxb8wt7F5V7WTTFUNYEmnrnMNglWCl2qHZGdKCVTaY4PL86A6fLR-rhCEF2pWR-OFiwTDz4CRvw9goClDkIhB7049WwPwweO_WbYbakRMOLFRJP73adCxT2MUr_bRmllVNqBmXhiL8/w400-h276/PhotoFunia-1669218992.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div>Agatha
Christie's detective novels were among my favourite books when I was a
teenager. Decades later, I enjoyed them again in their TV renditions.
These books have been reprinted numerous times, but there is something
about the covers of the Fontana paperback series issued mainly in the
sixties and seventies that is very appealing. The consistency in the
illustrations suggest they were all done by the same artist, but
unfortunately I could not find out who it was (or were). There are so
many of them (<a href="https://www.pinterest.fr/hapscrap/agatha-christie-covers-2/" target="_blank">link</a>)
that this is already the third post with this subject. In contrast
with the first post on this theme, and in line with my new year's
resolution for the blog, I'm not adding text to these book covers. The
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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="648" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcKyu2Ec7BlulKoLB5X3RSTV-IWPPnbXM4c6l4gTxUXRJlAkZ-Os-RbEbCB3pll_S7kJx2M9jAlhw3tliP0LCRtqJ66R2XNWN1V4I5kj3DZLG20e0Hr53CkbTwghlpsYnJKIZ9WC7r9LCqxBV8EmU2vSHV5FJolsQJaZY-ywrnJLaCIksTmdQ/w248-h400/6.jpg" width="248" /></a></div><i>The Mystery of the Blue Train</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i> </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i> </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPdMpd-2L_1P7wJighcU4Slh_KVVy8-Lq1X2XFziPPfGog4z4QLNhukmC3SKmwxX1Nnlk_J3JNe9g3uU29_N_RultSjMjFoZWP-WAtuzaQJnQsKPIIIrtkE9izNkPFqj0R23itE8xlaYP0k-ODQzwYVBybM-Te3JCw7A8YMok3B4Yw6ckd6F0/s648/7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="648" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPdMpd-2L_1P7wJighcU4Slh_KVVy8-Lq1X2XFziPPfGog4z4QLNhukmC3SKmwxX1Nnlk_J3JNe9g3uU29_N_RultSjMjFoZWP-WAtuzaQJnQsKPIIIrtkE9izNkPFqj0R23itE8xlaYP0k-ODQzwYVBybM-Te3JCw7A8YMok3B4Yw6ckd6F0/w248-h400/7.jpg" width="248" /></a></div>The Seven Dials Mystery</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i> </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i> </i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPxs8doCR21GNURErDE8ifPRDBd7rSFOdLS65gqoQ-ZrYit_n0yD10GCqnbCpxw6TQ6mpKS9uwS2_7tYbGiJayiyxdg6ddvTp3Qmjk6CRHDe7JEETNKTd0ouwd-olnPjA6bFEphL6pGY1q-zeLdaalfS9lwbE4_EM60AYFT1CVt4GHDfTGU-g/s720/495px-Jean_Sibelius_in_1890_(cropped).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="495" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPxs8doCR21GNURErDE8ifPRDBd7rSFOdLS65gqoQ-ZrYit_n0yD10GCqnbCpxw6TQ6mpKS9uwS2_7tYbGiJayiyxdg6ddvTp3Qmjk6CRHDe7JEETNKTd0ouwd-olnPjA6bFEphL6pGY1q-zeLdaalfS9lwbE4_EM60AYFT1CVt4GHDfTGU-g/w275-h400/495px-Jean_Sibelius_in_1890_(cropped).jpg" width="275" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: left;">Jean Sibelius (1865 - 1957) was a Finnish composer of the late Romantic and early-modern periods, and is widely regarded as Finland's best and one of the greatest composers all time. Although he composed in many different genres, he is mainly admired for his orchestral work - something he agreed with himself. Although he lived to a respectable age of 91, he did not compose anything that survived after 1929.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">As with all posts dedicated to one composer, I will select my 12 favourite works, listed in chronological order. All depicted CD's are from my own collection. Text is sometimes copied from the Wikipedia entries.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg1BNVPDzroXF3iFs4OOCQUp9mFt8ULExPL48hvO70mbx1-S7ilVzguXuDaVQFhP2NyxilTaJnl53tF-2_w0-JPxS4dM_rPn6oI4X7ditOiXtjdzaeFUBUjyM5553onuIqaPoIsRe589L9Sc7Mm1IORL4CfDjMx45tQU6oO9sUcFBwWi6aZo8/s600/R-2658482-1541226511-3183.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg1BNVPDzroXF3iFs4OOCQUp9mFt8ULExPL48hvO70mbx1-S7ilVzguXuDaVQFhP2NyxilTaJnl53tF-2_w0-JPxS4dM_rPn6oI4X7ditOiXtjdzaeFUBUjyM5553onuIqaPoIsRe589L9Sc7Mm1IORL4CfDjMx45tQU6oO9sUcFBwWi6aZo8/w400-h400/R-2658482-1541226511-3183.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>The Swan of Tuonela (1900) </i></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">The Swan of Tuonela (Tuonelan joutsen) is an tone poem by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. It is part of the Lemminkäinen Suite (Four Legends from the Kalevala), Op. 22, but is often performed on its own - and indeed the quality of the work clearly exceeds the rest of the suite. The version shown above is by the Berliner Philharmoniker under Herbert von Karajan on a Deutsche Grammophon CD.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCeDO6FFAFNUNOZwOUr8idAiY4_ZT46Yakdw0cBVv21ccJUSnek1NvZ7daCcWnnQ_SvwfxHltA_S5rCN-vc6BROPbla2zLz3iD1u-ttXuZkal7UnI1wZ7VFb5vNsDld7kdtA4VxoLtq85BNPk9iKLbST26ejjd_FqphT9vcG0Zovww1UEQ2vo/s599/s1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="598" data-original-width="599" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCeDO6FFAFNUNOZwOUr8idAiY4_ZT46Yakdw0cBVv21ccJUSnek1NvZ7daCcWnnQ_SvwfxHltA_S5rCN-vc6BROPbla2zLz3iD1u-ttXuZkal7UnI1wZ7VFb5vNsDld7kdtA4VxoLtq85BNPk9iKLbST26ejjd_FqphT9vcG0Zovww1UEQ2vo/w400-h399/s1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Symphony No. 1 (1900)</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39, was started in 1898, and finished in early 1899, when Sibelius was 33. It is a confident work to start his symphonies cycle - one of the better first symphonies ever composed. The version shown above is by the Philharmonia Orchestra under Vladimir Ashkenazy on a London CD.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGNhHvq2JZzSohvAeDVPPRifJSYn9pgZqJM8d-Ccd4YmS0_u-E63a4z2nK-e2wTQgEqC-qePXhqodPD70_YHdLJcPCfMeGwuPgp3cHMyZhsXW5DuyT-NLtuioGu8etHQ_HlIeAyewpmN5h6hzJAunngyhcgRCjpFlrOUyFt5-f0FBEiWQDUE8/s550/s2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="542" data-original-width="550" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGNhHvq2JZzSohvAeDVPPRifJSYn9pgZqJM8d-Ccd4YmS0_u-E63a4z2nK-e2wTQgEqC-qePXhqodPD70_YHdLJcPCfMeGwuPgp3cHMyZhsXW5DuyT-NLtuioGu8etHQ_HlIeAyewpmN5h6hzJAunngyhcgRCjpFlrOUyFt5-f0FBEiWQDUE8/w400-h394/s2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Symphony No. 2 (1902)</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43, was started in the winter of 1901 in Rapallo, Italy, shortly after the successful premiere of the popular Finlandia, and finished in 1902 in Finland. Sibelius said, "My second symphony is a confession of the soul." It is one of the last great romantic symphonies, with Sibelius destined to become one of the composers to start modernism. The version shown above is by the Berliner Philharmoniker under Herbert von Karajan on an EMI CD.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg1BNVPDzroXF3iFs4OOCQUp9mFt8ULExPL48hvO70mbx1-S7ilVzguXuDaVQFhP2NyxilTaJnl53tF-2_w0-JPxS4dM_rPn6oI4X7ditOiXtjdzaeFUBUjyM5553onuIqaPoIsRe589L9Sc7Mm1IORL4CfDjMx45tQU6oO9sUcFBwWi6aZo8/s600/R-2658482-1541226511-3183.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg1BNVPDzroXF3iFs4OOCQUp9mFt8ULExPL48hvO70mbx1-S7ilVzguXuDaVQFhP2NyxilTaJnl53tF-2_w0-JPxS4dM_rPn6oI4X7ditOiXtjdzaeFUBUjyM5553onuIqaPoIsRe589L9Sc7Mm1IORL4CfDjMx45tQU6oO9sUcFBwWi6aZo8/w400-h400/R-2658482-1541226511-3183.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Valse Triste (1904) </i></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Valse triste (Sad Waltz), Op. 44, No. 1, is a short orchestral work that was originally part of the incidental music he composed for his brother-in-law Arvid Järnefelt's 1903 play Kuolema (Death). It has become far better known as a separate concert piece. The version shown above is by the Berliner Philharmoniker under Herbert von Karajan on a Deutsche Grammophon CD. <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXSWoB8wSNrgvuHFlj4bzYosJ9LQYT0-Re_zDpPMJmbi2UpMOdWEtVXGldaK1vsvnZXtTORet-IDL8x6TBiyiU0BDf_ux8uAcwjAPQCf-CnHl-mkXoFqqmDm6fKGQc6VBA_xzppDiq8HX4GDhKiOC_7QVPOws83WZVxkZl49YoUnfwt1mFNUI/s600/pm.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXSWoB8wSNrgvuHFlj4bzYosJ9LQYT0-Re_zDpPMJmbi2UpMOdWEtVXGldaK1vsvnZXtTORet-IDL8x6TBiyiU0BDf_ux8uAcwjAPQCf-CnHl-mkXoFqqmDm6fKGQc6VBA_xzppDiq8HX4GDhKiOC_7QVPOws83WZVxkZl49YoUnfwt1mFNUI/w400-h400/pm.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Pelléas et Mélisande Suite (1905)</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Pelléas et Mélisande was composed as incidental music Maurice Maeterlinck's 1892 play. Sibelius composed in 1905 ten parts, overtures to the five acts and five other movements. He later slightly rearranged the music into a nine movement suite, published as Op. 46, which became one of his most popular concert works, and one of my favourites in his work. The version shown above is by the Berliner Philharmoniker under Herbert von Karajan on a Deutsche Grammophon CD.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD_p8Z86Ng7tFSS467bm-_TPkU8a2L7p9F49gAjek6B33zPmQtIU4SQ2xpXvgBzbmbQtuiVcRt3eVHyoMartG1kbNa-rcKEycseY6ocA8ZpIl1n6v36kqpRqwRCmkJ8TbC1iQNW7BVHwWRlQiHHWZ2N5AWdlVtFvDMk7APmoA9oZs6xcniJhA/s500/vc.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="471" data-original-width="500" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD_p8Z86Ng7tFSS467bm-_TPkU8a2L7p9F49gAjek6B33zPmQtIU4SQ2xpXvgBzbmbQtuiVcRt3eVHyoMartG1kbNa-rcKEycseY6ocA8ZpIl1n6v36kqpRqwRCmkJ8TbC1iQNW7BVHwWRlQiHHWZ2N5AWdlVtFvDMk7APmoA9oZs6xcniJhA/w400-h376/vc.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Violin Concerto (1905)</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 was originally composed in 1904 and revised in 1905. It is the only concerto by Sibelius, and one of the best violin concertos of the twentieth century. The version shown above is by Shlomo Mintz and the Berliner Philharmoniker under James Levine on a Deutsche Grammophon CD.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9AHy_DpmDS9T97FLhd2Z7D1rj6KD9wxgqKKeYfOPCMRvw1dIR73USKvSmcQN5HPa4HCp1hHPw3J8v57sDY6uWJ6B_pgoFySIDYSmhatYV68iluPNyaB7b5EFe8uweH1d_6fNObsLg-gEdibdYBW7YLNvbeFD6_2dIEaZN9IpoRiZFwHwZ9hg/s534/s3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="534" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9AHy_DpmDS9T97FLhd2Z7D1rj6KD9wxgqKKeYfOPCMRvw1dIR73USKvSmcQN5HPa4HCp1hHPw3J8v57sDY6uWJ6B_pgoFySIDYSmhatYV68iluPNyaB7b5EFe8uweH1d_6fNObsLg-gEdibdYBW7YLNvbeFD6_2dIEaZN9IpoRiZFwHwZ9hg/w400-h399/s3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Symphony No. 3 (1907)</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Symphony No. 3 in C major, Op. 52, is a symphony in three movements. Coming between the romantic intensity of Sibelius's first two symphonies and the more austere complexity of his later symphonies, it is a good-natured, triumphal, and deceptively simple-sounding piece. Perhaps the first in which his individual voice starts to show. The version shown above is by the Philharmonia Orchestra under Vladimir Ashkenazy on a London CD.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRkDwtz-clyGRKJ_HxJ8akVfC7Jqri5fgQvo3ezvMdL2RNxBTE2_NtJQuea-7yyvfjVl7ppwyIhkK1vbTd8maAmt_SMNtyWOl8YpQEPewkHZeg4IeQNBzBDaRCIC7QYuIKul-uVxQgm5xOfslUu4881smQn6wVzSgFHwk2YokXP0phh8Emn0Y/s500/s4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="490" data-original-width="500" height="393" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRkDwtz-clyGRKJ_HxJ8akVfC7Jqri5fgQvo3ezvMdL2RNxBTE2_NtJQuea-7yyvfjVl7ppwyIhkK1vbTd8maAmt_SMNtyWOl8YpQEPewkHZeg4IeQNBzBDaRCIC7QYuIKul-uVxQgm5xOfslUu4881smQn6wVzSgFHwk2YokXP0phh8Emn0Y/w400-h393/s4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Symphony No. 4 (1911)</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Symphony No. 4 in A minor, Op. 63, is in four movements. It is the symphony where one heard Mahler influences more than in any other of the cycle. The symphony briefly had a nickname, Lucus a non lucendo, an expression that literally means "a grove from not shining", suggesting, in this case, a place where light does not penetrate.Very fitting for this masterpiece of bleakness. My favourite of the seven symphonies. The version shown above is by the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra under Neeme Järvi on a BIS CD.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3RZbNkOSIoELiqOMztOanDsdn0WHX2aaQZ8EsMqBL7QYOmsd1g0Hbv5nI0A1kBTBPWbiM0kfmDGly__08O_Oc5HOhBi6tsT-8tQxQJY84bpD9jrThOQIZTqBTop-NIVXt36_oVTpBoS6dYEYpA2r0lFYU3rLYJrozyqU4DYV4C2wJ1sYzg6w/s355/s5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="355" data-original-width="355" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3RZbNkOSIoELiqOMztOanDsdn0WHX2aaQZ8EsMqBL7QYOmsd1g0Hbv5nI0A1kBTBPWbiM0kfmDGly__08O_Oc5HOhBi6tsT-8tQxQJY84bpD9jrThOQIZTqBTop-NIVXt36_oVTpBoS6dYEYpA2r0lFYU3rLYJrozyqU4DYV4C2wJ1sYzg6w/w400-h400/s5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Symphony No. 5 (1919)</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Symphony No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 82, is in three movements. Sibelius was commissioned to write the symphony by the Finnish government in honour of his 50th birthday, 8 December 1915, which had been declared a national holiday. The symphony was originally composed in 1915; it was revised in 1916 and 1919. It is widely seen as one of his best works. The version shown above is by the Philharmonia Orchestra under Vladimir Ashkenazy on a Decca CD.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnvGTjf6htmrbNQi5AXqr0CCp-hotkUbOqs2cQsEXAknL4nCFbaiL5QumwEFATZuCnmrZyaBb5hOttNmJAQtTFWkulAhTo6YlsSYMNy0cF2iB_nENJWycqttk9GfLR47gQQoAPU8OSFuGeVhak5ym1BqcqNHVXCpbdlVu8gNZfLec5aW_g2Vk/s558/s6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="558" data-original-width="550" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnvGTjf6htmrbNQi5AXqr0CCp-hotkUbOqs2cQsEXAknL4nCFbaiL5QumwEFATZuCnmrZyaBb5hOttNmJAQtTFWkulAhTo6YlsSYMNy0cF2iB_nENJWycqttk9GfLR47gQQoAPU8OSFuGeVhak5ym1BqcqNHVXCpbdlVu8gNZfLec5aW_g2Vk/w394-h400/s6.jpg" width="394" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Symphony No. 6 (1923)</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Symphony No. 6 in D minor, Op. 104, was a work of long gestation, and finally completed in 1923. Although the score does not contain a key attribution, the symphony is usually described as being in D minor; much of it is in fact in the (modern) Dorian mode. Although many music lovers consider it one of the weakest of the cycle, I think it is one of the best. The version shown above is by the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra under Paavo Berglund on an EMI CD.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimpN2zOQtLsEXl_jVPcG43USu1fBePf7_-mDB7Cjn8h5FO19OuAdKpkOaps1XVLMmkxaQyo8J35OMU1k62vfig9qt_pC6fiD8l6dHO4bYlZXDbzOruven2Xwlv-45lVkCuLW2UvLjupIaXTCcnoh2GV_DPm87MzPv6WzvZd6MnXAoOuos6TZg/s400/s7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimpN2zOQtLsEXl_jVPcG43USu1fBePf7_-mDB7Cjn8h5FO19OuAdKpkOaps1XVLMmkxaQyo8J35OMU1k62vfig9qt_pC6fiD8l6dHO4bYlZXDbzOruven2Xwlv-45lVkCuLW2UvLjupIaXTCcnoh2GV_DPm87MzPv6WzvZd6MnXAoOuos6TZg/w400-h400/s7.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Symphony No. 7 (1924)</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 105, is notable for being one of the first one-movement symphonies. It has been described as "completely original in form, subtle in its handling of tempi, individual in its treatment of key and wholly organic in growth" and "Sibelius's most remarkable compositional achievement". Although many consider it his best symphony, I prefer many of the others - it is still excellent though. The version shown above is by the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra under Neeme Järvi on a BIS CD.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg1BNVPDzroXF3iFs4OOCQUp9mFt8ULExPL48hvO70mbx1-S7ilVzguXuDaVQFhP2NyxilTaJnl53tF-2_w0-JPxS4dM_rPn6oI4X7ditOiXtjdzaeFUBUjyM5553onuIqaPoIsRe589L9Sc7Mm1IORL4CfDjMx45tQU6oO9sUcFBwWi6aZo8/s600/R-2658482-1541226511-3183.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg1BNVPDzroXF3iFs4OOCQUp9mFt8ULExPL48hvO70mbx1-S7ilVzguXuDaVQFhP2NyxilTaJnl53tF-2_w0-JPxS4dM_rPn6oI4X7ditOiXtjdzaeFUBUjyM5553onuIqaPoIsRe589L9Sc7Mm1IORL4CfDjMx45tQU6oO9sUcFBwWi6aZo8/w400-h400/R-2658482-1541226511-3183.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Tapiola (1926) </i><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Tapiola (literal English translation: "The Realm of Tapio"), Op. 112, is a tone poem written on a commission for the New York Philharmonic Society. Tapiola portrays Tapio, the animating forest spirit mentioned throughout the Kalevala. It is the last major composition by Sibelius, and in my opinion his very best. The version shown above is by the Berliner Philharmoniker under Herbert von Karajan on a Deutsche Grammophon CD.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><i>Copyright statement: posting lower quality album covers is deemed fair use.</i></div></div>Art Rockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10489812058048433637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32201944.post-14706899905844460552023-02-11T05:00:00.000+01:002023-02-11T05:00:00.178+01:00My Personal One Hit Wonders [3]<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-q66p66drJkeN9OrJ1xONqtJ94bv13js_NG2H0oozbYp4ZT3c2K7SMWYSqLOo5DzlfiTTy503vUkR92KJVMpKzqW72UTh5mohJP4exBoxjc-mqUOHfZQJ9MZ1b9CnyThob2RAg2qFerf-khVwBsMc5Ca7ekJ985SUsuYRL5VLt9rwcKmxrPA/s510/ohw.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="409" data-original-width="510" height="321" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-q66p66drJkeN9OrJ1xONqtJ94bv13js_NG2H0oozbYp4ZT3c2K7SMWYSqLOo5DzlfiTTy503vUkR92KJVMpKzqW72UTh5mohJP4exBoxjc-mqUOHfZQJ9MZ1b9CnyThob2RAg2qFerf-khVwBsMc5Ca7ekJ985SUsuYRL5VLt9rwcKmxrPA/w400-h321/ohw.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>According to Wikipedia, a one-hit wonder is any entity that achieves mainstream popularity, often for only one piece of work, and becomes known among the general public solely for that momentary success. I've translated this to my own preferences as any act that scores exactly one hit in my list of 200+ favourite songs (in Artrockometer terms 6/6, "hors concours") and does not have even one song in the next tier (in Artrockometer terms 5/6, "essential"). Here is a third helping. The image above was made with <a href="https://photofunia.com/categories/all_effects/badges" target="_blank">Photofunia</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZz5wB6Svd1uSkoMbAgu-kk09jKRAq86Mh62rIc020xamjnnqKJNlvdSImUkrVu0jakkz3EOXm5tFk-ZUk9c-sZ-26sXqUntLEB4nxjEy4ce4t8jdIHGYPzWAGetlhZqK-6Ddxw3IP9vysdsE-RV-HV5wWK3OivVYe9BAlYilAy3n39AkOsQk/s729/sl.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="517" data-original-width="729" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZz5wB6Svd1uSkoMbAgu-kk09jKRAq86Mh62rIc020xamjnnqKJNlvdSImUkrVu0jakkz3EOXm5tFk-ZUk9c-sZ-26sXqUntLEB4nxjEy4ce4t8jdIHGYPzWAGetlhZqK-6Ddxw3IP9vysdsE-RV-HV5wWK3OivVYe9BAlYilAy3n39AkOsQk/w400-h284/sl.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Zhi shao hai you ni (Sandy Lam)</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div>About the singer: Sandy Lam (1966) is a Hong Kong singer, actress and album producer. She released more than 30 stylistically diverse albums in Cantonese, Mandarin, English and Japanese. </div><div>About the song: this is one of those unknown gems that I have my wife to thank for. Together with Faye Wong, Sandy Lam is one of the best-loved mandarin pop singers. Overall, Faye Wong is more adventurous in her choice of repertoire, but this beautiful love song (the title's translation is At least I still have you) from her 2000 album Sandy's is better than anything Faye produced. The almost too sweet lyrics (sample in translation: "I'm afraid that there's not enough time, I wanna hold you until I feel that your wrinkles show signs of aging , until I'm sure that you're real, until I've lost all my energy - I'm willing to, because of you") are encompassed in a beautiful melody with great piano playing and a well-judged guitar solo gives some beef to the song as well. </div></div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWhd3EXKRj8&ab_channel=mylyricsvideo" target="_blank">💻</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEuHzVs1oF3xlGbvmmPWpPIda_9Rnm7FxAF0GcODJgNQXKkwlcSYMoi9x86nmNpVQSi1CIDm5tFbdgGJWLqhix-KgQdThifePgrl5XeGc3Y_wEj8LtXW218pMhB9enyI7vy6k9iuwZE_ukJqw-e4w_zC2Nj5H45roxxvbUOTv72iRSOraJe1Y/s650/woc.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="466" data-original-width="650" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEuHzVs1oF3xlGbvmmPWpPIda_9Rnm7FxAF0GcODJgNQXKkwlcSYMoi9x86nmNpVQSi1CIDm5tFbdgGJWLqhix-KgQdThifePgrl5XeGc3Y_wEj8LtXW218pMhB9enyI7vy6k9iuwZE_ukJqw-e4w_zC2Nj5H45roxxvbUOTv72iRSOraJe1Y/w400-h286/woc.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Wind of change (Scorpions with Berlin Philharmonic)</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div>About the band: Scorpions are a German heavy rock band formed in 1965. They released 18 studio albums and sold over 110 million records in total. The Berlin Philharmonic is one of the most famous symphony orchestras in the world. In 2000 they cooperated for the album Moments of glory, mainly featuring re-arranged songs from the Scorpions repertoire, as well as classical interludes. </div><div>About the song: German metalheads Scorpions have often skated along the thin line between great and cheesy. Sometimes they went completely overboard, both in their music and in their notorious album covers. Sometimes they came close to greatness, especially in their 1990 anthem Wind of change, inspired by the impending fall of communism. Even better than the well-known original is their remake of ten years later. The combination of hard rock and symphony orchestra has been tried more often, but the Scorpions cooperation with the world renowned Berlin Philharmonic is probably the best of all. It is not surprising that especially Wind of change gets a tremendous boost by the symphonic support. A beautiful version. </div></div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Djrdxj1T3ew&ab_channel=LucianaQuinn" target="_blank">💻</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2PQxqXO2dgKua3l7EnjLwQIOPAoWN5nhqIsh6n6Qyy6z6i4n-9Ci1rWeBk4rFrW5rs7rAvGBOucVTqNVihRKvifUAd_w0ZN6ag1ZjvIPAX3hgaW4o9ZdXKSUT-D8DAPzpb5124ulSnCDNyeqkFgBREpqNitmM2IlrXz076N-zZu1rgAYgNnI/s696/kite.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="508" data-original-width="696" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2PQxqXO2dgKua3l7EnjLwQIOPAoWN5nhqIsh6n6Qyy6z6i4n-9Ci1rWeBk4rFrW5rs7rAvGBOucVTqNVihRKvifUAd_w0ZN6ag1ZjvIPAX3hgaW4o9ZdXKSUT-D8DAPzpb5124ulSnCDNyeqkFgBREpqNitmM2IlrXz076N-zZu1rgAYgNnI/w400-h293/kite.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Kites (Simon Dupree and the Big Sound)</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div>About the band: Simon Dupree and the Big Sound were a British psychedelic band formed in 1966, and dissolved in 1969, after which the core members formed the prog band Gentle Giant. They released only one studio album, and their only big hit Kites was not included on it. </div><div>About the song: Kites is the only sixties' one-hit-wonder that has stood the test of time. The band hated it, but their manager loved it, as its psychedelic sound was exactly right for the time. The colourful tones of the mellotron create a distinctly Asian atmosphere, enhanced by the images of the lyrics (the white kite flying in the sun, with a message of love on it), and topped off by the recitation of an Asian sounding poem by actress Jacqui Chan, who apparently reproduced phonetics taught to her by her grandmother with the result that no-one knows what she is saying or even what language it is in.</div></div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dov7T44rDag&ab_channel=Sids60sSounds" target="_blank">💻</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkkPcCyK-USPlGr4tyxPIZAwY8Y3hYF7mU8zuz0sjuztKlMrPxJ7yLjBqjLXRDajGgsBhfoNA1LnTr1tn1kV0rRekcodTzT8pypCbVqqFRHbC5vQrqzJ-BmB-_x4zNDsMzsaoxMjwT8hCnguupUuYazBEUgY3uR5bKHxKzuivrZ6XJmmEcCpY/s744/skylark.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="489" data-original-width="744" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkkPcCyK-USPlGr4tyxPIZAwY8Y3hYF7mU8zuz0sjuztKlMrPxJ7yLjBqjLXRDajGgsBhfoNA1LnTr1tn1kV0rRekcodTzT8pypCbVqqFRHbC5vQrqzJ-BmB-_x4zNDsMzsaoxMjwT8hCnguupUuYazBEUgY3uR5bKHxKzuivrZ6XJmmEcCpY/w400-h263/skylark.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Wildflower (Skylark)</i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div>About the band: Skylark were a Canadian pop/rock band, active from 1971–1973. They released two studio albums, then disbanded. </div><div>About the song: Wildflower is a track from the 1972 album Skylark. It is one of those songs that I loved when I was a 16-year old discovering pop music in 1973, and still do. This single by a little-known Canadian band caused some controversy in America in its days when it hit the US top ten: was this a white group trying to do a black song or a black group trying to do a white song? It turned out to be the latter.</div></div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MJ8flVWL1I&ab_channel=OldschoolMusicJunkie" target="_blank">💻</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMbyzr5NQTgep9TNWC_MKiFKlly5A2StoEEOKPbeM5DiyE1W3OdXUIChLwo4NpuVGzzTVKuvBkvf_NPLkzkRWVkdbQUdhsjeoPWuNGOcT8n58nk5cdnATsKExY4zzOABVgP5BUvfmA7ibVNxvPkFGqYw75sE35qE0GXcsY27xwHBbTAwOu-u0/s632/sb.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="469" data-original-width="632" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMbyzr5NQTgep9TNWC_MKiFKlly5A2StoEEOKPbeM5DiyE1W3OdXUIChLwo4NpuVGzzTVKuvBkvf_NPLkzkRWVkdbQUdhsjeoPWuNGOcT8n58nk5cdnATsKExY4zzOABVgP5BUvfmA7ibVNxvPkFGqYw75sE35qE0GXcsY27xwHBbTAwOu-u0/w400-h296/sb.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Through the barricades (Spandau Ballet)</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div>About the band: Spandau Ballet were a British pop band formed in 1979. They quickly became popular as one of the leaders of the New Romantics movement. They released seven studio albums and scored eight top 10 hits in the UK.</div><div>About the song: this song is the title track of the 1986 album Through the barricades. An immensely moving acoustic ballad, inspired by the tragic situation in Northern Ireland - a bewildering choice of subject if you know them only from simple love songs like Gold and True.</div></div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yn7HXmzxqV8&ab_channel=spandauVEVO" target="_blank">💻</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkuuBuOSeVeCEEOq9IlYe3Vc7KaLPFtxveQuwENrC8E8G1TSHqTL9DOXYxB8Jbc50HZYlohYumEz2hdLL_XugCEOHk-yAlZdj3OjEGKhWNQ6qr15FnmZfnzPzLObFff3DgEQW3wSxv0aTNbM1EPsmSkIF7LqDh57dobSyLfu93UA8ZJ1cGKd0/s600/sd.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="420" data-original-width="600" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkuuBuOSeVeCEEOq9IlYe3Vc7KaLPFtxveQuwENrC8E8G1TSHqTL9DOXYxB8Jbc50HZYlohYumEz2hdLL_XugCEOHk-yAlZdj3OjEGKhWNQ6qr15FnmZfnzPzLObFff3DgEQW3wSxv0aTNbM1EPsmSkIF7LqDh57dobSyLfu93UA8ZJ1cGKd0/w400-h280/sd.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Do it again (Steely Dan)</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div>About the band: Steely Dan is an American jazz fusion band founded in 1972 by core members Becker and Fagen. The band enjoyed critical and commercial success until breaking up in 1981. They reunited in 1993, and released in total nine studio albums. </div><div>About the song: I love many of Steely Dan's albums, but if we talk about individual songs, there is one that really sticks out: Do it again. This track from the 1972 debut album Can't buy a thrill shows Steely Dan at their strongest. Their high quality jazz influenced rock is combined on this US hit single with a strong text about a gambler who simply cannot give up. Donald Fagen has never sounded better than on this recording. </div></div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgYuLsudaJQ&ab_channel=changeting" target="_blank">💻</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFxjCZxhW9LNM5aNGmBmHOAx7NZyw8QyJOxJpD919RUE7WUz9ECA0Az8zkAcC52GoTl8lezqG5Lx91qfdjDB6Xtb9A1blu4Fd6M3f3weHNOWiqFCLdknQeY2xBqrlZq-rHi9SI5o6AyzY5ObW8tNcy6qvqywlzP51DjY8x7lO1HtUSzUcHgYY/s566/si.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="449" data-original-width="566" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFxjCZxhW9LNM5aNGmBmHOAx7NZyw8QyJOxJpD919RUE7WUz9ECA0Az8zkAcC52GoTl8lezqG5Lx91qfdjDB6Xtb9A1blu4Fd6M3f3weHNOWiqFCLdknQeY2xBqrlZq-rHi9SI5o6AyzY5ObW8tNcy6qvqywlzP51DjY8x7lO1HtUSzUcHgYY/w400-h318/si.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>An island in the darkness (Strictly Inc./Tony Banks)</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div>About the band/artist: a bit of a conundrum here, as the song is sometimes ascribed to the band Strictly Inc., and sometimes to Tony Banks. Strictly Inc. was a short lived 'band' formed by Tony Banks with Wang Chung lead vocalist Jack Hues. Tony Banks (1950) is a Brittish musician, songwriter and film composer, primarily known as the keyboardist and founding member of the rock band Genesis. Banks is also a prolific solo artist, releasing six solo albums that range through progressive rock, pop, and especially classical music.</div><div>About the song: in 1995, almost 20 years after the last progressive masterpiece by Genesis (One for the vine from the Wind and wuthering album), Tony Banks came up with this 17 minutes gem on the otherwise rather mediocre self-titled Strictly Inc. album. The singer is more than adequate, but the real strength of the song is the plethora of gorgeous instrumental passages, not only the pianowork from Banks himself, but also the guitar play of Daryl Stuermer. In many ways, this anachronistic and nostalgic epic reminds me of one of the best Genesis songs, Firth of Fifth. </div></div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJxTfvn3Yqs&ab_channel=BohunkMusic" target="_blank">💻</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNOvQWLl4jInFsNwxg1OGozqvke8DitbpPmBXWFSocZjOvhccJsyUPwS1F7w53y9AtMt5aKxKCVeRPFX-uSWwOktIHaqnDYwlIruD6SRAUnYrZ1YMqfwTgZw1wlFN99YekhnLYWG1PyNOqpOsoA26kHRfBCqjxvbyNsoSUVtHcWWOPvhsXTcM/s573/t.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="573" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNOvQWLl4jInFsNwxg1OGozqvke8DitbpPmBXWFSocZjOvhccJsyUPwS1F7w53y9AtMt5aKxKCVeRPFX-uSWwOktIHaqnDYwlIruD6SRAUnYrZ1YMqfwTgZw1wlFN99YekhnLYWG1PyNOqpOsoA26kHRfBCqjxvbyNsoSUVtHcWWOPvhsXTcM/w400-h279/t.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Tian Tang (Tengger)</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div>About the artist: Tengger (1960) is a Chinese singer and movie star from Inner Mongolia, whose name is also transcribed as Tenger, Tengeer, Tenggeer or Tengri, to complicate searches. He is immensely popular in China and South East Asia, but it is difficult to find information about him on non-Chinese sites.</div><div>About the song: the first time I heard the song Tian Tang (Paradise), in a CD shop in Shanghai, it blew me away. When I asked my wife whether she knew the singer, I found out it is actually one of her favourite songs as well. Repeated listening has only strengthened my appreciation. This is music that deserves a far wider listening than it unfortunately will get. He recorded it many times in the course of his career; my favourite version is the one from 1997. </div></div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yExztQuN18&ab_channel=%E8%85%BE%E6%A0%BC%E5%B0%94-Topic" target="_blank">💻</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinn5V68D5ZjYwIOHMAJVFgHpOrJq-eF_sMWRubn013UUj_Dz_7-6wq1h4D8YlTy1zYy66Pk3kphWTzewOv9xjjTb6TVSWfOn8IFoP8yrqT5tKYv8IDJMiEwTvcjcR0Z0MnUXklHP_WU3m_AF67AJQWsW9pZiMBQfC7DuE3c1x4YYrMgG_G-QI/s710/tmc.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="521" data-original-width="710" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinn5V68D5ZjYwIOHMAJVFgHpOrJq-eF_sMWRubn013UUj_Dz_7-6wq1h4D8YlTy1zYy66Pk3kphWTzewOv9xjjTb6TVSWfOn8IFoP8yrqT5tKYv8IDJMiEwTvcjcR0Z0MnUXklHP_WU3m_AF67AJQWsW9pZiMBQfC7DuE3c1x4YYrMgG_G-QI/w400-h294/tmc.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Song to the siren (This Mortal Coil)</i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div>About the band: This Mortal Coil were a British music collective formed in 1984 that was made up of a large rotating cast of artists, including members of Cocteau Twins, Pixies, and Dead Can Dance. The project became known for its gothic, dream pop sound, and released three studio albums between 1984 and 1991. </div><div>About the song: Song to the siren is a track from the 1984 debut album It'll end in tears. It is a cover of a Tim Buckley composition, which takes on a totally new dimension in the version of the members of the Cocteau Twins. Liz Frasers peculiar voice set over a fascinatingly strange instrumental arrangement makes for a unique experience. There is no song I know that even comes close to sounding like this one.</div></div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFWKJ2FUiAQ&ab_channel=4AD" target="_blank">💻</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlmIOaBApGqHbp7zpkI1M7-DP4WaEIIhfnHL1AiGfOOP7tJX0mueswfabj9TDyzscG6l8LRleQswdTJ5x4sQQTW8tw8zUWvgSoOdF4csqKRybcxtZgUz0gcfcUw9yCd3VQwlCUVYsBEeJiKwbIAzakFygW41edt8S8toGJTJjzNSAAP2bmeZA/s990/uv.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="744" data-original-width="990" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlmIOaBApGqHbp7zpkI1M7-DP4WaEIIhfnHL1AiGfOOP7tJX0mueswfabj9TDyzscG6l8LRleQswdTJ5x4sQQTW8tw8zUWvgSoOdF4csqKRybcxtZgUz0gcfcUw9yCd3VQwlCUVYsBEeJiKwbIAzakFygW41edt8S8toGJTJjzNSAAP2bmeZA/w400-h300/uv.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Vienna (Ultravox)</i></div><div><br /></div><div><div>About the band: Ultravox (earlier stylized as Ultravox!) were a British new wave band, formed in 1974. Between 1980 and 1986, they scored seven Top Ten albums and seventeen Top 40 singles in the UK. In total they released eleven studio albums. </div><div>About the song: Vienna is a track from the 1980 album of the same name (their fourth). In the early eighties, a new kind of pop music burst on the scene as reaction on the seemingly unstoppable rise of punk in the late seventies: the New Romantics. Helped by synthesizer sounds and often very mysterious video clips, bands like Spandau Ballet, Depeche Mode, Duran Duran, Eurythmics, China Crisis, Visage and Human League were quite successful for a few years. One of the best and most successful efforts from this period is this haunting song with its distorted violins and a highly romantic video. </div></div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJeWySiuq1I" target="_blank">💻</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFRGzgonPseQwlt8VRMmz-2WV0nj1Q647D2gpecdl1BhyIPGQuS78YBasw1SC5ZJe9MEJK6lxUKFGgfqeYEI1YEU0yzgAH3VcCPZObsIqcf6AxUn2K8E77nETDk7jPTWAP1uLw-envzC-XRmeWi2nO5PW7-QSULDzV5C0fV0q0JMSOqaWSSr0/s656/yd.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="442" data-original-width="656" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFRGzgonPseQwlt8VRMmz-2WV0nj1Q647D2gpecdl1BhyIPGQuS78YBasw1SC5ZJe9MEJK6lxUKFGgfqeYEI1YEU0yzgAH3VcCPZObsIqcf6AxUn2K8E77nETDk7jPTWAP1uLw-envzC-XRmeWi2nO5PW7-QSULDzV5C0fV0q0JMSOqaWSSr0/w400-h270/yd.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>L'adolescente (Yves Duteil & Jeanne Moreau)</i></div><div><br /></div><div><div>About the duo: Yves Duteil (1949) is a French singer-songwriter; Jeanne Moreau (1928 - 2017) was a French actress, singer, screenwriter and director. They collaborated for one song only.</div><div>About the song: Yves Duteil is one of France's most loved singers. In 1979 he recorded the song L'adolescente for the movie of the same name. Jeanne Moreau, one of the best-known French actresses of that time, starred in the movie and joined Duteil in a tender love song, introduced and finalised by a haunting piano tune, which sounds like it has been recorded in an empty cinema.</div></div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Po08RIjku3E" target="_blank">💻</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEV74b16YMk06wm26lNg2loaN1IAbHV2c8teQK3qUNM4tg81cEXy3JPCD2UP8u9djpT0PZsmBPoTHCCuemGEkRCX4bHzDbRMQE46GRr4MYJVxxpZDvtl20bfTa9wFNTOsfiLHtESDYhKneMz1Qbs3gCEhrQys-Qhe7dIstrFYlcSDh3QMmo6s/s1030/z.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="741" data-original-width="1030" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEV74b16YMk06wm26lNg2loaN1IAbHV2c8teQK3qUNM4tg81cEXy3JPCD2UP8u9djpT0PZsmBPoTHCCuemGEkRCX4bHzDbRMQE46GRr4MYJVxxpZDvtl20bfTa9wFNTOsfiLHtESDYhKneMz1Qbs3gCEhrQys-Qhe7dIstrFYlcSDh3QMmo6s/w400-h288/z.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><i>Time of the season (Zombies)</i></div></div><div><br /></div><div><div>About the band: The Zombies are a British rock band formed in 1961, led by keyboardist and vocalist Rod Argent and vocalist Colin Blunstone. The band fell apart in 1967 after two studio albums, but several reunions and five more albums followed over the years. </div><div>About the song: Time of the season, a track from the 1968 album Odessey and Oracle, is the masterpiece of this still underrated band. This song has some quite unusual influences (certainly for that time), with a dominating African beat and instrumentation, and great jazzy organ sounds. Also the lyrics are special in their cynical way: "What's your name, who's your daddy - is he rich like me?" </div></div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzpPy9hJYA8" target="_blank">💻</a></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><div><i>Copyright statement: screen shots from videos is deemed fair use.</i></div></div>Art Rockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10489812058048433637noreply@blogger.com