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I tried to settle down this Sunday afternoon to read with the LSO/Davis "Romeo & Juliet" by Berlioz as a backdrop.IMPOSSIBLE!!!
And I felt a bit silly for ever attempting such sacrilege. This is just another of those LSO discs that command attention. It was too good to take off so I immersed myself in the music :-))
Which discs do that for you?
John
Peace at AA
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Nearly everything by Beethoven, some Bach, Mozart and Haydn. Tons more by more modern composers. Then there is Coltrane, Charlie Parker, some Monk. Right now, I'm listening to Vaughan William's "Job" on Naxos and I'm having some difficult writing this.A more interesting question to me is which music allows you to read without distraction. I find old fifties rock music the most congenial for this. Stuff found the the Time Life compilations.
Perhaps a better question would be "which reading prevents me from listening" since it usually works that way around. It has to be somepretty captivating writing to get me to lose track of what I'm listening to. I don't think it's possible to do both simultaneously, actually. Not well. One or the other, if one is serious about either.
I uncovered another musician for piano jazz trio music, that being Harold Mabern. I picked up a few of his recordings and I do nothing other than listen to the music. Needless to say that this happens alot though, especially when I find out about musicians I have never tried before for jazz music especially.
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One of the drawbacks of getting a better system, and especially getting into vinyl -- the music is so involving, I can't read while I listen.So, I am either listening to music, or reading. This means I am spending less time listening to music -- maybe only one side per night -- but I am getting more out of it. Kind of like going to a concert.
There are a few titles that are musical and non-intrusive -- say the Chris Anderson/Charlie Haden CD from Naim
Snowflakes Op47 by Grechaninov. Described as songs from the world of childhood. Russian choral/orchestral. Incredibly beautiful! and a hugh surprise. Chandos 9397.
Maria Callas "Rigoletto"
I would have to say that when I listen to Master of Puppets from Metallica, I sort of lose myself. The same thing happend when I listened to Zoot Allures the other day......
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