Nifty free stuff
Jul. 17th, 2005 09:33 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
inulroAs I'm kind of bored yet also broke, I've been looking for free stuff to occupy me. Besides the book mountain. Fortunately, it's BBC Proms time of year again.
When I was younger, I listened to classical music a lot, something I haven't really done for years. I've forgotten most of what I ever knew and have had vague intentions to listen to more classical music for the last couple of years. I even kept the guide to the Proms from the Radio Times last year but only got as far as the new performance of Peter & the Wolf.
I completely forgot that they started on Friday night, and it was all things I really wanted to hear, so will have to find time to listen online before it disappears on Friday.
Yesterday was Gilbert & Sullivan, in which I have less than zero interest. Fortunately I was out.
Tonight's prom was Purcell's "The Fairy Queen". I always loved Baroque music so I listened to that all the way through and thoroughly enjoyed it. Two harpsicords - what more could you want?
Tomorrow is Die Walküre. What they're thinking of starting it at 5 I'm not sure - there's no way I can get home that early. Fortunately, it's starting later on BBC4. I've never listened to a Vagner opera all the way through. I love Ride of the Valkyries and other extracts I've heard, but we'll see how my attention span holds out.
When I was younger, I listened to classical music a lot, something I haven't really done for years. I've forgotten most of what I ever knew and have had vague intentions to listen to more classical music for the last couple of years. I even kept the guide to the Proms from the Radio Times last year but only got as far as the new performance of Peter & the Wolf.
I completely forgot that they started on Friday night, and it was all things I really wanted to hear, so will have to find time to listen online before it disappears on Friday.
Yesterday was Gilbert & Sullivan, in which I have less than zero interest. Fortunately I was out.
Tonight's prom was Purcell's "The Fairy Queen". I always loved Baroque music so I listened to that all the way through and thoroughly enjoyed it. Two harpsicords - what more could you want?
Tomorrow is Die Walküre. What they're thinking of starting it at 5 I'm not sure - there's no way I can get home that early. Fortunately, it's starting later on BBC4. I've never listened to a Vagner opera all the way through. I love Ride of the Valkyries and other extracts I've heard, but we'll see how my attention span holds out.
