"Joy and pleasure are as real as pain and sorrow and one must learn what they have to teach. . . ." -- Sean Russell, from Gatherer of Clouds

"If you're not having fun, you're not doing it right." -- Helyn D. Goldenberg

"I love you and I'm not afraid." -- Evanescence, "My Last Breath"

“If I hear ‘not allowed’ much oftener,” said Sam, “I’m going to get angry.” -- J.R.R. Tolkien, from Lord of the Rings

Thursday, June 07, 2018

Cuture Break: Arvo Pärt: Fratres

I used to hear this piece a lot when I was a dance student. For some reason, for a couple of years choreographers thought it was terrific. It's a nice, contemplative, somewhat melancholy piece -- Kronos Quartet included it on their Winter Was Hard album (which is another review that no longer appears at Epinions, Shopping.com, or eBay. Look for it Sunday.

I couldn't find a live performance version of Kronos doing it, but this is a more than creditable interpretation by Endymion:


Did I mention that Pärt is one of my favorite composers? I spent an entire summer listening to his Passio at the beach.

(Yes, I know it's Thursday. Deal with it.)

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