Two big beasts of opera and the music aint half bad. As evidenced by U Tube commentary this formidable music attracts
that starry army ~ male keyboard warriors Inc. ~ failed basses perhaps No~ resting basses escaping arrest for hapless traducement of magnificent music . Fie~ apology to the noble breed vaunted for intelligence barely resisting ~ alighting on reinforced perches imparting penny worth of didactic nous ~in reassuring lofty tones ~ but of course ~Lets start at the top referencing "opera the movie "~No Lets not ~ risk boring peace loving citizens Anyway this music is indeed first division a big beast of opera.~ Ifcopod we gather your total being is ensorcelled by and in thrall to this music ~ You gather correctly. more supercilious commentary and you shall be the surprised recipient of a gubby gob
Years ago someone opined "Mahler mens music " At the time the Austrian composer ~ all the rage Despite scattering of pretenders and misfires apparently still is.. The speaker pigging out on an excess of Mahlers Symphony of 1000 cosmic in ambition and scope costing an arm and a leg to stage ~ said speaker perhaps equating volume and decibel levels with maleness~ on the volume question more anon courtesy hard rock guitarist extraordinaire Jennifer Batten ~
Mahler for men nowadays is a non runner as gender denomination holds at most recent count ~ two ~ factor in burden of men bearing culpability for continued sexual excesses Please forgive them~sexual depravity their inheritance But "Homines mundi" ever consider a virtuous life? Men are admirable No? Typing this rubbish i'm tempted to agree but this music really gets me~ Ifcopod more even than hard rock? don't push your luck Oh elegant dispenser of verbal songs leavened in aerial flight by a lyric poets certitude~not to omit the modulated eloquence of your friend and mine~exAmerican President ~ have pity on miserable minions.Crave their indulgence but do not indulge their lewd cravings~ some men have pesky problem over sex. Sad isnt it? Called out yet some given half a chance revert to neanderthal mode
Dust settled no gainsaying stark imbalance . ~ Single female composer . Hildegard Von Bingen . Amy Beach showed up also moot? given composers such as Havergal Brian What of Busoni Dr Faust lofty~ symphonic ~noble ~an impeachable omission Debate over womens historically acquiescent role not just in music This excerpt a concentrate of pure musical power ~ comminatory~ controlled ferocity piled upon vocal grandeur. would be unlikely at many levels as duet for two women. stripped of emotional philosophical and elemental heft the heavyweight duo face off ~the confrontation a standout in the entire realm of opera as Verdi moved from grand opera of Aida and Don Carlos to Othello and Falstaff crowning achievement for those with yen for orchestral brilliance . Mozart's Don Giovanni ~ the Commendatore scene leading to Dons downfall has parallels but few examples elsewhere of such unyielding expressive power . As a non opera geek sign me up Would
willingly ditch truckloads of the stuff~ what a gang~ without arm twisting settle for this version Salminen? richly layered voice against a classic dark stentorian bass Ferruccio Furlanetto giving out the guff . Furlanetto? Salminen? kicks off the massive encounter ~ make your mind up Ifcopod . Has been blessed with magnificent performances over U Tube. Hans Hotter doesnt quite cut it but wonderful Cesare Siepi spot on ~a boon and day at seaside for big bassos
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BATTEN DOWN THE HATCH JENNIFER'S ON THE LOOSE
If you are male pleased to make your acquaintance May i interest you on~ Jennifer Batten ~Jenny on the block~ rocks ~ serious contender who sees off touted male rock guitarists~ testing allegiance to heroes of yore~ ~Batten with smidgin dirty funk ~definition hard rock guitar dissonances in a musical context
~ has worked with rock heavies grossly under appreciated ~sound familiar? ~ gender bias? Love Bonnie Raitt Jennifer more than Nancy Wilson~. has fluency amidst
detailed phrasing fretboard flurries minus arbitrary shredding ~ wider ~heavier emotional range than adroitly nimble Anna Popovic~ Battens tightly integrated ~ varied musical phrasing ballasted by pliant rhythms push jazz ~hard rock boundaries ~ Queen of hard rock guitar Her ace~ intense solo work Personallly I'd place Batten above Jeff Beck and well above Mark Knopfler though Knopfler not hard rock
~ Batten less innovative than Beck but greater intensity ~ Jennifer you're a legend