Happy birthday, Richard Strauss! Fans of the composer will enjoy this two-hour documentary I found on YouTube, featuring commentary by prominent musicians, interviews with people who actually KNEW him, narration by Sir John Gielgud, and, not least of all, footage of Strauss himself. Strauss described himself as “a first-rate second-class composer.” He certainly lived a remarkable life.
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Halloween Night with Ravel’s Gaspard de la Nuit
31 DAYS OF HALLOWEEN (DAY 16)
It’s a dark and stormy night. Keep an eye out for Ondine, Scarbo, and the hanged man on the gibbet! Sir John Gielgud recites Aloysius Bertrand’s poetry, and Gina Bachauer performs Maurice Ravel’s “Gaspard de la Nuit.”
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