We need some more German heavy metal here. Well, I guess this particular song isn't quite your typical heavy metal. Nonetheless, this is a fantastic song, once again by Eisbrecher. And once again, I have no idea what it is saying, but I love the sound. I discovered this one about 20 minutes ago to add to my large list of great Eisbrecher songs I've heard.

Eisbrecher - Wilkommen im Nichts

Earlier this month Valentina Lisitsa published an interpretation of Beethoven's fourth piano sonata. I've listened to it numerous times. As expected, Ms Lisitsa does it justice. Quite well recorded, to the limited extent my hearing allows me to judge such things.

Beethoven, piano sonata No.4, Op.7, Valentina Lisitsa piano (YouTube video)

I'm excited to read that Ms Lisitsa plans to record all of Beethoven's sonatas within the year and, I assume, release them on YouTube. <crosses fingers>

He's also the Superbeast.


White Zombie -- Grease Pain and Monkey Brains
Always makes me nostalgic and want to play Twisted Metal.

Having been notified in advance, I was able to catch the YouTube "premiere" of Valentina Lisitsa's interpretation of Beethoven's piano sonata No.5, Op.10 No.1, at 0800 this morning. This is, for me, one of Beethoven's less interesting sonatas. Ms Lisitsa's rendition, nice as it is, doesn't alter my opinion of it. The good news is that, assuming Op.10 No.2 appears next, it's another I enjoy quite a lot. (She already published Op.10 No.3.)

Upon first listen I didn't take too much to this song. However, when revisited I did enjoy it quite a bit. I guess second time's a charm.


SISTAR - Alone

Been an enjoyable listening day. First up was a performance of Beethoven's "Pastoral" sonata by John Lewis that might now be my favorite interpretation. Next, a marvelous performance of Beethoven's first piano concerto with a youthful 78-year old Martha Argerich at the keyboard, followed by two encores. Excellent orchestral accompaniment and conductor. Most impressive.

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.1, Martha Argerich piano

Guys, guess what? I discovered there is more music on youtube than Kpop! It's true!


Call Me

Wow, you just found that song? Didn't it come out in the 80's? Still though; I don't think your jaunt away from K-Pop will last long. Not with old bait like that luring you away.

Kane put it up there some time ago and I just remembered it. Also they've played the original version on the radio quite a bit recently but I prefer this version so I had to take a listen now

Well, ... as long as you don't start listening to stuff like this:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aqLwHP4y6Q

I followed that link and right below it on You Tube was

This

Aw geez, I knew I should never have followed that link! Lol. Those "lyrics" will be stuck in my head now, urgh.

You guys


Another gem from the now disbanded 9Muses - the very group that made me a Kpop fan. All thanks to McBadgere


9Muses - Glue

I knew you would come back to your dark master, lol.

Dark but not evil!


Sailor Moon theme with traditional Japanese instruments!

The last Dragonborn by Dragonforce

It's always nice finding gems like this on YouTube.
Ride in the Rain.

Dreamcatcher - Full Moon


I've said it before and I'll say it again - these girls ROCK!

Try to forget that you ever saw this one:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmtzQCSh6xk

Hey! I sent that video to you confidentially!

I see your Numa Numa and raise it one Feng Timo

Amongst today's YouTube recommendations one appeared that combines two of my chief interests, trains and classical music. To be specific, the (in)famous Pachelbel Canon as performed by....well, click to the link to hear for yourself. I clicked with much trepidation, only to thoroughly enjoy myself.

Canon de Pachelbel avec des trains (YouTube)

I was expecting a lot of SNCF, but it seemed like it was all British and Czech trains "performing".

And a lot of the locations were annoying familiar, but I couldn't quite make out all the station names.

Kim Jisoo - Clarity


Jisoo is from the group Blackpink but this is her solo thing.

I have tried some Blackpink songs but I find them a bit too "rappy" for my tastes. However, I do like this one!


Blackpink - As If It's Your Last

OMG, she is adorable !!!!!!

Yeah, she was.


Yes; was: She cut her hair super-short..

It can always grow back though; hair styles can't count against her cuteness.

Short hair > long hair.

New Nightwish album coming in about a month. Two singles out right now; Noise, and Harvest. The latter has a folky feel to it and is sung by Troy, who usually does the pipe or whistle playing.

Also, if you have Google Play Music, they have their entire Discography on there now, going all the way back to Angels Fall First.

Khajiit hasn’t really kept up with them since Dark Passion Play. Their new stuff is good?

Big fan of Floor Jansen over Annette Olzon, as the former is a soprano. Also, The Greatest Show on Earth from the album Endless Forms Most Beautiful is not only my favorite Nightwish song, but may be my favorite song overall.

Haven't kept up since the End of an Era tour, specifically the DVD recorded session in Finland. Very emotional performance indeed. When Tarja solemnly started on Phantom of the Opera, not an eye was dry.

Birb should check out Floor's live rendition of Ghost Love Score. She owns it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4V_eoR6r1Tw

I'm glad you like her, Kane. Though I'm still in Camp Tarja. In Seoul. Listening to Blackpink.



Plz don't tell OhMygirl...

More Eisbrecher. Keep discovering new stuff of theirs.

Eisbrecher - Zeichen Der Venus (Sign of Venus)

No Kpop this time, guys!


Ava Max- Salt

Hanna Ferm - Brave

"WHAT? First you actually finally leave IE; now you are listening to something other than K-Pop? ?".

KABOOOOOM!!!!


*mALX's head explodes*






*mALX faints...*


I do like that "Brave" song; wish it had a vid with it.

Valentina Lisitsa has been working her way through the Beethoven piano sonatas, publishing the results at YouTube. Beethoven sonata fanboy that I am, I've watched 'em all soon after upload. Of recently uploads, one I return to time again is her rendition of the sonata No.9, Op14 No1. Fine sound (to the extent my ears can judge such things) and nice visuals.

Beethoven, Piano Sonata No.9, Op.14 No.1, Valentina Lisitsa, Piano (YouTube video)

This afternoon I did something I've not done since either early last year of the year before; listen to music over the living room audio system! I wanted to hear some Brautigam fortepiano performances of Beethoven's piano sonatas, which I own on SACD. Thing is, for whatever reason those discs don't come across well when played through my computer's audio system. So I retreated to the living room, fired up the A/V receiver and power amp (for fronts and center channel), placed disc 2 in my DVD/SACD player, retreated to the sofa, lie on my side, hit PLAY on the remote, and listened away.

With my head out of the speakers' 'sweet spot,' and one ear half buried in a pillow, I wasn't expecting sonic wonders. I didn't get them, but the disc sounded surprisingly listenable. It helps that the music is encoded for 5.0 channel playback (as well as 2-channel), giving decent depth even at my listening position. The fortepiano was a little too muffled for my liking, but then my ears are shot so that's unavoidable regardless of listening position.

DISC 2, BTW, houses sonatas No.4-7, early works I didn't become familiar with until buying this set the year before my hearing tanked. I like them quite a lot. For No.4-6, I know of no perform I like better than Brautigam's. (I do like some equally well.) As for No.7, there are at least two modern piano performance I prefer, likely more.

I might well do this again tomorrow, maybe one disc per day until all the sonatas are heard.

The classics never go out of style

The Curly Shuffle

As Easter is coming up strong, I decided to post two vids that remind me of this time. First video reminds me of when I got this job in 2017 at this time of the year. The second one is just Easter!

BESTie - Thank U very much

The Idol Formerly Known As LADYBABY - Easter Bunny

Fallout 2 Soundtrack - Many Contrasts

Fallout 2 Soundtrack - Gold Slouch


While I vastly prefer the gameplay of 3/NV/4 to 1 and 2, the music and atmosphere in the first two (well, I can't say for sure about Fallout 2's atmosphere) blow the later Fallouts out of the water. That's not to say they didn't have good music, but the soundtrack for 1 and 2 do wonders for setting the tone of their respective games. 2 also features some of the music from 1.

Pop Evil - Ghost of Muskegon

Last night I listened to /watched a recent YouTube upload of a 1996 in-concert performance of Brahms fourth symphony as performed by the Bavarian State Orchestra under Carlos Kleiber. Kleiber is considered one of the 'biggies' of his generation. This performance makes it easy to see / hear why:

(YouTube Video) Brahms, Symphony 4, Bavarian State Orchestra, Kleiber (YouTube Video)

Black Mesa - Xen Soundtracks

They finally finished making Black Mesa! I talked about it some in the "What are you playing?" thread, but it was fantastic. The music for the Xen levels is top-notch.

Hello darkness my old friend

Because I’m an evil a-hole:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=myqSETD5_bs