I have favorite pieces of music which lived within me for long periods of time and then, by a mysterious process, they shift. For a long time my all time favorite was Bach’s Mass in B Minor then it shifted to Bach’s “Easter Oratorio” by some mysterious process. It has shifted again and it is now Pergolesi’s (1710-1736, died at 26) “Stabat Mater”. While I love sacred music anyway, what makes this resonate in my ears is the fact that the lead singer is a male soprano. His voice is simply stunning: it is as if a female soprano can widen the range of harmonics which are sung. The results, in my ear, are astonishing.
This blog will consist of two parts: a link to Stabat Mater so you can listen to it and a short science fiction story by Robert Silverberg that deals with a whimsical look at bringing Pergolesi back to the present. I hope you enjoy this effort.
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Gianni Short Story download through Mediafire.com
Hardcover version of collected stories on Amazon
1 comments:
My computer is a bit older and I cant stream u tube so unfortunatley I couldnt hear that version. I do have Anna Netrebko - Tribute to Pergolsi which is enjoyable in the morning hours with patients milling about.
I dont know if I ever told you that Tom Tirino, the pianist is a first cousin. So I guess music in our blood is another thing we have in common.
Get well,
Larry
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