O Sacred Head Sore Wounded
THE events of Good Friday are well known, but almost too terrible to relate. Faced with religious elders and a hostile crowd wanting Jesus executed on charges of subverting the … Continue readingO Sacred Head Sore Wounded
Author: Margaret Ashworth
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The Dave Clark Five: Because
THIS was the B-side of the very ordinary Can’t You See That She’s Mine which reached No 10 in the UK in June 1964. However Dave Clark, who wrote it, insisted that … Continue readingThe Dave Clark Five: Because
Me and Bobby McGee
WRITTEN by Kris Kristofferson and Monument Records founder Fred Foster in 1969, this contains one of my all-time favourite lyrics: Freedom’s just another word for nothin’ left to lose Janis … Continue readingMe and Bobby McGee
Beethoven: Waldstein Sonata
LUDWIG van Beethoven (1770-1827) wrote Piano Sonata No 21 in C major, Op. 53 in 1804 and dedicated it to his friend and patron Count Ferdinand Ernst Joseph Gabriel von Waldstein of … Continue readingBeethoven: Waldstein Sonata
Mozart: Requiem K 626 Tuba Mirum
MOZART (1756-1791) was still writing this beautiful work when he died at the terribly early age of 35. He had written the vocal parts for this section but the orchestration … Continue readingMozart: Requiem K 626 Tuba Mirum
Small Faces: All or Nothing
THIS is in my all-time Top Ten. The Small Faces were the brilliant singer Steve Marriott, Ronnie Lane, Kenney Jones and Ian McLagan. This track was written by Marriott and Lane and was released in … Continue readingSmall Faces: All or Nothing
Brahms: Clarinet Quintet Op 115
I LOVE Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert – but there is something about Brahms that gets right into my heart and somehow causes me anguish. I can’t explain it, but I … Continue readingBrahms: Clarinet Quintet Op 115
Amen Corner: Love Me Tender
I AM assuming everyone knows Love me Tender which Elvis recorded in 1956, but I think Amen Corner’s is an excellent version. The seven-man band formed in Cardiff in 1966 with the … Continue readingAmen Corner: Love Me Tender
No Face No Name No Number
THIS was written by Jim Capaldi and Steve Winwood, founding members of Traffic, and released on the band’s Mr Fantasy debut album in 1967. It was issued as a single in 1968 … Continue readingNo Face No Name No Number
Schubert: Notturno D897
I FIRST heard this decades ago as the signature tune to a BBC serial reading of Henry James’s The Aspern Papers, and I was captivated. I don’t know why it is not … Continue readingSchubert: Notturno D897