Mozart: Divertimento K136
A divertimento, from the Italian divertire ‘to amuse’, is a light and entertaining piece. It doesn’t mean that it isn’t wonderful music. This is one of dozens that Mozart wrote. … Continue readingMozart: Divertimento K136
Author: Margaret Ashworth
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I Know That My Redeemer Liveth
I WAS going to do a Midweek Hymn continuing the Resurrection theme, but the Easter Sunday bomb attacks in Sri Lanka have made me change my plans. I am shocked … Continue readingI Know That My Redeemer Liveth
Otis Redding: I’ve Been Loving You Too Long
THE best soul singer of all time in my opinion. There was and is no one to touch the Mighty Otis. He co-wrote I’ve Been Loving You Too Long with the singer-songwriter … Continue readingOtis Redding: I’ve Been Loving You Too Long
Schubert: Impromptu Op 90, No 4
THIS is one of eight impromptus, piano pieces composed by Schubert in 1827, a year before his death at the age of only 31. They are published in two sets … Continue readingSchubert: Impromptu Op 90, No 4
Bobby Darin: I’ll Be There
BOBBY Darin suffered rheumatic fever as a child and it damaged his heart. Knowing he was likely to die young, he threw himself into everything, and maybe spread himself a … Continue readingBobby Darin: I’ll Be There
Thine Be the Glory
THERE can be no greater example than the Easter narrative of bitter anguish turning into triumph and joy. On Friday Jesus was crucified, dying after six hours in agony. His … Continue readingThine Be the Glory
The Beach Boys: Tears in the Morning
THIS was the last single I ever bought. It was written by one of the Beach Boys, Bruce Johnston, and included on the group’s 1970 album Sunflower. It was also released … Continue readingThe Beach Boys: Tears in the Morning
J S Bach: St Matthew Passion BWV 244
GOOD Friday is an appropriate day to post this final chorus from Bach’s monumental work. It is entitled Wir setzen uns mit Tränen nieder, which is usually translated as ‘We sit … Continue readingJ S Bach: St Matthew Passion BWV 244
The Ronettes: Is This What I Get for Loving You?
THE Phil Spector-produced Ronettes (lead singer Veronica Bennett, her older sister Estelle and their cousin Nedra Talley) were past their peak when they recorded this in 1965 but I think … Continue readingThe Ronettes: Is This What I Get for Loving You?
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