Welcome to Read and Listen with Keith. I will be posting information about music and musicians that mean a lot to me. I will also, where possible, add links to YouTube videos so that you can, should you so wish, listen to the pieces I … Continue reading Greetings!
Kraftwerk – Hypnotic German Electronica
Kraftwerk is a German band formed in Düsseldorf in 1970 by Ralf Hütter and the now deceased Florian Schneider. Widely considered as innovators and pioneers of electronic music, they were among the first successful acts to popularise the genre. The group began as part of … Continue reading Kraftwerk – Hypnotic German Electronica
Another Classic Classics Concert – 23 April 1985
Pam and I went to The Royal Festival Hall to see this fabulous concert which was put on to celebrate the conductor Sir Charles Groves’ 70th Birthday. The orchestra playing was The RPO and they were conducted by Sir Charles himself. The soloist on the … Continue reading Another Classic Classics Concert – 23 April 1985
Desert Island Discs
One of the most popular radio programmes in the history of The BBC is Desert Island Discs which was first broadcast in 1942 and is still going today. Guests are invited to imagine themselves cast away on a desert island, and choose a number of … Continue reading Desert Island Discs
Silver Screen Gold
Cinema has been a source of musical entertainment for many, many years. There was solo piano accompaniment to those amazing silent movies and those great Wurlitzer organs that graced many cinemas even up to the time that I went with my parents for a film … Continue reading Silver Screen Gold
Pictures At An Exhibition – Three Different Ones
As we approached the reopening of The, as it was then, Queen’s Gallery following the first lockdown in 2020, what better way was there to bring the curtain down on the series of daily musical journeys I had taken my colleagues on than with a … Continue reading Pictures At An Exhibition – Three Different Ones
Stravinsky – 20th Century Bliss.
Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky was a Russian-born composer, pianist, and conductor. He is widely considered one of the most important and influential composers of the 20th century. Stravinsky's compositional career was notable for its stylistic diversity. He first achieved international fame with three ballets commissioned by … Continue reading Stravinsky – 20th Century Bliss.
Barry White – The Walrus of Love
Someone has asked me I could do a Blog article about the velvet voiced singer Barry White and as I have been a bit lax in doing them recently I couldn’t refuse. Barry White was born Barry Eugene Carter on 12 September 1944 in Galveston, Texas. White was … Continue reading Barry White – The Walrus of Love
Gilbert and Sullivan – I’ve Got A Little List
Introduction:- Gilbert and Sullivan refers to the Victorian-era theatrical partnership of the dramatist W. S. Gilbert (1836–1911) and the composer Arthur Sullivan (1842–1900) and to the works they jointly created. The two men collaborated on fourteen comic operas and a cantata between 1871 and 1896, … Continue reading Gilbert and Sullivan – I’ve Got A Little List
Rick Wakeman……..Session musician, Band member and Solo artist
One of the premier rock keyboardists of the progressive era, Rick Wakeman left prog-rock superstars Yes in 1973 to concentrate on his burgeoning solo career. Within three short years, he had released a trio of ambitious, classical rock albums that proved highly successful: The Six … Continue reading Rick Wakeman……..Session musician, Band member and Solo artist
Granados and Albéniz – Sweet and very Spanish.
Putting these posts together kept me sane during the first lockdown. This morning I started to feel that a few more might do the same now so when a random play music session came up with a beautiful piano suite by Granados this inspired me … Continue reading Granados and Albéniz – Sweet and very Spanish.
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