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The Beehive.
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The Beehive. |
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Cari Member Posts 411 Englnand |
The Beehive. Interval A release of conversation Above me Dvorak lingers in the blue mushrooms ~ Theatre smell Music dust in crushed burgundy Climbing the stairways To the halftime bars ~ I sip overpriced whiskey Amid a peck of cheek kisses Murmur of nothing talk and the fog of stale Chanel ~ She stands by the window drapes Isolated by timidity I engage her With the price of a smile ~ Elgar easy on the lifting strings As the Nimrod casts it spell Oblivious To two empty seats Author's Notes: Note: The Royal Albert Hall is nicknamed ‘The Beehive’ and the blue mushrooms are sound disks usually back lighted in blue and mounted on the high ceiling. |
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Ticklefingers Senior Member Posts 710 Louisiana |
All else aside for the moment, I'm quite fond of the cello. You mentioned Elgar in your poetry sending me off to find a Yo-Yo Ma performance of Elgar. If you haven't already, here it is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RM9DPfp7-Ck Thanks for bringing it to mind. It's difficult to think of such a performance and two empty seats at the same time. 88's friend She told me "play one for your supper Danny and maybe you'll get breakfast". |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
I went to the link Ticklefingers left and enjoyed it very much . . . I love music, almost all kinds of music except rap. I have no musical background except what I hear over the radio/CD's/You tube, but I have loved classical music for years since I first listened to Tchaikovsky . . . Anyway, I enjoyed Elgar . . . ~ My inner world is my paradise and I am its keeper ~ |
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Cari Member Posts 411 Englnand |
I gather you are alluding to Elgar’s Cello concerto, not to the Enigma. Yo-Yo Ma is very good though a touch too dramatic for my tastes. The definitive performance of the Elgar’s Cello concerto was way back by Jacqueline de Pre. As one conductor said ‘I have conducted this concerto many times with some fine cellists but hearing this young lady play the Elgar it was as if I was hearing it for the first time. Thank both for your comments. Cari. |
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