Sunday, December 29, 2019

Somewhere in Time

Listening Pleasure / Reveries 

Not all those who wander are lost...  


Somewhere in Time is a 1980 American romantic fantasy drama film directed by Jeannot Szwarc. It is a film adaptation of the 1975 novel Bid Time Return by Richard Matheson, who also wrote the screenplay. The film stars Christopher Reeve, Jane Seymour, and Christopher Plummer.  Reeve plays Richard Collier, a playwright who becomes obsessed with a photograph of a young woman at the Grand Hotel. Through self-hypnosis, he wishes himself back in time to the year 1912 to find love with actress Elise McKenna (portrayed by Seymour), but comes into conflict with Elise's manager, William Fawcett Robinson (portrayed by Plummer), who fears that romance will derail her career and resolves to stop him.

The film is known for its musical score composed by John Barry. The 18th variation of Sergei Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini also appears several times.





Video Credit.

Maksim - Somewhere in Time. Uploaded by Mattyb2001uk. Accessed December 30, 2019.


Resource:

Somewhere in Time (Film). Wikipedia.  Accessed December 30, 2019. 



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Thursday, December 5, 2019

Jacqueline du Pré plays von Paradis 'Sicilienne'

Listening Pleasure / Reflections 


Jacqueline du Pré (1945-1987) plays "Sicilienne", composed by Maria Theresia von Paradis. Accompanied by Gerald Moore on the piano.  (Note: Sicilienne in E-flat major for violin and piano is ascribed to Paradis. However it is dubious and possibly composed by its purported discoverer, Samuel Dushkin. [Wiki]

For this page, I'm not really after a debate on the actual composer, but I've created this page for my mood's listening pleasure and for reflections.   

Lonely is not being alone, it's the feeling that no one cares.



Uploaded by Jake. Accessed December 6, 2019. 



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