Animusic – Aqua Harp
An evening pause: Hat tip to Björn Larsson (LocalFluff) for reminding me of the work of Animusic. I had posted several pieces back before 2014, but none since. Time to schedule another.
Category: The Evening Pause
A nightly pause from the news to give the reader/viewer a bit of classic entertainment.
Geobeats – Tuck the Crow
An evening pause: We all know that the real purpose of the internet is to look at cute or intriguing animal videos. Here’s one about a crow. It also makes I think a nice intro to spring.
Hat tip Mike Nelson.
Vivaldi’s Bassoon Concerto In E Minor
A evening pause: The orchestra is the Chopin University of Music Orchestra, with Klaudia Abramczuk on the bassoon.
Hat tip Dan Morris.
MonaLisa Twins & Mike Massé – Africa
An evening pause: Hat tip Chris Boswell.
Rob Paravonian – Pachelbel Rant
An evening pause: Pachelbel’s Canon in D is one of the most beautiful short pieces of music ever written, which of course is why it has been an evening pause a half dozen times before. I’ve posted a version of musicians jamming it at 3 am when they have nothing better to do, singing it a capella in a stairway, spectacularly on a guitar, as heavy metal, by a chicken (you have to watch it to understand), and played as a tango, bluegrass, gypsy, and practically any musical style you can imagine.
The rant below gives us the perspective of someone who has played the piece, and it is a perspective that might surprise you. After watching it enjoy all the other versions above, but above all make sure you watch the last one. You will then understand best what the cello player is thinking.
Tatiana Eva-Marie & Avalon Jazz Band – Si Tu Vois Ma Mère
An evening pause: Hat tip Charlie Tutino.
Nick Uhas – World Record Elephant Toothpaste
An evening pause: Do not try this at home.
Hat tip Shaun Kerry.
CHVRCHES – Never Ending Circles
An evening pause: Performed live 2016.
Hat tip Dan Morris.
Whitney Houston – How Will I Know
An evening pause: Performed live 1986.
Hat tip Diane Zimmerman.
Nugent & Belle – Little Prayers
A evening pause: Performed live 2012.
Hat tip Dan Morris.
Ben Rich, Skunk Works, & the F117 Stealth fighter
An evening pause: As one commenter at the youtube page said, “Every once in a while 60 minutes comes up with a great story.”
Hat tip Mike Nelson.
Rush – Time Stand Still
An evening pause: Performed live 2011.
Hat tip Dan Morris.
Paul Brandt – Convoy
An evening pause: A 2004 version of the 1975 C. W. McCall song that sure proves that life sometimes imitates art.
Hat tip Mike Nelson.
Boogie Woogie Queen (Ladyva) – Public piano
An evening pause: It seems a lot of my readers like to send me videos taken of improvised boogie woogie played at this public piano. Up till now I have not found these videos that compelling. This one however, with the improvised duet of two very skilled players, made the grade.
Hat tip Mike Nelson.
Cyndi Lauper – I Drove All Night
An evening pause: Performed live 2004.
Hat tip Dan Morris.
Eddie Money – Two Tickets to Paradise
An evening pause: Performed live 1987.
Hat tip Diane Zimmerman.
Steely Dan – Home at last
An evening pause: The song is set to visuals from many Steely Dan concerts over the decades.
Hat tip Dan Morris.
Seasick Steve – Roy’s Gang
An evening pause: Hat tip Mike Nelson.
16 hands 2 pianos – Dublin International Piano Competition
An evening pause: It might have been easier to use all the pianos on the stage, but it was clearly more fun doing it this way. The players are the previous winners at the competition.
Hat tip Charlie Tutino.
Viet View – In The Year 2525
An evening pause: This is a cover of the classic Zager and Evans 1960s song. It also cleverly uses material from numerous post-1980s sci-fi movies to match the words. Overall, those movies portray a brave new world future (as Huxley saw it), humorless, soulless, and inhumane — as does the song.
Hat tip Bob Robert.